Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur
G. DEL PILAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
POBLACION NORTE, GREGORIO DEL PILAR, ILOCOS SUR

A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

QUARTER: 2
SUBJECT & GRADE LEVEL: English 8 Venus
TOPIC: Apartheid Issue & Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
SCHEDULE: 10:00-11:00, Thursday 17th of November

I. OBJECTIVES
After going through this lesson learners are expected to:
a. explore and explain why culture, history and environment shapes once life,
b. promulgate Nelson Mandela’s quote and be able to be moved by it and
d. determine why Nelson Mandela becomes one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century
by reading his autobiography (An Autobiography)

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Materials Canva presentation, pictures, TV, handout
References English for 21st Century Learning p. 72, 78-80

III. PROCEDURE
 TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY

A. PRELIMINARIES
Good morning, Class!
Good morning, ma’am.
Please keep silent in one minute
and say your personal prayers. (The students keep standing, bowed their
heads keep silent and say their prayers.)
Before sitting down kindly arrange your
chairs properly and pick up pieces of trash
on the floor. (The students pick up pieces of papers.)

By the way is everybody present?

Yes ma’am.
Okay Good! Last meeting, we learn about
what? Ma’am we learned about transitions.

Exactly!

So, the question is what are transitions?

Yes, very good! That’s it.
Now what is the thing we compared to
transition?
True! Transitions are like bridges. Why?
Wow! Brilliant you really understand our
lessons.
Ma’am transitions are the
Ma’am transitions are words and phrases that
we use to link our sentences in making a
paragraph. It makes our writings coherent
and logical.
Ma’am the thing that we compared to
transition is bridge.
Ma’am it’s because bridge and transitions
have the same use or purpose that’s why it’s
a perfect Simile.

B. MOTIVATION
Class, before we proceed to our lesson, I
have here scrambled words your task is to
unscrambled it. Okay? Can you?

(The teacher writes the following on the

blackboard) The students tried to figure out the scrambled
words.
1. adehitrap
2. nlsNoe aaMdnle (The students write their answers on the
 blackboard.)
Okay thank you Grade 8, please sit down.

Now read the word you scrambled; how do

we pronounce number one?
Ma’am we don’t know how to read it.
Let’s watch this video to know the correct
pronunciation.

Julien Miguel. (2020, October 12) How to

Pronounce Apartheid (Correctly)
Meaning Pronunciation [Video].
(YouTube). https://youtu.be/Cj-
ycur3CDM

How should we pronounce the word

apartheid?
Ma’am it would be pronounce like this (uh-
paar-taid)
Correct! So please read it again.
(The students read the word apartheid
correctly)
C. DISCUSSION
Today, we will be scrutinizing the words
you scrambled now let’s begin our journey.
Kindly lend me your ears.

We have here the word (Apartheid) class

do you have any idea what is apartheid or
what do you understand about it? Do you
know the definition of apartheid? From the
root word apart? What can you grasp about Ma’am base on my understanding apartheid
it? comes from the root word apart which means
being apart or separated.

Here’s a quick background about it. If we

look at the denotation of the word
apartheid, please look it in your dictionary Ma’am it says here that away from one
on your phone if you have one, what does another in space or time.
it say?

That’s right the state of being apart or

separated. And in South Africa, this is what
happens it was a social policy that forced
blacks and people from other racial groups
to live separately from whites.
Can you imagine their situation? How
devastating that is. Imagine if that is also
happening right now here in our country Ma’am then if that happens my world would
Philippines. Would that be just? Or not if fall apart maybe I will start hating myself for
you were one of the black people. having this skin color.

I didn’t say that you said that yourself. Ma’am the person who experienced
Later we will get to know that person who apartheid is Nelson Mandela.
experienced apartheid. Who is he?

Definitely.

Going back apartheid was created after Ma’am apartheid was created during World
what? World War I or World War II? War II.
Based on the presentation?

Absolutely, so this system was reinforced

through the legislation of the National
Party (NP), the ruling party of South Africa
from 1948 to 1944. Thus, under the new
legislation, South Africa was under these
laws: What are they who want to volunteer,
read the first law?

