Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XIII - Caraga
Division of Butuan City
AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH

A. Content Standards:
The learner demonstrates knowledge on how to judge the validity of
presented evidence in a material viewed and develop their skills in
checking the truthfulness and authenticity of certain idea, information, or
topic.

B. Performance Standards:
The learner proficiently examines the truthfulness of evidence provided in
a documentary to construct comprehensive details or ideas in certain
claim.

C. Learning Competencies:
Judge the validity of the evidence listened to. (EN9LC-IVh-215)

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. explain the purpose of the documentary;
b. share personal comments and recommendations relevant to the material;
and
c. write a documentary review/ critique based on the validity of the evidences presented.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Critiquing A Documentary
Time Frame: 60 minutes
Materials: Laptop, Powerpoint presentation
References: English 9 WLAS, Quarter 3 - Week 8

III. METHODOLGY

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
Prayer
Class, please stand for the opening
prayer. Kindly lead the prayer, David.
(Student leads the prayer.)
Greetings
Good afternoon, class!
Good afternoon, Ma’am!

How are you today? We’re good, Ma’am!

That’s great! Before you take your

seats, please arrange the chairs properly and
check if your place is free of trash. Yes, Ma’am!

Checking of Attendance
Let us check your attendance. May I
ask Alianah Andebor, our classroom monitor
to identify who’s absent today? No one is absent today, Ma’am!

Setting of Classroom Rules

Before we start our lesson, let’s
observe the following classroom rules as we
go through our discussion. First, participate
actively in any class activity. Second, if you
want to speak, please raise your hand and
wait patiently to be recognized. Third, follow
given instructions properly. Also, listen
attentively and be quite when I’m discussing
or when someone is reciting. Lastly, finish
your assigned task on time. Am I clear, Yes, Ma’am!
class?

Review of the Past Lesson

Do you remember the discussion
yesterday? What was it all about? You’re Yes, Ma’am. We discussed
raising your hand Kenn? Kindly stand. about evaluating the truthfulness of
evidence provided in the documentary.

Correct! So, to recall, how can we

evaluate the truthfulness of evidence in a
documentary, Khloe?
There are several ways to
evaluate the truthfulness of evidence
presented in a documentary such as
checking its sources and facts,
identifying the bias, and knowing the
purpose of the claim.
 Very good! I can see that you have
learned from our discussion last time.

B. Motivation
Today, we will start our new lesson by
listening and watching the music video of the
song entitled “Paraiso” by Smokey Mountain.
I want all of you to listen and watch carefully
since I will be playing the music video only
once. As you listen, please observe as well,
the images depicted in the video. After which,
I will be asking questions. Are you now Yes, we are Ma’am!
ready?
(Students watch the music video.)

The music video presents the

What does the music video present, various environmental challenges our
Kylie? country is facing.

Atashia, what is the present condition Our environment is polluted.

of our environment, and our Mother Nature, Mother nature is exploited.
as well, as depicted in the video?

Can you cite some lines from the song “The smoke that screens the
that show this condition? Yes, Stephanie. air… the grass that’s never there…”

What can you say about the images

shown in the music video? Do they paint a The images shown are
picture of what we can call a “paraiso”, Rein? evidences of different kinds of pollution
– in air, water and soil. It does not show
a picture of what we can call a
“paraiso” but rather displays the
opposite. The speaker in the song uses
irony to transmit to the audience what it
tries to convey.

Objectives:
a. Explain the purpose of the
 To begin our lesson, please read the documentary;
objectives, class. b. Share personal comments
and recommendations relevant to the
material; and
c. Write a documentary review or
critique based on the validity of the
evidences presented.

Thank you, class!

C. Activity

To further discuss our lesson for

today, we’ll watch a short documentary
entitled “The Story of Plastic”, written & Yes, Ma’am.
produced by Brett Chamberlin, Michael
O'Heaney, and Ruben DeLuna. After
watching, I’ll call random students to answer (Students watch for five
some questions. Am I clear, class? minutes.)

(The teacher plays the short

documentary.)

D. Analysis

Now, what does the documentary talk

The documentary traces the
about, Erica?
history of plastic from then till now, and
explores its life cycle from how it’s
created to where it eventually ends up.
In essence, it reveals the ugly truth
behind plastic pollution.

Very good! What do you think is the

The documentary emphasized
purpose of the documentary, Angel?
the need to look at root causes,
because the environmental effects of
creating plastic is often overshadowed
by the end of the plastic’s life — with it
becoming garbage.
 Well-said! What can you say about the
validity of evidence presented to support the The evidences presented in the
claim, Juila? documentary are based on real-life
scenarios experienced and witnessed
by the producer himself. “The Story of
Plastic” is an eye-opener to the harsh
reality of plastic pollution.

Very good!

E. Abstraction
Today, we’re going to critique the
documentary we just watched based on the
validity of the evidences presented.

Here are the steps in critiquing a

Yes, Ma’am.
documentary. Are you ready to listen?

