DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN

ENGLISH 10
Figures of Speech
 A Detailed Lesson Plan in English
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I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES

A. Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature serves as a way of
expressing and resolving one’s personal conflicts through using strategies in
linking, textual information, repairing or enhancing communication, and crafting
formal/informal word definitions; the ethics and strategies of public speaking; and
using emphasis markers in persuasive texts.

B. Performance Standard:

The learner transfers learning by composing persuasive texts using a variety of

techniques/devices and words and expressions that emphasize a point, particularly
modals and reflexive and intensive pronouns.

C. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

 identify the figure of speech used in the sentence
 interpret the figurative sentences
 perform differentiated tasks to reveal self-expression using figures of
speech
 construct sentences using figures of speech

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic : Figures of Speech

Reference : Celebrating Diversity through World Literature

Page 423
Materials : -----------------------------------

Values Integration : Messages from the song and examples (love

and appreciation)
III. PROCEDURE

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY

A. Pre- Learning Activities
 Prayer
Student leads the prayer

 Greetings

Good morning class!

Good morning, ma’am!

Before anything else, let us check

our connectivity first.

Do you hear me clearly?

Yes ma’am

Do you see me clearly?

Yes ma’am
Okay I think we’re all set!

 Checking of Attendance

Let me take a screenshot first, for

your attendance.

Before we start, I just want to

remind you to turn on your camera
all the time and make sure your
microphones are muted. If you have
any questions and clarifications, you
can unmute your microphone.

Is that clear?

Yes ma’am
B. Review
Let’s have a short recap of what we
have discussed last time. Who can tell
something about our topic yesterday?

Our lesson yesterday was all about

cohesive devices.

What are cohesive devices?

Cohesive devices are words or phrases

used to link or to connect sentences and
paragraphs.

Very Good! Who can enumerate the

types of cohesive devices?
Repetition of Key Terms or Phrases
Synonyms
Pronouns
Transitional Words
I hope that the things that we have
studied previously are very clear to
everyone.

C. Motivation
Present a song entitled “Your Love by
Alamid”

Your Love – Alamid

You’re the one who never lets me sleep
To my mind down to my soul
You touched my lips

You’re the one that I can’t wait to see

With you here by myside
I’m in ecstasy
I am all alone without you
My days are dark without the glimpse
of you
But now that you came into my
life I feel the complete
The flowers bloom, my morning shines
And I can See

Your love is like the sun

That lights up my whole
world I feel the warmth inside
Your love is like the river that flows
down through my veins
I feel the chill inside.
 Class, what lines do you like the most?

Answers may vary

From the lines that you mentioned, do

we need to take them literally?

No, Ma’am.

Why don’t we need to take them

literally ?

Because those lines have hidden meaning.

Exactly! Because they have hidden and

deeper meaning. And that is what we
call Figure of Speech.

D. Discussion

Class, I know that you already studied

figures of speech from your previous
grade levels.

Who can tell something about figures

of speech?

Answers may vary

Present the definition of Figure of

Speech and the whole class will read it.

Students read the definition.

“Figure of speech is a speech that goes
beyond the original literal meaning of
words.”

Present the types of figure of speech

through examples

Class, what do you notice in the

sentence?

*I am awake. I am strong. I am ready.

There is a repetition of words at the

beginning of sentences.
Alright, there is a repetition.
This figure of speech is an Anaphora.

From our example, what is Anaphora?

Answers may vary.

Very good!

Present the meaning and ask one

student to read it.
Anaphora – is a figure of speech in which
words repeat at the beginning of sentences.

Now, who can give their own example

of Anaphora?

Students give their own example.

Very Good!
Now class, I have another form figure
of speech here.

Teacher presents example of another

type of figures of speech.

*She is as heavy as an elephant.

Class what do you notice in this

example?

There is an exaggeration.

Exactly, there is an exaggeration in the

sentence and that is what we call
Hyperbole.

Who can give their own example?

Students give their own examples

Let’s proceed to another form of figure

of speech.

Teacher presents an example.

*His new girlfriend is pretty ugly.

Class, what do you notice in the
sentence?
There are opposite words in the sentence.

What are they?

Pretty and ugly

Yes there are two words contradict

each other the word pretty and ugly.

This sentence is an example of

Oxymoron.
Oxymoron – is a figure of speech
containing words that seem to contradict
each other.

Who can give their own example of

oxymoron?
Students give their own examples.

Very good!
Now class I have another example of
figure of speech here.

*The bang of a gun scares the thief.

What do you notice in this sentence,

class?

There is a sound of a thing

This sentence is an example of

Onomatopoeia

Now who can define Onomatopoeia

based on our example?

Answers may vary.

Onomatopoeia- is a figure of speech

containing words which imitates the
natural sounds of things or animals.

Who can give their own example?

Students give their own examples.

 Let’s proceed to another form of figure
of speech.

Teacher presents an example.

*Coco Martin showed off his new

wheels.

What do you notice in this sentence,

class?
The word wheels represent his car.

This sentence is an example of

Synecdoche.

Synecdoche a figure of speech in

which a part is made to represent the
whole or vice versa.

Who can give their own example?

Students give their example.

Very good class! I hope you

understand the lesson.

E. Application

Now class, let’s have an activity to

apply what you have learned today.

I will divide the class into three and

each group will accomplish their
assigned task.

Group 1- Compose a jingle using

figures of speech.

Group 2 – Role play using figures of

speech in their lines.

Group 3- Create a poem using figures

of speech.

You will be given 7 minutes to

prepare.
 Students present the given task to them in
front of the class.

Excellent class because you are able to

accomplish your work.

F. Generalization

What is figure of speech, class?

Students answer.

Very Good!
Who can enumerate the five types of
Figure of Speech that we studied?
Anaphora
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Synecdoche

Who can define them all?

Student answers.

Very Good!

IV. EVALUATION

Identify which figure of speech is used in the following sentences. Write your
answer on the blank.

1. I’m so tired I could sleep for a year.

2. Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.

3. My bag weighs a ton.

4. The large dog said “bow-wow!”

5. His new girlfriend is pretty ugly.

6. I have five mouths to feed.

7. A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar’s back.

8.The comedian was seriously funny.

9. I walked a million miles to get here.

 10.Her singing was enough to raise the living dead.

V. ASSIGNMENT

1. Read and study the poem “A Martian sends a postcard Home” on pages 427-428, and
identify the figures of speech used.