Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Liberal Arts Languages Department Lesson Plan for English 111 Prepared by:

Sarah Mae R. Ismael

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Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students will have: A. organized raw data into appropriate graphs or tables; and B. created a data commentary individually and by group.

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Subject Matter A. Content: Data Commentary B. References: Bello, A., Bello, R., Camacho, J., Catelo, M.A., Cuevas, A., & Rodriguez, U. (2007). Economics: an introduction. Quezon City: C&E Publishing House. Microsoft works dictionary. (2007). U.S.A.: Microsoft Corporation Materials: Activity sheet Learning Experience A. Motivation The students will be asked the following questions. At the same time, the teacher will record the responses on the board. y Does everybody have Facebook? (If all the students answer yes , the next question will be asked. Otherwise, the teacher will ask: Are you familiar with Facebook?) What do you usually do on Facebook?

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From the list of students responses, the teacher will conduct a survey to determine what the students prefer to do when they are on Facebook. Students vote by a show of hands. For those who do not have Facebook, the question will be: If you had Facebook, what would you most likely do?

B. Presentation The teacher will ask: Why do you think I asked you these questions? Since you need the knowledge of organizing and commenting on data for your Research class next semester, today, we are going to practice how to organize data into graphs/tables and how to make a data commentary. We are going to use the data we gathered in our survey earlier for our practice. C. Discussion Kinds of Graphs: 1. Line graph used to present data that show trends across time (e.g. days, weeks, years). 2. Bar Graph used when the intention is to easily compare and contrast data. 3. Pie Graph used to present data in relation to the whole. 3 parts of a data commentary: 1. Presentation merely restating what can be readily seen from the graph/table. 2. Analysis comparing and contrasting the prominent data/figures from the graph. 3. Interpretation looking into implications, reasons, presumptions, suggestions, etc. that can be made from the available data. D. Practice (15-20 minutes) The class will be divided into 5 groups. Each group member will be assigned one of the following roles: y Drawer - draws the graph or the table y Calculator makes sure that the figures included are correct y Writer writes down the group s commentary y Reporter presents the output to the rest of the class y Timekeeper reminds group about remaining time In case the groups have more than 5 members, two members can share one role. Instructions: 1. Present the data (from the survey earlier) in an appropriate graph or table. 2. Write a commentary based on your graph or table. 3. You will be given 15 minutes to accomplish this task. The group will be graded based on a rubric (see attached). After the allotted time, each group will present their outputs. Each group will rate all the other groups using the rubric as a guide.

E. Self-evaluation Each group will rate their own performance using the rubric provided. F. Closure Based on what you have presented and what we have talked about, what generalizations can you make about organizing and commenting on data? V. Evaluation The students will be given Activity Sheet 1 (see attached). Reflection 1. Did I pay attention to the needs of my students? 2. Did I entertain questions and accurately explain the answers? 3. Did I faithfully follow the lesson plan? 4. Were the objectives met? 5. Were there any misconceptions about the topic? 6. Do I need to reteach the lesson or provide more activities about the topic?

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