Lesson Plan in Social Studies VII

I. Objectives
At the end of the 60-minute lesson, the learners should be
able to do the following with 75% level of proficiency:
a. Reflect and share thoughts or feelings about the given topic;
b. Unlock difficulties of some words in the poem;
c. Analyze the message of the selection and relate it to one’s
point-of-view.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Philippines Under Martial Law
Reference: Google, Merriam – Webster Dictionary
Materials: Visual Aids, Hand-outs, PowerPoint Presentation,
Projector

III. Learning Activities

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preparatory Activities
 Opening Prayer
 Cleaning of
Classroom
 Checking of
Attendance

1. Review
Are you ready for today’s
discussion?
Yes we are!
 Before we start with
today’s topic, can anyone
tell me what our past
lesson was? Philippine Presidents.

Very good! Can you give

me one of our previous
Presidents? Corazon C. Aquino

Very good! Can you tell

me how long her term
She sat as the President for
was?
6 years from 1986-1992

Benigno Simeon Aquino III

Correct! Anyone else?

He is the son of Former

And who is he?
President Cory Aquino and
the late Senator Ninoy
Aquino Jr. He held office
from 2010-2016.

1. Motivation
The students will watch the
Class, I prepared a ride video.
presentation for you to
watch. After the video, I
will ask some questions.
Are we clear?
 (Answer may varied)
What can you say about
the video you watched?

B. Lesson Proper
1. Activity
Before we start, we will
have an activity. There are
some difficult words that
we need to unlock before
we read the selection

There are definitions

posted on the board.
I will each give you
words that accompanies
the meanings on the
board, all you have to do
is paste it on the
corresponding meaning.
- Quell
1. To thoroughly
overwhelm and reduce
to reduce to
submission or
positivity. - Massive
2. Forming or consisting
- Seized
of a large mass.
3. To put in possession of
- Dislodge
something.
4. To force out of a secure
 or settled position.
5. A government in - Regime
power.

6. The organized body of - Constabulary

constables of a
particular district or
country.

7. To pass through or as it - Funneled

through a funnel or
conduct.

8. The action or process

of becoming impaired - Deterioration
or inferior in quality,
functioning or
condition.

9. To call forth or draw - Elicited

out (something such as
information or a
response)

10. To hold back - Hindered

Thank you class for trying and

giving the meaning of the
words
 Yes Ma’am!
2. Reading Selection
I have here prepared
copies of “The
Philippines During
Martial Law” and you
will read it and after
you read I will ask
some questions
regarding on what you
read. Clear?

The students will read Yes ma’am!

3. Discussion
Based on what you have
read I will ask you some Martial Law is the
questions. Okay? declaration issued under
Proclamation 1081
What is Martial Law?
suspended the civil rights
and imposed military
authority in the country.

*Clap..Clap..Clap*

Very good! Give yourself a

round of applause.
 Marcos defended the
declaration stressing the
What was the reason behind need for extra powers to
that declaration? quell the rising wave
violence allegedly caused by
communists.

*Clap.Clap.Clap.Clap.Clap*
Very good! Give yourself five
claps!

Students will answer the

C. Generalization given work.
With your group mates make
an essay about the effect of
Martial Law.

D. Practice Exercises