Eng4 - MELC Q1 - 6identify Different Meanings of Content Specific Words (Denotation and Connotation)

Lesson Exemplar for Grade IV English
MELC Q1
I. Objective:
Identify different meanings of content specific words (denotation and connotation).
II. Subject Matter:

Topic: DENOTATION and CONNOTATION
Materials: English IV Learner’s Manual, Audio-Visual, pictures, metacards
Learning Competency Code:EN4V-IIIg -38
Reference: English IV TG p.285- 287, English IV LM p. 302-303
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Value: Close Family Ties
III. Learning Activities:
A. Setting the Stage:
1. Drill: (Flashcard Drill)
minute treachery
mountainous betray
beautify renew
reation rebirth
2. Review:
Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Give me the meaning of the italicized words.
1. Lea Salonga is a gifted lady. She is a talented singer.
2. A person’s manner reveals his personality so you must develop good habits.
3. Mr. Enriquez is a hardworking man. He was given the “Most Industrious Employee
award” last month.
4. The boy saw an unusual animal. It was his first time to see such a strange creature.
5. Boracay Beach is renowned all over the world. It is a famous tourist spot.
3.Motivation:
(show a picture)
What is on the picture? What other words can you give aside from house? Do you have homes too?
What images or pictures come to your mind when you hear the word “home”? Do you have other
words or meanings for the word “home” too? What do you do to keep your homes clean? Are you
also helping to keep it a happy home?
B. Explaining the Students What to Do
Today we are going to learn how to identify different meanings of content specific words,
denotation and connotation.
Denotation –is the specific, exact and concrete meaning of a word. This is the meaning you
will find in the dictionary
Connotation- is an idea or quality that a word makes in addition to its meaning . It can be
positive or negative
We will identify the difference between the denotative and connotative meanings of the
words.
We will also use these meanings in the sentences.
C. Modelling:
Let the pupils read the paragraph “Our Home”.
The whole class reads the story with the teacher’s guidance.
OUR HOME
Our beautiful home is made of light materials and is located in the mountainous part of Moises
Padilla. Though it is far from the town but it is a safe and amazing place to live. Everyone there feels at
home when they are all inside it.
Father, Mother, Mark and I warm our home with love and happiness everyday. We help each other
just to keep it the way we want it to be.
Mother beautify and light it with plants and flowers too. Where your heart becomes soft and light
when you see them through.
We love our home. As long as we love each other we will never be blue. Enjoying God’s creation under
the bright blue sky.
Have children answer the questions that follow.

What is the paragraph all about?
Where is it located?
Can you describe the kind of home they have?
Are they a happy family? Why?
Are there same words in the paragraph that were used differently?
Do they have different meanings?
What are those meanings?
WORDS MEANING A MEANING B

home structure comfort, security,safety,love
light Something that makes softness
things visible
blue color feeling of sadness,down
Discuss all their answers:

What is the 1st meaning of home,light,blue?
What do we call these meanings?
What is the 2nd meaning of home, light,blue?
What do we call these meanings?
Present the chart of words and their denotative and connotative meanings.
WORDS DENOTATIVE MEANING CONNOTATIVE MEANING

rain Moisture condense from the Renew or rebirth
atmosphere that falls visibly in drops
Dawn First light of day Chance for happiness and
hope
Snake A long limbless reptile Evil,treachery, betray
Dark With little or no light Bad, evil
flood Large amount of water overflowing Arising, overflowing
D. Guided Practice:
A. Write D if the underlined word has a Denotative meaning and C if it has a

connotative meaning.
___________1. Her three daughters are her life’s roses.
___________2. Mrs.De La Peñ a grows lovely roses in her garden.
___________3. Miners carry a lamp before entering a dark cave.
___________4.My mother takes good careof her plants. She waters them everyday.
___________5. Ana waters her plants with love and care.She checks on them everyday.
B. Read the sentences in every box carefully. Draw whatever you imagined based
on the meaning of the underlined word. Then label your drawing with
DENOTATIVE if it has a denotative meaning and CONNOTATIVE if it has a
connotative meaning.
A. B.
Sam’s chicken won First “What’s the matter, are you

Place in the contest.It was chicken?” Sam’s friends
the heaviest chicken in the asked him when he didn’t
Fair. join the pole-climbing
contest. They didn’t know he
is afraid of heights.
C. Based on the given pictures of animals. Make a sentences using their

denotative and connotative meaning.
1. Denotative:______________________________________________________.
Connotative:_____________________________________________________.
2. Denotative______________________________________________________.
Connotative:____________________________________________________.
3. Denotative:_____________________________________________________.
Connotative:___________________________________________________.
D. Independent Practice:
Choose the word that would best fits the sentence.
home, house 1. A____________ is where a family lives happily and

harmoniously.
hungry, starving 2. Rene spent the whole day playing basketballwith his
friends. When he arrived home he was _____________ to
death.
old, antique 3.Her _____________ collection of bottles must be worth a

fortune.
small, minute 4. It has been found out that particles that are so
______________, we can’t see by our bare eyes,can acause
allergies.
thrifty, miser 5. Rex spends wisely and saves his allowance. However, if
there is someone in need, Rex helps that person. He is
a _______________ person.
D. Closure/Generalization:
What are Denotations and Connotations?
How do we identify the Denotative and Connotative meaning of unfamiliar words in the
sentence?
IV. Evaluation:
Direction:
Read the sentences carefully .Write the word DENNOTATIVE if the underlined word has a denotative
meaning and write the word CONNOTATIVE if it has a connotative meaning.
1. Len screamed when she saw the large snake staring at her.
2. Heavy rain causes the flooded road last night.
3. This shirt is so cheap, it pilled in just a matter of days.
4. What does she know? She is so innocent.
5. The boxing match ended in a knockout.
Prepared by:
MAYBELLE L. DE LA PEÑA
Teacher III
DISTRICTOF MOISES PADILLA
MOISES PADILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Lesson Exemplar for Grade IV English

Identify different meanings of content specific words (denotation and connotation).

II. Subject Matter:

B. Explaining the Students What to Do

Have children answer the questions that follow.

WORDS MEANING A MEANING B

Discuss all their answers:

WORDS DENOTATIVE MEANING CONNOTATIVE MEANING

A. Write D if the underlined word has a Denotative meaning and C if it has a

Sam’s chicken won First “What’s the matter, are you

C. Based on the given pictures of animals. Make a sentences using their

home, house 1. A____________ is where a family lives happily and

old, antique 3.Her _____________ collection of bottles must be worth a

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