English 4

Quarter 1 Week 2
EN4LR-I-1 Comprehend informational texts
Day 1
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able
to:
a. define an informational text
b. identify the topic or main idea of a text
c. locate needed information from an enumeration and
description type of text to complete a graphic
organizer
What can you say about the picture?
Who among you has experienced getting sick?
What did you feel?
What should you do so that you will not get sick?
Can you also get sick because of pests or
insects?
Most of us, even children like you, have
experienced getting sick. Some of you
probably experienced getting sick because
of an insect. Can you guess what we will
read today?
Today, we will find out an example of an
informational text about Dengue Fever.
We will also learn about other types of
text like enumeration and description
type of text.
Let the learners choose the
synonym of the word. Color
the word.
Let the pupils read the selection:
Dengue
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a more
severe form, in which bleeding and sometimes shock
occurs – leading to death. It is most serious in
children. Symptoms of bleeding usually occur after 3-5
days of fever.
Dengue is spread by the bite of an infected
mosquito Aedes aegypti, a day biting mosquito which
lays eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower
vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires, etc. The
adult mosquitoes rest in dark places of the house.
 The mosquito gets the virus by
biting the infected persons mostly
during daytime. The first symptoms of
the disease occur about 5-7 days after
an infected bite. There is no way to tell
if a mosquito is carrying the dengue
virus. People, especially children must
protect themselves from mosquito
bites.
Answer the following:

1. What is DHF?
2. What insect is the carrier of dengue?
3. When do the first symptoms of the
disease occur?

How can you protect yourself from

dengue?
What information did you get
from the first paragraph?

Dengue is spread by the bite of an

infected mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Informational Text are non-fiction texts that
give information about the topic
What information did you get from our second
paragraph?

Enumeration- type of text lists down and

describes information about a certain topic
Where do the mosquitoes usually lay their
eggs?
1. stagnant water found in flower vases,
2. stagnant water found in cans
3. rain barrels

What can you say about our topic about

Dengue?
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a more
severe form, in which bleeding and sometimes
shock occurs – leading to death.

Description – type of text that describes a

person, place, thing, event, it includes its
feature, characteristics and or example
Activity Time:
LOCATE ME!
Read the selection and locate the needed
information to complete the graphic organizer.

Common Plant Pests

1.Aphids can change its body color to make the plant
parts and turn from nymph to adult. It develops wings
and fly to another plant host in the same plant family.
Aphids mature in 12 days.
2. Cutworm is a larva of moths and butterflies.It hatches
in the underside of leaves and plants. It is called a
caterpillar.
3. Borers eat, grow and hatch inside plant parts
as caterpillar. When plant tops wilt suddenly,
this shows that borers are around .Borer is the
cousin of the cutworm.

4. Bugs lay in white cottonly masses. When

young, bugs crawl like a scale insect. They
execute the large amounts of honeydew that is
why they are being followed by ants and mold
fungus.
Locate the needed information:
ACTIVITY TIME!
LABEL ME!

Find a partner and read the selection.

Identify the type of text. Write E if it is
enumeration type of text and write D if it is
description type of text.
See worksheet attached for guided practice…
Insert Rubrics
What is an informational text?
What is an enumeration type of
text?
What is a description type of text?
Evaluation:
Let the learners read an example of an informational
text and write the main idea.

Flies can be found anywhere. This insect carries

infectious diseases by transferring infection from their
feet or from their mouth after feeding on something
that is infected. Large numbers of flies are seen in
places like garbage dumps, wet market, poultry and
piggery. You can also see this six-legged animal
feasting on rotten plants and animals.
Main Idea:
What kind of text is the selection?
Let the learners read the selection and
write answer on the answer sheet.
Why is washing our hands important?
Handwashing makes our hands clean if washed
properly. By using a germicidal soap and clean
water, it will make our hands free from any form
of germs. The germicidal soap should stay in our
hands for 20 seconds. Germicidal soaps are
known to kill germs in our hands and body.
Handwashing is important so that we will not
get sick.

What is the main idea?

Day 2
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able
to:
a. Outline important events of a text read
b. Identify the topic or main idea of a text read
c. Complete an outline based on a text read
•Have you experienced climbing a
tree like the boy?

•What kind of tree is in the

picture?

•The Coconut is known to be the

tree of life.

•Le’s find out the uses of the

parts of a coconut.

•What do you think are the uses

of the different parts of a
coconut?
Shell
Trunk
Leaves
meat
3.Leaves
1. Shell
a.___________
a.________
b.___________
b.________
2. Trunk 4. Meat
a.____________ a.____________
b.___________ b.____________
Aside from the coconut tree, we can
also see a lot of bamboo in our
country.
Today, we will learn more about the
bamboo as well as its uses in an
outline form.
Let the learners find the similar word
in the sentence by underlining the
word.