Okay, proceed. South Africans are classified into four racial

groups, white, Indian, colored (mixed race),
and black (bantu). Only whites can vote.

So that means that white is dominant. Any marriage or sex between a white and a
person of any other racial group is a crime.

Next yes, John Patrick, go on.

Did you understand that? Therefore, that

implies that you really should not let love
rule you even if it hurts, right? What’s the Because it’s a crime ma’am or it’s a sin.
reason?

How about you Grade 8? Are you willing

to do that? Are you willing to let go of
your love because it’s against the law? Or Ma’am for me if I am asked, about that
would you be like Romeo and Juliet who question I’m not sure ma’am.
fought for their love?
Yeah, okay I understand it’s too early for
you to think of thus things right now you
should focus in studying.

How about the last but not least rule? Read
it again.
Ma’am, it says here that 84% of South Africa
is for the whites (15% of the total
population) and only 14 % of the land (a.k.a.
“tribal homelands’) is for the blacks, which
composed over 80%) of the total population.

Class I have a question what do you picture

about South Africa I mean the people?
What can you say about them the way they
live? Do they stay in one place or move in Ma’am they don’t stay in one place ma’am
one place to another? they move from one place to another unlike
us.

That’s right, so we can’t blame Africans if

some of them live like nomads, right? That
explains it. Therefore, if we say nomads
what does it mean what can you infer about
it? About how Africans live? Ma’am if we say nomads, these are person
with no fixed residence who move from one
place to another seasonally.
Lastly? What does it say?
There must be separate education, medical
care, beaches, and other public services for
black people and white people.
That implies that there is really inequality
happening back then. It’s just so
unfortunate, right? That people in the end
no matter what failed to be united. There’s
not enough power of love, as they say, love
covers a multitude of sins.

Right now, let’s learn about the life of

Nelson Mandela. Do you have any idea
who is he? Ma’am he became the president of South
Africa.
Yes, without a doubt. What else aside from
being president of South Africa, why do
you think that his name is all over your
learning material or your book? What did Ma’am, maybe he imparts some notable
he do that makes him a legend? lessons in life through his writings?

Yes, that’s it. Let us read his

autobiography. (The teacher presents the
slides.) Melissa, read paragraph one.
Who is Nelson Mandela, aside from being
the first black president of South Africa,
based on the video?
And furthermore, if we say activist class, a
person who campaigns to bring about
political or social change, how about if we
say philanthropist? Kindly read.
(Melissa reads the paragraph)
A nonviolent anti-apartheid activist,
politician, and philanthropist, Nelson
Mandela became South Africa's first black
president from 1994 to 1999.
Ma’am Nelson Mandela is A nonviolent anti-
apartheid activist, politician, and
philanthropist.
Ma’am a philanthropist is a person who
seeks to promote the welfare of others,
especially by the generous donation of
money to good cause.

As we gleaned from that Nelson Mandela

have a heart of gold, he is very kind and
generous.

Next read, Laurie Mae. (Laurie Mae read the paragraph.)

In 1993, Mandela and South African
President F.W. de Klerk were jointly
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their
efforts to dismantle civil rights activists
worldwide. He directed a campaign of
peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the
South African government and its racist
policies for 20 years. He was actively
involved in the anti-apartheid movement in
his 20s and joined the African National
Congress in 1942. Beginning in 1962,
Mandela spent 27 years in prison for political
offenses.
Based from the paragraph what was the
award received by Nelson Mandela and
F.W. de Klerk in dismantling civil rights
activist worldwide?
It was the Nobel Peace Prize ma’am.
True, by the way what do we mean by
dismantle? Based from the context of the
sentence what do you understand about it? Ma’am the word dismantle means to take
apart, break up or disassemble ma’am.
Exactly! So, Nelson Mandela and F.W. de
Klerk pull apart thus civil rights activist
because their doing the opposite just like
the apartheid issue.

And how many years did he boldly disobey

or defy South African governments in a
nonviolent way? Ma’am he spent 20 years.

