LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH

I. Objectives

At the end of the discussion, the students are expected to:

 Define prepositions and sight its importance

 Develop appropriate group processing skills as they verbalize their thinking and
discussing the prepositions through a skill
 Value the importance of prepositions through activity participating in the class
discussion

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Prepositions
References : http//:academicguides.waldenu.edu
Materials : Visual Aids, Paper Strips, Flash Cards, PPT slideshow

III. Procedure

A. Preliminary Activities

 Opening Prayer

The teacher will instruct the students to stand and call someone to lead the prayer.

(Before the teacher will allow the students to set down, everyone is instructed to
pick up some pieces of trashes and align/arrange the chairs properly.)

 Greetings

The teacher will greet everybody with happy disposure and the students will do
the same.

 Checking of Attendance

The teacher will ask the secretary in the classroom who is absent in the class.

 Class Rules

1. Listen to Teacher’s instruction

2. Raise your hand if you want to answer.
3. Speak one by one. Don’t talk when someone is standing and speaking
4. No unnecessary movements. No standing and transferring of chairs.
5. No bullying.
6. Don’t laugh when your classmates got the wrong answer.
7. Throw your garbage to the trash can properly.
  Checking of Assignments

The teacher will instruct the students to get their English assignment notebook.
Students for each two rows will have to clockwise for checking. Right after,
counter clockwise to return it to the owner.

Developmental Activities

1. Review

The teacher will call someone to tell what is the previous lesson all about. Then
the teacher will call the attention of the reluctant students and encourage them to
stand, speak and give some points of view from the previous topic.

Motivation:

The teacher will show different pictures, while showing the pictures he or she
will ask several pupils to say something or describe the pictures.

IV. Lesson Presentation

What is preposition?

PREPOSITION- is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun or noun

phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships or to introduce an
object.

1. Prepositions of Direction
 To refer to a direction, use the prepositions "to," "in," "into," "on," and "onto."

Examples:

1. She drove to the store.

2. Don’t ring the doorbell. Come right in(to) the house.
3. Drive on(to) the grass and park the car there.

2. Prepositions of Time
 To refer to one point in time, use the prepositions "in," "at," and "on."
 Use "in" with parts of the day (not specific times), months, years, and seasons.
Examples:
1. He reads in the evening.
2. The weather is cold in December.

Use "at" with the time of day. Also use "at" with noon, night, and midnight.

1. I go to work at 8:00.
2. He eats lunch at noon.

Use "on" with days.

I work on Saturdays.
He does laundry on Wednesdays.

 To refer to extended time, use the prepositions "since," "for," "by," "during," "from…to,"
"from…until," "with," and "within."

Examples:

I have lived in Minneapolis since 2005. (I moved there in 2005 and still live there.)
He will be in Toronto for 3 weeks. (He will spend 3 weeks in Toronto.)

3. Prepositions of Place
 To refer to a place, use the prepositions "in" (the point itself), "at" (the general vicinity), "on"
(the surface), and "inside" (something contained).

Example:
They will meet in the lunchroom.

 To refer to an object higher than a point, use the prepositions "over" and "above." To refer to
an object lower than a point, use the prepositions "below," "beneath," "under," and
"underneath."
Examples:

The bird flew over the house.

The plates were on the shelf above the cups.

 To refer to an object close to a point, use the prepositions "by," "near," "next to," "between,"
"among," and "opposite."
Examples:
The gas station is by the grocery store.
The park is near her house.

4. Prepositions of Location
 To refer to a location, use the prepositions "in" (an area or volume), "at" (a point), and "on" (a
surface).
Examples:

They live in the country. (an area)

She will find him at the library. (a point)
There is a lot of dirt on the window. (a surface)
5. Prepositions of Spatial Relationships

 To refer to a spatial relationship, use the prepositions "above," "across," "against," "ahead
of," "along," "among," "around," "behind," "below," "beneath," "besides," "between," "from,"
"in front of," "inside," "near," "off," "out of," "through," "toward," "under," and "within."

Examples:

The post office is across the street from the grocery store.
We will stop at many attractions along the way.
The kids are hiding behind the tree.

A. Activity

“Group Activity”

The Teacher will group the students into four. Then teacher will give five minutes for
students review their notes about prepositions. After exactly 5 minutes, they will keep
their notes.

Direction:
Identify what prepositions used in the following sentences. The group who will get first
the 5 correct answers will get the perfect score merits 10 points. The rest group who did
not make it will get 5 points.

B. Analysis

The teacher will ask the following questions to the students:

 What is the function and importance of prepositions?

 Construct simple sentence using common prepositions.

C. Abstractions

The teacher will discuss the following:

 Explanation of preposition for better understanding.

 Encourage students to have more examples of prepositions of direction, time,
place, location, and spatial relationships and use it in a sentence.

D. Application

The teacher will conduct a "Group Activity":

 The teacher will group the class into two.

 The teacher will randomly select one preposition written in strips of paper.
  Each group will choose one representative to construct simple sentence and perform in
front using the preposition given by the teacher. Then another representative for the next
round.
 Each representative will have the opportunity to consult to their member in constructing
the sentence.
 Each group will be given 3 minutes to finish at least 5 prepositions.

Rubric for Group Activity

Criteria Poor Good Fair

0-2 3-5 6-7
Use of appropriate Pupils do not able to Pupils able to construct Pupils able to construct simple
V. construct simple sentence simple sentence using sentence using appropriate
preposition
(7 pts.) using appropriate preposition. preposition.
preposition.
0-1 2-3 4
Time allotment Pupils finish at least Pupils finish Pupils finish at least 4-5
(4 Pts.) 2 prepositions in 3 at least 3 prepositions prepositions in 3 minutes.
minutes. in 3 minutes.
0-1 2-3 4
Group participation Only one member Some of the members All of the members contribute
(4 Pts.) contributes and contribute and and participate to accomplish
participates to participate to the task given.
accomplish the task accomplish the task
Comments: given. given. Total Score: 15 pts.
Earn Score:
Evaluation

Direction:
Construct at least 10 sentences using the correct preposition that express place or location by
looking at the picture. You will write it in a 1 whole sheet of paper.
You will have 5 minutes to accomplish this activity. Each correct answer merit 2 points. So, a total
of 20 points.
VI. Assignment

Copy and answer. Write it your assignment notebook. Choose the correct preposition from the
word list below to fill in the blanks for each sentence.

over into at behind beside under by from

between up on onto near in opposite around
during outside of through without toward until as
among before across after along for with

1. I ride my bicycle to work, all the way the mountain.

2. The sign says, "Please don't sit the grass."
3. He ran as fast as he could catch the bus.
4. Be careful you don't fall the stairs. They are very steep!
5. It began to rain, so we all ran the house.
6. He gave us directions and suggested we drive about 5 miles the sunset, then turn left we reach
the town Highlands.
7. We can't get the concert hall our tickets. Someone our group will need to go back the hotel
to get them.
8. The United States of America is located Canada and Mexico.
9. Let’s have a picnic the lake. The water is so warm that we could jump and go a swim.
Let's wait we eat though.
10. If you go the bridge, you will be a different country!

Prepared by:
Panugalon, Monic Ivy Claire
BSED III- ENGLISH