Instructional Plan in English – Grade 7

Name of Teacher Lovely Mae R. Mendez Grade/Year Level Grade 7

Learning Area: English Quarter: 4

Competency/ies: Sequence a series of events mentioned in the text listened to.
Lesson No. Sequence a series of events mentioned in a given listening text. Duration 1 hr
(Text to be used: “The Man in a Hole” and “Blonde and Blue Eyes (mins/hrs)
15 by Patricia Evangelista)
LM pages 4-6
Key
Understandings Sequence is the ability to understand and talk about a story as an ordered series of
to be developed events.
Comic Strip an artistic way of showing pictures with stories behind.
Learning Knowledge Arrange a series of events from the given comic strips (recorded story;
Objectives preferably a fable).
Skills Sequence of events mentioned in the text listened to.
Attitudes Value Orderliness (
Resources Grade 7 Curriculum Guide (CG), Unpublished Learner’s Material (LM) from Lapu-Lapu
Needed City Division, Comic Strips that can be found in the newspaper or (see the attach copy for
sampling), Copy of Reading Text (Blonde and Blue Eyes by: Patricia Evangelista, The Man
in a Hole, reading selection of events in the evolution of the Philippine Flag)
Multimedia Set (T.V if possible)
Elements of the Plan Methodology
Preparations Introductory  Mind-boggling game (Group Task)
- How will I make the Activity (Optional)  Play in the class the recorded story (not
learners ready? arranged chronologically
- How do I prepare the  Each group must arrange the given set of
learners for the new comic strips with a limited time. (each group
lesson? must sequence the events chronologically
- How will I connect my based on the story listened to)
new lesson with the  When the group is done, they will post their
past lesson? group output on the board for corrections.
 Corrected outputs of the set of comic strips
will be shown.

Presentation Activity  Sequence the reading text “Blonde and Blue Eyes”
- (How will I present by Patricia Evangelista (pls see bottom page)
the new lesson? 1. Reading Activity (the teacher/model
- What materials will I student reads the story aloud)
use? 2. Give each group cut-out parts of the
- What listened text.
generalization /concept 3. Each group must identify the beginning,
/conclusion middle, and the end of the reading text.
/abstraction should the 4. Once the sequencing is done, they were to
learners arrive at? present their output to see if they got the
correct arrangement.
5. Read the corrected sequence
Ask: a.) How did you come up with a unified idea on
sequencing the given recorded story or
comic strips?
b.) What is your strategy in doing this group
 task?

Analysis  How was the sequencing of events done?

 What are the possible reasons why we need to
identify the parts into beginning, middle and end?
 Does it help you in your daily life encounter?

Abstraction Generalization:
 Sequencing correct events in a story helps the
learners understand the story better. If events are
not arranged correctly, the readers will be
confused and the message will not be put across.

Ask: How does sequencing of events help you as a

student?

Values Integration:
 There are many people nowadays who live without
any plans that they eventually become
unproductive. How can you influence them to
accept their responsibilities and manage their life
accordingly?
Practice Application  Read the selection. (Individual Task)
- What practice  Arrange the events in correct sequence. Write
exercises/application numbers 1-5 in the blanks. (Source:
activities will I give to http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Battle-
the learners? Depression/349344) or please see bottom page.

______There was once a man who lived in a large city. (1)

______Everything he tried had failed, and he didn't know
what to do anymore.(3)
______The next day, the man continued on in his same way
and fell yet again! This was terrible. (2)
______ For now, I suppose all I can really do is keep fighting.
Even if I struggle or falter, that's OK- no one is
perfect. (5)
______The next morning, he got up and walked down a
different street. He didn't fall, he made it to work
and he had a great day. (4)

Assessment Assessment Matrix

Levels of Assessment What will I How will I assess? How will I score?
(Refer to assess?
DepED Order Knowledge
No. 73, s. 2012 Process or Skills Sequencing Paper-pencil test: One point is given
for the events for a correct
examples) (see the attach sentence formed.
sample test)

Understandings
 Products/performances (30%)
(Transfer of Understanding)

Assignment Reinforcing the day’s Arrange the events in the evolution of the Philippine Flag.
lesson Number it from 1-7.

___The Naic conference of March 17, 1897 authorized a further

modification in the flag by putting a sun in the middle of the
red field. (1)
___ And so the birth of the Filipino flag was very closely entwined
with the foundation and progress of this society. (2)
___ It was hauled down after the signing of the treaty of peace at
Biyak-na-Bato on December 27, 1897. (3)
___ When General Aguinaldo left Hong Kong on May 17, 1898, for
the Philippines, he took with him the flag made by the
Agoncillo family. (4)
___ Under those circumstances, history bears no record of a
common flag among the Filipinos before the Spanish
colonization. (5)
___ The flag made by Marcella Agoncillo was known as the official
flag of the Philippine government. (6)
___ Finally, in the early revolts against Spanish sovereignty, the
flags used by the rebels were without political significance. (7)
Enriching the day’s
lesson
Enhancing the day’s
lesson
Preparing for the new
lesson

Edited and corrected by:

DR. CARMELITA F. BANUA (Dumaguete City)
ROGENO Q. VALENZUELA (Bogo City)
Sample Comic Strips:
Source: www.google.com

Correct sequence

Group 1
Group 2

Group 3
 Blonde and Blue Eyes
By Patricia Evangelista
When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the
country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. I thought-if I just wished hard enough and was
good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles across my
nose!
More than four centuries under western domination does that to you. I
have sixteen cousins. In a couple of years, there will just be five of us left in the Philippines, the rest will
have gone abroad in search of “greener pastures.” It’s not just an anomaly; it’s a trend; the Filipino
diaspora. Today, about eight million Filipinos are scattered around the world.

