President Ramon Magsaysay State University

Subic National High School

Subic, Zambales
SY: 2021-2022
A
Detailed Lesson Plan in English 8
May 14, 2022
Prepared by: Rongcales, Adelina, P.

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. infer character traits through characterization and Character Analysis Pyramid,
2. increase understanding of the story through answering comprehension questions,
3. perform/act out important events through differentiated task.
II. SUBJECT MATTERS
1. Topic : The Singa (The Legend of Singapore)
2. References: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFCi8uX_Ik/1fiwJYeeS880HiDwP-yKlA/edit
https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_8oJkpWg8I
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_938_2004-12-27.html
https://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/criss-cross/result
3. Materials: 3D Library, Big Book, Small Book, Powerpoint Presentation and Activity Sheet.

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. DAILY ROUTINES

1. PRAYER

Before we formally start our lesson, who would like I, ma’am. Okay classmate, let’s bow our heads,
to lead us in prayer? close our eyes and feel the presence of God.

Lord, we thank you for granting us this

opportunity to come together in this fashion to
increase our knowledge. Lord, you said that if
anyone lacks wisdom, they should ask you and
you will give liberally without reservation. I pray
today that you grant us wisdom, knowledge and
 understanding.

Increase our capacity, Lord, as we learn. Give us

understanding, Oh God that we will be able to
grasp whatever is being taught. May what we
receive today be beneficial to our growth and
development.

Lord, I pray for the one that will be imparting

knowledge to us. I pray that you will bless them
with the requisite skill and mastery as they seek
to open up our understanding in this area. In
Jesus name, Amen.

2. GREETINGS

Good Morning, Class! Good morning too, ma’am.

How are you today? We’re doing good ma’am.

Okay, I am so happy to know that.

3. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

May I know who is absent for today. Ms. Secretary?

 Good morning ma’am, everyone is present.

Thank you, Ms. Secretary. It’s so overwhelming that

everyone’s here.

B. MOTIVATION

Now, I will be giving you the opportunity to visit

other country, I prepared a boarding pass for each
one of you, so you better enjoy your trip.

Here is your boarding pass.

Are you ready to travel? Please take note of the

places you will see. Let’s Go

Announcer: “Please have your boarding pass and

identification ready. Regular boarding will begin in
a minute. Thank you.”

(present a video)

Ma’am. It’s Singapore

From the different things that you’ve seen, do you
have an idea what country did we visit?

Very well said.

C. PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON AND

OBJECTIVES

Today we are going to discuss how Singapore got its

name. But before that let me first inform you about
 the objectives of today’s lesson.

(Show the objectives of the lesson and call a
volunteer to read it aloud)
(Call a volunteer to read the objectives of the
lesson.)
At the end of the lesson, students should be
able to:
1. Infer character traits through
characterization and Character Analysis
Pyramid.
2. Increase understanding of the story
through answering comprehension
questions.
3. Perform/act out important events through
differentiated task.

Now you are already aware of what should you learn

from today’s lesson, let us now proceed with the
vocabulary development in order for you to be
familiar with the different words that you are about
to encounter in the story.

Activity 1: Vocabulary Development

(Rearranging Jumbled Letters to Make Words)
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters to form the
words related our topic. Use the clues provided to
answer this activity.

SCRAMBLED CLUES ARRANGED

WORDS WORDS

1. enma A growth of long

hair on the neck of a
horse, lion, or other
animal.
(Students will answer the vocabulary
2. nstijeto Throw or drop
(something) from an development.)
aircraft or ship.
 3. ratnesco A person, typically
one more remote
than a grandparent,
from whom one is
descended.
4. iwhisht Having the color of
new snow or milk.
5. ltfee A group of ships
sailing together,
engaged in the same
activity, or under the
same ownership.
6. eplgnai Jump or spring a
long way, to a great
height, or with great
force.
7. gats A male deer.

You are doing very well class. Good job!

will be an integration of history (Araling Panlipunan)

Activity 2: Q-CARD

Today we will read and discuss a story entitled “The

Singa.” The story is about the beginning of
Singapore.

