A Detailed Lesson Plan

In English 8

I. Objectives
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
a. distinguish general from particular, claims and counterclaim statements;
b. recognize the parts and pattern used in developing a paragraph; and
c. construct sentences that show grammatical signals and pattern of idea.
II. Subject Matter
a. Topic: Using Appropriate Grammatical Signals or Expressions Suitable to Each Pattern of Idea Development
(General to Particular, Claim and Counterclaim)
b. Reference: English 8, Quarter 4 - Module 1
c. Materials: Cartolina, Marker, manila paper, pictures
III. Procedure

(Target Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023)

A. Preliminary Activities8
Prayer
May I ask everyone to please stand up. President, please
lead the prayer.
(The students will pray.)
Greeting
Good morning, Grade 8!
Students: Good morning, Ma’am Rachelle!
Classroom Management
Before taking your seat, kindly pick up all those litters
around you and arrange your chairs properly. Also, please go
back to your proper seats. You will be marked absent if you
are not in your proper place.
(The students are going to pick up litters,
arrange the chairs, and will go back to their
proper seats.)
You make now take a seat, class.
(The students will sit.)
Before we go to our main topic for today, I want you to be
aware of my rules. First is a clap. If Ma’am Rachelle did a
clap, that means you are being too loud so I need you to be
quiet. Are we clear?
Students: Clear, Ma’am.
 Good! On the other hand, if Ma’am Rachelle snaps her
fingers, that means I can see the class not paying attention
and I need you to listen. Do you understand?
Students: Yes, Ma’am.
Amazing! Also, we are going to be having an “English
Only Policy” wherein you are highly encouraged to speak
English in my class. Are we clear?
Students: Clear, Ma’am.
One last thing, I have this pointing system called
“ReChips” which means Recitation Chips. You will be
receiving this if you participate in my class. You may attach
this at the back of your notebook, so, at the end of the week,
we can count how many you collected and add it on your
Recitation Points. The top two (2) students who will collect
the most will receive a little reward from Ma’am Rachelle.
Do you get everything?
Students: Yes, Ma’am.
Checking of Attendance
Secretary, any absentees for today?
Secretary: We have three absentees today,
Ma’am.
Okay, thank you. Please give me the list of their names.
Checking of Assignment
We do not have an assignment for today, am I correct?

Students: Yes, Ma’am.

Review
Since we are about to discuss a new module, we do not
have a review. But we are going to have a pre-test. Kindly
bring out your English notebook and your English module
and open it on page 1.
Are you done?
Students: Yes, Ma’am.
You are going to answer What I Know. It has 15 items and
you do not need to copy. Answers only. Read the directions
carefully. Are we clear?
Students: Yes, Ma’am!
And on page 3, you will be reading then answer the What’s
New.
I am going to repeat. You are going to answer a total of two
Pre-Tests, the What I Know on page 1 and What’s New on
page 3. Any question? Should we proceed now?
Students: Yes, Ma’am.
By the way, if I see one student – even if it’s just only one
look at the answer key at the back, everyone will
automatically be graded zero (0). Do we understand? Okay,
you may start.
(Preferably, the students are going to do the
activities for fifteen (30) minutes. What I Know
for fifteen (15) minutes and What’s New for for
fifteen (15) minutes, as well.)
The activities: Answer Key:
What I Know
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C

6. G
7. P
8. G
9. P
10. P
11. G

12. CL
13. CC
14. CL
15. CL

What’s New
1. Bulacan is one of the provinces in the
Philippines that has remarkable historical
background and rich cultural heritage. This
province converges the ancient and the
contemporary and connects the north and the
south.
2. The supporting details are:
a. It is the cradle of many well-known heroes
and notable artists.
b. Bulacan is home to mouthwatering native
delicacies such as, pastillas, minasa, inipit,
ensaymada, bibingka, and puto.
c. Bulakenyos celebrate different festivals.
d. One of the greatest treasures of the Bulacan
is its people.
3. Some of the grammatical signals used are
furthermore, such as, like, and lastly.
If everyone is done, we are going to check your answers.
(Target Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023)
B. Motivation
Fill Me!
Before we proceed to our lesson, how about we play a
game first? This game is called “Fill Me!” because you are
going to fill the blanks of a given category with your
answers. Do you understand? Shall we play the game now?
For the first figure:

SOCIAL
MEDIA
PLATFORMS

What are the types of Social Media Platforms do you

know?
(The students will 7)
Answers:
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Messenger
- Tiktok
- Instagram
Okay, very good! Each of the student who fill the spaces
with their answer received the chip, right? Did I miss
anyone?
Students: None, Ma’am!
For those who want to receive a chip, we have here another
activity that you need to fill out.
Who agrees with this statement? Kindly raise your hands.

