Medina Foundation College

Poblacion, Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental

Email Address: [email protected]

BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION - ENGLISH

COURSE CODE: ENG101–TEACHING ENGLISH IN ELEMENTARY GRADES (LANGUAGE
ARTS)
1st Semester of A.Y. 2020-2021

Course Description Credit Units: 3

English 101 [Language Arts] has an emphasis on the basic reading, writing and linguistic /
communication skills. ... In addition, grammar and semantics become a focal point of lessons, and
students begin to foster writing skills that encompass poetry, expository writing and creative
writing.

Course Outcomes

 Interact with academic content: reading, writing, listening, speaking and viewing

 Demonstrate ability to think critically to come up ideas in a correct syntax and

semantic structure

 Utilize information and digital literacy skills.

COURSE GUIDE

 Model behavior and attitudes appropriate to a community environment in achieving

good communication skills.

Course Outline

Unit 1. SENTENCES AND PERSONAL NARRATIVE

Module 1: GRAMMAR: SENTENCES
 Sentences
 Declarative and Interrogative Sentences
 Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences
 Combining Sentences: Compound Sentences
 Mechanics and Usage: Sentence Punctuation
 Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates
Module 2:
 Simple Subjects
 Simple Predicates
 Combining Sentences: Compound Subjects
 Combining Sentences: Compound Predicates
 Mechanics and Usage: Correcting Run-on Sentences
 Common Errors with Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
Module 3:
 Note-Taking and Summarizing
 Time-Order Words
 Composition: Main Idea
 Personal Narrative
UNIT 2. NOUNS AND WRITING THAT COMPARES
MODULE 4: GRAMMAR: NOUNS
 Nouns
 Singular and Plural Nouns
 Nouns Ending with y
 More Plural Nouns
 Common and Proper Nouns
 Mechanics and Usage: Capitalization
MODULE 5:
 Singular Possessive Nouns
 Plural Possessive Nouns
 Combining Sentences: Nouns
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  Mechanics and Usage: Abbreviations
 Common Errors with Plurals and Possessives
MODULE 6:
 Parts of a Book
 Compound Words
 Composition: Writing Descriptions
 Writing that Compares
UNIT 3. VERBS AND PERSUASIVE WRITING
MODULE 7: GRAMMAR: VERBS
 Verbs
 Action Verbs
 Verb Tenses
 Subject-Verb Agreement
 Spelling Present-Tense and Past-Tense Verbs
 Mechanics and Usage: Commas in a Series
MODULE 8:
 Main Verbs
 Helping Verbs
 Linking Verbs
 Irregular Verbs
 Mechanics and Usage: Contractions with NOT
 Common Errors in Subject- Verb Agreement
MODULE 9:
 Card Catalog
 Prefixes
 Leads and Endings
 Persuasive Writing
UNIT 4: ADJECTIVES AND EXPLANATORY WRITING
COURSE GUIDE

MODULE 10: ADJECTIVES AND EXPLANATORY WRITING

 Adjectives
 Articles: a, an, the
 Adjectives after Linking Verbs
 Mechanics and Usage: Proper Adjectives
 Adjectives that Compare
 Spelling Adjectives That Compare
MODULE 11:
 Comparing with MORE and MOST
 Comparing with GOOD and BAD
 Combining Sentences: Adjectives
 Mechanics and Usage: Letter Punctuation
 Common Errors with Adjectives
MODULE 12:
 Maps
 Synonyms and Antonyms
 Composition: Organization
 Explanatory Writing
UNIT 5: PRONOUNS AND WRITING A STORY
MODULE 13: GRAMMAR: PRONOUNS
 Pronouns
 Subject Pronouns
 Object Pronouns
 Punctuation in Dialogue
 Pronoun-Verb Agreement
MODULE 14:
 Combining Sentences: Subject and Object Pronouns
 Possessive Pronouns
 Contractions—Pronouns and Verbs
 Common Errors with Pronouns
MODULE 15:
 Dictionary
 Homophones and Homographs
 Composition: Writing Dialogue
 Writing a Story

UNIT 6: ADVERBS, PREPOSITIONS, AND EXPLANATORY WRITING

MODULE 16: GRAMMAR: ADVERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

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  Adverbs That Tell How
 Adverbs That Tell When or Where
 Adverbs That Compare
 Mechanics and Usage: Good and Well
MODULE 17:
 Negatives
 Prepositions
 Prepositional Phrases
 Combining Sentences: Complex Sentences
 Mechanics and Usage: Commas
 Common Errors with Adverbs
MODULE 18:
 Encyclopedia
 Suffixes
 Outlining
 Expository Writing

Course Materials

 Any available gadgets to be used for the online class

 Online learning resources
 Textbooks

Study Schedule

WEEK TOPICS ACTIVITY

 Sentences
COURSE GUIDE

 Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Lecture video with the
 Imperative and aid of MS Slides
Exclamatory Sentences
Week 1:  Collaboration learning
 Combining Sentences:
September 1-4, 2020 (online platform)
Compound Sentences
 Students’ research
 Mechanics and Usage:
 Online quiz
Sentence Punctuation
 Complete Subjects and
Complete Predicates
 Simple Subjects
 Simple Predicates
 Combining Sentences:
Compound Subjects
 Combining Sentences:  Reporting and feedback
Week 2: Compound Predicates (MS Slides with audio
September 7-11,2020  Mechanics and Usage: presentation)
Correcting Run-on  Online quiz
Sentences
 Common Errors with
Sentence Fragments and
Run-on Sentences
 Watch Videos
 MS slides Compilation
 Note-Taking and of data presented with
Summarizing narration
Week 3:
 Time-Order Words  Students’ research
September 14-17,2020
 Composition: Main Idea  Narrative Animation
 Personal Narrative Storytelling (Video clip)
 Online quiz

