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Quarter 4 Module 1 Grammatical Signals

This document provides a lesson plan for English 8 students on signal words for different patterns of idea development, including: - General to specific - Beginning with a general idea and providing specific details to support it. - Cause and effect - Explaining a reason (cause) and result (effect). - Problem and solution - Stating a problem and recommending a solution. - Claim and counterclaim - Presenting an argument and a counterargument that disagrees. The lesson teaches students the different signal words used for each pattern, and has them practice writing paragraphs using the appropriate signals words. It also includes examples of paragraphs for each idea development pattern.

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Quarter 4 Module 1 Grammatical Signals

This document provides a lesson plan for English 8 students on signal words for different patterns of idea development, including: - General to specific - Beginning with a general idea and providing specific details to support it. - Cause and effect - Explaining a reason (cause) and result (effect). - Problem and solution - Stating a problem and recommending a solution. - Claim and counterclaim - Presenting an argument and a counterargument that disagrees. The lesson teaches students the different signal words used for each pattern, and has them practice writing paragraphs using the appropriate signals words. It also includes examples of paragraphs for each idea development pattern.

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Department of Education

Balara High School

English 8
Quarter 4 Lesson 1 :
Signal Words for Each Pattern of Idea Development

ENGLISH 8

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
PRAYER

Father in Heaven, glory be Your Holy Name. We are grateful for


Your loving kindness. Thank You for all Your blessings and for all
the things You are doing for us.
Pardon us from our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
As we study today, we ask for Your guidance. Help us understand
our lessons and finish our activities.
Bless our parents, teachers, classmates and our loved ones.
Protect us from the deadly virus and from any danger. We entrust
everything into Your Mighty hands. We pray this in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Attendance check
Quarter 4
Module 1: SIGNAL WORDS

Objectives:
A. Use appropriate signals or expressions suitable to
each pattern of idea development:
 General to Specific
 Cause and Effect
 Problem and Solution
 Claim and Counterclaim
B. Write a short essay using appropriate signal words
C. Appreciate the ideas of their classmates
Introduction
One of the most important things to remember in
reading and writing is to understand the different
grammatical expressions. These expressions or signals
are important to be able to connect and achieve a
good flow of thoughts. They basically serve as
structural keywords to help the readers know exactly
the points or ideas present in what they are reading.
Also, it serves as a bridge for the writers to create
deeper connections between the text and the reader.
What is the use of grammatical
signals and expressions?

 The use of signal words or expressions can


reveal a particular pattern of development.

 They show relationship between or among


ideas.
IDEA
DEVELOPMENT
is the manner, pattern
or method by which a
writer or speaker
explains his main idea
about a topic.
SIGNAL WORDS
are words used by writers
and speakers that give hints
or clues of what will follow
or happen next in a
sentence/ paragraph.
General to Specific
o It is a pattern of
development that begins
with a general idea and is
followed by specific details
to support and explain it.
Thesis
Statement
o is a short statement which
provides an insight into
what the essay is going to
be about. It includes the
Topic Sentence.
Topic Sentence
o Contains the main idea that
expresses the topic of the
essay. It is usually found at
the beginning of the
paragraph.
SIGNAL WORDS

for In fact Moreover


example Namely Furthermor
such as In e
for instance particular In addition
Further Also
Besides
Similarly
Positive Impacts of Social Media
Topic Sentence
Social media has positive impact on us. It is a good tool for
communication to get in touch with business partners,
workers, family and friends easily.
Moreover, social media enables businessmen to
sell their services to a wide range of netizens.
Furthermore, social media promotes better Supporting
connectivity. It’s faster and accessible. details

Supporting
Thesis Lastly, they aid
teaching and details
Statement learning during
Supporting
this time of details
pandemic.
Owls are Interesting Birds
Topic Sentence

I have learned many interesting facts about owls.

