General Santos City Division

Lagao National High School

Purok Malakas, San Isidro, General Santos City
S.Y. 2018-2019

Subject: Reading and Writing Skills Date: January 28, 2019

Teacher: Margie T. Javier Lesson Plan No.

Section Time Day Section Time Day

11- HOUSEKEEPING 7:30 - 9:30 MTh 11-ARTS & DESIGN 7:30 - 9:30 TFri
11- BREAD 9:45 - 11:45 MTh 11-HUMSS-B 3:00 - 4:20 TFri
11- STEM 3:00 - 4:20 MTh

No. of day/s: 1 day

Code: EN11/12RWS-IIIij-5
Learning Competency: Explains critical reading as looking for ways of thinking

I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students must be able to:

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 implicitly and explicitly made in a written text;
and
g. Appreciate the importance of critical reading in understanding the text.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

Topic: Critical Reading
References: Reading and Writing Skills 2016 by Marella Therese A. Tiongson and
Maxine Rafaella C. Rodriguez
Resources: visual aids/lcd projector, hand out, activity sheets

III. PRESENTATIONS
A. Preliminaries
Prayer
Checking of Attendance
Review the previous lesson (Persuasion)

B. Pre-assessment
The teacher will ask the students to write at least five characteristics of a critical
reader to assess their prior knowledge of a topic to be dicussed.

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 C. Lesson Proper
Motivation (Let’s Warm Up)

Students will arrange the scrambled letters to form a word related to Critical
Reading.

LTRICAIC NKTIHGNI

RGNEADI RLNUJOA

NTINAOATG HET EXTT

INLOUIGNT

MSMUAINGZR

D. Activity

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

You have just won PHP 100,000

From a contest!!!!!

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

personal information, along with some credit cards.

E. Analysis

1. Will you believe this text message?

2. What are you going to do about it?
3. Do you think you have chosen the right decision?

F. Abstraction
 The teacher gives a discussion on the topic Critical Reading

Based on the above activity, before you give your reply, you might have asked question
like:
“Did I ever enter such contest?”
“Why is this person asking questions for such confidential information through text
message?”
Did I ever join any contest lately?

Asking such questions is a proof that you are thinking critically.

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This process of validating information through reading while thinking critically is called
“CRITICAL READING.”

Define the following:

1. Critical
Sentence: Mr. Greed 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 on the squad.

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

4. Passive

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 test 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.

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 thinker and a critical thinker is a critical reader.

(Use a Semantic Web as reference)

 The teacher distributes the hand outs about the topic, “Critical Reading”
 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?

 Teacher will ask the students to get one whole sheet of paper and they will try to
answer these questions by making semantic web. Students will have 5 minutes and
then teacher will be asking volunteers to answer on the board.

 (See Semantic Web)

G. Application (Group Work)

 The teacher distribute hand out 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.

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IV. ASSESSMENT

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 Manuela L. Quezon’s statement in excerpt, “The Filipino of Today
is soft and easy going”? Explain your answer. (5pts.)

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

Prepared by: Checked and Monitored by: Noted by:

Margie T. Javier Edward O. Castino, MT II Leonardo B. Genoguin

Teacher III Principal II

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 “The Policies and Achievements of the Government and Regeneration of the
Filipinos”
(excerpt)

National strength can only be built on character. A nation is nothing more nor less than its
citizenry. It is the people that make up the nation and, therefore, it cannot be stronger than
its component parts. Their weakness is its failings, their strength its power. Show me a
people composed of vigorous, sturdy individuals, of men and women healthy in mind and
body; courteous, brave, industrious, self-reliant; purposeful in thought as well as in action;
imbued with sound patriotism and a profound sense of righteousness; with high social
ideals and a strong moral fiber; and I will show you a great nation, a nation that will not be
submerged, a nation that will emerge victorious from the trials and bitter strifes of a
distracted world, a nation that will live forever, sharing the common task of advancing the
welfare and promoting the happiness of mankind.

We are engaged in the epic task of building our nation, to live and flourish, not for a day but
for all time. We must find the flaws, if there be any, in our concept of individual and
community life, as well as in our character, and proceed at once to remedy them.

