Eastern Quezon College, Inc.
R. Marco St., Brgy. Peñafrancia, Gumaca, Quezon
Tel. No. +63 (042) 317 5639/ (042) 717 1053/ (042) 421 1449
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LEARNING ACTIVITY # 1
Name:______________________________________________ Grade/Score: ____________________
Grade and Section:____________________________________ Date: ___________________________
Subject:_____________________________________________
Type of Activity (check or choose from below)
Concept notes Laboratory Report Formal Theme Others:
Skills: Exercise/Drill Illustration Informal Theme _________
Activity Title: Introducing the reading process and reading strategies
Learning Target: Apply effective reading strategies in comprehending a text
References: Tiongson M. and Rodriguez M., Reading and Writing Skills. Page 3-5
Reading is an activity that challenges our beliefs, inspires our imagination, and expands our
understanding of the world.
Reading involves a complex interaction between the text and the reader. The reader’s
interpretation is shaped by his or her prior knowledge, experiences and attitudes.
Reading is an indispensable skill that requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.
JABBERWOCKY
By Lewis Carroll
(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought –
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
He chorted in his joy.
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Look at the unfamiliar words of the poem. Choose the unfamiliar words and place them in the chart below. Try
to decipher the meaning of these words. The first one has been done for you.
Unfamiliar word from the poem Part of Speech Possible meaning
1. Slithy Adjective Description for a slimy animal
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4.
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Eastern Quezon College, Inc.
R. Marco St., Brgy. Peñafrancia, Gumaca, Quezon
Tel. No. +63 (042) 317 5639/ (042) 717 1053/ (042) 421 1449 LAS - SHS
E-mail: eqcgumaca@[Link]
Website: [Link]
LEARNING ACTIVITY # 2
Name:______________________________________________ Grade/Score: ____________________
Grade and Section:____________________________________ Date: ___________________________
Subject:_____________________________________________
Type of Activity (check or choose from below)
Concept notes Laboratory Report Formal Theme Others:
Skills: Exercise/Drill Illustration Informal Theme _________
Activity Title: Reading and Thinking Strategies across Text Types
Learning Target: Describe a written text as a connected discourse.
References: Didal, C. Introduction: Reading and Writing Skills. Pages 1-8
Reading and Thinking Strategies across Text Types
A. Text as a Connected Discourse
Text is a large unit of written language. A group of ideas put together to make a point or one central
idea. It has a structure which requires the ideas in the discourse to be relevant to each other.
Discourse - an extended expression of thoughts or ideas – utterance, talk, speech, discussion, and
conversation. The ideas in discourse are not connected or do not have a particular structure.
Connected Discourse - connected speech, or connected discourse, in linguistics is a continuous
sequence of sounds forming utterances or conversations in spoken language.
Defining Reading
The previous poem revitalized your experience with reading because you were reading a text with
many unfamiliar words. It challenged you to pay more attention to better understand what was on the
page.
But what is reading anyway? Reading is a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning
from a text. It is always an interaction between the text and the reader. We read to gain and share
information and ideas, whether for academic, personal or professional purposes.
Reading is also a skill that can be improved through consistent practice. In order to comprehend
the text, we apply many skills simultaneously while we read: identifying the author’s purpose, grasping
the main ideas of the text, locating important details, using context clues to understand unfamiliar words,
answering specific questions, analyzing the text’s points, and critiquing the text. These, and more, are
some of the strategies that we can use to help us become better readers.
Exercise: Answer the question briefly.
What makes text as a connected discourse?
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