First, most owls are nocturnal which means they


hunt at night.
Next, owls cannot move their eyes in the Supporting
socket so they must turn their entire head. statements

Supporting
Thesis Finally, the
smallest owl is statements
Statement the Elf Owl
Supporting
which is 6 statements
inches long.
Claim & Counterclaim
o Claim-is a statement that presents
an arguable position. It pertains to
your belief or opinion.
o Counterclaim- is a strong argument
that disagrees with the claim.
State reasons or evidences to support your
counterclaim.
Signal Words
o Claim Counterclaim
o Believe Agree
o Affirm Disagree
o According to Confirm
o Evidently Likely
o Apparently Perhaps or Probably
o Estimate Suggest
To go to college or not?
o Some people say that one need not go to
college to be successful.
o Perhaps this is true to some. However, many
Claim people will agree that college education
results in better employment.
Counter o According to National Center for Education
Claim Statistics, 73% of graduated students have
Evidence/ full time job in 2020.
Reason
o Therefore, it can be said that college
Restatement of education is important to attain success in
Counter claim
life.
Problem and Solution
o It is the pattern of explaining
done by stating a problem and
recommending a solution that
is intended to resolve this
problem.
Signal Words
o Problem Solution
o Because so that
o Since in order to
o Due to That is why
o When To resolve (this problem)
o Consequently
Preventing the Spread of Covid-19
o Covid-19 has killed millions of people
worldwide.
o In order to stop the spread of coronavirus,
Problem everyone should wear a face mask.
o Some people in crowded places get infected.
Solution That is why, people need to maintain social
distancing.
Solution o To finally resolve the spread of the virus,
people must get vaccinated as soon as
Solution possible.
Cause and Effect
o Cause – is the reason of
something and Effect – is the
result of it.

o Sometimes, an essay may have one cause and


many effects or many causes but one effect.
Signal Words
o Cause Effect
o Since As a result
o Due to Therefore
o Because Leads to
o For Thus
So
Video Game Addiction
Video game addiction involves playing games
uncontrollably for many hours. This is a serious
problem happening to kids around the world.
Due to game addiction, children lose
Cause
communication skills. They don’t talk with other
Effect kids at their age.
This also leads to poor health in teenagers. They
Effect don’t have time to exercise and to eat at the right
time.
Lastly, parents pay more to the expenses of their
Effect
children in online gaming.
Identify the IDEA DEVELOPMENT
of the following essays:
Cause & Effect
Have you ever had an ice-cream headache?
That is when a painful sensation resonates in
your head after eating something cold (usually ice
cream) on a hot day.
This pain is caused by the dilation of a nerve
center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve is
overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain.
Ice- cream headaches have turned many smiles
to frowns.
General to Specific

Travelling abroad is important for two reasons. First,


you can learn new things. For example, you can learn a
new language. People sometimes travel just to learn
English in Europe or USA.
Second, travelling is interesting. People do many
things such as sightseeing or shopping. You can buy new
things or see new places.
For these two reasons, travelling abroad is good.
Claim & Counterclaim

Some people love eating meat.


However, human beings are omnivores, and
therefore our diets require very little to no meat to be
viable.
Based on the FDA research, too much eating of meat
can lead to faster aging and death.
As human beings, we have to control over our eating
habits and eat more vegetables and fruits.
Problem & Solution

The places in the Philippines experience flood


during rainy season.
To resolve this, the government has started to
build canals where flood may flow.
Another way is to plant more trees.
Lastly, people have to stop mining so that the
ground will not fall apart.
Group Performance Tasks
Use the given information to develop meaningful
paragraph.
Group Performance Tasks
Use the given information to develop meaningful
paragraph.
Group Performance Tasks
Use the given information to develop meaningful
paragraph.
Group Performance Tasks
Use the given information to develop meaningful
4. Claim-counterclaim paragraph.
Group Performance Tasks
Use the given information to develop meaningful
5. General-specific paragraph.
Congratulations!

Answer your Quiz and


finish your group task.

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