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English
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Information Gathering for
Everyday Life Usage

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

English – Grade 10
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Quarter 1 – Module1: Information Gathering for Everyday Life Usage
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English
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Information Gathering for
Everyday Life Usage

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I. Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Hi. As the facilitator of this module, kindly orient the learner on how to go about
reading and answering this learning material. When possible, advise the learner’s
parents or guardians of the same procedure since they will be the primary
supporters in the learners’ academic progress. By the way, do not forget to remind
the learner to use separate sheets in answering all the of the activities found in the
learning module.

For the learner:

Hello learner. I hope you are ready to progress in your Grade 10 English by
accomplishing this learning module. This is designed to provide you with
interactive tasks to further develop the desired learning competencies prescribed in
our curriculum. In this module, you are expected to get information that can be
used in everyday life from news reports, speeches, informative talks, panel
discussions, etc.

Here is a guide on the parts of the learning modules which you need to understand
as you progress in reading and analyzing its content.

ICON LABEL DETAIL

What I need to know This contains the learning objectives
which you need to accomplish
What I know This assesses what you know about
the lesson you are to tackle
What’s In This connects the current lessons
with the previous lessons
What’s New This introduces the lesson through
an activity
What’s Is It This contains a brief discussion of
the lessons
What’s More These are activities to check your
understanding of the lesson
What I have Learned This summarizes the important ideas
presented in the lesson
What I Can Do This is a real life application of what
you have learned
Assessment This is a post assessment of what
you have learned
Additional Activities This is an activity that will
strengthen your knowledge about the
lesson
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you get information from news reports, speeches, informative talks,
panel discussions, and many other more that can be used in everyday life.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in varied reading activities.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But
the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.
The module is divided into two lessons, namely:
• Lesson 1 – Information Gathering through Noting for Specific
Details
• Lesson 2 – Scanning and Skimming to Gather and Locate
Required Information

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. note for specific details or information;
2. summarize information through words and graphic organizers;
3. scan for facts;
4. get information that can be used in everyday life by skimming;
5. explain the importance of information gathering for everyday life
usage.

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 What I Know

TRUE OR FALSE. Write the complete word TRUE if the statement is correct.
Otherwise, write the complete word FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. You read to understand and relate to what’s happening around you.

2. Reading for details is a skill that you should acquire.
3. Noting for details is important because you often need to listen and read
to find specific information for a specific purpose.
4. Noting for details is a skill that helps develop the habit of distinguishing
important information for everyday life.
5. Cornell method, outlining method and mapping method are effective
noting detail methods.
6. Interviews, questioning and observation are the frequently used
methods of gathering information.
7. Information gathering is the act of getting information from news
reports, speeches and other informative sources for everyday life usage.

SCANNING & SKIMMING FOR INFORMATION. Read the informative text in

the box and then gather the required information.

THE ELOQUENT LANGUAGE OF A LADY’S HANDKERCHIEF

By August Miranda

A handkerchief is a piece of cloth for wiping the face or nose or other

parts of the body. But here are some of its meanings in the art of flirtation.

 Drawing across the lips- desirous of acquaintance.

 Drawing across the eyes- I am sorry.
 Taking it by the center- you are too willing.
 Dropping- we will be friends.
 Twirling in both hands- indifference.
 Withdrawing it across the cheek- I love you.
 Drawing it through the hands- I hate you.
 Letting it rest on the right cheek- yes.
 Letting it rest on the left cheek- no.
 Twirling it in the left hand- I wish to get rid of you.
 Twirling it in the right hand- I love another.
 Drawing it across the forehead- we are watched.

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  Over the shoulder- follow me.
 Opposite corners of both hands- wait for me.
 Placing it on the right ear- you have changed.
 Letting it remain on the eye- you are cruel.
 Winding around the forefinger- I am married.
 Putting it in the pocket- no more at present.

So girls, be careful in using your handkerchief. Drop your hanky when

you meet that lad or simply hold it- but beware drawing it through your
hands. As for boys, think twice before letting your handkerchief remain on
your left eye or twirl it on both hands.
8. What is the text all about?
a. how to be clean with our handkerchief
b. how handkerchief is used in the art of flirtation
c. the parts of a handkerchief
d. the key to impressing ladies
9. What paragraph states advice for girls and boys in the use of the
handkerchief?
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraph 3
d. paragraph 4

• For items 10-15, choose your answer in the box.