There are those who disapprove of Filipinos who choose to leave. I used to. Maybe this is a natural reaction
of someone who was left behind, smiling for family pictures that get emptier with each succeeding year.
Desertion, I called it. My country is a land that has perpetually fought for the freedom to be itself. Our
heroes offered their lives in the struggle against the Spanish, the Japanese, the Americans. To pack up and
deny that identity is tantamount to spitting on that sacrifice.
Or is it? I don’t think so, not anymore. True, there is no denying this phenomenon, aided by the fact that
what was once the other side of the world is now a twelve-hour plane ride away. But this is a borderless
world, where no individual can claim to be purely from where he is now. My mother is of Chinese descent,
my father is a quarter Spanish, and I call myself a pure Filipino-a hybrid of sorts resulting from a
combination of cultures.
Each square mile anywhere in the world is made up of people of different ethnicities, with national
identities and individual personalities. Because of this, each square mile is already a microcosm of the
world. In as much as this blessed spot that is England is the world, so is my neighbourhood back home.
Seen this way, the Filipino Diaspora, or any sort of dispersal of
populations, is not as ominous as so many claim. It must be understood. I come from a Third World country,
one that is still trying mightily to get back on its feet after many years of dictatorship. But we shall make it,
given more time. Especially now, when we have thousands of eager young minds who graduate from
college every year. They have skills. They need jobs. We cannot absorb them all.
A borderless world presents a bigger opportunity, yet one that is not so much abandonment but an
extension of identity. Even as we take, we give back. We are the 40,000 skilled nurses who support the UK’s
National Health Service. We are the quarter-of-a-million seafarers manning most of the world’s commercial
ships. We are your software engineers in Ireland, your construction workers in the Middle East, your
doctors and caregivers in North America, and, your musical artists in London’s West End.
Nationalism isn’t bound by time or place. People from other nations migrate to create new nations, yet still
remain essentially who they are. British society is itself an example of a multi-cultural nation, a melting pot
of races, religions, arts and cultures. We are, indeed, in a borderless world!
Leaving sometimes isn’t a matter of choice. It’s coming back that is.
The Hobbits of the shire traveled all over Middle-Earth, but they chose to come home, richer in every sense
of the word. We call people like these balikbayans or the ‘returnees’-those who followed their dream, yet
choose to return and share their mature talents and good fortune.
In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever opportunities come my way. But I will come home. A
borderless world doesn’t preclude the idea of a home. I’m a Filipino, and I’ll always be one. It isn’t about
just geography; it isn’t about boundaries. It’s about giving back to the country that shaped me.
And that’s going to be more important to me than seeing snow outside my windows on a bright Christmas
morning.
Mabuhay. and Thank you.
 The Man and the Hole
There was once a man who lived in a large city. Everyday he walked the same way to work. Some days it
was raining, others it was sunny, but everyday he was out and on his way. One day it was very rainy. The
streets were flooded and it was difficult to see what was really below. As he continued on his way, he
suddenly fell into an uncovered manhole. The man felt dark, cold, alone and was afraid of drowning.

After a while, he found his way out and went home to rest. The next day, the man continued on in his same
way and fell yet again! This was terrible. Just as before, he felt overwhelmed but eventually found his way
out again into the light. The following day, the man was ready. He knew there was a large uncovered
manhole. He knew he did not want to fall in it. He continued on his way, but once again found the hole
and went under. Frustrated beyond belief, he angrily came up out of the hole, sulking all the way home.
He thought about the hole and how to avoid it. He came up with an elaborate plan to miss it. The next day
he set out, hopeful and determined- he was going to make it across that street. He trudged through the
water thinking 'I know where it is, I am not going to fall.' He stopped right in front of the hole and leaped.
Turns out he misjudged where it was and fell down into the dark water once more. By this point the man
felt so empty.

Everything he tried had failed, and he didn't know what to do anymore. He knew about this dark place he
went everyday, but he didn't know how to stay away from it. Then a thought came to him. 'Maybe I don't
have to go there at all.' The next morning, he got up and walked down a different street. He didn't fall, he
made it to work and he had a great day.
As cheesy as it is, this story makes me smile and gives me some hope. I had my first major bout of
depression when I was 9 years old. Today, I am 25. By now, I have a bed, TV and fridge in that manhole!
My days go on, and my search continues for the clear street.

Right now, things are very frustrating. I go to my sessions, I take my medication, but inevitably I still fall
down that hole. Sometimes I am afraid I drag others down with me. One of the most depressing
realizations was that I will more than likely have to be on medication for the rest of my life. That made me
sad for a very long time, but I guess no one is perfect. We're all different and some of us need medication-
others don't. Other times I fear that mindset is just condemning myself to failure. For now, I suppose all I
can really do is keep fighting. Even if I struggle or falter, that's OK- no one is perfect.
As long as I never give up, maybe, just maybe then, I can walk on the streets without any holes in them.

______There was once a man who lived in a large city. (1)

______The next day, the man continued on in his same way and fell yet again! This was terrible. (2)
______Everything he tried had failed, and he didn't know what to do anymore.(3)
______The next morning, he got up and walked down a different street. He didn't fall, he made it to work
and he had a great day. (4)
______ For now, I suppose all I can really do is keep fighting. Even if I struggle or falter, that's OK- no one is
perfect. (5)