Then when did he begin to join the anti-

apartheid movement? Ma’am he joined the anti-apartheid
movement during his 20s.
What else where did he also join?
The African National Congress ma’am.
African National Congress class is a
political party and Black nationalist
organization.

That’s why because of thus happenings

Nelson was imprisoned for about 27 years.

Let’s go to the third paragraph. Kindly read

Audrey.
Okay thank you, so what does Nelson
Mandela’s name in Xhosa language?
And what does the word Rolilahla means?
Yes, that’s it in your opinion will he live
by his name or not?
Okay let’s see, lets found out more about
him.
Nelson Mandela was born Rolihlahla
Mandela on July 18, 1918, in the tiny village
of Mvezo, on the banks of the Mbashe River
in Transkei, South Africa. "Rolihlahla" in the
Xhosa language literally means pulling the
branch of a tree" but more commonly
translates as "troublemaker.
Ma’am the name of Nelson Mandela in
Xhosa language is Rolihlahla.
Ma’am Nelson Mandela’s name Rolihlala
means troublemaker.
Ma’am no he will not live by his name my
instinct says so.

Paragraph four will be read by Nove Lyka
(Nove Lyka reads the paragraph)
My mother presided over three rondavels at
Qunu which, as I remember, were always
filled with the babies and children of my
relations. In fact, I hardly recall any occasion
 as a child when I was alone. In African
culture, the sons and daughters of one's aunts
or uncles are considered brothers and sisters,
not cousins. We do not make the same
distinctions among relations practiced by
Europeans. We have no half-brothers or half-
sisters. My mother's sister is my mother; my
uncle's son is my brother.
Thank you for fluently reading.

Do you know what’s the word presided Ma’am we don’t know.

means? If we say presided it is to exercise
guidance, direction, or control.

That means that his mother has the

authority over thus three rondavels.
Rondavels class is where they live it is like
this. (The teacher presents the picture)

In Africa what was their culture regarding

family relations? They considered their
cousins as what?
How about their uncles and aunts?
They considered their cousins ma’am as their
own brother and own sister not as a cousin so
cousin is not in their vocabulary.

Ma’am as to their aunts and uncles they

So that’s their culture unlike us.
How about the 5th paragraph?
Who wants to read it? Yes, Aldritz troy
you’re raising your hands?
How about our houses Grade 8? Are the
design also like that of African’s rondavel?
considered them also ma’am as their own
parents.
(Aldritz Troy reads the paragraph)
Of my mother's three huts, one was used for
cooking, one for sleeping, and one for
storage. In the hut in which we slept, there
was no furniture.

No ma’am our cooking area sleeping area

That’s true for them they usually build a and storage area is inside our houses.
hut for thus purposes.

Now let’s go to the last but not the least

paragraph? Read it Mr. Rayver John.

So that’s there life back then, imagine they
slept without pillows. How about you guys
can you sleep without pillows these days?
(Rayver John reads the paragraph)
We slept on mats and sat on the ground. I did
not discover pillows until I went away to
school. The stove on which my mother
cooked was a three-legged iron pot that
rested on a grate over a hole in the ground.
Everything we ate we grew and made
ourselves. My mother planted and harvested
her own mealies. After harvesting the
mealies, the women ground the kernels
between two stones. A portion of this was
made into bread, while the rest was dried and
stored in pots. Unlike mealies, which were
sometimes in short supply, milk from our
cows and goats was always plentiful.

Without pillows your blood will circulate Yes, ma’am we can sleep without pillows but
flawlessly and it helps in making your back we don’t like the feeling that’s why we
straight. don’t.

Iron pot look like this (The teacher shows

the picture)
They don’t buy what they eat. So, if they
don’t buy what they eat what do they do?

What food do they eat?

They plant and harvest what they eat ma’am.
Yes, that’s its mealies are sweet corns and
kernels is also another kind of corn. It’s a
popcorn actually. Mealies kernels and milks from cow ma’am.

So that’s how their life rotates or go round.

They live together.

Last paragraph read it all everybody.

(The students read the paragraph audibly.)

