MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

Marikina City
A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN
ENGLISH FOR STUDY AND THINKING SKILLS (ENG 111)
Prepared by: Shiela Marie Czarina L. Dionisio, BTTE IV-E


I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, at least 75% of the students should be able to:
A. General Objective
1. understand how to skim and to scan reading materials.

B. Specific Objectives
1. define skimming and scanning in their own words;
2. differentiate skimming and scanning;
3. identify the reading technique required for the given activities;
4. realize how skimming and scanning can help them in their studies and work; and
5. apply skimming and scanning to various reading materials.


II. SUBJECT MATTER:
A. Topic:
Skimming and Scanning
B. References:
Manlangit, Karen B. English for Study and Thinking Skills (Module).
O'Malley, J. (1992). Basic Circuit Analysis (2nd Edition). U.S.A.: McGraw-HIll.
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (2011). Questions Young People Ask Answers That
Work (Vol. 1). New York, U.S.A.: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York.


III. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
cartolina and manila paper for motivation and presentation of lesson;
dictionary, magazine, and book for activities,




IV. PROCEDURE
A. Preparation
1. Greetings
2. Checking of Attendance
3. Motivation
Have the students guess the two words (skimming & scanning) posted in the board by
asking two to four students demonstrate a particular task. For example, ask
Student A to look for the meaning of electricity in the dictionary. Then let him stand
on one side of the board. Next, ask Student B to state the main idea of a paragraph and
let him stand on the other side of the board. Then, ask the class about the skills
involved in the demonstration. If the class needs another example, call two more
students to demonstrate another tasks.

B. Presentation
Teaching Contents Teaching
Strategies
Teaching
Aids
Evaluation
1. Skimming
A reading technique which
enables the reader to move quickly
over the material in order to get an
idea of its subject matter without
having to pay close attention to
details.

To skim:
Read the selection as fast
as you can.
Focus on key words.
Bear in mind that the first
sentence usually tells the
topic of the paragraph.

Drill:
Text 1
Scientists have discovered two
kinds of electric charge: positive
and negative. Positive charge is
carried by subatomic particles
called protons, and negative charge
by subatomic particles called
electrons. All amounts of charge
are integer multiples of these
elemental charges. Scientists have
also found that charges produce
forces on each other. Charges of
Discussion
Drill
Worksheets For the drill:
Text 1
What is the main
idea of the
paragraph?

Where did you find
the main idea?

What could be the
title of the
selection? (Electric
Charge)

Text 2
What is the
selection all about?

Where did you find
the main idea?

What could be the
title of the
selection? (Open
and Short Circuits)

For the lesson:
What did you do to
skim?

the same sign repel each other, but
charge of opposite sign attract each
other. Moreover, in an electric
circuit there is conservation of
charge, which means that the net
electric charge remains constant
charge is neither created nor
destroyed. (Electric components
interconnected to form at least one
closed path comprises and electric
circuit or network.)

Text 2
An open circuit has an infinite
resistance, which means that it has
zero current flow through it for any
finite voltage across it. On a circuit
diagram it is indicated by two
terminals not connected to
anythingno path is shown for
current to flow through. An open
circuit is sometimes called an open.
A short circuit is the opposite of
an open circuit. It has zero voltage
across it for any finite current flow
through it. On a circuit diagram a
short circuit is designated by an
ideal conducting wirea wire with
zero resistance. A short circuit is
often called a short.
Not all open and short circuits
are desirable. Frequently, one or
the other is a circuit defect that
occurs as a result of a component
failure from an accident or the
misuse of a circuit.

What did you do to
scan?
2. Scanning
A reading technique which
enables the reader to look for a
specific information in the reading
material.

To scan:
Know what you want to
find.
Consider only the specific

details needed.
Determine the context
clues that will help you.
Read the text as fast as you
can to find the clues.
Read the sentence again
where you find the desired
detail.

Drill:
Look for the meaning of
conservation of charge.
(Refer to Text 1)
What is the difference
between open circuit and
short circuit? (Refer to Text
2)


C. Generalization
1. What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
Skimming is a reading technique used to get the central idea of the selection.
Scanning is another reading technique used to locate a particular information.
2. Why, do you think, you need to learn these reading techniques?
Skimming and scanning will help you to understand an information without
spending too much time with the reading material.

