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Skimming and Scanning
Skimming and Scanning
Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of: pre-colonial Philippine literature as a means of connecting
to the past; various reading styles; ways of determining word meaning; the sounds of English and the
prosodic features of speech; and correct subject-verb agreement.
Performance Standard:
The learner transfers learning by: showing appreciation for the literature of the past; comprehending
texts using appropriate reading styles; participating in conversations using appropriate context-dependent
expressions; producing English sounds correctly and using the prosodic features of speech effectively in
various situations; and observing correct subject-verb agreement.
Learning Competency:
Listen for important points signalled by volume, projection, pitch, stress, intonation, juncture, and
rate of speech. (EN7LC-I-d-5.1)
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to;
Analyze various texts by proficiently applying skimming and scanning
techniques to extract main ideas, key details, and relevant information;
Share their increased self-confidence in reading by actively participating in
class discussions; and
Apply the learned skimming and scanning techniques with precision when
reading a selected text.
1. Activity
Instruct students to start with the skimming portion of the activity
Ask them to skim the headlines, subheadings, and images to get a
general idea of the news story topics.
2. Analysis
The difference between Skimming & Scanning
Skimming means to read something at a comparatively faster rate without
going into an in-depth reading, so as to have an idea of what the work is all
about. On the contrary, scanning implies a reading technique in which one
takes a quick look of the document, so as to find the specific information
contained in the written material.
3. Application
Instruct students to find and read the specific articles they marked
during the skimming phase using scanning technique.
Generalization
Why is it important for us to know how to use the skimming and scanning
techniques?
Does skimming and scanning helpful in reading?
IV. EVALUATION
½ crosswise
Answers
A.
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. a
V. ASSIGNMENT
1 whole
Prepared by:
VENCENT
ZABALLERO
Student Teacher
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