From an early age, I spent most of my
free time in the veld playing and fighting
with the other boys of the village. A boy who
remained at home tied to his mother's apron

Veld class means uncultivated grassland.
Do you get the hang of the second
sentence?
Yes, that is an idiom. So, what do they call
thus boys who are under control by their
mother.
Who in the class also start as a herd boy at
five? Looking after your dad’s cow, goats
or maybe carabao?
How about now? Do you now look after
your dad’s cow or goats?
During your younger years do you also try
how to knock a bird in the sky using a
slingshot? Boys?
How about wild honey?
How about climbing fruit trees do you still
want to do that?
strings was regarded as a sissy. At night, I
shared my food and blanket with these same
boys. I was no more than five when I became
a herd boy, looking after sheep and calves in
the fields. I discovered the almost mystical
attachment that the Xhosa have for cattle, not
only as a source of food and wealth but as a
blessing from God and a source of happiness.
It was in the fields that I learned how to
knock birds out of the sky with a slingshot,
gather wild honey and fruits and edible roots,
drink warm, sweet milk straight from the
udder of a cow, swim in the clear, cold
streams, and to catch fish with twine and
sharpened bits of wire. I learned to stick-
fight-essential knowledge to any rural
African boy and became adept at its various
techniques, parrying blows, feinting in one
direction, striking in another, and breaking
away from an opponent with quick footwork.
From these days I date my love of the veld,
of open spaces, the simple beauties of nature,
and the clean lines of the horizon.
Yes, ma’am we do, that means you are under
control by your mother or being influence.
They called them as a sissy ma’am.
None ma’am that’s a bit early for us to look
after thus domestic animals.
Of course, ma’am that’s basic.
Yes, ma’am we do that before, also now
ma’am during our vacation.
No ma’am we can’t afford to be bitten by
bees.
How about swimming are you still fond of
swimming? Yes ma’am, especially rambutan because
rambutan is my favorite fruit.
How about catching a fish during night
time? Yes ma’am of course we badly want to swim
just thinking about it.
So, can you relate to Mandela?
That was the things he does when he was a Yes, ma’am it’s so enjoyable to catch a fish.
child.

Right in this last paragraph he reiterates
why he was mystically attached in their
place. It was because of all thus wonders,
that God had provides. Feels like he was in
awe, right?
Yes, ma’am reading his autobiography
makes us reminisce our childhood and the
beautiful landscape of mother earth.

D. GENERALIZATION
Let’s wrap things up but before you can set
foot you need to answer the following Indeed ma’am.
questions:

What is the apartheid issue? Based on what

we discussed can you make a summary of
it? Or can you state what you understand
about apartheid or what the things that
happened during this time?

The apartheid issue is an issue between

whites and blacks’ people and other race.
How about Nelson Mandela? Can you give The apartheid issue happens in Africa this
me some details about him, who is he? becomes an issue because of how whites
What country is he from? unequally treat other people with different
race or color.

Excellent! Grade 8 thank you for your

active participation. Nelson Mandela is a black, he became the
president of South Africa and serves as
inspiration now for many people.
IV. APPLICATION
In a paragraph form explain this line what does it mean to you? “From these days I date my love
of the veld, of open spaces, the simple beauties of nature, the clean lines of the horizon.” Do you
agree with it? Can you relate with it? Why explain and expound your answer.
Write it in a ½ sheet of paper here’s your groupings by threes. (The teacher gives them their
groupings.)

Rubrics

V. EVALUATION
True or False
1.We scrutinize the biography of Nelson Mandela.
2. Nelson Mandela is not against apartheid issue.
3. Mandela’s name Rohlilala means “troublemaker”.
4. Mandela live by the meaning of his name.
5. In African culture the sons and daughters of one’s aunt sand aunties are considered cousins.
6. Oats, mealies and kernels are the food that Nelson Mandela eats.
7. Nelson Mandela and his family buys food to eat.
8. Sissy means gay.
9. Rohlilala means pulling the roots of the tree in Xhosa language.
10. Stick-fight is an essential knowledge to any rural African girl.

IV. REMARKS

V. REFLECTION
Prepared by: Vanessa R. Abad
Student Teacher

Checked by: Nora Ahmed L. Alneaimi

Critic Teacher