REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department Of Education
REGION VIII
Schools Division of Catbalogan City
SAMAR NATIONAL SCHOOL

COT 2
SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN
ENGLISH 8
June 20, 2022
I – OBJECTIVE
A. Learning Competency (MELC)
 Compose effective paragraphs (EN8WC-Ila-2.8)

II – SUBJECT MATTER
A. TOPIC : Composing Effective Paragraphs
B. KBI/Values Integration: The importance of a world without
miscommunication and confusion
C. Reference : English 8 Quarter 4 – Module 4
D. Materials : Written Visual Aids, PowerPoint, Laptop, Board and
chalk

III – PROCEDURE
A. PRELIMINARIES
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of attendance
1. DRILL
Tasked: Read the sentences below. Use the sentences to
complete the web.
A. One book is called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
B. Today I read new two books.
C. One book is called 365 Mammals.
D. I got the books from my brother’s shelf.
E. I read one book in class and the other after school.

Topic
Sentence:
2. REVIEW
Task: The students will answer the following questions.
 What is synthesizing?
 What do we do when we synthesize information?

3. MOTIVATION
Tasked: Students will be group into three then they will arrange
the jumbled sentences to make the story logical.
Example:
1) When confronted with humans, piranhas’ first instinct is to flee,
not attack
2) Although most people consider piranhas to be quite dangerous,
they are, for the most part, entirely harmless.
3) If the fish are well-fed, they won’t bite humans.
4) Piranhas rarely feed on large animals; they eat smaller fish and
aquatic plants.
5) When confronted with humans, piranhas’ first instinct is to flee,
not attack.
6) Far more piranhas are eaten by people than people are eaten
by piranhas.
Answer: 2,4,5,1,6,3
4. PRESENTATION
 Objective: Compose effective paragraphs

5. CONTROLLED PRACTICES
a. ACTIVITY
Tasked: The class will choose a topic and make a story about it. The
teacher will come up with the main idea. Then the first student will
add a supporting detail. The student can pass the paragraph to the
next student who will add another supporting detail, and so on.
b. ANALYSIS
o How did you come up with the details that support the
main idea?
o Are the ideas presented in a logical order?
o Does the paragraph tell a clear ending of the selection?
o As a student, do you think that writing effective paragraph
is important? Why yes or why not?

c. ABSTRACTION
Task: Students will answer the following questions.
 What is paragraph?
A paragraph is a series of sentences that are organized and
coherent and are all related to a single topic.
 It consists of a topic sentence that expresses the same thought
of the paragraph. This main thought should be discussed in a
greater detail that with supporting sentences.

 What are the parts of paragraph?

1. Topic Sentence
-the topic sentence expresses the main point
of the paragraph
2. Body
- It contains the supporting sentences or the
middle sentences of the paragraph.
3. Concluding sentence
-expresses the same idea as the topic sentence
but in different words.

 How to compose a paragraph effectively?

There should be unity, coherence, and adequate develop
Generalization
What is paragraph?
What are the parts of paragraph?
How to compose an effective paragraph?

d. APPLICATION
Task: They will compose a paragraph by writing the following
sentences using the given organizer.

A. Hawkers are people who move from one place to another and
sell their goods by shouting on the streets.
B. They work hard throughout the day.
C. They move on the street on their bicycle and sometimes on
foot and sell their products.
D. We can see hawkers everywhere.
E. They move everywhere selling their goods without caring
about the weather.
 Topic Sentence: _________________________________
Detail 1: ________________________________________
Detail 2: ________________________________________
Detail 3: ________________________________________
Conclusion: _____________________________________

IV. Assessment
Direction: Using the rubric below, compose a paragraph about
the most visited place in Catbalogan. Follow the things you
have just learned. Be guided by the rubric below in
accomplishing the task.

Assignment
Directions: Write a paragraph about the topics below that
consists of 5-7 sentences. Be guided by the rubrics below.

 Write about an unforgettable experience in your life.

 Write about your best school day EVER! Explain in detail
what happened on that day.
 Write about teaching someone something you are good at
doing.
 Write a story about your favorite pair of shoes.
 Write about an embarrassing event that happened to you.
Prepared by:

MICAH CYREL R. GABON

SST-I

Checked by:

JOSEPHINE ANNE F. CARO

Master Teacher 1

Observed by:

MYRA VERONICA D. LETABA

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HEAD/ASSISTANT SCHOOL PRINCIPAL