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2012-2013 MI WEEKLY LESSON PLAN TERM 3 Name of Teacher: Mrs. Leonila P. Bolocon Ms. Joanna Jamaima R. Ferriol Year and Sections: Grade 8 - ABCDE Subject Area: English Plan for Week 5: February 5 - 8, 2013

I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: 1. 2. identify errors in utterances and statements with respect to their parallel structure revise statements to clarify the desired thought or meaning present a series of ideas of equal importance through an informal theme composition II. Target Values: Creativity Productivity-Responsibility Cooperation III. Subject Matter: Elements of Narrative Poetry as seen in The River Merchants Wife: A Letter by Li Po Parallelism

IV. Materials/Resources/Audio-Visual Aids 1.Textbook: Lapid, Milagros G., and Josephine B. Serrano. English Communication Arts and Skills Through Afro-Asian Literature 2, Philippines. Phoenix Publishing House, Inc. 2010. pp. 61-63,

2. Supplementary Books Forlini, G. Faulty Parallelism. Prentice Hall: Grammar and Composition 4: Pearson Prentice Hall. 2004. p.141-145 3. Materials: PowerPoint Presentation about Li Po and the elements of narrative poetry, Parallelism Rules, Texts with parallelism errors

V. MI Plan

Logical - Mathematical Analyzing poem to determine its elements Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence Linguistic Intelligence Analyzing sentences and articles with SV Agreement errors Determining the poetic elemets present in Africa's Plea Explaining the theme of the poem

Intrapersonal Intelligence Determining one's choices and how these can be affected by others

Topic/Lesson Elements of Narrative Poetry as seen in The River Merchants Wife: A Letter by Li Po Parallelism

Musical Intelligence

Interpersonal Intelligence Appreciating the rich African culture and addressing the problem about discrimination Visual-Spatial Intelligence Using pictures to determine the background and theme of a poem

Naturalist Intelligence

VI. Lesson Proper Session 1: CARS Lesson 3 Session 2 3: A. 1. Motivation 1. Ask the students if they have ever experienced waiting for someone particularly for someone they consider important. Have them share their reason for waiting. 2. Have students watch the movie trailer of A.2 Preparation Before introducing the poem, have students unlock the meaning of some of the words they will encounter in the poem.

B. Presentation/Acquisition 1. Introduce to the students the poem The River Merchants Wife: A Letter by Li Po C. Discussion Questions/Analysis and Comparison (HOTS) 1. Who is the persona in the poem? What is he/she talking about? 2. Why is the poem entitled Africas Plea? 3. What is the persona saying in the first stanza? 4. What period in the lives of the Africans do you think is the persona talking about? What makes you say so? 5. How difficult is it to be someone you know you are not? Better yet, what is the challenge when people force or tell you to be something or someone you know you cannot be? 6. What is the most powerful line in the poem for you? Why? 7. In your own words explain what is Africas plea? 2

D. Generalization/Concepts Learned 1. E. Make Meaning and Transfer Activities (Deepening/Enrichment/Formative Assessment) (Session 2)

F. Reflection (Exit Cards) What did you learn today? 1 Reason for Discrimination/Slavery 2 Situations where this can be seen 3 - Ways to Prevent this What MI activities did we do today? Session 3 A. Motivation 1. Ask the students what they remember about Africa from the previous discussions. 2. Have at least two students share their ideas. 3. After which, present to the class the following pictures and have them give their reactions about the pictures.

4. Have students reflect on the meaning of plea in connection to the previously viewed pictures to give a clear idea about the theme of the poem they are about to read. B. Presentation/Acquisition 2. Before reading the poem aloud, have students go over the elements of poetry present in Africas Plea. 3. Read the poem to the students and then have them read it as well. 4. Discuss and analyze the poem. (See Remarks for the copy of the poem) C. Discussion Questions/Analysis and Comparison (HOTS) 8. Who is the persona in the poem? What is he/she talking about? 9. Why is the poem entitled Africas Plea? 10. What is the persona saying in the first stanza? 11. What period in the lives of the Africans do you think is the persona talking about? What makes you say so? 12. How difficult is it to be someone you know you are not? Better yet, what is the challenge when people force or tell you to be something or someone you know you cannot be? 13. What is the most powerful line in the poem for you? Why? 14. In your own words explain what is Africas plea? D. Generalization/Concepts Learned 1. Items in a series must have parallel structure. Do not create problems by mixing grammatical elements. 2. Parallelism is the placement of equal ideas in words, phrases, or clauses of similar types. 3. Faulty parallelism occurs when a writer uses unequal grammatical structures to express related ideas. Hence, meaning is not the problem rather it is on how the meaning is presented. E. Make Meaning and Transfer Activities (Deepening/Enrichment/Formative Assessment) (Session6) Exercises Have students answer the following: Quick Test Directions: In the items that follow, choose the correct word or phrase within the context suggested by the sentence by writing your answer on the blank. 3

Item 1: Pasta boiling in water, ___________________, and garlic bread baking in the oven welcomed Francisco as he opened the door. A. simmered tomato sauce in the pan B. tomato sauce simmering in the pan C. tomato sauce that simmered in the pan D. saucy tomatoes that were simmering in the pan Item 2: During our vacation in the Bahamas, we hope ___________________to enjoy beautiful sunsets, and to dance ourselves dizzy at reggae clubs. A. that we eat delicious seafood B. that eating delicious seafood occurs C. to eat delicious seafood D. eating delicious seafood Item 3: To win Lauries love, Albert visited the florist for roses, the drugstore for a box of chocolates, and ___________________. A. bought an expensive gold necklace at the jewelry store B. the jeweler for an expensive gold necklace C. the jeweler where he bought an expensive gold necklace D. to buy an expensive gold necklace Item 4: Karen wished Ray chewed with his mouth closed, for otherwise he was everything she wanted in a date; he was tall, intelligent, and ___________________. A. he looked good B. being good looking C. one handsome man to look at D. handsome Item 5: Kimberly wont date Terry because he is too short, too noisy, and ___________________. A. because he picks his teeth with his fingers B. too impolite C. is the most impolite man she has ever met D. Picking his teeth with his fingers

F. Reflection (Exit Cards) What did you learn today? 1 Reason for Discrimination/Slavery 2 Situations where this can be seen 3 - Ways to Prevent this G. Remarks SESSION 5 Informal Theme SESSION 6 Quiz 2