A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

GRADE XI- HUMSS B

I. Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students can:

A. Define and explain critical reading. B. Unlock difficult words found in the text C. Enumerate the five essential keys on how to think critically D. Organize the factors that affect critical reading and critical thinking through

semantic webbing. E. Can explain the importance of critical reading and critical thinking F. Identify claim of fact, policy, and value explicitly or implicitly made in in a written

text

II. Subject Matter CRITICAL READING

Reference/s: Reading and Writing Skills 2016, Marella Therese A. Tiongson and Maxine Rafaella C. Rodriguez Materials: Visual Aids, hand out, activity sheets

III. Procedure

A. Preparation

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

“Good Morning Class” “So how’s your day? Is it good so far?” “That’s good to know. So, are you ready to discuss our new topic today?

Good morning ma’am. Yes, ma’am. Yes! We are ma’am.

B. Motivation

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You have just won

PHP 100,000 from a contest!!!!

All you need to do to claim your prize is to provide

your personal information, along with some credit cards.

1. Will you believe this text message? 2. What are you going to do about it? 3. Do you think that you have chosen

the right decision? Yes. You are right. You may have been recipient of a text scam message; and before believing the news and giving your personal information, you might have asked questions like “Did I even enter such contest?”

(students will share their answers and reasons)

1. No, ma’am/sir. 2. I would ignore the text message or

report it to the proper authorities 3. Yes, because I know that it is a

scam.

“Why is this person asking for such confidential information through text message?” “Did I even join any contests lately? Asking such questions is a proof that you are thinking critically. What do we call the process validating information through reading while thinking critically? Very good Now, what do you think is our lesson for today?

Critical reading, ma’am.

C. Presentation

Before we continue with, let us first define a few words.

1. Critical

Sentence: Mr. Creed was critical when it came to checking errors in the billing statement.

2. Assume Sentence: In the absence of the Captain, the Sergeant assumed that he is in command of the squad.

3. Evaluate Sentence: The teacher evaluates her students through quizzes.

4. Passive Sentence:

5. Argument Sentence: the attorney argued to the judge and the opposing lawyer referring to ordinances and constitutional laws to prove his client’s innocence. You were taught to skim and scan a text to look for the main idea and important topics; now you will be dealing with critical reading which goes further than just being satisfied with what a text says, it also involves reflecting on what the text describes, and analyzing what the text actually means; which is CRITICAL READING. The teacher distributes the handouts. About the topic, “Critical Reading”.

Critical means careful judgement about the good and the bad parts of something. Assume means to think that something is true, to take or to begin to have. Evaluate means to determine the quality,

importance or condition by careful

study.

Passive means to not be active or non-

operating.

Argument means a series of statements

in favor or against something.

D. Discussion

The teacher places three questions on the board to initiate the discussion using “Semantic Webbing”.

1. What is critical thinking? 2. How do you think critically 3. Why should you read critically?

Class, get one whole sheet of paper and let us try to answer these three questions by making a semantic web. You will have 5 minutes and then I will be asking for volunteers to answer on the board. (See Semantic web) Very good. You all did well. Let us have an activity.

E. Application

The teacher distributes a handout for the students to read that is entitled, “The Policies and Achievements of the Government and Regeneration of the Filipino” by Manuel L. Quezon for 10 minutes. And then answer the “Vocabulary

Check” as written on a manila paper as visuals.

F. Generalization

Critical reading involves critical thinking; it allows reader to read deeper and a critical reader must be open-minded, disciplined. To keep it short, an active reader is a critical thinker and a critical thinker is a critical reader. (using the semantic web as reference)

G. Evaluation

Answer the following questions 1. What do you think was the

intended message of the excerpt? Support your answer. (5 pts)

2. What are the themes of the excerpt? Support your answer. (5 pts)

3. How would you compare the Filipino today to the ones being compared to by Manuel L. Quezon in the excerpt?

4. Do you agree with Manuel L. Quezon’s statement in hi

excerpt, The Filipino of today is soft and easy-going.”? Explain your answer. (5pts)

Students will pass their papers.

IV. Assignment/ Agreement

Find out whether your answers are correct by doing your own research.

Yes, ma’am.

Critical reading

Whenever you read something and you evaluate claims,

seek definitions, judge information, demand proof, and question assumptions, you are thinking critically. This type of reading goes beyond passively understanding a text because

you process the author’s words and make judgements after carefully considering the reader’s message.

But why should you read critically? Reading critically means you are thinking critically. This shows that you do not simply

accept the message on the page. You bring to your reading your own experience and perspective, and use these to separate

yourself from the text and judge for yourself what you consider important, logical or right.

This interaction between the text and the reader is necessary

because reading results from a negotiation of meaning between text and the reader. By reading critically, you find out the

author’s views on something, ask questions, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s argument, and decide to

agree or disagree with it. Critical reading thus allows you to enter into a dialogue with the author- and this deepens your

understanding of the issue or topic discussed. Therefore, in order to arrive at a sufficient interpretation of the text, you need to

become a critical and active reader.

Semantic Webbing

It is thinking critically.

Seek

Definitions

s

Evaluate

Claims Judge

info.

Demand

proof

Question

assumption

This shows that you do not simply

accept the message on the page. You

bring to your reading your own

experience and perspective, and use

these to separate yourself from the

text and judge for yourself what you

consider Important, logical, or right.