Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in English IV

I. Objectives

a. correctly identify adjectives.

b. use adjectives correctly in their writing.
c. create or select vivid adjectives to enhance their writing as they write and
revise.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Adjectives
Material: Paper Outline, Visual Aids, Handouts

III. Procedure
A. Preparation
o Prayer
o Attendance
o Review
B. Motivation

The teacher will display a life-size outline of herself/himself and have students
discuss describing words (adjectives) that could be used to describe the teacher
(or, if that is not preferred, any other specific person or character that students
would know could be used.)

To prompt students, the teacher can ask questions that ask students to think
about color, shape, size, or personality. For example: What color are the shoes
(shirt, dress, etc.) I am wearing? What shape is my hair style? What shape are
my glasses? What is my personality like?

C. Presentation of the lesson

1. The teacher will write a simple sentence on the board. For example: The
cat found a mouse in the house. The teacher will circle the nouns cat, mouse,
and house and point out to students that the nouns alone do not give us any
information about how they look, feel, taste, etc. The teacher will have students
close their eyes and visualize that simple sentence. Lead the discussion and
focus on the fact that we do not know what the cat looks like, what the mouse
feels like, or what the house looks like.
 2. The teacher will then add adjectives to enhance the sentence and show
more information about the three nouns. For example: The sneaky cat found a
scared little mouse in the old house. The teacher will ask students to visualize
the new sentence and discuss how the adjectives gave them a more visual
picture of the sentence.

3. The teacher will then model for students how selecting different
adjectives, based on degrees (remind them of yesterday's activity), changes the
meaning of the adjectives in the sentence by making them even more precise.
For example, the first sentence could read: The strong, upset cat raced through
the house searching for the small mouse that had stolen the cat's dinner. By
selecting adjectives with differing degrees, the sentence could become: The
burly, furious cat raced through the house searching for the tiny mouse that had
stolen the cat's dinner.

D. Discussion

Adjectives are describing words. They tell us more about nouns. For example: Ali
(noun) is brave (adjective) boy. In this example ‘brave’ is telling us more about
‘Ali’.

The diverse types of adjectives include:

1. Adjective of quality
2. Adjective of quantity
3. Adjective of Number
4. Demonstrative Adjective
5. Distributive Adjective
6. Possessive Adjective
7. Interrogative Adjective

1. Adjective of quality:
v Express the qualities of somewhat or somebody.
v Such as great, good, bad, wise, poor, nice, happy, pretty, angry, blue etc.
v Example:
o They give me a great idea.
o Mr. Salaam is a good person.
o He is a good guy.
v Adjective of quality response the question: what kind?

2. Adjective of number:
v Express the number or order of somewhat or somebody. Such as one, two,
three, first, second, third……….,
v Example:
o She can eat ten eggs at a time.
o He is the first boy in the class.
 The house holder does not lease the room to the single person.

v Adjective of number is two kinds Definite and Indefinite.

o Definite number adjectives are of three types.
o Such as
o Prime (one, two,),
o Ordinal (first, second,),
 Multiplicative (Single, double,)

3. Demonstrative Adjective:
v State the nouns or pronouns. in place of this, that, those, these etc.
v Example:
o This boy is good.
o That is her room.
 These are the book to follow.

4. Distributive Adjective:
v Express the distributive state of nouns. Such as every, each, neither, either,
both etc.
v Example:
o Every movie in the series is popular.
o Both the boys are appreciated by them.
 Each person will get the reward.

5. Possessive Adjective:
v Shows the possession or belonging in the sentence. Such as his, her, him, my,
our, your, their etc.
v Example:
o This is her cell phone.
o I have seen their house.
 Our house is tow stored house.

6. Inquiring Adjective:
v Interrogative Adjective changes nouns in interrogative sentence. Such as
which, what, whose etc.
v Example:
o What type of man he is?
o Whose phone is this?
o Which program are you attending?
 E. Developing Mastery
Students will write a short narrative to describe a real or imaginary person. They
will correctly use precise, as well as vivid adjectives to describe this real or
imaginary person.

Before students begin writing, work together to brainstorm ideas for who
students might want to write about. Encourage them to pick someone, real or
imaginary, that they can vividly describe.

Remind students that their narrative will have a beginning, middle, and end.
Depending on the needs of your students, you might want to provide students
with a graphic organizer, outline, or planning frame to help them construct and
write their story.

Have students begin writing. Circulate the classroom, monitor students as they
work, and provide support as needed.

IV. Evaluation

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences and then use these adjective in
sentences of your own.
1. I have a small cupboard.
2. It is an empty bottle.
3. I like fresh fruit/juice.
4. My cat has blue eyes.
5. The tiger has sharp teeth.
(Answer key: 1. small, 2. Empty, 3. Fresh, 4. Blue, 5. Sharp)

V. Assignment

Add adjectives in the following sentences to make them more interesting.

1) I can’t drive your _________car.
2) She went to the store to buy ___________bread.
3) I saw a ____________bird.
4) We ate ___________________pizza.
5) I have a __________ bag.