SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

IN
ENGLISH GRADE 8

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
a. analyze the story titled “The Wonder Tree”,
b. engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussion,
d. perform different tasks given.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: The Wonder Tree
Materials: visual aids and pictures
References: www. Google.com
Valuing: Showing kindness and hospitality to everyone

III. PROCEDURE
A. Classroom Management
a.1 prayer
a.2 greetings
a.3 checking of cleanliness
a.4 review

B. MOTIVATION

The teacher will show pictures of a family who has a visitor and entertaining them in a
good way.
 Motivational questions.

1. What do you think are the pictures all about?

2. Do you experience having visitors at home?
3. In what way do you welcome them?
4. Do you feel excited every time you have visitors at home?
5. Do you think we need to respect and appreciate them? Why?

Unlocking of Difficulties

Using the pictures, jumbled letters and meaning, guess the word being described.

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 C. LESSON PROPER

Picture presentation of the story.

THE WONDER TREE

On the desert of Arabia there was a tribe ruled by Ali Ben. One evening his daughter Zuleika ran to
him and told him that there was a stranger going to their tribe.

The new comes told them that the great sheik ben nedi was coming the next day. Everyone was
excited for their visitor is a great leader from another tribe, so they prepared gifts for the coming
sheik, while everyone is busy preparing

,onl
y Zuleika sat alone and idle. She has nothing to offer
for the sheik because her baby camel just died .She went near the great stone and sat there to weep.

Suddenly a misty white figure took a shape of a beautiful fairy. The fairy asked Zuleika why she was
crying and Zuleika, told her to reason. The fairy told her that she has more to offer the sheik and
come back tomorrow where her tears fell upon and she will find something to give the sheik.
The next morning Zuleika came back and found a tree standing, so she told her father. that
afternoon the great sheik came and agreed that Zuleikas gift was the best of all. Arabia bless the day
for they know that the tree will furnish them with food, fiber,and shade.

Comprehension Questions

1.Who are the main characters in the story?

2.What is a desert?
3.Who is the great leader from another tribe that will visit Ali Ben tribe?
4.Why was the visit of sheik Ben Nedi a matter of excitement?
5.Why was Zuleika very sad over the coming visit?
6.Who helped Zuleika find a gift for sheik Ben Nedi?
7.What was the gift?
8. Why was Zuleikas gift the best of all?
9. Do Filipinos have the same custom as that of the Arabs?
10. Why do you think it was called the wonder tree?

D. ACTIVITY
Group 1: Will make their symbol about hospitality
Group 2: Will make a skit play that shows hospitality
Group 3: Will make a poem about hospitality
Group 4: Will make a tableau showing hospitality
Rubrics
Presentation 10
Participation 5
Behavior 5
Total 20

E. GENERALIZATION

What lesson we can get from the story?

IV. ASSESSMENT
 Identify if the statement is TRUE or FALSE based on what happened on the story.

1. Zuleika is the daughter of Ali Ben in the story The Wonder Tree.
2. The story of The Wonder Tree happened in the desert of Thailand.
3. Ali Ben helped his daughter Zuleika to find a gift for Sheik Ben Nedi.
4. The Wonder Tree is the best gift of all .
5. Sheik Ben Nedi is the great leader from other tribe.

V. ASSIGNMENT
On ½ sheet of paper write a certain scenario in your house that shows hospitality.

Prepared by :

Marimor M. Magdaong
Student Teacher