Lesson Plan in English

(A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan)

Date: January 20, 2021

Time: 9:00-10:00 AM

I. Learning Objectives:
❑ To identify the preposition and prepositional phrases in a sentence
❑ To use correct and appropriate prepositions
❑ To explain the importance of using prepositions

II. Lesson Content

A. Content Focus: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
B. Skill Focus : Using Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
C. Value Focus : Love for the Country; Patriotism
D. References : DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program. (2016). Using prepositions and
prepositional phrases. Retrieved on January 22, 2021. Retrieved from
https://www.slideshare.net/alicetejero9/english-
6dlp57usingprepositionandprepositionalphrases
Prayerscapes. (2020). Retrieved on January 19, 2021. Retrieved from

https://www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/children/prayer_before_class_starts.
Strauss, Jane, Lester Kaufman, & Tom Stern. (2014) Prepositions. The Blue
Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear
Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes. Kaplan
Publishing. Pp 18-20 11th Ed.
Purdue University. (n.d.) Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing
Object. Retrieved from Owl Purdue:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/prepositions/index.
html
Simmons, Robin L. (2019). The Prepositional Phrase. Retrieved from
Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude:
https://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.html
E. Materials : Cartolina Paper, Marker, Pictures, PowerPoint Presentation, Activity Sheets

III. Procedure
SAFE Method

Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer

PRAYER
Heavenly Father,
You hold each of us in your loving hands.
Come fill our hearts, minds and bodies afresh with hope.
Help us to cast our worries upon you, so that we can embrace our learning
today.
Bless us as we study and grow together.
Come and anoint those who teach and tutor us to be bringers of insight and
knowledge.
Lord, watch over us all, keep us safe within your Almighty hand.
Amen.

2. Checking of Attendance
The teacher will use the roll call attendance tool.
 A. Stimulating Activity
The students will be presented with a picture and be asked with questions.

1. What have you observed in the picture?

2. Do you love your country?
3. Do the picture instill patriotism? Explain.
4. Upon understanding the concepts and ideas of the picture, give some sentences as to how
would you describe the Philippines---its location, geographical divisions, culture, and the like.

B. Actual Activity
The students will be presented with a paragraph and be provided with a set of tasks and
questions to serve as guide during the processing of important concepts and information.

Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions below.

In the Philippines, weaving mats is widespread. The most colorful ones are found in
the markets of Jolo and Zamboanga. Weaving mats take several weeks-from the gathering
of pandan leaves to stripping, boiling, and dying until the weaving stages. The quality of a
mat is judged by its softness and the fineness of the weave as well as the elegance of the
design. Mats are also significant fixtures in Filipino homes. They are sometimes used in
rituals. In some places, mats are used as carpets to highlight an occasion. It is also cool
to sleep on, especially inside a nipa hut, where people sleep in the floor.
-A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program, 2016

Students will answer the following questions for discussion.

1. Where are the colorful mats found?
2. What are mats made of?
3. How does one know that a mat is of good quality?
4. What Filipino value is shown in the article?

Study the following phrases taken from the paragraphs.

in the Philippines
in the markets
from the gathering of pandan leaves
of pandan leaves
to stripping
until the weaving stages
of the weave
of the design
in Filipino homes
in rituals
in some places
inside a nipa hut
on the floor

What do we call these phrases?

What do these phrases tell?
With what words do they begin?

The students will be given a discussion about prepositions and prepositional phrases.

These phrases are called prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase is a group of

words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun as objects of
preposition. Prepositional phrases tell time or place.

What is a preposition?

A preposition is a word that relates the noun or pronoun following it to some word or
Words in a sentence. These relationships can show time, place, or direction.

Prepositions of time explain when something happens. To talk about one point in time,
you can use, on, at, or in.

For example:
On is used to describe days:
o My homework is due on Friday.
o I am so glad we are leaving for our trip on Wednesday.

At is used with specific times of the day (such as noon, night, midnight, etc.):
o The baby woke up at midnight.
o The movie is at 4:45 PM.

In is used to describe the parts of the day, months, years, and seasons:
o The dog likes to walk in the mornings.
o My birthday is in November.
o We were married in 2018.
o Halloween is in the fall.

You can also use prepositions of time to describe extended periods of time. These
prepositions are: since, for, by, before, after, until, from—to, and during.

For example:
Since describes a specific point in the past until now.
o I have not seen Victoria since Friday.

For is used to describe something that happens over a certain period of time.
o We are going to Canada for three months.

By is used to identify something that happens no later than a certain time.

o The dog needs to be at the vet by 1 PM.

Before is used to describe an event earlier than or before another event.

o I like to pick apples before winter.

After describes an event at a later time.

o After lunch, we can eat candy.

Until is used to describe an event up to a certain point in time.

o We can play soccer until my mom comes to pick me up.

From—to describes a starting point to an ending point.

o We will be in Hawaii from Tuesday to Saturday.
During is used to describe an event that occurs throughout the duration of
another event.
o We ate sushi during the movie.

Prepositions of place describe where something happens. The prepositions you can
use are: in, at, on, off, by/beside, under, over, below, above, up, and down.

For example:
In describes a specific position or state of being inside.
o It is currently raining in Madrid.

At is used to describe a general area.

o Sammy is playing at the park.

