DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

Grade 8
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the study, at least 80% of the students are expected to :

1. Differentiate literal from figurative language.

2. Explain briefly the types of figurative language.

3. Provide examples of literal and figurative languages.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

a. Topic: Literal and Figurative Language
b. Reference:
Book:
c. Instructional Materials: Manila paper for visual aid

d. Values Integration: Develop a deep appreciation to the language

III. LEARNING EXPERIENCE:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. PRELIMINARIES/ DAILY
ROUTINARY ACTIVITIES

Good morning students Good Morning ma’am

Let us begin this day with a prayer to be Our Father....

led by_________

Please sit down. Thank you ma’am.

Are there absentees today? None ma’am.

Let’s have a recap. What was the previous We learned about proper
lesson that you had yesterday? pronunciation ma’am.

Good remembering!
B. MOTIVATION /CONDITIONING
ACTIVITIES

Please read the two sentences on the board. Yes ma’am.

1. Grasshoppers make a high pitched noise.
2. Grasshoppers are fiddlers who play their
legs.
Yes, they do ma’am.
Students, do both sentences mean the
same?
The first sentence is directly
If so, then what the difference among these
mentioned what the speaker
two sentences?
wants to say. But the second
sentence contains figurative
speech.

Perfect. The first sentence doesn’t contain

any figurative language so it’s straight to the
point. However the second sentence
contains figurative language to beautify the
sentence. Our topic today is Literal and
Figurative Language.

C. PRESENTATION OF THE TOPIC

I think, literal language is the
Based on the example above which one do first sentence while the
you think is literal and which one is figurative is second sentence
figurative language? ma’am.

Correct. The first sentence is Literal

language. Literal language means exactly
what it says. It’s very straight forward to the
point, so the reader/ listener do not have to
extract meaning. In contrast, figurative
language uses different figure of speech to
make it more interesting and the message
conveys more meaningful.

Literal language uses in something that

highly technical like building rockets. You’ll
want to know exactly what the instruction
says without any possible confusion. You
can find literal language anywhere, from a
book report to your favourite novel.
Mostly in poem ma’am but
there is also in short story
Students, where do you think you can find ma’am.
text contain of figurative language?

Great answer. There are some types of

figurative language. They are 1. Hyperbole,
2. Idiom, 3. Metaphor, 4. Personification, 5.
Simile.

In hyperbole, you exaggerated a sentence

for emphasis purpose. Example; I can smell
my mom’s cooking from miles away. I have I’ve seen this movie for
tons of homework. thousand times, ma’am.

Students can you give an example of

hyperbole? Yes please.

Fantastic. Next is Idiom. It’s an expression

in which the intended meaning is different
from literal meaning. Example; It’s raining
cats and dogs. Who let the cat out of the A little bird told me, ma’am.
bag

Students can you give an example of idiom?

Yes please.

Another great answer. Next there is

metaphor. It is direct comparison between
to dissimilar things. Example: Her voice is
You are my knight in shining
music to my ear. Your mother is a saint.
armour, ma’am.
Students can you give an example of
metaphor? Yes please.

Good. Let’s proceed to personification. Its

literary devices used to give human
characteristic to nonhuman objects.
Example; The palm trees were dancing in The carved pumpkin smiled at
the wind. The wind sang a soothing song. us, ma’am.

Students can you give an example of

Personification? Yes please.

Very good. Lastly we have simile. It’s a

comparison between to unlike things by
using “as” and “like”. Example; My sister is
as noisy as bee. His blue eyes are like the The old man is as wise as an
ocean deep. owl ma’am.

Students can you give an example of simile?

Yes please.

Fantastic! You really make a good work.

Yes, we do ma’am.
D. DISCUSSION Literal language means that
the message conveys is exact
Do you understand today’s lesson students?
and straight to the point. It
doesn’t use any figurative
If so, please explain the different between
devices. While figurative
literal and figurative language.
language uses figurative
devices and the reader/
audience should extract the
meaning ma’am.

There are 5 types ma’am.

Perfect answer. How many types of They are hyperbole, idiom,

figurative devices are there? metaphor, personification and
simile ma’am.
Please mention what are those.

Very good students.

E. VALUES FORMATION
(closing activity)

F. GENERALIZATION
Very good participation, my dear students.
Now who would like to say his/ her feeling
about today’s lesson?
 I see. Thank you so much students, see you
tomorrow

IV. EVALUATION:
1. Give two example of each:
a. Hyperbole
b. Idiom
c. Metaphor
d. Personification
e. Simile

V. ASSIGNMENT/AGREEMENT:
Describe your parents in a poem by using figurative language.