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English 5�Week 1, Day 1��Anna Lissa B. Hipolito�Division of Pampanga�Mexico North District�

Objective

- Distinguish fact from opinion

- Observe politeness at all times

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Procedure:�Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson

Game: Pick out a strip ( rolled with ribbon ) with a statement stating a fact or an opinion inside a box. Those who picked an opinion should go to the left side; those who picked a fact should go to the right side. Pupils who did not get it correctly should recite a poem or a dance number.

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* Boats never sink.

* Ice is cold.

* Three is not a number between two and four.

* All people can read.

* A kitten grew up to be a cat.

* You should brush your teeth.

* A baby cannot count one to ten.

* Rich people are happy

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Presenting examples/instances of the new lesson

Listen to the following paragraphs.
a. Jose works with animals. In fact, he spends every spare moment in a neighborhood pet store. After school, he helps feed the animals and clean their cages. He spends a lot of time training the animals so that they could get along with people.

1. Say: I have here a paragraph to read with you.

2. Read the paragraph to the pupils.

3. Comprehension check-up

4. Ask them to distinguish fact from opinion

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b. Jose believes that being a veterinarian and working with animals would be a wonderful thing for him to do when he grows up. He thinks that he will become an excellent veterinary doctor in the future. �

Which paragraph expresses truth or fact?

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Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #1�

a. A forest is the best place to relax.
b. Forests protect our wildlife and provide homes, food and water to animals and birds.
c. Trees prevent flood that can kill people and crops.
d. From these forests come wood for houses, telephone posts, electric light polesand many other things.
e. Forest fires can be prevented.

Let the pupils read sentences distinguishing fact from opinion

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Fact – is a statement which experiences and experiments have proven to be true.�Opinion – is a view or guess which may or may not be true. ��

Clue words like think, believes, feel, must be, must and probably, seems often signal opinion.

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Developing mastery: �(Leads to Formative Assessment 3)

2. Group Activity:
a. The pupils will group into five.
b. Directions of the activity.
c. There are metacards where the sentences of fact and opinion are written.
d. The group will distinguish whether the sentences are fact or opinion by pasting it in the proper heading.

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3. Activity proper.

Sentences:

a. I love water.

b. Drink about 6-8 glasses of water each day to be healthy and strong.

c. Animals need water to survive.

d. Some plants can live without water.

e. Clean water is pure.

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G. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in daily living

1. The fastest land dwelling creature is the Cheetah.
Fact or Opinion Explain:
2. The ugliest sea creature is the manatee.
Fact or Opinion Explain:
3. Oranges contain both calcium and vitamin C.
Fact or Opinion Explain:
4. Diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth.
Fact or Opinion Explain:
5. McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant chain in the world.
Fact or Opinion Explain:

F. READ AND LEARN

Directions:

Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion.

Explain your answer.

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H.Making generalizations and abstractions about the lesson

What have you learned from today’s lesson?

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I. Evaluating learning

______ 1. From birth to adulthood, we grow physically, intellectually, and emotionally.
______ 2. According to many, girls mature earlier than boys do.
______ 3. I guess growing up has many challenges.
______ 4. During adolescence, boys grow to manhood and girls develop into womanhood.
______ 5. Maybe, I would look like my mother.