I have an abiding faith in our people. I know that they have all the faculties needed to
become a powerful and enlightened nation. The Filipino is not inferior to any man of any
race. His physical, intellectual, and moral qualities are as excellent as those of the proudest
stock of mankind. But some of these qualities, I am constrained to admit, have become
dormant in recent years. If we compare our individual and civic traits with those that
adorned our forefathers, we will find, I fear, that we, the Filipinos of today, have lost much of
the moral strength and power for growth of our ancestors. They were strong-willed, earnest,
adventurous people. They had traditions potent in influence in their lives, individually and
collectively. They had the courage to be pioneers, to brave the seas, clear the forest and
erect towns and cities upon the wilderness. They led a life of toil and communal service.
Each one considered himself an active part of the body politic. But those traditions are
either lost or forgotten. They exist only as a hazy- mist in our distant past. We must revive
them, for we need the anchorage of these traditions to guide and sustain us in the proper
discharge of our political and social obligations.

The Filipino of today is soft, easy-going. His tendency is towards parasitism. He is

uninclined to sustained strenuous effort! He lacks earnestness. Face-saving is the dominant
note in the confused symphony of his existence. His sense of righteousness is often dulled
by the desire of personal gain. His norm of conduct is generally prompted by expediency
rather than by principle. He shows a failing in that superb courage which impels action

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because it is right, even at the cost of self-sacrifice. His greatest fear is not to do wrong, but
of being caught doing wrong. He is frivolous in his view of life. His conception of virtue is
many times conventional. He takes his religion lightly. He thinks that lip-service and
profession are equivalent to deep and abiding faith. He is inconstant; he lacks
perseverance; the first obstacles baffle him, and he easily admits defeat. The patriotism of
many Filipinos of today is skin-deep, incapable of inspiring heroic deeds. There are those
who are apt to compromise with ethical principles and to regard truth as not incompatible
with misrepresentation or self-deceit.

This appraisal of the character of our people today may sound too severe. You will realize
that I would be happier if I could only shower praise upon my countrymen. But my
responsibility as head of this Nation compels me to face and state facts, however
disagreeable they may be to me or to our people, for it is only thus that we can remedy
existing evils that threaten to destroy the vitality and vigor of the race. Because I have not
lost faith that there is, within us, all the spiritual and moral forces needed for the building of
a great nation, I am ruthless in pointing out our present shortcomings. Our task—it is a
heroic task—is to awaken and apply these faculties so that our people should become what
of right they should be: morally strong, virile, hard-working, refined, enterprising,
persevering, public-spirited.

I want our people to grow and be like the molave, strong and resilient, rising on the hillside,
unafraid of the raging flood, the lightning or the storm, confident of sits own strength. If we
have the will to survive and the will to achieve social efficiency, we can not delay this task of
spiritual regeneration. Let us begin to mold the typical Filipino.

To insure the accomplishment of this task of national spiritual reconstruction, we shall

formulate and adopt a social code—a code of ethics and personal conduct—a written
Bushido—that can be explained in the schools, preached from the pulpits, and taught in the
streets and plazas, and in the remotest corners of our land. We shall indoctrinate every
man, woman, and child in its precepts. By every means and power at my command, I shall
strive to enforce its principles and to require that they be so universally and constantly
observed, that our children may breathe it in the air and feel it in their very flesh. Every
Filipino is a part and an objective of this great national movement, the success of which
depends upon his own success in building up his character and developing his faculties.

This undertaking—the regeneration of the Filipino— constitutes the paramount interest of

my administration. My most cherished ambition is to see it realized. It is the greatest prize
that I can crave for my life. I call upon all the teachers, the ministers of every faith, the
political and social leaders, and particularly upon you the young men and young women to
be at the vanguard of this crusade.

We have attained our freedom, but our spirit is still bound by the shackles forged from the
frailties of our nature. We owe it to ourselves and our posterity to strike them down. Other
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peoples of the world are straining themselves to attain higher levels of progress and
national security. We shall not lag behind. The Filipino people are on the march, towards
their destiny, to conquer their place in the sun!