PRELIM EXAMINATIONS
September 18 & 19,2020
Week 4:  Nouns  MS slides Compilation
September 21-25,2020  Singular and Plural of data presented with
Nouns narration
 Nouns Ending with y  Online quiz
 More Plural Nouns
 Common and Proper
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 Nouns
 Mechanics and Usage:
Capitalization
 Singular Possessive
Nouns
 Plural Possessive Nouns
 Written Report with
 Combining Sentences:
Week 5: documentation (MS
Nouns
September 28- October 2, 2020 Slides presentation)
 Mechanics and Usage:
 Online quiz
Abbreviations
 Common Errors with
Plurals and Possessives
 Students’ research
 Written Report with
 Parts of a Book documentation (MS
 Compound Words Slides presentation)
Week 6:
 Composition: Writing  MS Slides with
October 5-9, 2020
Descriptions narration using the
 Writing that Compares comparison and contrast
table
 Online quiz
 Verbs
 Action Verbs
 Written Report with
 Verb Tenses
documentation (MS
Week 7:  Subject-Verb Agreement slides presentation)
October 12-15, 2020  Spelling Present-Tense  Structural Grammar web
and Past-Tense Verbs through MS word Slides
 Mechanics and Usage:  Online quiz
COURSE GUIDE

Commas in a Series
MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS
October 16 & 17, 2020
 Main Verbs
 Helping Verbs
 Linking Verbs
 Irregular Verbs
 Mechanics and Usage:
 Written Report with
Contractions with NOT
Week 8: documentation (MS
 Common Errors in
October 19-23, 2020 Slides presentation)
Subject- Verb
 Online quiz
Agreement
 Card Catalog
 Prefixes
 Leads and Endings
 Persuasive Writing
 Adjectives
 Articles: a, an, the
 Adjectives after Linking
Verbs
Week 9:  Watch videos
 Mechanics and Usage:
October 26-30,2020  Written Report with
Proper Adjectives
documentation
 Adjectives that Compare
 Online quiz
 Spelling Adjectives That
Compare
 Comparing with MORE
and MOST  Students’ research
 Comparing with GOOD  Structural Grammar
and BAD Web through MS Word
Week 10:  Combining Sentences: Slides
November 3-6,2020 Adjectives  Written Report with
 Mechanics and Usage: documentation (MS
Letter Punctuation Slides presentation)
 Common Errors with  Online quiz
Adjectives
Week 11:  Maps  Graphical presentation
November 9-13,2020  Synonyms and  Written Report with
Antonyms documentation
 Composition:  Online quiz
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 Organization
 Explanatory Writing
 Pronouns
 Subject Pronouns  MS slides with narration
Week 12:  Object Pronouns  Written report with
November 16-19,2020  Punctuation in Dialogue documentation
 Pronoun-Verb  Online quiz
Agreement
Pre-Final Examinations
November 20 & 21,2020
 Combining Sentences:
Subject and Object
Pronouns  Watch videos
Week 13:  Possessive Pronouns  MS Slides with
November 23-27,2020  Contractions—Pronouns narration
and Verbs  Online quiz
 Common Errors with
Pronouns
 Dictionary  Students’ research
 Homophones and  Written Report with
Week 14: Homographs narration
December 1-4,2020  Composition: Writing  MS Slides with
Dialogue narration
 Writing a Story  Online quiz
 Adverbs That Tell How
 Watch videos
 Adverbs That Tell When
 Students’ research
Week 15: or Where
 Written report with
December 7-11,2020  Adverbs That Compare
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documentation
 Mechanics and Usage:
 Online quiz
Good and Well
 Negatives
 Prepositions  Written Report with
 Prepositional Phrases documentation
 Combining Sentences:  Students’ research
Week 16:
Complex Sentences  MS slides with narration
December 14-18,2020
 Mechanics and Usage:  Narrative Animation
Commas (video clip)
 Common Errors with  Online quiz
Adverbs
 Written Report with
 Encyclopedia
Week 17: Documentation
 Suffixes
December 21-23, 2020  Students’ research
 Outlining
 Online quiz
 Written report with
Documentation
Week 18:
 Expository Writing  MS Slides with
January 4-7, 2021
narration
 Online quiz
Week 19: Final Examinations
January 8 & 9,2020

Course Requirements

• Complete Attendance
• Daily, Weekly, Unit Test
• Class Participation (Reporting, Projects, and Assignment)

Grading System

Major Examination -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 %

Daily, Weekly, Unit Test -------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 %
Class Participation, Reporting, Performance (Project/Assignment)---------- 30 %
Attendance, Conduct and Behavior in Google Classroom-------------------- 10 %
100 %
Important Reminders

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  Treat online class like a “real class”.
 Attend classes regularly.
 Practice Time Management.
 Improve Basic technical skills.

Instructor’s Contact Details

Hazel Dionson
0926-226-6839
[email protected]
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