Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

SCHEDULE OF MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES (MELCs)

(4th Quarter – Grades 7 – 10 for SY 2023-2024 with Suggestive
Objectives)

Week No. English Grade 7

Competencies
4th Quarter
Week 1 Distinguish features of academic writing EN7WC-I-c-4.2

Day 1- Define academic writing

Day 2 – Identify the characteristics of academic writing
Day 3 – Review samples of academic writing
Day 4- Distinguish features of academic writing

Week 2 Employ a variety of strategies for effective interpersonal

communication (interview, dialog, conversation) EN7OL-I-
b1.14

Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify the purpose of each communication strategy:

interview, dialog, and conversation
Day 2 – Demonstrate the ability to ask open-ended questions
that encourage dialogue and discussion
Day 3 – Use appropriate nonverbal communication to
enhance communication
Day 4 – Employ different strategies for effective interpersonal
communication, such as interviewing, dialog, and
conversation

Week 3 Determine the worth of ideas mentioned in the text listened to

EN7LC-IV-g-8.2

Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify the main ideas and supporting details

presented in the text listened to
Day 2 – Distinguish between fact and opinion from the text
listened to

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Day 3 – Identify the different types of information disorders

Day 4 – Determine the truthfulness and accuracy of the
material viewed

Week 4 Discover the conflicts presented in literary selections and the

need to resolve those conflicts in non-violent ways EN7LT-II-
a-4

Objectives:

Day 1 – Describe conflict in a given literary selection

Day 2 – Identify different ways how to resolve conflicts in
literary selections
Day 3 – Apply principles of conflict resolution to real-life
scenarios
Day 4 – Discover the conflicts presented in literary selections
and the need to resolve those conflicts in non-violent ways

Week 5 Discover literature as a tool to assert one’s unique identity

and to better understand other people EN7LT-III-g-5

Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify ways to assert one’s unique identity

Day 2 – Describe the cultural, historical, and social contexts
in which literary selections are written
Day 3 – Identify tools to analyze themes and messages in
literary selections
Day 4 – Discover literature as a tool to assert one’s unique
identity and to better understand other people

Week 6 Discover through Philippine literature the need to work

cooperatively and responsibly in today’s global village
EN7WC-IV-a-6

Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify and describe the importance of cooperative

and responsible behavior in today's globalized world

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Day 2 – Identify key characteristics and the ways the

characters in the Philippine literary selections work together
to achieve common goals
Day 3 - Develop strategies for addressing challenges based on
insights gained from Philippine literature
Day 4 - Discover through Philippine literature the need to
work cooperatively and responsibly in today’s global village

Week 7 Compose an informative essay EN7WC-IV-a-2.2

Objectives:

Day 1 - Identify appropriate writing techniques and strategies

to organize ideas
Day 2 – Gather relevant information from credible sources to
support the thesis statement and main points
Day 3 – Compose an informative essay

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Week No. English Grade 8

Competencies
4th Quarter
Week 1 Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable
to each pattern of idea development:

Day 1 – Use transitions and subordinating conjunctions to

effectively convey the general to a particular pattern of idea
development
Day 2 – Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions
from general to particular
Day 3 – Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions
suitable to claim or counterclaim
Day 4 – Use appropriate grammatical signals or expressions
suitable for cause-and-effect relationships

Week 2 Expand the content of an outline using notes from primary

and secondary sources EN8WC-IIIc-1.1.6

Day 1 – Identify the types and contents of an outline

Day 2 – Identify the key ideas, concepts, and arguments from
their primary and secondary sources
Day 3 – Expand the content of an outline using notes from
primary and secondary sources
Day 4 – Write a composition using the expanded content of
an outline

Week 3 Synthesize essential information found in various sources

Day 1 – Define the concept of synthesis

Day 2 – Determine the essential information from varied
sources
Day 3 – Identify steps or techniques in synthesizing essential
information
Day 4 – Synthesize essential information found in various
sources

Week 4 Compose effective paragraphs EN8WC-IIa-2.8

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Day 1 – Define a paragraph and its characteristics

Day 2 – Distinguish different patterns used in paragraph
development
Day 3 – Identify the different principles of writing an effective
paragraph
Day 4 – Compose effective paragraphs

Week 5 Develop paragraphs that illustrate each text type (narrative in

literature, expository, explanatory, factual and personal
recount, persuasive)

Day 1 – Determine the characteristics of a narrative

paragraph
Day 2 – Determine the characteristics of an expository
paragraph
Day 3 – Determine the characteristics of an explanatory
paragraph
Day 4 - Develop paragraphs that illustrate specific text types
(narrative, expository, explanatory)

Week 6 Develop paragraphs that illustrate each text type (narrative in

literature, expository, explanatory, factual and personal
recount, persuasive)

Day 1 – Determine the characteristics of a factual paragraph

Day 2 – Determine the characteristics of a personal account
paragraph
Day 3 – Determine the characteristics of a persuasive
paragraph
Day 4 - Develop paragraphs that illustrate specific text types
(factual, personal recount, persuasive)

