Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Grade 8 – Diamond
February 12, 2020-Wednesday (7:30-8:30 am)

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, at least 75% of the students must be able to:
1. differentiate what is fact and opinion;
2. listen analytically to distinguish fact from opinion.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Listening Analytically to Distinguish Fact from Opinion
Instructional Materials: LCD Projector &Laptop, PowerPoint Presentation,
Speaker
Value Focus: Listening Attentively
References: Grade 8 LM Q3 Distinguish
Fact from Opinion p.374- 377
Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes retrieved from
http://blog.flocabulary.com/facts-or-opinion-lesson/ accessed on March
4, 2017

III. Learning Activities

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Pre- Activity
1. Prayer

“Good morning class!”

“Before you take your seats, let us “Good morning, Ma’am!”
pray first. “ (Prayer)
2. Energizer Song
“ Before you take your seats, let us have
our energizer song.” “Thank you”.
“You may now take your seats.”
 2. Checking of Attendance
“How are you my dear students?”
“So am I. Before we start our new lesson, “We are doing great ma’am.”
let me check your attendance.

(The assigned student will update the

attendance of the day)
3. Recapitulation of the previous topic
“Before we proceed to our new lesson for
today, let us have first a recap of our past
lesson.
Who can recap our lesson in our previous
“Yesterday, we tackled about Indian Literature
meeting?
and the story of Ramayana.
“Very good.”
What is all about Ramay
ana and what its moral lesson left us? Ramayana is an epic story of Rama and Sita who
were loyal and kind. They value loyalty. Also,
jealousy turned everything into misery. Avoid the
feeling of jealousy because it is not good and will
make you and another’s life miserable.

B. Motivation

“Now, let us have a short activity before

we proceed to our lesson. “

The teacher will show different pictures

on the TV screen and the students will
give their own opinion”.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes, Mam”.
Do you agree what the picture is telling us? If yes/no, (Students’ answer may vary)
explain.

Regarding the ideas that I presented to you, what do

“Fact and Opinion”
you think is our lesson for today?

“Definitely”.
C. Lesson Proper

1. Presentation of the topic

At the end of this lesson, I am expecting that you can

distinguish fact from opinion through analytical
listening and differentiate between fact and opinion.

Who among of you could still recall the meaning of

fact and opinion?”
“Fact has evidence and opinion is what you just
believe.”
“That’s right. Great answer!”
“I have here a short video clip about the difference of
fact from opinion.
We will discuss it after so listen carefully.”

(Video Presentation)

2. Discussion of the topic

a. Define and discuss the important terms

“Did you learn something from the video?”

“What did you have learned out of the video?”

“Yes ma’am.”
“Precisely! The video presentation tells that fact is
something which can be verified with evidences and is “I have learned that fact is a true statement and it can
provable, observable and measurable. Those are be proven while opinion is a feeling or belief and it
statements that can be proven by reliable authority or can’t be proven. “
information such as based on statistics, scientific law,
history book and others.”
For example, Ferdinand Marcos is the former president
of the Philippines.
“Why do you think it’s a fact?”

“Very Good! This statement is a fact because it is

provable by history.”

“On the other hand, opinion is something, which can’t

be proven, and they are based on someone’s thoughts, “Because it is based in history book and provable.”
feelings and understanding. There are statements that
can be confusing especially if it is widely accepted.”
For example, President Duterte is the
best president.
“Do you agree?” “Yes/No ma’am.”
“Even if everyone agreed with this statement, it is still
an opinion because it is not provable. Well, an opinion
is not necessarily wrong; it is merely not a provable
fact. Though you may be able to use facts to add
credibility to an opinion, it is still an opinion. Though
an opinion may be widely accepted, that does not
make any fact.

Understand?”
“Yes, Ma’am!”

“In addition, there are certain words that will warn you
that you are being given an opinion and not a fact.
Some of those are: maybe, perhaps, best/worst,
probably, apparently and other
suggestive words.”

“Where can we usually hear, see or read factual and

opinionated information?”
“Tabloids, radio, television and magazine.”
“Good! Now that we know the difference of the two
terms, let us discuss how to distinguish fact from
opinion by listening analytically.”

b. Present the Guidelines of

Listening

1. Keep an Open mind. “From the word open

mind, what does it mean?”

“Willing to consider new ideas.”

“Yes, it’s being receptive to new ideas. Keeping an
open mind means to wait until you know all the facts
before having an opinion or making judgment. This is
important when identifying facts and opinions in a
given text.”

2. Stay focused on the topic.

“Focusing on the topic when listening will help you to
identify key points and ideas. By then, it will narrow
your understanding on the text you are listening to.”
 3. Identify purpose and
main idea.

