ENGLISH LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 8

PREPARED BY: Jenny Jumawan-Rodriguez

l. Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:

 Recognize different ironical phrase, sentence or passage.
 Show appreciation by identifying types of irony through pictures.
 Dramatize situations using the three kinds of irony.

ll. Subject Matter.

A. Topic: Irony(Three Types of Irony)

1. Verbal Irony
2. Situational Irony
3. Dramatic Irony
B. Reference: HUMSS-Creative Writing CG. Quarter 1 pp.3
C. Learning Materials: Visual Aids, Pilot Pen and Pictures.

lll. Procedure.

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preliminaries’
-Good morning, class. -Good morning, too, ma’am.
-How are you today? -We’re fine, ma’am.
-Nice to hear that, class. This time, I want everybody -(The students are standing for the prayer)
to stand up for the prayer.

-You may now take your seats. -Thank you, ma’am.

-Now, let’s have a short review of the rules that we -Listen carefully and participate well in the class
need to remember when having a class. Who can give discussions.
me one out of the rules that we have? Yes? -Raise your right hand when you wish to say something.
Respect each other during and after the class.

-Definitely! Since we will be having a quiz after the

discussion, I will not be checking your attendance as
of this time because I will just be basing your
attendance to the papers that you will pass after the
quiz.

-Class, since this is a new lesson, we also have new
set of objectives. Kindly read.
-Very good!
-At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
 Recognize different ironical phrase, sentence or
passage.
 Show appreciation by identifying types of irony
through pictures.
 Dramatize situations using the three kinds of irony.

B. Motivation: Picture Observation

-I know that you all like to see pictures. So I am
going to show you three pictures and you’re going to
observe it carefully.

-What is your observation on the first picture? -(Students answer)

-What comes into your mind as you see the second
picture?
-How about the third one?

-Well said!
C. Presentation/Discussion
-Base from pictures above what do you think is
lesson this morning?
- What is irony?
- Something that is ironic is unexpected.
- Very good! So what are the three types of irony?
- This morning, we are going to tackle the three
different types of irony (Verbal, Dramatic, and
Situational).
- Verbal Irony= A character says one thing
but means the opposite
- Also called sarcasm or being sarcastic.
-Dramatic Irony= When the reader
understands more about the events of a story
than a character.
You know something that a character
doesn’t.
-Situational Irony- When what actually
happens is the opposite of what is expected.
Something about the situation is
completely unexpected.
D. Activity
-This time we will have an activity. I will group you
into 3. Count 1 to 3.
-Okay, you go to your group now. Make yourselves
comfortable and choose a secretary.
-Now, each group will be given 3 minutes to identify
which type of irony is used in the passage that be
given to them. You will make a short explanation of
your answer.
Group 1
-Which type of irony is used? Situational Irony
Explain your answer:
  One would expect that childproofing a home would
protect the child, when in fact it endangers Vince.
Group 2
- Which type of irony is used? Dramatic Irony
-Explain your answer:
  Timmy thinks that he is winning the egg hunt, but
the reader knows that the opposite is true.
-Irony is about expectations.
-Irony: the opposite of what is expected.
-The three types of irony are verbal, situational and
dramatic irony.
Examples
Your socks smell really good.
Awesome! You look so beautiful in your dress; you look like
a Christmas tree!
If it’s sarcasm, it’s verbal.
Examples
Tim’s parents are proud of the “A” he got on the
test, but we know he cheated.
Alex writes a love poem to Judy but we know that
Judy loves Devin.
-If unexpected by a character, it’s dramatic.
Examples
-Ralph wakes up late and thinks he is going to be late to
school. After rushing around to get dressed, He realizes it is
Saturday.
-The pilot had a fear of heights.
-If unexpected by everyone, it’s situational.
Group 1. When Mr. Goodenwell saw his baby boy Vince
for the first time, he swore that he'd do anything to protect
the little guy. This was easy at first, when all Vince did was
lie in a pillow and drink milk. But as little Vince grew
bigger, he started walking. And once he started walking, he
got into everything. He was becoming a serious threat to
himself when Mr. Goodenwell, making good on his vow to
protect his son, went to the store and bought $150 worth of
equipment to childproof his home. He put covers on the
outlets, bumpers on the table corners, and a sliding lock on
the toilet lid. But right as Mr. Goodenwell was adjusting
the covers on the door knobs; Vince pulled the cap off an
outlet and choked on it. Mr. Goodenwell found him just in
time.
Group 2. One bright and warm Easter morning, Timmy
Holloway woke up to the smell of eggs, but not breakfast
eggs, Easter eggs. That's right Timmy had a craving for
Easter eggs, and today was the day to get them boy howdy.
There was only one thing standing in his way, well two
really: the Solomon brothers. The Solomon brothers got
more eggs than Timmy every year because there were two
of them and they counted their eggs as one. Timmy
suspected that this was cheating but he couldn't articulate
the notion. When Timmy got to the fair grounds, he
clutched his Easter egg sack behind his back and
approached the Solomon brothers.
The taller one distracted Timmy while the shorter one snuck
behind him, clipping the corner of Timmy's egg sack and
 making quite a big hole. Unfortunately, Timmy failed to
notice this. When the whistle blew, Timmy was off. He
was surprised to see the Solomon brothers behind him,
since he was much faster than they, but he didn't mind.
Timmy beat them to every egg, and raced on to the next,
never noticing that his sack wasn't getting heavier. As he
approached the end of the course, Timmy was elated that he
was the first to finish. The Solomon brothers were right
behind him. "Maybe next year, loser twins," Timmy
chuckled, right before he noticed that his sack was empty.