Choices:
a. No more at present
b. Yes
c. I love you
d. Follow me
e. You have changed
f. I am married

10. withdrawing the handkerchief across the cheek

11. placing it on the right ear
12. letting it rest on the right cheek
13. winding it around the forefinger
14. putting it in the pocket
15. placing the handkerchief over the shoulder

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 Lesson Information Gathering
1 through Noting for
Specific Details

What’s In

One of your major responsibilities is to gather information related to

the subjects that you are studying. You read your textbooks, watch
informative medias and even listen to news reports in order to fully
understand not only your academic topics but as well as what’s happening
around you.
Information gathering is the act of getting varied kinds of information
for a particular reason or purpose. The type of information you are trying to
obtain, as well as the people or other resources providing the information
will determine which techniques you should use.
The common methods in gathering information are the following:
1. reading
2. interviews
3. questioning
4. questionnaires
5. observation
6. study of existing reports

Notes to the Teacher

Prior to understanding the lesson on information gathering through noting for
specific details, the students are given a brief background on the general
meaning of information gathering. The students should be able to discern that
information gathering is significant in all aspects of human life.

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 What’s New

Activity: Note for Specific Details

Gather information by reading the news report below and then answer the
questions that follow on a separate paper.

RIGHT INSTINCTS
Other cases to be reviewed by the new committee will be the death
sentence of the rapist whose victims have forgiven him.
This study was apparently prompted by the recent execution of Eduardo
Agbayani, who was convicted of raping his own daughters. On the eve of
his execution, his victims announced that they had already forgiven him
and pleaded his life be spared. They had suffered enough and they didn’t
want their father’s death to weigh on their conscience they said.
The study will obviously be too late to save Agbayani. While Mr. Estrada
wanted to give him reprieve, the order to stop the execution could not be
relayed on time because the phone in the execution chamber wasn’t
working.
But such cases certainly merit some serious thought for reasons brought
out dramatically by the appeal of the Agbayani sisters. The sisters were
saying in effect that after the trauma of the rape, they don’t want to be
victimized a second time by being haunted by the guilt feelings about their
father’s death. This raises the questions of whether it is fair for the state to
impose its own brand of justice? If it insists on carrying out the extreme
penalty, the probability is high that many victims will simply hide the crime
rather than feel responsible for their abuser’s death, particularly if he
happens to be a brother, a father, or a grandfather.
In this issue, Mr. Estrada’s instincts are pointing him in the right
direction. Perhaps he should trust them even more than the advice of his
committee, whose members lean toward a strict application of the law
rather than a more liberal exercise of clemency.
-Philippine Daily Inquirer,
14/209 (7 July 1999)

Create 2 column and then answer the following questions following the
template below:
Column 1 Column 2
1. What is the issue in the editorial?  Main lecture notes
2. What prompted the new committee  Use concise sentences.
to conduct the review or study?  Use shorthand symbols

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 3. Why did the Agbayani sisters
plead or appeal to spare their
father’s life?
4. Create a diagram about the  Use abbreviations or
question, “According to the symbols
editorial, what will happen if the
state insists on imposing death
penalty on the accused despite
the victim’s plea to stop the
execution?”
5. What is the newspaper editor’s  Use lists
stand on the issue?
6. Do you agree? Support your  Put space between points
answer.

What is It

Reading for details is the easiest skill to learn and the most utilized
information gathering technique by students like you. It is a practice of
reading information from another source. When you note details in
gathering information, you often prove a point, find specific details and even
solve a problem. This skill also enables us to distinguish significant details.
Moreover, gathering information by noting details is a great help not only for
academic purposes but also when you need urgent information in relation to
everyday life requirements.
The methods that you can use to effectively note details for
information are Cornell Method, outlining method and mind mapping. The
Cornell method is used by dividing the paper in two columns. The first
column is used to enter key or cue words while the second is the notes
column for recording ideas and facts.

Example:

Electrons are tiny particles that revolve around the nucleus or center of
atoms. Each electron carries a very small charge of negative electricity. An
electric current is a flow of electrons moving from one place to another.
Electrons always flow from high negative pressure areas to areas of lower
negative pressures. They do not always need to flow along the wire but
may jump across a gap if the pressure difference is high enough.

