A. extract the system of values found in the reading selection;
B. participate actively in class and group discussion; and
C. discuss the message of the selection through group discussion.
II. CONCEPTS
A. Topic: Reach for Your Dream
By: David D. Moore
B. Reference: reading.com.ph. pp32-36
C. Materials: photocopy of the story, power point presentation, manila paper
III. PROCEDURES
A. Pre-Reading Activities
1. Preliminary Activities
a. Checking of Attendance
b. Checking of Assignments
c. Drill and Review
Give words that you can associate with the given word inside the web (DREAM/AMBITION). Write your answers in the strands to complete the web.
2. Motivation
Motive Question:
What are your dreams?
Motivation question:
How will you attain your dreams?
3. Unlocking of Difficulties
Vocabulary
1. nurture-the care and attention given to someone or something
2. acquisition-the act of acquiring
3. permeates-to pass or spread through
4. quest-a journey made in search of something
5. apathy-the feeling of not having much emotion or interest
Background of the Author
David D. Moore is an American archeologist, historian and published author of children’s books. He attended East Carolina University where he received a master’s degree in Maritime History and Natural Archeology in 1989.
B. During Reading
Predicting Outcomes
Ask the students why, does the writer compare a dream to a seed? Do you agree?
C. Post Reading
a. Knowledge
1. Who wrote Reach for Your Dream?
2. Name all the characters in the essay.
3. Name one person mentioned in the essay. Tell his/her dream and achievement.
b. Comprehension
1. In your own words, what is the essay about?
2. What do fear and courage contribute to the fulfillment of a dream?
3. What is the most important thing you must have to achieve your dreams?
c. Application
1. Give some examples of people who have the same problems or have done the same kind of thing as the person in the essay.
2. Do you agree a man with a dream is a man