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A Detailed Lesson Plan

In English VI

I.

II.

Objective:
Use the atlas, almanac and other references correctly.
Value aim: Waiting for ones
turn

Subject Matter: Using the Atlas, Almanac, and other references correctly
References: Revised Basic Education Curriculum, page 22, Fun in
English 6
Materials: Library resources such as encyclopaedia, almanac, atlas,
dictionary,
chart/ flashcards/laptop/projector/video clip.

III.

Learning Procedure:
Teachers Activity

Pupils Activity

A. Pre-Activity:
1. Motivation:
Good afternoon class! I have here a
video clip.
(Teacher will show the video clip to the
class.)

Its a Library!

What is the video all about?


What are the usual things that you do
when youre inside a library?

(Pupils will give varied responses.)

2. Presentation:
I have here names of general library
references but the letters comprising the
word are scrambled. You are going to
arrange the letters for you to discover
these references.

(Four pupils will volunteer to arrange the


letters of each word.)

A
C

T A A L S
A I D E P O L C Y C N
Y R A N O I
T C I D

A T L A S
E N C Y C L O P E D I
D I C T I
O N A R Y

Excellent!

These are almanac, atlas, encyclopedia


What are the library references that and dictionary.
you have discovered?

B. Developmental Activities
1. Activity
a. The pupils will be grouped into four.
(Each pupil will pick a marble with
different colors; same color picked will
sit as a group. Each group will select a
leader who will present their output.)
I will distribute the different resources
and you are going to tell the information
each reference contains.
Assigned leader will pick an envelope
that contains different general library
resources. Each group will be given three
minutes to scan each reference until such
time that all references were scanned by
the group.
b. Teacher will set the standard for the
activity.
Each group will present their output.
1. Cooperate with your group mates.
2. Work quietly.
3. Do the activity within time given.

c. Group presentation

2. Analysis
What are the general references that
you have
presented?

Almanac, atlas, encyclopaedia, and


dictionary

What is found in Almanac?

We can find important information and


events that happen during the year.

When are you going to use Almanac?

If we are looking for some important


information and events that happen during
the year.

What about the Atlas?


This contains maps of the countries in the
world.

When are you going to use it?

If we are looking for the important data


about each country.

What is found in an encyclopedia?

When
encyclopedia?

are

you

going

to

use

We can find assorted topics that have


lasting interest.

When you want to know varied topics


including facts about people, cultures,
different countries and several others.
What is found in dictionary?
When are you going to use it?

We can find words listed in alphabetical


order.
We use it to look for some words that we
need to know the meaning. It contains
pronunciation, syllabication, spelling and
part of speech.

3. Abstraction
What are the general references?

Almanac,
dictionary

atlas,

encyclopaedia

and

Very good!
What is the use of Almanac?
To find out the important information and
events that happens during the year.
What about the Atlas?
To find out all the maps of the countries in
the world which shows important data
about each country?
What is the use of encyclopaedia?

What about dictionary?

To know some varied topics including facts


about people, cultures, and different
countries.
To know the meaning of words.

Excellent!
5. Application:
Name the reference material where you
can find the following information below.
Choose your answer inside the box.
Dictionary

Almanac
Atlas
Encyclopaedia

1. the pronunciation of the word


rendezvous
2. the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo
3. the origin of words
4. the different countries of South America
5. the information about Texas, USA, such
as size, population, capital and industries
Suppose you are inside the library and
you want to use one of these references,
but someone is presently using the book
that you want to borrow, what will you do?

dictionary
almanac
dictionary
Atlas
Encyclopaedia or Almanac

(Pupils will give varied responses.)

IV. Evaluation:
Instruction: Read the situation
carefully.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer
from the
given choices.
1. Ana wants to find the meaning of the
word ZIONISMS. What reference will he use
to find the meaning of the word?
a. Dictionary
Atlas

b. Almanac

c.
B

2. Ronnie with his wife plan to have their


vacation. But they cant decide what places
they are going to choose. What reference
should they use?
a. Almanac
Encyclopaedia

b. Atlas

c.

3. Ann wants to know the history about


Martial law. What reference will she use to
find it?

a. Encyclopedia
Almanac

b. Atlas

c.

4. What reference will you use to find the


syllabication of a certain word?
a. Dictionary
Almanac

b. Atlas

c.

5. You want to know the culture of the


people in Africa. What reference will you
use to find it?
a. Encyclopaedia
Dictionary

b. Atlas

c.

V. Homework
Instruction: Using the different general
references, find the following information:
1. longest word in the dictionary
(meaning).
2. the old name of Iraq
3. the strongest and most devastating
typhoon on
the year 2014.
4. the capital of Ireland
5. the nearest country to Switzerland

Recognizing Individual Difference


A. Reinforcement Activity
Write the name of the reference book to find the information asked for in the
following:
1. Photocopy of the Philippine map
2. The number of people who lived in Japan
3. The first plane invented
4. Origin of the universe
5. How to pronounce the word species

B. Enrichment Activity
Answer the following questions by using the almanac.
1. What is the worlds fastest aircraft? Give a brief description of it.
2. How can you decrease your calorie intake?
3. What is the suggested weights for the following heights: 51, 53 and 57.
4. Who won in the world boxing champion in 1986? What country did he come
from?
5. What are some of the endangered species of the world?
Prepared by:

ALYSSA MARIE M. BASIERTO


Student Teacher

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