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 Column 1 Column 2
 Main Idea:  Electrons are tiny particles that revolve
around the nucleus or center of atoms.
 Questions that 1. What are electrons?
connects points: 2. What does each electron carry?
3. What do you call the flow of electrons
which move from one place to another?
4. Do electrons carry positively-charged
electricity?
5. Where does the flow of electrons start?
 Diagrams
+
proton
- electron

 Study prompts 1. Each electron carries a little charge of

negative electricity.
2. Electrons always flow from high negative
pressure areas to areas of lower negative
pressures.

Outlining Method organizes information into main topic and sub

topic through numbers, roman numerals and letters.
Some suggested ways in outlining:
1. Use only one form of outline, either number letter sequence or decimal
sequence.
Number letter Sequence: Decimal Sequence:
I. Food 1. Choose desired college university
A. Vegetables 1.1. Visit and evaluate college
B. Fruits campuses
1.Vegetables 1.2. visit and evaluate college websites
a. Cabbage 1.2.1. Look for interesting classes.
1.2.2. Note important statistics.
b. Broccoli
2. Fruits
a. Apple
b. Mango

2. Write related topics in parallel construction.

Not parallel:
I. The first part of the race came out according to predictions.
II. The excitement of a race is its unpredictability, as indicated by the
second part.
Parallel:
I. The first part of the race came out according to predictions.
II. The second part went contrary to predictions.

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 3. See to it that each topic should have more than just one sub topic or
none at all.

Incorrect:
I. Planning a party can be both enjoyable and tiring.
A. The guest list must be made and the invitations be mailed.
II. The day of the party is the most hectic.
III. Cleaning up after the party is no fun.
Correct:
I. Planning a party can be both enjoyable and tiring.
A. The guest list must be made and the invitations be mailed.
B. The recreational activities must be worked out.
II. The day of the party has the most hectic schedule.

4. Classify your materials accurately into major and subordinate topics.

Do not place a subordinate topic in the same ranking as a major topic
and vice versa.
Incorrect:
I. My young brother has a self-acquired knowledge on different
machines.
A. He can build a model airplane.
B. He can repair an automobile motor.
C. He can put it together again.
D. He can repair a tractor.
Note: The topic which is inappropriately ranked is letter C, which should
belong as a subtopic under B. A, B, and D belong under the category of
different machines mentioned in the main topic.
Correct:
I. My young brother has a self-acquired knowledge on different
machines.
A. He can build a model airplane.
B. He can repair an automobile motor.
1. He can put it together again.
2. He has worked on different automobile motors so far.
C. He can repair a tractor.

5. Do not overload your outline.

Incorrect:
I. I made preparations carefully, since a visit to grandfather’s did not
happen everyday, and also because the vacation promised to be full
of opportunities for outdoor activities.
Better:
I. I made preparations carefully.

Mind Mapping Method is the method to see the main idea and how
information related to one another. This method uses diagram to represent
words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a
central key word.
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 Key
Issues

Enhance
Commun
Supervising ity Monitoring
Quarant
ine

Main
idea

What’s More

Activity: Inform Me
After learning about the note-taking methods, read the news report below
and then gather the significant information by using the outline method.
Answer on a separate paper.

COVID-19: Too Little, Too Late?

Although WHO has yet to call the outbreak of SARS-Cov2 infection a

pandemic, it has confirmed that the virus is likely to spread to most, if not
all countries. Regardless of terminology, this latest coronavirus epidemic is
now seeing larger increases in cases outside China. As of March 3, more
than 90,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 73
countries. The outbreak in northern Italy, which has seen 11 towns officially
locked down and residents threatened with imprisonment if they try to
leave, shocked European political leaders. Their shock turned to horror as
they saw Italy become the epicenter for further spread across the continent.
As the window for global containment closes, health ministers are
scrambling to implement appropriate measures to delay the spread of the
virus. But their actions have been slow and insufficient. There is now real
danger that countries have done too little, too late to contain the epidemic.
-The Lancet
395/10226 (7 March, 2020)

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Outline Format: Decimal Sequence
1 Main topic 1: ___________________________________________________
2 Main topic 2: ___________________________________________________
2.1. Sub topic: ________________________________________________
2.2. Sub topic: ________________________________________________
2.2.1. Supporting facts 1: _________________________________
2.2.2. Supporting facts 2: _________________________________

What I Have Learned

Activity: See the Big Picture

Highlight the significant ideas from Jose Rizal’s The Song of the Traveler by
answering the questions in the mind map.

