Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DASMARIÑAS

GRADE 9 ENGLISH (QUARTER 1)

COURSE GUIDE

English 9 First Quarter covers the most essential and indispensable learning
competencies necessary for lifelong learning.  Primarily, this course aims to provide the literacy
and oral skills necessary in acquiring content knowledge in other learning areas. It provides
learners with the language skills needed to prepare them for senior high school. These skills
are developed through the active reading of literary and informational texts, academic
language development of text-embedded vocabulary, speaking and listening exercises, and
writing of different text types. Learners practice critical thinking, comprehension, and
application skills by performing online tasks. 
This blended learning course includes a broad series of lessons and tasks that offer a
variety of modalities for ultimate student engagement and content retention, which includes
both synchronous (as needed) and asynchronous learning. 
    Known as the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCS), there are four MELCS
derived from the different quarters of G9 English, in which some enabling competencies are
embedded in each MELC. Each lesson is divided into major parts such as Introduction,
Development, Engagement and Assimilation, which all contain series of tasks such as virtual
demonstration of the contents, repeated opportunities to practice the contents, along with
formative and summative quizzes, and performance tasks, reflection activities and final exam
at the end of the quarter.

CONTENT STANDARD

The learner demonstrates understanding of the lessons covered in this module, which
basically focus on comprehending, organizing, evaluating, applying and using information from
varied literary and informational resources. 

PERFORMANCE STANDARD

To ensure successful completion of this module, the learner is expected to perform

varied tasks that gauge whether s/he acquired both enabling and essential skills in English
language learning such as but not limited to:

 watching video contents

 listen to songs
 reading varied literary and informational texts
 participating in the discussion fora
 taking formative and summative quizzes
 doing reflective learning tasks

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 LEARNING OUTCOME

No Lessons Learning Tasks Timeline

.  (Suggested
  Express permission,
1 obligation and prohibition
using modals
   
   
   
   
Use conditionals in
2 expressing arguments.
No. of
Minutes)
Watch the video of Modal of Obligation- 20 mins.
Introduction part
Learning Task 1: Knowing my 20 mins
obligation
Learning Task 2: Jumbled Words 25 mins
Watch Modal of Prohibition 20 mins
Learning Task 3: Modals of Permission 10 mins.
and Prohibition
Dragon Bite-Modal Game 20 mins.
Reading the article: Building Strong 35 mins.
Family Relationship
Writing a summary of Building Strong 40 mins.
Family Relationship
Participate in the Reflection Learning 40 mins
Process
Learning Resource 1: Watch a Video 30 mins.
The Power of Proper Handwashing
Learning Task 1: Forum for The Power 25 mins.
of Proper handwashing
Read Development 2 10 mins.
Learning Resource 2: Watch a lecture 30 mins.
on Conditionals
Complete Learning Task 3: Quiz 1 on 30 mins.
Conditionals
Engagement: Play Conditional Game 15 mins.
Answer Learning Task 4: Offline Quiz 30 mins.
Read Learning Resource 3 on How to 60 mins.
Write a Persuasive Essay
Performance Task: Writing a 120 mins.
Persuasive Essay
Read Assimilation 10 mins.
Participate in the Reflection Learning 20 mins
Process

3 Determine the vocabulary or Read Introduction and Play Word-O- 25 mins.

jargon expected of a Rama
communicative style

Learning Resource 1: Watch a Comic 15 mins

Video
Learning Task 1: Forum for the Comic 20 mins.
Video
Read Development 10 mins.
Learning Resource 2: Watch Video 45 mins.
lectures about Context Clues and Its
Kinds
    Learning Task 2: Complete Quiz on 20 mins.
Context Clues
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     Learning Task 3: Do The Story of an 30 mins.
Eyewitness
    Read Engagement 5 mins.
  Read Learning Resource 3: Know Your 30 mins. 
Jargons and Bruce Lee
    Do Learning Task 4: How Bruce Lee  30 mins.
Died
    Read Learning Resource 4: Let’s Write 40 mins.
Acrostic!
    Performance Task: My Acrostic Poem 60 mins.
    Accomplish Assimilation 30 mins.. 
   
