Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN for Classroom Discussion in

English Subject
MARIANO PERALTA Grade
School 7 - Topaz
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Level/Section
Teacher FLORENCITO B. RIVAS JR. Learning Area ENGLISH

Teaching Date November 29,2023/

Quarter First
and Time 9:00-10:00 A.m

At the end of the 60-minute session, the learners

will be able to:
a. Define definite and indefinite articles,
b. Apply articles appropriately in various
I. OBJECTIVES
contexts;
c. Generalize the appropriate use of definite
and indefinite articles through story
making.

The learners recognize and differentiate between

definite (the) and indefinite (a, an) articles and
a. Content Standard demonstrate communicative and writing
competence through his/her understanding of
the topic for a deeper appreciation of English
Grammar, including the specific nouns.
The learners demonstrate communicative and
b. Performance Standard writing competence through his/her
understanding of the topic by creating a story for
a deeper appreciation of English Grammar.
a. The learners should be able to:
c. Melcs/Curriculum Guide EN2G-Ii-9.2 - Recognize the use of a/an +
noun to appropriately construct a
grammatically correct sentence.
II. CONTENT Definite and Indefinite Articles
III. LEARNING RESOURCES Textbook & Video Presentation
BEAM ENG1 Module 6 – High Frequency Words
A. References 1A. 2009.
*English Expressways 1. 2010. pp 147-151
Tutoring Hour – Indefinite Articles (YouTube)
9 Rules of Articles – A, AN, THE or ‘THEE’? by
English with Lucy
1. Textbook English Learner’s Material 7
 2. Additional resources website https://youtube/3D6PYG_yiuA?si=Emodnb2ldp
09PJVu
B. Other Learning Resources Multimedia platforms and lectures
C. Materials Instructional Materials, Powerpoint Presentation,
Video Presentation
IV. LEARNING TASK ANNOTATIONS
• Prayer
• Greetings INDICATOR 5
• Checking of Attendance Established safe and
• Presentation of Classroom secure learning
Rules environments to
1. Listen to the teacher and enhance learning
i. Preliminary Activities follow instructions through the consistent
2. Enter the classroom with implementation of
a smile policies, guidelines
3. Always try your best and procedures.
4. Raise your hand if you MOV: To prevent
want to say something misbehavior, house
5. No excuses! rules are set before the
class start.

• Is there anyone in this class

who would like to share with
us his or thoughts about our
a. Review last discussion?
(Calling the names of the active
participants)

Activity 1: PANTS Game

INDICATOR 3
➢ In this game, the students will
Applied a range of
complete the PANTS according
teaching strategies to
to the letters they will draw from
b. Motivation develop critical and
the Styrofoam cup. They will fill creative thinking, as
in the tables that the teacher well other higher-order
will going to post in the board. thinking skills.
This will be effective when the
music starts to play, and the MOV: The teacher
ball will be pass on to one used video analysis
as springboard to the
another until the music stop.
lesson.
The student who holds the ball
will automatically be the one
who will play the game until the
5 players are identified.

Question: What have you observed

with the words that completes the
table?
ii. Presentation of Lesson

Activity 2: Pick me Out Will U!

1. Each group will be given a

story and the students must
write all the determiners and
the nouns followed by it in a
manila paper (e.g. the –
kingdom). Each group will be
C.1 Activity given 5 minutes for reading the
story.

2. After 5 minutes of reading the

story, the students will be given
another 5 minutes for writing
the determiners in the manila
paper. The group who gives the
most appropriate determiners
will be given a reward but
before that, they must select
one representative to present
their output. The first group
who completes their task and
attached their output on the
board will have an additional 5
points.

Story:

Ibong Adarna
(Summary in English)

Once upon a time, there was a

kingdom named Berbania. It was
ruled by King Fernando and Queen
Valeriana who had three sons: Don
Pedro (firstborn), Don Diego
(second) and Don Juan (the
youngest).

One night, King Fernando had a

bad dream. He saw that his
youngest (and favorite) Prince, Don
Juan, was thrown away in a deep,
creepy well. The King started to get
weak for unknown reasons. It
seemed that nothing could bring
back his prior high level of health.
His medical advisors told him that
the only cure for his unexplained
malady was a lullaby sung by the
Adarna bird.
 So, King Fernando tasked his
three sons to hunt the magical bird.
Don Pedro went first but was
unsuccessful. He may have reached
Mount Tabor and the tree of Piedras
Platas where the Adarna bird
nested, but the prince fell asleep
after hearing the bird’s song. What's
worse is that he turned into a stone
when the lovely bird pooped on him.
The second prince, Don Diego went
hunting next. Unfortunately, he
had the same bitter end as his older
brother. The kingdom was counting
on Don Juan, who went next.

