Grade Level and Date and
Section Time
Quarter School
Subject Teacher
I. CONTENTS, STANDARDS AND LEARNING COMPETENCIES
A. CONTENT STANDARDS The learners demonstrate their expanding vocabulary
knowledge and grammatical awareness, comprehension of
literary and informational texts, and composing and creating
processes; and their receptive and productive skills in order
to produce age-appropriate and gender-responsive texts
based on their purpose, context, and target audience.
B. PERFORMANCE The learners demonstrate their expanding vocabulary
STANDARDS knowledge and grammatical awareness, comprehension of
literary and informational texts, and composing and creating
processes; and their receptive and productive skills in order
to produce age-appropriate and gender-responsive texts
based on their purpose, context, and target audience.
C. LEARNING EN4LR-II-2 Comprehend informational texts.
COMPETENCIES
D. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Knowledge: Identify the author’s purpose as either to
entertain, inform, or explain/describe from a given text.
Skills: Determine the author’s purpose using clues from the
text’s content and structure.
Attitudes: Show interest in analyzing different texts to
discover the author’s purpose.
E. CONTENT IDENTIFYING AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
A) ENTERTAIN
B) INFORM, EXPLAIN, DESCRIBE
F. INTEGRATION
II. LEARNING RESOURCES Short story, informational text, and descriptive passage
(printed or displayed)
References Matatag Curriculum
Philippine reading materials suitable for Grade 4 level
III. TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCEDURE
A. ACTIVATING PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE (MIND AND Review:
MOOD)
Instructions: I will read some passages and tell me what
text type it is.
Passage:
"The human skeleton is composed of bones such as the skull,
vertebrae, ribs, and limbs. These bones provide structure
and protect vital organs."
Your Answer: _____
Passage:
"In 2005, she graduated from college. By 2010, she had
established her own company. In 2015, her business
expanded internationally."
Passage:
"To make a cup of tea, first boil water. Then, place a tea bag
in a cup. Pour the hot water over the tea bag and let it steep
for a few minutes. Finally, remove the tea bag and enjoy
your tea."
Your Answer: _____
Activating Prior Knowledge
Begin by showing three images related to the purposes: a
funny cartoon (entertain), a fact-based article (inform), and a
descriptive paragraph (explain/describe).
Ask: “What do you think the purpose of these images is? Are
they for fun, for information, or for explanation?”
Allow students to share their initial thoughts to engage them
with the lesson.
B. ESTABLISHING LESSON Explain to the students that today, they will learn how to
PURPOSE (AIMS) identify an author’s purpose by analyzing different types of
texts.
Introduce the three main purposes: entertain, inform, and
explain/describe.
C. DEVELOPING AND
DEEPENING
UNDERSTANDING (TASK Introduction to Text Purposes
AND THOUGHTS)
Begin by explaining that different texts are written for
different purposes: to entertain, to inform, to describe, or to
explain. Briefly remind students of what each purpose means
with simple definitions:
Entertain: A text meant to amuse or engage the reader (e.g.,
stories or poems).
Inform: A text providing facts or information about a topic
(e.g., news articles or reports).
Describe: A text that explains or provides detailed
descriptions (e.g., vivid descriptions of scenes or objects).
Provide examples for each purpose and ask students if they
can think of any other examples. Explain means giving
details to help someone understand a concept or process
(e.g., explaining how plants grow).
Guided Practice
Presenting the Short Texts
Display three short texts, each representing a different
purpose. For example:
Short Story: "Once upon a time, a clever fox tried to outwit
the animals in the forest."
Factual Paragraph: "The sun is a star at the center of our
solar system, providing light and heat to the planets."
Descriptive Passage: "The garden was filled with colorful
flowers swaying gently in the breeze, with butterflies flitting
from one bloom to the next."
Use a projector, write them on the board, or give each
student a handout with the three passages.
Reading and Discussing the First Text
Read the Short Story aloud together with the class, using an
expressive tone to convey the story's entertaining nature.
After reading, ask students to share their thoughts about the
text. Use guiding questions such as:
"What is happening in this text?"
"How did the fox behave, and how does that make you feel?"
Discuss the clues that help identify this as an entertaining
text, such as the playful tone and characters.
Identifying Text Purposes
Ask students: "Is this text entertaining, informative, or
descriptive? What makes you say that?"
Encourage a few students to share their answers and
highlight the clues that led them to that conclusion (e.g., the
presence of a character, the playful language).
Independent Practice
Provide students with a worksheet containing three short
texts (one for each purpose).
Students will read each text, identify the author’s purpose,
and highlight the clues that helped them decide .
D. MAKING Review the three types of author’s purposes: entertain,
GENERALIZATION inform, explain/describe.
Ask students: “What clues helped you find the author’s
purpose in each text? Why is it important to know the
author’s purpose?”
E. EVALUATING LEARNING
Instruction: Choose the correct answer.
1. What is the author's purpose in writing the
following sentence?
"The dragon swooped down from the sky, breathing fire and
making the villagers run for safety."
a. To inform
b. To entertain
c. To explain
d. To describe
2. Which sentence shows that the author's purpose is
to inform?
a. "The cat chased the mouse all around the kitchen,
knocking over pots and pans."
b. "Mount Mayon, an active volcano in the Philippines, last
erupted in 2018."
c. "The flowers bloomed in every color imaginable, painting
the field with vibrant hues."
d. "The knight bravely faced the monster in the cave."
3. If an author writes to explain how something works,
what is their purpose?
a. To entertain
b. To inform
c. To describe
d. To explain
4. What is the purpose of the following sentence?
"Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water or ice that
form when air rises and cools."
a. To entertain
b. To inform
c. To explain
d. To describe
5. Which of the following would an author write to
entertain the reader?
a. A guide to setting up a new computer
b. A funny story about a talking dog
c. A news article about a local event
d. A recipe for making pancakes
F. TEACHER’S REMARKS
G. REFLECTION
