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WEEKLY LEARNING PLAN TEMPLATE

School Year 2023 - 2024

Quarter: 1st Quarter Grade Level: Grade 8

Week: 1 (Sept. 4 - 8) Learning Area: English 8
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) Performance Standard: Values Integration (Formation Standard)
 Supply other words or expressions that complete an  The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering Collaboration: Learning about context clues can be done
analogy an informative speech based on a specific topic of interest collaboratively, as students can work together to discuss the
keeping in mind the proper and effective use of parallel meaning of words and phrases. This helps them to develop
structures and cohesive devices and appropriate prosodic their collaboration skills, which are important for working
features, stance, and behavior. effectively with others.

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Day Objectives Topic(s) Classroom-Based Activities (Onsite) Home based Activities (Online) (Subject Area Coordinator
part)
Day  Identify the Context Clue Part I: ASYNCHROUNOUS ACTIVITY:
1-2 meaning of Determine the Classroom Routines - Answer the ff.
words meaning of a. Opening Prayer Task 3 (pp. 8)
through words and b. Reminders
context clues; expressions c. Attendance Monitoring
 Give Part II: Lesson Proper
examples of
the different A. Engage (Motivation)
types of - Ask the students the following questions”
context clues; 1. Have you experienced difficulty in getting the meaning of
 Write a unfamiliar words from a passage, stories, etc.?
paragraph 2. How do you know the meaning of these words?
using one or 3. Do you consult Google or the dictionary immediately?
more types of 4. Aside from using the dictionary, can you give another way of
context clues. learning the meaning of an unfamiliar word?

B. Explore (Discussion)
- Context Clue
Words that appear in sentences to help understand the
meanings of difficult words.
Hints found within a sentence paragraph or passage that a reader can
use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

Example: Sunlight can’t shine through opaque object

like brick walls and wooden doors.
a. thin c. transparent
b. clear d. thick

Activity: What is It
Direction: Choose the meaning of the underlined words using context
clues. Write the letter of the correct answer on your notebook.

1. All medical practitioner including the army and police forces are
front liners during pandemic, thus, they led in fighting against
COVID-19.
a. followers b. leaders c. observers d. participant

2. The COVID-19, like Spanish influenza is a virus that strictly requires

home quarantine and physical distancing,
a. curse b. disaster c. disease d. plague

3. People who are despicable should not be avoided, instead they

should be loved.
a. good b. kind c. mean d. nice

4. Police officers are very conspicuous. We see them in checkpoints.

a. distinct b. evident c. hidden d. visible

5. Teachers are known for being loquacious. They love to talk about
ideas.
a. communicative b. restrained c. reserved d. silent

6. Serenity is one of the most important traits a person should

possesses especially during difficult and stressful times.
a. anxiety b. confusion c. imagination d. tranquility
7. Friendship among teenagers is complicated. Sometimes they get
along well with each other and are happy, but there are also times
when they have misunderstanding and disagreements.
a. challenging b. difficult c. tedious d. demanding

8. It was a frigid night despite being in the summer season.

a. very cold b. very cozy c. very hot d. very warm

9. Matthew is a rambunctious child who always injures himself and is

warned for being naughty.
a. humble b. refined c. shy d. unruly

10. I grew up learning to assert my rights and not to be cowed by other

people’s intimidation.
a. comforted b. helped c. pleased d. scared

TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUE

1. by Definition - the unfamiliar word is defined in a sentence.
2. by Synonym - a similar word is placed in the same sentence
to know the meaning of the unfamiliar word.
3. by Antonym - an opposite word is placed in the same
sentence.
4. by Comparison - a similar word with the same meaning of
the unfamiliar word is placed with an object to be
compared.
5. by Example - samples are provided in the sentence to
understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word.
6. by Explanation - a description is given to understand the
meaning of the unfamiliar word
7. by Cause-Effect - the meaning of the difficult word depends
on the cause-effect relationship of other words as expressed
in the sentence.
8. by List or Series of clues - to understand the meaning of the
unknown word, it is included in a series of words given in a
 sentence.
9. by Inference - to understand the meaning of the unknown
word, one has to make a guess based on the description
given in the sentence

C. Explain
- Review the different types of context clues with students.
- Make sure that students understand context clues.

D. Evaluation
 Read carefully the excerpt from the story, “The Soul of the Great Bell.”
Then, do the activities that follow.
Day 3

Activity 1: Contextualize It!

Determine the meaning of the underlined words based on context by
choosing the letter of your answer. Write it on your paper.

1. It was an awful day – horrible and dreadful for the third time, the
casting of the great bell was unsuccessful.
A. fearful B. foul C. happy D. nasty
2. Kouan Yu might think that the result of the making of the great bell
for the third and last time was much more likely an egregious failure
because of what happened to his daughter.
A. glaring B. grievous C. scandalous D. shameful

3. His animosity or ill-feeling because of what happened to his

daughter was so great.
A. anger B. bitterness C. hate D. malice

4. Wild with his grief, he felt deep remorse and would have leaped in
after his daughter, but strong men held him back.
A. guilt B. regret C. shame D. sorrow

5. How the blending with the well-blended brass and gold, with the
intermingling of the silver and the iron after Ko-Ngai leaped, was a
conundrum, a puzzle that's difficult to solve.
A. mystery B. problem C. query D. question
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Prepared by: Checked by: Endorsed by: Approved by:

Ms. Dianne Camille A. Racelis Mrs. Andrea Mina E. Encarnado Mr. Christian Rhei Masindo Ms. Vivian C. de la Peña
Subject Teacher Subject Area Coordinator Academic Coordinator School Principal