Holy Angel University

School of Education

A Detailed Lesson Plan for Grade 8

Prepared by:
Sarmiento, Dessa Mae C.
BSEd English
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
a. Identify the voice of the verb in a given sentence.
b. Give value the importance of a Carabao as man’s best friend.
c. Rewrite sentences from active to passive voice of the verbs and vice versa.

II. Subject Matter : The Foolish Farmer and His Carabao

Lesson: Active and Passive voice of verbs
Reference: Dynamic Series in English VI pp.116-122
Materials Used: Pictures, cartolina
Values Infused: Respect and love animals

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Prayer
Agatha, please lead the prayer. (Student comes in front and leads the
prayer.) Almighty God, we glorify you for
giving us the Angelite Charism. We thank
you for the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ,
who is the Way, Truth and Life. We bless
you for the continuous guidance of the
Holy Spirit. Grant us, we pray, courage and
strength that we may give perpetual praise
to you in whatever we do. We ask this
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Oh, Holy Guardian Angels guide us and
protect us! Laus Deo Semper!

B. Checking of attendance
Class monitor, are there any Ma’am we’re glad to say that there are no
absentees? absentees for today

C. Review
Yesterday, we have discussed the The three principal parts of the verb are the
three principal parts of the verb. present, the past and the past participle.

Who can give me the three They are formed by adding –d or –ed to the
principal parts of the verbs? present form.

How are the past tense and the past Bake past- baked past participle- baked
participle of the regular verbs
formed?
 Can you give me examples of the They are formed by adding –d or –ed to the
past and the past participle forms of present tense, they are formed in various
the regular verbs? ways.
For example:
How about the past and the past Present past past participle
participle form of irregular verbs? Am was been
Begin began begun

D. Pre-reading Activities

1. Unlocking of Difficulties
Class I have here sentences with
underlined words. These words
could be formed in the story that
we will be reading.

I want you to select the right

antonym of the following words
from the box below and write
them on the blank provided.
___1. Real friends are precious
gifts from the Lord.

___2. Moises continued to pester

Marie about her behavior.

___3. She was so ecstatic when

she heard the news about Tito
Ed’s safe arrival from Kuwait.

___4. The cruel masters let pet

dog Fido to starve to death.

___5. Mang Jose continued on

toiling in the fields.

Idleness worthless please

Feed depressed
He is plowing the field.
2. Motivation
 I have here a picture.
What do you think the man is
doing? He is a farmer.

What do you is he’s work?

The carabao helped him plow the field.
Very Good!
Who helps him plow the field?

So now class, we are going to

read a story entitled, “The Foolish
Farmer and His Carabao”, but
before that I want you to raise
questions on what do you want to
find out from the story.

3. Raising of Motive Questions

4. Comprehension Questions

1. Who lived in the town of

San Diego? What did he
have in this possession?
2. What did Tatang Juan do
every day?
3. How did Tatang Juan
Carry out his plan of not
feeding Makisig?
4. Why did Makisig grew
weak? What was Tatang
Juan’s reaction?
5. Explain why Makisig
died?
6. Prove that until the end
the foolish farmer did not
know why his carabao
died.
7. As a student, how do you
intend to keep your body
and mind alive for the
whole day at school?

E. During Reading Activities

F. Post Reading Activities
1. Answering the motive
questions.
2. Answering the
 comprehensive questions
1. Who lived in the town of San
Diego? What did he have in this
possession?
2. What did Tatang Juan do
every day?
3. How did Tatang Juan Carry
out his plan of not feeding
Makisig?
4. Why Makisig did grow
weak? What was Tatang
Juan’s reaction?
5. Explain why Makisig died?
6. Prove that until the end the
foolish farmer did not know
why his carabao died.
7. As a student, how do you
intend to keep your body
and mind alive for the whole
day at school?
Skills Development
Class I have here your answers from the
comprehension questions.
Tatang Juan owned a large farm and a
carabao.
Tatang Juan fed bundles of grains and four
buckets of Makisig four water.
Tatang Juan starved to death Makisig.
Tatang Juan lived in the town of San
Diego.He owned a large farm and a
carabao.
Tatang Juan feed Makisig 4 bundles of
grass and 4 buckets of water to drink.
Instead of two bundles of grass and buckets
of water, he only gave him one. He taught
Makisig to fast.
Makisig became weak because of hunger
and thirst. Juan was ecstatic.
Makisig died because he is starved to death
by his master , Tatang Juan.
Varied answer.
Varied answer.
We should eat the right amount of food at
the right time.
A large farm and a carabao was owned by
Tatang Juan.
Makisig was fed four bundles of grains and
four buckets of Makisig four water by
Tatang Juan.
Makisig was starved to death by Tatang
Juan.
For the first and second column, the word
‘owned’ because was owned and there is
 For the first and`second column, what the word ‘by’.
changes have you noticed in the
construction of the sentences.

Very good!
How about the second sentence? The third
sentence?
It is a Verb!
Very good!
What part of speech is the word ‘owned’ as
is it being used in the sentence?

Very Good! It is Tatang Juan.

Who is the doer of the action in

the`sentence?

Very Good! The subject in the second column is a large

farm and a carabao. It is the receiver of the
Tatang Juan is the doer and it is the subject action.
in the sentence.
Now, what is the subject in the second
column?
( the teacher showed the chart) It is the receiver of the action.
Page 119 table

Example:
Tommy aimed the dart.
We spinned the bottle.
These are in the active form of the verb.

With these given sentences, how will you

transform these to passive voice?

I have here two another sentences in the

passive voice.

1. Henry was summoned by the priest.

2. Those street children were picked
up by the cops.
Who wants to transform this to active The priest summoned Henry.
voice? The cop picked those street children.
Okay, Very well!
 IV. Evaluation:

I. Change the verbs of the following sentences from active to passive voice.
1. The scouts built a bonfire near a creek.
2. Donna lifted a heavy box.
3. Christ performed many miracles.
4. Mother called all the naughty children.
5. Michael raked the leaves.
II. Change the passive voice of the verbs in the sentences below to active voice.
1. Her mind was ennobled by positive values.
2. The story was written by Charles Dickens.
3. The room was painted by Felix.
4. The gold bracelet was lost by a little girl.
5. Early books were prepared by the monks.

V. Assignment:

1. In your assignment notebook, construct five sentences in the active voice of verb and
then change it into the passive voice.
2. Read the story on your book,” Mangosparos and the Monkeys “on Dynamic Series in
English VI, on page 127 and answer the following questions.
a. What did Mangosparos grow in his yard?
b. What did Mangosparos ask the monkey to do?
c. How did Mangosparos initially deal with the monkeys?