Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas
Schools Division of Calbayog City
Carayman National High School
Brgy. Carayman, Calbayog City, Western Samar 6710
School ID: 303806 Contact Number: (055)533-9837

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 7

July 29, 2019, Monday
10:00-11:00 – Grade 7 Garnet
3:30-4:30 – Grade 7 Ruby

I. OBJECTIVE
 Recognize the common purposes for writing (EN7WC-I-a-4.1)

II. CONTENT
 Common Purposes for Writing

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. LM – Pages 31-33
2. TG – 25-26
B. Other Learning Resources
1. Chart / Audio-Visual Presentation
2. Laptop, Television or LCD Projector, speakers

IV. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminaries
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of attendance
4. Reading of Class Rules

B. Review
Deal or No Deal? There are 25 brief cases to choose from. 10 of them contain a
question or sentence, name of the player, and answer. The rest just contain a
Thank You message. The class will choose a briefcase which the teacher will
open. The name that will appear in the briefcase shall be automatically the player
for that round. The chosen player has to examine the sentence and the given
answer if it’s correct or not. If correct, player will say, “Deal”. If player is not sure of
the answer, player will say, “No Deal” which means that he/she is giving others the
chance to answer. Score for every correct answer is equal to the number of the
briefcase chosen. Wrong answer for the briefcase chosen will be deducted the
same point the class should have earned if answered correctly. The total score
earned by the 10 players will be divided by 10 and the result shall be considered
as additional score to everyone in class.
C. Unlocking of Difficult Terms
1. crow – any of various large, usually entirely glossy black birds
2. stir (stirred) – to move or cause something to move after being still, usually by
making circular movements in it
3. strike (struck) – to hit someone or something in a forceful way
4. peck (pecking) – to strike sharply at something with the beak or bill
5. split – to separate or divide into parts or pieces
6. numerous – consisting of great number; also means many
7. fed up – very tired of something
8. racket – loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
9. beat (beating up) – to hit someone repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury
10. terrified – Very much afraid or frightened
11. flee (fled) – to run away from danger or from a place

D. Activity
The class will be divided into four (4) groups. Each group will be given an envelope
which contains the reading selection, manila paper, and marking pens. Guide
questions are also included in the envelope. After reading the selection, each
group must answer the questions. Answers will be written on the manila paper,
and will be presented to the class afterwards. Each group is given 8 minutes to
read the selection and answer the questions.

E. Analysis
o What is the selection all about?
o Does it tell its readers about facts? Why?
o Does it amuse its readers? How?
o What is the author’s purpose for writing this literary work?

F. Abstraction
o When studying about the Author’s Purpose, you are determining the
author’s intent for creating a piece of writing.

o Authors write with the intent to:

 Persuade
 Inform
 Entertain

o To Persuade
 Written to convince you to change your thinking, spend money,
support a cause, or offer a solution to a problem

Examples:

 Advertisements/Commercials
 Political Speeches
 Church sermons
 Opinion Editorials
 Movie or book reviews
 Key words:
 Encourage Assure
 Influence Convert
 Convince Sell
 Urge Prove
 Inspire

o To Inform
 Written to give information or describe something.
 Authors use facts and reasons to get the point across.

Examples:
 Textbooks
 News articles
 Informational Brochures
 Encyclopedias
 Schedules, charts, instructions

Key Words:
Show Illustrate
Educate Understand
Explain Describe
Give Discuss
information Teach

o To Entertain
 Written to interest the reader, or appeal to emotions such as
pleasure, sadness, anger, or humor.

Examples:
 Fiction books and other stories
 Plays and movies
 Comic strips
 Video games
 Sports articles or programs
 Poetry

Key Words:
Tell
Share an experience
Relate
Provide details
Create

Practice Session:

What is the author’s purpose of the following statement?

1. A song about a father’s joy and love for his new baby girl.
2. A political speech recommending that you support a tax increase.
3. A poster in the hall that encourages students to say no to drugs.
4. A pamphlet in a doctor’s office that explains the disease diabetes.
5. A letter explaining the differences between two types of medical insurance.
 G. Generalization
Group Activity:
Using the same grouping, each group will be given a chart/table and meta strips
with written words & phrases. The groups have to classify these words and
phrases according to the 3 author’s purposes. Each group has 5 minutes to do this
activity. After 5 minutes, the reporter of each group will report their outputs.

H. Application
Why is it necessary that we know how to identify the author’s/ speaker’s purpose
in everything that we read, see and hear in our daily lives?

I. Assessment
Identify the author’s purpose in the following statements:
1. The average American carries $8,562 in credit card debt.
2. High school should require students to take a course in money management.
3. The pigeon is one of the few birds that drinks by suction, rather than by tipping
its head back to let gravity do the work.
4. Cleaning the house is such a waste of time; a year later, you just have to do it
again.
5. So, Little Red Riding Hood put on her cloak and headed off to Granny’s house.
She was skipping through the woods, when she saw some beautiful flowers
and stopped to pick some. Little did she know that something was watching her
from the trees. A wolf stood in the woods watching her, wanting very much to
eat her.

Answers:
1. To inform
2. To persuade
3. To inform
4. To persuade
5. To entertain

J. Assignment
Cut out texts or paragraphs from old magazines, newspapers, and books, then
paste them on a clean letter-sized or short bond paper. Label them according to
the writer’s purpose or intention of writing them.

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION

Prepared by:

JESSY T. EBIT
Teacher