A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 7

I. Objectives
At the end of 20 minutes, the students are expected to:
1. define fact and opinion
2. explain the difference between fact and opinion
3. write a short essay containing factual and opinionated information.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Distinguishing Fact From Opinion
Reference: www.slideshare.net/JenniferMaderazo/identifying-facts-and-opinions-from-a-selection
https://www.slideshare.net/IvanCrespo2/bluff-or-true
https://www.slideshare.net/raniglesia/english-7-fourth-quarter-module-4

Materials: Laptop
Value Focus: Sincerity and Honesty

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Preliminaries
1.Opening Prayer
“Everybody stand for the prayer. May I ( Students stand and pray)
request ________ to lead it.”
2. Greetings
“ Good morning students”. “ Good morning Ma’am.”
“ You may now take your seats.” ( Students take their seats)
3.Checking of Attendance
“ Who is absent today class?” “ None Ma’am.”
4.Collecting of Assignments
“ Please pass your assignment class.” ( Students pass their assignments)

B. Review
“Before we proceed to our new lesson, ( One of the students stands and gives a short
let us have a first a recap of your past recap of their discussion last time)
lesson. Who can give a short recap of
your discussion yesterday?”
“ Thank you __________.”

C. Lesson Proper
1.Motivation
( The teacher starts her motivation by
presenting a game in the class called
Fact or Bluff)
“ Class before we will proceed to our “Yes Ma’am.”
discussion, let’s have a game first. Are you
familiar of a game called Fact or Bluff?”
“ Alright, I’m going to show you some
sentences and you’ll have to decide
 if it is a fact or a bluff.”
“ Are you ready?” “ Yes Ma’am, we’re ready”.
“ Alright, here’s the first sentence:
The egg came first before the chicken” “ Fact Ma’am”.
“ Very good. The answer is fact, according
to J.B.S. Haldane bird evolved from reptiles,
so the first bird must come out of egg-laid
by a reptile.”
“ Next sentence, A person whose mother “ Bluff Ma’am.”
tongue is very different from English will
never lose his/her accent when moving to
United States.”
“ Really? Why do you say so? “ It doesn’t matter in if you are born in Korea,
it’s always possible to lose your original accent and
speaks English like the native speaker.”

“Very well said. How about this sentence, a “ Fact Ma’am.”

cloud weighs like 100 elephants.”

“ Very good class. According to the

National Center for atmospheric Research,
an average cloud weighs about 100
elephants, while big storm clouds can
weigh about 200 000 elephants.”

“ When it comes to love and relationships, “ Fact.”

Filipinos use their hearts than brains.”
“ Okay can you explain why?” “ Filipinos, being an Asian nation,  have the
tendency to become emotional and thus, they
tend to follow their heart.”
“Some people say that at the end of the “ Bluff Ma’am. That’s only belief.”
rainbow there is a pot of gold. Is this
sentence a fact or a bluff?

“ Very good. Let’s now proceed to our

discussion this morning which is
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion”. “ Fact are statements that are true”.
“ Will anyone from you can give an idea of
what is fact?”
“ Very good. How about an opinion?” ” An opinion are ideas that can’t be proven. It
includes personal beliefs and guesses.”
“ Very well said. “
( The teacher shows the definition of fact
and ask a student to read it aloud)
“ Alright class, please read the definition of “A fact is something that everyone agrees is
fact?” true. It is something that can be proved to exist or
happen and can be verified by observation,
experiment or research.”
 “ Thank you. Now please read the
definition of opinion __________.”
“ Very good. There are keywords or
expressions to be used in presenting fact
or opinions. Please read everyone.”
“ Okay please read the following examples
of fact.”
“Alright! All the examples given were facts
because they are verifiable and true.
Let us now read the following examples of
opinion.”
“Who can explain why example a is
considered as opinion?
“ Thank you for that wonderful explanation. How
about example b?
“ Very good. How about example c?
“ That’s true. Now I want you to read the
interaction in a science class about RAINBOW. I
need five students to read each line. Who will
volunteer?”
“ An opinion is something that someone thinks is
true. It is not verifiable and can differ from one
person to another.”
“ Expressions to be used in presenting facts :
 Based on research/experiments…
 It is recorded and verifiable…
 According to studies/observations…
“Expressions to be used in presenting opinions:
 I guess…
 People say…
 Some believe…
 Most people think…”
“a. Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a Philippine
president.
b. Dr. Jose P. Rizal is our National Hero.
c. According to studies, a cloud weighs like 100
elephants.”
“ a. Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the best
president.
B. Some people say that Philippines is one of
most beautiful countries in the world.
c. I believe that Americans have a good
heart.”
“Example a is considered as opinion because it is
a personal interpretation of Mr. Rodrigo Duterte. It
is not verified that he is the best president and not
all people agree that he is.
“Example b is opinion because it is what other
people personally think.
“ This is an opinion. Just because other people
believe that Americans have a good heart do not
mean that they actually are.
( Five students stand and read the lines that
assigned to them)
“Ms. Jose: What is a rainbow and when and
where can you see one?
Lando: A rainbow is an arch of bright colors that
is sometimes seen in the sky after a rain or in the

