Congressman

Ramon A. Arnaldo GRADE

SCHOOL: 9
High School LEVEL:

TEACHER: Celena A. Borbon LEARNING English

AREA:
TEACHING QUARTER: 4th
DATE & TIME:

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Grade Level The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding
Standard of British-American Literature, includingPhilippine Literature and other texts types for
a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
B. Learning EN9LT-IIIc-16: Analyze literature as a means of connecting to the world
Competency/Objective: EN9LT-IIIg-2.11: Determine tone, mood, technique, and purpose of the author
II. CONTENT “For Conversation, Press # 1” by Michael Alvear

III.LEARNING
MATERIALS
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide K to 12 Curriculum Guide (May 2016) p. 207
2. Learner’s Material A Journey through Anglo-American Literature Learner’s Material for English pp. 265-
Pages 268
3. Textbook Pages
4. Additional
References from
Learning Resources
B. Materials Audio-visual Presentation, Power Point Presentation,
IV. PROCEDURES Teacher Activity
A. Reviewing Introduction: Give your
Previous Lesson or comments about this quote.
Presenting the New
Lesson

B. Establishing Task 1: Picture Analysis

Purpose of the Lesson What can you say about these pictures? Do you think they are important in our
everyday living?
 Social Media Platform

Gadgets

ATM Cards

Activity:
Word Bank: Give a synonym for the following words

1. Option – c _ o _ c _
Answer: choice

2. Setback - _ r o _ l e _
Answer: trouble

3. Consequences - _ u t c _ m e
Answer: outcome

4. Conceivable – p _ s s _ b l _
Answer: possible
C. Presenting For example that you are leaving in the old times. There’s no internet, no gadgets.
Examples/Instances of What will you do to communicate with your family that is far away from you?
the Lesson
D. Discussing New
Concepts and For Conversation, Press # 1
Practicing New Skill By Michael Alvear
#1
A funny thing happened in the way to communications revolution: we stopped talking
 to one another.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting
our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and ---
poof!---I became invisible, absent from the conversation because a gadget designed to
make communication easier.
The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing other
people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pet
their puppies. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human
contact.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to
you feel absent.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance
in communication technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. Write
e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without
seeing or talking to one another. In making deposit at the bank, you can just insert your
card into the ATM. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without
ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her
machine.
As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automate, the
alienation index goes up.
I am no Luddite. I own a cellphone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and an e-mail
account. Giving them up isn’t an option—they’re great for what they’re intended to
do. It’s their unintended consequences that make me cringe.
So I’ve put myself on technology restrictions: no instant messaging with people who
live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick
up when I’m home.
Readers Digest pp. 143-145, July 2000
E. Discussing New Task 3: Understanding the text
Concepts and Answer the following questions related to the text you have read. Encircle the
Practicing New Skill letter of the answer that best completes the statements.
#2
1. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to make us realize that ________.
a. communication technology is interfering with human contact
b. people are communicating less than they did in the past
c. the advances in communications technology are unnecessary
d. people are forgetting how to communicate with others
2. The question – Why is it that the more connected we get, the more
disconnected I feel?_________.
a. reveals the author’s confusion about technology
b. invites the reader to disagree with the author
c. highlights the author’s examples and arguments
d. challenges the reader to find answers to problems
3. The author’s tone throughout the selection is ________.
a. amusement b. criticism c. hostility d. indifference
4. The third and fourth paragraphs give emphasis on how cell phone _______.
a. provides convenience c. isolate people
 b. threatens safety d. efficiently works
5. The idea that bothers the authors most about the effect of communications
technology on his life is _______.
a. Limited communication with strangers
b. Lack of social formula
c. Extreme preference for cell phone
d. Deviation from meaningful interaction
F. Developing Task 4: Differentiated Activities
Mastery (Leads to Form five groups to work on these activities:
Formative
Assessment) GROUP 1 – ACTORS
In a role play, show the proper etiquette when using a cell phone and telephone.

GROUP 2 – DANCERS
Through a dance, interpret a song that discusses the author’s desire to have human
contact rather than use of technology in communication.

GROUP 3 – MATHEMATICIANS
Make a computation on how much your weekly expenses allotted for load and phone
bills amount to. Think of how you can still use technology but lessen the expenses.

GROUP 4 – RESEARCHERS
List the advantages and disadvantages of communications technology. Use the chart
below.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Unit Advantages Disadvantages
Telephone
Cellphone
Fax Machine
E-mail
Voice mail
GROUP 5 – SINGERS
Compose a jingle about communications technology highlighting its importance but
not losing interaction with others, then sing it.
G. Finding Practical Write your own definition or meaning of –human interaction as if writing a quotation
Applications of such as that of Eistein that was presented.
Concepts and Skills in
Daily Living
H. Making Task 5: Poster Making
Generalizations and Make a poster depicting the importance of human interaction rather than the use
Abstractions about the of communication technology. Be guided by the rubric.
Lesson
CRITTERIA 10pts. 8pts. 6pts. 4pts.
RELEVANCE All graphics All graphics All Graphics do
are related to are related to graphics not relate to
the topic and the topic and relate to the the topic OR
make it easier most make it topic. Most several
to understand. easier to borrowed borrowed
All borrowed understand. graphics graphics do
graphics have All borrowed have a not have a
a source graphics have source source
citation. a source citation. citation
citation.
ORIGINALITY Several of the One or two of The No graphics
graphics used the graphics graphics made by the
on the poster used on the are made student are
reflect a poster reflect by the included
exceptional student student, but
degree of creativity in are based
student their creation on the
creativity in and/or designs or
their creation display. ideas of
and/or others.
display.
ATTRACTIVENESS The poster is The poster is The poster The poster is
exceptionally attractive in is distractingly
attractive in terms of acceptably messy or
terms of design, layout attractive very poorly
design, and neatness. though it designed. It
layout, and may be a is not
neatness. bit messy. attractive.
J. Assignment

Prepared by:
Celena A. Borbon
Student Intern
Checked by:
Kate A. Denota