A Detailed Lesson Plan in English Grade VIII

I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of a 50-minute period, 27 out of 30 students should have done the
skills indicated with 90% level of proficiency.
1. Demonstrated creativity and critical thinking skills in relation to the story “The
Arrogant Swans”;
2. Answered questions focusing on varied orders of thinking;
3. Constructed original sentences using transitive and intransitive verbs.

VALUES INTEGRATION: Generosity and Kindness

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Literature: The Arrogant Swans
B. Language: “Intransitive vs. Transitive Verbs”
C. References: English for Arts and Literature 8
D. Materials: Power Point Presentation, cutouts, manila paper

III. PROCEDURE:
Teacher’s Activity Student’s activity
A. Preliminaries

B. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
In case you will lose in a place that you (Yes, I will beg for help because there is
didn’t know, will you beg for a help to nothing wrong in asking for a help.)
other people that you will met? Why?

2. Unlocking of difficulties

Today, we shall read and discuss a
story about the arrogant swans but
before that, you might encounter
difficult words. I will use them in a
sentence and you try to decode their
meaning.
(Students will pick any color of different
cutouts in the table and will read the sentences
written at the back of it. They will identify the
difficult words, decode it and use it in their
own sentences.)

A. The soothing sounds of the ocean (calm)

greeted him.
B. If she cried, if she pleaded – he (request/beg)
would pity her.
C. She was hurt and deeply humiliated (embarrassed)
by the lies told about her.
D. One of his executioners drew a (killed)
sword and beheaded him.
E. Ellen shivered as she stepped into (shaken)
the cold night.

3. (Teacher designs a group reading (The class will be divided into four groups; the
activity) first group will be the narrator of the story, the
second group will read the line of the bird, the
third group will read the line of the swans and
the last group will read the line of the king.
They will stand in front to perform the reading
activity.)

4. Activity on creativity and critical- (Students will be grouped into four groups.
thinking skills. Groups will be tasked to imagine the setting of
the story and draw it in a manila paper. One
member of each group will discuss their
output.)

5. Analysis

A. Who is the homeless that plead the - The homeless that pleaded the swans
swans? was the bird.

B. Who order to the soldiers to bring - The one who ordered to the soldiers to
the arrogant swans to the court? bring the arrogant swans to the court
was the king.

C. How did the bird show kindness to - The bird shows kindness to the swans
the swans? by begging them respectfully for help
so that the bird can stay there.

D. What differences exist between the
bird and the swans?
E. How would you feel if what happen
to the bird will happen to you?
- The differences exist between the bird
and the swans are; the bird is homeless
and the bird doesn’t have golden
feathers while the swans have a home
and they have golden feathers.
- I would feel disappointed and also
embarrassed because I don’t have what
is in that’s wans, like they have shelter
and golden feathers.
 F. Do any of the characters remind
you of someone in real life?
- Yes, just like some people who has a
better life that can buy expensive things
or can buy foods, and if some person
that has no money and needs or
begging them for their help they just
snob and murmur something that does
not good to the ear.

G. Differentiate the characteristic of - The characteristic of the swan was

the swans and the bird. greedy, unkind and arrogant while the
bird was humble, kind and respectful.

H. What did you learn from the - I learnt that we must be generous and
characters in the story? be kind to everyone who is in needs
because it makes our lives live happily
genuine.

I. If you’d given a chance to create a
happy ending and that ending is
only two sentences what would it
be.
(Ex. The ending would be, the swans
begged for the forgiveness of the king
and promised to let anyone live in the
river. And the king forgave the swans
and they gave shelter to all other birds
in the river.)

[Teacher writes the student’ answers and

discusses the intransitive and transitive verb.]

[ Key concepts:
Verb is an action word. There are structures of
the verb. Some of this is the intransitive and
transitive verbs. Transitive verb is a verb that
takes a direct object while the intransitive verb
is a verb does not take a direct object or it is
followed by prepositional phrase.]