The youngest prince climbed

through Mount Tabor. He met a
very sick old man who gave him tips
about the magical tree of Piedras
Platas and catching the Adarna
bird. Don Juan successfully caught
the bird and helped his two
brothers become human again.
Because of envy and greed for
power, the two older brothers joined
forces to beat Don Juan to death
and throw him into a deep well. The
two then returned home with the
Adarna. However, the king’s illness
grew worse because the bird never
sang a single song.

Luckily, Don Juan’s strength

returned. He was healed by the poor
old man who helped him in the
mountain. He finally returned to the
Kingdom of Berbania. King
Fernando knew the truth when the
bird started singing after seeing
Don Juan. The King grew healthy
again and became stronger than
ever. He wanted to punish his two
sons but Don Juan asked his father
to forgive them. The King granted
his request and asked the three
princes to guard the Adarna bird.
Because of Don Pedro, the bird flew
away and escaped. Don Juan went
away from the kingdom so the king
wouldn't punish his brother.

King Fernando asked the two

princes to look for Don Juan. They
found him in the kingdom of
Armenia. They decided to live there.
One day they found an interesting
well. Only Don Juan went down
inside successfully. He found two
lovely princesses, Donya Juana and
Donya Leonora, who were kept
captive by a giant serpent. Because
of his skills in fighting, the mighty
prince killed the serpent and saved
the two princesses. Don Pedro
envied the young prince. He cut the
rope when the prince went down
inside the well to get the ring Donya
Leonora had forgotten. What's
more, it was easy for Don Diego to
make Donya Juana fall in love with
him. So, when they came back to
Berbania, they married. On the
other hand, Don Pedro did
everything to pursue Donya
Leonora, but he failed.

An enchanted fox helped Don

Juan and he was quickly healed.
The Adarna bird appeared suddenly
and told him about the princess of
Reyno delos Cristales, his
predestined love. He immediately
searched for the princess and found
out about the cruel King Salermo.
In spite of the obstacles the cruel
king put before him, he faced them
all and succeeded with the help of
Maria Blanca, the daughter of King
Salermo. Because of the selfish
king, the two tried to escape. Maria
Blanca was cursed to crawl like a
snail and be forgotten by the prince
Don Juan.

Don Juan returned to Berbania

where he was welcomed by his
mother, Queen Valeriana, as well as
Princess Leonora. He forgot about
Maria Blanca because of Princess
Leonora. Don Juan and Princess
Leonora were scheduled to wed. On
the day of the wedding, Maria
Blanca visited wearing the
emperatris.

She tried to bring back all their

memories and remind Don Juan
about their love. Finally, Don Juan
and Princess Maria Blanca got
married while Princess Leonora
married Don Pedro. In the end, Don
 Pedro became the new king of
Berbania while Don Juan became
the king of Reyno delos Cristales.

(The teacher will gather the work

of the students and he will check
if each group got the correct
answers.)
INDICATOR 3
Answer: Applied a range of
teaching strategies to
A – kingdom
develop critical and
C.2 Analysis The – youngest prince
creative thinking, as
The – Adarna bird
well other higher-order
The – tree of Piedras Platas
thinking skills.
The – prince
The – bird’s song
MOV: The questions
The – lovely bird
presented allows
The – kingdom
students to think
The - magical tree
critically.
The – king’s illnesses
A – single song
The – poor old man
The – mountain
The – three princes
A – giant serpent
The – mighty prince
The – two princesses
The – young prince
The – rope
The – well
The – ring
An – enchanted fox
The – princess of Reyno delos
Cristales
The – cruel king Salermo
The – wedding
The – emperatris

After checking the output, the

students will answer the guide
questions orally.

Guide Questions:

1. Who are the characters in the

story entitled the Ibong
Adarna?
2. Describe the 3 princes of the
kingdom of Berbania based on
the story?
3. How does the youngest prince
name Don Juan successfully
catch the Ibong Adarna?
4. What do you think is the
author’s purpose?
 5. How can you relate the story in
your self in this real-life
context?
The teacher will discuss the rules
and application of the definite
and indefinite articles.

1. When we say definite INDICATOR 2

articles, it is an article…. Used a range of
teaching strategies
2. Otherwise, indefinite articles that enhance learner
C.3 Abstraction is …. achievement in literacy
and numeracy skills
by incorporating
“Our topic for today is about the traditional and
definite and indefinite articles.” modern way of
Now, let us start our discussion. teching.
First, let us define what is an
article? MOV: Give
opportunities to the
In English there are three articles: students to speak,
a, an, and the. Articles are used act, and perform the
before nouns or noun equivalents his or her own ideas.
and are a type of adjective.

So, what is a definite article?

A definite article (the) is used

before a singular or plural noun to
indicate that the identity of the
noun is known to the reader.
example:
The gun of John Wicked.
The dogs in the Kernel.
the postcard
the Statue of Liberty

So, what is an Indefinite Article?