1.The bamboo is the giant of the grass

family. It can grow as tall as the tree.
2. There are different kinds of bamboo.
Some bamboos vary in height.
3.Trees are important in our life. They
play a vital role in our environment.
4.Bamboos are used in making
furnitures. These
furnishings are very useful to us.
Let the pupils read the selection:

Bamboos
The bamboo is the giant of the grass family.
Some bamboos can grow as tall as trees. They can
grow in the lowlands or in rolling hills. There are
different kinds of bamboos.
The bamboo has many uses. The most
important use of bamboo is for building houses.
Whole bamboo is used for pots and beams of houses.
 Split bamboo is used for roofs, walls
and floors. It is also used in fishing and
farming. Different kinds of fish traps are
made from bamboo. The farmer uses the
bamboo as a fence for his garden and
farm.

The bamboo has many other uses.

It can be made into toys, furniture and
utensils. It is a very useful plant.
Answer the given questions by filling up
the outline form.

1. What is the selection about?

2. How can you describe a bamboo?
3. What are the uses of the bamboo?
Look at the sample outline of our text.

Bamboo
I. Description
A. giant of the grass family
B. can grow in the lowlands or in rolling hills
II. Uses
A. for building houses
B. used in fishing
C. used in farming
An outline is a brief
summary of a particular
topic that helps you
organize ideas.
Activity Time!
FILL ME OUT
Read the selection and complete the
outline.
 Junk Foods: To Eat or Not to Eat
Lea E. Basquinas
Junk food is unhealthy. That is
not new to us. It’s greasy, fatty, and if
eaten regularly, definitely wont help
anyone to be healthy.
However, as unhealthy as it may
seem, it is still one of those temptations
that seem hard to say no to. But If you
want to stick to a healthy lifestyle, then
eating junkfood is none of the choices.
 Make your body always
healthy. Stop eating junk food
because there are no vitamins
in it. It can never help you
maintain a good and healthy
body.
Instead of eating junk
foods, there are lots of
nutritious food that can help
your body become healthier.
These foods can make us
healthy.
Ask yourself this,

“Will I let junk food tempt me or

not?” Well, it is our choice.
Temptations are hard to fight but,
in the end, you will be rewarded
with the health you have been
taking care of.
What is outlining?
Evaluation:
•Let the learners read the selection and
complete the outline.

Tarsiers can be found in Southeast

Asia. In the Philippines, they are in the
islands of Samar, Leyte and Bohol. They
live in trees and in the roots of plants like
bamboo.
Evaluation:
The tarsier is one of the smallest
primates; it is no larger than an adult
man’s hand. It has brown and gray fur
covering the body. Its hind legs and feet
are elongated. It has big round eyes.
The tarsier is nocturnal. It sleeps during
the day and finds food at night. It mainly
eats insects.
(Outline)
I. Tarsiers can be found in Southeast Asia
A.___________
B.___________
C.___________
II. It is one of the smallest primates
A.___________
B.___________
C.___________
D.___________
III. It is nocturnal
A.___________
B.___________
Let the learners read the selection and complete the outline about
Spiders.

Spiders
Cecilia B. Corsino

Spiders are tiny animals that spin silk to

catch insects. Some spiders spin silk
webs to trap food. Such webs are sticky
that when an insect flies into one, it
cannot escape. Some spiders use sheets
of silk to wrap their prey like mummies.
Day 3
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able
to:
a. identify the author’s purpose to a given text
b. write a paragraph using a specific author’s purpose
c. tell an author’s purpose based on statements used
What do you feel today?
What are other emotions or feelings
that you know?
Complete the sentence:

I feel happy when ___________________

I feel sad when______________
I feel angry when______________
Do you have pets at home?
What do you feel when you are with
your pets?

How do you take good care of your

pets?
Today, we will read a story about an
animal. The title of our story is the
Legend of the Monkey.

We will find out the purpose of the author

in writing this kind of story.
Let the learners find the meaning of the words by
matching the words in column A with column B.
Column A
1. trainee
2. weave
3. lazy
4. furious
5. punish

Column B
1. apprentice
2. to form a cloth using thread
3. unwilling to work
4. extremely angry
5. inflict a penalty
Let the pupils read the selection:

The Legend of the Monkey

Once there was a young girl who lived in the forest

and was trainee of the Goddess of Weavers. One day,
the Goddess called the girl and asked her to make a
dress made of cotton. The young girl had no idea how to
make it. So the goddess explained that she has to clean
the cotton, beat it, spin it, weave it into cloth, cut it and
finally sew it.
 But the girl was lazy and thought that making
a dress out of the cotton was a lot of hard work. So,
she thought of an easier way. She took the leather
cloth which is used to beat the cotton and wore it.
She also thought that the leather would last longer
than the cotton.
When the Goddess asked the girl to show her
the dress, she got furious to find out what the girl
did. So, she punished her by making the leather
stick to her skin and beat her with a wooden stick
which became her tail.
And the girl became the first monkey.
Answer the ff.

