Detailed Lesson Plan in English Grade 7

Quarter 3 Week 4

I. Learning Competency
a) Discover literature as a tool to assert one’s unique identity and to better
understand other people (EN7LT-III-a-5)

II. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, the students should have:
a) arranged the jumbled letters related to The Parts of a Plot, Types of
Collocation, Giving Short Answers
b) expressed critical ideas using the literary text “The Peril in the Lagoon” to
better understand other people
c) determined the parts of a plot in the literary text
d) identified the different types of collocation: (a) adverb+adjective, (b)
adjective+noun, (c) noun+noun, (d) noun + verb, (e) verb + noun, (f) verb+
expression with preposition, and (g) verb + adverb
e) constructed short affirmative and negative answers

III. Subject Matter:

- Topic: The Parts of a Plot, Types of Collocation, Giving Short Answers

IV. Learning Resources

a. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Courage Definition & meaning. Merriam-Webster.
Retrieved February 1, 2023, from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courage
b. Tucker, K. (2021, November 5). 5 parts of a plot in a story. Pen and the Pad.
Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://penandthepad.com/5-parts-plot-story-
8394628.html
c. Collocation examples: Types of English collocations • 7ESL. 7ESL. (2019,
December 13). Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://7esl.com/english-
collocations/

V. Materials
a. Soft copy of the literary selection linked through google drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k7qMHd9PKjpr93ocp3F0Evd2kB_AXqo5/
view?usp=sharing
b. Online submission and storage box for files, templates, and others linked
through:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fWHmnhXLe1LQE1tM8F8A2OJxn3U
muKhy?usp=sharing
c. Laptop
d. 1-minute timer

VI. Procedures
Teacher’s Activity Students Activity
Preparation
A pleasant morning my dear Grade 7
Sapphire students!
A pleasant morning, ma’am!
How are you feeling today, class?
Feeling good, ma’am.
Well, that’s good to hear. I hope
everyone feels good throughout the
discussion. May we have a volunteer or
class representative to check the
attendance? Ma’am, may I?

Yes, please. Thank you. Now, are you

ready for our lesson for today, class? Yes, ma’am.

That sounds energetic. I am glad that

you are excited to learn. Before delving
to our lesson, can you tap the person
next to you and say “I am happy that you
are here to learn with me today.” “I am happy that you are here to learn with
me today.”

Very good! Give yourselves a clap.

Since this is our first meeting, allow me

to introduce myself, I am Pearl Kaileen
A. Padama, your student teacher for
today.
A. Classroom Rules

Let’s proceed to my class rules or gentle

reminders to keep us on ground,
respectful and interactive in our
classroom. Let us go over them prior to
the official start of the lesson.
1. Communicate using the
English Language.
2. If you want to answer, raise
your hand first and wait for
me to acknowledge you.
3. Don’t make unnecessary
noises.
4. State your concerns in a
respectful manner.

5. Participate and have fun.

Okay, class? I hope everything still

comes in clear about these class rules.

B. Motivation

Learning Task 1. Tre(assure) Words

In relation to this, I have prepared a Yes, ma’am.

game which requires or test your
courage and perseverance as a group. It
is called “”. Are you ready, class? Yes, ma’am. We already have our groups.

Here is what you are going to do. So, we

have here a map which contains FIVE
stations. Each station has jumbled letters
BROTHERS
and cut out images which are needed to
KNIFE
be arranged. In order to do so, take the SHARK
picture that serves as clue along with the LAGOON
jumbled letters. FISHING

So, now please form five groups. Decide

on who will get the jumbled letters along
with the picture that will serve as clue.
Arrange the letters as group and paste it
in the middle of the map where you will
find a treasure chest. The first one to
paste the correctly ordered letters and
images will be the winner of our game
and will be receiving a simple token from
me. Understood, class?

You may now form your groups.

Are you done?

Okay, you may now start. You need to

be alert and active in analyzing the
proper word to produce based from the
picture and its definition.

Very good, my dear students. You were

able to unravel the words that are
connected to the given clue. You were
also able to show courage in our game
as you accepted and accomplish the
task with determination. Give yourselves
a pat on your shoulders for doing a great
job. As for the __ group, congratulations
for you were the first one to complete the
task. Come in front and receive your
rewards.

I am pleased for your enthusiast in our

activity. It just tells so much of your
behavior as learners, very attentive and
active.

Presentation
I appreciate everyone who participated in
our simple activity wherein I was able to
see how participative you are. Very
impressive!

