Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON

A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English VI

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to:
● differentiate fact and opinion;

● evaluate the accuracy of information read and;

● appreciate the origin of colors.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Listening Analytically to Distinguish Fact from Opinion
Reading “”
References: English Expressways 6 pLight and Colorp. 243-246
English for lifetime Media Private Limited 2000
Materials: Picture of a rainbow and a color wheel (puzzle), cartolina, laptop
Subject Integration: Science
Value Focus: Attentiveness

III. Procedure
A. Routinary Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance
4. Checking of Assignment
B. Lesson Proper
1. Pre-reading Activities
a. Vocabulary Development
Match the words taken from the reading selection “Light and Color” with their meanings.

A B

____1. devices a. the edge of something

____2. fringe b. instrument or mechanism for doing something
____3. magnifying c. making something look much larger than it is
____4. prism d. very small pieces of matter
____5. silver e. a pieces of glass or plastic which turns white light
into colored light

*after identifying their meanings, the students construct sentence using those words.
b. Motivation
Teacher divides the class into four groups and asks them to choose one representative for
the game “Students’ Fact or bluff”.
2. Reading/Discussion
a. Presentation of the Selection
Teacher calls two students to assemble a jigsaw puzzle and after that teacher asks
the students what they’ve observe about the image.
b. Reading of Selection
c. Discussion of the Comprehension Questions
 1. How are all colors created on the television screen?
2. What did Newton prove with the prism?

3. What does the prism showed about the visible light?

4. How can there be trillions of colors if we cannot see them? Explain by citing a
logical reason from the text.
5. How the rainbow colors become white?
d. Generalization
Teacher asks the students the following questions:
1. What is fact?
2. What is opinion?
3. How can we distinguish facts from opinions?

3.Post-reading
a. Engagement Activity
Teacher asks the students to identify each sentence as to fact or opinion.
1. The rainbow colors combined make white.
2. Nowadays, we have devices which can “see” all these other waves.
3. Newton found it by doing the simplest thing. He moved the screen farther away
from the prism.
4. He is not the first to split sunlight up to its different colors.
5. Sir Isaac Newton is the greatest scientist.
b. Enrichment Activity
Teacher asks one representative from each group to pick question.
*activity written on a cut out piece of colored paper.

Task 1
Directions. If the statement is an opinion discuss with your group how you can
convert that opinion into facts.
1. Isaac Newton is the greatest scientist of the country.
2. Our television is probably the latest state-of-the-art model.
3. Last year, our Science Enthusiasts Club won the first place in the regional search for the
best science exhibit.
4. After the contest, our school gave a welcome party to the team.
5. The English alphabet has 26 letters.

Task 2
Prepare 2 slogans about a certain topic consists of facts.

Task 3
Draw a picture of any wild animal and give some facts and opinions about it.
Explain your work.

Task 4

Give 5 facts and 5 opinions about your parents.

Teacher marks each group work by a rubrics.

Rubrics:
Content 40%
Delivery 30%
Presentation 30%
 Total 100%

IV. Evaluation
Reading Comprehension

When asked “What is your favorite flower?”, most “ROSE”. Probably because it’s one of the most
common flowers that can be seen around, in a backyard garden or a flower shop. But for me, I like the
“Makahiya”, it’s kind of unusual. It’s not even a flower plant. According to science books, it is an herb. In spite of
that, I still like its pink flower with unusual petals. They actually look like hair. The strands are red in the upper
part with pink to lavender filaments. The plants got its name from the way the leaves fold when touched. The
“Makahiya” flower looks so soft and delicate. I guess that’s why the “Makahiya” is my favorite one because it
reflects my personality.

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the reading text all about?
a. grass c. makahiya
b. rose d. plant

2. Why do you think the writer like “Makahiya” plant?

a. because it is soft and delicate
b. because it has pink flowers
c. because it is an herb
d. because its leaves fold when touched

3. Which statement expresses a fact?

a. Makahiya is actually look like a hair

b. Makahiya is one of the most common flowers that can be seen around
c. Makahiya can only be seen in a backyard garden
d. Makahiya reflects my personality 

4. Pick out the line that shows opinion.

a. the strands are red in the upper part
b. it has pink to lavender filaments
c. Makahiya got its name from the way the leaves fold when touched
d. Makahiya is my favorite flower

5. What is the most appropriate title can you give in the selection?
a. Favorite Flower
b. Makahiya
c. Rose
d. A plant

V. Assignment
Define passive voice and construct ten (10) sentences using it.
Reference: English Expressway 6 pp.. 247-248
 Prepared by:

Darie Rose D. Baldonado

Light and Color

How many colors do you think there are on a TV Screen?

In fact, there are only three! You can prove this by finding a patch of white on the screen, and
looking at it through a magnifying glass. You will see that what you thought was white is actually made up
of tiny red, green and blue dots. All the colors you see are made up from different mixes of these basic
colors.

So, how many colors are here in the world, only three?
When Isaac Newton had finished working out the laws that control the entire universe, he spent a
little time playing with light. He was first to successfully split sunlight up into its different colors. Previously,
people had found that if they show sunlight through a prism on to a white screen the beam of white light
had a rainbow fringe. Previously, people had found that if they show sunlight through a prism on to a white
screen the beam of white light had a rainbow fringe.

But they had missed a real magic. Newton found it by doing the simplest thing: He moved the
screen farther away from the prism. The white beam disappeared completely, to be replaced by a rainbow
– a miracle! Newton could hardly believe his eyes. Where had the white light? There was only answer,
incredible though it seemed. Newton slipped another prism into the path of a rainbow and put a screen
behind. The rainbow colors combined again to make white. This was magic!

Newton wrote a famous book about light that tried to explain this magic scientifically. Although his
theories were based on experiments and facts, he still had the remains of the old beliefs about him. He
described seven colors in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

Newton himself actually found only six colors, but chose to divide it into seven. Newton chose the
number seven because of the ancient Greek belief that seven is a mystical number, so seven colors there
had to be! So, if Newton described seven colors and if one can actually see six, and if the TV can manage
with only three, how many are there really?

The answer is trillions and trillions! Visible light is a small section of a huge spread of
electromagnetic radiation which includes radio waves, x-rays, heat rays, cosmic rays and microwaves.
Nowadays, we have devices which can “see” all these other waves, but our humble eyes can only detect a
tiny silver in the middle of the range. Just imagine, if our eyes had a wide range, we could watch music on
the radio.