An important academic paper that the student must learn to read and write critically is the concept paper.

1. • Prepared by: Melissa Morales Batac
• Senior High School Teacher at Angeles City Senior High School,
Angeles City, Philippines

2. Thought to Ponder

3. OBJECTIVES:
-explains how the text is organized through
structural analysis
-clarifies concepts in different fields such as
Science, Art, TechVoc, IT etc.

4. Brainstorming...
on Mercury Pollution

6. How certain are we that the fish and
shellfish we eat are free of mercury
poisoning?
Read the text about “MERCURY POLLUTION” on page 85

8. Vocabulary Enrichment
_____a. Acid rain
_____b. Vaporizes
_____c. Plant emissions
_____d. Aquatic food chains
_____e. Phytoplankton
_____f. Interconnectivity
_____g. Miniscule
_____h. Ecosystem
_____i. Vulnerable
_____j. Ameliorate
_____k. Extensively
_____l. Cataclysmic events
Each group is given only
5 minutes to answer
Group Task:
MATCH MAKING

9. Vocabulary Enrichment
a. Acid rain
b. Vaporizes
c. Plant emissions
d. Aquatic food chains
e. Phytoplankton
f. Interconnectivity
g. Miniscule
h. Ecosystem
i. Vulnerable
j. Ameliorate
k. Extensively
l. Cataclysmic events
MATCH COLUMN A TO COLUMN B
a. plankton consisting of microscopic plants
b. the state or quality of being interconnected
c. a large scale of violent events in the natural world
d. it covers or affects a large area
e. to make better
f. food chain from edible marine species to human consume
g. something/someone in danger
h. convert the water into a vapor through evaporation
i. rainfall made sufficiently acidic through atmospheric
pollution
j. gases being release from power plants and factories
k. to make better
l. extremely small or tiny
m. a biological community at interacting organism

11. Vocabulary Enrichment
__I__a. Acid rain
__H_b. Vaporizes
__J__c. Plant emissions
__F__d. Aquatic food chains
__A__e. Phytoplankton
__B__f. Interconnectivity
__L__g. Miniscule
__M__h. Ecosystem
__G__i. Vulnerable
__K__j. Ameliorate
__D__k. Extensively
__C__l. Cataclysmic events
MATCH COLUMN A TO COLUMN B
a. plankton consisting of microscopic plants
b. the state or quality of being interconnected
c. a large scale of violent events in the natural world
d. it covers or affects a large area
e. to make better
f. food chain from edible marine species to human consumer
g. something/someone in danger
h. convert the water into a vapor through evaporation
i. rainfall made sufficiently acidic through atmospheric pollution
j. gases being release from power plants and factories
k. to make better
l. extremely small or tiny
m. a biological community at interacting organism

12. 1. Based on Par. 1, what may be a definition of environmental
pollution? How grave is the mercury pollution arising from coal-
fired plants?(Par. 2)
2. Explain how mercury can poison our food chain. (Par 3)
3. Why is the natural process of methylation dangerous to humans
and wildlife? (Par5)
4. Explain why humans may be easy victims of toxic methyl mercury.
(Par 6)
5. Compare the short term and long term impacts of mercury
pollution. (Par 7)
Group Activity: A GUIDE FOR COMPREHENSION

13. Structural Analysis: Explain how the text is
organized
A. INTRODUCTION
B. BODY OF THE TEXT
 Causes
• Process
 Effects
C. CONCLUSION

15. Contextualized Activities
Science: Explain the negative effects of mercury pollution
Tech.Voc: Discuss the levels of mercury pollution in sea foods in
coastal areas
Arts and Deisign: Make poster about the damage/effect of mercury
pollution
Sports: Discuss on the levels of safety of the beaches, bays used for
swimming by athletes and tourists and citizens near the area
AI and IT: Create a graphic design emphasizing the dangers of air
pollution or mercury pollution