Elma Teresa P.

Sa-onoy
LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
1. identify the meaning of words through context clues;
2. give examples of the different types of context clues; and
3. write a sentence using different types of context clues.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: CONTEXT CLUES
QUARTER 1, MELC 1
Materials: Laptop, Projector, Manila Paper, Pentel Pen
References: English 8 Module, Internet

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY ANNOTATION

A. PREPARATORY ACTIVITY

Good Morning Class! Good Morning Ma’am!

Please kindly stand up and keep Student will lead the

silent for a minute for a moment of prayer in front of the
prayer. class.

(Checking of Attendance) Students will tell who’s

absent for the day.
Okay class, so before we continue
to our next topic, who among you Student will recall.
here can recall the topic that we
discussed yesterday?

Very nice, I am very pleased that

you were able to recall the lesson
that we discussed yesterday.

B. MOTIVATION

Let’s get you in the right frame of

mind with a poem reading.

The poem that you are about to

read will teach you how to get the
meaning of unfamiliar words
through context without using any
references. Get ready because you

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are in for a ride!

The poem was entitled “Context

Clues” and it was written by
Maribel Azote Cabalan – Buco, it
was published last September 22,
Students will calculate Apply knowledge of
2019?
and answer. content within and
How many years do you think had across curriculum
passed since it was published? teaching areas.

Subtraction Ma’am!
Very good!

What mathematical equation did

you use to calculate your answer?
2 Ma’am!
Very good!

As we all know, subtraction is an

arithmetic operation that
represents the operation of
removing objects from a collection.
So, 2021-2021 =?

Very good!

Now, I want everybody to read the Students will read the

poem out loud! poem.

Refer to power point presentation

for poem reading.

Very good!
Students will answer.
I am very pleased with your
participation.

What can you say about the poem?

Do you find difficulty in
understanding the poem?

Please try to list down the words in

the poem that is new to you.

With your own list of unfamiliar words,

write down the ways that will help you
understand their meanings.

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C. LESSON PROPER

In the previous part of the module,

you have read the poem entitled
“Context Clues.” What are some of Students will answer.
the words that you find difficult to
understand? How do you unlock
the meaning of the words? What
are the clues that help you solve
them.?

This time, you study the sentences

below. Take note of the underlined
words. Can you give their
meanings?

Example
To learn about phytoplankton or
tiny ocean plants, scientists sample
up to 100 liters of water each day.
Apply knowledge of
What is the unfamiliar word in a
content within and
sentence?
across curriculum
teaching areas.
What is the clue in the sentences?

A short trivia.

The word Phytoplankton was

derived from the Greek word phyto
(plant) and plankton (made to
wander or drift)

Phytoplankton are some

microscopic marine algae.
Phytoplankton is the base of
several aquatic food webs. In a
balanced ecosystem, they provide
food for a wide range of sea
creature.
Students will read the
What is phytoplankton again? examples and answer.

Very good!

Refer to power point presentation

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for the example sentences.

How did you know the answers?

What words helped you identify the
meanings of those unfamiliar
words?

Aside from using the dictionary,

another way of learning the
meaning of an unfamiliar word is
through noting context clues. Are
you familiar of it? So, what are
context clues?

Context clues are words that

appear in sentences to help Students will do the
understand the meanings of activity.
difficult words.

Refer to power point presentation. Plan and deliver teaching

strategies that are
D. ACTIVITY responsive to the special
educational needs of
Nice! I am pleased with your learners in difficult
participation. This time let’s have a circumstances, including:
group activity. Let’s divide the class geographic isolation;
into 4 groups. chronic illness;
displacement due to
Each group will construct at least 2 armed conflict, urban
sentences of each type of context resettlement or
clues based on the situation/s disasters; child abuse
assigned to you. I will give you 5 and child labor practices.
minutes to do your activity.

Group 1 – definition, synonym

(Forced recruitment into armed
conflict)
Group 2 – antonym, comparison
Students will answer.
(Government and territory)
Group 3 – example, explanation
(Drug production and trafficking or
other illegal acts) Select, develop, organize
Group 4 – cause/effect, list or series and use appropriate
of clues, inference teaching and learning
(Disasters and emergencies) resources, including ICT,
to address learning goals.
You can use your phone to search
for additional information about

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the topic assigned to you.

E. ANALYSIS

Group reporting. Students will answer.

Checking of students’ activity.

F. ABSTRACTION

For now, I will give you time to

reflect on our today’s lesson.

What are the types of context

clues?

How do you unlock the meaning of

the words?

Okay, very well said!

G. APPLICATION
It seems that you are really getting
better and better right after every
task. This time, you may further
test your understanding to enrich
yourself by answering the given
questions.

Refer to power point presentation.

H. EVALUATION

Give at least five types of context clues of your choice and use them in a sentences.

I. ASSIGNMENT
Filipinos are known for being strong in facing challenges. They don’t simply give up.

Write a paragraph about how you face your greatest challenges using one or more types of
context clues.

Prepared by:
ELMA TERESA P. SA-ONOY AILEEN S. TOLERO
Ratee Rater

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