REGIONAL TRAINING ON THE CRITICAL CONTENTS OF GRADE 7 ENGLISH

May 21, 2018

LESSON PLAN IN TEACHING READING (INFERENCING)

OBJECTIVES: During the learning engagement, students are expected to:

1. read for textual details;
2. use information presented in a reading selection to evaluate ideas;
3. infer information located in the text;
4. respond to ideas, and concerns presented in a reading text critically;
5. show appreciation of the story in a creative form.

SUBJECT MATTER AND MATERIALS:

Skill Development: Inferencing
Main Text: The Origin of This world (Maranao)
From the Anthology of Philippine Myths by Damiana L. Eugenio
Materials: strips of paper, manila paper, word web, cartolina, markers

PROCEDURE:
A. PRE-READING:
1. Developing Vocabulary/ Concepts
ACTIVITY 1: Word Webs
The class will be divided into three groups. Each group will write as many words as they
can that can be associated with the given word in the web. They will present their outputs to the
class after five minutes.

1. BEINGS
2. EARTH

3. HEAVEN
 2. Activating Prior Knowledge/ Developing a Purpose for Reading
The class will be asked to write their answers and queries using the table below.
ACTIVITY 2: What I Know and Want to Know
The Origin of this World

WHAT I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW

B. DURING READING
Reading: By group

Tree of Life

Group 1

Questions: Who exactly is the great Being referred to in the first paragraph?
How do you know this?
Group 2:

Questions: What is the significance of number seven in the paragraph above?

How do you know this?
Group 3:

Questions: How are angels and garoda alike?

How do you know this?

Group 4:

Questions: Who are considered persons labeled as who “barely made it”
How do you know this?

Group 5

Questions: How do we know if one is going to die?

How do you know this?

Group 6:

Questions: Why does a monster guard the tightly-closed jars in heaven?

How do you know this?

C. POST READING
1. Engagement Activities (individual task)
Activity 3: Locate, Reflect, Evaluate.
Locate information in the selection to determine whether each statement can be
inferred (I) or not (N). Justify by pointing out statements in the story to support your
answers. (This will be done orally).
______1. Everything has its own place in heaven or on earth.
______2. Even monsters have a place in heaven.
______3. The nymphs, unlike the Karibanga, have magical powers.
 ______4. The number seven is a significant detail in the narrative.
______5. Angels can fly.
______6. The heaven in the selection accommodates saints and sinners.
______7. There is a reward for good people in heaven.
______8. The narrative is close to the accounts of other stories of origin of the
world.
______9. Death as explained in the narrative is a natural occurrence.
______10. The Maranao story of the origin of the world is unique.

2. Engagement Activities ( whole class)

Each group will choose a scene from the story and present it through a role-play.
They will be given three minutes to practice and two minutes to present.

3. Enrichment/ Extending Literary Experience/ Curriculum Connections

Directions: With the same groupings, the students will do the following tasks:

WRITING-The students will write their own two-paragraph story of creation.

ART- Using their own story, the groups will draw their concept of creation.

4. Application
Directions: In a one-half crosswise, write your inference about the picture below.

What is the boy’s purpose in saving money?

Prepared by:

Name and Signature of Teacher: Jessica Y. Borres – Butuan City Division

Aivy Joy B. Ponce – Agusan del Sur Division
Jeneva L. Maynagcot – Dinagat Islands Division

Class: Maganda Group: 1

Checked by:

VENUS D. BAJAO
Resource Speaker