On can be used in many ways:

o To describe the position of something:
• The bird is on my shoulder.
o To describe a certain side (left or right):
• You can find the lamp on your right.
o To describe the current state or process of something:
• Your marshmallow is on fire!
• My mom is on the phone with your mom.
o To describe how two things are touching or in contact with each other:
• James is surfing on the water.
o To describe the placement on transportation:
• Caitlin is on an airplane.

Off is used to describe the separation or detachment from a place.

o Please take your elbows off the table.

By/Beside describes the position of something next to something else.

o Your shoes are by the front door.
o Stand beside Taylor.

Under describes in a lower position.

o Our dog is under the table.

Over describes a position above.

o The llama jumped over the fence.

Below is used similarly to under. It describes in or to a lower position.

o I wrote my name below the line.

Above is used to describe something overhead or higher than something else.

o The airplane soared above our heads.

Up describes going from a lower position to a higher one.

o Marnie helped us roll the trashcan up the hill.

Down is used to describe going from a higher position to a lower one.

o It was much easier to walk down the sidewalk.

Prepositions of direction describe where to go or how something moves. The main

prepositional phrases used for direction are: across, through, to, into, out of, onto,
towards, and from.

For example:
 Across describes coming from the other side.
o We skipped across the street.

Through describes from one end/side to another.

o We went through the tunnel of love.

To describes the direction toward a person or thing.

o They go to bed at 10 PM.

Into is used to describe moving to the inside.

o We went into the dark cave.
Out of is used to describe moving from the inside to the outside.
o We jumped out of the airplane with a parachute.

Onto describes going to the top of something.

o The dog jumped onto the table with muddy paws.

Towards is used to describe moving closer to something.

o When the zombie began running towards me, I screamed.

From is used to describe moving away from something.

o Wyatt drove from Mississippi in one day.

Prepositions of agent indicates a casual relationship between nouns and other parts of
the sentence.

For example:
With describes the use of or in the presence of something.
o You can see the city with the binoculars.

About is used to describe an estimation or a subject.

o We hiked about two miles.
o The book was about Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.

Of can be used to describe belonging to, relating to, or connected to something

or someone.
o The queen of Denmark is a beautiful woman. (belonging to)
o I have always dreamed of marrying Mr. Darcy. (relating to)
o The first page of the book bored me to death.

Here is a list of prepositions.

Prepositions may be made up of a single word or two or more words.

Study the chart below.

Single-Word Prepositions
about before by down
through above behind below
near throughout across between
during of for around
beneath beside besides until
toward along among over
into under outside at
in inside into within
beyond without upon with
 Compound Prepositions
according to instead of in spite of owing to
aside from in addition to on top of prior to
because of in front of out of up in
by means of in place of despite of along with

C. Follow-up Activity
The students will be divided into groups and be given two sets of activities.

Instructions
You will be divided into four groups and each group will be given a task. I will give you a
paragraph and your task is to underline the correct and appropriate prepositions inside the
parenthesis and afterwards, you will extract the prepositional phrases. Each group will be
provided an activity sheet, so all the answers should be written legibly in the activity sheet
provided. You will only have 8 minutes to work on it.

The Scout Badge is composed 1. (with, of) two major parts: the trefoil and the scroll.
The trefoil is the three-pointed portion 2. (of, at) the badge, each point representing one of the
three promises of the Scout Oath. The three stars stand 3. (for, of) the three geographical
divisions of the Philippine archipelago: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The single band 4. (below,
within) the sun symbolizes unity. The scroll, 5. (with, at) the bottom of the badge is turned up at
its edge like the mouth.
-A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program, 2016

Extracted prepositional phrases:

Prepositional Phrase:

Prepositional Phrase:

Prepositional Phrase:

Prepositional Phrase:

Prepositional Phrase:

Answer Key

1. of Extracted prepositional phrases:

2. of
3. for Prepositional Phrase: of two major parts
4. below
5. at Prepositional Phrase: of the badge

Prepositional Phrase: for the three geographical

divisions

Prepositional Phrase: below the sun

Prepositional Phrase: at the bottom of the badge

D. Evaluating Activity
The students will be given an individual task to perform and will be provided with an
activity sheet.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct and appropriate prepositions. Choose from
the word box. A word can be used repeatedly.

of for
to with
on under

Having an aquarium is the next best thing to living 1. _____ the sea. A tropical
fish store owner will give advice 2. _____ the kind 3. _____ tank and fish 4. _____ a
beginner. Many start 5. _____ a ten-gallon tank. A layer 6. _____ sand 7. _____ the
bottom provides a place 8. _____ plants. These plants add 9. _____ the beauty 10.
_____ the tank.
-A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program, 2016

Answer Key

1. under 6. of
2. on 7. on
3. of 8. for
4. for 9. to
5. with 10. of

IV. Evaluation
Choose 5 prepositions written on the leaves and use them in sentences. Do this on a
sheet of paper. Let your teacher check your work.
Answer Key
Answers may vary.

V. Assignment
A. Reinforcement
The students will compose a free verse poem about the beautiful places in the Philippines
that they want to feature to attract tourist. In composing the poem, students must use correct
and appropriate prepositions.

B. Advance
The students will study in advance on how to extract the object of prepositions in a
sentence.

Prepared by:

Balane, Ann Shazny E

Gomez, Lowie Jay M.
Sugarol, Renelyn R.
Ypil, Arnie V.
BSED-ENGLISH 2D