Now, may I ask the class, how was your

experience in the activity? Did you have
fun? What have you noticed in the
activity? I enjoyed the activity as it was able to
invigorate my mind when I engaged
myself in it. The picture that was given to
us was able to help in determining the
correct order of the letters, as well as the
given definition.
Personally Ma’am, I was not able to feel
I am glad to hear that. How about the fear as I was determined to organize the
others? What have you felt when you letters and win the game.
were trying to arrange those letters? Did
you feel fear?

That is a very good example of being Sequence, combination and answers,

courageous—you have displayed ma’am.
courage in that certain circumstance. So,
what are the words that you were able to Sequence refers to a particular
form, again? progression of connected actions,
movements, or events.

What do we mean by Sequence? Combination on the other hand, is the act

of joining together various elements or
attributes.

How about Combination and Answer? Answer which is something that we say or
write to deal with or as a reaction to
someone or something.

And lastly?

Very good. So, these words that we have

uncovered are all related to our topics for
today. The word sequence is related to
the “The Parts of a Plot” while
combination can be associated with
“Types of Collocation”. And we will also
tackle the right way in “Giving Short
Answers”.
Comparison/Abstraction
As what we have mentioned earlier,
courage is the ability to do something
that frightens one; when someone has a
mental or moral strength to venture,
persevere, and withstand danger, fear,
or difficulty he/she possess courage.

However, being courageous is not

limited to these definitions; courage can
mean thousand different things
depending on the experiences that we
had which we have acquired our own
perception of “Courage”. Do you agree,
class? Yes, ma’am.

Can you share your own definition of

courage as well as your memorable
experience where you have acquired this (Students raise a hand)
definition? Ma’am, courage is when you have a
strong heart to face difficulties.

Wow. That is one accurate definition of

courage. How about the others? (Students raise a hand)
Courage for me is associated with
honesty because when you tell the truth
despite the danger that is ahead of you, it
takes up a lot of courage.

Very good. That is another utterly

amazing definition. Now, to have another
different perception of the word
“Courage”, may we read and internalize
the summarized story “The Peril in the
Lagoon” by Loreto Paras-Sulit.

Who wants to read the first paragraph?

Come in front and peel the paper to
unfold the story. (Students raise a hand)
Reader 1: The lagoon lay in a quiet
hidden sort of splendour. The fine beach
sloping gently into it from the green hills
beyond invited the first newcomer for a dip
and swim in its clear waters. “We are
coming! Here we come!” gaily shouted the
three brothers namely Tony, David and
Berting. They were invited for a vacation
by Uncle Sidro who bought a house near
the lagoon.
How about the next one? Who wants to
volunteer? (Students raise a hand)
Reader 2: However, Uncle Sidro
reminded them of the few must’s and must
not’s before they go venturing in the
lagoon. The boys were disappointed with
their Uncle dampening their spirits. They
were told to do anything they wish but
swimming in the lagoon. Uncle Sidro, only
felt responsible for their safety considering
the fact that there is a shark in the lagoon.

Thank you. How about the third one? (Students raise a hand)
Reader 3: They looked at it in silence,
each revolving in his mind plans of how to
remove the barrier between them and that
inviting lagoon. Suddenly, a gray fin
darted out of the water and they were sure
it was the shark. So, they went to have a
little deep sea fishing and planned to
catch him. They said: “Going into some
kind of action was better than not having
to try anything.”
So, the action of the three boys there is
very interesting. I wonder what might
happen next. Can someone please read
it?
(Students raise a hand)
Reader 4: The lagoon darkened with
blood but not before the two brothers in
the boat glimpsed the infuriated shark
turning on David. David swam away, while
the boat raced to rescue him. For David
had tangled up with the shark and with the
two well-aimed plunges of his hunting
knife finished the Grey Killer.
So, they really searched for the shark.
Now, to satisfy our curiosity about the
ending, may we have a reader for the
last paragraph? (Students raise a hand)
Reader 5: In the end, the three boys killed
the shark. Uncle Sidro waited with a
grave-faced but at the same time there’s a
twinkle in his eyes. He even asked whose
name shall appear on the medal. Berting,
however, planned to sell it to buy a grand
gift when they return to the city while the
two went straight to the lagoon.
Thank you very much for your active
participation, class. How did you find the
literary text? What do you feel about it?
(Students raise a hand)
At first, I was disappointed by how the
boys acted, as they did not obey Uncle
Sidro. However, when I realized that the
moral of the story is to be courageous, I
felt proud and happy for the characters.
Precisely. So, the three boys did not let
their emotions succumb them; they
devised a plan so that they could do
what they wanted. Now, who are the
characters and where is the setting?
The characters are Tony, David, Berting
and Uncle Sidro, ma’am.
Alright. Seems like you listened
attentively. What did the boys feel about
the vacation when they were told not to
swim in the lagoon?
As most of us would feel, the three boys
were disappointed with their Uncle Sidro’s
must’s and must not’s.
That’s right. The moment that they were
stopped by their uncle and reminded
them of the rules, they were
disappointed. But what is the reason why
Uncle Sidro did not want them to swim in
the lagoon? Uncle Sidro only felt responsible to the
safety of the three boys especially so, that
there is a shark in the lagoon.

