Semi-detailed Lesson Plan
(PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING PLAN)
Lesson Title: Reading Text Critically: Becoming a critical reader
Subject: English For Academic and Professional Purposes
Grade level: 11
Time required: October 7, 2019
References: English for Academic and Professional Purposes by Grace M. Saqueton and Marikit Tara A. Uychoco
Teacher: Hannah Grace P. Burcer
Section A: Lesson Preparation
Overview
In this lesson the students will be able to know the importance of critical reading. The activities will also help the students to engance their writing skills while applying critical reading.
Description of learners
For this lesson we will assume a class of 35 with diverse learners. Every learner has their own point of view and different critical thinking skils.
Objectives/learner outcomes
· Acquire knowledge of appropriate reading strategies for a better understanding of academic texts
· Outline, summarize and question the writer's claim in a text
· Give the importance of reading a text critically; and
· Apply critical reading in a real life situation
Materials/resources/technology
A. For the teachers
Materials:
· Pen
Resources:
· English book
· Learner's module
Technology:
Projector
B. For the students
Materials:
· Printed material (First poem for you by Kim Addonizio)
· Pen
· Paper
Resources:
· Dictionary
Technology:
· Internet access to social media platforms
· Mobile phones
Section B: Introduction to lesson
Purpose
Students now a days always seem to be in a hurry, they want easy things, easy tasks and finds easy way to accomplish their tasks. They don't have the focus to study every single detail of the lesson and to verify whether their gathered informations are true. In this lesson they are going to learn the importance of understanding the texts and at the same time they will be given the opportunity to express their thoughts.
Prior learning/Pre-requisite knowledge
Critical thinking will be involved also in this lesson according to understand the given texts. And with the help also of writing skills in writing an outline.
Motivation
What can you say about the picture? 
Section C: Activity
HOW TO EAT A POEM
In this activity you will need a printed copy of the poem entitled First poem for you by Kim Addonizio, pen, paper, dictionary, internet access to any social media platforms (Facebook and twitter) and mobile phones.
INSTRUCTION
1. Read the poem, try to play a video in your head of the images being visualized in the poem.
2. Reread the poem but this time there's the aid of a pen. Underline your favorite part in the poem and make a short note about why is it that you're connected with your visualized imaged while reading the line.
3. Put a star next to any parts that you don't understand (words and phrases) and be able to search for its meaning in the dictionary or Google.
4. Try to figure out what the author's feeling while writing the poem and what the author wants to tell you.
5. After figuring out the meaning of the poem, be able to write down how you feel and what did you understand about the poem.
6. The write ups for the poem will be posted on any social media platforms (Facebook and twitter) together with the poem before the write-ups. This may help your readers to compare your understanding with their own interpretation of the same poem.
You will be graded based on the rubrics.
Grammar- 25 pt.
Content- 25 pt.
Vocabulary- 20 pt
Form ( organization of ideas)20 pt.
Reader’s reaction about your post- 10 pt.
Total: 100 points
Section D: Analysis
Does the students get the essence of the poem?
Did the students critically read the poem?
How did the student present their point of views?
Section E: Abstraction
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider" as Francis Bacon stated in The Essays.
We read to understand others point of view and ideas and not to contradict to have discourse whether our opinion is different from them.
Let us now come to our lesson proper.
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider" as Francis Bacon stated in The Essays.
We read to understand others point of view and ideas and not to contradict to have discourse whether our opinion is different from them.
Critical reading is different from reading only. Reading only undergoes basic comprehension of the text while critical reading is about how a text work and to form judgments. Did you understand now the difference between reading and critical reading?
Critical Reading is a more ACTIVE way of reading. It is a deeper and more complex engagement with a text. It is a process of analyzing, interpreting and, sometimes, evaluating. When we read critically, we use our critical thinking skills to QUESTION both the text and our own reading of it. Different disciplines may have distinctive modes of critical reading (scientific, philosophical, literary, etc).
-It involves scrutinizing any information that you read or hear. It means not easily believing the information offered by the text.
Critical reading is an active process of discovery because when you read critically, you are not just receiving information but also making an interaction with the writer. The interaction happens when you question the writer's claims and assertions and when you comment on the writers ideas.
The following are some suggested ways to help you become a critical reader:
1.Annotate what you read. One way to interact with the writer is to write on the text. You can underline, circle, or highlight words, phrases or sentences that contain important details, or you can write notes asking questions or commenting on the ideas of the writer. There are no clear and definite guidelines to annotate a text; you can create your own style. For instance, you can circle unfamiliar words or underline ideas that you think are questionable.
