D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n

Region III
DIVISION OF PAMPANGA
City of San Fernando

GATIAWIN HIGH SCHOOL

Gatiawin, Arayat
S.Y. 2019-2020

Semi – Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Objectives: The students are expected to;

a. differentiate the structures of sentences;

b. explain the significance of learning sentence structures in the field of communication.

Subject Matter: Structures of Sentence

Reference: K – 12 Curriculum Guide Grade 8

Materials: PPT and other Visual aids

Preparatory Activities

Prayer Agreements

Motivation

Picture Viewing

The teacher will show some pictures to the students, randomly students will be asked to
describe the pictures. Later on, the teacher will ask the students to guess the topic for the
meeting.
Discussion

The teacher will present the lesson “Structures of Sentences”. Firstly, the teacher will
differentiate clause from phrase. Secondly, the teacher will discuss about clause (main and
subordinate clause). Then, will introduce to the students the four types of sentence structure.
Each type of sentence structure will be defined and discuss along with each corresponding
example.

Phrase – is a group of words that may contain a subject or a verb but not both.

Examples: the master of his own destiny will be arriving tomorrow

Clause – group of words that include a subject and a verb.

1. Independent/Main Clause – a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence; it
has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought.

Example: He ran.

2. Dependent/Subordinate Clause – a group of words that also contains a subject and a

verb, but it is not a complete thought.

Example: Because I woke up late this morning…

Types of Sentence Structures

1) Simple Sentence – contains one independent/main clause.

Examples:

a. Stories entertain. [simple sentence]

b.Stories and riddles entertain. [simple sentence w/ compound subject]

c. Stories entertain and amuse. [simple sentence w/ compound predicate]

d. Stories and riddles amuse and entertain. [simple sentence w/ compound subject and
compound predicate]

2) Compound Sentence – has two or more independent/main clauses. Each main clause of a
compound sentence has its own subject and predicate, and these main clauses are usually
joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Examples:
Stories entertain, and riddles amuse. Stories entertain, and riddles amuse, but poems delight.
Semicolons may also be used to join the main clauses in a compound sentence.

Example: Few wild animals live in China’s densely populated plains; in remote areas wild
life is abundant.

3) Complex Sentence – has one independent/main clause and one or more

dependent/subordinate clauses.
 3. Examples: I like Toni Cade Bambara’s stories because they have real-life characters.
When I read her stories, I enjoy them because they are true to life.

4) Compound – Complex Sentence – has two or more independent/main clauses and at least
one subordinate clause.

Example: I read Frankenstein, which was written by Mary Shelley and I wrote a report about
it.

After the discussion, the table below will be shown as the summary of the lesson, it is
something that student can easily recall about the topic.

Generalization

To sum up the discussion, the teacher will ask these possible questions.

1. What are the types of sentences?

2. How will you differentiate each structure from the other?

3. What do you think is the significance of learning sentence structures in the field of
communication?

Application/Performance Task

The teacher will introduce a game called “Jeopardy”. Students will be group accordingly.
Each group will be given an illustration board and a chalk. Within each group there should be
a time keeper and a secretary. The time keeper is tasked to monitor the time, as for the
secretary, he/she should record the corresponding points that the group will get for each
question.

Possible tasks: Present a speech choir which is in line with the quotation “Each one is
unique and thus special”. Use the structures of sentences creatively. Each group will be given
ten minutes of preparation and a maximum of five minutes for the presentation.

“Be someone who can make nobody feel like somebody” – anonymous. Within the
maximum time of five minutes, explain creatively using the sentence structures. Using the
picture, create and perform a dialogue. Each character will be given a maximum of five lines
using the sentence structures. The performance should be in a minimum of three minutes and
in a maximum of five minutes.

Evaluation

I. Identify the Structure of Sentences. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, complex,
or compound – complex.

Example: Before Matthew went to school, he fed the puppy.

1. Matthew had always wanted a dog of his own.

2. I like playing basketball, and my brother likes playing tennis.

3. I'll help you if you help me.

4. Her name is Sachiko and she comes from Japan.

5. My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my homework.

II. Compose a paragraph about your opinion with regards to legalizing divorce in the
Philippines. The paragraph should have at least five sentence structures.

Assignment

Study the subordinate clauses.