THE SONG OF THE TRAVELER

Like to a leaf that is fallen and withered

Tossed by the tempest from pole unto pole:
Thus roam the pilgrim abroad without purpose,
Roams without love, without country, or soul.

Following anxious treacherous fortune,

Fortune which, e’en as he grasps at, it flees;
Vain though the hopes that his yearning is seeking,
Yet does the pilgrim embark on the seas.

Ever impelled by the invisible power,

Destined to roam from the East to the West;
Oft he remembers the faces of loved ones,
Dreams of the day when he too must rest.

Chance may assign him a tomb in the desert,

Grant him final asylum of peace;
Soon by the world and his country forgotten-
God rest his soul when his wanderings cease!

Often the sorrowful pilgrim is envied,

Circling the globe like a seagull above;
Little, ah, little they know what a void
Saddens his soul by the absence of love.

Home may pilgrim return in the future,

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 Back to his loved ones his footsteps he bends;
Naught will he find but the dust and the ruins,
Ashes of love and the tombs of his friends.

Pilgrim, begone! No return more hereafter,

Strange thou art in the land of thy birth;
Others may sing of their love while rejoicing,
Though once again must roam o’er the earth.

Pilgrim, begone! Nor return more hereafter,

Dry are the tears that a while for three ran;
Pilgrim, begone! And forget they affliction,
Loud laughs the world at the sorrows of man.

- Jose Rizal, trans.

Charles Derbyshire

Mind Mapping Method

1. To what
does the
speaker
compare the
pilgrim?

5. Where will
2. What does
the pilgrim
the pilgrim
die if he is
seek?
unlucky? The Song
of the
Traveler

3. What
4. Why
impels the
should we
pilgrim to
not envy the
roam from
pilgrim?
East to West?

What I Can Do

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Activity: Inform Me More
Read a reliable informative text and note significant details by using
any of the note-taking methods.
Cornell Method
Outline Method
Mind Mapping Method

Scanning and Skimming to

Lesson
2 Gather and Locate Required
Information

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 What’s In

In the present-day society, there is a great and urgent need for access
and availability of accurate information because it is an aid in decision
making, policy making or simply increasing the knowledge of the
information recipient. Thus, noting details plays crucial part in gathering
truthful information for everyday life usage.
You can gather information from news reports, speeches, informative
talks, panel discussions and many other more. You can note details using
the Cornell method wherein as you listen to the informative talks you
divide the paper in two columns. The first column is used to enter key or
cue words while the second is the notes column for recording ideas and
facts. The Outlining Method organizes information into main topic and sub
topic by using numbers, roman numerals and letters. Mind Mapping
Method is the method to see the “big picture” and how information relates
to one another. This method uses diagram which represents words, ideas,
tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key
word.

Notes to the Teacher

Prior to understanding the lesson on listening to be informed, the students
are given a review on information gathering through noting for specific details.
The students should be able to discern that information gathering is
significant in all aspects of human life.

What’s New

Activity: Scan Me
Read the panel discussion script and get ready to answer the questions on
special details.

HELP YOUR CHILD TAKE A STAND AGAINST BULLYING

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 by Tyler Jacobson

According to StopBullying.gov, one in four school aged children report

that they have been the victim of bullying in the past.

Our reliance on technology isn’t helping. DoSomething.org reports that

68% of teenagers admit that cyber bullying is a real problem. Our kids
used to be victims of targeting outside of the home. Now they are being
tormented in the place where they should be safe: their own home. They
carry a means of destroying their self-esteem right in their pockets in the
form of a smartphone.

The Very Real Threat of Depression and Anxiety

Our children are under a great deal of stress, more so than past
generations. Recent research has shown that their pressures are equal to
that of adults. But teenagers don’t have the brain development, self-care
knowledge, emotional maturity or experience to deal with it in nearly as
effective a way as adults do.

That may explain why depression seems to be on the rise in children

and teens. With suicide being the second leading cause of death in young
people, it is critical that we do something.

Ending Bullying from the Inside

As adults, parents, teachers and others who are involved in the lives of
our children, it is our job to help end this harmful epidemic. However, we
can’t be there 24-hours a day. We can’t protect our children from every
hurt feeling or confront bullies when they appear.

What we can do is be proactive in teaching our kids to recognize and

stand up to bullying. By raising young people to be brave and firm in the
face of this behavior, we can stop bullying as it happens.

