comprehend informational texts for english grade 4

comprehend informational texts for grade 4 will help the grade 4 learners in this lesson

1. English 4 Quarter 1 Week 2 EN4LR-I-2 Comprehend informational texts

2. Day 1

3. 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

4. What can you say about the picture? Activating Prior Knowledge

5. 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?

6. 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? Lesson Purpose

7. 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.

8. Let the learners choose the synonym of the word. Color the word. Lesson Language Practice 1. severe intense upset 2. shock surprise happy 3. occur happen believe

9. 4. serious sad significant 5. stagnant motionless flowing

10. Aedes aegypti

11. 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. Lesson Proper

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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?

15. Developing Understanding Informational Text are non-fiction texts that give information about the topic

16. What information did you get from the first paragraph? Dengue is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito Aedes aegypti.

17. What information did you get from the second paragraph? The mosquito gets the virus by biting the infected persons mostly during daytime.

18. Informational Text Text types Enumeration Description

19. 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

20. Description type of text that describes a person, place, thing, event, it includes its feature, characteristics and or example 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.

21. LOCATE ME! Read the selection and locate the needed information to complete the graphic organizer. Deepening Understanding

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. Locate the needed information: What pests lay in white cottonly masses? Bugs

25. 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.

26. 1. Lisa is an only child. Her parents want her to become more responsible. She takes charge of washing the dishes, sweeping the floor and feeding her pet dog. 2. La Union is a province with many beautiful tourist spots. There are a lot of beaches, and many people visit the province so they can go surfing.

27. 3. Lanz was busy preparing his things because he is getting ready to visit his cousin. He plans to go swimming with his cousin. He also plans that they will play basketball and also go fishing in their pond. 4. The Philippines is an archipelago with more that 7,000 islands. The country has three major island groups which comprises of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

28. 5. There are different things to do if you visit the Botanical Garden. You can take a picture of different kinds of plants. You can also take a rest under the shade of trees. You can also see some animals like butterflies with different colors, sizes and shapes around the plants

29. What is an informational text? What is an enumeration type of text? What is a description type of text? Generalization:

30. 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. Evaluation:

31. 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.

32. Main Idea: What kind of text is the selection?

33. 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? Additional Activity:

34. Thank you for listening!