DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

Grade 8
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the study, at least 80% of the students are expected to :

1. Differentiate literal from figurative language.

2. Explain briefly the types of figurative language.

3. Provide examples of literal and figurative language.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

a. Topic: Literal and Figurative Language
b. Reference:
Book:
c. Instructional Materials: Manila paper for visual aid

d. Values Integration: Develop a deep appreciation to the language

III. LEARNING EXPERIENCE:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. PRELIMINARIES/ DAILY
ROUTINARY ACTIVITIES

Good morning students Good Morning ma’am

Let us begin this day with a prayer to be Our Father....

led by_________

Please sit down. Thank you ma’am.

Are there absentees today? None ma’am.

Let’s have a recap. What was the previous We learned about proper
lesson that you had yesterday? pronunciation ma’am.

Good remembering!
B. MOTIVATION /CONDITIONING
ACTIVITIES

Please read the two sentences on the Yes ma’am.

board.
1. Grasshoppers make a high pitched
noise.
2. Grasshoppers are fiddlers who play their
Yes, they do ma’am.
legs.

Students, do both sentences mean the

The first sentence is directly
same?
mentioned what the speaker
wants to say. But the second
If so, then what the difference among
sentence contains figurative
these two sentences?
speech.

Perfect. The first sentence doesn’t contain

any figurative language so it’s straight to
the point. However the second sentence
contains figurative language to beautify the
sentence. Our topic today is Literal and
Figurative Language.
I think, literal language is the
C. PRESENTATION OF THE TOPIC first sentence while the
figurative is second sentence
Based on the example above which one do ma’am.
you think is literal and which one is
figurative language?

Correct. The first sentence is Literal

language. Literal language means exactly
what it says. It’s very straight forward to
the point, so the reader/ listener do not
have to extract meaning. In contrast,
figurative language uses different figure of
speech to make it more interesting and the
message conveys more meaningful.

Literal language uses in something that

highly technical like building rockets. You’ll
want to know exactly what the instruction
says without any possible confusion. You
can find literal language anywhere, from a Mostly in poem ma’am but
book report to your favourite novel. there is also in short story
ma’am.

Students, where do you think you can find

text contain of figurative language?

Great answer. There are some types of

figurative language. They are 1. Hyperbole,
2. Idiom, 3. Metaphor, 4. Personification,
5. Simile.

In hyperbole, you exaggerated a sentence I’ve seen this movie for

for emphasis purpose. Example; I can thousand times, ma’am.
smell my mom’s cooking from miles away.
I have tons of homework.

Students can you give an example of

hyperbole? Yes please.

Fantastic. Next is Idiom. It’s an expression

in which the intended meaning is different A little bird told me, ma’am.
from literal meaning. Example; It’s raining
cats and dogs. Who let the cat out of the
bag

Students can you give an example of

idiom? Yes please.

Another great answer. Next there is

You are my knight in shining
metaphor. It is direct comparison between
armour, ma’am.
to dissimilar things. Example: Her voice is
music to my ear. Your mother is a saint.

Students can you give an example of

metaphor? Yes please.

Good. Let’s proceed to personification. Its

literary devices used to give human The carved pumpkin smiled at
characteristic to nonhuman objects. us, ma’am.
Example; The palm trees were dancing in
the wind. The wind sang a soothing song.
Students can you give an example of
Personification? Yes please.

Very good. Lastly we have simile. It’s a

comparison between to unlike things by The old man is as wise as an
using “as” and “like”. Example; My sister is owl ma’am.
as noisy as bee. His blue eyes are like the
ocean deep.

Students can you give an example of

simile? Yes please.
Yes, we do ma’am.
Fantastic! You really make a good work.
Literal language means that
the message conveys is exact
D. DISCUSSION
and straight to the point. It
doesn’t use any figurative
Do you understand today’s lesson
devices. While figurative
students?
language uses figurative
devices and the reader/
If so, please explain the different between
audience should extract the
literal and figurative language.
meaning ma’am.

There are 5 types ma’am.

They are hyperbole, idiom,

metaphor, personification and
simile ma’am.
Perfect answer. How many types of
figurative devices are there?

Please mention what are those.

Very good students.

E. VALUES FORMATION
(closing activity)

F. GENERALIZATION
Very good participation, my dear students.
 Now who would like to say his/ her feeling
about today’s lesson?

I see. Thank you so much students, see

you tomorrow

IV. EVALUATION:
1. Give two example of each:
a. Hyperbole
b. Idiom
c. Metaphor
d. Personification
e. Simile

V. ASSIGNMENT/AGREEMENT:
Describe your parents in a poem by using figurative language.