An indefinite article is used to

introduce a singular countable
noun.
example:
a book
an engine
a solar eclipse

Nouns that begins with consonant

sounds:
a dog
a pig
a chicken
a cow
a horse
Nouns that begins with vowel
sounds:
an ant
an eagle

For the purpose of understanding of

how articles are used, it is
important to know that nouns can
be either count (refers to the items
that can be counted and either
singular or plural) or noncount
(refers to items that are not counted
and are always singular).

Following are the three specific

rules which explains the use of
definite and indefinite articles.

Rule 1: Specific identity not

known. Use the indefinite article a
or an only with a singular count
noun whose specific identity is not
known to the reader.
example: I own a cat and two dogs.

Rule 2: Specific identity known.

Use the definite article the with any
noun (whether singular or plural,
count, or noncount) when the
specific identity of the noun is
known to the reader.
example: The boy sitting next to me
raised his hand.

Rule 3: All things in general. Use

no article with plural count nouns
or any noncount nouns used to
mean all or in general.
example: Trees are beautiful in the
fall. (All trees are beautiful in the
fall.)

Table summarization:
Additional Information Regarding
the Use of Articles

•When indicating an unspecified,

limited amount of a count or
noncount noun, use some.

Example: I would love some coffee

right now (not coffee in general, but
a limited amount of coffee).

•Noncount nouns include certain

food and drink items (bacon, beef,
bread, etc.), certain nonfood
substances (air, cement, coal, etc.),
most abstract nouns (advice, anger,
beauty, etc.), areas of study (history,
math, biology, etc.), sports (soccer,
football, basketball, etc.), languages
(Chinese, Spanish, etc.), Other
(clothing, furniture, weather, etc.)

•Geographical names are confusing

because some require the and some
do not.

✓ Use the with: united countries,

large regions, deserts,
peninsulas, oceans, seas, gulfs,
rivers, mountain ranges,
groups of islands, etc.

Examples: The Pacific Ocean

the Enchanted River

✓ Do not use the with: streets,

parks, cities, countries,
continents, bays, single lakes,
single mountains, islands, etc.

Examples: Philippines
Sierra Madre
Laguna Bay

“To fully understand and wrap the

lesson for today, let us watch a video
that is all about ‘Articles’.”

(The teacher will play a 24

minutes video about the “9 Rules
of Articles – A, AN, THE or
‘THEE’? by English with Lucy”.)

Link:https://youtube/3D6PYG_yiu
A?si=Emodnb2ldp09PJVu
 Activity 3: Construct Me In!
INDICATOR 1
Since the teacher is done discussing Applies knowledge of
C.4 Application the Definite and Indefinite Articles,
content within and
the teacher will instruct the class to
across curriculum
get a ¼ sheet of paper.
teaching areas
1. On a ¼ sheet of paper, the
students will construct 10
sentences out of the things MOV: The video clip
they will find in their bag. presented served as
2. They will be given 10 minutes their referral.
to accomplish it. Once the
time is up, the paper must
raise in the air and pass it
forward silently.

Direction: Supply the appropriate

articles (a, an, the) in the space to
complete each sentence. Sometimes
you don’t need either word – you
leave it blank. This quiz is worth 20
points.

1. My neighbor is __ photographer;
D. Evaluation let’s ask him for __ advice about
color films.
2. I had __very bad night; I didn’t
sleep nor wink.
3. Have you got __ camera?
4. __ youngest boy has just started
going to __ school.
5. I went to __ school to meet our
headmistress. I persuaded her
to let Ann give up __ gymnastics
and take__ ballet lessons
instead.
6. I like __ steak. But I don’t like __
eggs.
7. What’s __ name of __ woman in
__ blue dress?
8. What’s in __ newspaper?
9. It’s terrible, __ eggs are 2 dollars
__ dozen.
10. We don’t go to __ cinema very
much these days. In, fact in __ town
where we live there isn’t __ cinema.

Answer key:

1. My neighbor is a
photographer; let’s ask him for
an advice about color films.
2. I had a very bad night; I
didn’t sleep nor wink.
 3. Have you got a camera?
4. The youngest boy has just
started going to the school.
5. I went to the school to meet
our headmistress. I persuaded
her to let Ann give up the
gymnastics and take a ballet
lesson instead.
6. I like the steak. But I don’t
like the eggs.
7. What’s the name of the
woman in a blue dress?
8. What’s in the newspaper?
9. It’s terrible, the eggs are 2
dollars a dozen.
10. We don’t go to the cinema
very much these days. In, fact
in the town where we live there
isn’t a cinema.

Directions: In a 1 whole sheet of

paper, make a short story about an
unforgettable scenario you have
E. Assignment experienced in your life in the past
years. Apply the rules of the definite
and indefinite articles in creating
your short story.

Rubrics:

✓ Organization of the
thoughts and events - 25
✓ Application of the
“Articles” - 25
✓ Correct use of grammar,
punctuation, and verb
tenses -25
✓ Creativity -20
✓ Cleanliness -5

Prepared by:

Florencito B. Rivas Jr.

BSED E2B

Submitted to:

Ma’am Genevive Eticano

ELT 126 Instructor