Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region XI
SANTA CRUZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department
Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
LEARNING CAMP FRIDAYS
February 2, 2024

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the session, the students are expected to:
1. identify the meaning of vocabulary words;
2. construct sentences using the unfamiliar words; and
3. recognize the importance of building vocabulary.
READING SKILL: Building Vocabulary
LEARNING MATERIALS/RESOURCES: Television, Learning Activity Sheets, Video
Clip of Desiderata, PPT, Modules

PRE-READING ACTIVITY: Mix and Match!

Setting of Standards:
1. The teacher will introduce the activity, Mix and Match.
2. The teacher will then divide the class into five groups.
3. Each group will be handed with learning activity sheets consisting of the
jumbled letters (and its synonyms for clues), and the sets of definitions.
4. Then, the groups will unscramble the words out from the jumbled letters.
5. Afterwards, they will match the words to the definitions provided.
6. They will be given 10 minutes to do the task.
7. After the allotted time, the students will present their work.
JUMBLED LETTERS CLUES
ATFIGUE (Fatigue) tiredness
DERYDRUG (Drudgery) dull
HTEAS (Haste) quick
KERYTRIC (Trickery) deception
LPCDIA O(placid) peaceful
NERNIALPE (perennial) continuous
NIAV (vain) selfish
TIDIARY (aridity) dehydration
UEAIOVSTX (vexatious) annoying
MASH (sham) fake
 MEANING
 not easily upset or excited. (placid)
 excessive speed or urgency of movement or action;
hurry. (haste)
 the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
(vexatious)
 having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's
appearance or achievements (vain)
 the practice of deception (trickery)
 a feeling of constant exhaustion, burnout or lack of
energy (fatigue)
 lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite
time; enduring or continually recurring. (perennial)
 the state of being very dry and without enough rain for
plants. (aridity)
 a person made to do hard menial or dull work.
(drudgery)
 a thing that is not what it is purported to be. (sham)

Process Questions:
The teacher will ask the following questions:
1. Are you familiar with those words?
2. Where do you usually encounter these words?
3. If you encounter difficult words, what do you do?

(End of Time of the First Subject Teacher: He/She will be the one to introduce the
Activity to the class before leaving them)

ACTUAL READING/READING PROPER: It’s Showtime!

Activity Proper
Setting of Standards:
1. The teacher will hand copies of the poem Desiderata
2. The teacher will then present an audio-visual presentation of the poem for five
minutes.
3. Afterwards, the class will be divided into five groups.
4. Each group will be assigned to a certain task through drawing of lots
a. Choral Reading
b. Song adaptation
c. Poster-Making
d. Rap
e. Role-play
5. They will be given 15 minutes to prepare and 3 minutes to present.
Analysis:
The teacher will ask the following questions:
1. How do you find the activity?
2. In the poem, what are the new words that you encountered? Can you define
those words?
3. What is the importance of knowing the words and its meaning in
understanding the poem?
4. How do these words contribute to the whole meaning of the poem?

(End of Time for the Second Subject Teacher)

POST-READING ACTIVITY: Paper and Pencil Test
Application:
Directions: Read and identify the meaning of the underlined words in each line. Write
the letter of your choice on a ¼ sheet of paper.
1. Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there
may be in silence.
a. Not easily upset or excited.
b. Easily upset or excited
c. Happy and excited

2. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.
a. Entertaining and fun
b. Boring and dull
c. Annoyed and worried

3. It is as perennial as the grass.

a. existing for a long time
b. existing for a short time
c. existing in no time

4. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
a. the state of being very wet
b. the state of being very dry
c. the state of being very cold

5. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
a. Authentic
b. Fake
 c. Original
Evaluation: Construct Me!
Construct one (1) sentence for each word below. The students will be given 5
minutes to write their answer.
1. haste
2. vain
3. trickery
4. drudge
5. fatigue

(End of the Third Subject Teacher)