Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI- WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SIPALAY CITY
GIL MONTILLA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. GIL MONTILLA SIPALAY CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Catch-Up Friday Teaching Guide

READING ENHANCEMENT ROUTINE ACTIVITIES

Date: March 1, 2024

Components Activities Time

Preparation and ELICIT the learners’ attention by presenting the song “A Million 1 hr
settling in Dreams”

To prepare the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3X0DCXI-M

environment and
learners for the
reading session A Million Dreams
I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away

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 The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
For the world we're gonna make

Guide Questions:
1. What is the song all about?
2. What is the message of the song for you?
3. How this song connected to our learning session today?

Present the Objectives of the day:

1. Read the “Where Am I? by Jann Carmel B. Matchan.

2. Comprehend and analyze the reading selection in terms of
- central idea
- message of the author

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 3. Reflect on the reading selection through creative writing.

Dedicated Reading Teacher let the learners ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY during reading. 45 mins
Time
Where Am I?
To engage in by Jann Carmel B. Matchan
uninterrupted reading.

Progress Monitoring Learners will EXPLORE and EXPLAIN the reading selection through 15 mins
through Reflection the guide questions
and sharing
Guide Questions:
To assess progress, 1. What is the selection all about?
address reading 2. How does the character's interaction with their younger selves
issues, build contribute to the overall theme of the narrative?
relationships, and
reflect on experiences 3. How does the dream conclude, and what does the character
realizes upon waking up?
4. Explore the impact of the dream on the protagonist's
perspective and actions in the waking world.
5. What special events in the author’s life were mentioned in the
text? Relate them to your personal experience, if there are.
6. What meaning can you infer from the title, "Where am I”?
What kind of impact does it give its readers? Explain.
7. What do you think is the general message of the author?

Wrap Up The teacher will ELABORATE/EXTEND/ EVALUATE key points 1hr

or main takeaways from the material read through reflection
To consolidate writing or journaling.
information gained
from reading Reflecting on the character's journey through different life stages in the
dream, how can you relate the themes of self-discovery, nostalgia, and
personal growth to your own experiences and development in life?

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 Where Am I?
by Jann Carmel B. Matchan

I slowly opened my eyes waking up in a four walled white room. I was lying on the bed alone, with a blanket
covering my body. I got up and looked around realizing that there is nothing in here but a single bed and me.
Everything was white, I am even wearing some white pajamas. I suddenly feel strange. I was alone in this
huge room, but it suffocates me. Where Am I?
I could hear the droplets of the rain hitting the roof. Is it raining? I slowly went to the door ready to turn
the nob when I heard some laughters. Curiosity kills me, then I opened it. The first thing that got my attention
were the green grasses. I walked out of the room realizing I was on a different place. Where Am I?
A kid bumped into me, "Ay, sorry nang!" I smiled at her and looked around, I was at the park and the
laughters came from the kids playing in here. They were running and playing around. I stopped when I
remembered something. That kid was familiar. I think I saw her somewhere else. My eyes widened and I
grasped for air when I realized that the kid was me. She was me when I was just 7 years old.
The 7 year old me was happily playing around the park. She was laughing so loud when one of her
friends was running after her. I was just there watching when suddenly she slipped. I was about to run to catch
her when a woman suddenly helped her up. That’s my mom. She comforted the little girl because she was
crying so loud.
Then suddenly everything went blank. Another image flashed in front me. I was walking alone in an
unfamiliar street. No one was in there but me. Then I stopped in a door. I opened it and saw someone. It’s a
girl sitting on a table full of books and notebooks. She was very busy. Was she studying? I looked around and
asked, where Am I?
Then another person came running, "Carmel tapos kaw rn sa aton assignment?" He asked the girl on the
table. Then it came to my senses that I was in a library. But wait. Was that girl me? I looked at her direction
again and realized that indeed, she was me. That girl was me when I was on my junior high school years.
The girl looked at her friend, "Wait lang kim, wara pa ako ka tapos." Tears hiding behind her eyes was
about to fall. She was starting to cram and get hysterical as the due of her assignment drew near. I wanted to
go to her but her friend Kim was already comforting her.
I walked out of the library and my foot brought me to another place. Where Am I? Then I remembered
it. Oh oh! This was the place where I confessed to my first ever crush. And there, I saw myself walking towards
someone. "Sorry, bata pa kita ma eskwela ta anay mayad." I heard my crush saying these painful words to the
15 year old me. My first ever heart break. It was a new feeling for me and I cried a lot that time. I saw myself
running out of the place, leaving her crush.
While I was standing in the same place a group of friends passed by. I followed them and saw where
they were going. They were heading to the SHS building. While walking, I stopped in a classroom. Inside I saw
some students who were attentive to a teacher speaking in front of them. I stalked at them by the window. And
again, I saw myself. She was sitting beside her friends, listening to the teacher while sneaking some curls out
to eat every time the teacher was not looking. That made me laugh.
Then all of a sudden, I felt that someone was touching me. I can even hear voices, though not clear.
Then everything turned fuzzy. I opened my eyes slowly, Where Am I? I looked around and realized I was in my
room and it was raining outside.
What was that? I asked myself. Was it a dream? "Carmel dasiga, mapa enroll ka pa sa college tulad."
Woah, it was all but a dream. A throwback of both my sad and funny memories. Cool! I got out of the bed and
prepared for a whole new day.

Gil Montilla, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental 6113

302632.sipalaycity@deped.gov.ph
Landline #: 034-468-5037