Detailed Lesson Plan in English Second year Highschool
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:
» Identify missing words from sentences using "context clues."
» Define unknown words using context clues in a cold passage.
» Find and define unknown words in trade books using context clues.
» Determine the meaning of unknown words using a variety of context clues, including word, sentence and paragraph clues
» Apply the meaning of the terms synonym and antonym II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Context Clue
Reference: English II Based on the BEC, English Grammar Drills, Internet
Materials: Cartolina, chalkboard
Strategies: Discussion Question-Answer Relationship (QAR), Small Group Work
III. PROCEDURE Routine Activities 1. Opening Prayer
2. Checking Of Attendance 3. Word for the Day
4. ROPE (Monday/ Wednesday)
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity A. MOTIVATION
Today we are going to play a game and try to figure out missing words in sentences. You will have to use your creative juices to figure out
which words are covered.
Look how TINY that cat is! I think that is the smallest cat I've ever seen!
The crowd CHEERED as their favorite team entered the football field.
Thomas went to the TOP of the mountain, and because it was so high, he had to take a tank of oxygen with him.
Did you enjoy the activity?
B. PRESENTATION
Those words that you determined are what we called context clues. will you read the sentences
Do you have any ideas what are context clues?
Very good!
C. DISCUSSION
Context clues are bits of information from the text that, when combined with prior knowledge, allow you to decide the meaning of unknown words in the story or article you are
S1 little S2 tiny S3 shouted S4 cheered S5 top Yes ma’am.
Look how TINY that cat is! I think that is the smallest cat I've ever seen!
The crowd CHEERED as their favorite team entered the football field.
Thomas went to the TOP of the mountain, and because it was so high, he had to take a tank of oxygen with him.
They give us an idea of what is a word.
reading.
There are several different types of context clues that are commonly used by authors
Definition context clue
Ex. Paul is a transcriptionist, a
person who makes a written copy of a recorded message.
Synonym context clue
Ex. After seeing the picture of the starving children, we all felt
compassion or pity for their suffering.
1. Antonym context clue
Ex. Joe was reluctant to take on the position of captain of the basketball team. He was afraid that the time it would take would hurt his grades. On the other hand, Billy was eager for the chance to be captain. He thought that being captain of the team would make him very popular in school.
Description context clue
Ex. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, our 35th president, improved human rights and equal rights for all
people. He was a very charismatic president. People were attracted to his charm and enthusiasm. His personality was described as magnetic.
2. Clues through association with other words in the sentence
Ex. Brian is considered the most troublesome student ever to have
walked the halls of Central High School. He has not passed a single class in his four years there and seldom makes it through an entire hour of class
without falling asleep or getting sent to the office. His teachers consider him completely incorrigible.
Clues from the action that is performed
Ex. Andrea was a very impertinent young lady. She was so rude that she talked while her teacher was explaining a lesson. She showed no respect for other students. Her
manners were very poor. Even her parents thought that Andrea was impolite.
Clues from the experience
D.GENERALIZATION What is a Context clue
E. CONTROLLED PRACTICE
Identify what context clues is being used.
F.SKILLS WORK (Group Work) Using Context Clues to Solve the Riddles.
Ex.
o I am always hungry,
I must always be fed,
Context clues are bits of
information from the text that, when combined with prior knowledge, allow you to decide the meaning of unknown words in the story or article you are reading.
The finger I touch, Will soon turn red
o Each morning I appear
To lie at your feet, All day I will follow
No matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly perish
In the midday sun.
o My life can be measured in
hours,
I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow Wind is my foe. G.FREESTAGE
Determine the meaning of the word using the context clue.
IV.Evaluation
Answering drills in their workbook. V. Assignment
Answer the following by choosing the correct letter. 1. “But these flakes rarely make it to the ground.” What choice means the same as rarely?
a. hardly ever b. often
c. sometimes
2. “Taffy walked proudly into the yard.” What does proudly mean in the sentence? a. very shy
b. very quick c. very pleased
3. “Many seahorses live in tropical areas where the water is always warm.”
What does the word tropical mean in the sentence? a. a place that is very hot and often damp
b. a place that gets cold during parts of the year
seahorses breed
4. “Digging around in the treasure box, I uncovered a ball of twine.” What does uncovered mean in the sentence?
a. found b. buried c. threw out
5. “Other stargazers and astronomers gaze through telescopes.”
What does the word gaze mean? a. study
b. count c. look
“’I think I forgot something,’ she said.” 6.What word means the opposite of forgot? a. remembered
b. caught c. undid
7. What is a synonym for close? a. howl
b. shut c. climb
8. “I was thrilled. I had never won a trophy before.” Which word means the opposite of thrilled?
a. disappointed b. confused c. excited
9. They can leap from tree to tree. What word means the same as leap? a. jump
b. drop c. walk
10. “Rabbits get around by using their powerful hind legs.”
What word means the same as powerful? a. weak b. large c. strong Presented by: Benilda Pelayo IV-BSEd English ___________
