DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH VI

I. Objectives:
1. Identify the figures of speech used in the sentence ( Simile, Metaphor, and
Personification).
2. Construct sentences using different types of figurative language (Simile,
Metaphor, and Personification).
3. Appreciate Mother nature.

II. Subject Matter:

A. Topic: Identifying Figures of Speech ( Simile, Metaphor, and Personification)
B. PELC II 3
English For All Times, Reading 6, pp. 144- 147
Fun in English, Reading 6, pp. 136-139
C. Materials: Picture of a cloud, charts, flaglets,
D. Values: Love for nature

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY PUPILS’ ACTIVITY

A. Preparatory Activities:

 Good afternoon class.  Good afternoon ma’am.

 Who are absent this afternoon?
 ( The pupils will report the absents).
 Are you now ready for our lesson
this afternoon?  Yes ma’am.

1. Stretching Drill
Lip Stretching – 16 counts
Tongue Stretching – 16 counts
( The pupils will do the stretching ).
Jaw Stretching – 16 counts
Kiss your palm

2. Review:
 Before we proceed to our lesson
this afternoon, let’s have a short
review of your previous lesson,
about prepositional phrase.
 Again, what is a prepositional
 A prepositional phrase is a group of
phrase, class?
words that begins with a preposition and
ends with a noun or a pronoun which is
the object of preposition.
 Very good.
 I have here sentences. What
you’re going to do is to underline
the prepositional phrases, and
draw a circle around each
preposition.
1. The girl in the red costume won first
1. The girl in the red costume won place.
first place. 2. I came before you did.
2. I came before you did. 3. The stranger disappeared through the
3. The stranger disappeared
woods.
through the woods.
4. The boy climbed over the wall.
4. The boy climbed over the wall.
5. People went out during the
5. People went out during the intermission.
intermission.

3. Unlocking of Difficulties:

 I have here a puzzle. You’re

going to fill up the correct
words that will solve the
puzzle. Choose the words from
the box below.
 Across:  Lambs
1. A young sheep.
 Dawn
3.The beginning of day; the first light
in the east.  Wilful
4.Wanting or taking one’s own way.
6.An animal except man, especially a  Beasts
four- footed animal.  Rills
7.A tiny stream; a little brook.

Down:
2. Low grassy land by the bank of the  Meadows
stream.  Huge
5 . Extremely large.
8. Shining; bright; beaming.  Radiant
9. A drop of salty water coming from  Tears
the eyes.
10. Sign or hint.  Clue

dawn lambs
beasts radiant
meadows huge
clues rills
willful tears

4. Motivation:  Yes, ma’am.

 Have you looked up the sky this
morning, class?
 What did you see?  Clouds, birds,etc.....
 I will show you a picture.
 What can you see in the picture?  Picture of a cloud.
 What can you say about the  The cloud is white, soft and beautiful.
picture? How would you describe
a cloud?
 I have here a poem entitled,
“Clouds”.

5. Motive Question:
  After reading the poem, be
able to answer this question.

 “To what are clouds being

compared to in the poem”?

B. Developmental Activities:
1. Presentation:

 One of your classmate will read

the poem for us.

 While your classmate is  Listen attentively.

reading the poem, what will
you do?  Understand what is being read.
 Do not talk with your seatmates.

“ CLOUDS”

Clouds all like silver lambs

On low green hills,
Feeding on blue meadows
Watered by rills.
Clouds are like snowy dawn
Playing with winds;
Clouds are small, willful clues
With playful minds.

Clouds are huge butterflies

Radiant with rays;
Clouds are beasts of the wilds
On stormy days.
Clouds are the sky giants
Their tears are rain
Dropping on leafy plants
Down the plain.

C. Comprehension Check up:

 To what are clouds being  Clouds are compared to silver lambs,
compared to in the poem?
snowy dawn, small, willful clues,
beasts of the wilds, huge butterflies,
sky giants.
 In the first two lines of the poem,
what are clouds being compared  To a silver lamb.
to?
 Yes, ma’am.
 Have you seen a lamb, class?
 How does it look like?  It’s fur or skin covering is white in
 What characteristics of a clouds
color.
make them silver lambs?
 Give the similarities of the clouds  Their colors are both white.
and the lamb.
 Very good. Clouds are being
compared to a silver lamb
because of its white color.

