5E Lesson Plan

Teacher: Dina D. Fortuna

Subject Matter: Demonstrative Pronoun

Reference: English for global competence
Integrated Reading and Language 5
Materials:
 visual aid
 pictures
 book
Lesson objective(s):
Within the period with 80 % accuracy the students are expected to:
Ill a. Illustrate the use of words that point to something, and
b. construct short sentences with the pronoun ‘it’ as subject.

ENGAGEMENT
Hold a book in your hand and ask the whole class:
What is this? Place stress on “this”.
The students might give a one word answer, “book”. Ask the students to answer in a complete sentence: This is a book.
Point out to the object placed far (Example: a table, chair, wall, fan) and ask: What is that? Place stress on “that”. Tell the students
to answer in a sentence.
Ask the students: if there are many people or things placed near you, which word is used to point to them; these or those? If there
are many people or things placed far from you, which word is used to point to them; these or those?
EXPLORATION
Write 5 sentences on the board.
Ask the students to choose one demonstrative pronoun from the brackets to complete each sentence.
Help the students understand the meaning of each sentence.
The sentence will give them clues as to which demonstrative pronoun is to be used.

EXPLANATION
*Write on the board: Pen
*Ask the students: What is the gender of the pen? Is it masculine, feminine or neuter?
*After the students have given the answer, ask them: Which pronoun is used for neuter gender?
*Depending upon the students’ previous correct or incorrect answers, you can give them options of pronouns: Which pronoun is
used for neuter gender; he, she, it?
* After the students have given the answer, write on the board: it is my pen.
* Tell the students that it is used for singular neuter nouns.
*Write 8-10 neuter gender nouns on the board.
*Ask students to make sentences using the nouns with the pronoun ‘it’ as subject, e.g. it is a book. It is my bag.
*Repeat the instructions if necessary. Provide support where necessary.

ELABORATION
Circle the demonstrative pronoun in each sentence.
1. This is my favorite teddy bear. 2. Would you like some of these?
3. Those years at the lake were the best times of my life.

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4. That is the toy I would like to buy.

5. These are absolutely delicious!
EVALUATION
1. ____________________ (These/This) are the shoes I like.
2. ____________________ (This/That) car over there is the best one.
3. ____________________ (These/Those) books right here are mine.
4. ____________________ (That/Those) store across the street sells clothes.
5. ___________________ (Those/This) students over there are my friends. 11. I’ve been looking for a turkey, and I’d like to
buy________(that/those) one.
6. __________________(This/These) is the year we’ll win the championship!

ASSIGNMENT:
Write at least 10 sentences using the demonstrative pronoun.