A Detailed Lesson Plan in English Grade VII

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of a 60-minute lesson, the students are expected to:

 define direct and indirect speech;
 differentiate direct and indirect speech; and
 change direct to indirect speech.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Direct and Indirect Speech

References: DepEd Grade 7, K to 12 Curriculum Guide
Materials:
Whiteboard marker
Paper and pen (for evaluation)

III. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Routine Activities
(Prayer)
Let us pray first. Amen
Good morning, Ma’am!

Good morning, class!

Ma’am, (name of student) is absent
today.
Do we have absentees for today?

Before we start, kindly clean your place

by picking up the pieces of paper and
removing unnecessary things on your
table. Then, arrange your chairs
properly.
You may be seated. Thank you, Ma’am.

B. Motivation

Are you ready to learn our new lesson Yes, Ma’am!

for today?

Yes, Ma’am!
Before we proceed, I have here the
dialogue between the principal and the
boy. I will give you two minutes to read
and observe their conversation. Are you
ready?

Dialogue
Principal: Why were you absent
yesterday?
Boy: Ma’am, I was unwell. I wrote an
excuse letter.
Principal: I know, but I phoned your
father this morning and found out you Yes, Ma’am.
were not sick. Boy: …
Principal: Do you have anything to say?
Boy: I’m sorry, Ma’am! I had to attend a
friend’s birthday celebration.
Principal: It’s all right to be absent in
that case too, but what I wanted to
remind you is that you should always
tell the truth.
Boy: I am so sorry, Ma’am. I will not lie
again, Ma’am.
Principal: Okay, go to your class.

(After 3 minutes)

Are you done?

C. Lesson Proper

This time, go to the board and write one
sentence that you read based on the
dialogue. Yes, Juan?
This time, observed the verbs of the
statements in category 2. What did you
notice about the verbs? Yes, Thea?
Student 1: Why were you absent today?
Student 2: Ma’am, I was unwell.
Student 3: I wrote an excuse letter.
Student 4: I know, but I phoned your
father this morning and found out you
were not sick.
Student 5: Do you have anything to
say?
Etc.
Based on the dialogue, the verbs of the
statements changed from present tense
to past tense.

Very good observation, Thea!
What does this past tense of the verbs
indicate? Yes, Lorenz?
This tells us that these statements are
reported and someone could’ve said it in
the past.
Yes, Ma’am! And it also used the 3rd
person point of view.

Okay, if these statements were just

retold by us, then do you mean to say
they are not directly said by the original
speakers? Hermyn?
So, based on your observations, can
you guess the name of the 1st category?
Yes, JP?
Very Good! How about the 2nd
category? Yes, Joshua?
Direct Speech, Ma’am!
Indirect Speech, Ma’am!
a Direct speech is the original or exacts
words of a speaker. These words are
enclosed inside quotation marks.
No, Ma’am!

Beautiful! Who can give me now the

difference between a Direct and an Opposite to a Direct Speech, an Indirect
Indirect Speech based on all of your
observations? Yes, Lady?
Very Good, Lady! Do you still want to
add?
Let us verify.
A Direct speech is the original or exacts
words of a speaker. These words are
enclosed inside quotation marks.
How about Indirect Speech? Yes, Kate?
That’s right! How about the words ‘that’
and ‘if’? And what happened to the
verbs? Yes, Jarah?
Alright! Let’s verify your answers.
Very good, class! It seems that you
already identified the differences
between a Direct and Indirect Speech.
Can you give me your own examples
now?
Let us have first examples of Direct
Speech.
Let’s have Indirect Speech now. Yes,
Adrian?
Very Good! But let’s take a look at the
4th example. What have you noticed
with the verb? Yes, Lean?
Good! Who among you here agree that
this statement is correct?
Isn’t it we discussed that when
converting a Direct speech into an
Speech is not enclosed with quotation
marks because these are not the exact
words of the original speaker but rather
are summarized by someone.
An Indirect speech has a
dependent clause in it because of the
conjunctions ‘that’ and ‘if’.
And the verbs are all in past tense. It
uses a 3rd degree pronoun.
“I am beautiful.”
“Don’t be nervous.”
“I like your dimples.”
Dad told me that he was proud of me.
Mom asked if I could water the plants.
Teacher asked me to meet her later.
Liza said that Philippines is a beautiful
country.
The verb is in present tense.
(some raise their hands, some are still
unsure)
It is because it is a factual information. It
is a fact that Philippines is a beautiful
country.
The verb will use the present tense if the
direct speech is a factual information.
Yes, Ma’am!
The man said that he must go as soon
as possible.
The teacher said that if we work hard,
we would pass.
He said that he had won.
He asked me where I was going.
My crush told me that he liked me in my
denim shirt.
indirect speech, its verb will change
from present tense and past tense?
How come this one is in present tense?
Yes, Elisha?
Very Good!
So, in converting a direct speech, when
do we use present tense of the verb?
Yes, Sophia?
That’s right!
I am happy that you were able to create
your own examples.
It is the actual words/verbatim that a
person said.
When there is quotation marks.
It is not the exact words of the original
speaker but rather are summarized by
someone.
By removing the comma and quotation
marks and adding the word “that”
None, Ma’am.

Seems like you already understood the

differences between direct and indirect
speech.

D. Application

So, I guess we’ve fully understood

Direct and Indirect Speech. Now, let’s
have an activity.

I have here a set of Direct Speech and

what you are going to do is to convert
them into Indirect Speech. Are we
clear?

Let’s answer!
1. The man said, “I must go as soon as
possible.”
2. The teacher says, “If you work hard,
you will pass.”

3. He said, “I have won.”

4. He said to me, “Where are you
going?”
5. My crush said to me, “I like you in
your denim shirt.”

Nice! You all did well. Very Good!

E. Generalization
Let’s have a recap of what we have
discussed.
What is direct speech? Yes, Clark?

Correct! How can we distinguish the

direct speech? Ellen?
What about the indirect speech?

How do we change a direct speech into

indirect?
Very good!
 Are there any questions?
If none, let’s proceed to the short quiz.
IV. EVALUATION

Directions: Identify if the statement is Direct or Indirect speech.

I. Write A if it is a Direct Speech and B if it is an Indirect Speech.

1. My younger brother says, “I want to eat ice cream.”

2. My twin sister asks, “Are you okay?”
3. Grandpa said he loved watching TV.
4. Grandma says, “I will buy some fruits.”
5. Daddy said that he will be home early.
II. Convert the following Direct Speeches into Indirect Speeches.
1. "How old are you?" the man asked.
2. "I have some good news," she whispered.
3. “This Sinigang tastes good,” John said.
4. “Is everything fine?” mom asked.
5. “Please pass the tissue,” Tina asked.

V. ASSIGNMENT

At home, write/draw a comic strip of your family in a short bond paper that
makes use of both direct and indirect speech. You need at least four boxes/or
exchanges of dialogue in the script.