Sequencing Major Events/Ideas in a Selection

I.

Learning Objective

II.

Sequence the major events/ideas in a selection

Subject Matter
A. Topic:
B. Text:

Sequencing the Major Events/Ideas in a Selection

A Recipe for Brownies

C. References:

PELC 6.1 (Reading)

Developing Reading Power V pp. 68-70
Practice Exercises in English V p.80
recipe and exercises written on charts

D. Materials:

Value Focus: Neatness and cleanliness

III.

Procedure
Preparatory Activities
Review
Study the sample outline given below. Use it as a guide in retelling the story.
I. Planting a Garden
A. Choosing Seeds
1. Tomatoes
2. Lettuce
II. Taking Care of the Garden
A. Pulling the Weeds
B. Watering the garden

Motivation
1. Present the comics strip
Oh! It tastes very
delicious. Could you
please teach me how
to bake brownies?

How does my
brownies taste?

2. Ask: What does Marie say about the brownies?

Introduce the title and the author of the story.
Motive Question
What are the ingredients in baking brownies?
Unlocking of Difficulties
Find a word in the puzzle that fits the meaning listed below it.
Encircle the word.
1. E

(GREASE)

2. G

(SIFT)

3. S

(SPREAD)

4. M

G R

(MIXTURE)

5. W I

N G

(DISH)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

to coat or lubricate with oil

to put through a screen
to distribute evenly over a surface
something made by mixing
bowl for food

B. Developmental Activities
Presentation
Read the recipe
A Recipe For Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an eight inch square baking
dish.
In a mixing bowl, put two ounces of unsweetened chocolate and 1/3 cup
of butter. Put the bowl in a pan of hot water and heat it to melt the
chocolate.
When the chocolate is melted, remove the pan from heat. Add 1cup of
sugar. Add two eggs to the melted chocolate and beat it.
Next, stir in
cup of sifted flour
teaspoonful of baking powder
teaspoon salts
cup of chopped nuts
Spread the mixture in the greased baking dish. Bake for 30 to 35
minutes.
The brownies are done, when a toothpick stuck in the center comes out
clean. Let the brownies cool. Cut them into squares.
Discussion and Analysis
Have pupils
1. Answer the motive question.
2. Comprehension Check-up
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What is the first step in baking?

When is the flour added to the mixture?
How would you know if the brownies are cooked or done?
When is the cake cut into serving size?
How long should the baking be done?

Value Integration
1. Why does your Mother strictly follow the procedures in baking?
2. If you were Mother, would you also use an apron and cooking gloves when
baking? Why?
Skill Development
1. Arrange the steps in baking brownies in the correct order. Number them
from 1-7
(2) a. Melt chocolate and butter in a mixing bowl over a pan of
hot water.
(1) b. Turn oven to 350 degrees and grease the pan.
(7) c. Cool brownies and cut into squares.
(5) d. Spread mixture in a baking dish.
(3) e. Beat in 1 cup sugar and 2 eggs.
(4) f. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
(6) g. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes
Generalization
a. How is sequencing of events done?
(Sequencing of events is done by arranging the events/happenings in
their true/correct order.)
C. Post Activities
Application
Read the dialogue. Sequence the events as they happen in the
dialogue. Rewrite the sentences in correct order.
At The Cemetery
father: Tomorrow well go to the cemetery, its All Saints Day.
Romeo: Yipes! Ill see again my friends.
Aramae: Well see our cousin and relatives, too! Aunt Lyn will surely
be there.
mother: Oh, youll see many things. By the way your cousins from
Batangas will come, too.
Romeo: Why are they coming over? Dont they have cemetery in
their town?
mother: Of course, they have. All parts of the country celebrate All
Saints Day. But theyll visit the tomb of grandfather and
grandmother. Behave well there, you might get lost.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Romeo will see his friends.

The family will go to the cemetery on All Saints Day.
Mother reminded her children to behave in the cemetery.
Aunt Lyn will surely be there, too.
They will see their cousins from Batangas.

b. Read the following selection. Then do the exercise that follows.

Agapito Flores was an electrician from Tondo, Manila. One day he
went to Malacaang. He wanted to show President Manuel L. Quezon
something he had invented. It was a long glass tube. Agapito said it was
an electric bulb. Quezon did not know what to do with it, so Agapito went
home sad.
A Frenchman heard about Flores and his invention. The Frenchman
helped Flores to go to Paris so that the invention would not be copied by
other people. Later a big electric company in the United States bought
the light bulb. They made millions of light bulbs like it. Many people in
the world bought the long glass light bulb. This long glass light bulb is
now called the fluorescent lamp. Its inventor was a poor Filipino
electrician, Agapito Flores.
Sequence the following events in the order in which they happened in
the selection. Number them from 1 to 5.
_(3)_
_(4)_
_(2)_
_(1)_
_(5)_

a. President Quezon did not know what to do with Agapito Flores

invention.
b. A Frenchman heard about Agapitos invention.
c. Agapito Flores talked to President Quezon about his invention.
d. Agapito Fores invented an electric light bulb.
e. An electric company in the United States bought Agapito
Flores invention.

Enrichment
Read and understand the selection carefully. Arrange the events listed
below in their order by writing no. 1 to 5.
Mother took us to Bicol last vacation. She took us to see many
beautiful spots. I saw Mt. Mayon for the first time. We went to Mayon Rest
House way up to the volcano. We visited the ruins of the old church buried
at its foot. I saw shrimps and crabs from the boiling water of Tiwi Hot
Springs. I didnt wonder why mother is so proud of her home province.

(3) a. We went to the Mayon Rest House way up to the

volcano.
(4) b. We visited the ruins of the old churh.
(2) c. I saw Mt. Mayon for the first time.
(1) d. Mother took us to Bicol last summer.
(5) e. Mother is proud of her home province.
IV.

Evaluation
Read the paragraph below. Arrange the following sentences as they occur
in the story. Number them from 1 to 5.
The Red Sweater
Lourdes opened her piggy bank. She counted her money carefully and
went straight to a down store. She looked with longing at the bright new
sweater on display at the store window. She wanted to inquire about the
price but when was about to go in, she stopped and hesitated. She looked at
the sweater with regret and returned the money back in her pocket.
(3) a. She looked with longing at the bright new sweater on the
display window.
(2) b. She counted her money carefully and went straight to a
downtown store.
(1) c. Lourdes opened her piggy bank.
(5) d. She looked at the red sweater with regret and returned the
money in her pocket.
(4) e. She wanted to inquire about the price but she stopped and
hesitated.

V.

Assignment
Read the sentences below. Arrange each sentence in the proper order.
Number them from 1-5.
(5)
(2)
(1)
(3)
(4)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

She forgot to do her work.

She said she had lots of things to do.
Gina came home.
She turned on the TV while doing her work.
The show was very interesting.