1. Sequencing Major Events/Ideas in a Selection
I. Learning Objective
• Sequence the major events/ideas in a selection
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: Sequencing the Major Events/Ideas in a Selection
B. Text: A Recipe for Brownies
C. References: PELC 6.1 (Reading)
Developing Reading Power V pp. 68-70
Practice Exercises in English V p.80
D. Materials: recipe and exercises written on charts
III. Procedure
Preparatory Activities
Review
Study the sample outline given below. Use it as a guide in retelling the story.
I. Planting a Garden
A. Choosing Seeds
1. Tomatoes
2. Lettuce
II. Taking Care of the Garden
A. Pulling the Weeds
B. Watering the garden
Value Focus: Neatness and cleanliness

2. Motivation
1. Present the comics strip
2. Ask: What does Marie say about the brownies?
Introduce the title and the author of the story.
Motive Question
What are the ingredients in baking brownies?
Unlocking of Difficulties
Find a word in the puzzle that fits the meaning listed below it.
Encircle the word.
1. E A T G R E A S E D R E S S E R (GREASE)
2. G I F T E D E A R S I F T E A R (SIFT)
3. S E T S P R E A D I S T R I C T (SPREAD)
4. M I X T U R E M I X D E G R E E (MIXTURE)
5. W I S H I L L D I S H A N G E R (DISH)
How does my
brownies taste?
Oh! It tastes very
delicious. Could you
please teach me how
to bake brownies?

3. 1. to coat or lubricate with oil
2. to put through a screen
3. to distribute evenly over a surface
4. something made by mixing
5. bowl for food
B. Developmental Activities
Presentation
Read the recipe
A Recipe For Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an eight inch square baking
dish.
In a mixing bowl, put two ounces of unsweetened chocolate and 1/3 cup
of butter. Put the bowl in a pan of hot water and heat it to melt the
chocolate.
When the chocolate is melted, remove the pan from heat. Add 1cup of
sugar. Add two eggs to the melted chocolate and beat it.
Next, stir in
¾ cup of sifted flour
½ teaspoonful of baking powder
½ teaspoon salts
½ cup of chopped nuts
Spread the mixture in the greased baking dish. Bake for 30 to 35
minutes.
The brownies are done, when a toothpick stuck in the center comes out
clean. Let the brownies cool. Cut them into squares.
Discussion and Analysis
Have pupils
1. Answer the motive question.
2. Comprehension Check-up
a. What is the first step in baking?
b. When is the flour added to the mixture?
c. How would you know if the brownies are cooked or done?
d. When is the cake cut into serving size?
e. How long should the baking be done?

4. Value Integration
1. Why does your Mother strictly follow the procedures in baking?
2. If you were Mother, would you also use an apron and cooking gloves
when baking? Why?
Skill Development
1. Arrange the steps in baking brownies in the correct order. Number them
from 1-7
(2) a. Melt chocolate and butter in a mixing bowl over a pan of
hot water.
(1) b. Turn oven to 350 degrees and grease the pan.
(7) c. Cool brownies and cut into squares.
(5) d. Spread mixture in a baking dish.
(3) e. Beat in 1 cup sugar and 2 eggs.
(4) f. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
(6) g. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes
Generalization
a. How is sequencing of events done?
(Sequencing of events is done by arranging the events/happenings in
their true/correct order.)
C. Post Activities
Application
Read the dialogue. Sequence the events as they happen in the
dialogue. Rewrite the sentences in correct order.
At The Cemetery
father: Tomorrow we’ll go to the cemetery, it’s All Saints Day.
Romeo: Yipes! I’ll see again my friends.
Aramae: We’ll see our cousin and relatives, too! Aunt Lyn will surely
be there.
mother: Oh, you’ll see many things. By the way your cousins from
Batangas will come, too.
Romeo: Why are they coming over? Don’t they have cemetery in
their town?
mother: Of course, they have. All parts of the country celebrate All
Saints Day. But they’ll visit the tomb of grandfather and
grandmother. Behave well there, you might get lost.

