this lesson is suited for grade 9 english learners.

1. LESSON
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Prepared by: MAWEN ANASTACIO

2. OBJECTIVES
• Analyze literature as a
means of connecting to
the world.
• Reflect on how to manage
the use of ICT gadgets
without deviating from
human interaction.

3. What is a one – act play?
What makes a one – act play more
interesting?
How do those elements help you understand
a play?
This is a play that takes place from beginning to end in a
single act. It can range from one minute to our long.
It makes more interesting because of the
elements used.
A GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

4. BRING ME WHAT
YOU’VE GOT!
Emoticons will be given to you as you give the things you have.
Each thing has corresponding points coming from our friendly ICT
character, ICY and it will be added to your performance. The more
things you can give, the more chances of winning.
THINGS/PICTURES PRICES
1 cellphone or other ICT gadget 2 emoticons
2 cellphones or other ICT gadgets 4 emoticons
3 cellphones or other ICT gadgets 6 emoticons
4 cellphones or other ICT gadgets 8 emoticons

5. I’ve got a cell
phone, email,
and voice
mail. But why
am I so
lonely?

6. QUESTIONS:
1. What have you noticed about the
things that ICY asked from you?
2. ICY had got a cellphone, headseat,
text message, tablet and email. But why
he still so lonely? Why do you think this is
so?
3. What general truth in life is being
depicted?

7. CAST A PUZZLE!
The class will be divided into three. In this activity,
each group will be given a puzzle to form an image
as fast as they can. After that, students go around
to each formed picture of every group. They will
analyze the primary message being depicted in the
pictures and how it relates to our today’s lesson.
Afterwards, write an insight about the displayed
pictures and answer the questions provided by the
teacher.

8. QUESTIONS:
What can you say about the
pictures?
What are the uses of those ICT
gadgets?
What are the advantages of those
ICT gadgets?

9. A cell phone is a small telephone you can carry with you that
operates through networks of radio antennas or space
satellites.
Other expressions of a cell phone are:
a cellular phone/telephone
A mobile phone/telephone
A handset
A cell phone

10. ATM
ATM is the abbreviation for automated teller
machine. ATMs are found in business districts
and shopping malls. People use them to get
cash from their bank accounts and in many
places, to pay for gas, groceries, and other
things.

11. A Voice Mail
A voice mail is a telephone
answering system on which spoken
message are left by one person
for another.

12. Telephone
An instrument for reproducing sounds
at a distance; specifically: one which
sound is converted into electrical
impulses for transmission (as by wire
or radio waves)

13. E-mail
Messages sent and received
electronically an e-mail system

14. Fax machine
A device used to send or receive
facsimile communications

15. MEET AND GREET!
Ernest Michael Alvear is
an American author,
columnist, blogger and
media personality. Alvear
co-hosted the international
TV series

16. TECHNO WORDS
 Directions: Each group will match the italicized words in
Column A with their meaning in Column B. Write the number of
your answer in the magic square. The group who got correct
meaning will be given additional emoticon.
A B
C D
E F

17. A B
1. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is
preferable to human contact.
a. hindrance
2. The driver shushed us because he could not hear
the person on the other end of his cell phone.
b. one who
opposes
technological
change
3. Every advance in communications technology is a
setback to the intimacy of human interaction.
c. unlimited
resources or
endurance
4. I am no Luddite. I own a cellphone, an ATM card,
and an email account.
d. ordered to be
silent
5. The communications revolution makes us stop
talking to one another. This makes me cringe.
e. shrink in fear
6. I’ve put myself on technology restriction: no
instant messaging to people near me.
f. limit

18. A 3 B 4
C 1 D 2
E 5 F 6

19. SIMULATING RESPONSIBILITIES
TASK 1 : Reading
FOR CONVERSATION,
PRESS # 1
by Michael Alvear
A funny thing happened in the
way to communications revolution:
we stopped talking to one another.

20. I was walking in the park
with a friend recently, and his cell
phone rang, interrupting our
conversation. There we were,
walking and talking on a beautiful
sunny day and—poof! ---I became
invisible, absent from the
conversation because of a gadget
designed to make communication
easier.

21. The park was filled with people
talking on their cell phones. They
were passing other people without
looking at them, saying hello,
noticing their babies or stopping to
pet their puppies.
Evidently, the untethered
electronic voice is preferable to
human contact.

22. The telephone used to connect
you to the absent. Now it makes
people sitting next to you feel
absent.
Why is it that the more
connected we get, the more
disconnected I feel? Every advance
in communications technology
is a setback to the intimacy of
human interaction.

23. With e-mail and instant
messaging over the Internet, we
can now communicate without
seeing or talking to one another. In
making deposit at the bank, you
can just insert your card into the
ATM.

24. With voice mail, you can
conduct entire conversations
without ever reaching anyone. If
my mom has a question, I just
leave the answer on her
machine.