 4 Employ the Appropriate Read and take note the Introduction 20 mins
Communicative Style for part of the lesson and take the
Various Situations ( Intimate, Personality Lingo test
Casual, Consultative and
Frozen) 
Watch the Video of “I Have a Dream” 30 mins
and complete the activity
Watch and Analyze the Types of 25 mins
Communication style and its definition
Watch the video of Mother and Child 20 mins.
Conversation and complete the task
Watch the video of Interviewee and 25 mins
interviewer
Complete “Effective Communicative 30 mins
Test
Writing a Dialogue 35 mins
Participate in the Reflection Learning 40 mins
Process

COURSE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

   The following course guidelines and policies will help you to be on track and reach the
end of this module:

1. Manage your time to read and understand every part of this online course material. Browse
the parts until you become familiar with them. 

2. Although, online course schedule/learning plan is provided, you still have to study how you
can manage to do the activities of this course in consideration of your other modules from other
subjects. Suggested time frame (ideal number of hours/minutes spent per activity) is also
provided. Thus, you may post your learning plan in a conspicuous place so that you can
always see it.

3. If you have difficulty in understanding the readings and other tasks, re-read and focus. You
may also ask other family members to help you. If this will not be enough, you may send a
message to your teacher for assistance (chat or SMS text). Inform your teacher if you have
trouble in submitting your activities.

4. Although this is a self-pacing course, it is suggested that you log in to the course site as
scheduled to keep abreast of important announcements, discussions and other class activities.

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5. Remember it is not your classmates nor your teachers will be short-changed if you will do
your task on time.

6. Before doing the performance tasks, make sure you understand the assessment
tools/rubrics provided. Target the highest standards in doing your assigned tasks.

7. There are parts of the lessons and tasks that require you to meet some conditions in order to
allow you to proceed to the next part (e.g. you should manually mark the activity as completed
or you can only see the next activity when certain conditions are met)

8.  Interaction happens entirely online, without the direct supervision of your teacher. Thus, the
quality of your online interactions will be much higher if you follow certain basic rules of
netiquette such as:

a. Your posts should follow certain academic conventions (correct spelling and grammar,
n abbreviations and acronyms unless these are introduced already, no all CAPS, no
text-speak)
b. Read and respect the contributions made by your classmates in the discussion fora.
Respond appropriately and courteously. Use appropriate language – no trash talks.
c. Do not plagiarize and do not patch write - an act of making small changes and
substitutions to copied source material (Merriam-Webster, 2020)
d. No spamming - Please don’t send advertisements to your peers or use your peers’
emails in any way other than how they intend it to be used.

Virtual Meeting Etiquette

Synchronous meeting may be done via Zoom or Google meet. It is a live lecture that requires
you and your teacher to be online at the same time.

In your virtual meeting, you have a chance to do more interactive activities, ask questions,
clarify vague lessons, and validate your learning.

In the ANNOUNCEMENT part, your teacher will tell you what time to meet and how you are
going to meet.

 Arrive at the session approximately 10 - 15 minutes early if possible. Log in from a

location where there are a minimum number of distractions such as noise, people, etc.

 If you have technical difficulties when logging in, try three times. If after three attempts,
you are unable to connect, don't sweat it. Send a message to your teacher about it. You
can watch the recorded session just in case you failed to attend the synchronous
session.

 Wear appropriate clothing.

 Close all other browsers so that you can focus on the session.

 Sit where the device is immobile and the camera is directed on your face and look into
the camera when you are talking.

 Use your microphone and webcam only when prompted by the teacher in order to
reduce possible noise.

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  If you have a question during the session, raise your hand and wait to be called on. If
you would like to contribute but it is not your turn to talk, you may use the chat box.
Avoid irrelevant chat messages.

 Pay attention to your teacher or classmates who are speaking.

 Share your screen only if you are told to by your teacher.

 Participate in all activities set by the teacher.

 Leave the meeting room immediately after the class.

GRADING SYSTEM
 

Please wait for further notice regarding the grading system.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For comments and suggestions, please contact the online course creators.

DANIELA T. PASCUA
Teacher III
Pag-asa National High School
E-mail Add: daniela.pascua001@deped.gov.ph

MARLYN L. TAGADIAD
Teacher I
New Era High School
E-mail Add: marlyn.tagadiad@deped.gov.ph

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