Christian Ecclesiastical School ENG7Q1MO1

READING STRATEGIES
0491 Gaya-Gaya, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan (SCANNING, SKIMMING, EXTENSIVE,
INTENSIVE)

Name: ______________________________________ Grade Level & Section: ___________________________

Emphasize

At the end of the lesson, the learners are able to:

• Discover literature as a means of connecting to the significant past.
•Identify different reading styles you can use in reading specific text.
• Choose appropriate reading style in extracting information
from the given text.

Engage

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Explore

1. Which reading style requires you to look for specific keywords or phrases that
are relevant to what you need to know?

a. skimming b. scanning c. extensive reading d. intensive reading

2. Which reading style is used for reading shorter texts for detailed information
with emphasis on precise understanding?

a. skimming b. scanning c. extensive reading d. intensive reading

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Choose the appropriate reading style needed for each text. Write your answer on
the space provided. a. skimming b. scanning c. extensive d. intensive
3. A poem: _________________________
4. A Shakespeare Novel: _________________________
5. An English grammar book: _________________________

Explain

• SCANNING is used for a specific focus. You read rapidly through a text to find specific information required.
This is mainly looking through specific information you want to know. Your eyes move quickly from left to
right as you search for keywords or phrases that are relevant to what you need to know from the text. It is
useful to scan parts of the selection or book to check whether it is useful or not.
• SKIMMING is sometimes referred to as gist reading since you read rapidly for the main points. You use
skimming when you want to get the idea what the text is all about. This will save you time as you may just
look quickly at first paragraph to get the main idea or you may opt to go through the summary of the text.
Although, this will not ensure deeper understanding of the text.
• INTENSIVE READING is used for reading shorter texts for detailed information with emphasis on precise
understanding. This is useful when you need to remember chronological events and specific details that need
to be remembered accurately.
• EXTENSIVE READING is used to gather general knowledge. It generally uses reading longer texts for
entertainment purposes. This helps a reader in enhancing fluency and speed in reading.

Elaborate

➢ An example of SKIMMING is reading a journal to identify which detail you would like to read, getting
the main idea of the text, reading a text to get the general information
➢ An example SCANNING is looking for specific details in your contact lists, an internet search, checking
your daily schedule or your timetable or finding a word in a dictionary. Though both of them were
using rapid eye movement, the only difference is that skimming is getting a general overview of the
material. While scanning is finding the specific facts.
➢ An example INTENSIVE READING is reading academic books, determining the elements like the
theme of a literary piece, answering reading comprehension questions.
➢ An example of EXTENSIVE READING is reading novels, reading an online series, reading comic books
or magazines.

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 Evaluate

ACTIVITY 1: Direction: Read the texts below. Take note of the heading to get the gist of the text then answer the
questions inside the bubble. Write your answer on the space provided after the text.

1. How did our rich 2. What was evident in the

literature that was Philippine Pre-Colonial
developed and Literature?
cultivated by our

Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature

Long before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, early Filipinos had civilization of their own. It partly came
from the Malay settlers and partly from their response to the new environment. The variety and abundance of
their customs and traditions have become evident even in the Philippine Pre-Colonial Literature. Folk stories,
epics, poems and chants existed in the most Ethno-linguistic groups that were passed on from generation to
generation through word of mouth. This happened as people moved from one environment to another.

1._____________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Why did the Spanish missionaries translate

the proverbs in Spanish? What was the 4. What did Damiana L.
true motive with their interaction with the Eugenio discover about
early Filipinos? our ancestors?

Words of Wisdom
Damiana L. Eugenio, a distinguished scholar of Philippine Folklore compiled and edited what may very well be
considered as the most comprehensive collection of proverbs in the country. There is a limited number of words
like this in existence. She spent her lifetime collecting pieces of folk literature that reveal our ancestors’ wisdom.
When she gathered proverbs from various areas in our country, she declared that our elders lived by simple, yet
meaningful rules of righteous living. In fact, she asserted that even the Spaniards who colonized our country
noticed how proverbs formed part of the native spirit. Spanish missionaries were found to have translated such
proverbs and other oral expressions in Spanish in order for their fellow religious people to learn our indigenous
languages. By doing so, they were able to interact with the early Filipinos there and eventually introduce the
Catholic faith.

Source: Grade 7 English Learning Package, First Quarter, p.4

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ACTIVITY 2: Read the story intensively and answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of your answer

The Legend of the Firefly

1. A long time ago, in the valley of Pinak in Central Luzon, a large lake where the people fished for food dried up.
The people of Pinak prayed hard, “Dear Bathala, send us rain, give us food to eat!” The good Bathala answered
their prayers. Suddenly, a beautiful chariot of gold was zooming through the sky. They heard a voice saying, “I am
Bula-hari, and I have come with my wife, Bitu-in. We are sent from the heavens to give you good life!” From then
on, the people of Pinak enjoyed a good life under their rulership.