25. As almost every conceivable
contact between human beings
gets automated, the alienation
index goes up.

26. I am no Luddite. I own a cell
phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail
system, and an email account.
Giving them up isn’t an option---
they’re great for what they’re
intended to do.
It’s their unintended
consequences that make me

27. So I’ve put myself on technology
restriction:
no instant messaging with people who
live near me, no cell-phoning in the
presence of friends, no letting the
voice mail pick up when I’m home.
Readers Digest, pp. 143-145, July
2000

28. DELVING DEEPER
1. Why does the author feel lonely with a cell phone, e-mail
and voice mail in hand?
2. Why does the author feel he is invisible and absent from his
conversation with his friend?
3. Why do people think cell phones are preferable to human
contact?
4. What are the advantages of the e-mail and voice mail
according to the author?
5. What’s the consequence brought about by the
communications technology?
6. What is the author’s attitude towards the communications
revolution?

29. UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT:“CHOOSE WISELY”
Choose the correct answer to each item.
1. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to make us
realize that ____________.
A. Communications technology is interfering with human
contact
B. People are communicating less than they did in the
past
C. The advances in communications technology are
unnecessary
D. People are forgetting how to communicate with others

30. 2. The question “Why is it that the more
connected we get, the more disconnected I
feel?” _____________.
A.reveals the author’s confusion about
technology
B.invites the reader to disagree with the
author
C.highlights the author’s examples and
arguments
D.challenges the reader to find answers to
problems

31. 3. The author’s tone throughout the
selection is_________.
A. amusement (entertainment)
B. hostility (bitterness)
C. criticism (examine)
D. indifference (unconcern)

32. 4. The third and fourth paragraphs give
emphasis on how a cell phone
______.
A. provides convenience
B. isolates people
C. threatens safety
D. efficiently works

33. 5. The idea that bothers the author most
about the effect of communications
technology on his life is _______________.
A. limited communication with strangers
B. lack of social formula
C. extreme preference for cell phones
D. deviation from meaningful interaction

34. I. The Dramatists
II. The Artful Artists
III. The Math Wizards
IV. The Questers
V. The Slogan Masters
GROUP ACTIVITY: TRACKING SCENARIOS
“BEST OF YOUR CHOICE!”

35. THE DRAMATISTS
In a role play, show the proper etiquette when
using a cell phone and telephone. (How should
we deal with a phone call or text message when
we are talking with someone).
TRACKING SCENARIOS

36. The Artful Artists
Through a poster, interpret the
author’s desire to have human
contact rather than the use of
technology in communication.

37. Math Wizards
Make a computation of how much your
weekly expenses allotted for load and
phone bills amount to. Think of how you
can still use the technology but lessen the
expenses.

38. The Questers
List the advantages and disadvantages
of communications technology. Use the
chart below.

39. UNIT ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
TELEPHONE
CELL PHONE
FAX MACHINE
E-MAIL
VOICE MAIL
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

40. Slogan Masters
Write a slogan about communications
technology highlighting its importance
but not losing interaction with others,
then present it to the class.

41. RUBRICS OF PERFORMANCE
Needs
Improvement
(5 points)
Les
Satisfactory
(10 points)
Satisfactory
(15 points)
Very
Satisfactory
(20 points)
Excellent
(25 points)
The
students’
outputs are
done with
creativity.
The students’
outputs are
done with
creativity and
contains
relevant
message.
The students’
outputs are
done with
creativity,
relevant
message and
presents
originality.
The students’
outputs are
done with
creativity,
contains
relevant
message,
presents
originality and
with quality.
The students’
outputs are
done with
creativity,
contains
relevant
message,
presents
originality, with
quality, and
promotes
awareness in the
community.

42. TELEPHONE CHAIN
a. What is the main idea of the text?
b. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of cell phone, e-mail and
voice mail?
c. As a student, how will use your ICT
gadgets without deviating from human
interaction?

43. ENRICHING YOUR EXPERIENCE
Directions: Aside from the
communications technology
cited by the author. What
other technological
advances in communication
deviate from human
interaction? Write a short
essay on how you reflect on
the author’s concern and
how you use your ICT
gadgets without neglecting
human interaction.

44. Indicators 1 2 3 4 Score
Presentation of
Idea
Substantial ideas
are not observed
in the output
Some ideas are
presented in the
output
A good amount of
ideas are
presented in the
output
All the necessary ideas
are being presented in
the output
Creativity Did not show
creativity in the
output
Applied small
amount of
creativity in the
output
A good amount of
creativity was
witnessed in the
output
Students creativity in
the presentation held
attention of the
audience in the entire
output
Spelling and
Grammar
There are many
errors found in
grammar. Editing
is suggested.
There are some
misspelled words
and grammatical
errors found in
the written work.
There are minimal
misspelled words
and grammatical
errors in the
written work.
There are no spelling
and grammatical errors
in the written work.
Overall
understanding
of the topic
Group didn’t show
sufficient
understanding of
the text
Group understood
most of the ideas
in the text
Group understood
the entire ideas
presented in the
text
Group understood the
entire ideas presented
in the text and
provided extra
information
RUBRICS