Lesson Plan in English

Grade 9

TIME INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENTS REMARKS

ALLOTMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Lesson: Adverb Clause I. Subject Routine
March 14, 2016 A. Express ideas in a conversational manner  Share-a-Minute Oral participation
 National Pi Day
Monday March 14, also represented as 3.14, celebrates the
mathematical concept Pi which pertains to a number
that never ends. Surprisingly, March 14, 1879 is also
the birthday of the famous physicist Albert Einstein.
Students share their favorite topic in mathematics
and explain briefly why they chose it.

II. Lesson Proper

B. Participate in generating ideas through A. Elicitation Class participation
completing mathematical equations 1. Springboard
Students make a meaningful sentence by completing
the given equation:

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a. Ann wears a She has long
ponytail. hair.

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b. The
policemen The wrecks
delayed the were cleared.
drivers.

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c. My boss She’s having
yells. a bad day.
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Grapes won’t There is
grow. heavy
rainfall.

C. Recognize adverb clause and its kinds: 2. Introduction to Grammar Point

Adverb Clause of Manner, Place, Time and  How were you able to make those sentences into
Reason a meaningful one? What did you use?
 What type of sentence did you form after?
 From these sentences, which were the
independent and dependent clauses?
 What did these dependent clauses modify in the
sentences?

B. Highlighting of Form
 ADVERB CLAUSE
 An adverb clause is a group of words which plays the
role of an adverb in the sentence.

An adverb clause MUST meet these requirements:

1. It will contain a subject and a verb.
2. There should be a subordinating conjunction that
keeps the clause from expressing a complete thought.
3. The clause should answer one of these four adverb
questions: How?When? Where? or Why?
Examples:
- Tommy scrubbed the bathroom tile until his arms
ached. (How did Tommy scrub the bathroom tile?)

- Josephine’s three cat bolted from the driveway once

they saw her car turn the corner. (When did the
cats bolt?)

- Damien put the keys where he can easily find

them. (Where did Damien put the keys?)
 - After her appointment at the orthodontist, Danielle
cooked eggs for dinner because she could easily
chew an omelet. (Why did Danielle cook eggs for dinner?)

D. Use adverb clause in oral and written texts C. Controlled Practice Class participation

Drill A. Board exercises

Directions: The adverbial clause in each of the following
sentences has already been underlined. Circle the
word that connects the adverb clause to the rest of
the sentences.
1. On a cold day, the dogs stayed in their kennel where it was
warm.
2. Because no one was home, the thieves robbed the house.
3. We played on the beach until the sun is set.
4. Jose climbed the stairs after he finished his dinner.
5. After Jackie Rodriguez won the lottery, she bought her
mother a house.

Drill B.
Directions: Combine the following pairs of sentences by using
a subordinating conjunction to create an adverbial
clause.
although whenever when
because since

1. The student was writing a paper for her computer class.

The power went out.
2. Mr. Kellar recently sold his car.
He needs to cancel his auto insurance policy.
3. The Lopezes often go out to a Thai restaurant. Sometimes
the Lopezes prefer Italian food.
4. Michael leaves early.
His supervisor gets annoyed.
5. Paola lost her purse.
Paola needs to cancel her credit cards.

Drill C.
Directions: Underline the adverbial clause in the following
sentences, then write P if it is an adverbial clause
of place, T if it is an adverbial clause of time, M if
it is an adverbial clause of manner and R if it is an
adverbial clause of reason.

1. The man ran as if the wolves were chasing him.

2. Where the flowers are, you will generally find bees.
3. Louis passed his examination because he worked hard.
4. Forgive us as we forgive our enemies.
5. A cold wind sprang up just as the sun was setting.

D. Free Stage
Partner Dictation
Students work in pairs to practice using adverbial
Story
clauses in speaking, listening, and writing. They work
(See Attachments)
together to fill in gaps in the two short stories provided
by the teacher.

E. Exercises Adverbial Clause

Exercise
Directions: Underline the adverbial clause in the following (See Attachments)
sentences, then identify the kind of adverbial
clause used.

1. We couldn’t play the match because the fog was too thick.
2. I have not been well since I returned from China.
3. Some people act as though they could do no wrong.
4. I met my old friend where we played together in our
 childhood.
5. As he was strong, he could carry this heavy box.
6. When you have finished your work, you may go home.
7. I need a hammer and nails because I am going to repair the
shed.
8. As soon as the boys came into the room, the noise began.
9. Kick the ball as hard as Richard did.
10. Everywhere I looked, there were dirty footmarks.

E. Realize the value of interdependence and III. Valuing

cite situations where mutual dependence Dependent clauses like an adverb clause teaches us that in
happen life there are things that we can do and we cannot – but if
we will work together, we can do great things (Mother
Teresa). Students give other situations where
interdependence between things happens.

F. Write a paragraph using different kinds of IV. Assignment

adverb clauses learned Using different kinds of adverb clause, write a 10-15
sentence paragraph about this topic: Good friends compete
for the same job, one gets the position, but the other one
does not. How does this affect their relationship?

Prepared by:

Mr. Marvin B. Herrera