A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN

ENGLISH 8

I. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the discussion, the students should be able to:
A. differentiate the kinds of sentences according to structure;
B. construct simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentence; and
C. use simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in making a
song, story, poem, and dialog.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Kinds of Sentences According to Structure (Simple, Compound, Complex
and Compound-complex
Materials: Printed Texts, Cartolina, Visual Aids
Reference: English Communication Skills pp. 34-35
III. LEARNING PROCEDURES
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
A. PRELIMINARIES

a.1. Greetings
Good morning class!
Good morning, ma’am!
a.2. Prayer
Any volunteer who can lead us a simple prayer
Ma’am!

Let us pray.
Thank you very much! (The students pray.)

a.3. Classroom Management

Before you take your seat, kindly pick up the
pieces of paper and plastic under your chairs and
arrange them properly.
Students will pick up the pieces of paper
and arrange their chairs.
If you’re done, you may now take your seats.  

a.4. Checking of Attendance

Is everybody present today class?
Yes ma’am!
Great!
a.6 Motivation
Today we will have our new topic, but before
we proceed to our discussion, we will have an
activity called “Fix Me and Understand Me”. I
will divide your class into four; each group will
be given pieces of paper with words written on
them. You are about to arrange the words in
order to make a sentence in two minutes. After
that, choose a representative to write your
answer on the board.
Are you ready?
Yes ma’am!
Alright! Your time starts now.

The students should be able to come up with the

following sentences.

1. Lito and Joey played basketball in the gym.

2. Rey did his best but his father was not happy.
3. Because my pizza was cold, I put it in the
microwave.
4. I like Mathematics but my brother likes
biology because he wants to be a doctor.

B. PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON

Now let’s discuss your answers. Anybody who

can tell me what you notice with the following
sentences?
Ma’am!
It has subject and predicate.
Very good observation!

Who can guess what would be our lesson for

this day?
Ma’am!
Kinds of sentences
Definitely!

C. LESSON PROPER

Our lesson for today is all about kinds of

sentences. In English, there are four basic
sentence structures: simple, compound,
complex, and compound-complex.
Let’s first define a sentence. A sentence is a set
of words that contain subject and predicate. The
subject is what (or whom) the sentence is all
about. The predicate tells something about the
subject.

Example: The sky is blue.

Now who can give me example of a sentence?

Very good. The dog is happy.

What else?

Very good! He reads the book.

Also, let's discuss independent and dependent

clauses. An independent clause is a group of
words that contains a subject and verb and
expresses a complete thought. An independent
clause is a sentence.

While dependent clause is a group of words that

contains a subject and verb but does not express
a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot
be a sentence.

Examples:

Independent clause: Jane ate pasta.

Dependent clause: because she was hungry

Now class, we will now discuss the first kind of

sentence, which is simple sentence.

Who wants to read the definition?

Ma’am!
A simple sentence composed of one
Let’s take a look at the sentence that Group 1 independent clause.
came up with.

1. Lito and Joey played basketball in the gym.

Do you think this is a simple sentence? Could
you tell me the reason why it’s classified as a
simple sentence?

Ma’am!
It is a simple sentence because it has only
Very good. Well said. one independent clause.

Another example of a simple sentence:

-She completed her literature review.

-He organized his sources by theme.

Now, can somebody give me an example of a

simple sentence? I will give you time to
construct and write your sentence in your
notebook.

Ma’am!
Moving on to the second kind of sentence, The sun rises in the East.
which is compound sentence.
Would someone read the definition?

Ma’am!
A compound sentence composed of two
independent clauses and connected by
Now, let’s take a look at the sentence that group coordinating conjunction.
2 came up with.

2. Rey did his best but his father was not happy.

This one is a compound sentence. Could you tell

me the reason why it’s classified as a compound
sentence?

Ma’am!
Because it has two independent clauses
and it uses conjunction.
Very good!
Now, can you underline the independent clause
and encircle the conjunction?

Very good! Rey did his best but his father was not
happy.
Another example of a compound sentence:

-She completed her literature review, and she

created her reference list.
-He organized his sources by theme; then, he
updated his reference list.
Can somebody give me an example of a
compound sentence?

Ma’am!
Mary was out of milk, so she went to the
Very good!
store.

Moving on to the third kind of sentence, which

is complex sentence.

Who wants to read the definition?

Ma’am!
A complex sentence is a sentence that
contains an independent clause and a
dependent clause.
Let’s check the sentence that Group 3 came up
with.

3. Because my pizza was cold, I put it in the

microwave.

Why do you think this is considered a complex

sentence?

Ma’am!
Very good! Because it has independent and dependent
clause.
Now, can you underline the independent clause
and encircle the dependent clause?

Very good! Because my pizza was cold, I put it in the

Who can give me example of complex microwave.
sentence?

Ma’am!
I like to eat the candy before I watch a
Very good! movie.
Moving on to the last type of sentence, which is
compound-complex.
Who wants to read the definition?

Ma’am!
Compound-complex composed of two
Let’s take a look at the sentence that Group 4 independent clauses and one or more
came up with. dependent clauses.

4. I like Mathematics but my brother likes

biology because he wants to be a doctor.

Class, do you consider this sentence an example

of compound-complex?

Why do you say so?

Yes ma’am!

Very good! Ma’am!

Can you underline the two independent clauses Because it has two independent clauses
and encircle the dependent clause? and one dependent clause.

I like Mathematics but my brother likes

Now, class, can you give an example of biology because he wants to be a doctor.
compound-complex sentence?

Ma’am!
Very good! Because he paid attention, he got an A+
grade on the exam and he was so happy.
So, class, those are the four types of sentences.

D. GENERALIZATIONS

Do you have any questions? Any clarifications?

If none, can you innumerate the four types of

sentences? None ma’am

Ma’am!
The four types of sentences are simple,
compound, complex, and compound-
Very good!
complex.
Can you differentiate the four types of
sentences?
Ma’am!
.
A simple sentence composed of one
independent clause.
A compound sentence composed of two
independent clauses and connected by
coordinating conjunction, punctuation
mark or both.
A complex sentence composed of one
independent clause with at least one
dependent clause.
A Compound-complex composed of two
Very good class! I hope that it is all clear to you. independent clauses and one or more
dependent clauses.
E. APPLICATION

Using this picture, I want you to form different

types of sentences and present it in class through
song, storytelling, poem, and dialog. This will
be by group; we will be using the same
groupings we used earlier.

Group 1: Song (First verse, second verse, and

chorus)
Group 2: Story Telling
Group 3: Poem (at least 3 stanza, 4 lines in
every stanza)
Group 4: Dialogue

Rubrics:
 Content 15%
(It should include the types of
sentences.)
Delivery/Performance 10%
(voice, clarity, intonation,
pronunciation)
Cooperation 5%
(all group members should
participate)
Total: 30%

IV. EVALUATION

Write an argumentative essay of a minimum of

150 words with the topic "Should bullying be
considered a crime?”. Write it on 1 whole sheet
of paper.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Write a short narrative about your most

unforgettable experience. Construct at least 2
simple, 2 compound, 2 complex and 2
compound –complex sentences.

LOG OUT:
Arrange now your chairs. Let’s call it a day,
good bye class!

Good bye and thank you ma’am!

Prepared by: Aidie V. Mendoza

Student Teacher
Checked by: Rohna Franz A. Ramirez
Cooperating Tacher