Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF COTABATO
Amas, Kidapawan City

MASS TRAINING FOR GRADES 7 AND 8 ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE TEACHERS ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL LEARNING CAMP 2023
FCG Hotel and Restaurant, Binoligan, Kidapawan City
July 27-29, 2023

CONSOLIDATION LEARNING CAMP

English Grade 8, Lesson Plan 8
Reading Non-Linear Texts

Key Idea
Locating and interpreting information in non-linear texts

Most Essential Learning Competencies:

 Explain visual-verbal relationships illustrated in tables, graphs, and information maps
found in expository texts
 Compare and contrast the presentation of the same topic in different multimodal texts
 Synthesize essential information found in various sources

Component 1: Short review

Time: 7 minutes

 Briefly review the features of informational texts encountered so far, using the
questions as a guide and inviting oral contributions from students.

This week we’ve been learning about different types of information texts.

Questions:

Q1. What are some types of information texts you know?

Q2. What is the purpose of information texts?

Q3. What are some features of information texts?

 Ask the students to write their answers on the Student Workbook.

Suggested answers:
Q1. Expository (or information reports), explanation
Q2. To provide information about things, processes or phenomena.
Q3. They are factual or non-fiction texts; they give us information or explain things.

SHOWING INFOGRAPHIC
The teacher will be showing an infographic which leads to answering to questions pertaining to
the previous lesson discussed.

Component 2: Purpose of the lesson

Time: 3 minutes

In this lesson we are going to look at a different way of organizing information. We are going to
focus on how information can be communicated visually. You are going to learn some strategies
for making sense of information from an infographic.

Infographics organize information in different ways from written information texts. That is why
we call them non-linear texts. They have their own special features for representing different
kinds of information.
Component 3: Lesson Language Practice
Time: 5 minutes

 Teacher introduces key words and symbols students need to know to read the graph.

First, we are going to talk about some words from the text we need to understand. Let’s read
them together.

Vocabulary

 linear text (written material consisting of words with no pictures, illustrations or

images)

 non-linear text (material that uses visuals such as pictures, drawings or images to
communicate information)

 multiple reading paths (reading in linear, nonlinear or non-sequential way; the

readers can choose their own reading path)

 infographic (information + graphic - a representation of information using pictures and

diagrams designed to make the data easy to understand at a glance.

Now let’s go over what each word means.

 Teacher writes each word on the board and asks class to volunteer answers and writes
each definition on the board. Students write each definition on their Workbooks.

EXPLICIT TEACHING- I DO, WE DO, YOU DO

The teacher reads the set of words first then the teacher and students read the words together,
afterwards the teacher lets the campers read the words all by themselves.

Component 4: Lesson Activity

Time: 25 minutes in total

Component 4A Reading text [5 minutes]

 Discuss how information is displayed in the infographic below, drawing attention to the
pictures, words and symbols and how they are arranged in the image.

 Here are some tips on getting information from a non-linear text.

• Read the title which gives the gist of what the image is about.
• Analyze the information by examining the images and words thoroughly.
• Examine the pictures, symbols or shapes that tell information. Study the
relationship of the information and images deeply.
• Summarize the information in the text.

Component 4B Questions [5 minutes]

 Teacher displays questions.

Answer these questions on the Workbook, but let’s do the first one together – we have already
talked about the answer to it.
Questions:

Q1. What does this infographic show? (Write your answer in a full sentence.)

Q2. According to the graphic, what does a healthy lifestyle include?

Q3. What are some examples of healthy food provided in the image?

 Teacher samples answers from students to each question.

Suggested answers:
Q1. The infographic shows different aspects of a healthy lifestyle in a heart-shaped image. This
suggests a healthy lifestyle is something to like and is good for the heart.
Q2. A diet of healthy food; fitness and sporting activities.
Q3. Healthy food including fruit, e.g., apple, pear, strawberry; vegetables ,e.g., carrot, broccoli,
cauliflower; healthy drinks, e.g., water, fruit juice, green tea

Component 4C Questions [10 minutes]

 Teacher writes each question on the board.

Use the information from the image to answer the questions. Write your answers on the
Workbook in full sentences.

Questions:

Q4. Do you think the information in this image is arranged effectively? Give reasons for your
answer.

Q5. How could you organize the information in this graphic differently? Create your own non-
linear text using some of the information in the image.

Q6. Using the information in the infographic, write an expository paragraph to present the
information as a linear text.

 Teacher samples answers from students to each question.

Suggested answers:
Q4. (Various responses are acceptable. Students need to justify their responses.)
Q5. (Various responses are acceptable, e.g., table, concept map)
Q6. (Paragraph should display structure and features of an information report.)

[Teacher Notes: Check the students’ use of correct grammar in their sentence writing. Pay
particular attention to the appropriate use phrases, clauses, and sentences.]

Component 5: Lesson Conclusion

Time: 5 minutes

 Teacher displays the questions

Questions:

1. The focus of the lesson was on learning about how to locate and interpret information
presented visually. How has the lesson helped you to make sense of a non-linear text?

2. Which questions were easy to answer? Why?

3. What strategies did you use to answer the harder questions?

Segue to next lesson: We will return to giving you more practice with reading visual information
and extending it to other types of images and texts in future lessons.

REMINDER: Collect student Workbooks to review and analyze students’ learning – focus on
written answers for quality and clarity of writing and understanding of the content.
Annotated by:

JERIC B. ALVAREZ
Teacher

Noted:

RODOLFO B. ORTIZ
EPSvr- English