APOLINARIO MABINI CAMPUS

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ________________________
Grade & Section: __________________________________ Teacher: ______________________

Date: August 8, 2022

Topic: PROVERBS
Objectives:
1. A. Define Proverbs.
B. Interpret classic examples of proverbs.
C. Recognize literary devices used in proverbs.
Concept Notes:
What is proverb?
A proverb is a phrase or saying which contains wisdom, truth, experience,
lessons and advice concerning life and which has been handed down from generation
to generation.”
Proverbs that express a general rule of behavior or conduct are called maxims.
Examples:
1. Your fingers cannot be of the same length.
Useful lesson: We can’t expect things or people to be perfect.
2. Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon.
Useful Lesson: By worrying about the little things, you may miss the big problem
or the big happiness
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Literary Devices
1. Imagery– is the use of words that evoke mental pictures that appeal to the senses.
Example: No matter how high a bird flies, it has come down for water.
2. Simile and Metaphor– refer to the use of direct or indirect comparison.
Example: The tongue is like a sharp knife; it kills without drawing blood.
3. Alliteration– is the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Example: Speak softly, and be slow to begin your speech.
4. Personification– is the attribution of a human quality to an inanimate object.
Example: Pride invites calamity; humility reaps its harvest.
5. Repetition– is the use of a word or phrase more than once in a passage.
Example: Sweet -melon lips, bitter-melon heart.

Activity:
Explain the following Chinese proverbs, on your DLP sheet, copy and answer.
1. I hear, and I forget
I see, and I remember
I do, and I understand
2. A book holds a house of gold
3. Knowledge is to know both what one knows and
what one does not know.
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August 8, 2022 (TUESDAY)
GRADE &
LEARNING
SECTION PERFORMANCE Content LESSON
COMPENTENC OBJECTIVES SUBJECT MATTER EVALUATION
CLASS STANDARDS Standard DEVELOPMENT
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PERIOD
The learners: The learners transfer The learners . PROVERBS  Attendance &
learning by… demonstrate an A. Define Prayer Exercise
Interpret classic understanding Proverbs. Discussion:  Viewing of Video
Grade 8 examples of Recognizing/ of: B. Interpret classic What is proverb? Lesson Explaining the
GUMAMELA proverbs. interpreting literary examples of A proverb is a phrase or saying which contains Proverbs meaning of the
devices used in Interpreting a proverbs. wisdom, truth, experience, 1) Objectives given proverbs.
Grade 8 proverbs. proverb and its C. Recognize lessons and advice concerning life and which 2) Lesson
SAMPAGUITA significance in literary devices has been handed down from generation Proper
literature. used in proverbs. to generation.” 3) Summary/
Proverbs that express a general rule of behavior Generalizati
Values or conduct are called maxims. on
Integration: Examples:  After Viewing:
Competence 1. Your fingers cannot be of the same length. Clarification/
Useful lesson: We can’t expect things or people Discussion
to be perfect. through
2. Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a LMS/Google Meet
watermelon.  DLP
Useful Lesson: By worrying about the little
things, you may miss the big problem
or the big happiness
Literary Devices
1. Imagery– is the use of words that evoke
mental pictures that appeal to the senses.
Example: No matter how high a bird flies, it has
come down for water.
2. Simile and Metaphor– refer to the use of
direct or indirect comparison.
Example: The tongue is like a sharp knife; it kills
without drawing blood.
3. Alliteration– is the repetition of initial
consonant sounds.
Example: Speak softly, and be slow to begin
your speech.
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4. Personification– is the attribution of a human
quality to an inanimate object.
Example: Pride invites calamity; humility reaps
its harvest.
5. Repetition– is the use of a word or phrase
more than once in a passage.
Example: Sweet -melon lips, bitter-melon heart.

Materials
1. Laptop/Cellphone
2. Modem Wifi
3. PowerPoint presentation

Reference:
Exploring Literature and Grammar K-12 2nd
Edition (Afro-Asian Literature)

Prepared by: Checked by: Reviewed by: Submitted to:

MS. KRISTEL G. VERA, LPT MR. MELVIN V. AMORA, LPT MRS. HELEN U. VILLEGAS, LPT MR. DEAN JOSEPH BEREÑA, LPT
English Teacher English Coordinator Academic Coordinator Principal