This is a lesson plan that was collaboratively made with my fellow student interns during our internship days. It is about the techniques in critical reading and tips on how to distinguish and be a critical reader. Enjoy!

1. A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH
GRADE XI- HUMSS B
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students can:
A. Define and explain critical reading.
B. Unlock difficult words found in the text
C. Enumerate the five essential keys on how to think critically
D. Organize the factors that affect critical reading and critical thinking through
semantic webbing.
E. Can explain the importance of critical reading and critical thinking
F. Identify claim of fact, policy, and value explicitly or implicitly made in in a written
text
II. Subject Matter
CRITICAL READING
Reference/s: Reading and Writing Skills 2016,
Marella Therese A. Tiongson and Maxine Rafaella C. Rodriguez
Materials: Visual Aids, hand out, activity sheets
III. Procedure
A. Preparation
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
“Good Morning Class”
“So how’s your day? Is it good so far?”
“That’s good to know. So, are you ready
to discuss our new topic today?
Good morning ma’am.
Yes, ma’am.
Yes! We are ma’am.

2. B. Motivation
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have just won
PHP 100,000
from a contest!!!!
All you need to do to claim
your prize is to provide
your personal information,
along with some credit cards.
1. Will you believe this text message?
2. What are you going to do about it?
3. Do you think that you have chosen
the right decision?
Yes. You are right. You may have been
recipient of a text scam message; and
before believing the news and giving
your personal information, you might
have asked questions like
“Did I even enter such contest?”
(students will share their answers and
reasons)
1. No, ma’am/sir.
2. I would ignore the text message or
report it to the proper authorities
3. Yes, because I know that it is a
scam.

3. “Why is this person asking for such
confidential information through text
message?”
“Did I even join any contests lately?
Asking such questions is a proof that you
are thinking critically.
What do we call the process validating
information through reading while
thinking critically?
Very good
Now, what do you think is our lesson for
today?
Critical reading, ma’am.
C. Presentation

4. Before we continue with, let us first
define a few words.
1. Critical
Sentence: Mr. Creed was critical when
it came to checking errors in the billing
statement.
2. Assume
Sentence: In the absence of the Captain,
the Sergeant assumed that he is in
command of the squad.
3. Evaluate
Sentence: The teacher evaluates her
students through quizzes.
4. Passive
Sentence:
5. Argument
Sentence: the attorney argued to the
judge and the opposing lawyer referring
to ordinances and constitutional laws to
prove his client’s innocence.
You were taught to skim and scan a text
to look for the main idea and important
topics; now you will be dealing with
critical reading which goes further than
just being satisfied with what a text says,
it also involves reflecting on what the
text describes, and analyzing what the
text actually means; which is CRITICAL
READING.
The teacher distributes the handouts.
About the topic, “Critical Reading”.
Critical means careful judgement about
the good and the bad parts of something.
Assume means to think that something is
true, to take or to begin to have.
Evaluate means to determine the quality,
importance or condition by careful
study.
Passive means to not be active or non-
operating.
Argument means a series of statements
in favor or against something.

5. D. Discussion
The teacher places three questions on the
board to initiate the discussion using
“Semantic Webbing”.
1. What is critical thinking?
2. How do you think critically
3. Why should you read critically?
Class, get one whole sheet of paper and
let us try to answer these three questions
by making a semantic web. You will have
5 minutes and then I will be asking for
volunteers to answer on the board.
(See Semantic web)
Very good.
You all did well. Let us have an activity.
E. Application
The teacher distributes a handout for the
students to read that is entitled, “The
Policies and Achievements of the
Government and Regeneration of the
Filipino” by Manuel L. Quezon for 10
minutes. And then answer the “Vocabulary

6. Check” as written on a manila paper as
visuals.
F. Generalization
Critical reading involves critical thinking; it
allows reader to read deeper and a critical
reader must be open-minded, disciplined.
To keep it short, an active reader is a
critical thinker and a critical thinker is a
critical reader.
(using the semantic web as reference)

7. G. Evaluation
Answer the following questions
1. What do you think was the
intended messageof the excerpt?
Support your answer. (5 pts)
2. What are the themes of the
excerpt? Support your answer. (5
pts)
3. How would you compare the
Filipino today to the ones being
compared to by Manuel L.
Quezon in the excerpt?
4. Do you agree with Manuel L.
Quezon’s statement in hi

8. excerpt, The Filipino of today is
soft and easy-going.”? Explain
your answer. (5pts)
Students will pass their papers.
IV. Assignment/ Agreement
Find out whether your answers are
correct by doing your own research.
Yes, ma’am.

9. Critical reading
Whenever you read something and you evaluate claims,
seek definitions, judge information, demand proof, and
question assumptions, you are thinking critically. This type of
reading goes beyond passively understanding a text because
you process the author’s words and make judgements after
carefully considering the reader’s message.
But why should you read critically? Reading critically means
you are thinking critically. This shows that you do not simply
accept the message on the page. You bring to your reading your
own experience and perspective, and use these to separate
yourself from the text and judge for yourself what you consider
important, logical or right.
This interaction between the text and the reader is necessary
because reading results from a negotiation of meaning between
text and the reader. By reading critically, you find out the
author’s views on something, ask questions, evaluate the
strengths and weaknesses of the author’s argument, and decide to
agree or disagree with it. Critical reading thus allows you to enter
into a dialogue with the author- and this deepens your
understanding of the issue or topic discussed. Therefore, in order
to arrive at a sufficient interpretation of the text, you need to
become a critical and active reader.

10. Semantic Webbing
It is thinking critically.
Seek
Definitions
s
Evaluate
Claims
Judge
info.
Demand
proof
Question
assumption
This shows that you do not simply
accept the message on the page. You
bring to your reading your own
experience and perspective, and use
these to separate yourself from the
text and judge for yourself what you
consider Important, logical, or right.