This lesson plan is for a 7th grade English class and focuses on teaching students how to participate in a panel discussion. The objectives are for students to discuss issues through a panel discussion process, perform a panel discussion, and actively participate in a group activity. Students will learn about panel discussions, including the roles of moderator and experts. They will then participate in a mock panel discussion where some students role play different stakeholders discussing the issue of poor garbage collection causing health problems in the community. Afterwards, students will evaluate each other's participation using a rating sheet and are assigned an essay explaining the importance of learning panel discussion skills.

1. LESSON PLAN FOR GRADE 7
ENGLISH
(SECTION: ADELFA, CATTLEYA, GLADIOLA, CARNATION)
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, 85% of the students are expected to:
a) discuss an issue by following the procedure of panel discussion;
b) perform panel discussion; and
c) appreciate the lesson by actively participating with the group activity.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
a) Topic: Panel Discussion
b) Materials: Visual Aid, Task Cards
c) Reference: Experiencing Powerful English Work text (pg. 204)
d) Time Frame: 1hour
III. LEARNING PROCEDURE
a) Preliminary activities
a. Daily Routine
o Prayer
o Classroom Cleanliness
o Checking of Attendance
b) Motivation
- The teacher will show pictures to the students.
- Let the students describe the pictures.
c) Analysis
After the activity, ask the following questions to the students:
1) What have you observed on the pictures?
2) Have you tried discussing something to someone before? How do you
do it?
d) Abstraction
o Panel Discussion is a discussion in which few persons carry on the
conversation in front of an audience.
o Members in a Panel Discussion: Moderator; Expert; Audience
o Procedure for Panel Discussion
a) The moderator introduces the topic.
b) The experts present their views and opinions regarding the topic or
talk for a set of time (2mins).
c) The experts will be asked series of questions by the other panel of
experts.

2. d) The audience listens during discussion. One audience will be
paired to an expert for the evaluation.
o DO’s
- Experts must be prepared with their talks
- Follow the time limits.
o DON’T’s
- Do not interrupt when other expert is talking
e) Application
o Activity: Panel Discussion
o Topic: What Must Be Done?
o Situation:
- You are on a television program. Your topic focuses on the
issue of poor garbage collection in your community. This has
caused an alarming incidence of typhoid fever. Three deaths
were recorded within the first week.
1) Now, three students will each play the role of factory
owner, a news reporter, and a head of the street cleaners
2) Three other students will play the roles of government
officials: a mayor, a barangay captain, and a health officer.
3) The rest will be the audience for the mean time.
f) Evaluation
o Panel Discussion Evaluation Sheet
STUDENT NAME:
RATED BY:
POINTS 0
(poor)
1
(acceptable)
2
(good)
3
(excellent)
1) Level of understanding of the
subject matter
2) Presentation of the topic
3) Demonstration of courtesy to
other members
4) Responses to audience
g) Assignment
- Why do we need to learn panel discussion? Explain your
answer in an essay.