Lesson Plan Grade 8

I. OBJECTIVES

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

Identify genre conventions of African poems and chants.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Lesson 1: Learning about My Roots
Content/Topic: Introduction to African Literature
Materials: teacher-made materials, audio clip, chalkboard, whiteboard
Reference: Practical English 8 page 7-8,
Value Focus: love and appreciation

III. LEARNING PROCESS

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

PRELIMINARY

 Good Morning class! Good morning Sir!

 How are you today? Answers vary
 Alright, who wants to lead the prayer? Student will volunteer
 Thank you ______ for leading us the prayer. to pray.
 (checking of attendance)
Present/Absent

[KNOWLEDGE]
Who wants to remind us about our past lesson?

“Very nice! I am very pleased you were able to recall our class
rules.
Motivation:
Class I want you to watch and listen attentively. I will play the
video clip entitled “A New Self-Identity for Africans” by
Zimbabwean storyteller PanasheChigumadzi.

Yes
Are you ready?
stereotypes can be
While watching, answer the question: “What is her call to action
frustratingly hard to
to the audience?
shake of
repair the damage and
redefine what it means
to be Black African.
[PROCESS]
Discuss about Types of Speeches
 Informative speech explains an idea or process
ex. A lecture, News
 Persuasive speech convinces people to take action or
takes the same perspective as that of the speaker
ex. Advertisement
 Entertaining speech entertains people and commonly
used in social gathering (informal)
ex. Stand-up comedian

Individual Activity (Play the video twice) .

Speech 1 Speech 2 Speech 3

Title
Type
Purpose
Target

Types of Listening (refer to student manual page 6 to 8

Group Activity:
Recall the speeches in activity A and write which type of listening
is appropriate for each type of speech.

Individual Activity:
Listen to the audio and answer the questions posted on the
board.

EVALUATION
[PRODUCT]
Group activity: 20 mins.
Criteria Score
1. Presentation 10
2. Teamwork 40
3. Content 50 None
Total: 100
Bye sir!
Assignment:

Any question?

Goodbye class