LESSON PLAN FOR GRADE 8

January 19, 2022

I. Objectives

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

1. Identify the six most common types of Figures of Speech and their uses;
2. Show sagacity and creativity in creating sentences with the use of key words and
phrases;
3. Value the importance of life, brotherhood, peace and patriotism.

II. Contents

TOPIC: THE SIX MOST COMMON TYPES OF FIGURES OF SPEECH

REFERENCES: Internet

A. https://kidskonnect.com/language/figurative-language/
B. http://literarydevices.net/

VALUE FOCUS: value the importance of life, brotherhood, peace and patriotism.

MATERIALS: PowerPoint Presentation / Handouts and Sheets of Color-coded Paper.

III. Procedure

(Prayer)
(Checking of Attendance)

A. MOTIVATION:

Title: What’s the Story?

The teacher will show three pictures to the class. He will ask the students to make a suitable
caption about each picture or guess what the picture is likely about (or its possible story) by
creating a sentence or two.

(This is for the teacher to assess if the students are more into using literal or figurative
language, even in simple description.)

B. PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

The teacher will ask the students if they have any idea if The students will share their ideas about
what is a figurative language or a figure of speech? “Figures of Speech”.

FIGURES OF SPEECH: use words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal
interpretation. It is a language used by writers to produce images in readers' minds and to express ideas
in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways. It is used to add rhetorical force or literary style to a spoken or
written language.

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different
things. It draws resemblance with the help of the expressions like “like” or “as”. It is a direct comparison.

EXAMPLES:
1. Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
2. Her cheeks are red like a rose.
3. He is as funny as a monkey.
4. The water well was as dry as a bone.
5. He is as cunning as a fox.
Drill: Using the following phrases below, create a sentence incorporating the use of simile as a figure of
speech.

Like a diamond As sweet as As bright as Like a baby

As hungry as Like a thief As fast as As free as
Like a leech As cold as As fierce as As red as
As loud as Like an angel

A metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two
things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.

EXAMPLES:

1. The assignment was a breeze. (This implies that the assignment was not difficult.)
2. Life is a rollercoaster.
3. Laughter is the music of the soul.
4. The stars are sparkling diamonds.
5. Her angry words were bullets to him.

The students will give their sentences using metaphor.

DRILL: Read the following sentences and identify if SIMILE or METAPHOR is being used in each
sentences.

1. The soap is as slippery as an eel.

2. Life is like a puzzle.
3. He was a lion in battle.
4. She is as pretty as a picture.
5. The striker was a goal machine.
6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had risen early.
7. The moon was a misty shadow.
8. The girl’s eyebrow is as curve as a rainbow.

A hyperbole is a big exaggeration, usually with humor. It is a description taken to the extreme and not
meant to be taken literally, instead intended to paint a picture for the listener.

EXAMPLES:

1. My grandmother is as old as the hills.

2. Your suitcase weighs a ton!
3. She is as heavy as an elephant!
4. I am dying of shame.
5. I am trying to solve a million issues these days.

The students will give their own sentences using hyperbole.

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
It occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. An
important point to remember is that alliteration does not depend on letters but on sounds.

EXAMPLES:

1. She sells seashells by the seashore.

2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
3. But a better butter makes a batter better.
4. A big bully beats a baby boy.
5. Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
The students will give their own sentences using alliteration.

Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The
non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human
beings.

EXAMPLES:
1. Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t it so?
2. The wind whispered through dry grass.
3. The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
4. Time and tide waits for none.
5. The fire swallowed the entire forest.

The students will give their own sentences using personification.

Onomatopoeia is a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that
mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting.

EXAMPLES:

1. The buzzing bee flew away.

2. The sack fell into the river with a splash.
3. The books fell on the table with a loud thump.
4. He looked at the roaring sky.
5. The rustling leaves kept me awake.

The students will give their own sentences using onomatopoeia.

C. GENERALIZATION

The teacher prepared 6 pieces of color-coded paper: Red for Simile, Blue for Hyperbole,
Green for Alliteration, Yellow for Metaphor, Pink for Personification and White for
Onomatopoeia. He will distribute each set of paper to the class. The teacher will then show ten
sentences and they simply need to identify what type of figure of speech is being used in each
sentence by raising the colored paper of their choice.

PREPARED SENTENCES:

1. He is as skinny as a toothpick. (Red, Blue)

2. The man was a hungry bear, a prowling lion looking for prey. (Yellow)
3. “It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets” (Blue)
4. “How they clang, and clash, and roar!
What a horror they outpour…” (White)
5. Opportunity was knocking at her door. (Pink)
6. The words hesitated to escape his mouth. (Pink)
7. The prisoner was terrified to hear the crack of the whip. (White)
8. Come and clean your closet. (Green)
9. The typical teenage boy’s room is a disaster area. (Yellow)
10. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said, this butter's bitter; if I put it in my batter, it
will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better. (Green)

IV. EVALUATION

Using the “key” words listed below, write as many sentences as you can within 10
minutes. You should them make them more vivid and creative by applying the learning
you have about figures of speech.

Examples:
WAR: The World War II wasted a lot of lives. (Alliteration)
PEN: With a heart full of happiness, her pen easy glides in the pages of her diary.
(Personification)
 APPLE DARKNESS WIND
DREAM TEARS CHOCOLATE
LIFE WIND LIGHTNING
ROSE EYES NIGHTMARE
GOVERNMENT TIME MONEY
IMAGINATION FEAR SADNESS
SOUL STRETCHES WORLD

V. Assignment

Write a story using one of the initial sentences below. You should make your work more vivid
and creative by applying the learning you have about the six figures of speech. Don’t forget to
underline the sentences which use those figures of speech and make a good title for it.

1. It was a bright and sunny day. My father and I decided to go to the forest……
2. The streets are empty and people just stay inside their homes. COVID-19
pandemic is real.

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:

MA. LOURDES A. MACULADA JAIME T. CORDOVA

Teacher III OIC, English Department