Ph o n e s d istra c t stu d e n ts
fro m le a rn in g .

_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
- Who disagrees? To those who
Okay, please put it down.
disagree, can you tell us why?
 Answers:
- There are applications on our phones that
can help students to gather information like
Google and Youtube.
- We can watch educational videos through our
phones.
- Phones are the fastest way to connect with
our family when there is an emergency at
school.
Clever answers, class! These activities are both related to
our discussion for today. The first activity is a type of Idea
Development pattern which is General to Particular, wherein
the General idea is the Social Media Platforms and you gave
me a particular idea. Do you understand? Let us head on our
main lesson for today.
C. Lesson Proper
Let us start with the title of today’s lesson. Our lesson for
today is called “Using Appropriate Grammatical Signals or
Expressions Suitable to Each Pattern of Idea Development
(General to Particular, Claim and Counterclaim”.
When you write an essay, what do you call the group of
sentences that make up your essay?
Yes, ____?
Student: A paragraph.
Precisely! A paragraph is a group of sentences about a
certain idea or topic. Paragraphs usually consist of three to
five sentences. These sentences are organized and should be
related to a single factor. Take this as an example.
Fruits are rich source of vitamins. They are good for our
health. Fruits keep us energized and healthy. Basketball also
helps to strengthen our body muscles.
See how our paragraph here suddenly did a “cross-over” or
how it took a turn? What did you notice?
Yes, ___?
Student: The first few sentences talked about
fruits and all of a sudden there’s basketball.
Very good observation! You are talking about one topic on
your essay then suddenly you talked about other thing. And
that is what paragraphs are trying to avoid. Sentences that
aren’t related to each other. Do you understand?
Students: Understood, Ma’am.
There are many factors to consider in writing a paragraph.
First is structure. This refers to the main parts of your
paragraph. And these main parts are:
Topic Sentence. It presents the main idea of the paragraph
and can be usually found at the beginning of the paragraph.
Let’s take a look at the Pre-Test that you did yesterday. The
Bulacan: Home of Great Treasures.
The main idea of this paragraph is stated at the beginning.

It is said that the topic sentence is the most important

sentence in your paragraph? Do you have any idea why?
You want to answer _______?
Student: Since this part summarizes the main
idea of the paragraph.
Exactly! Topic sentence will give you the subject that the
paragraph is going to talk about.
Next factor is the Supporting Sentences. From its name,
what can you think of?
Student: They’re the kind of sentences that help
the Topic Sentence.
Great answer! Supporting sentences help the Topic
Sentence by providing details, facts, explanations, examples,
etc. to expand and discuss the main idea. Let us look again at
this paragraph.
 After the main idea, what comes next?
Student: The author mentioned details like the
names of artists from Bulacan that would
further support his topic sentence.
Good job! Again, supporting sentences supports the main
idea.
And for the last factor, concluding sentence. Do you have
any idea what concluding means?
Student: Finish or end, Ma’am.
Great! This sentence sums up the ideas in the paragraph.
Usually, it restates the main idea and sometimes provides
conclusions about the paragraph.
Now, let us move forward to our next topic. Idea
Development and Organization. Why do you think it’s
important for your paragraph to be organized?
Student: It provides clear and sequenced ideas.
Good answer! An effective paragraph should be unified,
clear, coherent, and well-developed.
There are patterns to use in developing ideas and one of
them is General to Particular/Specific. It is usually
represented by an inverted triangle. Can you tell me your
observation as to why an inverted triangle? Why not a
regular triangle or square?
Student: Inverted triangle started being wide to
being narrow.
Precise observation! General to Particular is also called
deductive method. In your Mathematics subject what does
deduct means?
Student: Subtract, Ma’am.
Very good! Because this pattern starts from a broad idea
down to a specific conclusion.
Signal words or transitions can also be used to express
general and particular ideas.
Signal words are words that give signal or clue to the order
of steps.
Let’s have this example:
Phones have a lot of purpose.
This is a general idea. It will make you ask the question,
“What kind of purpose?”
And this is where particular comes in the picture.
Phones have a lot of purpose like for communication, stores
memories, and can be a medium for learning.

