Topic/Title: Making Definitions Materials and Teacher’s Note

Subject & Grade Level: English 10 Quarter: 4

Time Adjustment: 70 minutes Week: 1
Most Essential Learning Competencies: Observe Correct Grammar in Making Definitions
(EN10-IIa-29)
Learning Objectives:
a. comprehend the meaning and the purpose of making definitions ,
b. write effective definitions and;
c. realize the importance of making guidelines in writing definitions.
Materials:
PowerPoint Presentation, chart
Values: Cooperation, teamwork
Strategic Approach: Constructivism and Collaborative Approach
Reference: English 10 SLM
Research-based:
A. Preliminaries:
Prayer; checking of attendance
B. Review:
Asked questions about the topic recently discussed
C. Engage:
Task 1: “Mystery Words”
Mechanics: To play this game, have the students hear the clues until they narrowed it
down. The first student to guess the mystery word wins.
Example: Expected responses:
1st clue: It’s a three-letter word 1. DICTIONARY
2nd clue: It’s an animal 2. BLUE WHALE/WHALE
3rd clue: It barks 3. TREE
1. *I am four syllables long
*My third letter is C
*Inside me are words you are familiar or not familiar
2. *In the ocean you can see me
*I can grow as big as the bus
*I am generally considered as the biggest living animal.
3. *I am a plant
*I have a thick wooden stem
*I have many branches
Task 2: “Act it Out”
The class will be divided into 2 groups, Ask also 4 volunteers from the class. They
will act out definitions written in a piece of paper. His/her classmates will guess the
word. The group to have more correct guesses wins.
1. Hitting a home run, fetching, catching, and batting the ball. 1. Baseball/ softball
2. Dribbling the ball, shooting the ball, 1 word, 3 syllables 2. Basketball
3. Male, Singer, King of Pop, Moon walk, Billy Jeans 3. Michael Jackson
4. You enjoy eating it during summer Season, 2 words, 2 syllables 4. Ice cream
D. Explore
Task 3: “Define Me”
 The class will be divided into 3 groups
 Random photos will be shown on the presentation
 Let the students compose 2-3 sentences to define each item. (Collaborative
Learning Approach)

E. Lesson Proper:
F. Elaborate
The class will be divided into 3 groups. Each group has differentiated tasks to do.
Group 2: Read the text given. Take note of the thought of the short paragraph. Then
using dictionary, extend the meaning of the words that are underlined.
“ One effect of the Covid 19 pandemic is the concern on the delivery of quality of
education. The Department of Education provides different modalities as to the
delivery of teaching the students. Among others, one given modality is the blended
learning.
Group 2: Search for the origin or history of the common term “barangay” which is
used and identified here in the Philippines as the English term barrio or village.
Group 3: Identify what tip in making definition should be applied to the following
statements.
1. Blended learning is when you use a combination of different modalities in
teaching or learning. ________________
2. Blended learning is a learning modalities of learning are blended together.
____________
3. In his SONA, President Duterte called the Lopezes and the Ayalas as
“oligarchs”. ________________
(Cooperative Learning Approach)

Guide Questions: Why is providing definitions of words important in reading?

G. Evaluate:
I. Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if it
is not.
________1. It is needed to provide a definition when
introducing an unfamiliar term.
________2. It is just right to use terms that are not familiar
when writing an essay.
________3. The origin or history of a common word will help in
making your point.
________4. A circular definition happens when the term you
want to define is included in the definition.
________5. Use simple and familiar terms when making
definitions.
________6. Using introductory adverb phrase as “is where” and
“is when” should be avoided.
II. Choose the way the following words are defined.
Choose your answer from choices below.
A. CIRCULAR
B. USE OF INTRODUCTORY ADVERB PHRASE
C. USE OF UNFAMILAR WORD/S
1. Didactic comes from its root word in Greek which is
“didasko”.
_______________________________
2. Pandemic is like epidemic but wider in scope like
COVID 19 pandemic.
3. Summer is when flowers are in bloom.
_______________________________
4. Globalization is the act or process of globalizing.
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