 To what are clouds being  To a huge butterfly.

compared to in the 9th line of the
poem?

 Why is cloud being compared to

 They are both colorful and give life
a huge butterfly? What common
characteristics of a cloud is also and beauty to our dull nature.
present to a butterfly?

2. Discussion:
 What are the unlike things  Lambs, dawn, clues, butterflies, beasts
compared to clouds in the and giants.
poem?
 We compare two things.
 What did we do just a while ago?  We compare two different things.
 Very good. What did we
compare?  Figures of Speech.
 What do you call to the
comparison made between two
unlike things?
 The comparison between two unlike
 Ok. What is again a figure of things.
speech?
 Alright. A figure of speech is a
 group of words that expresses a
comparison between two unlike
objects.
 There are different types of
figurative language.
Study the following lines taken from
the poem.

1. Clouds are like silver lambs.

2. Clouds are like snowy dawn.
3. Clouds are huge butterflies.
4. Clouds are beasts of the wilds.
5. The cloud is feeding on the
meadow.
6. The cloud is playing with the
winds.

 Examine lines 1 and 2.

 Clouds are being compared to
 Lamb and a dawn.
what?
 Yes, ma’am.
 Are they unlike/ different things?
 The word like.
 What word is used to compare
the two things?
 The word as.
 What other words are used in
making a comparison?
 Simile
 What do you now call to the
comparison made in these lines?
 What is a simile?
 It is the comparison of two unlike
 Very good. Simile is a figure of things with the use of like and as.
speech that expresses a
comparison between two unlike
objects having similar
characteristics with the use of “
like “ or “ as “.
 She sings sweetly like a bird.
 Who can give me a sentence
 Her skin is as smooth as silk.
using simile?

 Examine lines 3 and 4.

 Did it use the words like and as in  No, ma’am.
making a comparison?  Because it is a direct comparison of two
 Why do you think so? unlike things.
 Metaphor.
 What do you call to the figures of  It is a comparison of two unlike things
speech used in these lines? without the use of like or as.
 What is a metaphor?
 Very good. Metaphor is a figure
of speech that expresses a
comparison between two unlike
objects having similar
characteristics without the use
of “ like “ or “ as “.  The sun is a ball of fire.
 Anyone who can give me
sentences using metaphor?

 Examine lines 5 and 6.

 Does the cloud has the capacity  No, ma’am.
of feeding and playing?  Because they are nonliving things.
 Why not?
 Who do you think is the only  We human beings.
one who can do these things?  Personification.
 What type of figures of speech is
used in these lines?
 What is a personification?  It gives human characteristics to
 Very good. Personification is a
figure of speech that gives animals, objects, and ideas.
human characteristics to non-
human things like animal,
objects, and ideas.  The leaves swayed gently with the
 Give me now sentences using winds.
personification.

3. Group Activity:
 To better understand our
lesson this afternoon, we will
have a group activity.
 I will divide you into three
groups. Each group will select a
leader who will present your
output.
 Follow instructions correctly.
 Cooperate and share ideas with the
 Before we proceed to our
group.
group activity, let us recall the  Do not make unnecessary noise.
standards for you to follow  Finish work on time.
while performing your tasks.
 ( The teacher will explain the
 temperature chart in following
the group activity).
 I will only give you ten minutes
to complete your tasks.

Group I
 Use the following words in a
meaningful sentence using
simile as a figure of speech.

1. rainbow
2. flowers
3. star
4. ocean
5. birds

Group II

 Copy the sentences that

expresses metaphor.

1. The English language is like

a bankbook account of a
million words.
2. The dictionary is the  The dictionary is the bankbook that
bankbook that helps us use helps us use the words.
the words.  The clouds are frisky puppies in the
3. The flowers danced happily sky.
with the wind.  The wind is a cat that prowls at night.
4. The clouds are frisky
puppies in the sky.
5. The wind is a cat that
prowls at night.