Before we read and discuss the story, I want you to

write and raise your questions. Your questions
should be about the story we will be reading and
Ma’am. How did Singapore get its name?
discussing.

Ma’am. What is the meaning of Singapore?

Ma’am. Who discovered Singapore?

Good questions class. Please keep those in mind
because we will answer all your questions later on.
Yes ma’am
Okay, I think you are now ready to listen to the
story.
Yes ma’am.
Do you remember that we’ve been to the National
Library of Singapore?

From there I borrowed a book entitled “The Singa.”

Are you ready to listen?

Activity 4: DRTA (Directed Reading and

Thinking Approach)

(The teacher instructs students on the reading and

discussion of the story. The teacher uses DRTA in
the reading process.

The strategy enables students to give predictions

before proceeding to the next part of the story. The
teacher also gives questions to check students’
comprehension.

The story is divided into five parts so the teacher

instructs students to divide the class into five
groups.

Each group gives predictions and later reads the

part assigned to them.)

I will be reading the first part of the story.

PART 1
Sang Nila Utama, an imaginative and adventurous
king was restless by nature and wanted to travel to
faraway places. He loved hunting wild animals, so
when he heard that there were stags in the jungles
of Tanjong Bentam, which were not easy to hunt; he
was excited and took with him a great fleet of ships
to Tanjong Bentam.

Who is the character being introduced in the The character in the story is a king named Sang
beginning of the story? Nila Utama.

Yes you are right. The character in the story is Sang

Nila Utama.

He is an adventurous and imaginative king.

What kind of a king is Sang Nila Utama?

Very good class.

(The students in the first group read the second

(The teacher instructs the first group to read aloud
part of the story.)
the next part of the story.)

PART 2

When the king arrived upon the island, he and

 his subjects had a hunting expedition that lasted
several hours, slaying many wild and savage
beasts, but no stags. This disappointed the king,
for he had a sense of unfulfillment in his heart.

Suddenly, a large stag darted out of the bush in

front of Sang Nila Utama, giving the king a
shock…but the king drew his silver dagger and
hurled it at the stag, only grazing the animal. The
stag began to run and the king pursued it (in
those days, it was either your feet or nothing).

What did the king and his men do when they The king and his men went to a hunting
reached Tanjong Bentam? expedition.

Did Sang Nila Utama enjoy the hunting of wild No Ma’am because he was not able to hunt a
beasts? stag.

What did he feel? He felt disappointed and unfulfilled Ma’am.

Correct.
(The teacher asks the second group to read the third (Members of the second group read the next part
part of the story.) of the story.)

PART 3
The stag run through the jungle and darted up a
knoll. The king followed the stag up the hill, but
upon reaching the summit, the stag was nowhere
to be seen. There was a large rock, so the king
climbed it and looked at the land and the sea
spread out around him. In the distance, he saw a
stretch of white sand- an island.

Sang Nila Utama was fascinated by the sight of

the island. He turned to one of his subjects who
 had followed him.
―What is the name of that island?‖

The subject looked into the distance and smiled.

―That is Temasek, Your Highness.‖
―Then we are going there.‖

The king ordered his fleet to set sail and they

began on their journey towards the island.

Where did the stag go?

The stag run into the jungle and went up to a
knoll.

Was the king able to follow the stag?

No because the stag disappeared from his sight.

What did Sang Nila Utama discover when he

Sang Nila Utama discovered a beautiful island.
followed the stag?

What is the name of the island?

The name of the island is Temasek.
Very Good, class

(The teacher tells the third group to continue

(The third group reads the next part of the story.)
reading the story.)

PART 4
Suddenly the once clear blue skies were covered
with black clouds, heavy rain poured from them,
and strong bursts of wind threatened to tear the
ships apart. The ship carrying Sang Nila Utama
was in the very eye of the storm. The crew
lowered the sails, started to bail the water from
the ship and get most of the cargo for jettisoning.

However, an idea came to the king‘s head. He

remembered a story his grandfather told him of
how one of his ancestors became the Sea-King
and that his crown was the only thing which
belonged to his ancestor. He removed his crown
 immediately and threw it into the sea.

