Romeo Acuña Santos Memorial High School

Matungao, Bulakan, Bulacan

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

English 7
July 26, 2018
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the student should be able to:
a. compare and contrast the three versions of the legend through the help of Venn Diagram
b. appreciate the value of knowing the consequences of one’s action
c. use context clues to get the meaning of unfamiliar words

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Why the Sky is High (Tagalog, Iloko, and Hiligaynon)

Grade level: Grade 7
Reference: DepEd K-12 Grade 7 Learning Package English pp. 36-41
DepEd K-12 Teacher’s Guide pp. 37-39
Materials: Chalkboard, Visual Aids and PowerPoint Presentation

III. Procedure

a. Preparation
1. Opening Prayer
2. Checking of attendance
b. Pre-reading
1. Motivation
Before we start the lesson I would like to give you some tasks associated with the sky.
Task 1. My Multi-Layered Sky
The students will be given an illustration of the sky. They will write down words that
they may associate around the drawing.

Sky

The students will answer some questions related to the sky after they have completed the task.
1. Among all of the given words, which one is the actual representation of the sky?
2. How are clouds formed? Give a brief explanation
3. Are you all ready watching a short clip on how the clouds are formed?

Task 2. What would life be like?

Imagine how life would be like if we have a sky that is low. List the advantages and
disadvantages inside the corresponding arrows.
1
2 1
3 2
Disadvantages 3
Advantages
2. Unlocking of difficulties
Matching Type
The students will look for the meaning of the words using context clues by
matching Column A to Column B.

1. The child ate chocolate sloppily and a. meat of a deer

some of it spilled on his clothes. b. not careful, lazy
2. She uses pestle to break the seeds c. act of forcing someone to
into smaller pieces. leave
3. The venison that we had eaten was so delicious. d. hard tool for pounding
 4. I like to eat the meat and the marrow of caribou and moose. e. soft substance inside
5. The club members who did not follow the rules f. tidy
had experienced expulsion.

3. Motive Question
Is having the sky high a blessing or a punishment to us?

c. Reading Proper
The selection we are about to read is entitled “ Why the Sky is High” written in three versions
which are Tagalog, Iloko and Hiligaynon.

Before the lesson starts, the teacher will show where those people inhabit using the Philippine
Map.
d. Reading
Tagalog Version
1. Who were the characters in the story?
2. How were the two characters related?
3. How would you describe Ingat?
4. How about Daskol? What do you think was his responsibility?
5. What happened when Daskol had pounded the palay?
Iloko Version
1. Who were the only people living on Earth?
2. What will they do to the bones?
3. What happened when the woman had pounded the marrow?
3. What happened to the comb of the woman?
Hiligaynon Version
1. How would you describe the sky in the early days?
2. What was the reason of gods in creating the sky low?
3. What happened during the feast?
4. What is Native War Dance?
5. Where do you think the spear reached?

e. Post- Reading
(Board Work)
Let us compare and contrast the three versions of the story using the Venn Diagram.

Tagalog
Version
n
Hiligaynon
Iloko
version
f. Valuing Version

What does the story want us to realize about doing one’s action?

IV. Evaluation
Answer the following questions:
1. What does the sky symbolizes in the three versions?
2. Is the rising of the sky a punishment? Why or why not?
3. What are the consequences of having a high sky?
V. Assignment:
1. Differentiate colloquial language from slang
2. Give at least 2 examples of each language
Reference: K-12 Grade 7 Learning Package pp. 42 -43

Prepared by:
IRENE S. SANTOS Noted by:
Teacher I
GLORIA M. VILLANUEVA
OIC/Head Teacher III