Questions:
1. What is the panel discussion script all about?
a. Policies c. Bullying
b. Education d. Freedom
2. What is the ratio of bullying as reported by StopBullying.gov?
a. 1:1 c. 1:3
b. 1:2 d. 1:4
3. What kind of bullying was reported by DoSomething.org?
a. Verbal Bullying c. Cyberbullying
b. Physical Bullying d. Social Bullying

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 4. Where does the bullying usually occur?
a. School c. Gym
b. Home d. Cinema
5. Why do teenagers feel real threat of depression and anxiety when
being bullied?
a. because of their brain development and emotional maturity to
deal with the problem
b. because children are really weak both inside and out
c. because the society doesn’t care about the children
d. because bullying is deadly
6. Who can help children from bullying?
a. everybody involved in c. counselors only
the children’s lives d. themselves
b. nobody

What is It

The activity above is an example of scanning and skimming for

information. When we read informative texts and time is very limited for you
to gather information, you can still be effective in information gathering
through the use of scanning and skimming.
To successfully gather information, you must be skilled in reading. If
it is a news report, you can read the headline of the news. Check the title
and the main points carefully. The more you read them, the better and
deeper you understand. Understanding is a process. The following
techniques in gathering and locating required information will help you to be
successful in your reading comprehension.
Skimming is reading swiftly or glancing quickly through printed material in
search for the main idea. When skimming, familiarize yourself with the
general topic of your information source and while you skim try to notice the
words more stressed and clearly pronounced. This will enable you to note
the keywords which will help you gather the information. Furthermore, if
you have a sufficient background knowledge or believe you don’t need the
information, then skip it. However, pick and choose carefully what you skim
and skip

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 While reading, ask yourself the following questions to help you decide
whether or not to skim. If you answered ‘yes' to any of these questions, then
skimming is a useful tool.
Is the material non-fiction?
Do I have a lot to read and only a small amount of time?
Do I really know something about this material?
Can any of the material be skipped?
Scanning is finding the special details to find specific facts or to answer a
question. For scanning to be successful, you need to understand how your
material is structured. Comprehend what you read so you can locate the
specific information you need. Furthermore, establishing your purpose and
locating the appropriate material before you scan is essential.

Use your hands when scanning because using your hand or finger is
extremely helpful in focusing your attention and keeping your place while
scanning a column of material. Moreover, use your peripheral vision when
scanning. When your hand moves down a list of names, you see not only the
name your finger is pointing to, but also the names above and below. Let
your eyes work for you when searching for information.

What’s More

Activity: Maze Test!

Good job! The skill you have developed in skimming and scanning may now
be applied in the maze test. Read the selection from beginning to end.
Record the time it took you to read the whole selection. Then go back and
choose the right word or phrase from the choices given. Work as fast as you
can.
Answer on a separate paper.

POPULATION EDUCATION

Population explosion is one of the five serious global problems that

1) ________________
a. humanity is facing- the four others are food
b. sexuality
c. education

2) ________________
a. surplus, 18
b. oversupply,
c. shortage,
malnutrition, resource depletion, and environmental

3) ________________
a. sanitation. Population explosion is the center of all these
b. pollution.
c. beautification.

4) global _____________ Population growth in our country is a cause of

a. progress.
b. ills.
c. development.

5) _________________
a. happiness. Our population increases at the rate of
b. joy.
c. alarm.

6) ___________
3.01%, which is one of the a. lowest growth rates in the world.
b. highest
c. least

Our population keeps growing, but our land 7) __________

a. remains constant.
b. grows bigger.
c. enlarges.

The rapid population growth will 8) _________________ the four

a. check
b. bring about
c. stop or solve

other global ills. Therefore, 9) _________ steps must be taken.

a. positive
b. negative
c. indifferent

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to 10) _________ this unfortunate situation.
a) a. look back
b) b. set up
c) c. make right
d)

What I Have Learned

Activity: Where is This?

Do you know everything about Baguio City and its popular Burnham Park?
Read the feature article about the city and its park and then gather the
important information by applying the scanning and skimming steps. Be
guided by the instruction below the article.
BAGUIO AND BURNHAM: HOW THIS CITY WAS MADE TO LAST

by Nicai de Guzman

1) Temperatures are steadily rising all around the country and sadly,
because of the quarantine, we are left to roast inside our houses. In
times like these, don’t we all wish we were in Baguio and walking
carelessly around Burnham Park as we snack on our strawberry
taho?

