Detailed Lesson Plan in English 9

I. Objectives:
a. define argumentative text;
b. illustrate through a chart the pros and cons of a given problem; and
c. develop logical reasoning.

II. Subject Matter:

a. Topic: Argumentative Text
b. Reference: A Journey Through Anglo- American Literature
c. Materials: Paper strip , chart , picture

III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
Everybody class stand for a prayer.
Maxwell kindly lead the prayer. Maxwell: ( Lead the prayer )

2. Greetings
Good afternoon class! All: Good Afternoon sir!

3. Checking of Attendance
Who are absent from this row?
How about in this row? Row 1: None sir.
Row 2: None sir.
4. Key Behavioural Indicator
What will you do if the teacher is talking in front?
Yes , Ronalyn. Ronalyn: If the teacher is talking in front I will listen
attentively .
Very Good!
How about if you want to answer a question?
Yes, Mark. Mark: If we are going to answer a question we
must raise our hand and answer it in a complete
Very Good! sentences.
Are you ready for today’s topic ?
a. Review:
What have you learned about the topic All: Yes, sir.
yesterday class?
b. Motivation The student answer.
Class, Who can name this picture?
Yes, John .
Very Good!
It’s a cell phone . Who among you here have John: a cell phone sir.
his/ her cell phone ?

How important in your daily activities or school The student raise their hand.
the use of cell phone or technologies?
Yes, May.
Very good!
Try to imagine class, there are no cell phones or May: It makes work easier.
technologies nowadays , what will you feel?

What do you think might happen to us and to our Boring and sad
daily activities ?

If you were to choose a machine that you want The student answer.
to compare yourself , what would that be ?
why?
The student answer the question.
Very Good!

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

So class before we discuss our topic for today
let’s read first a text entitled the Telephone By:
Edward Field ,but before that you are going to
unlock some unfamiliar words present from the
text so that you will understand clearly what the All: Yes, sir
text is all about.

Are you ready class?

Great ! So bring ¼ sheet of paper because this
will be an activity that will be recorded . Each
item will be equivalent to 5 points.
c. Unlocking of Difficulties
Direction :Arrange the jumble letter
1. To become twisted together into a jumbled
mass, or make something become twisted a TANGLE
jumbled.
EGLANT
2. Conversation about the personal detail of the GOSSIP
other people’s lives, whether rumor or fact ,
especially when malicious .
SSIPOG DROWNING
3.To die by being underwater too long and unable
to breath.
DORNWING SHADOWY
4. Full of shades and shadows, not clearly seen
or understood.
DSHAWOY AMBLE
5.To walk slowly in a free and relax way.
AMLBE
d. Reading Phase
Model the reading of the poem “ The Telephone
“ by Edward Field then after that ask the students
to read the poem for the second time.

Task 1. Group the class into five to discuss the

message of the poem . Have each group discuss
the given part of the poem prompted by the
guided question.

My happiness depends or an elastic appliance

And I do mind giving it so much credit.

Guided Question: The speaker is happy because he had those

What is the predominant feeling of the machines that can satisfy his needs in life.
speaker in these lines? Why does he feel that
way?

When life in the city being what it is

Each person separated friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Friends are being disconnected because they
Guided Question: are very busy in all their activities living in the city.
Why are friends disconnected?

Yes my phone is my joy

It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to, love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
With the use of telephones the speaker is alerted
Guided Question: and connected to chatters.
How does the speaker justify his joy of having
a telephone?

Without it I was like a bear in a cave

Drowsing through a shadowy winter

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

It rings and spring has come

Guided Question:
A. To what did the speaker compare man’s He compare man’s situation to a bear in a cave.
situation before the advent of the telephone?
People value telephones as their device in
B. What value do people give to the telephone linking to the world.
when he has the access to it?

I stretch and amble out into the sunshine

Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and good news of friends .

Guided Question: He is hunger for human voice and the good news
What does the speaker huger for ? Was he of friends. Yes he was able to connect to the
able to connect to the world? world with the use of his phone.

Is it clear class?
B. Developmental of the Lesson
e. Presentation
Class, do you like arguing with your seatmates, Yes ,sir
classmates, brothers and sisters.
When it comes to technologies or machines? Answer may vary

So , anyone from the group who can guess what

is our lesson for today? Maxwell: Argumentative text sir .
Yes, Maxwell.
Brilliant!

f. Discussion
What is argumentative text? Argumentative text are intended to persuade and
convince the audience in terms of communicative
functions.

Correct!
It is intended to persuade and convince the
audience and in argumentative text we have ? Pros and Cons

Pros are an argument or consideration in favour

of something . Take note of the word “Favor”
Cons are argument or consideration in favour
something . Remember the word Against .
( The teacher will give a examples the student
will do the activity)

Task 1. From the hidden paper strips under

your chairs paste it if they belong to pros and
cons.
Given Problem: use of technology in school
works Pros sir
It is favorable and advantageous in an argument.

How about the unfavourable , against and Cons sir

opposing opinion or views?
Excellent ! The student answer
Who can give a example of pros and cons
class? The student do the activity.
g. Application
I have here class a chart all you need to do is to
pick the statement and post it on the chart
whether it is cons or pros .

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

F. Generalization
What is argumentative text again class? Argumentative text are intended to persuade and
convince the audience in terms of communicative
functions.

Pros sir
It is the favorable and advantages in an argument
? Cons sir
How about the unfavorable , against and
opposing opinions or views?

IV. Evaluation
Direction: Write P if the statement pros or
favorable and C if the statement is cons or
against .

____1.Communication has become easy.

____2. It leads to health problem..
____3. A generation of laziness .
____4. Easy access of information.
____5. It saves time.

V. Assignment
In a one whole sheet of paper list five
disadvantage and advantages of following
communication technology .