D. Practice
Group the class with five members each. Ask all groups to answer the following:

1. What could be the theme of this selection?
Some say that using marijuana is a way to escape problems, says Ellen, who lives in
Ireland, and that it doesnt have any bad side eects. Have you heard similar statements about
marijuana? Compare some common myths with the facts.

Myth. Marijuana is not harmful.
Fact. Known or suspected lasting eects of marijuana are as follows: damaged memory, impaired
ability to learn, and suppressed immune system, as well as damage to the sexual health of both
males and females. It can induce anxiety attacks, psychoses, and paranoia.

Children born to women who smoke marijuana are more likely to have behavioral
problems, be less attentive, and have greater diculty making decisions.

Myth. Marijuana smoke is less harmful than cigarette smoke.
Fact. Compared with tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke can deposit four times as much tar on
your airways and carry ve times as much poisonous carbon monoxide into your blood.

Smoking ve marijuana joints can deliver the same amount of cancer-causing toxins as
an entire pack of cigarettes.

Myth. Marijuana is not addictive.
Fact. Teens who have mental or emotional problems can quickly become addicted to marijuana.
Others can become addicted after long-term use. In addition, studies show that teens who
smoke marijuana have a much greater risk of using other addictive drugs, such as cocaine.

Reference: Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work (Vol. 1)


Theme: _________________________________________________________
Reading technique applied: _________________________________________


2. What does this selection want to tell you?

Each year, tobacco companies spend billions of dollars on advertising. Whom do they
particularly target? An internal tobacco company document states: Todays teenager is
tomorrows potential regular customer.

Dont allow tobacco executives to get their hands into your pockets. Why take their
bait? Neither that group nor your peers who smoke have your best interests at heart. Rather
than listen to them, listen to the advice found in the Bible and learn to benet yourself.Isaiah
48:17

Reference: Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work (Vol. 1)


This selection tells me _____________________________________________
Reading technique applied: _________________________________________


3. What is this selection all about?

Loop analysis is similar to mesh analysis, the principal difference being that the current
paths selected are loops that are not necessarily meshes. Also, there is no convention on the
direction of loop currents; they can be clockwise or counterclockwise. As a result, mutual terms
can be positive when K V L is applied to the loops.
For loop analysis, no current source need be transformed to a voltage source. But each
current source should have only one loop current flowing through it so that the loop current is
known. Also, then K V L is not applied to this loop because the current source voltage is
unknown.

Reference: O'Malley, J. (1992). Basic Circuit Analysis (2nd Edition).
U.S.A.: McGraw-HIll.


This selection is about _____________________________________________
Reading technique applied: _________________________________________

4. Get a dictionary from your student teacher. Look for the meaning of the word
voltage. Show it to her and let her sign.

Reading technique applied: _________________________________________

5. Have one representative go to your student teacher. Borrow the Basic Circuit
Analysis book. Look for the table of contents and find the chapter for Capacitors
and Capacitance. Show how you found it. Bring your papers to her and let her sign.

Reading technique applied: _________________________________________


E. Evaluation
Direction: Identify which skill is more appropriate to each reading activities. Write
SK if the stated activity needs to skim and SC if it needs to scan.
__________1. getting the meaning of a word used in a sentence from a dictionary
__________2. getting the main idea or theme of an editorial
__________3. finding the telephone number of a specific person in a PLDT telephone
directory.
__________4. looking for a job in the classified ads that fits your academic and
personal qualifications.
__________5. going over the table of contents to find out whether the book you are
holding is mainly about your assigned research topic.
__________6. going over some cell phone ads to choose the one that has the best
features
__________7. going over a book index to find out if the book carries a specific topic
that you need for your research work

__________8. reading to get the main idea of a paragraph
__________9. finding out what movie is being shown in Megamall Cinema 3 by
reading the newspapers movie page
__________10. deducing the theme of a specific essay.
V. ASSIGNMENT
On a yellow paper, write your own definition for skimming and scanning then
differentiate the two. State the procedure for skimming and provide at least five
examples on which activity it is used. Do the same for scanning. The following format
should be used:

Name: Instructor:
Course, Year & Section: Date:


The two skills that we discussed are skimming and scanning. As I understand,
skimming is ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
On the other hand, scanning is ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
These two skills are different because _________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
To skim, we have to ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Some examples of skimming activities are _____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
To scan, we need to ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
We scan when we ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.