Who are the characters?

What is the setting of the story?
What happened to the girl?
Why did the goddess punish the
girl?
What do you think is the purpose of the
author?

To entertain
To inform
To persuade
To be able to understand fully an article or
a paragraph, it is important for the reader
to know that the purpose of the author
may be:

• To inform – to give factual information

• To entertain – to give laughter or relief
• To persuade – to encourage the reader
Activity Time:
Group Activity:
TELL ME MORE!
Assign each group an author’s purpose and let
them write a paragraph about the purpose
using the topic given.
How do you infer author’s purpose?
Evaluation:
Let the learners read each paragraph carefully and write the
purpose of the author.

Write E- entertain, I-inform and P -persuade.

1. A thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms and

antonyms. It is a special dictionary that gives a
listing of words that are similar and opposite in
meaning. This book is important to everyone who
wishes to communicate his ideas precisely and
vividly by using different words.
Write E- entertain, I-inform and P -persuade.

2. Some pupils throw pieces of paper

and candy wrappers on the school yard.
Are you one of these pupils? Let’s have
pride in our school and keep the yard
clean. It only takes a little effort.
Let the learners write the author’s purpose if it is to
entertain, to inform or to persuade.

____1. My most embarrassing moment was

when I fell on the stairs. I slipped on the
floor and the guard saw me.
____2. Cigarette smoking is dangerous to
our health so we must not buy and use
cigarettes so that we will have healthier
lungs.
Day 4
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able
to:
a. Draw conclusions based on the text read
b. Draw conclusions based on pictures and context
clues
c. Draw conclusions based on the mood and feelings
on text read
Where did you spend your vacation?

Who among you visited their grandparents

during the vacation?

Let us read what happened to Gabby

during his visit to his grandmother.
 Gabby spent his vacation at his
grandfather’s home in La Union. One
afternoon he went to the farm. He saw
the ripe mango fruit up the tall tree. He
climbed the mango tree. When he was
up the tall tree he fell down. He got a
broken arm.
What do you think happened to
Gabby?
Today, we shall be listening to a short story
about The Hawk and the Hen, and we shall
draw conclusions based on it.
Let the learners underline the word or
words having the same meaning of the
encircled word in the sentence.

1. The hawk is the enemy of the hen. He

is the opponent of the rooster.
2. The hen promised to marry the hawk.
She assured the hawk that she will marry
him.

3. The hawk was angry at the hen. He

was mad at her.
 Let the pupils read the selection:

Long time ago the hawk wanted to marry the

hen. He visited her one day. He showed her a pretty
ring. It was a beautiful ring. “Will you marry me?”
He asked the hen. The hen looked at the ring. She
wanted it very much. “I will marry you,” she
answered. The hawk placed the ring around the
hen’s neck. The next day the rooster noticed the
ring. The rooster wanted to marry the hen too. He
didn’t like the hawk’s ring at all. “Throw the ring
away,” he said. “You promised to marry me.” The
hen took off the ring and threw it away.
 Let the pupils read the selection:

A week later, the hawk visited the hen again. He

asked the hen about the ring. “I lost it,” the hen said.
The hawk got angry. He did not believe her. He said,
“You are lying. I want my ring. Give it to me or I will
carry off your chicks.” The hen scratched and scratched
the ground looking for the ring. But she did not find it.
Until now the hens scratch the ground. They are looking
for the hawk’s ring. The hawk is an enemy of the hens.
Every time a hawk sees a hen and its chick, he tries to
catch the chicks and eat them. The hens are afraid of
the hawks. They run and hide their chicks every time a
hawk is seen flying by.
Answer the ff.
1. Who wanted to marry the hen?
2. Who gave her a ring?
3. What did the hen do with the ring?
4. Why do hens scratch the ground?
Study the situations in each number and the
conclusions that are made.

1.The rooster wanted to marry the hen too. He

told the hen to throw away the ring given by
the hawk. The hen followed the rooster’s
instruction.
Conclusion: The hen likes the rooster.