REFLECTION
“National strength can only be built on character”, this is the sentence that
summarizes all primary things that Manuel L. Quezon wants to convey to
his listeners or audiences, the Filipino citizens.
Former President Manuel L. Quezon laid out the civic traits of our
ancestors and kind of comparing how it was done in the past and in the
present. And as years passed by, there are many changes that had
happened which makes him eager to regenerate the typical Filipinos. He
really wanted to mold the typical Filipino until they grow like a molave as he
describes molave as a strong and resilient, rising on the hillside, unafraid of
the raging flood, the lightning or the storm, confident of its own strength.
But, if we are going to compare the Filipino’s on the past and in the
present, there are great differences when it comes to the character traits.
Filipinos of today are egocentric; they only think what is best for them. They
keep on doing things just to fulfill their personal interest without thinking the
consequences that might happen due to being a self- centered person.
Filipinos now are weak, always dependent on the government, have no
affirmation, and money in proportion to justice. The Filipinos of today only
believe on what they want to believe to the point that they believe things
that aren’t true. And most of all, some typical Filipinos neglected their own
country and have lost their patriotism.
Here to fore, our forefathers have the guts to lead the improvement of the
country, they aren’t afraid of adventures, they even considered their selves
as an active part of the body politic. They possess patience, diligence,
politeness, self-reliance and many pleasant attitudes just to attain a goal
and patriotism. Our ancestors are acquainted with generosity, not inclined
to physical labor, and extremely reasonable Filipinos. Our ancestors were
rich in good values, morals, attitudes and habits. And that attitudes
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mentioned above are the legacies that our ancestors have left us which is
typically no longer visible to some Filipinos of today.
Finally, it may be concluded that the Filipino of today is too far different
from the Filipino of the past. And by that means it proves that the only
constant thing in life is change and we can’t do anything about it. We don’t
have the ability to control everything with our hands. We can’t change what
they believed for. We can’t change what they lived for. All we can do is to
give them enough and valid reasons why they need a little change and let
them change their selves. Because if we force them to make something
new that they aren’t familiar with, they might end up changing in a little
while or in a short span of time and then go back to the way they used to
be. In short, great leader together with the well-mannered citizens are
meaningless when there is no willingness to change because change
begins with a willingness to change and a willingness to change is a
strength.

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Dialogue No. 1

Chandran: Look at any newspaper today. You will be surprised with the rising number of juvenile
delinquency. Teenagers are involved in loitering, vandalism, gangsterism and bullying.

Manan: That’s very true. I seriously think women should not work. Instead, they should stay at home and
raise their children.

Chandran: I disagree with you. Are you aware about the women empowerment and equal rights of men
and women? Women have given the equal opportunity to work a white collared job just like
men too. They do not exist just only to do the household chores and raise their children, but
they are also partners of the government to improve our society together with men. And besides
that, with the rising cost of living, it is almost impossible to make ends meet with a sole
breadwinner.

Manan: In the race for materialism, parents have sacrificed the filial bond with the children. They are
willing to put their children on hold but not their career. But anyway, that is just my own
opinion. Thanks for have said, it’s very informative one.

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Dialogue No. 2

Maria: I want to stay healthy for I have so many goals to attain in life.
Chikitita: If you want to stay healthy, you should do more exercise. If you don’t do more exercise, you will
have a raised risk of health problems.
Maria: Do I need to exercise, but I’m busy.
Chikitita: Just give time for yourself, you could join an exercise class at Manny Pacquaio’s building at City
Heights to improve your health.
Maria: But… exercise classes are boring.
Chikitita: There are exciting exercise classes. You have other options of you want to. You can do an indoor
rock climbing class. If you are registered unemployed, then, the local sports centre offers an
indoor rock climbing class.
Maria: Really! Wow, that’s a nice one. That’s quiet convincing huh!

Dialogue 3:

JM: You don’t look like you’re from around here.

Restituto: I lived here all my life!

JM: Oh really! Then you must know Mr. Procopio.

Restituto: Mr. Procopio is a friend of mine!

JM: You liar! There ain’t no Mr. Procopio here, I made him up!

