A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

GRADE XI- HUMSS B

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students can:
A. Define and explain critical reading.
B. Unlock difficult words found in the text
C. Enumerate the five essential keys on how to think critically
D. Organize the factors that affect critical reading and critical thinking through
semantic webbing.
E. Can explain the importance of critical reading and critical thinking
F. Identify claim of fact, policy, and value explicitly or implicitly made in in a written
text

II. Subject Matter

CRITICAL READING
Reference/s: Reading and Writing Skills 2016,
Marella Therese A. Tiongson and Maxine Rafaella C. Rodriguez
Materials: Visual Aids, hand out, activity sheets

III. Procedure

A. Preparation

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

“Good Morning Class” Good morning ma’am.

“So how’s your day? Is it good so far?” Yes, ma’am.

“That’s good to know. So, are you ready

to discuss our new topic today? Yes! We are ma’am.
B. Motivation

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! (students will share their answers and

You have just won reasons)
PHP 100,000
from a contest!!!!
All you need to do to claim
your prize is to provide
your personal information,
along with some credit cards.

1. Will you believe this text message? 1. No, ma’am/sir.

2. What are you going to do about it? 2. I would ignore the text message or
3. Do you think that you have chosen report it to the proper authorities
the right decision? 3. Yes, because I know that it is a
scam.

Yes. You are right. You may have been

recipient of a text scam message; and
before believing the news and giving
your personal information, you might
have asked questions like
“Did I even enter such contest?”
 “Why is this person asking for such
confidential information through text
message?”
“Did I even join any contests lately?

Asking such questions is a proof that you

are thinking critically.

What do we call the process validating

information through reading while
thinking critically?

Critical reading, ma’am.

Very good

Now, what do you think is our lesson for

today?

C. Presentation
Before we continue with, let us first
define a few words.

1. Critical
Sentence: Mr. Creed was critical when Critical means careful judgement about
it came to checking errors in the billing the good and the bad parts of something.
statement.

2. Assume
Sentence: In the absence of the Captain,
the Sergeant assumed that he is in Assume means to think that something is
command of the squad. true, to take or to begin to have.

3. Evaluate
Sentence: The teacher evaluates her
students through quizzes. Evaluate means to determine the quality,
importance or condition by careful
4. Passive study.
Sentence:
Passive means to not be active or non-
5. Argument operating.
Sentence: the attorney argued to the
judge and the opposing lawyer referring Argument means a series of statements
to ordinances and constitutional laws to in favor or against something.
prove his client’s innocence.

You were taught to skim and scan a text

to look for the main idea and important
topics; now you will be dealing with
critical reading which goes further than
just being satisfied with what a text says,
it also involves reflecting on what the
text describes, and analyzing what the
text actually means; which is CRITICAL
READING.

The teacher distributes the handouts.

About the topic, “Critical Reading”.
D. Discussion

The teacher places three questions on the

board to initiate the discussion using
“Semantic Webbing”.

1. What is critical thinking?

2. How do you think critically
3. Why should you read critically?

Class, get one whole sheet of paper and

let us try to answer these three questions
by making a semantic web. You will have
5 minutes and then I will be asking for
volunteers to answer on the board.

(See Semantic web)

Very good.

You all did well. Let us have an activity.

E. Application
The teacher distributes a handout for the
students to read that is entitled, “The
Policies and Achievements of the
Government and Regeneration of the
Filipino” by Manuel L. Quezon for 10
minutes. And then answer the “Vocabulary
Check” as written on a manila paper as
visuals.

F. Generalization

Critical reading involves critical thinking; it

allows reader to read deeper and a critical
reader must be open-minded, disciplined.

To keep it short, an active reader is a

critical thinker and a critical thinker is a
critical reader.

(using the semantic web as reference)

G. Evaluation
Answer the following questions

1. What do you think was the

intended message of the excerpt?
Support your answer. (5 pts)
2. What are the themes of the
excerpt? Support your answer. (5
pts)
3. How would you compare the
Filipino today to the ones being
compared to by Manuel L.
Quezon in the excerpt?
4. Do you agree with Manuel L.
Quezon’s statement in hi
 excerpt, The Filipino of today is
soft and easy-going.”? Explain
your answer. (5pts)

Students will pass their papers.

IV. Assignment/ Agreement

Find out whether your answers are Yes, ma’am.

correct by doing your own research.
Critical reading

Whenever you read something and you evaluate claims,

seek definitions, judge information, demand proof, and
question assumptions, you are thinking critically. This type of
reading goes beyond passively understanding a text because
you process the author’s words and make judgements after
carefully considering the reader’s message.
But why should you read critically? Reading critically means
you are thinking critically. This shows that you do not simply
accept the message on the page. You bring to your reading your
own experience and perspective, and use these to separate
yourself from the text and judge for yourself what you consider
important, logical or right.
This interaction between the text and the reader is necessary
because reading results from a negotiation of meaning between
text and the reader. 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. Critical reading thus allows you to enter
into a dialogue with the author- and this deepens your
understanding of the issue or topic discussed. Therefore, in order
to arrive at a sufficient interpretation of the text, you need to
become a critical and active reader.
 Semantic Webbing

It is thinking critically.

Seek Evaluate Judge Demand Question

Definitions Claims info. proof assumption
s

This shows that you do not simply

accept the message on the page. You
bring to your reading your own
experience and perspective, and use
these to separate yourself from the
text and judge for yourself what you
consider Important, logical, or right.