What happened to Sang Nila Utama and his men While they were sailing, a storm suddenly
while they were sailing towards Temasek? appeared.

What did Sang Nila Utama remember? He remembered a story told by his grandfather.
The story was about their ancestors being
regarded as the sea kings.

After remembering the story, what did Sang Nila He removed his crown and thrown it into the sea.
Utama do?

Excellent class.

(The teacher instructs the fourth group to read the (The fourth group reads the part assigned to
part assigned to them.) them.)

PART 5
All at once, the storm broke. As suddenly as it
started, the skies began to clear and the crew
gave a shout of joy and set sail once more to the
island of Temasek.
When the king stepped upon the island, a
creature stepped out of nowhere, and the king
and his men were awe-struck by the magnificent
creature. It was large and moved with grace, had
a black head, covered in a furry mane, a whitish
neck and a red body. When the king drew his
bow and arrow, the beast stared back at him with
golden eyes and let out a deafening roar before
leaping into the jungle.
―What sort of animal was that?‖, the king asked.
A wise old man stepped forth.
―I have seen animals in portraits from the Far
West. Perhaps this is a ‗singa‘ but I wonder how
he got all the way here.‖
Did the storm stop?
Yes Ma’am. The storm suddenly stopped after
the king has thrown his crown.
What did Sang Nila Utama see when he stepped
into the island? He saw a beautiful creature.

Describe the creature.

It was large and moved with grace, had a black
head, covered in a furry mane, a whitish neck
and a red body.
What was it called?
The creature was called a singa.
Very good. That creature is a singa, in our time
right now we call a lion.

I can see that you are very interested in reading and

understanding the story.

(The teacher reads the last line of the story.)

(The students listen as the teacher ends the

PART 6 story.)

―This must be a great place if it breeds such a

beautiful animal. Let us live here…here in the
island of Singapura.‖

Were you able to predict the ending of the story?

No Ma’am.

What happened in the end?

Sang Nila Utama decided to stay and live in the
island.

What was the name given to the place?

He named the place Singapura.

(This time go back to the questions given in the

beginning of the lesson and make sure that all were
answered accordingly)
 How did Singapore get its name?
It is from the beautiful creature singa that the
King saw in the island. He named the placed
after the creature.

What is the meaning of Singapore?

The name Singapore comes from the Malay
words “Singa” for lion and “Pura” for city.
Who discovered Singapore?
The King, Sang Nila Utama.

Good job, class! Did you understand the Story?

Yes ma’am.

D. APPLICATION

Now let’s proceed with your activity.

Activity 5: CHARACTER ANALYSIS

PYRAMID

Let us further analyze the character of Sang Nila (The students identify important information and
major traits of the main character.)
Utama. Fill out the pyramid to identify the major
traits and important information about the main
character.
E. GENERLIZATION

Activity 7: DIFFERENTIATED TASKS

Choose 1 from the tasks below and follow what is
stated on its direction.
(The students work on the given activity.)

1. The Composer

Direction: Compose a short song featuring

the moral lesson you gained from the story. Be
ready to sing it in class.

2. The Writer

Direction: Write a short feature paragraph

about King Sang Nila Utama.

3. The Artist

Direction: Draw the theme of the

story. Explain or describe your work in front.
 Guide Question: Sang Nila Utama
Sacrificed his crown for his crew. In case
your love one/s is/are in trouble what can
you sacrifice for them? Why?

F. EVALUATION

Activity 6: WHAT I KNOW, WHAT I LEARN

The teacher instructs students to generalize the
lesson through answering the activity WHAT I (The students work on the given activity.)
KNO, WHAT I LEARN.

WHAT I KNOW WHAT I LEARN

WHAT I KNOW WHAT I LEARN
1. I know that 1. I learned that
Singapore is an island Singapore’s first
country. name was Singapura.
2. I know that the 2. I learned that the
Merlion is a name Singapore came
significant landmark from the word Singa
in Singapore. which means Lion.

Prepared by: Checked by:

_______________________ _____________________
ADELINA P. RONGCALES JOAN CAMALES
Practice Teacher Critique Teacher