DETAILED LESSON PLAN

In ENGLISH for GRADE 8

I. Objectives
At the end of a 60-minute lesson, the learners must have:

A. Described irony and its different types (verbal, situational and dramatic) through the
use of a variety of pictures, videos, and texts;
B. Analyzed pictures, videos, and texts to determine the types of irony (verbal,
situational and dramatic); and
C. Demonstrated situations applying irony in our modern world.

II. Content
Three Types of Irony

III. Learning Resources

A. References

1. Arkaina, Katherine B., et al. (2020), “Language in Literature. Philippine Literature”.

Vibal Group Inc.
B. Other Learning Resources
 https://kidskonnect.com/language/irony/
 https://literaryterms.net/irony/
 https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/cobblearning.net/dist/2/1945/files/2015/08/
VerbalSituationalandDramaticIronyFREE-194svfu.pdf
 https://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/which-is-it-metaphor-or-simile/

IV. Procedures

Preliminaries

 Prayer
 Orderliness
 Checking of Attendance

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

IV.1.Activity/Strategy Figure of Speech, A

Short Recall (2
minutes) The students will give the following
The teacher will ask: answers or the sort.
 What are figures  A figure of speech is a
of speech? rhetorical device that
 What are the achieves a special effect by
kinds of figures of using words in a distinctive
speech that are way
familiar to you?  The more familiar figures of
Give examples speech:
Hyperbole- uses exaggeration for
emphasis or effect.
Example:
 I've told you to stop a thousand
times.
Metaphor- makes a comparison
between two unlike things or ideas.
Example:
 Heart of stone
Personification- gives human
 qualities to non-living things or
ideas.
Example:
 The flowers nodded.
Simile- is a comparison between
two unlike things using the words
"like" or "as."
Example:
 As slippery as an eel

IV.2. Analysis Irony (20 minutes)

The teacher will facilitate
in the discussion of the
following concept:
Irony is a figure of
speech and one of the
most widely- known
literary devices, which is
used to express a strong
emotion or raise a point.
The students will critically analyze
and participate in the discussion of
the meaning and examples of verbal
and situational irony.
They then will formulate their own
examples.

As defined, Irony is the

use of words to convey a
meaning that is opposite
of what is actually said.
 For example, a
driver whose
license was
confiscated by a
traffic officer may
say “Thank you
Officer, now that
you have my
license I
can’t drive”
In this situation, the
driver was mad and
irritated at what
happened. But instead of
directly expressing his
anger, the driver used
Irony i.e. thanking the
officer for getting his
license.

Verbal Irony
- It is the use of
words to present
a meaning that is
different from
what the speaker
says. Almost all
the time, the
person
intentionally and
knowingly uses
Verbal Irony to
be understood as
meaning
something
different to what
his or her words’
literal meaning.
 Examples:
1. After looking
at a student’s
poor test
score, the
teacher says,
“You will
surely finish
the year with
highest
honors”.
2. A man tastes
his wife’s
delicious
home-
cooked meal
and exclaims,
“I shall never
eat this food
ever again”.
Situational Irony
- Situational Irony
happens when
what is expected
and intended to
happen doesn’t
take place.
Instead, the
exact opposite
occurs. The
result could be
either serious or
comic. This type
of Irony is used
adds more
meaning to a
situation making
it more
interesting and
thought-
provoking.
Examples:
1. Dr. Johnson
smokes a pack of
cigarettes a day.
2. Our boss, the
owner of a big
construction firm,
cannot fix his
house’s broken
ceiling.

IV.3. Abstraction Irony (8 minutes)

The teacher will guide
The students will ponder on this idea
the students to come to
and will share some thoughts or
an understanding of this
experiences
idea:

The most common

purpose of irony is to
create humor and/or
point out the absurdity of
life. Life has a way of
contradicting our
expectations, often in
painful ways. Irony
 generally makes us
laugh, even when the
circumstances are
tragic. The contrast betw
een people’s
expectations and the
reality of the situations is
not only funny, but also
meaningful because it
calls our attention to how
wrong human beings
can be.  Irony is best
when it points us
towards deeper
meanings of a situation.

IV.4. Application Work on It! (15

minutes) The students will answer the
The teacher will let the exercise.
students work on this
exercise.
Directions: Identify the
type of irony in the
following statements.
1. If you have a phobia
of long words, you must
tell people that you are
Hippopotomonstrosesqui
pedaliophobic.
2. A rat infestation at the
Department of Sanitation
a. Type of Irony:
3. Mother: “I see you
ironed your shirt.”
Boy: “But I just dug it out
of the bottom of the
hamper.”
4. A person Tweets
about how Twitter is a
waste of time and
energy.
5. You comment on the
beautiful weather you’ve
been having just five
minutes before a tornado
rips through your house.
1. Type of irony: situational
Explanation: It is ironic that
people who have a fear of long
words must say such a long
word. It seems as if the people
who invented the word did it on
purpose!
2. Type of irony: situational;
Explanation: One does not expect
that an agency that works to keep
things clean would have a rodent
infestation.
3. Type of irony: verbal;
Explanation: The mother is being
ironic in that she is pointing out
that the boy’s shirt is terribly
wrinkled. She is being sarcastic in
order to make her point.
4. Type of irony: situational;
Explanation: It is ironic that
someone who hates Twitter so
much would use the Twitter
platform to share with others how
useless Twitter is. If the person
thought it was such a waste of
time, why are they using Twitter?
5. Type of irony: situational;
Explanation: This is terribly ironic
because the tornado was not
expected, and in fact, you
commented just how beautiful it
has been.
V. Assessment Let’s Try This! (15 The students will enthusiastically
minutes) and accurately answer the
exercises.
A.
A. Identify the type of
figures of speech used in
the following sentences: 1. Irony
1. We named our
St. Bernard
“Mouse.” 2. Simile
2. My noisy sister
was like a
buzzing fly. 3. Metaphor
3. The dark, cold
and silent room
was a tomb. 4. Simile
4. Like a silent
thief, the dog
crept into the
kitchen. 5. Irony
5. Jake’s mother
watched him
play video
games and said
“I’m glad you’re
doing your
homework.”
B. The students will provide varied
B. The teacher will ask answers.
the students to give 3
samples sentences for
verbal irony and 2 for
situational irony
C. The students will accurately
C. The teacher will show identify the type of irony depicted in
the following pictures for the pictures.
the students to identify
type irony used in the
situation/s.

1.

2.
 3.

4.

5.

Answers:
1. Verbal Irony
2. Situational Irony
3. Verbal Irony
4. Verbal Irony
5. Verbal Irony

D. The students will share their

ideas.
Mainly to the effect of:
 Irony can help the reader
D. The teacher will ask:
gain insight into each
What is the significance character's personality thus
of irony in text or story? making reading fun and
exciting

Enrichment Activity The teacher will ask the The students will work by pair and
students to read the do the activity
story of Three Little Pigs
and identify the verbal
and situational irony
therein.
 https://
literarydevices.net
/11-examples-of-
irony-in-childrens-
literature/
 https://
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VI. REMARKS

VII. REFLECTION

A. No. of learners who earned 80% in

the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require
additional activities for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work? No.
of learners who have caught up with
the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to
require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies
work well? Why did these work
F. What difficulties did I encounter
which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovations or localized
materials did I use/discover which I
wish to share with other teachers