English Q4

• Library Research


  • Get information from various online sites
  • Explain and use the criteria for evaluating sources of information for research
  • Write a list of researchable topics
• 5 Steps of Library Research

  1. Analyze the research subject

  2. Identify the research tools and collections to use

  3. Locate and obtain resources

  4. Read and evaluate

  5. Keep records
• Analyze the research subject


  Clarify the research subject by establishing the scope of the research and identifying keywords
• Identify the research tools and collections to use

  • Identify which references are relevant to your subject and when it would be appropriate to use them
  • May need to visit a number of different collections located in institutions such as libraries, museum, and records offices
• Library Catalogues


  • Individual libraries have catalogues which enable you to search the library's collection for books and periodicals and often other items, such as DVDs or CDs
  • A card catalog is a set of index cards arranged in drawers
  • Library materials are classified by means of letters and numbers in three ways: author, by title, and by subject
• Using a Catalogue Drawer


  1. Find the drawer marked with the first letter of the title of the book you would like to find

  2. Open the drawer and search for the title of the book

  3. Ignore the first word in the title, if it is "The", "A", or "An"

  4. Find the call number on the left corner

  5. Locate your item in the library section
• Call number


  An arrangement of letters and numbers assigned to an item located in a library's collection in order to provide a library user with an easy way to locate the item on the shelf
• OPAC (online public access catalogue)


  A library's online catalogue based on the previously used card catalogues and include all information that was available on the cards
• How to use OPAC's

  1. Open the library website

  2. Type the topic of your research on the Quick Search box

  3. Proceed searching by entering keywords and clicking the appropriate options
• Evaluating Information Source


  • Authority: Can you trust the author? What are his/her credentials to write the particular work?
  • Objectivity: Is the author's purpose and intended audience clearly stated? Does the work provide factual information, opinion, or propaganda? Does the author have a biased point of view or stereotype people?
  • Accuracy: Are the author's facts correct? Are the opinions supported with data? Is there evidence of good research and documentation?
  • Completeness: How completely and deeply does the work cover the topic? Does the work answer the question completely?
  • Currency: Is the date of publication given? Is the information current enough for your topic or task?
  • Relevancy: Does the source contain the information you need? Does it provide information that is relevant to your topic?
  • Relevancy: Does the format of the source present the information in an attractive and clear way? Are there special visual features to aid understanding and pleasure?
• Inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remain resilient amid the repatriation of around 700,000 workers since the pandemic hit in 2020
• The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported the 5.1 % year-on-year jump in cash remittances last August to USD 2.609 billion and the 5.7% increase in the first eight months this year to USD 20.38 billion
• OFW remittances remain a bright spot for the Philippine economy, still among the highest since the pandemic started when strict quarantine measures were implemented
• The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Center is a one-stop hub for migrant workers
• A 10-storey building houses the satellite offices of government agencies for the documentation and travel needs of and legal assistance for the OFWs was initiated by the Global Filipino Movement Foundation Inc.
• President Duterte: 'This is the productive collaboration of the government and its partners that is the key to achieving concrete results for our unsung heroes, in recognition of their service and recognition. This administration has remained steadfast in providing the best service it could to OFWs.'
• Edgar Albert Guest


  A prolific and popular English-born American poet in the first half of the 20th century and also known as the People's Poet
• Edgar Guest began his career at the Detroit Free Press in 1895, where he first worked as a copy boy
• Edgar Guest's columns evolved into an immensely popular daily feature entitled "Breakfast Table Chat", which, at the height of its popularity, was syndicated in about 300 other newspapers
• In 1916 Guest published A Heap O' Livin', a collection of verse that eventually sold more than 1,000,000 copies
• Gloria T. Talavera


  A Filipino OFW family woman who worked as a caregiver in United States. In her younger years, she worked as executive secretary in joaquin Cunanan Company Makati City for many years. A passionate school organ editor, she wrote several short stories and essays and enjoyed reading and writing, among her hobbies.
• Social Issues


  Topic of the speech
• PERFORMANCE TASK


  Delivering a self-composed speech regarding social issues
• Delivering a speech on Social Issues

  1. TOPIC

  2. INTRODUCTION

  3. PURPOSE

  4. SUPPORTING DETAILS

  5. CONCLUSION
• Visual aids


  • Introduce each visual aid
  • Point out the purpose for the use of such
  • Emphasize its significance to the message of your speech
• Before showing your visual aid, explain to the audience what they will see
• Bring a pointer for you to point to the parts you want your audience to focus on
• Emphasize to the audience the significance of your visual aid to your speech message
• Multimedia resources


  Video and audio clips, photographs, DVD segments, and slideshows
• Slideshow preparation


  • Choose Serif and Sans Serif Fonts
  • Follow the 6x7 rule (6 lines, 7 words per line)
  • Use bigger fonts
  • Avoid crowding slides with unnecessary graphics and distracting information
  • Use simple font colors that can aid the audience to read clearly
• Essential Question


  How does Mother Earth remind us that life is all about relationships?
• Mother Earth has been sending messages to humankind
• The United Nations is very much concerned about Mother Earth
• Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action
• Nature is suffering
• Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the planet
• This is the first Mother Earth Day celebrated within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
• Ecosystems support all life on Earth
• The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet and its people
• Restoring our damaged ecosystems will help to end poverty, combat climate change and prevent mass extinction