2) Aside from being a holiday and hot weather destination, did you
know that Burnham Park is also significant cultural and historical
landmark? Let’s take a closer look at this distinguished park in the
city of Pines. Baguio was one of the last strongholds of pre-Hispanic
Philippines. We can’t start to talk about Burnham Park without
talking about the history of Baguio, one of the last places to
surrender its sovereignty to the Spaniards.

3) The area that occupies Baguio used to be known as Kafagaway. The

Kankanaey and Ibaloi tribes of the Cordilleras used to rule the land.
They would bow to no one- not even the white colonizers who have
been invading areas south of their territory. Juan Salcedo, the
grandson of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, tried in 1572 and failed. A
century later, in 1694, Don Q.M. Quirantine also attempted to bring
these tribes down to their knees and claim the lands fully as their
own. Again, they were unsuccessful. It was 1846 when
Commandante Guiilermo Galvey established a military garrison in
this fertile land, which he later named La Trinidad after his wife.
Camps and houses or rancherias were later set up. The Spaniards

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 who lived in the area introduced coffee farming and up to now.
Benguet is still known for its coffee.

4) Americans developed Baguio to be their home away from home but

at a price. The same way the Spaniards made Manila look like
Europe to combat their homesickness, the Americans wanted to do
the same with Baguio. It was cold and it reminded them of their
home, minus the chilling winter. In 1909, Baguio was proclaimed a
chartered city and official “Summer Capital” of the Philippines. The
Mansion became the official residence of the American Governor-
General. The Philippine Commission held its first session in Baguio
City and this explains why there is a street called Session Road. The
Americans were obsessed with making their mark in their newly
colonized lands and they thought that the best way to do that was
with architecture and urban planning. Their thinking back then was
that anything local is primitive and savage.

5) In a January 22, 1899 article from The World, a New York

newspaper, there is a cartoon called “Revenge of the Filipino,” which
illustrates Filipino “insurgents” injecting an American soldier with
leprosy. The caption states, “In such a hut as this the incident
happened.” As such, the hut was connoted to be a symbol of
savagery. In a way, this was also a political move by the Americans
who were trying to justify colonizing the country. They must build
roads, buildings! Decades later, the locals remember the Americans’
contribution to the development of Baguio. Well, they did build
Kennon Road, which became instrumental in the fast transit of
goods to the neighboring provinces. On July 4, 2019, Filipino-
American Friendship Day, floral wreaths were laid along Kennon
Road, Burnham Park, Governor Pack Road, and Malcolm Square. A
year earlier, the U.S. Embassy also affirmed its support in
supporting conservation efforts for American-built heritage sites in
Baguio.

6) Daniel Burnham was willing to design Baguio for free. In a letter

written to William Cameron Forbes, who was part of the Philippine
Commission, acclaimed architect Daniel Burnham expressed his
enthusiasm for being appointed as the country’s resident urban
planner. “There can be no monetary profit in this work but it would
be a door to happiness to men who care to improve opportunity for
the sake of the poetic thing itself,” he wrote in the letter dated April
4, 1904. “The Luzon work should have a man’s whole heart. Dreams
will not come for pay. Whoever does this should go in because he
can’t keep out,” he wrote in a letter he sent a week later. Despite his
enthusiasm, there were some locals who dissented the Americans
suddenly coming in and redesigning the whole place. There were
some political cartoons in the papers describing the efforts of the
Philippine Commission as “pabigat” to the people. Baguio's urban
design was patterned after Washington D.C. Burnham wrote a

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 report dated October 3, 1905, about how Baguio was unlike Manila
in the sense that it isn’t influenced by Spanish architecture. It was
more or less a blank slate however it was an “abrupt and hilly”
country. Washington D.C. could be a sort of template for Baguio
that adheres to the City Beautiful movement, an idea in urban
design that cities should be beautiful, engaging, and not far removed
from a society’s issues. He explored the directional orientation of
streets by which all future homes can receive direct sunlight, which
can do very well for the houses’ ventilation and sanitation. Lots were
sold to wealthy individuals, most of whom were Americans,
Spaniards, and English. Of course, the strategic location of these
lots can also be interpreted as a way that these colonizers can
oversee the locals. Burnham Park itself was a manifestation of the
City Beautiful movement. While a lot of Burnham’s plans stayed on
paper, his namesake park was a homage to him and the movement
he pioneered. Within the park are mini-parks and groves where
people can socialize and relax.

