Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School

Catbalogan City

Lesson Plan in Teaching Reading using GPU

Grade 7 English

I. OBJECTIVES

A. Use predictive and anticipatory devices/tasks to activate prior knowledge

about the topic of reading/viewing selection.
B. Recognize main/key ideas.
C. Express a different opinion without being difficult.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic : Why Manila Bay is a Tourist Attraction

B. Strategy : Gradual Psychological Unfolding Approach: A strategy in
teaching reading.

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. Materials : PPT, Learning Module, Pictures, Videos

B. Reference : Grade 7 English Learning Package
C. Value Statement :

IV. PROCEDURE

Review
Recall the concept on the poem “Moonlight on Manila Bay”

Motivation (FOUR PICS ONE WORD)

a. Post the photos about Manila and the Bay
b. Let students guess the word by looking at the photos
c. Ask students to guess the word

A. ACTIVITIES

1. WORD PAIR

a. Give the set of words to the class (uncommon words in the text)
b. Let students identify the word and look for its pair
c. Solicit possible words the students could associate with aside from the
choices.

2. 1ST DIMENSION: KNOWLEDGE – YOUR TEXT

a. Let the students answer the question: “What makes a place an attraction?”
b. Provide a copy of the text
c. Let them create their own question that would stimulate learning and
understanding about the text.
 d. Listen as the teacher reads the historical background of Manila Bay

3. 2ND DIMENSION: COMPREHENSION - DIG DEEPER

a. How did Manila get its name? What does it mean?

b. What was the role of Manila Bay in the Galleon Trade?
c. What is the history behind Manila Bay?

4. 3RD DIMENSION: ABSTRACTION - Promote Manila Bay

Study the lines below. Identify what makes them interesting.

Visit the land of a thousand smiles!

Witness a moonlight memory for a lifetime.
This is NOT your usual walk in the bay.
Manila Bay is not the typical moonlight experience.

5. 4TH DIMENSION: APPLICATION – BEAUTY + HISTORY

Create a venn diagram that will present your ideas about the three topics. Consider
carefully the overlap that between or among the circles in your diagram. Write your
insights about beauty, history, and Manila Bay in the circles that represent them. (The
model below is just an example.) Participate in a discussion led by your teacher.

6. 5TH DIMENSION: ANALYSIS - HURRAH FOR MANILA BAY!

You have been learning much about Manila Bay. Form a group and use the
descriptions you have in composing a ‘hurrah chant‘ that will promote Manila Bay.
Play with repetitions, rhymes, and spell-outs (e.g. Give me an M-A-N-I-L-A, go
Manila!). Your chant must have at least 2 stanzas with 4-7 lines each depicting the
role of Manila Bay to the society and people. Practice reciting this chant with the
appropriate energy and gestures. You can identify lines that could be chanted as a
group or by selected individuals in the group. Be ready to present your work to the
class.

V. ASSESSMENT : EVALUATION

Put a check mark ( ) for an information that is presented by the text, and put a
cross mark ( ) for an information that is not discussed.

1. The different kinds of settlers in Manila

2. The origin of the name, Manila
3. The cause of the Battle of Manila Bay
4. The different kinds of merchants
5. Different products offered by the Galleon Trade
6. The reasons for establishing Intramuros
7. The reasons for choosing Manila as the seat of power
8. A description of Fort Santiago
9. The year when the Battle of Manila Bay took place
10. The armies involved in the Battle of Manila Bay

VI. ASSIGNMENT: Blog for Manila

Bring out your research for the home work you did for Discovery Task #1. Choose one
from your list of places that possess both history and beauty. Write a 3-paragraph blog
entry that features the following about the place that you have chosen:

- Vivid description of the place

- Clear instructions/descriptions of its location
- short historical background
- activities to do in the place
- Attractions in the place

Rubrics:

30 - Used informative and interesting content that addressed requirements

(use of embedded sentences)
30 - Displayed stylistic and persuasive writing (use of figure of hyperbole
and litotes)
20 - Coherence and grammar
20 - Creativity in use of photos, layout, etc.
100