REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

MELCs
Definitive Budget of Work
(DBOW)

ENGLISH
Learning Area: ENGLISH Grade Level: 4

QUARTER 1
Grade Level Standard: The learner listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written
forms; demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet every day needs; and reads independently and gets relevant
information from various text types.
Domain # MELC Number of Remarks
days taught
RC 1 Recognize parts of a simple paragraph 5
• Identify topic sentence
• Identify supporting details EN4RC-IIIg-40
• Identify the topic sentence and supporting
details in a paragraph
SS/V 2 Use resources such as a dictionary, thesaurus, 5 Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
online sources to find the meaning of words and practice on “Use different sources of
• Identify the parts of a dictionary information in reading.” EN3RC-IIIg-j-2.5
• Locate meaning of words in a dictionary Give activities on
using guide words EN4SS-IIh1.4/ EN4V-IIi-35 -Identifying different sources of information in
• Locate meaning of words using thesaurus to reading
find synonyms and antonyms EN4SS-IIIi-14 -Locating information in reading using various
• Locate meaning of words using online sources
sources
• Identify appropriate meaning of a word
based on how it is used in the sentence
LC 3 Note significant details of various text types Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
• Identify different text types EN4LC-Ib-1.1 and practice on “Summarize and restate
• Identify the elements of a narrative text information shared by others.”
5
EN4LC-Ia-17 Give activities on
• Recognizing appropriate signal words for -Noting details from an information listened to
specific text types -Summarizing/restating information heard
RC 4 Identify the structure, purpose and language 10
features of different text types, e.g. narrative,
information report, procedure, arguments
• Identify various text types according to
structure (narrative)
• Identify various text types according to
structure (informational text)
 • Identify various text types according to
structure (procedural/ sequence)
EN4RC-IIIf-39
• Identify various text types according to
structure (text that enumerate)
V 5 Identify meanings of unfamiliar words through 5
structural analysis (words and affixes, prefixes, and
suffixes)
• Identify meanings of unfamiliar words
through structural analysis (words and
affixes) EN4V-IIc-32
• Use prefixes and root words as clues to get
the meaning of words EN4V-IIe-33
• Use suffixes and root words as clues to get the
meaning of words EN4V-IIf-34
V 6 Identify different meanings of content specific 5
words (denotation and connotation)
EN4V -IIIf -38
• Identifying different meanings of words
using denotation and connotation.
• Examine how word choice affects meaning.
V 7 Get the meaning of words through word 5
association (analogy) and classification
EN4V -IIIh -39
• Build vocabulary through word associations
(analogy)
• Identify appropriate meaning of a word
based on word classification EN4V-IIIi-40
Total 40
QUARTER 2
Grade Level Standard:
Domain # MELC Number of Remarks
days taught
V 8 Use context clues to find meaning of unfamiliar
words, definition, exemplification
• Use context clues to find meaning of
unfamiliar words (definition) EN4V-Ig-13.9 5
• Use context clues (exemplification) to
determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
EN4V-Ih-13.9
G 9 Use clear and coherent sentences employing Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
appropriate grammatical structures: Kinds of and practice on “Use plural form of regular nouns
Nouns – Mass Nouns and Count Nouns, Possessive by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish,
Nouns, Collective Nouns wishes)” EN2G-Ig-h-2 .3.” (G2, Q1)
• define what a sentence is
• identify the parts of a sentence Give activities on
• differentiate and use mass and count nouns -Forming the plural of regular nouns
in sentences 10 -Constructing sentences using plural form of
• use the quantifiers for mass nouns correctly regular nouns
EN4G-Ie-34
• define what possessive nouns are
• use possessive nouns in sentences EN4G-If-35
• define what collective nouns are
• use collective nouns in sentences
EN4G-Ih-3.9
G 10 Use personal pronouns in sentences EN4G-IIa4.2.1
• define what personal pronouns are
• identify personal pronouns in sentences
5
• determine and use the appropriate verb for
personal pronouns
• write sentences using personal pronouns
G 11 Use adjectives (degrees of comparison, order) in
sentences EN4G-IIIb-14 / EN4G-IIId-15
• define what adjectives are 5
• identify and use words that show degrees of
comparison of adjectives
 • write sentences describing persons, places,
things, and animals
• identify and use the correct order of
adjectives in series in
• write or compose clear and coherent
sentences using the correct order of
adjectives
G 12 Use simple present tense of verbs in sentences
• define what verbs are
• Identify verbs in sentences
• identify and use –s form of verbs
5
EN4G-IIc-38
• write sentences using the simple present form
of the verbs that agree with the subject
EN4G-IId3.2.1
G 13 Use correct time expressions to tell an action in the
present EN4G-IIf-10
• define what time expressions are
• give examples of time expressions in the 5
present
• use the correct time expressions to tell an
action in the present in sentences
G 14 Use the past form of regular and irregular verbs
• differentiate regular verbs and irregular verbs
• use the past form of regular verbs in
5
sentences EN4G-IIg-3.2
• use the past form of irregular verbs in
sentences EN4G-IIh-11
Total 40
QUARTER 3
Grade Level Standard: The learner listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written forms; demonstrates
confidence in the use of the language to meet everyday needs; and reads independently and gets relevant information from various text types.
Domain # MELCS Number of Remarks
days taught
G/ WC 15 Use adverbs (adverbs of manner, place and time) in 5
sentences EN4G-IIIe-16
• Define what adverbs are
• Identify the types of adverbs in sentences
• Construct sentences using adverb of time
• Construct sentences using adverb of place
• Construct sentences using adverb of manner
WC 16 Write directions using signal words 5
• recognize signal words in writing directions
• give series of directions using signal words
• construct sentences with 2-3 step directions
using signal words
RC 17 Distinguish between general and specific statements 5
• define general statement and specific
statement
• differentiate general from specific statements
LC 18 Identify the main idea, key sentences, and supporting 5 Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
details from text listened to EN4LC-IIIg-1.1 and practice on “Summarize and restate
• Define and identify the key sentence/main idea information shared by others.”
in a paragraph (explicit) Give activities on
• Recognize the supporting details (explicit) - Noting details from an information listened to
• Define and identify the main idea in a - Summarizing/restating information heard
paragraph (implicit)
• Recognize the supporting details (implicit)
SS/RC 19 Use appropriate graphic organizers in text read 5
EN4RC-IIe-30
• Define and identify the kinds of graphic
organizers
• Use graphic organizers to show understanding
of texts (story sequence organizer) EN4SS-Ie-10
• Use graphic organizers to organize information
obtained from various sources in preparation for
reporting EN4SSIIId-12
 • Use graphic organizers to show an
understanding of text (to show similarities and
contrast, characterization, and to show the
main idea and supporting details of a text read)
EN4SS-If-2.15.
RC 20 Infer the speaker’s tone, mood and purpose 10 Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
• Differentiate tone from mood and practice on “Make inferences and draw
• Identify the purpose of the speaker/writer conclusions based on texts (pictures, title and
• Analyze the speaker’s tone, mood and purpose content words)” EN3RC-IIIa 2.11
Give activities on
-Drawing conclusions based on text read
-Making inferences based on title and content
words
RC 21 Analyze a story in terms of its elements 5 Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
EN4RC-Ib-2.1.1 and practice on “Write a simple story.”
• define and identify story elements (setting, Give activities on
characters, conflict, plot, and theme) using -Identifying story elements
graphic organizers -Constructing a plot using graphic organizer
• infer the story elements in a selection read
TOTAL 40

