A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH IX

Demonstrator : Christine Joy P. Gerzon

Date : May 24, 2021

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
a. Formulate predictions based on the material viewed (EN9VC-IVd-1.3/2.3)
b. Provide evidence to support their predictions
c. Analyse elements, key ideas, and/or other details from a text or picture

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Formulating Predictions
Text Utilized: The Story of the Prodigal Son
Reference: English Moral Stories for Children and Adults, no. 137.
https://www.advance-africa.com/the-story-of-the-prodigal-son.html
Materials: Pictures, Manila Paper, Hand-outs
Strategy: Groupings and Role Playing
Skills to Develop: Reasoning/Reading/Listening/Speaking
Value Infused: Forgive and understand the person/s you love.

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Learners’ Activity

A. Activity

a.1. Preparation

Requesting everyone to rise for the

prayer.

(The teacher will call a student to lead (Students pray)

the prayer)
Good morning, Ma’am!
Good morning class!
(Students take their seats)
Please take your seats.

(The teacher will present her rules)

a.2. Motivation

The teacher will present a picture to

the students. They will be tasked to observe
the picture and will later be asked about their
observations.

Picture posted on the board

Teacher’s question:
1. What does this picture pertain
to? Possible answer:

 The image depicts a family

that is united by love and cares for
one another.
Indeed! Very good!

2. What do you think is a love of a

parent for his child/children?
 A parent’s love for his children
is unconditional.
Great!
 a.4. Presentation

This morning class, we will read a

story that is heartwarming which talks about a
parent’s love. This story could be found in the
Bible. Are you ready to hear it, class?

Picture posted on the board: Yes, Ma’am!

Base on the picture, what do you

think the old man will do?

He will hug the person he’s running

towards to.
Yes! The old man will about to give
the young man a hug! Today class, we will find
out the story behind this picture. The title of
the story is The Prodigal Son.

a.5. Unlocking of Difficulties

Before delving into the story, let us

first unlock the meanings of the difficult words
utilized in the story. I will use the words in
column A in sentences to give you a hint about
the meaning of the word.

Match column A with column B.

Column A Possible answers:

1. prodigal 1. b
2. deserted 2. a
3. lavishly 3. c
4. calf 4. d

Column B
 a. left
b. wasteful
c. spending recklessly
d. a young cow
e. originated

Teacher’s sentences:
1. Jesse is a rich kid and his
parents earn loads of money, but it concerns
me that all of their fortune will be depleted
since he is such prodigal.
2. Her friends deserted her after
they knew that she has a bad attitude and
treating the others poorly.
3. If you want to save some
money, then do not spend your earnings
lavishly.
4. I went to our farm last
Saturday and found a mother cow and her calf
running in the field together.

a.6. Raising of Motive Questions

Students will be invited to ask

questions regarding the image. Their inquiries
will be scribbled on the board.

Possible questions:

• Why is the story entitled The

Prodigal Son?
• What is a prodigal son?
• What kind of message does
the story want to convey?
• Who are the characters of the
story?
• What happens in the story?
Please let your questions lead you
while you read the narrative, as we will
address them afterwards.

a.7. Telling the Story

The teacher will request a volunteer to

read the narrative material aloud in front of the
class.
(Student called will stand in front
and read the story.)

… The elder son was returning

 from his work. He heard the sound of the
music and dancing from his house. He asked
one of his servants about it. His servant told
him, “Your brother has come. Your father is
rejoicing at his return. A fatted calf has been
killed to prepare for a delicious feast and the
celebration." The first son was angry. He
refused to enter his house. His father came
out. He begged his elder son to come in for
rejoicing.
Thank you! Do you understand the
story, class?

B. Analysis Yes, we do.

b.1. Answering of Motive Questions

The students will be called to answer

the questions that were raised.

b.2. Valuing (Students will be called to

answer)
The teacher will ask some questions
concerning to the values that are garnered
from the story. Students are asked to raise
their hands if they wanted to answer.

Teachers’ questions:
1. What character attributes does
the story demonstrate?
2. Do you have any experience
with disobeying your parents, or do you know
someone who does?
3. What did you/he do then? What
happened after that?

The love of a parent is the only really

unselfish, unconditional, and forgiving love. (Students answer)
However, let us make every effort to listen to
and assist our parents, and not break their
hearts or cause them to worry excessively.

b.3. Discussion

Class, do you think the story has a

satisfying ending?

