SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9
(Inquiry-Based Approach)
I.
OBJECTIVE
Lesson Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
 Distinguish between Fact and Opinion through the use of a game
 Determine the nature and definition of Fact and Opinion
 Identify the signal words used in a text conveying fact and opinion
 Share the importance of seeking facts always and the risk for
opinionated statements.
Most Essential Learning
Competency:
Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in
the material viewed. EN9VC-IVa-10 (Session 13 of the NATIONAL TRAINING ON
Literacy Instruction)
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III.
CONTENT
Subject Matter
Skill Focus
LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
B. Learning
Resources
IV.
PROCEDURES
A. Preliminaries
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Prayer
Greetings
Attendance
Check
 Review
ACTIVITY
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FACTS AND OPINION
Distinguishing facts from opinion
Drill &
Motivation
Central Office Grade 9 SLM_Q3
handouts, TV, laptop, manila paper, pentel pen, HDMI
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Our Father
By the teacher & students
By the class monitor
3 to 5 questions will be asked in connection to the previous topic
WHO WANTS TO BE A WINNER! Is it a FACT or BLUFF?
Directions: The class will be divided into two teams. Each will be given 1
minute to do the challenge which is to identify whether the statement is
fact of bluff. The team who has higher number of correct answers will
be the winner.
 I think Vice Ganda is the richest celebrity today.
Bluff
 Newton’s third law states that in every action
Fact
there is equal but opposite reaction.
 According to the scientists, the sun is a star.
Fact
 I am confident that I will be hired.
Bluff
 Apple is the most favourite fruit of the kids.
Bluff
 It was discovered later that the earth is sphere.
Fact
 I feel that an incredible thing will happen today.
Bluff
 It was demonstrated in the experiment that blue
Fact
light is the hottest of all.
 I am convinced that students should be given
Bluff
enough time to accomplish their tasks.
 From her point of view, nobody deserves to be
Bluff
neglected.
 It’s my belief not too trust easily.
Bluff
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Based on my observation, students nowadays are
too relax.
I agree not to impose wearing uniform to the
students.
She claimed that PNU is an outstanding university.
I suspect that he is guilty.
Letting the children be themselves is the best
parenting style.
Bluff
Bluff
Bluff
Bluff
Bluff
ANALYSIS
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Processing the
activity leading
to a wider view
of the lesson
ABSTRACTION
Discussing new concept
and practicing new skill
Questions:
How do you find the activity? Is it easy to identify the factual
statements from the opinionated one? What is your basis of
identifying those? What do you think is our topic this afternoon?
What is your basis in identifying Fact and opinion? (Signal words)
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Signal words are words that give hint/clue whether the statement
is factual or opinionated one.
Here are samples of signal words and phrases being used in the
sentence fragments that often precede a statement of fact or
opinion.
SIGNAL WORDS FOR FACTS
Confirms
Discovered
According to, Based on the survey,
demonstrated
It was stated… It was found out
SIGNAL
WORDS
OPINION
I believe, I feel, I think
In my point of view
Argues, Views, suggests,
Based on my observation
Claimed, suspects
FOR
What is a Fact?
 A fact generally refers to something that is true and can be
verified as such. That is, a fact is something that can be proven to
be true.
(literacyideas.com)
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A fact is a statement that is true and can be verified
objectively, or proven. In other words, a fact is true and correct
no matter what.
What is an Opinion?
 An opinion, however, is a statement that holds an element of belief;
it tells how someone feels. An opinion is not always true and can be
proven with pieces of evidences.
 An opinion, however, is a statement that holds an element of
belief; it tells how someone feels. An opinion is not always true
and cannot be proven.
APPLICATION
JOSE RIZAL: The Ultimate Filipino Leader
by: An excerpt from the Editors of Britannica
According to the biographies written for our National hero, most
of his writing was done in Europe, where he resided between 1882 and
1892. In 1887 Rizal published his first novel, Noli me tangere (The Social
Cancer), a passionate exposure of the evils of Spanish rule in the
Philippines. A sequel, El filibusterismo (1891; The Reign of Greed),
Rizal returned to the Philippines in 1992. He founded a nonviolentreform society, the Liga Filipina, in Manila, and was deported to Dapitan
in Northwest Mindanao.
Rizal was arrested and tried for sedition by the military. Found
guilty, he was publicly executed by a firing squad in Leyte.
It was argued by the Philippine historians that his martyrdom
convinced Filipinos that there was no alternative to independence from
Spain. On the eve of his execution, while confined in Fort Santiago, Rizal
wrote “Último adiós” (“Last Farewell”), a masterpiece of 19th-century
Spanish verse
Processing Questions Facts
1. In the given text, what sample statement shows a factual sentence?
2. What is the specific signal word?
3. What are signal words? Why do we need to use signal words in
identifying fact and opinion in a given text?
Processing Questions Opinions
1. In the given text, what sample statement shows an opinion sentence?
2. What is the specific signal word?
3. In your own point of view, what would have happened to our country if
Rizal became our first president?
V.
EVALUATION
Directions; Write F if the statement is fact and O if it is opinionated.
1. A statement that can be proven true.
2. A statement that a person may think it’s true.
3. According to the survey, it was found out that Islam is the second largest
religion in the world.
4. I am confident that I will be hired.
5. Apple is the most favourite fruit of the kids.
6. It was demonstrated in the experiment that blue light is the hottest of all.
7. I am convinced that students should be given enough time to accomplish
their tasks.
8. Newton’s third law states that in every action there is equal but opposite
reaction.
9. I feel that an incredible thing will happen today.
10. I guess everyone deserves a second chance.
ASSIGNMENT:
Directions: Look for an argumentative essay about the influence of social
media to your life. Highlight the fact and opinion included in the essay.
Prepared by:
CHARLYN J. BONGHANOY
G-9 English Teacher
G9-Archimedes (2:00-3:00Pm)