Very good. So, Uncle Sidro was only

concerned with the boys. What
happened to them as they went to the The three boys find ways in order for them
lagoon? to be permitted to go swimming. Thus,
they went for deep sea fishing and
planned to catch the shark. As planned,
they had a fight with the shark in the
lagoon.

So, they were put in danger right? But

how does the story ended? How did Yes, ma’am. They were put in danger but
Uncle Sidro react in the end? they were able to kill the shark with their
courage. At first, Uncle Sidro seemed to
be serious but then, he also seemed to be
proud with the three boys. As stated in the
story, his eyes twinkled.
Well done, my dear students! It turns out
that all of you are great listeners. Now,
may I ask what have you observed in the
story? The narrative has smooth flow of
events right? There is a sequence of Yes, ma’am. There is a smooth transition
events? of the story from introducing the
characters to the ending where the shark
is killed.

Exactly. So, this sequence of connected

events that make up the story is called
“Plot”. Now, there are different parts of a
plot which we will be discussing.

First, we have the Exposition. May we

have someone to read it? Exposition: The author introduces the
major characters and establishes the
setting.

So, what can you infer from that? Answer may vary.

So, in here the author often discusses

the characters' backstory as well as
he/she describes the setting of the story.
Now, how about, Rising Action? Rising Action: It is where the problem or
conflict is introduced.

What does that mean? Answer may vary.

Right. During the rising action, the

protagonist often encounters some sort
of crisis that creates tension. If the
problem is introduced here, what do you
think is Climax all about? Climax: The climax is the crucial point in
the story wherein the protagonist deals
with the peak of events.

With that, what do you think is climax? Answer may vary.

Very good. The climax often centers on

the protagonist's most difficult challenge
or bleakest moment. Now, how about
Falling Action? Falling Action: It occurs immediately after
the climax and details the consequences
-- good or bad -- that the characters must
deal with after the turning point of events.

What do you think does that signify? Answer may vary.

Very good. The results of actions that the

main character has taken are presented
as well as the results of decisions that
have been made, whether good or bad
for the character. And lastly, Resolution.
What do you think it is? Resolution: The resolution leaves readers
with a sense of closure, so they
understand the fate of the protagonists
and antagonists.

So, technically, Resolution is? Resolution is the ending of the story,

ma’am.

Alright. So, those are the Parts of a Plot.

Did you understand the topic, class? Absolutely, ma’am.

Before we proceed to the next topic, may

we have another activity called “Match-
to-the-Just”. As you can see here in the
board, I pasted the parts of a plot along
with its definition. But in order to test
your understanding, let’s remove these
definitions. And then, you will have to
paste the paragraphs to where it
belongs. After which, you have to justify
your answer based on our definition of
the parts of a plot. Understood class? Yes, ma’am.
Exposition
The lagoon lay in a quiet hidden sort of
splendour (…)
Rising Action
However, Uncle Sidro reminded them of
the few must’s and must not’s (…)
Climax
They looked at it in silence, (…)
Falling Action
The lagoon darkened with blood but not
before the two brothers (…)
Resolution
In the end, the three boys killed the shark
(…)
Great job, my dear students! You were
able to determine where these
paragraphs belong and you were able to
give a logical reason.

Now, in the literary text that we have

read earlier, there are different types of
collocation that were embedded such as
whirlwind decision, hopeless glances, a
dream of paradise, darkened with blood
and sloping gently. But what are these
really? What do you know about
Collocation, class? Anyone? (Students raise a hand)
Answer may vary.

Alright. So, it has been discussed that a

collocation is two or more words that
often go together. These combinations
just sound right to native English
speakers, who use them all the time. On
the other hand, other combinations may
be unnatural and just sound wrong or
awkward.

There are different types of collocation

made from combinations of verb, noun,
adjective, adverb, and preposition.

1. Adverb+Adjective
Examples: happily married, completely
satisfied, and fully aware
2. Adjective+Noun
Example: bright color, brief chat, and
major problem
3. Noun+Noun
Example: a surge of anger, a sense of
pride, and a pang of nostalgia
4. Noun+Verb
Example: economy boomed, lions roar,
and cats purr
5. Verb+Noun
Example: Commit murder, getting old,
and give hope
6. Verb+Expression with Preposition
Example: burst into tears, running out of
money, and filled with horror
7. Verb+Adverb
Example: pulled steadily, whispered
softly, and wave franticaly

So, class you just have to combine them

together. Understood class? Yes, ma’am.

