• Identify nouns in sentences
• Understand the functions that nouns provide in sentences

• Give information and express needs, opinions, feelings and attitudes explicitly and implicitly in informative talk
  • Give information obtained from mass media: newspapers, radio, television, Internet
  • Use audio-visual aids to highlight important points in an informative talk

Reading:

• Gather data using library resources consisting of general references, atlas, periodical index, and periodicals to locate information 
  • Extract and organize information from different text type
• Utilize varied reading strategies (covert dialogue with the writer and the sectional approach) to process information in a text
  • Abstract information from the text by noting both explicit and implicit signals used by the writer to serve as directions on how the text is to be interpreted

Writing:

• Communicate thoughts, feelings, one’s needs in letters, journal entries, book reviews, interview write-ups, etc. using appropriate styles (formal and informal) 
  • Write reflections on learning experiences in diary and journal entries

Literature:

• Discover literature as a means of having a better understanding of man and the forces he has to contend with
  • Discover through literature the symbiotic relationship between man and his environment and the need of the former to protect the latter

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

• Note, organize and analyze details as they gather information about the place, the people and the fiesta celebrations in the Philippines; 
• Discuss among them on how fiesta celebrations depict the culture of the settlers;
• Appreciate one’s identity, being part of the Filipino culture;
• Express their opinions about town fiestas;
• Make judgment whether or not celebrating fiesta is a need;
• Promote Filipino culture among their fellow students;
• Appreciate being a team player in coming up with a group output;
• Identify nouns in sentences;
• Explain the function of each noun in a sentence;
• Use technology tools in presenting information and ideas during informative talks;
• Cite the references used in coming up developing the content of their brochures and multimedia presentations; and
• Appreciate the power of information technology as it aids them to a better learning.

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