What do you think happened next

after the eldest son was begged by his father No, Ma’am.
to join the celebration?
 The eldest son questioned his
father on why he accepted his sibling after all
the terrible things he had done to them but
his father explained by emphasizing love and
forgiveness and the eldest brother
Very good! understood and forgave his young brother, as
Class, what we did was formulating well.
prediction on the outcome of the story.
Formulating prediction is about
thinking the possible event that would happen
next. We are able to create predictions based
on the clues, key words, or elements in the
text or picture and with our prior knowledge
or life experiences. Take, for example, the
illustration from the narrative I provided
earlier. You were able to guess what the old
man would do next may it be you were
analysing his action on the picture, or
drawing on your knowledge or experience.
Now, based on the narrative tackled,
how did you predict what happened next?

I was able to predict the ending of

the story because I also experienced it
myself. My parents would go to any length to
ensure that my siblings and I could forgive
Excellent! and love each other again.
Do you understand now, class?

C. Guided Practice Yes, we do.

The teacher will present other works

and predict its answer or event that would
happen next together with the learners.

1. Megan does not take notes from class,

hence she does not tend to bring a pen and
paper with her. The teacher surprises the
students by announcing that the class would
have a 20-item quiz the next day, with just 5
minutes to study their notes. As the teacher
makes clear, borrowing notes from Answers:
classmates is definitely prohibited. 1. Megan will fail on getting a
2. e_ du_ ati_ _ passing grade.
 Process of facilitating learning and 2. education
acquisition of knowledge 3. Students’ answers may vary.
 3. What do you think is the story about?

D. Application

The teacher will group the students

into three. Each group will come up with a 1
minute play without performing its half part
through the ending. The remaining group will
predict the ending of the play and provide
evidence to support their prediction. All of the
groups will report their answers in front of the
class thereafter.

(Students do as tasked)

IV. Evaluation
Direction: Read the story in the hand-out and answer the questions briefly.
 A poor man has great difficulty providing for his twelve children. When he has another
son, he goes out to find a godfather who can look after his thirteenth child. He intends to ask the
first person he meets on the highway to be the boy's godfather. The first person he meets turns
out to be God. Although God is happy to be the child's godfather, the poor man decides that he
does not wish it. The man says that God favors the rich and leaves the poor to starve.[1] The
next person that he meets is the Devil. Although the Devil promises to make the man's son rich,
the man does not want the deceiver and tempter of mankind to be his son's godfather. The third
person that the man meets is Death. The man is pleased to have Death as his son's godfather
because Death does not discriminate but takes rich and poor alike. Death also promises to
make the boy rich.
When the boy grows up, Death appears to him, takes him to a forest and shows him a
herb. Death tells his godson that, thanks to the herb, he can become a famous and respected
doctor and become rich as a result. All people who are given the herb, no matter how sick they
are, recover. When Death appears at a patient's head, his godson can say that the patient will
recover and administer the herb.[2] If Death is standing at the patient's feet, his godson must
say that nothing can be done and allow Death to take that person. Death strongly warns his
godson never to save the life of someone he has decided must die.
The young man becomes the most famous doctor in the world. One day, he is asked to
treat the king. The doctor sees Death standing at the king's feet. He decides to risk making
Death angry one time, certain that his grandfather will forgive him. He turns the king around so
that Death is standing at his head. He gives the king the herb. The king makes a full recovery.
Death is very angry with the doctor. Since he is his godson, however, he lets him off with
a warning not to cheat him again.
Soon afterwards, the king's daughter becomes gravely ill. The king says that anyone
who cures the princess can marry her and inherit his kingdom. Death's godson goes to see the
princess. He sees Death standing at her feet. He turns her around so that Death is standing at
her head and gives her the herb.
This time, Death is very angry. He takes the doctor to a cave full of candles. Each candle
represents someone's life. Some candles, those of people who have many years left to live, are
tall. Some candles, those of people who will die soon, are very short. The doctor asks Death to
show him his candle. The doctor is horrified to see how short his candle is. He asks Death to
move its flame to an unlit tall candle. Death pretends to do as his godson asks. He purposefully
drops the doctor's candle, however, and makes its flame go out.

Questions:
1. Who are the characters of the story?
2. Why did the man choose Death as the godfather of his child?
3. What was Death’s gift for his godson?
4. Analyse the picture and the key ideas in the plot summary. What do you think is the title of
the narrative?
5. Why did Death get angry with his godson?
6-10. What did you think happen next? Write your prediction and provide your evidence to
support your guess.
Prediction:
Evidence:

V. Assignment
Do some preliminary study on context clues.