Okay. Step 1, we’ll identify the author

and the intended audience. So, who is the
The authors are Brett
author of the documentary and its intended
Chamberlin, Michael O'Heaney, and
audience?
Ruben DeLuna and it goes for
everyone to show concern for our
environment.

Very good! Let’s have Step 2 - Explain

the purpose of the documentary. As
mentioned earlier, The Story of Plastic is a
documentary on plastics that can be used to
inform, engage and inspire community
actions on plastic. Can you add more? Yes,
The documentary also provided
Joshua?
sources to prove that the information
presented is accurate and credible.

Exactly! Let’s proceed to Step 3 - Step

3: State your prior knowledge of the subject.
Did you know anything about the subject
before you watched the documentary? What I personally do not know the
did you expect to see? What questions did details about the subject before
you have about the subject? Yes, Jellie? watching the documentary, Ma’am.
Hence, I expected to see real situations
about plastic pollution. Questions like
the status quo of the affected
environment runs in my mind.

Good answer! Now for Step 4,

Summarize the documentary. We must
answer the questions: Who/what is the
subject of the documentary? What is the
documentary about? What are the main
events (if any)? Where was it filmed? So,
we’ll answer these one by one. Can you Yes, Ma’am. The documentary is
answer the questions on what is the subject all about the truth on plastic pollution. It
of the documentary and what is the is also the subject of the short film.
documentary all about, Prince?

From the extraction of fossil fuels

On point! For the next question of Step and plastic disposal to the global
4, what do you think are the main events or resistance fighting back, The Story of
key points of the documentary, Sam? Where Plastic is a life-changing film depicting
was it filmed? one of the world’s most pressing
environmental issues. It is filmed in
the USA.

Very good! Now for the last step, Step

5 – Give personal comments and
recommendations relevant to the material.
The following questions should be
addressed: Which part of the documentary
do you like most? What have you learned
from it? Was there anything that surprised
you? What are the drawbacks of the
documentary? Would you recommend this Yes, Ma’am. I think the
documentary to your friends? Would you like documentary is a searing exposé
to share your thoughts, Sean?
Brilliant idea, Sean! To generalize our
lesson, what have you learned from our
discussion? Yes, you are raising your hand,
Wyane?
Good answer! So, how many steps
are identified in writing a documentary review
or critique? Let us do a recap. What are
those steps, Lorraine?
Excellent! Let us now proceed to our
next activity.
revealing the ugly truth behind plastic
pollution and the false solution of plastic
recycling. Different from every other
plastic documentary I’ve seen, The
Story of Plastic presents a cohesive
timeline of how we got to our current
global plastic pollution crisis and how
the oil and gas industry has
successfully manipulated the narrative
around it. I would personally
recommend this documentary to my
friends.
Yes, Ma’am. “The Story of
Plastic” (Animated Short) pulls back the
curtain on the plastic pollution
headlines, revealing the true causes
and consequences of the global
plastics crisis.
There are five (5) steps in writing
a documentary review or critique,
Ma’am. Step 1 - Give details of the
documentary; Step 2 - Explain the
purpose of the documentary; Step 3
State your prior knowledge of the
subject. Step 4 Summarize the
documentary; and lastly, Step 5 - Give
personal comments and
recommendations.
F. Application

For your activity, you’ll be divided into

4 groups. Those who got the number divided
by itself, and the result is 1, belongs to Group
No. 1. Those who got the number which is
divided into its half and the answer is 2,
belongs to Group 2. Those who got any
number divisible by 3, belongs to Group 3
and finally, those who got the number which
is divided by another number and the result is
4, belongs to Group No.4. Yes, Ma’am.
Now, what you’re going to do is to
write a documentary review or critique (Students do the activity.)
following the steps presented and answer the
corresponding guide questions per step. The
printed documentary is entitled “How can
artificial intelligence and machine learning
save our world from global warming?” by
Katie Black, published on January 29, 2022.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of Yes, Ma’am.
paper. Did you understand the directions,
class?

 Group 1: Step 2
 Group 2: Step 3
 Group 3: Step 4
 Group 4: Step 5

G. Evaluation
To assess your learnings from the
discussion, you’re going to write a short
reflection paper in five to seven (5-7) Yes, Ma’am.
sentences. Follow the given format below.
Write your answers on a ½ sheet of paper.
Did you understand, class?
(Students answer the short test.)
Reflection:

In this lesson, I realized that in

critiquing/reviewing a documentary one
should _____________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________.

IV. Assignment
For your assignment, select a
documentary to watch and write a review or
critique following the steps. Write your
answer in a 1 whole sheet of paper. Be
guided with the given rubrics (See
attachment) None, Ma’am.

Do you have any questions, class?

(Student leads the closing
If none, please stand everyone. Can prayer.)
you please lead the closing prayer, Sofia?

Thank you and goodbye, Ma’am.

That’s all for today, class! Thank you
for your cooperation. Good bye!

Prepared by:

DAISYREE LORRAINE J. MONTES, PhD, SST III

Checked by:

GIMMA P. DE CHVEZ, MT II
Grade 9 Subject Chair

Reviewed by:

VENUS SHEILA O. AYADO, SSHT IV

Head, English Department