Summary Writing - Senior Secondary 3 - Reading or implied meaning

SUBJECT: SUMMARY WRITING

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Senior Secondary School 3
AGE: 17 years
DURATION: 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC: Summary Writing
CONTENT: Reading for Implied Meaning
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

Understand the concept of implied meaning in a text.
Identify and summarize implied meanings in a passage.
Differentiate between direct and implied meanings when summarizing.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, reading practice, group activities

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Texts with implied meanings, whiteboard, markers

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
STEP 1: The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the concept of implied meaning. The teacher explains that not all information is directly stated in a text; some ideas must be inferred.
Learners listen, observe, and participate in the discussion.

STEP 2: Teacher presents a passage where the implied meaning is not directly stated. For example, the passage could describe someone’s actions in a way that suggests their feelings or thoughts without explicitly stating them.
Students read the passage and discuss in groups what the implied meaning might be.

STEP 3: The teacher demonstrates how to infer meaning and summarize the passage by stating:

Identifying actions or statements that hint at an underlying emotion or situation.
Paraphrasing the implied meaning in a concise manner.
Learners practice reading and summarizing texts with implied meanings in pairs.

EVALUATION:

Students work on a passage with implied meanings and summarize it, focusing on what is indirectly conveyed in the text.

CLASS-WORK:

Write a summary of a passage, including both the direct and implied meanings.

ASSIGNMENT:

Read a short story and write a summary focusing on both explicit and implicit meanings.

CONCLUSION:

The teacher reviews the summaries with the class and discusses how implied meaning can enrich understanding of a text.