ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

APOLINARIO MABINI CAMPUS

Basic Education Department-Senior High School
Taft Avenue Corner Menlo St. Pasay City

S.Y.2021-2020
LESSON PLAN IN REANING AND WRITINGS
January 21, 2022

I. TOPIC: Critical Reading

II. Objectives: 
1. Explains critical reading as looking for ways of thinking
2. Identifies claims explicitly or implicitly made in a written text ,Claim of fact, policy and
value explicity or implicity made in a written text.
III. References:
 Reading and Writing Textbook,by Philippe Jose Hernandez pp. 124-   130, 
 Curriculum Guide page 1, Pathways to Entrepreneurship by Tereso S. Tullao Jr
 
IV. TEACHING PROCEDURE/STRATEGIES
A. DAILY ROUTINE
• Prayer
• Greetings
• Checking of Attendance
• Cleanliness of the classroom
B. Motivation: GUESSING PICTURE

❖ Concept Note: 
Critical Reading
 CRITICAL READING When you read something and you evaluate claims, seek
definitions, judge information, demand proof, and question assumptions, you are
thinking critically. 

 CRITICAL READING 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.
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APOLINARIO MABINI CAMPUS
Basic Education Department-Senior High School
Taft Avenue Corner Menlo St. Pasay City

TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP CRITICAL READING SKILLS

1. Keeping a reading journal In a reading journal, you are writing your feelings and ideas in
reaction to your reading assignment.
2. Annotating the text Annotating the text simply means making notes on your copy of the
reading. 
3. Outlining the text By locating the thesis statement, claims, and evidence, and then
plotting these into an outline, you can see how the writer structures, sequences, and
connects his/her ideas.
4. Summarizing the text A summary consists of getting the main points of the essay and
important supporting details. 
5.  Questioning the text Questioning the text involves asking specific questions on points that
you are skeptical about.

SKILLS NEEDED IN CRITICAL READING 

1. Identifying and Analyzing Claims.
2.  Defining Claims 
Defining Claims Characteristics of good claims:
 A claim should be argumentative and debatable.
 A claim should be specific and focused.
 A claim should be interesting and engaging.
 A claim should be logical.
3. Distinguishing Between the Types of Claim Types of claims
a. Claims of facts state a quantifiable assertion, or a measurable topic.
b. Claims of value assert something that can be qualified.
c. Claims of policy posit that specific actions should be chosen as solutions to a particular
problem.
4. Identifying the Context of Text Development .

CRITICAL READING AS REASONING 

1. Identifying Assertions Assertions are declarative sentences that claim something is true
about something else. It is a sentence that is either true or false. 

a. Fact. This is a statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies
of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research.
b. Convention. It is a way in which something is done, similar to traditions and norms.
Conventions depend on historical precedent, laws, rules, usage, and customs.
c. Opinion. It is based on facts, but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty
of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness. 
d. Preference. It is based on personal choice; therefore, they are subjective and cannot be
objectively proven or logically attacked.
2. Preference. It is based on personal choice; therefore, they are subjective and cannot be
objectively proven or logically attacked.
3. Determining Textual Evidence Evidence is defined as the details given by the author to
support his/her claim. It can include facts and statistics, opinions from experts, and
personal anecdotes.
4.  3 Determining Textual Evidence Characteristics of Good Evidence.
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APOLINARIO MABINI CAMPUS
Basic Education Department-Senior High School
Taft Avenue Corner Menlo St. Pasay City

Activity

❖ Analysis 
Processing Questions:
 What is the purpose of critical reading for analysis?
 What is the Importance of critical reading as a student?

❖ Abstraction

The teacher will collate and discuss the answers of the learners

 Application/Assessments

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APOLINARIO MABINI CAMPUS
Basic Education Department-Senior High School
Taft Avenue Corner Menlo St. Pasay City

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Prepared by:

MS. MARIA RUFFA D. IRINCO

MR. JENNIFER F. FABREAG

MS. PRINCESS R. RAQUEL

MS. ROCEL G. REA

MR. KENJIE S. HOKYO

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APOLINARIO MABINI CAMPUS
Basic Education Department-Senior High School
Taft Avenue Corner Menlo St. Pasay City

Checked by: Initialed by:

MS. GENKIE F. RUTSE MRS. NANCY P. BALDOZA

MATH COORDINATOR SHS PAC

Mrs. Mary Ann Camitos

ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

Reviewed by: Noted by:

MRS. LYDIA T. TERRADO MR. DEAN JOSEPH BEREÑA

OIC, High School Department Principal, JHS/SHS Department