Now, let’s break down this to General then Particular.

General ideas are broad and unspecific statements that
need to be explained further. It expresses the main idea of a
paragraph.
Let us look at the signal words used for General statements
and read it.

(The students will read.)

Okay, I’ll give you examples.
Example 1: Phones are generally distracting for students.
Example 2: Phones are primarily used as a mode of
communication.
Is everything clear with the General?
Students: Yes, Ma’am!
Let us move forward with the Particular. It is also called
specific and it clarify, describe, illustrate, provide examples,
or explain general ideas. Particular provides what to the
general idea?
Student: It provides support.
Great job! Kindly read the signal words used for Particular.

(The students will read.)

Here’s an example.
Phones are used to connect to people with the use of social
media platforms such as Facebook and Messenger.
What signal words did we use?
 Students: Such as, Ma’am.
Good! Now, let us discuss the second pattern called Claim
and Counterclaim. Can you please read the definition?
Students: This includes arguments, their
reasons, and evidence that proves your stand.
Okay, thank you.
Claim refers to a person’s stand on a certain subject or
issue. Meanwhile, counterclaim pertains to the opposing
viewpoint on the subject or issue presented.
In other words, counterclaim contradicts the claim.
Let me show you an example:
Claim: Some people say that cell phones should be banned
from schools, because they distract from learning.
Counterclaim: Others argue that students should be allowed
to carry cell phones for emergency purposes.
As you can tell this is the almost the same set I used for our
game earlier. Notice how the first sentence tends to come out
negative? But how did the counterclaim sound?
Student: It came out positive and reasonable.
Nice answer! But you need reasons and evidence to support
your counter claim. Kindly read it ______.
Student: Reasons and evidence are important in
this because they support and explain the
validity of an argument.
Thank you. These two will help your counterclaim to be
strong and valid. We have signal words here as well.
For example: Evidence shows that there is a positive
relationship between cell phone usage and students'
perception of its effect on their academic performance.
Were you able to get everything? Again, counterclaim
denies the validity of the claim.
And that wraps up our discussion for today. Thank you for
listening, class.
(Target Date: Friday, May 5, 2023)
D. Application
Class, please count from 1-7. Starting from the back.
(The students will count.)
To those who have the same number, kindly sit side by side
since we are having a group activity.
Listen carefully to my direction. You will be constructing 3
sets of sentences, 3 for claim and 3 for counterclaim, with
grammatical signals and pattern of idea. Each group will
have to present their answers in the class.

TOPIC: Implementing modular modality back.

CLAIM COUNTERCLAIM
 1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
E. Abstraction
Okay! We are almost done for the day. But before that, can
somebody tell me what are the factors to consider in writing
a paragraph?
Student: Structure and Idea Development and
Organization.
Very good! Can someone tell me what are the patterns
used in developing ideas?
Student: General to Particular and Claim and
Counterclaim, Ma’am.
General is broad, particular is?
Student: Specific.
Great job! And finally, what does the counterclaim
contradicts?
Student: The claim.
Seems like you listened well to our discussion!
F. Valuing
Now, class, may I ask you.
What is the importance of having evidence stated in
your work or paragraph?
Student: The importance of having evidence
stated in my work is that my work will be more
reliable and valid.

Student: It will back up my claims.

Student: That people will know its true and

based on facts.
Great answers, Grade 8!
IV. Evaluation
Please bring out your module and try to answer the
Assessment on page 11. Make sure to read the directions
carefully.

Answer Key:
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5, A
6. B
 7. A
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. A

V. Assignment
On your English notebook, answer the Independent
Assessment 3. Read the directions carefully. Are we clear?
Student: Clear, Ma’am!
Very good. Class dismissed. Goodbye and thank you,
Grade 8.
Student: Goodbye and thank you, Ma’am
Rachelle!