5. 1. Romeo will see his friends.
2. The family will go to the cemetery on All Saints Day.
3. Mother reminded her children to behave in the cemetery.
4. Aunt Lyn will surely be there, too.
5. They will see their cousins from Batangas.
b. Read the following selection. Then do the exercise that follows.
Agapito Flores was an electrician from Tondo, Manila. One day he
went to Malacañang. He wanted to show President Manuel L. Quezon
something he had invented. It was a long glass tube. Agapito said it was
an electric bulb. Quezon did not know what to do with it, so Agapito went
home sad.
A Frenchman heard about Flores and his invention. The Frenchman
helped Flores to go to Paris so that the invention would not be copied by
other people. Later a big electric company in the United States bought
the light bulb. They made millions of light bulbs like it. Many people in
the world bought the long glass light bulb. This long glass light bulb is
now called the fluorescent lamp. Its inventor was a poor Filipino
electrician, Agapito Flores.
Sequence the following events in the order in which they happened in
the selection. Number them from 1 to 5.
_(3)_ a. President Quezon did not know what to do with Agapito Flores’
invention.
_(4)_ b. A Frenchman heard about Agapito’s invention.
_(2)_ c. Agapito Flores talked to President Quezon about his invention.
_(1)_ d. Agapito Fores invented an electric light bulb.
_(5)_ e. An electric company in the United States bought Agapito
Flores’ invention.
Enrichment
Read and understand the selection carefully. Arrange the events listed
below in their order by writing no. 1 to 5.
Mother took us to Bicol last vacation. She took us to see many
beautiful spots. I saw Mt. Mayon for the first time. We went to Mayon
Rest House way up to the volcano. We visited the ruins of the old church
buried at its foot. I saw shrimps and crabs from the boiling water of Tiwi
Hot Springs. I didn’t wonder why mother is so proud of her home
province.

6. (3) a. We went to the Mayon Rest House way up to the
volcano.
(4) b. We visited the ruins of the old churh.
(2) c. I saw Mt. Mayon for the first time.
(1) d. Mother took us to Bicol last summer.
(5) e. Mother is proud of her home province.
IV. Evaluation
Read the paragraph below. Arrange the following sentences as they occur
in the story. Number them from 1 to 5.
The Red Sweater
Lourdes opened her piggy bank. She counted her money carefully and
went straight to a down store. She looked with longing at the bright new
sweater on display at the store window. She wanted to inquire about the
price but when was about to go in, she stopped and hesitated. She looked at
the sweater with regret and returned the money back in her pocket.
(3) a. She looked with longing at the bright new sweater on the
display window.
(2) b. She counted her money carefully and went straight to a
downtown store.
(1) c. Lourdes opened her piggy bank.
(5) d. She looked at the red sweater with regret and returned the
money in her pocket.
(4) e. She wanted to inquire about the price but she stopped and
hesitated.
V. Assignment
Read the sentences below. Arrange each sentence in the proper order.
Number them from 1-5.
(5) a. She forgot to do her work.
(2) b. She said she had lots of things to do.
(1) c. Gina came home.
(3) d. She turned on the TV while doing her work.
(4) e. The show was very interesting.

7. (3) a. We went to the Mayon Rest House way up to the
volcano.
(4) b. We visited the ruins of the old churh.
(2) c. I saw Mt. Mayon for the first time.
(1) d. Mother took us to Bicol last summer.
(5) e. Mother is proud of her home province.
IV. Evaluation
Read the paragraph below. Arrange the following sentences as they occur
in the story. Number them from 1 to 5.
The Red Sweater
Lourdes opened her piggy bank. She counted her money carefully and
went straight to a down store. She looked with longing at the bright new
sweater on display at the store window. She wanted to inquire about the
price but when was about to go in, she stopped and hesitated. She looked at
the sweater with regret and returned the money back in her pocket.
(3) a. She looked with longing at the bright new sweater on the
display window.
(2) b. She counted her money carefully and went straight to a
downtown store.
(1) c. Lourdes opened her piggy bank.
(5) d. She looked at the red sweater with regret and returned the
money in her pocket.
(4) e. She wanted to inquire about the price but she stopped and
hesitated.
V. Assignment
Read the sentences below. Arrange each sentence in the proper order.
Number them from 1-5.
(5) a. She forgot to do her work.
(2) b. She said she had lots of things to do.
(1) c. Gina came home.
(3) d. She turned on the TV while doing her work.
(4) e. The show was very interesting.