Lesson 42 Using complex sentences I.

Learning Objective Use complex sentence Predict outcomes Values: Proud of Being Filipino; Valuing Good Filipino Traits II. Subject Matter A. Topic: B. References: C. Materials: III. Building Complex Sentence Identifying Simple and Compound Sentences Predicting Outcomes PELC 6, p 24, 7 p. 24 Growing in English 6 (L) pp. 57-62 chart, sentence strips (in cartolina) picture on p. 57, show me cards

Learning Activities A. Preparatory Activities 1. Drill Find compound sentences in the paragraph below. Read them aloud. Josefa Llanes Escoda was a great social worker. She was among the first Filipino women to engage in social work. She planned projects for the welfare of women and children, and she successfully carried them out. She started healthy clinics for children and because of her, the government put up playgrounds for them. 2. Review Combine these simple sentences (in chart) to form compound sentences. Use and or but correctly. Five groups will be formed. Each group will work on a set to combine and give the correct answers. a. These heroes were usually unnamed. They were recognized by their relatives. b. Most of these heroes were unknown. We will never forget them. c. They fought the enemies peacefully. They raised their arms violently. d. None of them gave up defeat. They died with dignity. e. Mabini was paralytic. He became the brain of the Katipunan. 3. Motivation Look at the picture. Can you describe the situation: What traits of the Filipino do the setting show? How else do Filipinos show their warm hospitality? B. Presentation 1. Activity: Study how the ideas in the two sentences below can be combined (I sentence strips). Can you explain the meaning of each combination.

A Filipino family is united. The members support each other.

1. Our family is united because the members support each other. 2. Our family is united if the members support each other. 3. Our family is united when we support each other. 4. Our family is united since we support each other. 2. Discussion and Analysis a. How many ideas or thoughts are expressed in each sentence. What are they? What words connect these ideas in sentence ? Sentence 2? Sentence 3? Sentence 4? Which sentence speaks for a reason? Which tells of condition?

b. The words because, if, when and since are conjunctions that can be used to show clearer and precise relationship between ideas. When these conjunctions are used, complex sentences are formed. Some conjunctions used are after, so that, although, unless, because, until, if, when, since and where. 3. Fixing Skills Ask the pupils to form groups and read the paragraph on p. 59 Use the suggested conjunction to combine the ideas as sentence in paragraph. Have each group read their paragraph.

Mang Tino moves his house. He will tend a new form. Now he needs some helping hand from the fellow villagers. His wife invites the men in the barangay. Willingly, they heed the request. Together they carry the house on their shoulders using poles. They reach Mang Tinos new farm. They partake of some food such as coffee, pancit and suman.
4. Generalization How are complex sentences formed? What word/s join two or more ideas that are related to each other? 5. Valuing Are you proud of being a Filipino? Why? What are some good Filipino traits? 6. Practice Exercises: a. Guided: Read the paragraph (in chart) silently then, Identify the complex sentence in the paragraph that predict outcome. Write only the numbers corresponding your answers. 1. The Spaniards watched Marcelo H. del Pilar closely because a Spaniard priest accused him as anti-Spanish. 2. He left the country after his relatives advised him so. 3. In Spain, Del Pilar edited and published the La Solidaridad. 4. Many great Filipinos contributed articles although the newspaper was an underground one. 5. They continued to write because they expressed their ideas and feelings against injustice. 6. Del Pilar stayed in Madrid until he became poor and extremely bony. 7. His enemies even burned his house in Bulacan. 8. Today, the country honors him as a great Filipino hero. b. Independent Practice: Use the most appropriate conjunction to connect the ideas in each sentence. 1. Traders trusted them ____ they, our forefathers, never cheated in their trade and commerce. 2. They never ran away _____ the traders left goods with them for several months. 3. They did not order goods _____ they needed them. 4. They did not get goods _____ they could not pay for them. 5. Our courageous ancestors did not hesitate to fight invaders _____ their weapons were weak. Evaluation Make a complex sentence by adding another idea using the given conjunctions. 1. I am proud of being a Filipino because 2. Let us be warm and hospitable when. 3. Perhaps you can be as great as our heroes if . 4. Let us practice self-discipline until. 5. We must study harder so that . Assignment What trait or traits of the Filipino are you proud of? Gather information about a Filipino trait and write a one-paragraph report about it using complex sentence.

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