7) There are 12 clusters inside the park, each with its own allure. At its
heart is the Burnham Lake or City Pond, a man-made lake designed
for aesthetic purposes in accordance with the City Beautiful
movement. It became known as the 'tent city' after the 1990
earthquake. Arguably, it was one of the places that Baguio suffered
the most during the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit the country on
July 16, 1990. And with buildings and houses in disrepair, locals
sought refuge in public spaces, most notably, in Burnham Park.

8) People pitched tents as their temporary shelter, which is why it

became known then as the “tent city.” In 2015, then Baguio City
Mayor Mauricio Domogan also opened the park to campers who
prefer to stay in the outdoors overnight. “We have to open suitable
portions of Burnham Park for those interested to put up their tents
and stay overnight for them to have a feel of the city’s cool and
romantic weather,” he said in the Baguio Herald Express.
Unfortunately, though earthquake drills were being organized by the
local government, so the participation of current Baguio residents
was lackluster. A portion of the park was supposed to be converted
into a parking lot. Back in 2015, with more visitors flocking to
Baguio, especially during the summer holidays, there was a
proposal to build a parking lot with a 3,000-vehicle capacity. The
parked cars were clogging the streets and tourists found it
inconvenient to find parking almost anywhere. The location of the
parking lot was supposed to be in the Melvin Jones Grandstand
area but heritage conservationists gathered support (15,000
signatures) to stop this from happening. Earlier that year, the NHCP
also recognized the historical significance of the park. Aside from
this, according to Baguio Heritage Foundation, Inc. chairman Dr.
Ronaldo Paraan, Burnham Park also serves an environmental
purpose. Not only is it an aquifer or a place where groundwater can

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 be extracted, it is also a carbon sink, which means the area absorbs
more carbon than it releases. From a heritage site, it is now a
National Heritage Park. In 2015, the National Historical Commission
of the Philippines (NHCP) has declared the more than a century-old
Burnham Park a heritage site. And finally, on June 13, 2019, House
Bill 7966 Declaring Burnham Park as a National Heritage Park was
approved on its third and final reading in the House of
Representatives. The objectives of this bill are the overall and
comprehensive planning, preservation, restoration, and development
of Burnham Park, according to Representative Mark O. Go of
Baguio. Basically, it will use the strength of the Department of
Tourism, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority,
NHCP, and city government of Baguio to prepare a development plan
“involving the conservation and/ or maintenance of the appropriate
facilities which shall enhance the identified areas.” “Preserving our
rich cultural heritage like Burnham Park will strengthen our
foundation in nation-building that would echo throughout many
generations. This Park has become a part of the progress and
prosperity of our City, but more than that, we all shared wonderful
memories in this park,” he said on his Facebook post.
-Esquire
(15 May, 2020)
Instructions:

I. Read carefully the feature article.

II. Find a particular detail of the article through skimming. Use the guide
questions below and write your answer on your paper.
1. What is the feature article all about?
2. Why is Baguio one of the last strongholds of pre-Hispanic Philippines?
3. Who was willing to design Baguio for free?
4. What paragraph mentioned Baguio’s urban design pattern?
5. What paragraph mentioned the park being converted as a parking
lot?

III. Scan for more information. Use the guide questions below and write your
answer on your paper.
1. What tribes used to rule the Cordilleran land?
2. Who is the grandson of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi who tried to
overthrow the Cordilleran tribes?
3. Why did the Americans want to develop Baguio?
4. What is the name of the newspaper which published a cartoon called
“Revenge of the Filipino?”
5. What place is considered as the urban design template of Baguio
City?
6. What year did Baguio become the ‘tent city’?
7. Who is the mayor who opened the park to campers who prefer to stay
in the outdoors overnight?

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 What I Can Do

Activity: Application time!

Congratulation! You are now skilled in scanning and skimming.
Based on your lesson in scanning and skimming in relation to information
gathering, how will you use these skills in your everyday life? Enumerate
your answers using the format of the diagram below.

Skimming Scanning

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

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 Assessment
TRUE OR FALSE. Write the complete word TRUE if the statement is correct.
Otherwise, write the complete word FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. You read to understand and relate to what’s happening around you.