Restituto: Ah uh… I’m just joking. I know there is no Mr. Procopio here. But anyway, do you have
something to eat? I am starving.

JM: Fortunately, I have with me a basket of foods I brought. You can open it.

Restituto: Really! Thank you for being so kind-hearted. (As he opens the basket). What is this, it’s full of
thrash. You said there’s food in here!

JM: Sorry, there’s really no food in there. I’m just joking too!
Restituto: Such a liar!
JM: You too!

1. People should eat less junk food.

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 2. Children should be offered incentives for doing right, rather than punishment for wrongdoing.

3. Prayer in schools should not be mandatory.

4. Do you think it would be fair for the government to detain suspected terrorists without proper trial?

5. People should not text while driving.

6. Recite part of the “Land of bondage, Land of the free” speech with emotion.

7. How to make fun every day in life

8. I am addicted to the Internet

9. Why men are proud of themselves

10. My funny first date experiences.

11. My funniest childhood memory

12. Why men like action and women like romance movies

13. My first day in school

14. Tips to develop self-confidence (I)

15. Tips & tricks on how to stay fit or healthy

16. Teen pregnancy: factors that cause this phenomenon

17. Consequences of World War II

18. Consequences of global warming

19. The significance of recycling the waste materials

20. Is there a way to prevent high school bullying?

21. Influence of TV shows on teenagers

22. Several ways to get the best grades

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Clear and convincing command
of facts and information with
insightful explanations that help
to illustrate the speaker’s ideas
and arguments. At least six
sources are incorporated into the
Clear use of facts and Partially clear use of facts and Confusing or incomple
information with partially information with limited or with little and/or
developed explanations in incomplete explanations to explanations as to how
support of the speaker’s ideas or support the speaker’s ideas or support the speaker’s
arguments. At least six sources arguments. At least five sources arguments. At least fou
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 speech. All six sources are used are incorporated into the speech. are incorporated into the speech. are incorporated into th
to strengthen the persuasive
argument.

Clearly and logically organized Clear attempt at organization Some inconsistencies in A lack of organization
speech with an engaging with a beginning, middle, and organization and/or a lack of difficult to follow the
introduction, a logically end and an attempt to use sustained focus throughout the ideas; speech may
n sequenced body with transitions speech with inconsistently used conversational and ma
appropriate transitions, and a transitions without a clear b
clear and convincing conclusion. middle, or end

Uses sophisticated and varied Uses appropriate language and Use words that may be unsuited Inappropriate use of
language that is suited to the word choice, but with less to the topic, audience or purpose distracts the audience b
topic and audience; word choice sophistication, expressiveness of the speech; word choice lacks is too informal or too i
is concise, original, and and/or originality originality and fails to convey an given the topic and pu
effectively conveys the appropriate tone for the speech the speech
appropriate tone given the
purpose of the speech

Artfully incorporates at least six Incorporates at least six different Incorporates at least five Incorporates four o
different tropes or schemes to tropes or schemes to persuade different tropes or schemes to tropes or schemes to
persuade the target audience. the target audience persuade the target audience. the target audience.
nd Tropes and schemes are fluidly
and naturally scattered
throughout the speech and aid in
the persuasive argument. Usage
does not feel forced.

All three appeals are fluidly and
naturally scattered throughout
the speech with
a balance that effectively aids in
your persuasion without making
it feel forced
All three appeals are clearly used
throughout the speech to
effectively
persuade your audience
An attempt at using all three Either not all appeals are
appeals is made, although there or they are used ineffecti
may be some imbalance or the
persuasion may be slightly
ineffective

or contrite

nd No spelling, punctuation, Some minor spelling, Multiple spelling, punctuation, Numerous spelling, pun
s capitalization, grammar or usage punctuation, capitalization, capitalization, grammar or usage capitalization, grammar
errors. grammar or usage errors; some errors; mechanical errors do not errors which distract
sentence variety; a few errors in disrupt flow of ideas. Some Numerous errors i
Written in an artful style with MLA formatting. errors in MLA formatting. formatting.
sentence variety. No MLA
formatting errors.

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