LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. OBJECTIVES:
a. View and react critically to the short clip presented
b. Discover Philippine and Afro Asian literature as a means of expanding experiences
and outlook and enhancing worthwhile universal human values.
c. Differentiate facts from opinions.
d. Identify oneself with the people of Arabia and Israel though literature taking note of
the cultural differences so as to get the heart of problems arising from them.
e. Demonstrate appreciation and understanding of the clip viewed through group
differentiated task

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

a. Focus Skills: Reading, Viewing, Literary Appreciation
b. Title of the Text: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
c. Target Level of Proficiency: Grade 8-Approaching Proficiency to Proficient Learners
d. Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Video Clip, Graphic Organizer, Worksheets,
Writing Tools, Voice Amplifier, MCART
e. References:
f. Learning Module for Grade 8
Newspaper Article, Scholastic UK Ltd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6gCw74WUXQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKJYUtVNhDY
Foresman, Book of Graphic Organizer, ISBN 0-328-14597-1, United States of
America, Pearson Education, Inc.,

III. ACTIVITY:

a. PRE-LESSON

i. Have the students accomplish the Agree-Disagree table before beginning the
lesson and after the lesson let them answer the same table. Compare their
answer afterwards.
Before Lesson After Lesson
STATEMENT
AGREE DISAGREE AGREE DISAGREE
1. The period
before the
writing of the
Qur'an and the
rise of Islam is
known to
Muslims as the
period of
ignorance.
2. The
expansion of
the Arab people
in the 7th and
8th centuries
brought them
into contact
with a variety of
peoples who
would affect

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and the most
significant of
these was the
ancient
civilization of
Israel. Change
to Persia
3. The terms
Israeli, Israelite,
Hebrew and
Jew are
synonymous
and can be
interchangeably
used in
literature,
religion and
politics.
4. Jewish
writers began
to write in
Hebrew in
addition to their
various national
languages
because
Hebrew at that
time was the
language of the
Holy Scripture.
5. A key
ingredient of
the Israeli
public persona
is that Jews are
tough,
emotionally
hardened, and
ruthless.

ii. Motivation:
Have students view the short clip to prepare them on why Islam is the best
solution according to Abdur Raheem. (8 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQNs7Fvu5_Y

Understanding the short clip (Processing)

1. Who speaks in the video? How credible is he to talk during the
Peace Conference?
2. According to the speaker, when does misery start? How can Islam
be the solution to the problems that beset the world?
3. What specific details are used by the speaker to substantiate each
of his assertions?
4. Why do you think the speaker encourages his audience to adopt
Islam? How do gestures or the intentional movements of the
speaker’s body help him convey his message?
5. What countries in the world adopt Islam as a religion?

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 iii. Activity:
Below are statements taken from the speech of Abdur Raheem
McCarthy; Identify whether the sentence expresses a fact or an opinion.
Write your answer in the second column; include a short explanation.

PICKING IT FROM SPEECH FACT OR OPINION EXPLANATION

1. The Western economy is
based on rebate or interest.
2. The only way to true
happiness and peace is through
Islam.
3. The problem of swine flu –
the swine is one of the dirtiest
animals in the face of the earth.
4. Fifty-six percent of everyone
jailed in America today is due to
drug charges.
5. Islam is not spreading as it
should be because we are not
implementing it in its proper
form.

IV. ANALYSIS:
Opinions cannot be proven, however, they can be supported by facts and other
knowledgeable opinions. Facts can be proven with evidence, statistics, records, photographs,
data, etc.

V. ABSTRACTION:

1. What is a fact? How do you arrive at facts?

2. How does a fact differ from an opinion? Can an opinion be proven?

3. Is a fact the opposite of an opinion?

4. If a statement of fact is untrue or false, does it turn into an opinion? In the same logic, if an
opinion is believed by everyone, does it turn into a fact?

VI. APPLICATION
Write F if the statement is a fact and O if the statement is an opinion.

1. Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia are some of the countries

that are part of the Southeast Asia.
2. February 25 is a holiday in the Philippines.
3. Boracay is located in the island of Visayas of the Philippines.
4. Angel locsin is more talented than Kim Chiu.
5. The cellphones being manufactured by Samsung are way better than
those produced by Apple.
6. Christmas time is the most wonderful time of the year.
7. President Rodrigo Duterte is the best president the Philippines have.

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 8. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is the smartest senator in the
Philippines.
9. Paper lanterns are symbols of Christmas in the Philippines.
10. We celebrate New Year every first day of January.

VII. AGREEMENT:
Using the same video the students will the accomplish the Group Differentiated Task
 Group the class into six and assign the following activity for them to present
in class. (15 minutes for the group work, 3-5 minutes/group for the
presentation)
1. Responding to Literature. Have the group respond to the video
watched by completing the sentence stem in the graphic organizer.
2. Question the author. Have the group analyze what was said in the
video, how well it was said, and how the article might be improved.
3. SOAPSTone. Have the group use the SOAPSTone tool to analyze the
article. Provide the elements asked in the graphic organizer.
4. Cause-and-Effect. Have the group identify the causes and results of
poverty.
5. Problem and Solution. Have the group record a problem presented in
the article and suggest solutions to address this problem.
6. Oreo Opinion Writing. Have the group discuss their view of the article,
state their reasons or thoughts about their opinion, give an example of
their reason, and restate their opinion.

 Inform the students on the following criteria.

1. Communicative competence – ability to clearly deliver the message of
the presentation – 40%
2. Collaboration – group cohesiveness – 30%
3. Correctness of content – accuracy of details 30%

Prepared by: Observed by:

ZYX RAXIE R. CUARTERO CHAILE M. SALINAS

Teacher I Asst. Principal - CID

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SOAPSTone – A Tool for Analyzing a Text

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RESPONDING TO LITERATURE

Directions: After reading the selection, write responses to

what you have read by completing the sentence stems
below.

__________________________________________
(Title of book, chapter, article, story, or poem)

by______________________________
(Author’s first and last name)

I noticed________________________________________
A question I have is______________________________
I wonder why____________________________________
I cant really understand__________________________
I know the feeling________________________________
I loved the way__________________________________
I realized________________________________________
If I were__________________________________________
I discovered_____________________________________

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PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

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CAUSE and EFFECT of POVERTY

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