2. Soon Bulan-hari and Bitu-in had a daughter. They named her Alitaptap for on her forehead was a bright sparkling
star. All the handsome young men of Pinak fell in love with her. But alas! the heart of Alitaptap wasn’t human. She
was the daughter of Bulan-hari and Bitu-in, who came down from the sky. She had a heart of stone. Alitaptap
would never know love.

3. One day, Balo-na, a wise old woman arrived at the palace. She delivered a sad news to the king. Balo-na
predicted, “The warriors of La-ut will come to conquer the land and will destroy all of you, the only solution is for
Alitaptap to marry one of the men, so as to have an heir to win the war.”

4. Bulan-hari pleaded his daughter to get married but Alitaptap’s heart of stone merely stood in silence. Bulan-
hari gripped his sword in despair… “Alitaptap,you will follow me, or you will lay dead this very minute!” But nothing
could stir the lovely young woman’s heart. Bulan-hari blinded with anger and fear of the dark future finally drew
his sword. It hit the star on Alitaptap’s forehead! The star burst! A thousand chips of glittered shattered pieces of
the star on Alitaptap’s forehead lighted the great hall, flickering as though they were stars with tiny wings.
Alitaptap, the lovely daughter from the heavens lay dead. And soon, Balo-na’s prediction had come true. Riding in
wild horses, the warriors of La-ut arrived. They killed the people of Pinak. They spread sorrow and destruction
everywhere.

5. When it all ended, the beautiful, peaceful valley of Pinak had turned into an empty swamp. At night, there was
nothing but darkness. But soon, tiny sparkles of light would flicker and lend glimmers of brightness in the starless
night. And so, the fireflies came about. Once, a long time ago, they were fragments from the star on the forehead
of Bulan-hari’s daughter,the beautiful Alitaptap.

Source: https://www.aswangproject.com/legend-of-the-firefly/

1. The people of Pinak cried out for help to Bathala because of ____________.
a. drought b. typhoon c. abundance of food d. too much fish

2. Who were sent by Bathala to help the people of Pinak?

a. Alitaptap and Balona c. Balo-na and Bathala b. Bulan-hari and Bitu-in d. Bituin and La-ut

3. In paragraph 1 last sentence, the line “Then the people of Pinak enjoyed a good life under their
rulership.” suggests that...
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 a. Bulan-hari and Bitu-in are ruthless rulers.
b. Bulan-hari and Bituin are tyrant rulers.
c. Bulan-hari and Bituin are funny rulers .
d. Bulan-hari and Bituin are good rulers
4. Why no one could stir the heart of Alitaptap to love someone?
a. The heart of Alitaptap wasn’t human.
b. She was a powerful goddess.
c. Bathala made her heart into stone.
d. She did not like arranged marriage.
5. . What made Bulan-hari strike his swords against his lovely daughter Alitaptap?
a. Bulan-hari secretly hated Alitaptap ever since.
b. Alitaptap’s death would save the people of Pinak.
c. Alitaptap was a hard-headed daughter.
d. Bulan-hari was blinded with anger and fear of the dark future.

ACTIVITY 2:SHARE-A-BOOK

➢ Choose at least five (5) stories to read for this activity.

➢ Search online for free E-Books then download it on your phone/laptop. Choose anyone from your class to be
your reading buddy.
➢ Then you can share each other your downloaded E-Book files through Share-It App.
➢ Use a graphic organizer to get information from the text of your choice.
➢ Upload your work in our Google Class when you are done

REFERENCES
• English 7 Learning Package, First Quarter, “Words of Wisdom” p.4 Department of Education, Philippines

• English 7 Learner’s Material “Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature” p. 49, 2017

Department of Education, Philippines

• The Aswang PROJECT. “The Heartbreaking Story of ALITAPTAP: A Bataan Legend

(The Legend of the Firefly) November 30, 2017.
https://www.aswangproject.com/legend-of-the-firefly/

• Macaulay, Thomas B. “READING SKILL: Styles of Reading” Date accessed: July 01,2021
https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/scott.windeatt/assignments/alkharusi_089173
776/Styles%20of%20Reading.html

• Wehner, Rodgers. “Reading Styles” Date accessed: July 1,2021

https://www.ph-ludwigsburg.de/fileadmin/subsites/2b-engl-t-
01/user_files/Rodgers/Introduction_to_the_Teaching_of_English__Modul_1c_/
reading_styles_01_herkoemmlich.htm

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