Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English 10

Day: February 6,2019, Wednesday

Time:
9:30-10:30 – Grade 10 Mahogany
10:30-11:30 – Grade 10 Kamagong

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
a. define the different cohesive devices;
b. highlight the different cohesive devices used in a sentence;
c. construct a sentence using a cohesive device; and
d. appreciate the importance of using these devices as a student.
II. Subject Matter
a. Topic: Cohesive Devices
b. Materials: book, instructional materials
i. Learner’s guide – page 416
ii. Teacher’s guide – page 371
III. Procedure
I. Preliminary Activities
a. Prayer
b. Housekeeping
c. Attendance
d. Motivational Activity:

Connection

When you hear the word “connection” what comes into your mind?
II. Activity
Fill in the blanks using AND, SO, BECAUSE, BUT or OR.
I could not go out last night _____ I was too busy.
I could not go with my friend _____ he went without me.
Do you want an orange juice ____ a guava juice?
It was my birthday _____ he didn't send me a card.
We couldn’t contact him _____ we didn’t have his number.
The new department store____ school is now open.
III. Analysis
The teacher will now ask question:
a. What can you notice about the given sentences?
 IV. Abstraction
The teacher will now discuss the lesson which is Coherent Writing.
It means that the sentences, ideas, and details included blend so smoothly that the
readers will have an easy time following what the writer wants to put across.
Cohesive device is a device which holds different parts of a thing together.
In terms of communication, cohesive devices are typically single words or phrases
that hold and hang different parts of the text.
These are the cohesive devices.
a. Repetition of a key term or phrase – The ability to connect ideas by means of
repetition of key words and phrases sometimes meets a natural resistance based on
the fear of being repetitive. This helps to focus your ideas and to keep your reader on
track.
Example:
The problem with contemporary art is that it is not easily understood by most
people. Contemporary art is deliberately abstract, and that means it leaves the
viewer wondering what she is looking at.
b. Synonyms – are words that essentially the same meaning. And they provide some
variety in your word choices, helping the reader to stay focused on the idea being
discussed.
Example:
Myths narrate sacred histories and explain sacred origins. These traditional
narratives are, in short, a set of beliefs that are a very real force in the lives of the
people who tell them.
c. Pronouns – this, that, these, those, he, she, it, they, and we are useful pronouns.
Word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a
noun, often because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier. 
Example:
The man killed her after he had been released from prison. 
Amanda came home late, and her parents were not pleased.
Sean could not believe the news about his old sweetheart.
The man had lost respect for his oldest friends.
Bill and George joined us for the Thanksgiving Day dinner.
d. Transitional Words - Transitional words and phrases connect and relate ideas,
sentences, and paragraphs. They assist in the logical flow of ideas as they signal the
relationship between sentences and paragraphs.
Example:
Eating well is important for good health. Furthermore, it helps to make you more
attractive.
I can play quite a few musical instruments, for example, the flute, the guitar, and the
 piano.
V. Application
The students will have to compose/construct five sentences using cohesive
devices in a ¼ sheet of paper.

VI. Evaluation
For 10 points. The students need to underline the cohesive devices that can be
seen in the given paragraph. Italics indicate pronouns and repeated key words, bold
indicates transitional words.
The ancient Egyptians were masters of preserving dead people’s bodies by
making mummies of them. In short, mummification consisted of removing the internal
organs, applying natural preservatives inside and out, and then wrapping the body in
layers of bandages, and the process was remarkably effective. Indeed, mummies several
thousand years old have been discovered nearly intact. Their skin, hair, teeth, fingernails,
toenails and facial features are still evident. Their diseases in life, such as smallpox,
arthritis and nutritional deficiencies, are still diagnosable. Even their fatal afflictions are
still apparent: a middle-aged king died from a blow on the head; a child king died from
polio.
VII. Remarks
The teacher will let the students read about the next topic “How to Select and
Limit a Research Topic” page 417.

Prepared by:
Clarisse Joyce F. Gener