2.Outline the text. Identify the main points of the writer and list them down so you can also identify the ideas that the writer has raised to support his/her stand. You don't necessarily have to write a structured sentence or topic outline for this purpose; you can just write it in bullet or in numbers. Look at the sample below.
TOPIC SENTENCE:
SUPPORTING DETAILS
POINT 1:
POINT 2:
POINT 2:
POINT 3:
3. Summarize the text. Aside from outlining, you can also get the main points of the text you are reading and write its gist in your own words. This will test how much you have understood the text and will help you evaluate it critically. A summary is usually one paragraph long.
4. Evaluate the text. This is the point where the other three techniques-annotating, outlining, summarizing-will be helpful. When you evaluate the text, you question the author's purpose and intentions, as well as his/her assumptions in the claims. You also check if the arguments are supported by evidence and if the evidence are valid and are from credible sources.
That is how you criticize a text class, you should have deep understanding about the text that you've read and criticize if the text that you're reading is credible. In today's generation of technology students wants to answer their assignments easily, it tends to search their assignment of some search engines. Critical reading can be applied to this aspect because we can verify if it includes facts not opinion based articles.
Section F: Application
Using the prior knowledge about the discussion about critical reading and the ways to become a critical reader. In a one whole sheet of paper be able to make an outline based on the article below. Use the format of the outline presented earlier.
How TV has Changed Our Lives
TV, or television, has transformed our lives dramatically since it was first introduced in 1954. It especially took off in 1962, when color television came to the public. It seems that the world never was the same after TV was shown to the world. It has prompted us to stay indoors more, has changed how we operate political campaigns, caused family interactions to decrease, and made obesity skyrocket, among other effects.
More than ever before, people—especially children—have been staying indoors. This is largely due to the access to TV and other pieces of technology. According to The Guardian, there has been a study by the National Trust, and the findings were that “…on average, children were playing outside for just over four hours a week, compared to 8.2 hours a week when the adults questioned were children” (“Children Spend Only Half as Much Time Playing Outside as Their Parents Did”). This leads to many damaging effects to our body and mental state.
On a more grandiose scale, TV has affected the way we go about political campaigns. The Kennedy-Nixon election of 1959 is a case in point, with the first ever US presidential debate broadcast on TV. The result was Kennedy winning over Nixon in the polls after the broadcast despite being down in numbers before. According to HowStuffWorks, “Television gave elected officials and candidates for office an unprecedented way to speak directly to millions, face-to-face. Of course, it didn’t take long for that direct contact to be mediated, mostly by the network executives, producers and reporters who put together nightly news programs. Trends like sound bites, talking heads and the dramatic nature of television news coverage have led critics to accuse TV of creating a less factual, more negative form of political coverage” (Sailor, Matt). With the advent of TV, voting has decreased and voters have become more negative towards the political process.
Another negative effect of TV in our lives is the way they make children and parents interact less. Often, parents see TV has a form of parenting, and also as a form of bonding (though this type of bonding is very low on the spectrum of interaction). Science Daily states that, “Since the first television screens lit up our living rooms scientists have been studying its effect on young children. Now scientists in Ohio have compared mother-child communication while watching TV to reading books or playing with toys to reveal the impact on children’s development. The results, published in Human Communication Research, show that watching TV can lead to less interaction between parents and children, with a detrimental impact on literacy and language skills” (“TV Found to Have Negative Impact on Parent-Child Communication and Early Literacy Compared to Books and Toys”). So, not only are parents and children socializing less, but children’s language skills are dropping because of the introduction of TV to the masses.
With less time outdoors and less interaction, it would not be surprising to say that TV is a factor in rising obesity numbers. In fact, the amount of hours one watches TV is directly correlated to weight gain. According Rosiek, Anna et al. in their report “Effect of Television on Obesity and Excess of Weight and Consequences of Health,” “… watching TV and time spent in front of the screen are clearly associated with unhealthy dietary behaviors in children, adolescents, and adults. People who watch television more rarely, and drink less sweet drinks during the day, were characterized by lower BMI. In 2003 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Organisation (FAO) officially reported that commercials of food products directed to children can foster the development of obesity…” (International journal of environmental research and public health). Though TV affects the obesity of all demographics, children are probably the most influenced.
As you can see, TV has had mostly a negative influence on our world. People are staying indoors more than ever, political campaigns have become more corrupt and about visuals, parents and children are interacting less than before, and obesity has shot up. This means we need to pay attention to how much TV we watch and how it is affecting our lives.
Section G: Assessment
Using a 50 word essay answer the question: What does it mean and take to be a critical reader?
Prepared by:
Hannah Grace P. Burcer
(BSE 2A-English)
Noted by:
Charlie P. Nacario
Professor, TTL 1(Technology for Teaching and Learning 1)
Date: October 7,2019
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