Level : SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Subject Group : CORE SUBJECT
Subject : READING AND WRITING SKILLS
No. of Days
Quarter Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)
Taught
Quarter 3
Compare and contrast patterns of written texts across disciplines 8
Evaluate a written text based on its properties (organization, coherence and
8
cohesion, language use and mechanics)
Identify claims explicitly or implicitly made in a written text
a. Claim of fact
16
b. Claim of policy
c. Claim of value
Quarter 4
Identify the context in which a text was developed
a. Hypertext 6
b. Intertext
Explain critical reading as reasoning
Formulate evaluative statements about a text read:
a. assertions about the content and properties of a text read; and
b. counterclaims in response to claims made in a text read 6
Determine textual evidence to validate assertions and counterclaims made
about a text read
Identify the unique features of and requirements in composing texts that
are useful across disciplines:
a. Book Review or Article Critique
b. Literature Review 10
c. Research Report
d. Project Proposal
e. Position Paper
Identify the unique features of and requirements in composing professional
correspondence:
a. Resume
10
b. Application for College Admission
c. Application for Employment
d. Various forms of Office Correspondence