Lesson Plan in English VI

September 25, 2018

I. Objective
1.1 Analyze figures of speech (simile and metaphor)

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Analyzing Figures of Speech (Simile and Metaphor)

III. Learning Resources

A. References
1. Textbooks
a. EN6RC-Id-6.8
b. English for You and Me 6, pp.150-154
c. Lesson Guides in Elementary English, pp. 286-289

B. Other Learning Resources

PowerPoint Presentation, Pictures, poem, strips, chart, Meta cards, strips, baskets and
household substances
C. Process Skills: Identifying, Communicating, Explaining
D. Values Integration: Appreciate the beauty of nature.

IV. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Greeting the pupils
2. Checking of Attendance
3. Setting of Behavioral Standards
4. Action Song
5. Diagnostic Assessment

Write A if the sentence is simile and write B if it is metaphor.

_____________ 1. Her voice was like water bubbling from a silver jar.
_____________ 2. The night is as cold as a sharp sword.
_____________ 3. Fear fell from us like steel armour.
_____________ 4. We were crushed by the hammer of sunlight.
_____________ 5. The musicians spun great webs of sound.

B. Presentation
1. Motivation
Say: “I have here a picture of a garden with lots of butterflies. Butterflies add beauty to
nature. This morning, we will be having a new lesson about figures of speech. Like
 butterflies, figures of speech add beauty to the works of writers and poets. Now, I am
going to read you a poem.”

Butterflies

Butterflies are as light as feathers.

They are like paper bags floating in the air.
They are beautiful dancing spirits.
They are small stars in the sky.
Butterflies are so cool.

2. Strategy: Explicit Teaching

C. Analysis Discussion

Teacher presents the sentences.

Sentence 1: Butterflies are as light as feathers.

(Butterflies and feathers are two unlike things with common characteristics which is
“light”. They are being compared using the word “as”. This is a figure of speech called
Simile.)

Sentence 2: They are like paper bags floating in the air.

(Butterflies and paper bags are two unlike things or objects with common characteristics
of “floating in the air”. They are compared using the word “like”. This is a figure of speech
called Simile.)

Sentence 3: They are beautiful dancing spirits.

(Butterflies and spirits have common characteristics which is “dancing” but they are not
directly compared using as and like. This figure of speech is called metaphor.)

Sentence 4: They are small stars in the sky.

(Butterflies and stars have common characteristic which is “small” but they not directly
stated using as and like. This figure of speech is called metaphor.)

D. Generalization

Simile is a stated comparison of two unlike things or objects which have something in
common. It uses the words as and like in comparing.
Metaphor makes a direct comparison of two unlike objects that have something in common.
It does not use the word as and like.

E. Application

1. Group Activity
 Group the pupils into five groups.
 Setting of Behavioural Standards
 Activity Proper (each group will be given activity materials)
 Allotted time for the activity : five minutes
 Group 1- Analyze the following sentences. Group them as to simile or metaphor.
1. Noah has a heart of a lion.
Simile Metaphor
2. My hand is a rattling snake.
3. You’re as skinny as a rail.
4. My heart is as big as an
elephant.
5. The moon is like a flower in
heaven.
6. Life is a highway.

Group 2- Given the poem, underline the simile and box the metaphor.
Time Out

Help how much my heart hurts

My mouth is as dry as a desert
My throat is sore
My voice is a goner
My heart is beating as fast as a tiger
My hand is a rattling snake
My face is a tomato
Bye, bye, boring life.

I cannot take it no more

I lay my head upon my knee
Now blow the whistle referee.

Group 3- Choral Reading of sentences. Analyze the sentences, if simile, read it

aloud and if metaphor, read it softly.
1. The kettle sings as it sits on the stove.
2. The grass dances with the wind.
3. The sun is a ball of fire.
4. The clouds are as white as cotton.
5. The moon is like a flower.

Group 4- Analyze the following sentences. If the sentence is simile, sing it in a rap
tune. If the sentence is metaphor, sing it in love song tune.
1. My mind is a puddle in the street reflecting green.
2. The faces in the street crossings shine like a row of eggs on a pantry
shelf.
3. He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of punches.
4. The musicians spun great webs of sound.
5. A hundred miles of landscape spread before me like a fan.

Group 5 - Shop simile sentences and metaphor sentences in the grocery store. Put simile
sentences in the pink basket and metaphor sentences in the green basket.

1. The sun is a ball of fire.

2. Her brother was a tower of strength during those hard times.
 3. The taxis roll along the avenue like spools of colour threads.
4. The clouds are white as cotton.
5. The dictionary is the bankbook that guides us in use of the words and their meanings.

2. Post Activity
Presentation of Outputs by group

V. Independent Practice

Analyze the sentences as to simile or metaphor. Put ̸ if it is simile and put X if it is

metaphor.
___________ 1. She is as sweet as candy.
___________ 2. My dad is a bear.
___________ 3. Bob runs like a deer.
___________ 4. The bar of soap was a slippery eel.
___________ 5. She slept like a dog.

VI. Assignment

Construct five sentences using simile and metaphor.

Observer:

ANA BELLA D. CLAVEJO, MT-II

Teacher:

ANNELYN L. ABEJERO, MT-I