Name: Ashsaripah Ahanapiah Subject: English

Date: 12/10/2011
Class: Year 9A3 (mixed ability) (Wednesday)

No. of pupils: 34 (16 boys, 18 girls) Time: 11.40am-12.30 p.m.

Session: 50 minutes Topic: Direct Speech

Aim Students will be able to use direct speech with the

correct punctuations and various reporting verbs.
Learning At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Objectives: 1. Identify the use of punctuations in direct speech with
80% accuracy.
2. Spot the use of reporting verbs and the tense in
direct speech with 90% accuracy.
3. Transform comics dialogues to direct speech with
various reporting verbs.

Pupils Previous 1. Familiar with punctuations.

Knowledge: 2. Language items in Chapter 1-6 in Gateway to English
3.
Resources Whiteboard, markers, attendance sheet
required: Microsoft Word
Powerpoint
Projector
Laptop

References:
Gateway to English Students Book 3. Chapter 6, page 68.

Gocomics. Retrieved June 30, 2011 from http://www.gocomics.com/

Topic/ Time Teacher Activity Pupil Activity Objectives
Subtopic
Introductio 3 Tell the students the Understand To ensure
n minutes lesson objectives for lesson students know
today show slide objectives what they will
no. 2. be doing
Prepare selves today.
Make sure students
know what they will
be doing.
Content 10 Do a brief recap on Listen Activate
minutes punctuations attentively and students
Chapter 6:
commas, contribute to knowledge on
Direct
exclamation marks, discussion punctuations
Speech
capital letters and
Answer
full stops (when
and how they are questions when
use) called

Show slide no. 5 i Answer

am hungry and ask questions from
students to put in the Powerpoint
the punctuations slides

Show slide no. 6 Able to identify

dad i am hungry punctuations.
and ask students to Understand the
put in punctuations format of
Explain the use of writing direct
speech marks speech.
Dad, I am hungry.
Add a reporting
verb to the
sentence and
introduce it to the
students Dad, I
am hungry, said
John. (slide no. 7)
Explain the three
elements found in
direct speech (slide
no. 8)
7 Exercise 1 slide To punctuate to check
minutes no. 9 individual three students
work (3 minutes) sentences in 3 understanding
minutes on
e.g. 1) i do not want punctuations
individually
to see you again
shouted Amalina Apply
Do corrections with knowledge that
has just
students
 immediately. learned.
Exchange
paper with
neighbour in
class
12 Distribute a comic Read through Use comic to
minutes strip 1 on 2 cows the text increase
and a chicken silently. interest
among
Ask students to Ask questions students.
read through the when
passage in 3 necessary. To be able to
minutes. change comic
Listen dialogue into
Ask students attentively to direct speech.
whether they teachers
understand what explanation.
they read.
Understand
Show the different how to create
types of reporting direct speech
verbs and out of the
emphasize on the comic passage.
tense. (slide no. 15)
Apply
Ask students if they knowledge on
know any. (slide no. punctuations,
16) speech marks
and reporting
Write the reporting
verbs to the
verbs that are not in exercise.
the slide on the
board. Able to work in
group.
Do the next exercise
Model students to Provide ideas
transform the during group
sentences from the discussion.
comic strip into
Use the list of
direct speech
reporting verbs
e.g. How can you on the board
just lay around the when doing
clover all day? group work.
asked the chicken.
The world is your Identify
CLOVER! different kinds
exclaimed the of reporting
chicken. (slide 18) verbs.

Divide students into

group of 4 or 5. Ask
each group to
continue
transforming the
rest of the dialogue
 within 5 minutes.
Then, check
answers with
students.
10 Distribute comic Work in group Practice
minutes strip 2 to each and complete writing the
group Calvin and given work in Direct Speech
the Hobbes. Microsoft Word. based on a
comic.
Group work ask Discuss with
students to group
download the members.
exercise from
Slideshare and type
the answers in
Microsoft Word.
Students are given
only 5-7minutes to
complete work.
Group 5 Ask each group to Select a To develop
presentatio minutes select one presenter presenter. leadership
ns to present their skill.
Listen to
work to the class.
presentations To improve
Ask students to especially what on
listen to answers reporting verbs speaking/re
suggested by each do the other ading skills
group. groups used.

Closing 3 Review todays Listen Review

minutes lesson. attentively to what was
teacher. learned
Summarize main
points in writing
direct speech.
Appendix 1

Comic Strip 1 Cows and a chicken

Group Activity 1 worksheet
Continue the story complete Group Activity 1 worksheet.
Discuss with your group what reporting verbs will you use.
Please make sure that you use different reporting verbs for every direct
speech.
Appendix 2

Group Activity 1 worksheet

Group: ______________
Class: ______________ Date: _______________
How can you lay around all day in your clover?!!
______________ the chicken. The world is your
OYSTER!! the chicken ________________. You can
lay here and waste your life away, _______________
the chicken. But Im going out into the world and
make something of myself!! ________________ the
chicken enthusiastically.

Later
I thought the world was your oyster,
_______________ the black-headed cow to the
chicken. I found out Im allergic to shellfish, the
chicken _______________ in exhaustion.

Appendix 3
Comic Strip 2 Calvin and Hobbes
Group Activity 2 Worksheet
Rewrite the sentences as direct speech.
Write your answers on a manila card.
Complete work within 7 minutes.
 Use different reporting verbs for every direct speech.
Choose a leader.

__________________________________________________________________________________
Comic Strip 2 Calvin and Hobbes
Group Activity 2 Worksheet
Rewrite the sentences as direct speech.
Write your answers on a manila card.
Complete work within 7 minutes.
Use different reporting verbs for every direct speech.
Choose a leader.