Alright. Let us now check your

understanding through another activity
titled “Identi-Phrase”. This spinning
wheel has pockets on it. Inside these
pockets are phrases which will be drawn
through the arrow of the wheel. Then,
you will have to identify its type and
paste it on the board.
1. ridiculously long-
So, who wants to spin the wheel first? Adverb+Adjective
2. young people-Adjective+Noun
3. board games-Noun+Noun
4. economy boomed-Noun+Verb
5. commiting murder-Verb+Noun
6. swelled with pride-
Verb+Expression with
Preposition
7. smiled proudly-Verb+Adverb

Very good my dear students! Well, aside

from these words, short answers are
also very commonly used. Instead of
saying a merely ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, it is more
polite to say ‘Yes, I do’ or ‘No, I don’t’ in
conversation.

Now, to form the short answer, we must

only use the first word of the question.

In affirmative answers (yes), use the long

form (he does). In negative answers Question Affirmative Negative
(no), use the short form (he doesn’t). Do we have a Yes, we No, we
class? do. don’t
Can she go to Yes, she No, she
the restaurant? can. can’t.
Have they seen Yes, they No, they
the movie? have. haven’t.
Is he thirsty? Yes, he is. No, he
isn’t.
If ‘you’ is the subject of the question, Question AffirmativeNegative
‘you’ must be replaced by ‘I’ or ‘we’. Do you like the Yes, (we, No, (we,
presentation? I) do. I) don’t
Are you Yes, I am. No, I am
hungry? not.
Yes, we No, we
are. aren’t.
Generalization
So, now that we are done discussing
The Parts of a Plot, Types of Collocation,
and Giving Short Answers, may I ask a
volunteer to give a quick rundown of
everything we've covered thus far?
(Students raise a hand)
Answer may vary.
What a mind! You are all learning fast.
Anyone who wants to share his/her
insight as well? (One or two more sharers will be
entertained)
Wow. That is another very
comprehensive answer. Now, how about
the literary text that we have read earlier;
what are the lessons that you have (Students raise a hand)
acquired that you will cherish forever? I have learned that being courageous is
also about devising a plan as to how will
one face a challenge instead of
complaining and accepting his/her fate.

Great! Based on our exchange of ideas

and reflection on today’s lesson, I think
you are now ready to answer the short
quiz that I have prepared.
Evaluation
I. Direction: Read the sentences carefully and choose the letter of the BEST
answer. Write the letter of your answer in the blank before the number.

1. Which of the following is known as the ending of the story?

a) Exposition b) Resolution c) Climax d) Falling Action
2. In this part, the protagonist is experiencing the most difficult challenge or
bleakest moment.
a) Climax b) Exposition c) Resolution d) Rising Action
3. It is where the setting is being described and the characters are introduced.
a) Rising Action b) Falling Action c) Exposition d) Resolution
4. Which part of a plot refers to the introduction of the problem?
a) Falling Action b) Climax c) Exposition d) Rising Action
5. It is where the story begins to wind down slowly.
a) Falling Action b) Rising Action c) Resolution d) Climax

II. Read the following sentences. Then, identify the kind of collocation

6. The elected classroom President is deeply competitive and transparent.

7. Arn is my big brother and I admire him.
8. The book that I read will give hope to the hopeless.
9. The policeman pulled steadily on the rope and helped him to safety.
10. Cats purr when they are satisfied.

III. Write short affirmative and negative answers with the correct form.

11. Have you watch the TV series Maria Clara and Ibarra?
Yes,______________
No,_______________
12. Are you originally from Ilocos Norte?
Yes,______________
No,_______________
13. Can she play badminton?
Yes,______________
No,_______________
14. Do you speak Ilocano?
Yes,______________
No,_______________
15. Are Erica and Dominic your friends?
Yes,______________
No,_______________
Application: Illustrate your understanding about the story through a Comic Strip
considering the parts of a Plot. This will be graded according to the criteria below.
25Pts

CRITERIA

Concept – 10 points

The Comic Strip obtains clarity of the concept represented and the sequence
of events are accurately illustrated.

Creativity and Resourcefulness – 10 points

The Comic Strip is unique in representation. It is visually impactful and is well

connected to the influence of the story showcased. The elements are
creatively presented.
Relevance – 5 points

The work accurately narrates and reflects the story.

Organization – 10 points

The comic strip has original illustrations, very detailed, attractive and related
to the text of the page.