“Thank you so much guys. What was the
interaction all about?”
mist of waterfall. It is seen only when the sun is
shining against a passing shower or in the mist that
rises from a waterfall. A rainbow appears in the
part of the sky that is opposite the sun.
Ms. Jose: Very good! Now what else do you
know about rainbow?
Ric: Ma’am, primitive people thought that
rainbows were special signs put by the gods in the
sky to tell people when terrible wars or storms
would happen.
Jun: Some people of Kenya once believed that
the gods made rainbows to stop rain from falling
when it was not needed.
Ms. Jose: Do you think these thoughts are true,
Rita?
Rita: I don’t think so Ma’am; although I heard
some people say that if one could travel at the end
of the rainbow, he would find a pot of gold.”
“It’s about the nature and formation of
rainbows”.

“ Okay. Now let us pick out statements of (Students stand and write the statements of
facts and statements of opinions that can be found facts on the board)
in the interaction. Who will volunteer to write the
statements of facts on the board”.
“How about statements of opinions?” (Other students also write statements of
opinions on the board)
“Good job guys. Now, who can give another (Student raise their hands and give examples)
example of fact and opinion?”
“Excellent!”
3.Practice Exercise
(The teacher gives a short quiz)
“I will distribute a small piece of paper that
contains sample statements/sentences. All you
have to do is to write whether each sentence is a
fact or an opinion.
Direction: Write whether each sentence is a
fact or an opinion. Write F for fact statement and
O for opinion statement.
1. Aloran is one of the municipalities in
Misamis Occidental.
2. The sun rises in the east and sets in the
west.
3. I believe that teachers are good in any
subject.
4. Rock music is awful.
5. Everyone should make a Valentine’s
Day card.
 6. Metro Manila lies in Luzon.
7. President Marcos is the former
resident of the Philippines.
8. President Corazon Aquino is thought of
as one of the Philippines’ greatest
women.
9. Christmas is everyone’s favorite
holiday.
10. Living things need oxygen to survive.

4. Generalization
“What is the difference between fact and
opinion?”
“Very good! How can we determine if the
statement is fact?”
“Very well said! What else?
“Thank you. How can we say that a
statement is opinion?”
“Nice answer. What else?
“Yes that’s true. What are the keywords or
expressions to be used in presenting facts?”
“Alright! Please give the keywords or
expressions to be used in presenting opinions.”
4.1 Values Integration (Sincerity and Honesty)
“As a student, why do you need to be
responsible and reliable in giving
information?’’
“Why it is important to give information or
to say statements that are worth believing?
Why do we need to be honest?”
“When we are honest, we build strength of
character that will allow us to be of great
service to God and to others. We are
blessed with peace of mind and self-respect
and will be trusted by the Lord and others.”
IV. Evaluation
(The teacher lets her students compose a 2
“Fact is something that everyone agrees is true.
It is something that can be proved to exist or
happen and can be verified by observation,
experiment or research. On the other hand, an
opinion is something that someone thinks is true.
It is not verifiable and can differ from one person
to another.”
“We can determine that the statement is fact if
it can be verified and proven with evidence and is
probable, observable, and measurable”.
“ A statement is fact if everyone agrees it’s
true.”
“A statement is opinion when it can’t be proven
and is not verifiable”.
“A statement is opinion when it expresses
personal belief, interpretation and
understanding.”
“Based on research/experiments,
It is recorded and verifiable,
According to studies/observations…”
“ I guess, People say,
Some believe, Most people think…”
(Students raise their hands and share their
ideas)
(Other students raise their hands and share
their thoughts)
paragraph about the Municipality of Aloran)

Direction: In a ½ crosswise, compose an essay

of two paragraph about the Municipality of Aloran.
The first paragraph should contain factual
statements and the second paragraph should
contain personal views about the said
municipality.
The students’ answers will be rated
based on the rubrics shown below:
Content - 10 points
Organization- 5 points
Coherence - 3 points
Neatness - 2 points
____________________
Total - 20 points