English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan

Rolando C. Estabillo

I. Objective (Based on the LC) unpacked

Learning Competency (Week 7-Day 1)
The learner defines a concept paper (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ig-j-19)
A. Instructional Objective:
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to
a. Define a concept paper
b. Identify the use of a concept paper
II. Subject Matter:
Topic: Writing a Concept Paper
A. References: 1. Diwa Learning Systems Inc., University Press of First
Asia 2016
2. English for Academic and Professional Purposes,
Reader First Edition 2016
Department of Education Republic of the
Philippines
3. Barrot J., Sipacio, PJ. Communication Today.
English For Academic and Professional Purposes
for Senior High School. C& E Publishing, Inc.
Quezon city. 2016
B. Teaching Materials: Book, Video, Picture
III. Procedure:
A. Activity: Let students define a concept paper from their own insights. After
formally defining a concept paper, a discussion of its use (Barrot, 2016, p. 156/
Diwa Learning Systems, 2016) will follow. Sample topics are to be given to them
for brief readings, and they will be asked later to define concept paper according
to its use.
Suggested Readings:
1. Boondocks p.85
2. Months of the Year p.87
3. Days of the Week p.91
4. Ketchup p.93
5. Mercury Pollution p.95
6. Hormones in the Body p.97
7. Paleolithic Art p.99
8. Extracts from Words to the Intellectuals p.101
9. Why Sinigang? P.104
 10. The Sentiments of Kundiman p.109
11. Our Very Own Arnis p.115
12. Fusion vs. Fission p.117
13. Things: The Throw-Away Society p.120
(English for Academic and Professional Purposes, Reader First Edition
2016, Department of Education Republic of the Philippines)
Definition of concept paper may be presented through: Writing, Students’
Discussion, Topic presentation.

B. Analysis: The students will present an analysis on the important use of a concept
paper. Topics may be chosen from the selection above.
C. Abstraction: Ask students to summarize the topic or generalize what they have
learned from the topic
A. Application: Let students write a simple concept paper from a topic of their own
choice.
IV. Evaluation: The students will have a quiz on the definition and uses of a concept
paper.
V. Assignment (Optional)
VI. Remark_________________________
VII. Reflection

What is a concept paper?

(modified fromSpickard 2005)All research projects need a concept paper: a short summary that tells the
reader what the
 
project is, why it is important, and how it will be carried out. Even if no one else ever reads it, the
concept paper helps a researcher spot holes in her or his project that might later prove fatal. It is far
better to be clear at the beginning than to put in a lot of effort for nothing!Typically, a concept paper
contains these elements:
1.
A title in the form of a question. This may be the last part ofthe concept paper that you write, but it
should appear at the heading of the paper.
2.
A clear description of the research topic, including a summary of what is already known about that topic.

 
3.
A one-sentence statement of the research question that the  project will seek to answer . (This is almost
always something that is not known.) The concept paper should elaborate on how this question can be
answered --something that almost always takes more than one sentence to accomplish.
4.
A demonstration of why it is important to answer this research question. What good comes of this
answer? Why is this project worth writing?
5.
A description of how the researcher plans to answer the research question. This includes:
a.
a description of the data or evidence that the researcher  plans to gather or use;
b.
a description of how the researcher will analyze these data; and
c.
a demonstration of how these data and this analytic method will answer the research uestion.

 
Concept papers should range from 1 -2 double-spaced pages (250-500 words). The point of a concept
paper is to provide a clear summary of the research project. It should enable a casual reader to
understand what the researcher is investigating, why it is important, and how the investigation will
proceed.

Overview of Cell Communication • Communication among cells is necessary for coordinating important
cell activities like growth maintenance and reproduction. • Mechanisms of cell communication include:
– gap junctions • pores in cell membranes that signaling chemicals can move through from cell to cell –
neurotransmitters • released from neuron travels across a small gap to a 2nd cell – hormones • Classical
definition of a hormone is a chemical messenger that travels in the bloodstream – paracrine hormones •
chemical messengers secreted into tissue fluids that effect nearby cells
Endocrine System • Major endocrine organs include the: – pineal gland – pituitary gland – thyroid gland
– parathyroid glands – thymus – adrenal glands – pancreas • Endocrine System is composed of all of the
major endocrine glands and hormonesecreting cells of other organs including the brain, heart, kidneys,
organs of the digestive system, and reproductive organs.

As McGruder was attempting to pitch The Boondocks as a network production,

the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block developed a considerable

following through its' consistent marriage of gallows humor, cultural references, and

envelope-pushing explicit content. McGruder looked to the Cartoon Network and felt an
absence of creative constraints, as he wanted to create something that provoked as

audacious of a response as Comedy Central's South Park or Chappelle's Show did during

their respective viewership peaks. As McGruder noted in a 2009 interview, the series' TV

MA rating afforded a lack of creative input from Cartoon Network executives with regard

to the content of the series (Bach, 2007; Basile, 2005; Chappelle, 2002; McGruder, 1996;

Parker & Stone, 1997).

Although the Cartoon Network offered McGruder a great deal of creative

freedom, he discovered a different set of pressures while finishing the series' first season

of production (Bach, 2007; Basile, 2005). By leaving the comic strip behind, McGruder

was forced to abandon the cultural relevance of a daily syndicated strip. Moreover, he

quickly discovered that the production process for The Boondocks lasted well over one

year for each episode. Despite the sacrifices of the format shift, McGruder decided to end

the comic strip in 2006 to focus on the half-hour series (Jones & McGruder, 2005).

The Afrocentrism movement rose to prominence among African Americans in the

1980s and 1990s. Afrocentrism was conceived as a cultural construct to combat the

notion of Pan-Orientalism through micro and macro level analysis of culturally authentic

African culture and ideology. Proponents of Afrocentrism claim the movement was

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conceived to develop Pan-African culture by accentuating the differences between

various cultural, ethnic, political and social considerations (Asante, 1980; Delgado &

Stefanic, 2001; Gray, 1995; Jones & McGruder, 2005; McGruder, 1995).