Group 3
Which type of irony is used? Verbal Irony
Explain your answer:
  Romeo expresses admiration for Juan when in fact
he means the opposite.
E. Analysis.
-I will present pictures and the students will
be asked if the picture is an example of
Verbal Irony, Situational Irony and Dramatic
Irony.
Group 3 Making friends isn't easy. Ask Juan Guerrero,
who moved to New Middle School three months ago but
still eats lunch by himself. Nobody picks on him really, but
they pretty much ignore him completely, at least since the
incident. You see, Juan had his chance. We almost
adopted him into our crew, the skaters, after Juan said he
could skate. "Oh yeah?" asked my boy Romeo, "well,
where's your board?" Juan replied shakily, "Uh, my mom
ran over it with her car, but I do flips and grinds and all that
stuff."
Romeo didn't believe him. "Why don't you use my board?
Show me one of those flips," Romeo challenged. Juan
gulped and grabbed the board. "Uh… Ok," he replied.
When you see a good skater on TV or in a video game,
skateboarding may look easy, but just moving properly, let
alone doing any tricks, takes a lot of practice. Because of
this, I was not the least bit surprised when Juan landed flat
on his can before he even made it across a single sidewalk
square. "Wow! What an awesome flip, Tony Hawk.
You'll have to teach me that," Romeo sneered. Now Juan
eats lunch alone.

F. Abstraction
I will ask or give the students a summary of
the discussion. -Something that is ironic is unexpected.

1. When we say verbal, it is a _______?

2. What type of irony when the opposite -If it’s sarcasm, it’s verbal.
one happens? -If unexpected by everyone, it’s situational.
3. How about a character doesn’t know but
everyone does? -If unexpected by a character, it’s dramatic.

G. Application
- Group Activity:
- Now, I will group you into four and you only
have 5 minutes to prepare.
- Make a short presentation depicting different
situations. Make sure to use the three kinds
of irony.
- It might be in the school, snack house,
market or at your house.

- You’ll be graded according to these criteria.

Appropriate non-verbal cues= 5 points
Clarity of the voice=3 points
Unity as a group= 2 points.

-Questions?
-Okay, time starts now.
-(After 3 minutes).
 - Your time is over. The group 1 will be the
first to present next is group, then group and
last is group 4.

H. Evaluation.
Identify and write VI if the sentence/passage
is verbal irony, SI if it is situational irony,
and DI if it is dramatic irony.
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented
telephone, but he refused to keep one
in his study. He feared it would -Situational irony.
distract him from his work.
2. Looking at her son’s messy room,
Mom says, ‘’ Wow! You could win
an award for cleanliness. -Verbal Irony
3. The audience knows that a killer is
hiding in the closet, but the girl in the
horror movie does not. -Dramatic Irony
4. The reader knows that a storm is
coming, but the children playing on
playground do not. -Dramatic Irony
5. The fire station burns down while the
firemen are out on a call.
-Situational Irony
I. Assignment.
Write down your ironic experiences in at
least 3 paragraphs. Write it in one whole
sheet of paper.