School Casandig National High School

Grade Level Grade 8

Daily Teacher ANIKKA TRISHA P. ABAIGAR
Lesson Plan Learning Area English
Quarter 4th Quarter
February 7, 2018 (Wednesday)
Teaching Dates and Time
9:00-10:00 AM
I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

a. Recognize grammatical signals
b. Use appropriate grammatical signals in meaningful sentences
c. Value the importance of grammatical signals in actual experiences

A. Content Standard

The learner demonstrates understanding of: Southeast Asian literature as mirror to a

shared heritage; coping strategies in processing textual information; strategies in examining
features of a listening and viewing material; structural analysis of words and propaganda
techniques; and grammatical signals for opinion-making, persuasion and emphasis.

B. Performance Standard

The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering a persuasive speech based on
an informative essay featuring use of properly acknowledged information sources, grammatical
signals for opinion-making, persuasion and emphasis, and appropriate prosodic features,
stance and behavior.

C. Learning Competency/Objectives (Write the LC Code for each)

 Grammar Awareness
Use of grammatical signals (EN8G-IIIh-12)

II. Content

Grammatical Signals

III. Learning Resources

A. References
1. Teacher's Guide pages
2. Learners' Material
pages
3. Textbook pages The New Grade 8 English Communication Arts and Skills
Through Afro-Asian Literature (pages 198-201)
4. Other Resource
materials from LR
Portal

IV. Procedures

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY

A. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson

Good morning, class! Good morning, ma’am!

Today, we’re going to discuss our new lesson,

but before that, let us first have a review of
what we have discussed last meeting.
Do you still remember what was our previous
lesson? Anyone? Yes, Mary Joy.
Very good, Mary Joy!
Ma’am, last meeting we have discussed what
is a persuasive speech and the types of
persuasive speech.

What is again class a persuasive speech?

Yes, Pearl. Ma’am, a persuasive speech is a specific type
of speech wherein the speaker has a goal of
convincing the audience based on his own
point of view about a certain topic.
Very good, Pearl!

What are the types of persuasive speech?

Yes, Cyrelle. Ma’am, the three types of persuasive speech
are factual persuasive speech, value
persuasive speech, and policy persuasive
speech.
Very good, Cyrelle!

Do you have questions class regarding that

topic? None ma’am!

Okay, since you don’t have any questions

about that topic, let’s now move into our new
lesson for today.

Class, our new lesson for today is about

grammatical signals.

B. Establishing Purpose for the lesson

Class, before we go on to our discussion

about grammatical signals, let’s have first an
activity. Do you want to have an activity class? Yes ma’am!

Are you familiar with the game 4 pics, 1 word? Yes ma’am!

Okay, I will divide the class into two groups.

I will show you the pictures then you will
identify the word that the pictures refer to. You
will write the correct word for each item and
you will show it to me.

Okay, since this is a contest, the winning

group will get plus ten points in your recitation
while the group who will not win will get plus
five points. Yehey!

Do you understand class? Yes ma’am!

1.

GMARMAR Grammar
2.

SNGISAL Signals

3.

WRDOS Words

4.

PRAHSSE Phrases

5.

WTIRNIG Writing

Did you enjoyed the game class? Yes ma’am!

Okay, class the activity that we had is

connected to our discussion today about
grammatical signals.

Class, the purpose of using grammatical

signals is that it serves as excellent tools for
clarifying the relationships among the ideas
you are presenting in what you are writing.

Class, as we go on with our discussion for

today, please take note of these lesson
objectives because it will serve as your guide
throughout our discussion.
Lesson Objectives:
a. Recognize grammatical signals
b. Use appropriate grammatical signals in
meaningful sentences
c. Value the importance of grammatical
signals in actual experiences
C. Presenting examples/instances of the new lesson

1. I will cook something delicious for our

dinner; for instance, pork adobo.

2. Love is such a wonderful thing, however, it

might also cause you pain.

3. In cooking fried chicken, first, pre-heat the

frying pan for five minutes before adding
cooking oil.

4. Education is very important, furthermore,

education is the key to success.

5. Ron is a smart boy, in fact, he is an honor

student.

6. We should enjoy every second of our lives,

in other words, let us live our lives to the
fullest.

7. Of course, I will attend the party tomorrow

night.

8. Spaghetti and Carbonara are both equally

good.