Steps in drawing conclusions:

1. Read the sentence carefully
2. Analyze the ideas presented
3. Think of the possible outcomes based
on the
information given.
Drawing conclusions is using
information to judge events
that are not clearly stated in
the text.
Activity Time:
PICTURE THIS!
Draw conclusions based on the
picture and situation.
How do you draw conclusions?
 Evaluation:
Let the learners read the text and draw conclusion
from the situation of Jane.

Jane had been sick for two days. She had a

very high fever. Mother placed an ice cap on her
forehead. Then she took her to the clinic. She was
attended by the physician, and she was confined.
After two days the doctor said she could go home
because she was already well. Mother happily
brought her back home.
What can you conclude happened
to Jane?
Additional Activities:
Let the learners read the text and draw conclusion.

It was the first day of school and Sheena

was so excited. The night before, she prepared all
the things she needed. She also slept early so
that she would arrive early in school. She was
having a great day but when she was about to go
home, she realized that she left her umbrella at
home and she could go home right away.

What will happen to Sheena?

Day 5
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able
to:
a. summarize the text read
b. identify the main idea and supporting details in a
selection
c. use pictures to make a summary
Can you still recall the story of the hen, rooster and
hawk?

Arrange the events according to how they happened in the

story.
___ Long time ago the hawk wanted to marry the hen.
___ A week later, the hawk visited the hen again.
____ The hawk placed the ring around the hen’s neck.
____ The hen scratched and scratched the ground looking
for the ring. But she did not find it.
____ The next day the rooster noticed the ring.
•Today, we will read a
story about the Lion and
the Mouse.

•Can you give a Character

Sketch to the following?
Describe them.

•We will be summarizing

the story after.
Choose the letter of the correct meaning of the underlined
word.
1.The lion roared at the mouse.
a. prolonged cry
b. whisper
c. jumped
2.He thought his idea was foolish to jump on the cliff.
a. unwise
b. smart
c. undecided
3.He was a strong leader of the band.
a. powerful
b. heavy
c. thin
 Let the pupils read the selection:

One day the lion was sleeping in the forest. A little

mouse was looking for something to eat. She ran over
his paw.
The lion opened his eyes. He roared at the mouse.
He put his paw over her.” I will eat you,” he cried.
“I did not know it was you, said the mouse.” Please
let me go. Someday, I will help you.”
“Foolish mouse!” said the lion. ”What can a little
thing like you do? I am strong. How could you ever help
me?”
 Let the pupils read the selection:

The lion laughed, but let the mouse go. He did not think the little
mouse could ever help him.
Soon after this the lion was running in the forest. He ran into a
trap.
The trap was a net made of rope.
The lion tried to break the net, but the rope was strong.
The mouse saw the lion in the net, she said,” I will help you.”
It was hard to chew the strong rope. The mouse bit and chewed
for a long time. At last, she chewed the rope enough so that the
lion could break the net.
“You have saved my life. Thank you,” roared the lion, as he
walked away into the forest.
“A little mouse can help after all,” said the mouse.
Answer the questions:
Who are the characters in the
story?
What is the setting?
What is the purpose of the author
in writing the story?
What could have happened if the
rat did not help the lion?
Narrate the story of the Lion and the
Mouse in your own words.

Summarizing is giving a brief

statement about a text in your own
words.
Activity Time:
GIVE ME FIVE!
Read the selection and share with your
groupmates the summary by using the five-finger
strategy narration/retelling.
Kabang, a True Hero
Lilibeth A. Magtang

By the roadside, Kabang lay

Counting men, one….two….three
Counting wheels, oh, too many
Catching sight of you and me.

“Aw,aw” she barked to two little girls Passing

her by, both smiled sweetly
When out of nowhere came screeching
A speeding vehicle was approaching
Fearless Kabang flew just as fast
Bumped motorcycle in just a snap
Caught in the spokes,she lost her snout
And a wrecked face that’s what she got.

Badly hurt, Kabang hid for days

Leaving us awed, daunted and impressed
A hero she is, standing in our midst
A true hero, so valiant, bold and brave.
How do you summarize a text read?
 Evaluation:
Let the learners read the paragraph carefully. Then, let them
identify the main idea and supporting details to be able to
summarize the paragraph.

Filipinos are ready to help one another

especially in time of need. They help one another in
building houses. They also help one another when
there are pandemic like Covid19 and calamities like
floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Filipinos
are very helpful.
 Homework:
Let the learners summarize the story of ‘The lion and the
Mouse” by filling up the missing words.

One day the ____ was sleeping in the

forest. A little _____was looking for
something to eat. She ran over his paw.
The lion opened his _____.He roared at the
mouse. He put his paw over her.” I will
____you,” he cried.
“I did not know it was you,” said the
mouse.” “Please let me go. Someday, I will
help you.”