Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Second year Highschool

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

» Identify missing words from sentences using "context clues."

» Define unknown words using context clues in a cold passage.
» Find and define unknown words in trade books using context clues.
» Determine the meaning of unknown words using a
variety of context clues, including word, sentence and
paragraph clues
» Apply the meaning of the terms synonym and antonym

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Context Clue
Reference: English II Based on the BEC, English Grammar Drills,
Internet
Materials: Cartolina, chalkboard
Strategies: Discussion Question-Answer Relationship (QAR),
Small Group Work

III. PROCEDURE

Routine Activities
1. Opening Prayer
2. Checking Of Attendance
3. Word for the Day
4. ROPE (Monday/ Wednesday)
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. MOTIVATION
Today we are going to play a game and try to figure
out missing words in sentences. You will have to
use your creative juices to figure out which words
are covered.

Look how TINY that cat is! I think that is the

smallest cat I've ever seen!

The crowd CHEERED as their favorite team

entered the football field. S1 little
S2 tiny
 S3 shouted
Thomas went to the TOP of the mountain, and
because it was so high, he had to take a tank of
S4 cheered
oxygen with him. S5 top
Did you enjoy the activity?

B. PRESENTATION

Those words that you determined Yes ma’am.

are what we called context clues.

will you read the sentences

Look how TINY that cat is! I think that is the
smallest cat I've ever seen!

The crowd CHEERED as their favorite team

entered the football field.

Thomas went to the TOP of the mountain, and

because it was so high, he had to take a tank of
oxygen with him.
Do you have any ideas what are
context clues?

Very good! They give us an idea of what is a

word.
C. DISCUSSION

Context clues are bits of information

from the text that, when combined
with prior knowledge, allow you to
decide the meaning of unknown
words in the story or article you are
reading.

There are several different types of

context clues that are commonly
used by authors

1. Definition context clue

Ex. Paul is a transcriptionist, a
person who makes a written copy of
a recorded message.
 2. Synonym context clue
Ex. After seeing the picture of the
starving children, we all felt
compassion or pity for their
suffering.
3. Antonym context clue
Ex. Joe was reluctant to take on the
position of captain of the basketball
team. He was afraid that the time it
would take would hurt his grades.
On the other hand, Billy was eager
for the chance to be captain. He
thought that being captain of the
team would make him very popular
in school.
4. Description context clue
Ex. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, our
35th president, improved human
rights and equal rights for all
people. He was a very charismatic
president. People were attracted to
his charm and enthusiasm. His
personality was described as
magnetic.
5. Clues through association
with other words in the
sentence
Ex. Brian is considered the most
troublesome student ever to have
walked the halls of Central High
School. He has not passed a single
class in his four years there and
seldom makes it through an entire
hour of class
without falling asleep or getting sent
to the office. His teachers consider
him completely incorrigible.

6. Clues from the action that is

 performed
Ex. Andrea was a very impertinent
young lady. She was so rude that
she talked while her teacher was
explaining a lesson. She showed no
respect for other students. Her
manners were very poor. Even her
parents thought that Andrea was
impolite.

7. Clues from the experience

D.GENERALIZATION

What is a Context clue

E. CONTROLLED PRACTICE
Identify what context clues is being used.
Context clues are bits of
information from the text that, when
combined with prior knowledge,
allow you to decide the meaning of
unknown words in the story or
article you are reading.

F.SKILLS WORK (Group Work)

Using Context Clues to Solve the
Riddles.
Ex.
o I am always hungry,
I must always be fed,
The finger I touch,
Will soon turn red
o Each morning I appear
To lie at your feet,
All day I will follow
No matter how fast you run,
Yet I nearly perish
In the midday sun.
o My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.

G.FREESTAGE
Determine the meaning of the word
 using the context clue.

IV.Evaluation

Answering drills in their workbook.

V. Assignment

Answer the following by choosing the correct letter.

1. “But these flakes rarely make it to the ground.”

What choice means the same as rarely?
a. hardly ever
b. often
c. sometimes

2. “Taffy walked proudly into the yard.”

What does proudly mean in the sentence?
a. very shy
b. very quick
c. very pleased
3. “Many seahorses live in tropical areas
where the water is always warm.”
What does the word tropical mean in the sentence?
a. a place that is very hot and often damp
b. a place that gets cold during parts of the
year
c. a place off the coast of Alaska where
seahorses breed
4. “Digging around in the treasure box, I uncovered a ball of twine.”
What does uncovered mean in the sentence?
a. found
b. buried
c. threw out
5. “Other stargazers and astronomers gaze
through telescopes.”
What does the word gaze mean?
a. study
b. count
c. look
“’I think I forgot something,’ she said.”
6.What word means the opposite of forgot?
a. remembered
b. caught
c. undid
7. What is a synonym for close?
a. howl
b. shut
c. climb
8. “I was thrilled. I had never won a trophy before.”
Which word means the opposite of thrilled?
a. disappointed
b. confused
c. excited
9. They can leap from tree to tree.
What word means the same as leap?
a. jump
b. drop
c. walk
10. “Rabbits get around by using their powerful
hind legs.”
What word means the same as powerful?
a. weak
b. large
c. strong

Presented by:
Benilda Pelayo
IV-BSEd English
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Signed by: Ms. Ruthy Bernabe