Examples:
(for transitive verb)
a) Anthon drives the car.
b) Alexis and Precious catch the two
pillows.
c) Books convey ideas.
d) A huntsman pursued a wild animal.
e) I finished the work.
(for intransitive verb)
a) Snow fell yesterday.
 b) The situation worsened.
c) The path climbs steeply.
d) Summer vacation starts from last week
of the March.
e) Time will tell.

6. Abstraction:

What does the story entails to the

humans based on the Swan’s - The story wanted to teach us to be
behavior in the story? humble and kind to other people
especially those who are in need.

When the transitive and intransitive - Transitive verb can be modified if a

verb can be modified? verb takes a direct object while the
intransitive verb can be modified if the
verb does not take a direct object or it
will follow a prepositional phrase.

7. Application:
In a short bond paper draw an act
that shows kindness to other people
and write a caption below your
drawing using the transitive and
intransitive verb.

IV. EVALUATION:
A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Where did the arrogant swans live?
A. In the river banks
B. In a rural farm
C. In the land of birds
D. In a swan sanctuary
2. What lesson does the story have that resembles life?
A. Be thankful because you are gifted and others are not.
B. Be kind and generous to someone who is in needs.
C. It’s better to receive than to give.
D. It’s good to be impolite.
3. If you were the swan, would you do it to the bird?
A. Yes, because I was the one who came first at the river.
B. Yes, because the King needs my golden feathers.
C. No, because anyone can live at the river.
D. All of the above.
4. Why is it important to be kind to others?
A. We would become a hero right then.
B. To be blessed more.
C. They always need help.
D. Being kind makes us human.
5. What important characteristics does the king possess that a leader must have?
A. Being fair and kind
B. Being straightforward
C. His loyalty to his throne
D. His undying love for the bird.

B. Write I if the underline word is Intransitive verb and T if it is Transitive verb. And using
the verbs in the box, construct a sentence that can make each verb become an intransitive
verb and a sentence that can make each verb become transitive verb.

_____1.She eats fruit and vegetable.

_____2.The children played in the sand.
_____3.Angelique plays the piano.
_____4.The mountaineers climbed the Everest.
_____6.Evan James appears on the mirror.

V. ASSIGNMENT:
In a one-whole sheet of paper, compose a poem about your message to your loved ones. Encircle
the intransitive and transitive verb that is used in your composition.
Prepared by:

RABUYA, IVY JOY R.

 The Arrogant Swans

-John Davidson

In a far away kingdom, there was a river. The river was home to many
golden swans. The swan spent most of their time on the banks of the river.
Every six months, the swans would leave a golden feather as a fee for using the
lake. The soldiers of the kingdom would collect the feathers and deposit them
in the royal treasury.

One day, a homeless bird saw the river. “The water in this river seems so
cool and soothing. I will make my home here,” thought the bird.

As soon as the bird settled down near the river, the golden swans noticed
her. They came and shouted. “This river belongs to us. We pay a golden feather
to the King to use this river. You can not live here.”

“I am homeless, brothers. I too will pay the rent. Please give me shelter,”
the bird pleaded. “How will you pay the rent? You do not have golden feathers,”
said the swans laughing. They further added, “Stop dreaming and leave once.”
The humble bird pleaded many times. But the arrogant swans drove the bird
away.

“I will teach them a lesson!” decided the humiliated bird.

She went to the king and said, “O King! The swans in your river are
impolite and unkind. I begged for shelter but they said that they had
purchased the river with golden feathers.”

The King was angry with the arrogant swans for having insulted the
homeless bird. He ordered his soldiers to bring the arrogant swans to his court.
In no time, all the golden swans were brought to the King’s court.

“Do you think the royal treasury depends upon your golden feathers?
You can not decide who lives by the river. Leave the river at once or you all will
be beheaded!” shouted the King.

The swans shivered with fear on hearing the King. They flew away never
to return. The bird built her home near the river and lived happily forever. The
bird gave shelter to all other birds in the river.