TEACHING GUIDE

CATCH-UP FRIDAYS

I. General Overview
Catch-up English: Reading Enhancement Grade Level: 8
Subject: (National Reading Program) Quarter: III
Time: 12:30 – 3:00 PM Date: February 16, 2024
II. Session Details
Session Title: Reading the Text – Narratives (Alibaba and the Forty Thieves)
Session At the end of the session, learners will be able to:
Objectives: a) read the text individually;
b) identify the meaning of vocabulary words through answering the
word puzzle;
c) answer comprehension questions to evaluate ideas and justify their
answers; and
d) draw the characters of the story and describe their characterization.
Key Developing vocabulary
Concepts:
Reference/s Sh Makvana, Harshita.2023. The Timeless Ali Baba And The Forty
Thieves Story. https://www.momjunction.com/articles/the-story-of-ali-
baba-and-the-forty-thieves_00348607/
Instructional Powerpoint presentations, activity charts/sheets and reading texts
Materials
III. Facilitation Strategies
Suggested Description Suggested Activities
Time
Allotment
*Prepare/ Pre-Reading Activities
condition the 1. Hidden Pictures. Guess the hidden
learners for their pictures behind the tile and try to predict
reading learning what the reading text is about.
activities for that
Preparation session. 2. Word Puzzle. Scan the reading text and get
and Settling the meaning of the vocabulary words
In *Create a conducive through answering the word puzzle.
reading
atmosphere/reading 3. Discussion of vocabulary words and sample
mindset. sentences. Let students use each word in
30 mins their own sentences.

*Engage the learners During Reading Activities

in an interrupted 1. Independent Reading: Let the learners
reading. read the text silently and independently.
Dedicated 90 mins 2. Reading Aloud: Let the learners read
Reading Time
the text aloud together in unison.
3. Discussion of the reading text.
4. Answering comprehension questions.
Progress *Assess progress, Post-reading Activities
Monitoring address reading (Small Group Discussion)
issues, build Divide the class into 5 groups. Then assign
relations, and reflect each group a question to answer. Collaboration is
on experiences. advised to let all members participate in sharing
their ideas and come up with 1 answer to be
*30 minsz presented to the class.
Making Connections

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CATCH-UP FRIDAYS

Ask members in each group to have voluntary

sharing of interesting parts and connect them to
their personal experiences, compare themes of
other books read or can share book
recommendations.
Reflective Question
What do you think is the moral lesson of the story?
Explain.
*Consolidate
Character Report Cards
information gained
Divide the class into 10 groups. Let the students
Wrap Up from reading.
accomplish a character report card. Assign one
character per group and let each group give a
*30 mins
grade for each trait and explain it in the comment
section. Then illustrate the character based on
their description in the text. Ask a representative
from every group to present their work.

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