2. Reading for details is a skill that you should acquire.
3. Noting for details is important because you often need to listen and read
to find specific information for a specific purpose.
4. Noting for details is a skill that helps25 develop the habit of
distinguishing important information for everyday life.
5. Cornell method, outlining method and mapping method are effective
noting detail methods.
6. Interviews, questioning and observation are the frequently used
methods of gathering information.
7. Information gathering is the act of getting information from news
reports, speeches and other informative sources for everyday life usage.

SCANNING & SKIMMING FOR INFORMATION. Read the informative text in

the box and then gather the required information.

 Drawing across the lips- desirous of acquaintance.

 Drawing across the eyes- I am sorry.
 Taking it by the center- you are too willing.
 Dropping- we will be friends.
 Twirling in both hands- indifference.
 Withdrawing it across the cheek- I love you.
 Drawing it through the hands- I hate you.
 Letting it rest on the right cheek- yes.
 Letting it rest on the left cheek- no.
 Twirling it in the left hand- I wish to get rid of you.
 Twirling it in the right hand- I love another.
 Drawing it across the forehead- we are watched.
 Over the shoulder- follow me.
 Opposite corners of both hands- wait for me.
 Placing it on the right ear- you have changed.
 Letting it remain on the eye- you are cruel.
 Winding around the forefinger- I am married.
 Putting it in the pocket- no more at present.

So girls, be careful in using your handkerchief. Drop your hanky when

you meet that lad or simply hold it- but beware drawing it through your
hands. As for boys, think twice before letting your handkerchief remain on

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 your left eye or twirl it on both hands.
8. What is the text all about?
a. how to be clean with our handkerchief
b. how handkerchief is used in the art of flirtation
c. the parts of a handkerchief
d. the key to impressing ladies
9. What paragraph states advice for girls and boys in the use of the
handkerchief?
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraph 3
d. paragraph 4

• For items 10-15, choose your answer in the box.

Choices:
a. No more at present
b. Yes
c. I love you
d. Follow me
e. You have changed
f. I am married

10. withdrawing the handkerchief across the cheek

11. placing it on the right ear
12. letting it rest on the right cheek
13. winding it around the forefinger
14. putting it in the pocket
15. placing the handkerchief over the shoulder

Additional Activities

Activity 5 Bird Information:

Read the paragraph below and then gather the necessary accurate
information by answering the questions. Write your answer on a separate
paper.
1Few of us realize that a vast amount of information has been gathered
about our feathered friends, the birds. 2Birds are very valuable because
they destroy insects that are harmful to agriculture, because they feed on
the seeds of weeds, and because some of them eat mice on the farmers’
crops. 3A Scarlet tanager has been known to eat six hundred thirty
caterpillars in eighteen minutes, and one nighthawk which was killed had
recently eaten sixty grasshoppers and five hundred mosquitoes. 4We can
estimate the vast quantity of insects that birds consume when we know
that a pair of chickadees were found to feed their young forty times in thirty

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minutes.

1. This informative text deals primarily with _____________________.

a. birds
b. the consumption of mice by birds
c. the migration of birds
d. the destruction of insects by birds
2. The main idea of the paragraph is in sentence number
___________________.
3. The paragraph states that birds are
a. poisonous to man
b. harmful to agriculture
c. poisonous to other birds
d. valuable to agriculture
4. Give the ideas that support your answer in number 3.
a. __________________
b. __________________
c. __________________
5. Name the kinds of birds mentioned.
a. _________________
b. _________________
c. _________________

Answer Key

What I Know Lesson 1 Assessment Additional

1. TRUE What’s New 1. TRUE Activity
2. TRUE  Answers may vary. 2. TRUE 1. A
3. TRUE 3. TRUE 2. 2
4. TRUE What’s More 4. TRUE 3. D
5. TRUE 1. Pandemic outbreak 5. TRUE 4. a. They
6. TRUE 2. Health ministers ‘actions to contain the 6. TRUE destroy
7. TRUE virus is slow and insufficient. 7. TRUE insects that
8. b 2.1. Outbreak increases outside 27China. 8. b are harmful
9. b 2.2. Italy became the epicenter of 9. b to
10. c outbreak across the continent. 10. c agriculture.
11. e 2.2.1. more than 90,000 confirmed 11. e b. They feed
12. b cases have been reported in 70 12. b on the seeds
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