DETAILED LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:
1. Identify missing words from sentences using "context clues."
2. Define unknown words using context clues in a cold passage.
3. Find and define unknown words in trade books using context clues.
4. Determine the meaning of unknown words using a variety of context clues,
including word, sentence and paragraph clues.
II. Subject matter
TOPIC: Context Clue
REFERENCE: English Based on the BEC, English Grammar Drills, Internet
MATERIALS: Cartolina, chalkboard
STRATEGIES: Discussion Question-Answer Relationship (QAR), Small Group
Work
III. Procedure
Routine Activities
1. Opening Prayer
2. Checking of Attendance
A. MOTIVATION
Put the longest word in English
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano c onio
sis
on the board and ask students to define it.
Today we are going to play a game called
SYNOTENSE. You will have to use your creative
juices to figure out which words are covered.
1. Look how TINY that cat is!
2. The crowd CHEERED as their favorite team
entered the football field.
3. Thomas went to the TOP of the mountain.
4. Our yard is SPACIOUS enough for swimming
pool.
5. He runs QUICKLY.
6. Let's eat some French CUISINE tonight.
7. The test was very DIFFICULT.
8. I bought a RECENT book.
9. Tom is OUTGOING with everyone.
10. The money is SECURE in the bank.

S1 little/small
S2 shouted
S3 high/up
S4 big/huge
S5 fast
S6 food/dish
S7 hard
S8 new
S9 friendly
S10 safe
Did you enjoy the activity?
B. PRESENTATION
Those words that you determined are what we
called context clues.
Will you read the sentences.
Do you have any ideas what are context clues?
Very good!
C. DISCUSSION
Context clues are bits of information from the text
that, when combined with prior knowledge, allow
you to decide the meaning of unknown words in
the story or article you are reading. Context clues
are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or
passage that a reader can use to understand the
meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
There are several different types of context clues.
Some of them are: