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TAGBILARAN CITY SCIENCE HIGHSCHOOL

Second Semester
Daily Lesson Plan in Reading and Writing Skills

I. Topic: Properties of a Well-written Text

II.Objectives:
1, Identify properties of a well written text

a. organization
b. coherence and cohesion
c. language use
d. mechanics
III. References: A Reading and Writing Textbooks for SHS by Philippe Jose Hernandez,pp. 85-91
IV. Teaching Procedure/Strategies:
A. Daily Routine (Prayer, Checking of Attendance, Cleanliness of the room, etc.)
B. Simple Recall/Review:
C.Motivation- Have the class works on the Human BINGO. They are to go around and look
for a classmate who performs the activity on the BINGO card. He/she lets them sign on it.
The first five who completes the given pattern earns points.

Example;

B I N G O
Walks or cycles Recycles old Eats organic foods Plants trees Does not smoke/quit
to school plastic bottles and smoking
plastic cups
A vegetarian Keeps a vegetable A nature lover Does not use An environmental
garden aerosol spray activist
Brings reusable Turns off lights Introduces earth- Does bushwalks or
bags to & unplugs friendly concepts nature trips
grocery stores appliances
when
not in use
Loves to go Uses led Uses energy- Uses reusable Segregates
mountaineer- fluorescent bulbs efficient water bottle and biodegradable from
ing appliances coffee mug non-biodegradable
wastes
Rides to MRT to Does not use Turns off the Uses scratch paper Joins clean-up
school/work Styrofoam as tap while for another paper drives/projects
container brushing work
teeth

What do you notice with the contents of the BINGO card? (All talks about environment). What
can be the causes and effects of these actions? State a problem and give a solution to any of these
environment issues.

D. Development of the Lesson:

A Activity
1. Properties of a Well-written Text (Organization)
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Why is it important for the writers to plan carefully before they actually write?
Organization in writing means that the writer must consciously arrange and classify ideas in order to
achieve logical order and clarity in writing. Organization entails that the ideas in writing must be
interconnected with one another.
Patterns you may see in organization
PHYSICAL FORMAT
How the texts physically appears
SIGNAL WORDS
The cure in ordering of events and
concepts STRUCTURE
The complete framework of the text
Some example showing how you organize a thoughts.
a. Outline
b. graphic Organizer
c. Inductive and Deductive
2. Properties of a Well-written Text (Coherence & Cohesion)
a. Coherence – refers to the interconnection between and among ideas in the text. It
refers to how the ideas are logically arranged.
Where there is a smooth flow of meaning and continuity of thoughts within a sentence and from one
sentence to the next.To ensure coherence you need to observe
 * Parallelism
 * Repetition
b. Cohesion – refers to the smooth transition among the ideas represented in the sentences
and paragraphs, facilitated by the grammatically correct connections within and among
sentences
 Is the sticking together of all the ideas and thoughts in sentence to create a text.
 You need to utilize the cohesive devices.
Substitution
 Transitional Devices
 *add similar or related info
 *to contrast or show difference
 *To compare or show similarity
 *to provide devices
 * to show time and sequence
 *to show emphasis
 *to show example
 *to show cause and effect
3. Language Use
How can the right choice of words avoid problems?
The right choice of words in writing can help us become effective communicators.
It pertains primarily to diction and synonyms and antonyms, which refers to choosing the right
word for the specific context.
Formal Writing
Academic Business and Official
texts Informal Writing
Used in writing for oneself or in writing to family friends and colleagues
4. Mechanics refer to grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and other surface features or details
that contribute to the development of one’s written work. Writing mechanics can help writers
avoid miscommunication and achieve clarity of writing.
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 Grammar – refers to the set of rules on how we organize words into sentences, and it
also refers to choosing the right form of words.
 Punctuations – are marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into
sentences, clauses, and phrases.

B. Analysis
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1. (Organization)
The logical order of ideas in writing is highlighted in organization. It begins with the writer
thinking of general subjects and turning them into narrowed down topics.
Turn these general subjects into specific topics.
General Subjects Specific Topics
1. Science a.

