III.

PROCEDURE Learning Activities

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. DAILY ROUTINE
1. Opening Prayer

“Everybody, kindly stand for a short opening

prayer.”

“Say your prayer, class.” (Students pray)

2. Greetings

“Good morning everybody!” “Good morning Sir, Mabuhay!”

“Kindly take your seat.” “Thank you Sir.”
“Hi everyone! How are you today?” “We are pretty good Sir.”

“Alright! So are you excited to what we are

“Yes, we are!”
going to learn today?”

“That’s absolutely great!”

3. Classroom Management

“Now, kindly align your chairs properly and pick

(Students align their chairs and they
up the pieces of paper under it.”
pick up all the pieces of paper)

4. Checking of Attendance

“Let’s take a look first if everyone is here. “Yes Sir! Everybody is present
“Is everybody present today?” today.”

“Okay, It looks like you are very much excited, “Yes Sir!”
am I right!”

“Alright! That’s great!”

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5. Checking of Assignment

“How did you find your homework class?” “We find it easy Sir.”
“That’s good! Kindly pass your assignment.” (Students pass their assignment)

6. Review

“Before we start, can you recall something about “Last meeting, our lesson was about
our lesson last meeting, Elaine?”
the short story “How My Brother
Leon Brought Home a Wife” by
Manuel E. Arguilla. The characters
of the story are Baldo, Noel, Maria,
Aurelia, Labang and Ca Celin. The
story was about how Leon brought
his wife Maria from Manila to
barrio Nagrebcan, Bauang La Union
where
Leon and his family lived.”

“Very well said, Elaine!”

7. Motivation
(Group Activity) (Students listen to the instruction
given regarding the activity)

“Before we start to discuss a new lesson today, let

us first have a group activity.”

“I will divide you into groups of five. After that, I

will give two pictures to each of the group and all
groups should answer the question given below the
pictures.You only have two minutes to do and finish
the task. After two minutes, there should be one
representative from each group to present and explain
the answer of the question, then present it in front of
the class.”
“Yes Sir!”

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 “Do you understand, class?”
(Students go to their respective
groups)
“Go to your respective groups and your timer starts
now.”

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  Which of the two photos are more attractive than (Each group answers the question)
the other? Why?

“The colored picture is more

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 attractive than the picture with black
and white color, Sir. The colored
picture has different colors. These
colors are important to create nice
mood on pictures.”

“Very good!”

“Those pictures have something to do with

“Figurative language helps the writer
figurative language. If you still remember in our
paint a picture in the reader’s mind.”
previous lesson, what is meant by figurative language,
Joana?

“Alright! That is why I gave you a colored picture

and a black and white picture and I asked you which
one is attractive. You have said that the colored one is
attractive. It is the same as figurative language.
Figurative language paints meaningful and colorful
picture to every minds of the reader to be interested to
what particular literary text they are reading.”

“Can you now guess what our lesson for today

is?”
(Students’ answer may vary)

B. LESSON PROPER
“Our new lesson for today is about figures of
speech. In this lesson, we will be dealing with
these following objectives.”

 discover literature as a means of connecting to a

significant past
 identify figures of speech that show comparison
(Students read)
(simile, metaphor, personification)

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 “We will also read a short poem written by one
of the famous writers in our country. The title of this
poem is “Filipinas”. In this poem, there are
unfamiliar words that are needed to be unlocked. In
order to unlock those words, let us answer this
activity.”

Unlocking of Difficulties:
Directions: Match the phrases in Column A with
its appropriate meaning in Column B. Take note
of the underlined words.

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 A B

1. with fervor a. a feeling of intense

burning pleasure or joy
2. invaders trample b. confused movement

thy sacred shore c. intense and (Students answer the activity orally
3. behold your passionate feeling one at a time by raising their hands)

radiance d. light or heat as emitted or reflected

4. ‘tis rapture to lie something 1. c.
2. e.
e. walk on and flatten
3. d.
4. a.

“And now, I want you to answer this question.”

“What is the title of our national anthem,
Andrew?”

“Very good!”

“How about the composer of our national anthem?

Do you know who he is?”

Alright! The composer of the Philippine National

Anthem is Jose Palma.

“The title of our national anthem is

(Teacher presents the author’s background) “Lupang Hinirang”.

Can you read the first paragraph, Jamie? (Students’ answer may vary)

He was a Filipino poet and soldier. He wrote

Filipinas, a patriotic poem in Spanish. It was

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published for the first time in the issue of the first
anniversary of La Independencia on 3 September
1899. The poem fit the instrumental tune Marcha
Nacional Filipina by Julián Felipe, and it has since
been the basis for every translation of the Philippine
National Anthem.

If you will know, the poem he wrote became

the lyrics of the national anthem. During the (Students read)
American period, the poem was translated into
English. This is the translation that appears in this
lesson.
(Teacher presents the poem)

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 “Now, read the poem presented on the board for 2
minutes. Read it silently and analyze the poem as you
read it.”

1. Activity

“FILIPINAS”
Jose Palma
(tr. Camilo Osias and M.A. Lane)
Reference: English Arts 1 page 40
(Students listen)

2. Analysis

“Did you understand the poem, class?”

“Now, answer these questions.”

“Why is the Philippines called a land of the

morning and a child of the returning sun, Jhenny
Rose?”

“Can you tell why the Philippines is called a

cradle of noble heroes, Jeffrey?”
(Students read the poem silently)

“Alright! Are those examples of literal or

figurative language, Charity?”
(Students’ answer may vary)

“Very Good!”

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 “The expressions in the poem you have just read
are not to be taken literally. They are used to make the
expressions more vivid and the reader is expected to
apply the imaginative meaning rather than the literal
meaning.”
“These expressions are called figures of speech.
“Have you heard this before, class?
I know that you have encountered this during your
English class in your previous grade level. So I would
like to ask you students to give your definition of what
figures of speech are.
I think land of the morning and the
child of the sun returning would
mean a land where the sun shines
almost always.
A cradle is a baby’s bed. Therefore,
a land that is a cradle of noble
heroes would mean a places where
many heroes have been born.

“Okay, figures of speech do not make sense if

applied literally but they paint vivid word pictures
when their imaginative meanings are applied.”

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 “There are many types of figures of speech. But Those are examples of figurative
today, we will discuss only the three commonly used language, Sir.
figures of speech. These are the simile, metaphor and
personification.”

“Which among of these three types of figures of

speech are you familiar with, class?”

“Now, let us know what simile is. Can you please

read the meaning of simile presented on the board,
Aliah?

1. SIMILE
A simile is a comparison of two unrelated objects
(Students’ answer may vary)
with the use of as or like.
Sometimes you make comparisons. You say as
rough as a tree bark, like the heat of the sun, like the
smoothness of a rose petal, or as clear as crystal.
When you say that the explanation is as clear as
crystal or the baby’s skin is like a rose petal, you are
making a comparison between two unrelated objects
whose only similarity is in the clearness (of crystal) or
the smoothness (of the baby’s skin and that of a rose
petal).
These comparisons are called similes.

“Everybody, please read the given examples of

simile.”
Examples:
The metal twisted like a ribbon.
She is as sweet as candy.
(Students’ answer may vary)
He like a flagpole. (tall and thin)

Note: Using “like” or “as” doesn’t make a simile.

(Aliah read the meaning of simile)

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 A comparison must be made.
Not a Simile: I like pizza.
Simile: The moon is like a pizza.

“Everybody, let us now read what metaphor is.”

2. METAPHOR
A metaphor is a comparison of two unrelated
objects without the use of as or like.
Some comparisons can be made without using as

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or like. When you say the drumming of raindrops on
the roof, you are comparing the sound of raindrops
falling on the roof to the sound of a drum.

Examples:
All the world is a stage.
Men are dogs.
She has a stone heart.

“Now, read the meaning and examples of

personification, Geian.”

3. PERSONIFICATION
When you speak of things as though they were (Students read)
persons, you are using personification. Personification
is giving human traits to objects or ideas.

Examples:
The sunlight danced.
The smiling sun.
The flowers dancing in the breeze.

(Teacher gives further explanation of personification)

“Did you understand, class?”

“Now, let’s check your understanding of the
lesson.” 3. Abstraction
(Students read)
“WHAT do you mean by figure of speech,
Crisela?”

“HOW many figures of speech we have just

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 “CAN you define simile, Rico?”

“CAN you give me an example of simile, Tom?”

(Geian reads the meaning and
examples of personification)
“HOW about metaphor, Trisha?”

“CAN you now give me an example of metaphor,

David?”

“HOW about personification, Edwin?”

Yes Sir!
“CAN you now give me an example of
personification, Mikhaela?”

“Very good!”
“A figure of speech is a word or
phrase that has a meaning other
than the literal meaning.”
4. Application

“Now, let’s see if you really understand the

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lesson by playing this very simple yet amazing game. “We only have discussed the three
This game is called “Figurative Language Game”. commonly used figures of speech,
Let’s read first the game mechanics before we play.” Sir.

Figurative Language Game “Those three commonly used

figures of speech are simile,
metaphor and personification.”

“A simile is a comparison of two

unrelated objects with the use of as
or like.”

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 (Tom gives an example of simile)

“A metaphor is a comparison of two

unrelated objects without the use of
as or like.”

(David gives an example of

C metaphor)

“Personification is the attribution of

Can you discover the missing picture by a
answering questions about figurative language? personal nature or human
characteristics to something
nonhuman, or the representation of
Game Directions an abstract quality in human form.”

 Read each clue and click the type of figurative

language that matches it.

(Mikhaela gives an example of

 If you are right, small squares will disappear from personification)
the picture on the right. Try to guess the picture
with each clue.

 If you are wrong, try again.

 When you get to the end, enjoy your celebration.

“Are you now ready, class?”

“Alright! Let’s play.”

“How did you find the game, class?”

“Let us go back with the poem you have just

read, can you tell me the importance of figures of

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speech to the creation of our national anthem,
Andrew?

“Very good!”

(Students read the game directions)

“Yes Sir!”

(Students play the game)

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 “We find the game exciting, Sir.”

“The poem became the lyrics of

our country’s national anthem. The
meaningful ideas being described
in the poem about our country
reflect to the lyrics of our national
anthem.

IV. EVALUATION

Identify the type of figures of speech used in the following sentences. Choose your answer
from the words in the parenthesis (SIMILE, METAPHOR, PERSONIFICATION). Write it
on a 1/4 sheet of paper.

1. My heart is like an open highway.

2. It’s late night but still I've been working like a dog.
3. The hungry chainsaw growled loudly.
4. My cat is a bolt of lightning.
5. The lonely train whistle cried out in the night.
6. She is as fast as a cheetah!
7. The angry clouds marched across the sky.
8. The stubborn dense fog swallowed us.
9. She is as black as coal.
10. This test is a piece of cake.

Key:
1. Simile
2. Simile
3. Personification
4. Metaphor

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5. Personification
6. Simile
7. Personification
8. Personification
9. Simile
10. Metaphor

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