Inferring the General

Mood of the Selection

Tongue Twister

Cecil likes to sell a pencil.

The pencil Cecil likes to sell
looks like a pen with a seal
rather than a pencil.
(repeat 3x)

What is an inference? How

do you infer traits of
characters?

Let the pupils show the following

moods or expressions using their
facial expressions.
Confused
Excited
Tired
Overwhelmed
Grateful

The Fun They Had

When did the story happen?

Why did Margie and Tommy find the book funny?
How will you compare Tommy and Margies school with that of yours?
Who is their teacher? Compare it with your teacher.
Do you think the situation described in the book is likely to happen?
What is the authors purpose in telling the story?

Try to portray the feelings of the

characters as you read the following
aloud.
1. If they had asked me if their ship
would explode, I would of course, have
to say yes. But, luckily for me- and for
the future of the Federation-they never
did ask
2. Well, Colonel Kragg, it looks like
your dream of taking over the universe
has gone up in smoke. Now-tell your

3. He cant fight the machine; the

United Federations of Planets is lost!
4. This is the happiest moment of my
life!
I have already thought of that, Captain
Kirk. I say you must send me into the
machine.

Give a brief explanation of the

authors purpose in the following
passages:
*Have you ever tried eating with
chopsticks?
As
far
as
Im
concerned, people who use them
are magicians. I am not a
magician. Im somebody who
cant get soup to stay in my

A
writer
writes
to
entertain, to inform, or to
persuade the reader to do
something or believe in
something.

Write I on the blank if the authors

purpose is to inform; E if to entertain
and P if to persuade.
____1. Fourteen mountains in the
world-all located in the Himalayassoar above 8,000 meters, and
although attempts to climb them
th
began in the 19 century, it was not
until 1950 that the 8000-meter peak,
Annapura, was successfully climbed

____2. Because the moon is the

moving target, a spacecraft must
be aimed at a point far ahead of
the moons position in its orbit
so that both the moon and the
spacecraft reach that point at
the same time.

____3.
Today,
scientists
are
looking for ways to capture the
rays of the sun for direct use.
One of these is to capture and
store
the
heat
to
make
electricity. This is called solar
energy. Some calculators and
time pieces today are run by

____4. The program has its line of

performers
from
different
barangays.
All
were
wellprepared. The stage was welldecorated. The captain even
hired somebody to decorate the
stage and
some
others
to
arrange the program. That would
surely encourage his fellows to

____5. The dancer dances very

well. It seems like shes been
dancing for long to act like that.
She must have won some of the
competitions here and abroad.
Name it and she can dance to it.
Even
her
costumes
are
incomparable, very entertaining!

ASSIGNMENT:
Write a short paragraph each to
show your purpose of entertaining,
persuading
and
informing
the
readers.