Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DIVISION OF PANGASINAN I
BAYAMBANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

SY 2020-2021
Grade Level: 8
Teacher: Miss Maryknoll D. Ponce Learning Area: English
Teaching Dates and Time: April 27, 2021 (9:00-10:00 am) Quarter: Third

I. Objectives
A. Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of: East Asian literature as an art
form inspired and influenced by nature; relationship of visual, sensory, and verbal signals in both
literary and expository texts; strategies in listening to long descriptive and narrative texts; value of
literal and figurative language; and appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to
patterns of idea development.

B. Performance Standard: The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering a brief and
creative entertainment speech featuring a variety of effective paragraphs, appropriate grammatical
signals or expressions in topic development, and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and
behavior.

C. Learning Competencies/Objectives:
Describe the notable literary genres contributed by East Asian writers.
EN8LT-IIa-9.1:
 Determine the similarities and differences of Thailand and Philippines in terms of customs,
traditions, and beliefs based on the literary piece discussed
Identify the distinguishing features of notable East Asian poems, folktales, and short stories.
EN8LT-IIa-9.2:
 Write character analysis for the main character of the story
 Compare and contrast one’s character traits to that of Makato
II. Content:
Makato and the Cowrie Shell
Retold and Translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti ( Thailand)
III. Learning Resources

A. References

1. Teacher’s/ Curriculum Guide Pages:180

2. Learner’s Material’s Pages: 137-141

B. Other Learning Resources

 https://brainly.ph/question/537311#readmore
 http://globalwords.edu.au/units/Neighbours_JSY7html/documents/Makato.pdf
IV. Procedures

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Reviewing Previous Lesson Thailand is…. (2 minutes)

or Presenting the New Lesson The teacher will ask the The students will share their
students. ideas and recall their

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  What comes first to
your mind when you
hear the word
“Thailand”?
 What do know about
their culture?
B. Establishing a Purpose for What Do You Think (2
the Lesson minutes)
The teacher will say,
“Mention some people you
know who attained success
through diligence and
industry. Do you admire
these people? Why?
C. Presenting Pair it up! (6 minutes)
Examples/Instances of the The words and definitions
Lesson will be written separately on
strips of paper. The teacher
will group the students into
four, and will assign the
strips of papers to each
group. Students will use the
word appropriately in a
sentence.
previous knowledge of
Thailand’s culture. (as
discussed in the previous
lesson)
The student will give varied
ideas
The students will participate
actively in the activity and will
give the following answers:
wages - money you earn that
is paid according to the
number of hours, days, or
weeks that you work
Example:
Anita earns a good wage.
starve-to suffer or die
because you do not have
enough to eat.
Example:
She will either die from the
cold or starve to death
sensible- reasonable,
practical, and showing
good judgment.
Example:
It’s sensible to keep a note of
your student number.
good-tempered - pleasant,
kind, and not easily
made angry.
Example:
I have always admired my
mom for being
good-tempered.
fertile -  fertile land
or soil is able to
produce good crops.
Example:
We bought a fertile land.
journey - especially British
English an occasion when
you travel from one place to
another, especially over a
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 long distance.
Example:
She was always
with me in my journey across
Europe.

kind-hearted- kind
and generous.
Example:
She has an unbelievable
kind-hearted sister.

splendid - very good

D. Discussing New Concepts
and Practicing New Skills #1
Reading activity (10
minutes)
Have the students read the
story entitled “Makato and
the Cowrie Shell” retold and
translated by Supannee
Khanchanathiti. Let them
find out Thai’s tradition and
beliefs as well as its
diversity of culture which
nurtured them as a Filipino.
Example:
Her ideas are always
splendid
cowrie – a small shiny
shell that was used in the
past as money in parts of
Africa and Asia.
Example:
The cowrie has no value
nowadays.
prosperous - rich and
successful.
Example:
We wished for a prosperous
new year.
The students will give varied
answers to the questions

 Comprehension
Questions
The teacher will
guide the class in
the discussion of the
story.
- What kind of life did
Makato have at the
beginning of the
story?
- What motivated
him to leave his
place?
- Do you thing he did
the right decision?

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E. Discussing New Concepts
and Practicing New Skills #2
F. Developing Mastery
(Leads to Formative
Assessment 3)
G. Finding Practical
Applications of Concepts and
Skills in Daily Living
Do the Web (10 minutes)
The teacher will ask the The students will fill in the
students to do the Character web format given
“Character web activity” by the teacher.
https://
www.eslprintables.com/
printable.asp?id=366136
Makato and Me (10
minutes) The students will fill in the
The teacher will ask the venn diagram with personal
students to fill in the venn characteristics compared to
diagram with the that of Makato’s
comparison of Makato’s
characteristics to that of
your own.
Processing of the students’
answers will then be done
after the activity
Differentiated Small Group
Work
Group 1. A Lamp The students will perform the
Directions: given tasks assigned to them
Students will make a poster
for someone who inspired
them to attain success
through diligence and hard
work. Relate him/ her to an
object
Group 2. Music
Directions: Students will
sing a thematic song related
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 to the story.

Group 3. The Character

Web
Directions: Describe
Makato’s character traits.
Write your answer in the
Character web using the
guide questions inside the
parenthesis. Be able to
explain each trait.

Group 4. Skit
Directions: Students will
perform short play/drama
about the story.

Group 5. On the Road to the

H. Making Generalizations and
Abstractions about the Lesson
Future
Directions: Plot the events
in the correct order which
led to Makato’s success
on the time line. The
following key questions
serve as your guide.
1. What kind of life did
Makato have at the
beginning of the story?
2. What persuaded him to
leave the place?
3. How did the king
recognize him? Cite the
incident that showed it.
4. What did he do with the
cowrie shell?
5. What was his reward
from the king?
Life’s Lessons (5 minutes)
The teacher will ask: The students will share their
What lessons in life have ideas.
you learned from Makato’s
experiences?

I. Evaluating Learning “What Makato Did vs.

What I’ll Do (10 minutes)
The students will compare
and contrast their own
quality to that of Makato’s,
given the following
circumstances using a story
board.
The students will make their
own story board for “What
Makato Did vs. What I’ll Do”.
Group of 5 members)
Example:

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  Makato’s ambition
 When Makato found
the cowrie shell
 Makato hasn’t that
much money to buy
seeds.

https://
www.storyboardthat.com/
storyboards/_rchllcnt/makato-
and-the-cowrie-shell

J. Additional Activities for
Application or Remediation
The teacher will ask the The students will give varied
students: opinions to be written a sheet
of paper.
As a Filipino, if you were the
author of “Makato and the
Cowrie Shell”, how will you
end the story? Why?

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION The students can identify and enumerate the lessons in life which they have
learned from Makato’s experiences.

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

MARYKNOLL D. PONCE LIZA M. MAGALONG

SST-III SSHT VI, English Department

Approved:
Noted by:

VIRGIL R. GOMEZ
Principal IV ANGELITA D. MUÑOZ
PSDS Cluster

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