QUARTER 4
Grade Level Standard: The learner listens critically to various text types and expresses ideas accurately in both oral and written forms;
demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet everyday needs; and reads independently and gets relevant
information from various text types.
Domain # MELCS Number of Remarks
days taught
RC 22 Distinguish fact from opinion in a narrative 2 Prior to teaching this competency, give inputs
EN4RC-IIi-36 and practice on “Distinguish fact from
opinion.” EN3RC-IIIa 2.13
Give activities on
-Differentiating fact from opinion
WC 23 Write a reaction about the story read EN4WC-IIf-22 5
• Analyze the different story elements using
graphic organizers
• Construct a paragraph/s showing one’s
reaction of the story read
 WC 24 Write a short story (fiction/nonfiction) with its complete 10
elements EN4WC-IId-20
• Differentiate fiction from non-fiction
• identify the important story elements such as
setting, character EN4RC-IIa-1.1
• identify the process/steps in writing a short story
(pre-writing, writing the first draft,
revising/rewriting, and finalizing)
• write a short story with its complete elements.
EN4WC-IId 20
G 25 Identify features of Journalistic Writing 6
• define journalism
• describe the features of a journalistic writing
G 26 Distinguish among types of Journalistic Writing (news 6
report, opinion article, feature article, and sports news
article)
• define journalistic writing
• classify the types of journalistic writing
according to purpose;
• differentiate the types of journalistic writing
(news report, opinion article, feature article, and
sports article)
WC 27 Write a news report using the given facts EN4WC-IIi-25 6
• Identify and describe parts of a news report
• Compose a news report using the given facts
WC 28 Write/compose an editorial EN4WC-IIIc-28 5
• Define what an editorial is
• identify the parts and types of an editorial
• Compose an editorial
TOTAL 40