Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Leyte

A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English 8

Paul James C. Baltar

Teacher

NOTE: This lesson plan is good for a one-session class. It is assumed that the students have mastery on
verb tenses and types of verbals.

I. OBJECTIVE
After the discussion and exercises, the learners are expected to write a short poem in
parallel structures with 90% proficiency.

II. CONTENT AND MATERIALS

Competency: Use parallel structures (EN8G-Ia-7)
Topic: Parallelism
Reference: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/parallel_structure.html
Materials: Visual Aids, Handouts
Innovation in Instruction: PowerPoint Presentation

III. PROCEDURE
A. Motivation
Play the music video of the song entitled “To Be a Princess / To Be a Popstar.”
Tell the class to pay attention to the lyrics of the song (see Appendix). Afterwards, ask
them to share to the class the noticeable features of the lyrics. Do so until the learners point
out the parallel form of the words in the song. This activity should be done in fifteen (10)
minutes.
Below is a table of the presumed thoughts of the students.
Posed Questions Possible Answers
1. What does the song tell us? 1. It tells us about the prestige, the
responsibilities, and the regrets of being
a princess/popstar.
2. What insights have you formed by 2. In life, we can’t have it all. We need to
listening to the song? be grateful with what we have.
3. Apart from the meaningful message of the 3. All lines in the song start with the same
song, what have you noticed about its lyrics, structure.
especially the form?
Table 1. Presumed answers of the students

B. Presentation
Discuss the meaning of parallelism. The discussion should be done in fifteen (20)
minutes. Do the following:
STEP 1 Draw 3 parallel lines on the board.
STEP 2 Explain that parallel structure means that the same grammatical form is used
for similar ideas.
STEP 3 Write the word swimming at the end of the first parallel line.
STEP 4 Discuss the structure of the word and the –ing ending.
 STEP 5 Ask the class what word could go on the next line using the same
grammatical form.
STEP 6 Write the words students share.
STEP 7 Make a coherent sentence using these words.
Table 2. While-discussing activity

C. Practice Exercises
On an index card, have the students write three action verbs in present tense. The
students will exchange their cards with a partner. Each of them will write one parallel
sentence using all three verbs. Do the same process, except that the verbs are now in past
tense, in future tense, in gerundial form, and lastly in infinitive form. This activity should
be done in fifteen (15) minutes.

D. Generalization
Explain why it’s important to correct faulty parallelism.

E. Evaluation
Group the students into four. Each group is tasked to deliver a one-stanza free verse
poem about climate change. The poem should contain parallel structures. They are given
fifteen (15) minutes to do the task.
APPENDIX

To be a princess is to know which spoon to use

To be a princess is a thousand pairs of shoes
Have your breakfast served in bed
Wear some diamonds on your head
Get a foot massage and mani-pedi too
To be a princess is to live a dream come true
Curtsey when princes come to call
Wear a new gown to every ball
All through the day there's
Just one way you must behave
Pose with a feather in your hat
Stretch on a golden yoga mat
Bend from above and always
Wear your gloves and wave
Shoulders back and
Tummy in and
Pinky out and
Lift the chin and
Slowly turn your head
From side to side
Breathing gently
Stepping lightly
Smile brightly
Nod politely
Do everything you do
With pride
Glide
To be a princess is to wear your family crest
To be a princess is to always do your best

To be a popstar is to know which mic to use

To be a popstar is to not fall off your shoes
To rehearse until it's right
Give a great show every night
And have room service with anything you choose
To be a popstar is to love your great reviews
Take in the latest fashion show
Fly for a lunch to Mexico
No time for friends except your dog
And your guitar
Tweet everyone your latest news
Sit for a thousand interviews
Love every fan, no matter how
Bizarre they are
Here's the camera
There's the camera
And a camera
And a camera
And another autograph
 To sign (Love, Keira)
Change your clothes and
Strike a pose and
Work the crowd and
Take a bow and
Don't forget to post it
All online
Shine

To be a popstar is to never act your age

To be a popstar is to make the world your stage
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Shoulders back and
Strike a pose and
Pinky out and
Change your clothes and
Slowly turn your head
From side to side (I see now)
Here's a camera
Stepping lightly
There's a camera
Nod politely
Do everything you do
With pride
Glide

To be a princess is to always do your best

To be a popstar is to leave them all impressed

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Amy Powers / Gabriel Mann / Rob Hudnut / Megan Cavallari