LESSON GUIDES IN ENGLISH FOR GRADE (4) FOUR - FINAL READING


Getting Information from Printed Materials Through Scanning

I.           Learning Objective

·         Get information from printed materials through scanning

II.        Subject Matter

A.   Topic:               Locating Information through Scanning
B.   References:      PELC III 6.1
                               Wind By the Sea 67,68, 117, 118
C.   Materials:         charts with written selections and exercises

Value Focus:   Preservation of Sea Animals


I.           Procedure
A.   Preparatory Activities
Motivation

What sea animals do you know?  How are they important?  In what way can you take care or preserve them?


Unlocking of Difficulties

Identify whether the underlined words are synonyms or antonyms.

1.  Boat can float on water while needles sink in water.
2.  Turtle walks slowly while the horse runs speedily.
3.  Different kinds of birds and different species of fish differ in size.
   
Brainstorming  (KWL)  "Shark"

Know
Want to Know
Learned




B.   Developmental Activities
Presentation

a.  Let the children read the questions

·         How small is the smallest shark?
·         How fast can sharks swim?
·         How do sharks differ from other fish?
·         How do the British use shark meat?

a.    Present the copy to the pupils (chart)
Tell them that they will read the passage altogether silently as the teacher guide them in reading through the use of "pointer" (Time pressure) taken into consideration the guided questions.

BIG SHARKS, SMALL SHARKS

Different species of sharks can be very different in size.  The smallest sharks are only four inches long.  The largest, the whale shark, can grow to 60 feet long.  It is not only the largest shark, but the largest fish of any kind.

SPEEDY SHARKS

Blue sharks have been recorded going 43 miles per hour.  Unlike most fish, shark do not float very well.  They have to swim constantly, so they will not sink.

PEOPLE AND SHARKS

The British use shark meat for fish and chips.  Shark-liver oil used to be a common source of Vitamin A.

Discussion and Analysis

2.1  Answer questions from KWL
2.2  Answer the guided questions

2.3  How did you read the passage or paragraph (in detail or in passing?  quickly or slowly?  with time pressure or without time pressure?
2.4  Were you able to locate facts or answer the questions by using this way of reading?
2.5  The manner of reading that you did was scanning.

Values Integration

Sharks help us in some ways.  What can we do to help them in return?  What can we do to preserve their species?

Generalization

What is scanning in Reading?
(Scanning is looking quickly for specific words to locate facts or answer questions.)

A.   Post Activities
Application

A.   Teach a song based on the answers about the shark.  (Tune:  Limbo Rock).  Create an action/dance.

Question:  How big is the smallest rock?

4x
 
Song/Answer:  Smallest shark tenen – tenen
                        only four inches long.

Question:  How fast can shark swim?

4x
 
Song/Answer:  Sharks can swim tenen – tenen
                        43 miles per hour.

Question:  How do shark differ from other?

4x
 
Song/Answer:  Unlike fish tenen – tenen




                        Sharks do not float very well.

Question:  How do the British use shark fish?

4x
 
Song/Answer:  British use shark meat for fish
                        Shark liver oil as Vitamin A


B.   Read the guide questions below then, scan the paragraph to answer these guide questions.

1.  How old was Helen Keller in 1882?
2.  What happened to her?
3.  How did the doctors evaluate the situation of Heller Keller?
4.  Was she able to recover?
5.  What was the effect that sickness to Helen Keller?



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