2. History b.

3. Technology c.

4. Philosophy d.

5. Language e.

2. (Coherence and Cohesion)

Analyze the following sentences if they observe coherence and or cohesion.
1. The group enjoyed the day swimming, eating, and to jog around. (incoherent -should
be swimming, eating, and jogging around)
2. The kids enjoyed opening their Christmas presents. (coherent – kids, their)
3. Some families spend thousands of pesos during the holiday season. His expenses usually
include food, gifts, and travels. (incoherent- families, his)
4. Christmas is the merriest time of the year but it is a season of love and giving. (incoherent –
wrong choice of conjunction but it should be because)
5. My parents gave me their permission to spend Christmas with our relatives in Davao, but I
have already decided not to spend Christmas with our relatives in Davao. (incoherent-
redundant use of words
3. (Language and use)
Think of the antonym of the italicized word in each sentence. The first letter is given as a clue.
1. The safety of the students Is very important during fieldtrips. Make sure they will always be out of
d . (danger)
2. We can classify students as either active or t . (timid)
3. You have to enunciate what you would like to say; don’t m . (mumble)
4. The artistic talent of that boy is really inherent. It is not s . (superficial)
5. Businessmen have an erratic schedule. They seldom have a r one. (regular)
4. (Mechanics)
I. Identify if the following words are singular or plural.
1. geese 4. elves
2. mathematics 5. news
3. pair of pants 6. Salmon

II. Give the past and the past participle forms of the following verbs.
1. stand - ,
2. prepare- ,
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3. drive - ,
4. teach - ,
5. seek - ,
III. Rewrite the sentences and capitalize the words when necessary.
1. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2. michaeljordan was one of the top nba players during the nineties.
3. I enjoyed watching the movie frozen at the new frontier theater last Saturday.
C.Abstraction:
1.Organizing the ideas for writing can come in two ways: deductive or inductive.
The deductive way of organizing ideas for writing starts with the general idea branching out to
the specific details. The inductive way of organizing ideas means the writer must start with the
particular ideas leading to the general idea.
2.How to achieve coherence;
1. If you are writing the positive and negative points of a topic, discuss the positives
before the negatives, or vice versa, Do not discuss, however, with interchanging positive
and negative because this will confuse readers.
2. Within a paragraph, be sure to discuss only one main point to avoid clustering of ideas.
3. Stick to one topic and finish it first, instead of reverting back to it again and again.
4. Use what you learned about outlining to place the related ideas under their
respective categories. If one idea is misplaced, that will make the text
incoherent.
Cohesive devices are words or phrases that show the relationship between paragraphs or
sections of a text or speech. They are sometimes called linking words, linkers, connectors, or
conjunctions, discourse markers, or transitional words.
1. a- Substitution- One way of promoting cohesion is via substitution. The use of pronouns as
substitutes for key nouns in your paragraph aids you in presenting clear flow of ideas.
Substituting nouns with pronouns will avoid repetition and confusion in your paragraph.
1. b- Connectives- Through the correct use of connectives or conjunctions, writers are able to
connect ideas logically.
3. One of the properties of a well-written text is the appropriateness of the words or phrases
used by the writer to express his or her thoughts. A writer usually uses an antonym not just to
make the meaning of a word clear but to stress that particular meaning.
4. Writing mechanics can help writers avoid miscommunication and achieve clarity of writing. As
a writer, you must commit yourself to constantly check your spelling, grammar, punctuation,
indention, capitalization, and others in the writing process
In the study of parts of speech, nouns and verbs change their form or spelling when there is a
shift from singular to plural form. Verbs change their form when there will be shift to present,
past, future, progressive, perfect or perfect progressive.

D. Application/Assessment
Part A:
Fill in the blanks using AND, SO, BECAUSE, BUT or OR.

1. I could not go out last night I was too busy.

2. I could not go with my friend he went without me.
3. My friend went to the cinema to see a film the film wasn't very good.
4. The cinema was full of people they were all smoking.
5. I like people I don't like smoke.

Perform the different exercises using idioms and figurative

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language. Examples:
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A. Choose the letter of the correct meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions.
1. The woman’s way of speaking often adds fuel to the fire.
a. keeps the fire burning b. brightens the atmosphere c. worsens matter
2. Please bring to mind what you promised yesterday.
a. forget b. recall c. cast aside in your mind

B.Give the meaning of the figurative language used.

1. Father’s determination is a port of strength.
2. The sad news was like a dagger that hurt the whole family.

Directions: Underline the correct form of the verb in the parentheses.

1. Rice and fish (is, are) the Filipino staple food.
2. Neither your friend nor my friends (is, are) interested with the game.
3. There (has, have) been three attempts in his life.
4. The committee (has, have) come to a decision.
5. The police officer, not the rich politician, (help, helps) the old woman cross the street.

Rate yourself in terms of the abilities listed using the legend provided. Tick(a) the box corresponds to
your answer.

LEGEND:
4- Strongly agree
3- Agree
2- Disagree
1- Strongly disagree

Abilities 4 3 2 1

1. I can enumerate and describe in my own words the

properties of a well written text.
2. I can utilize graphic organizers to visually present
the organization of ideas

3. I can differentiate coherence from cohesion

4. I can draft and revise texts

5. I am familiar with the basic rules in mechanics

Remarks: