A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

Time Frame: 1 hour

Prepared by: Ervin C. Verdillo.
Quarter 3 – Module 1: Examining Biases

MELCs: Examine biases (for or against) made by the author

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson students should be able to:

1. Define what is bias;

2. Distinguish whether a message is biased or unbiased;
3. Identify if the author is for or against a certain issue
4. Create a message that promotes fair and unbiased writing.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Examining biases
Reading Material: “My Best Friend Forever” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdEQmH65ybQ)
References: English Quarter 3 – Module 1: Examining Bias, https://pngtree.com/free-png
Materials: Laptop, Smartphone, and PowerPoint Presentation

III. PROCEDURE / LEARNING ACTIVITIES

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. ROUTINARY ACTIVITIES
1. Greetings

“Good morning class.” “Good morning, Sir.”

Class, I am so
excited to teach you the new lesson for today,
I am sure we’ll going to have a lot of fun with the
activities and games that we have to play!

Class, before we begin our lesson, I

would like to ask if you can hear my voice
loud and clear. Are you hearing me properly? (Students will answer)
“Yes, Sir”
If that’s the case let us begin our day with a
prayer.

2. PRAYER
“Ms. __________, please lead the prayer”
 “Okay, Sir”
(called student starts leading the prayer)

“Let us close our eyes, bow our heads and feel the
presence of our Lord.”
“Heavenly Father, we come to you
today asking for your guidance,
wisdom, and support. Please fill our minds
with learning, and fill our lesson with fun.
In Jesus' name, we pray, Amen.”

3. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

“Now, because we are in distance learning, I

want all of you to open up your cameras as
often as possible. I understand that
connectivity is sometimes a problem so opening
your cameras are not obligatory.
I also want you to keep your microphone
muted while we are discussing and only
unmute it if you want to answer or if you have
any concerns. And if that is clear to all of you
please type, “I understand, Sir” in our chat box
below.

(The students have type “I understand, Sir” on the

chat box)
Now that some of you opened your cameras, I can
see a lot of happy faces today and seems that you
are all having a good mood. Good job class, keep
it up!

Let me first introduce myself before we check our

attendance. I am your teacher for this day. I am
currently a NEUST Papaya Off-Campus student
teacher. My name is Ervin C. Verdillo, and my
goal for today is to ensure that you will learn and
enjoy our new topic.

4. CHECKING OF
ATTENDANCE
“For your attendance, please type your full name
followed by the word “present” in the chat box
and I will take a screenshot of it later to serve as
your attendance.” You can follow the example
here in our PowerPoint presentation. (e.g. Michael
A. Abes – Present)
(The students start typing their name in the chat
box for attendance)
“I guess everyone is here now.”

5. REVIEW/GREETINGS

“Before we go on to the topic, let’s

have brief chitchat.”
“How are you class?” “Are you all good?”
“We are good, Sir” “We feel great.”
“It is good to hear that all of you feel good and
great.” “We face lots of difficulties because of the
pandemic and I am glad to know that all of you
felt good despite of harships.”
“I hope that pandemic is not a
hindrance for all of you to keep on learning.”

B. LESSON PROPER

1. MOTIVATION
“Before we proceed to our lesson this
morning, we will be having an activity first to
warm up your minds.”

Activity 1: Would You Rather

“Growing up we have certain hobbies and favorite

things to do. Some of us here are more inclined in
singing, some of us are more of a dancer and
some of you are more inclined to gaming. This
activity that we are going to do will give all of
you an idea of what are your real favorites.
And this activity will be called “Would You
Rather”

These are the directions: You will be given an

options and you’re going to have to pick your
preferred choice between the options below. Then
you will give your reason for choosing such. You
may write your answers in the chat box and I may
ask some of you the reasons for your answers.

Would You Rather:

1. Would you rather play Basketball or

Volleyball?
(Students send their choice on the chat box)
“Sir, Basketball”
 “Volleyball”
“Basketball”

May I call for ______? Can you give us

the reason why you chose basketball?

“Because sir I know a lot of things about it

Thank you ______. compared to volleyball.”

How about you __________? What are

your reasons for choosing Volleyball?

“Because Sir I am more skilled in playing

volleyball

How about the second one?

2. Would you rather study English for 1

hour or 1 hour of studying Mathematics?

“English”
“Sir, Math”
“English, Sir”
Mr. _______ why do you prefer studying
English over Mathematics?
“Because I hate Math Sir’
Oh really? What makes you say that?
“Because Sir, I think Math is a difficult subject”
Okay, thank you Mr________

“How about number 3?”

3. Would you rather play Mobile Legends or

Dota?
“Mobile Legends”
“DotA is my favourite”
 4. Would you rather listen to Kpop or OPM?

“Kpop”
“OPM”
5. Would you rather report a presentation
face-to-face or in a virtual meeting?

“Face-to-face, Sir”
“Virtual meet”

(The teacher continue to give follow up questions

about the students' preferred choice)

(Some of the possible questions are:

1. What made you choose that over the other?
2. Explain why would you rather pick that over
the other?
3. Please give us reasons for choosing such.)

“Alright! Did you enjoy our activity?”

“Yes, Sir”

“All of you did a great job defending your choice

and I am impressed with how you give your
reasons. “Give yourselves a round of applause.”

What is it, class, if I ask your common answer for

choosing your preferred choice instead of
another? (Students’ answers may vary)
“Sir, because that is my favorite”
“Sir, because I have a lot of knowledge about it”
“Because I like it better than the other, Sir”

“Good job class, your answers are all correct”

“If we were given a choice, we are more likely to
pick which we like or the things we are familiar
with. I have got a short story called “My Best
Friend Forever” here. Let us look at why we have
certain favorites and why we have personal
preferences.

PRE-READING

a. First Reading
I will assign someone in the class to read the short
story. Is it all right, class?
“Yes, Sir”
After that, I will read them all together. And you
should read them silently, focusing on the short
tale as I go. Following this, I will ask you some
reading comprehension questions to see if you
fully comprehend the story. Is that clear, class?

“My Best Friend Forever”

Angel May and her classmates have a Science

presentation in class today. She and her best
friend Lyka were excited and nervous about the
presentation. Their classmates were preparing as
well. Some of her classmates have more beautiful
materials to present especially their class
president Janelle who was the best presenter in
their class last time. After some time, their teacher
arrived and they begin to present one by one.
Then miss Burton asked for everyone to vote for
the student with the best presentation. She asked
us to write it down on a little piece of paper and
give it to her. “Uhm I think I did pretty okay,”
said Lyka to Angel. I know I’m going to vote for
my friend Lyka. Said Angel to herself. “I and
Janelle are not close to each other so I will vote
for Lyka because she is my best friend!” she
added.

One day has passed and their teacher Ms

Burton announced the best presenter and it was
Janelle their class president. Everyone is cheering
for her because their classmate knows she
deserves it with the materials she has. While Lyka
is disheartened because she thinks that she will
win. Her best friend Angel May came to her and
comfort her. “Don’t worry Lyka, I voted for you.
For me, you were the best presenter in the whole
world because you are my best friend!” And they
laugh together loudly.

Ms. ________ Please read the short story. “Okay, Sir”

(Called student will now read the story.)
b. SECOND READING

(The narrative will be read aloud by the teacher,

and students will read silently and listen at the
same time.)
“Okay, class, now that we have done reading the
short narrative, I have prepared a series of
questions for you to answer to determine whether
or not you comprehend what we have read.”

c. POST-READING READING:

1. Do you know why Janelle win as the best

presenter? “Sir, Because she has the most beautiful
materials.”
(students’ answers may vary.)

“Very good, Janelle won because she has the most

beautiful materials.”

2. Who Angel May voted for the best presenter?

And why do you think her reason is?
“Sir, she voted for Lyka because she is her best
friend.”
“Great Job ______. Angel May voted for Lyka
because she is her best friend.”

3. Do you think it is a wise decision for Angel

May to vote for Lyka just because she is her best
friend? Why or why not?
“No Sir.” “Angel May should not vote for Lyka
just because she is her best friend.” “She should
vote for someone who deserves it”
“Very good! That was an impressive realization!”

4. Do you think the vote of Angel May is logical?

“No Sir.” “She gives her vote to her closest friend

and not because she is a better presenter.”
“Excellent ____!” Just because she's her best
friend doesn’t mean she has to pick her. She
should pick the person with the best presenter
even if she isn’t her friend.

“Based on your answers, I am confident enough

that you have fully understood the short story I
presented. I just want to add that we may have
personal preferences but there are times that we
need to decide objectively and should base on
facts and not on our opinion.

2. DISCUSSION

“We often make decisions based on personal

preferences. Our personal experiences affect our
views and opinions most of the time.” “There are
instances when these may easily make you biased
in believing certain types of information. “ This
may result in you forming biases which may, later
on, turn into a belief that can alter your attitude
towards an issue. “

But, how do we say that someone is becoming

biased? How can we determine if certain passages
of writing is being biased?
“That will be the main topic of our discussion for
today.”

What is bias?
- Bias refers to an author’s expression of his/her
own opinion on a particular issue without
examining and presenting enough pieces of
evidence. This arises from the author’s thinking
which may be influenced by personal beliefs,
culture, attitudes, preferences, and past
experiences.
(Called student will read the definition of bias.)
Can you please read it Ms______?
Bias refers to an author’s expression of his/her
own opinion on a particular issue without
examining and presenting enough pieces of
evidence. This arises from the author’s thinking
which may be influenced by personal beliefs,
culture, attitudes, preferences, and past
experiences.
Thank you ______

“Bias is when we lean towards something or

someone without any logical reasoning or
thinking” It's important to remember that we can
identify if writing is being biased based on how its
content is being presented. Additionally, we can
also identify the idea that the author favors.

A BIAS writing is Subjective. The writing has an

unfair presentation of the issue. Meaning the
author is mainly focusing on one side only.

UNBIASED writing is Objective. The writing

gives a fair presentation of the issue and focuses
on both sides.

Let us look at these examples:

1. For me, basketball is the best sport in the world.

“What do you think it is class? Is the sentence an

example of biased writing or unbiased writing?”

“Sir I think the sentence is an example of a bias

“What makes you think that?” writing”

“Very good.” “Because it is just his opinion”

“ Is the author for or against the idea of

basketball, class?

“And, why do you think of that” “The author is for the idea of basketball, Sir”

“Sir, because the author is biased for the

“Excellent!” basketball and said good things about it”

Great! The sentence is being subjective and we

also learn that the author is for the idea of
basketball.

How about number 2, do you think it is biased or

unbiased writing?

2. Basketball is ranked number 9 on the most

popular sports according to topendsport.com

“Sir I think it is unbiased writing because it is

Correct! It has a fair representation of the subject. objective and included factual information.”

How about the number 3 example? Is it biased or

unbiased writing? Please include your reasons.

3. Math problems aren't easy to solve, but finding

the answer can be very satisfying.
“Sir, It is an example of unbiased writing because
“Good job! The writing is unbiased because it it focuses on both sides of the subject.”
gives a fair presentation of the issue by focusing
on both sides. “

“How about this last sentence? Is it an example of

a biased sentence or a biased sentence?

4. Because math is so difficult, it is not for

everyone.

“Can you give us a reason why do you think it is a “Sir, it is an example of a biased sentence”
biased sentence?

“Sir, because it gives an unfair representation of

“Yes, correct!” the subject by focusing on one side of it.”

“Class, is the author for or against this particular

issue based on the sentence?
“Sir, I think the author is against what is the
“Will you please explain why?” topic.”

“Sir because the author gives unfair reasons why

“Yes, very good!” math is not for everyone”

We can now know how to tell if certain writing is

being biased or unbiased.
“But when does an author become biased?”

May you read what’s on the screen Mr____?

An author becomes biased when he/she persuades “Okay, Sir.”

the reader to believe in his/her stand of the issue
by giving inaccurate information or false (called student start reading what’s on the screen)
impression even with or without the intention of
misleading the readers.

“Thank you ______.”

“We can determine if the author is being biased if

he makes his reader believe his stand about the
issue. If he relies on unsupported claims and
offers only opinion instead of facts.

GENERALIZATION:

“Again class, to summarize what we have tackled

today, what is bias?”

“Bias is the unfair judgment about an issue or

thing”
How about a bias writing? What does it mean?
 “A bias writing is subjective and often based on
personal opinions, interpretations, emotions and
‘What about unbiased writing? Again, what are judgment.”
they?”

“An unbiased writing is objective. It is considered

fair and more accurate because it is not based on
“When do we say if the author is being biased?” personal opinions.

“The author is being biased when he/she

persuades the reader to believe on his/her stand of
the issue by giving inaccurate information or false
impression.”

(Students’ answers may vary)

APPLICATION

“Now I am confident that you have thoroughly

mastered our lesson for today. We will have
another activity to evaluate this. “

The title of this activity is, “Am I Bias or Not?”

I am going to present a sentence and all you have
to do is to tell if the sentence is biased or
unbiased.

You have 5-10 seconds to type your sentence in

our chat box. Only those who gave their sentence
within the time given will move on to the next
round. The last one who will remain standing or
give his/her sentence will be our winner and will
have an incentive for our next activities. Is that
clear, everyone?
Okay, so let’s start.
“Yes, Sir”
“Am I Bias or Unbiased?
(Students starts giving their answers)
1. Brand Z Bath Soap is endorsed by
dermatologists in the Philippines.
2. Brand Z, the bath soap I used, is the leading
brand in the Philippines.
3. Basketball is the best sport in the world.
4. Basketball is one of the most widely played
sports in the world.
5. Carrot growers believe that carrots should be
part of our daily diet.
6. Carrots are a good source of Vitamin A which
is good for eyesight.
7. Mothers nurture best the emotional intelligence
of their children.
8. Study says that children’s intelligence is
inherited from mothers.
9. Generally, most of the students find
Mathematics difficult.
10. Boys are more inclined to learn Mathematics.

“Class, did you enjoy our game?”

Good job, everyone! It seems that everyone
understands our lesson for today and can use “Yes, Sir”
distinguish if a sentence is a bias or unbiased.
Thank you and I am so proud of all of you. Give
yourselves a round of applause.

IV. EVALUATION

“I am fully reassured that you all understand our

lesson for today.”
“To further assess your knowledge of today's
topic, we will conduct a brief test. I have included
a five-item activity for you to do. In our GC, I will
include a link to our Google form. You have
fifteen minutes to complete it. Best of luck,
class!”

Quiz #1
A. For Or Against

Directions: Based on the given paragraphs,

identify the idea that the author favors. Write the
word FOR under the topic if the author is biased
towards it. If not, write AGAINST. Write your
answers in the space provided.

1. Topic: Dog vs Cats

Dog Cat
________ ________

Dogs and cats are commonly domesticated

animals. However, dogs are a better choice for
they are fun to play with, and they can be trained
as service dogs to help humans. Cats, on the
contrary, can only serve as a house pet.

2. Topic: Soda vs Juice

Soda Juice
________ ________

I like soda better than juice. I prefer soda

because it is not too sweet, unlike juice. Though
juice tastes good, soda has this acidity that make
you burp.

3. Topic: Phase out Jeepneys vs Retain Jeepneys

Phase out Jeepneys Retain Jeepneys

________ ________

Jeepneys have been one of the main modes of

transport in the Philippines. They are also the
livelihood source of many Filipinos, However,
they often cause road congestions and traffic
jams. Also, they are obsolete that may
compromise the safety of the passengers and
may pose a threat to the environment. As such,
these jeepneys do not meet the standard of
modernization of a public utility vehicle. With
these, phasing them out appears to be a much
better choice.

B. Unbiased Writing.
Write a fair and unbiased sentences about each of
the following topics. Each topic should have a
minimum of three sentences.

1. Video games
2. Social Media
3. Gender

V. ASSIGNMENT

For your assignment class, I want you to look for

the definition of the following words and provide
2 examples of it.
1. Evidence
2. Diction
 3. Positive and Negative Connotation
Send your assignment to our Google classroom on
or before February 29, 2022, at 11:59 pm.

Define Evidence, Diction, Positive and Negative

connotation and give its examples.

Prepared by: Checked by:

ERVIN C. VERDILLO VANNI ROSE S. GONZALES
Pre-Service teacher Cooperating Teacher

KEVIN DALANGIN CARLOS G. CORPUZ, PhD

School Principal III