Week 7 Deliver a self-composed speech using all the needed speech

conventions

Day 1 – Identify the main elements in writing and delivering a

conventional speech
Day 2-3 – Deliver a self-composed speech using all the
needed speech conventions

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Week No. English Grade 9

Competencies
4th Quarter
Week 1 Judge the relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of the
author’s reasoning, and the effectiveness of the presentation
EN9RC-IVf-2.22
Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify the main ideas presented in text or

presentations
Day 2 – Identify the use of persuasive techniques (emotional
appeal or rhetorical devices) in the presentation
Day 3 – Note details
Day 4 – Determine the relevance and worth of ideas and
effectiveness of the presentation
Week 2 Judge the relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of
author’s reasoning, and the effectiveness of the presentation
EN9RC-IVf-2.22

Objectives:

Day 1 – Define the theme of a presentation

Day 2 – Determine the author’s purpose
Day 3 – Identify the credibility and the quality of the sources
used
Day 4 - Assess the underlying assumptions or values of the
presentation

Week 3 Judge the relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of the

author’s reasoning, and the effectiveness of the presentation
EN9RC-IVf-2.22

Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify the clarity of the message

Day 2 – Identify the author's main claims and analyze the
evidence presented to support those claims
Day 3 – Assess the structure and organization of the
presentation

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Day 4 – Judge the effectiveness of the presentation

Week 4 React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand

sound analysis and call for prompt actions

Objectives:

Day 1 – Listen to global and local issues to obtain

comprehensive information and varying perspective
Day 2 – Determine steps to give sound analysis
Day 3 – Determine the validity of the evidence listened to
Day 4 – React to lay value judgment on critical issues listened
to that demand sound analysis and call for prompt actions

Week 5 React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand

sound analysis and call for prompt actions

Objectives:

Day 1 – Read global and local issues to obtain comprehensive

information and varying perspective
Day 2 – Determine the validity of the evidence read
Day 3 – Describe the importance of evidence and data to
support value judgment
Day 4 – React to lay value judgment on critical issues read
that demand sound analysis and call for prompt actions

Week 6 React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand

sound analysis and call for prompt actions

Objectives:

Day 1 – Watch short documents on global and local issues to

obtain comprehensive information and varying perspective
Day 2 – React to lay value judgment on critical issues viewed
that demand sound analysis and call for prompt
actions
Day 3 – Describe the steps in writing an editorial

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Day 4 - React by writing an editorial to lay value judgment on

critical issues that demand sound analysis and call for
prompt actions

Week 7 React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand

sound analysis and call for prompt actions

Objectives:

Day 1-3 – Enhance an editorial by presenting facts and

statistics, citing expert opinions, and providing examples that
support the argument

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Week No. English Grade 10

Competencies
4th Quarter
Week 1 Distinguish technical terms used in research EN10V-IVa-30

Objectives:

Day 1 – Define research.

Day 2 - Identify technical terms in research.
Day 3 – Review research articles and take note of the
terminology used.
Day 4 – Distinguish technical terms used in research.
Week 2 Give technical and operational definitions EN10V-IIa-13.9
Learn the mechanics of giving technical and operational
definitions

Objectives:

Day 1 – Define technical and operational definitions.

Day 2 – Describe the structure of technical and operational
definitions.
Day 3 – Evaluate the quality of the applied techniques by
giving technical and operational definitions.
Day 4 – Give technical and operational definitions in practical
settings.
Week 3 Give expanded definitions of words EN10V-IIIa-13.9

Objectives:

Day 1 – Define words and determine the importance of the

expanded definition of words.
Day 2 – Identify the different principles of expanded
definitions (providing context, using examples, and
comparing and contrasting related terms
Day 3 – Use the different techniques for creating expanded
definitions (synonyms, antonyms, and word roots)
Day 4 – Give expanded definitions of words in practical
settings (technical writing, research papers, legal documents
Week 4 Observe correct grammar in making definitions EN10G-IIa-29

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Objectives:

Day 1 – Describe the importance of correct grammar.

Day 2 – Identify the basic principles of grammar (including
parts of speech, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and
sentence structure)
Day 3 – Apply the basic principles of grammar.
Day 4 – Identify common grammar errors in definitions. (run-
on sentences, sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, and
faulty parallelism)
Week 5 Observe correct grammar in making definitions EN10G-IIa-29

Objectives:

Day 1 – Determine the role of punctuation in clarifying

meaning and avoiding ambiguity in definitions.
Day 2 – Apply punctuation in definitions.
Day 3 – Use the conventions of capitalization and spelling in
making definitions, including the proper use of acronyms and
abbreviations.
Day 4 – Observe correct grammar in making definitions
Week 6 Compose a research report on a relevant social issue
EN10SS-IVe-2.3
• Learn the process in composing a research report
Objectives:

Day 1 – Identify a research report.

Day 2 – Determine the characteristics of a research report.
Day 3 – Describe the primary purpose of a research report.
Day 4 – Examine ways to get started with the writing process.
Week 7 Compose a research report on a relevant social issue
EN10SS-IVe-2.3

Objectives:

Day 1 and 3 – Write a research report.

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