MERIDA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Junior High School Department

SIMPLIFIED MELC-BASED BUDGET OF LESSONS IN ENGLISH 8

S.Y. 2020-2021

QUARTER 1: Searching for Knowledge

Content Standard (CS): The learner demonstrates understanding of: pre-colonial Philippine literature as a means of connecting to the past;
various reading styles; ways of determining word meaning; the sounds of English and the prosodic features of speech; and correct subject-
verb agreement.
Learning Competencies and Codes: Determine the meaning of words and expressions that reflect the local culture by noting context clues
(EN8V-If-10)
Duration: Week 1 (5 hours); August 24-28
24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri)
What are context What type of context Explain the type of What are the Assessment
clues? clue did you use to context clues that definitions of words
What are the types of know the meaning of can be used to know and expressions that
context clues and its the unfamiliar words the meaning or the reflect the local
definition? or expressions? difficult words or culture by noting
expressions. context clues?
 Activity: Give  Activity: List down
unfamiliar words or  Activity: Give 5  Activity: From the
expressions from the example sentences article give, identify
literary selection: “The that have difficult words and
Soul of the Great Bell” words or expressions that
by Lafcadio Hern expressions. reflect local culture
(1850-1904). Write the through noting the
definition of the context clues.
unfamiliar words or
expressions listed.
Learning Competencies and Codes: Use conventions in citing sources (EN8SS-IIIg-1.6.6)
Duration: Week 2 and 3 (10 hours); August 31- September 11

31 (Mon) 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri)

National Heroes Day What are primary and What is the APA Apply APA format in Assessment
secondary sources? format in citing citing sources.
sources?
 Activity: Expand the  Activity: Look for some
content of an outline  Activity: Arrange the readings related to the
using primary and jumbled parts in topics below and read
secondary sources? citing sources using them with
the APA format.. understanding.
1. Multi-Cultural
Dialects of Filipinos
2. Religious Beliefs of
Filipinos
3. Filipino Treasured
Values
4. Filipino Traditions
and Beliefs
 Write your reaction
and come up with 10
bibliographies, using
on line resources for
additional information
related to your
previous readings.
7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri)
Employ appropriate use of citing sources. Submission of
Learner’s
 Activity: You are asked to be the representative of the Youth Commission in a World Youth Conference to OUTPUT
speak on their behalf on the topic, “The Role of the Youth in Establishing Unity in a Diversified Multi-
Cultural Society.” Prepare your speech by scouting reliable resources from the internet and other library
resources to address the concerns. Make sure that the suggestions you will cite can be done by young people
like you.
 Make a list of bibliographical sources.
 Present your speech through a video recording. (Rubric is provided in the LAS)

Learning Competencies and Codes: Use modal verbs appropriately

Duration: Week 4 (5 hours); September 14-18

 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri)
What are What are modal verbs? Identify modals. Apply modal Assessment
verbs? What verbs.
are the  Activity: Use the modal verbs in a sentence.  Activity: Read
different the short story  Activity: Write
types of about the two a short letter
verbs? businessmen to a friend and
and identify the use 10 modal
 Activity: modal verbs verbs
Rearrange used. appropriately.
the jumbled
letters to
unlock the
different
types of
verbs.
Define the
revealed
words. Give
a sample
sentence for
each type.
Learning Competencies and Codes: Use appropriate cohesive devices in composing an informative speech (EN8G-Id-8)

Duration: Week 5 (5 hours); September 21-25

21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri)
What is a Identify the use of the different cohesive devices. Use cohesive Use cohesive Assessment
cohesive devices devices
device?  Activity: Watch the youtube video: appropriately. appropriately.
What are http://www.youtube.com/watch?
examples of v=lQNs7Fvu5_Y.  Activity:  Activity: Present
cohesive Observe the speaker and list down the cohesive Compose an the informative
devices? devices he used. Why did the speaker used the informative speech through
cohesive devices listed? speech using a video
 Activity: cohesive recording.
From the devices
given appropriately.
sentences,
underline
the cohesive
device used.
Learning Competencies and Codes: Use emphasis markers for persuasive purposes

Duration: Week 6 (5 hours); September 28-30, October 1-2

28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri)
What are What are persuasive devices? Employ emphasis markers through Assessment
emphasis What are the emphasis markers for persuasive persuasive speech
markers? purposes? How do emphasis markers affect
persuasive purposes? Activity: Emphasis markers
 Activity: Differentiated Learning Task (Rubric is
Answer the  Activity: Read a persuasive article and list down provided in the LAS)
crossword the emphasis markers. How do these emphasis OPTION A (Oral): Compose a
puzzle by markers affect its persuasive purposes? persuasive speech using emphasis
identifying markers
the OPTION B (Written): Create a comic
emphasis strip of your dialogue.
marker used
in the given
sentence.
Learning Competencies and Codes: Use a range of verbs, adjectives and adverbs to convey emotional response or reaction to an issue to
persuade
Duration: Week 7 and 8 (10 hours); October 5-16
5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri)
What is a reading Use appropriate What are verbs, Recognize verbs, Assessment
style? reading style. adjectives and adjectives, and adverbs.
What are the adverbs?  Activity: In a table form,
different reading  Activity: Use the list as many verbs,
styles? appropriate reading  Activity: Give adjectives and adverbs
 Activity: Identify style of the given examples of verbs, found in the given
the appropriate excerpt: “What is an adjectives and excerpt: “What is an
reading style for the Educated Filipino?” adverbs. Use the Educated Filipino?” by
given varied by Francisco Benitez examples to compose Francisco Benitez.
purposes. in getting the key a sentence. Follow the format below:
ideas. “What is an Educated
Filipino?”
by Francisco Benitez.
Verb Adverb Adjective
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Apply appropriate use of verbs, adverbs and adjective. Assessment

 Activity: Choose one current issue in the Philippines and compose a persuasive article applying the correct
usage of verbs, adjective and adverbs. You can search for different sources and have them listed using the
APA format.

Submitted by:

RUJYN G. MONARES
Teacher I
Checked by:

BERNLEY JOY M. NOBLEZA

MT-I, English Coordinator

Noted by: Approved by:

ELPEDIO P. MABIYA FRANCISCO B. LATORRE

Head Teacher II School Principal II