“Why is it that this is important in listening?” “To understand the message or to know the message
of the speaker.”
“Whether you’re having conversation in real life or
listening to a passage on a test, knowing how to listen
for the main point is the way to actually understand
what the other person is trying to say. The main idea is
the most important concept of the passage as a whole.
Once you understand the main point, all the details will
fall into place but without the main point, nothing
really makes sense.
Many students struggle with this because they think
they need to understand every single word and details
to know the point of the speaker then eventually they
will lose sight of the main point. That’s why when
listening, it is important to identify the purpose and
main idea.
Did you get it?”
“Yes ma’am.”

D. Application

“Now let us test your listening skills based on what we

have discussed. Do you know the hand sign for letter F
and O?”
“Yes ma’am.”
“Let me see. For letter F? How about letter O?”
“Good!” (Hands demonstration)

“I have here a passage about the song “We are the

World” by Michael
Jackson.
After listening to the passage, you have to identify if
the statement is a fact or an opinion by giving me the
hand signal you have demonstrated a while ago. Is it
clear?”
“Let’s start.”

1. “We are the world” is a beautiful song.

Expected Answer:
2. It was composed by Michael Jackson and
1. O
Lionel Richie to help the hungry and
homeless people in Africa and America. 2. F
3. It became the best song because more 3. O
than 20 million copies were sold out. 4. F
4. It was sung by more than 45 famous 5. O
singers from all over the world.
5. Michael Jackson is one of my favorite
singers.
Wouldn’t you like to listen to this world famous song?

“Very good! You answered it all

correctly. Give yourself a round of applause.”

E. Generalization

“Let us have a recap if you have understand what we

have discussed earlier. Who can explain to me if what is
the difference of fact rom opinion?”

“Exactly!
Do you usually watch television or listen to the radio
when you want to be updated with the current news?”
“Fact is a true statement and it can be proven while
opinion is a feeling or belief and it can’t be proven.”
“Yes ma’am.”

“Are you aware that some of those news are fact and
some are just an opinion based on their source?”
“Yes ma’am.”

“So how it is important to know how to distinguish fact

from opinion based on what he/she just heard?” “It is important because it will help you interpret
information intelligently.”
“Great answer! Just like watching a news or listening to
a news over the radio, listening analytically is important
so we can be aware of what is fact and what is just an
opinion based on what we heard. What if a newscaster
stated an opinion and you didn’t listen analytically and
you have considered it as a fact. And then you informed
your neighbor about the news. Your neighbor became
curious so she researched it in the internet then she
found out that it is not a fact and it is merely an opinion.
What will be the effect?”
“Yes, and maybe next time that you will update her for “She will say that you are a liar.”
another news, she might not believe you anymore or she
will call you a liar.
Did you get my point?”
“Yes ma’am.”
 IV. Evaluation

“Moving on, let us see if you have listened to me

analytically earlier and if you didn’t lie when answered
“yes ma’am” to all my questions. Get a ¼ sheet of paper.
I will read the whole selection first and after that I will
select sentences from the selection and you have to
identify the answer for each sentence. We will have ten
(10) items. Write F for fact and O for opinion. Is it
clear?”
“Let’s start.”

He was Teodoro F. Valencia, the park commissioner

himself. He was in charge of Rizal Park and it was he
who managed to make the park one of the most beautiful
parks of its kind in the world. He wanted to make
children happy. That is why Rizal Park has a playground
for children, a skating rink, and bicycle lanes. Families
have picnics on the grass under flowering trees and “Yes ma’am.”
palms. Teenagers sit on the grass or stroll around the
fountains and along the flowering hedges or watch the
carp and goldfish swim gaily in the ponds. A planetarium
stands beside a library rich in magazines and books for
young and old.

Identify if the statement is fact or opinion.

1. Teodoro Valencia was the park

commissioner in charge of Rizal Park.
2. Rizal Park is one of the most beautiful
parks of its kind in the world.
3. It has a spacious playground, smooth
skating rinks, and inviting bicycle lanes.
4. Families enjoy picnics on the clean,
thick grass.
5. Teenagers watch carps swimming in
circular ponds and stroll around on paths
lined with hedges.
6. The sunset looks prettiest in summer Answers:
when the sun paints the clouds in gorgeous
colors.
1. F
7. On Sunday afternoons, a concert is
2. O
presented by military bands.
3. F
8. Sentimental kundimans and catchy
4. O
modern songs are heard over the sound
system the park. 5. F
9. In summer, people sleep outdoors in the 6. O
park. 7. O
10. People congratulate Teodoro Valencia 8. F
for making the park beautiful and a peaceful 9. O
place to go to. 10. O
Finish?
Pass your papers in front.
“Yes ma’am.”
V. Assignment

“For your assignment, you have to watch television news

and list 5 facts and 5 opinions you heard.”

“Any questions class?”

“If you don’t have any questions, keep all your notes.
That will be all for today. “None ma’am.” “Goodbye ma’am!”
See you tomorrow. Good bye class!”

Prepared by:

Checked by:
CELINE JOY R. AJERO-SST-1
English 8-Diamond Teacher
TEOBETH A. CONCEPCION

Observed:

EUNICE F. MIRANDA. Ed. D

Principal III