APPENDIX A

APPENDIX A
DLP Quarter 1, Week 1, Day 2
Different Reading Styles

The four main types of reading techniques are the following:

Skimming
Scanning
Intensive
Extensive
Skimming

Skimming is sometimes referred to as gist reading. Skimming may help in order to know what the text is about at
its most basic level. You might typically do this with a magazine or newspaper and would help you mentally and
quickly shortlist those articles which you might consider for a deeper read. You might typically skim to search for a
name in a telephone directory.

You can reach a speed count of even 700 words per minute if you train yourself well in this particular method.
Comprehension is of course very low and understanding of overall content very superficial.

Scanning

Picture yourself visiting a historical city, guide book in hand. You would most probably just scan the guide book to
see which site you might want to visit. Scanning involves getting your eyes to quickly scuttle across sentence and
is used to get just a simple piece of information. Interestingly, research has concluded that reading off a computer
screen actually inhibits the pathways to effective scanning and thus, reading of paper is far more conducive to
speedy comprehension of texts.

Something students sometimes do not give enough importance to is illustrations. These should be included in
your scanning. Special attention to the introduction and the conclusion should also be paid.

Intensive Reading

You need to have your aims clear in mind when undertaking intensive reading. Remember this is going to be far
more time consuming than scanning or skimming. If you need to list the chronology of events in a long passage,
you will need to read it intensively. This type of reading has indeed beneficial to language learners as it helps
them understand vocabulary by deducing the meaning of words in context. It moreover, helps with retention of
information for long periods of time and knowledge resulting from intensive reading persists in your long term
memory.
 name in a telephone directory.

You can reach a speed count of even 700 words per minute if you train yourself well in this particular method.
Comprehension is of course very low and understanding of overall content very superficial.

Scanning

Picture yourself visiting a historical city, guide book in hand. You would most probably just scan the guide book to
see which site you might want to visit. Scanning involves getting your eyes to quickly scuttle across sentence and
is used to get just a simple piece of information. Interestingly, research has concluded that reading off a computer
screen actually inhibits the pathways to effective scanning and thus, reading of paper is far more conducive to
speedy comprehension of texts.

Something students sometimes do not give enough importance to is illustrations. These should be included in
your scanning. Special attention to the introduction and the conclusion should also be paid.

Intensive Reading

You need to have your aims clear in mind when undertaking intensive reading. Remember this is going to be far
more time consuming than scanning or skimming. If you need to list the chronology of events in a long passage,
you will need to read it intensively. This type of reading has indeed beneficial to language learners as it helps
them understand vocabulary by deducing the meaning of words in context. It moreover, helps with retention of
information for long periods of time and knowledge resulting from intensive reading persists in your long term
memory.

This is one reason why reading huge amounts of information just before an exam does not work very well. When
students do this, they undertake neither type of reading process effectively, especially neglecting intensive
reading. They may remember the answers in an exam but will likely forget everything soon afterwards.

Extensive reading

Extensive reading involves reading for pleasure. Because there is an element of enjoyment in extensive reading it
is unlikely that students will undertake extensive reading of a text they do not like. It also requires a fluid decoding
and assimilation of the text and content in front of you. If the text is difficult and you stop every few minutes to
figure out what is being said or to look up new words in the dictionary, you are breaking your concentration and
diverting your thoughts.
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DLP Quarter 1, Week 1, Day 2

YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS

Task 1. Locate, Reflect, Evaluate!

Locate information in the selection to determine whether each statement is true (T) or false (F). Write T if the statem
true; and F if the statement is false according to the selection.
_____ 1. Only a few people work on compiling folk literature.
_____ 2. Proverbs and other forms of folk literature were introduced
by the Spaniards.
_____ 3. Our ancestors‘ proverbs served as guideposts for upright living.
_____ 4. All proverbs are poetic and figurative in nature.
_____ 5. Proverbs may have geographical origins.
_____ 6. People react to the meaning of proverbs quite quickly.
_____ 7. Proverbs are more superior than other literary forms
in expressing messages.
_____ 8. If proverbs can instruct, they can definitely prescribe.
_____ 9. It is impossible to classify and categorize our numerous proverbs.
_____ 10. Our proverbs reflect a lot of things about our culture and identity.

Task 2. Classify!
Use Damiana Eugenio‘s system to classify the following proverbs. Use the given codes.
G – proverbs expressing a general attitude towards life and the laws that govern life
E – ethical proverbs recommending certain virtues and condemning certain vices
V – proverbs expressing a system of values
T – proverbs expressing general truths/observations about life and human nature
H – humorous proverbs
M – miscellaneous proverbs
____ 1. Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkabigkis. A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound.
____ 2. Sa taong walang takot, walang mataas na bakod. To a fearless person, no fence is high enough.
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____ 3. Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga. Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.
____ 4. Aanhin pa ang damo, kung patay na ang kabayo. What good is the grass if the horse is already dead.
____ 5. Kung may isinuksok, may madudukot. If you save, you have something to withdraw.
____ 6. Ang magalang na sagot, nakakapawi ng pagod. A respectful retort wipes away weariness.
____ 7. Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang
malangsang isda. He who does not love the national language is worse than a smelly
fish.
____ 8. Ang mabigat ay gumagaan, kung pinagtutulungan. A heavy burden is lightened if everyone participates in c
____ 9. Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsang nasa ibabaw, minsang nasa
ilalim. Life is like a wheel; sometimes you are on top, sometimes you are in
the bottom.
___ 10. Ang pili ng pili, natatapat sa bungi. One who is choosy ends up with the least attractive choice.
in carrying it.
 APPENDIX D
ANSWER KEY OF DISCOVERY TASKS 1 & 2
DLP Quarter 1, Week 1, Day 2

Answer Key for Discovery Task 1. Locate, Reflect, and Evaluate!

1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. T
9. F
10. T

Answer Key for Discovery Task 2. Classifying Proverbs

1. T

2. E
3. T
4. E
5. V
6. V
7. G
8. G/V
9. T
10. H
 APPENDIX E
DLP QUARTER 1, WEEK 1, DAY 2

QUIZ 1

1.     Getting the main idea of a text by glancing over it in a short time is called ________.
2.     Which of the following does NOT involve skimming?

A.   Reading the initial sentence in each paragraph

B.   Looking quickly for words you're not familiar with
C.  Looking at photographs in an article
D.   Reading the first and last paragraph in a newspaper article
3.     People scan a text when they want to find ________ information. (Answer with one word.)
4.     People are NOT scanning a text effectively when they ________.

A.  look for content words or visual clues

B.  read every word in a text
C.  know what they are looking for
D.  read blocks of words
5.     People who find it helpful to use their _______ to guide their eyes would probably not find it easy when
scanning text on a computer screen.

ANSWER KEY
1. Skimming
2. B
3. important
4. B
5. their