Group III
 Tell what human characteristics
do these sentences have.

1. The stars look down at the

 Look
little Baby in the manger.
2. The brook whispers softly  Whispers
as it touches the river banks.
 Kissed
3. The cool wind gently kissed
the flowers.
 4. The leaves bow down their
heads.
5. The tall trees stood
mightily against the howling
winds.
 (Presentation of the group
output.)
 ( Corresponding clap with the
group).
4. Value Integration:
 What could we get from Mother
nature?
 As a grade six pupil, how could
you show your love with her?
 That’s nice to hear from
you,class.
5. Generalization:
 What have you learned this
afternoon,class?
 Again, what is a figure of
speech?
 How about its types?
 Bow
 Stood
 Food, shelter and other basic needs.
 I will not abuse her.
 I will throw garbage in the proper place.
 I will plant more trees.
 I will join campaigns that save Mother
nature.
 About figures of speech.
 A figure of speech is a group of
words that expresses a comparison
between two unlike objects.
 Simile is a figure of speech that
expresses a comparison between
two unlike objects with the use of “
like “ or “ as “.
 Metaphor is a figure of speech that
expresses a comparison between
two unlike objects without the use
of “ like “ or “ as “.
 Personification is a figure of speech
that gives human characteristics to
non-human things.
  Very good children. It seems that
you really learned from our
discussion this afternoon.

C. Post Activity:
1. Application:
 I will read lines from poems.
You’re going to clap your hands if
the figures of speech mentioned
is a simile; you will stump your
feet if it is a metaphor and
whistle if it is a personification.
 Are you now ready, children?
 Clap
 Zooming across the sky,
Like a great bird you fly,
Airplane
Silvery white
In the light.  Whistle
 Little sampaguita
With the wondering eye,
Did a tiny fairy
Drop you where you lie?
 Stump
 The sun is an orange dinghy
sailing across a calm sea.
It is a gold coin
dropped down a drain in
heaven.
 Clap
 The moon, like a flower
In heaven’s high bower
With silent delight
Sits and smiles in the night.
 Stump
 Clouds are angry monsters
With a water hose.
They can make me cold and
wet
They can plug my nose.

2. Enrichment Activities:
 I have here another sets of lines from
a poem. Identify whether the lines
expressed simile, by raising red
flaglet, metaphor by raising blue
flaglet, and personification by raising
a yellow flaglet.  Red flaglet

 Gentle as a feather
Softer than snow
Quiet as a cat
Comes
The evening breeze.  Yellow flaglet

 The candles screamed with

fury.
Her tears trickled down her
face.
With figure slumped,
She slowly dwindled into
shadows.
Darkness!  Red flaglet

 Clouds are like waves

Rolling into the sky’s blue
cave.
 Blue flaglet
 The turtle is a tidy boy!
When he is tired of play,
He folds himself carefully
 Yellow flaglet
And puts himself away.

 The night was creeping on

the ground!
She crept and did not make a
sound.
IV. Evaluation:
Identify the figures of speech used in the sentences,whether it is simile, metaphor or
personification.

1. The bamboo trees swayed from left to right.

2. Her face is like a garden full of flowers.
3.The rich fields were the farmer’s treasure.
4. The stream was like a silver ribbon over the green plains.
5. The fat comedian is as plump as a pillow.
6. The north wind swings his whistling whip.
7. The traffic jam was a sea of metal.
8. The baby is as meek as a lamb.
9. The sun is a ball of fire.
10. The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.

V. Assignment:
Copy the sentences below. Identify the figures of speech used in the sentence. Write S
for simile, M for metaphor and P for personification.

1. His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.
2. The infant’s smile was a ray of sunshine to the whole family.
3. The moon faithfully controls the tide’s ebb and flow.
4. The contestant was a nervous butterfly o n the stage.
5. Her hair shines like twinkling stars in the night.

Prepared by:

MA. CATHERINE M. VALERIO

Mentee

Checked by:

FRANCIA B. GIMENEZ
Mentor