Department of Education

REGION IX
Zamboanga Peninsula
Aurora Pioneers Memorial College
(FORMERLY: Cebuano Barracks Institute)
Bonifacio St. Pob. Aurora Zamboanga Del Sur
Tel. No. : (062) 331-2332

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TEACHING GUIDES TEMPLATE (2019)

Name of the Teacher: Mae Joy M. Saysip Date of Submission: July 15, 2019
Subject /s Handled: Media & Info. Literacy No. of hrs./competency: 2.30 hours
TOPIC: Media and Information Sources

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: 1. The learners shall be able to examine the reliability, accuracy, value.

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the learners are able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to examine and compare information from various sources in

order to evaluate its reliability, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and bias.
2. Determine the accuracy, reliability and value of information by questioning the source of
data, limitations of the information gathering tools or strategies, and the rationale of the
conclusions.

INTRODUCTIONS:
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Classroom rules
 Checking of attendance
 Introduce the following by stating that at the end of the lesson, the learners shall be
able to:

1. Choose a recent piece of controversial news and discuss it with the learners.
2. Ask the learners where they got the news and what they know about it.
3. Provide news about the topic coming from different sources – newspaper, magazine,
social media, TV, Internet.
4. Distribute each material to a different group of learners. Have each group
describe the type of information their source delivers.
5. Ask them to note the differences and similarities between the information gathered in
each source.

I. MOTIVATION:

Activity 1 : Mind Mapping

a. Discuss the concepts of indigenous and information by developing a
mind map.
b. Start by defining keywords and connect it to the other terms. If new
related ideas come to mind, write it on the board and draw a line to
the other ideas related to it.

II. INSTRUCTIONS/DELIVERY:

Activity 2 : Discuss the following topics:

a. Discuss the following topics on libraries
b. Discuss the following topics on Internet
c. Discuss the skills in determining the reliability of information.
III. PRACTICE:
Activity 3: Rise of alternative media.
Other alternative forms of communication and distribution have become
popular. These include social media, blogs, and flash mob performances. These
alternative forms provide greater freedom and power to ordinary individuals and
is a quicker way of distributing information? The downside is that a lot of the
information being passed around is biased and inaccurate.
Selection Criteria Questions to ponder
What are the details of this piece of news? Which of these details can be verified
Reliability in other sources?
Could these details be true? Why or why not?
Which of these facts are measurable? How were they derived? Was the article
Accuracy
written in an objective manner? Is the article written with care?

Value Consider the audience of the article? Who would find this article valuable?
Who wrote the article? How is the author related to the article? What was his
Authority source? Are the sources properly cited? What is the reputation of the author? Is
he known for some biases?
When was the article written? Is it possible that some of the information in the
Timeliness article has changed in time? If yes, would the change have any effect on the
conclusion of the article?

V. ENRICHMENT:
Synthesize the lesson by going back on the example used at the start of the
lesson. Have the learners look at various pieces of news handed out to them
regarding the topic. As a class, fill out the following table.

Selection Criteria Questions to ponder Student Answer

Details can be verified in other sources?
Reliability Could these details be true? Why or why
not?
Which of these facts are measurable? How
were they derived? Was the article written
Accuracy
in an objective manner? Is the article
written with care?

Value Consider the audience of the article? Who

would find this article valuable?
Who wrote the article? How is the author
related to the article? What was his
Authority source? Are the sources properly cited?
What is the reputation of the author? Is he
known for some biases?
When was the article written? Is it
possible that some of the information in
Timeliness the article has changed in time? If yes,
would the change have any effect on the
conclusion of the article?
Conclude by reminding the learners that while it may be difficult to fully determine the
reliability, accuracy, value, and timeliness of any information, as well as the authority of the
source, literacy in media and information benefits from the development of these skills.
VI. EVALUATION:

Ask the learners to present their responses to the class.

a. Ask the learners to identify information about their local community.

b. Tell them to identify the possible source of this information and to write
their answers down in their notebook.
c. Inform the learners that they will be meeting guests from the local
community in the next meeting. The class will interview the guests on
indigenous media and information.
d. Tell the learners to prepare for next week by writing questions that they
would like to ask the guests. Tell them that they will be called at random to
ask the guest their questions, and that questions may not be repeated.

Prepared by: Submitted to:

Name of Teacher: Eva D. Sande Subject Coordinator: Nerirose S. Perez

Verified and Checked by: Approved by:

LEONORA S. ORLANES LILYBETH A. VILLEGAS

Over-all Coordinator School Administrator