9. If you will not study, therefore, you will fail in

your examinations.

10. Our parents love us unconditionally,

hence, we should love them back.

D. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #1

Grammatical Signals – these are words or

phrases use to develop, emphasize or
summarize ideas in writing.

Grammatical signals serve as excellent tools

for clarifying the relationships among the ideas
that are present in what is written.

Commonly used Grammatical signals

 Example- for instance, for example,

for one thing
 Contrast- however, but,
on the other hand
 Sequence- first, second, third, next,
then, lastly, finally
 Amplification- again, in addition,
moreover, furthermore
  Emphasis- in fact, yes, no, indeed
 Restatement- in other words, that is,
by way of explanation
 Concession- granted, of course,
to be sure
 Likeness- similarly, also, equally
good, equally important
 Consequence- thus, therefore,
consequently
 Summary- in short, hence, in
conclusion, to sum up,
in summary

E. Developing mastery

Now class, let’s have another activity.

This time, I will group you into four then I will

show you sentences which have grammatical
sentences. You will work as a group then you
will identify the grammatical signal in each
sentence.

Again class, this is a contest, so the winning

group will get another plus ten points for your
recitation while the groups who will not win will
get plus five points. Yehey!

Do you understand class? Yes ma’am!

1. In conclusion, Philippines should remain as In conclusion

a democratic country for the betterment of the
Filipino people.

2. If you will not take care of body, thus, you Thus

will get sick.

3. Mary and Rose have similarly good Similarly

attitudes in having a positive outlook towards
life.

4. Granted, we should appreciate and cherish

our friends especially if they are always there Granted
for us.

5. We should always practice mercy and That is

compassion towards everyone, that is, we
should help people especially those who need
it most.

F. Finding Practical Applications of concepts and skills in daily living

Okay class, so we already know what is

grammatical signals and the purpose of using
grammatical signals when we are writing.
Now, how can you apply it in your daily life?

Anyone? Yes, Valerie. Ma’am, we use grammatical signals in our

daily living, for example, we use grammatical
 signals when we are emphasizing something
or someone for emphasis.
Very good, Valerie!

Class, the use of grammatical signals is

similar to what you are doing in your daily
activity. For example, when you are teaching
someone how to cook, even if you are not
aware, you are already using grammatical
signals. For instance, you use grammatical
signals for sequence when describing the
process in cooking.

Also, when you are joining a contest on

debate you use grammatical signals for
emphasizing your points.

G. Making Generalizations and abstractions about the lesson

Class, before we proceed to your quiz, let us

first wrap up what we have discussed today.

So class, what have you learned from our

lesson today? Anyone? Yes, Audrey.
Very good, Audrey!
Ma’am, we have learned that grammatical
signals are words or phrases use to develop,
emphasize or summarize ideas in writing. We
also recognized the different grammatical
signals.

Class, the most important thing in our

discussion is, we should learn to value the
concept of grammatical signals and how we
can use it effectively.

Do you understand class? Yes ma’am!

Do you have any questions regarding our

lesson about grammatical signals? None ma’am!

H. Evaluating Learning

Directions: Read and analyze each item in column A and identify the appropriate grammatical
signal for each sentence from the choices given in column B. Write only the letter of the correct
answer. (2 points each)

Column A Column B
1. One of my hobbies is reading English novels,__________, a. indeed
Sweet Valley Twins and Friends.

2. Josh and Jom are siblings,_______________, they always b. moreover

fight with each other.

3. When the fried chicken turned golden brown,_______, c. finally

you can remove it from the frying pan and serve it.

4. Our had a great time during our vacation in our province, d. on the other hand
_______, we enjoyed the atmosphere and the
simple living in our place

5. I love watching romantic movies,______, I am a fan e. for example

of such movie genre.
I. Additional Activities for application or remediation

Directions: Write at least five sentences using different grammatical signals. (2 points each)

V. Remarks

VI Reflection

A. No. of learners who earned 80% in the evaluation

B. No. of learners who require additional activities

for remediation who scored below 80%

C. Did the remediation lesson works? No. of

Learners who caught up the lesson

D. No. of learners who continue to require

remediation

E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well?

Why did these work?

F. What difficulties did I encounter which my

principal or supervisor can help me solve?

G. What innovation or localized materials did I used

or discover which I wish to share with the other
teachers?