A Lesson Plan in English III ( S A F Method )

IVY Z.CADUTDUT

Student-Teacher

I. Objective: Given a selection and varied activities, the third year students, with at least 85% accuracy will be able to: A. explain the six most commonly confusing cases of SV agreement; B. share the importance of following the correct rule of SV agreement ; and C. give sample sentence for each case.

II. Subject Matter Topic A. Content focus: Six Most Commonly Confusing Cases of SV Agreement Skill focus : Critical thinking Value focus: Valuing others idea B. References: 3rd Year English Magazine, Volume 1 no. 2, September-October 2011 pg 10-11 C. Instructional Materials 1. Photocopies of the selection the legend of Santa Claus. 2. Power Point presentation

III. Procedure A. Stimulating Activity 1. The teacher will let the students read the selection about the legend of Santa Claus. (Note: The selection has many grammatical errors)

SANTA According to legend, Santa Claus is a fat old man who visits every house on our planet in about eight hours on one of the coldest nights of the year. Santa, as everybody knows, stop for a glass of milk and a cookie at each house along the route. He prefer to work unnoticed, so he wears luminous red suit and travels with a pack of bell-jangling reindeer. For reasons that most people does not understand, this jolly old man enters each house not by the front door but through the chimney (whether you has a chimney or not ). He customarily gives generously to children in wealthy families and he usually remind poorer children that its the thought that counts. Santa Claus is one of the earliest beliefs that parents try to instill in their children. After this absurdity, its a wonder that any child ever believe in anything again.

2. The students are given three minutes to read and carefully analyze the selection. 3. After which the teacher will ask the students the following questions: a. What is the selection all about? b. Is there something wrong with the selection ? c. What makes it wrong or incorrect?

4. The teacher will then process the answer of the students and will connect it to the lesson proper.

B. Actual Activity 1. The teacher will give a small introduction about the Basic Rule of Subject-Verb Agreement .

The Basic Rule Singular subject takes singular verb. Plural subject takes plural verb.

Example: The girl plays the clarinet. The dog barks.

We walk in going to the market. Justin and Joshua play badminton.

2. After which, the teacher will then group the class into three groups. 3. Each group is assigned to explain two cases of the six confusing cases of SV agreement Group 1 Case 1 and Case 2 Group 2 Case 3 and Case 4 Group 3 Case 5 and Case 6 ( the teacher will provide each group with the photocopy of the Six Most Commonly Confusing Cases in SV Agreement) 4. The groups are given five minutes to prepare and six minutes to present.

5. Then teacher will solicit also examples from students for each case (sample sentences). 6. The teacher will give follow-up questions after each presentation. 7. After the presentation the teacher will ask the students the following questions: a. Is it really necessary to follow the correct rule of SV agreement? b. How important is following the correct rule of SV agreement in communication using English Language? C. Follow-up Activity 1. The teacher will let the students work in pair. 2. Each pair is assigned to answer a particular number and explain afterwards, their answer.

Directions: Encircle the verb that will make each sentence correct. 1. The bus, loaded with passengers, (is , are) lying in the ditch. 2. The leaders of our country (needs, need)our help. 3. Everyone in the barrio (was, were) decorating the streets for fiesta. 4. Since I got sick, none of my friends (has,have) called me. 5. Three Bills and magazines ( is, are) all we got in the mail 6. ( Has, Have) either Ms. Russel or his assistants come in yet? 7. The paintings in the gallery (is , are) his works. 8. Where ( is , are) the directions for operating the video projector? 9. This is one of those stories that (seems, seem) to have no ending. 10. There are four men in our community who (has, have) bagged the prestigious award. 11. James Pattersons Sundays at Tiffanys (is, are) a perfect read. 12. Statistics ( is ,are) not offered this semester 13. The mans ethics (is ,are) worth emulating. 14. His partner and business associate (records, record) the minutes of the board meeting. 15. The group of lecturers (has, have) begun to arrive, one by one.

3. The teacher will give additional inputs to the students with regards to the explanations of the answers after the presentation of each pair.

IV. Evaluation DIRECTIONS: Provide the correct form of the verb that will make each sentence correct. 1.The students from Cebu normal University , as well as the teachers, ________ (walk) from Osmea Boulevard going to Fuente Osmea Circle. 2. Each of the students ________(be) responsible for doing his or her work in the library. 3. Here _______(be) two apples. 4. Each dog and each cat ________(have) been immunized. 5. Macaroni and cheese _________ (be) my favorite Friday night dinner. 6. No talking and no laughing ______(be) permitted in the Library. 7. Homo sapiens _________(be) often misspelled. 8. She ________(be) a competent employee who ________(be) expected to succeed. 9. I bought the peach that________(be) ripe. 10. Strawberries and cream ________(be) added to the menu.

Answer key 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Walk Is Are Has Is Is Is

8. Is, is 9. Was 10. Is

V. Assignment: On a short sized bond paper make a letter for someone that captures your attention nowadays ( secret letter). Use the six common confusing cases of SV agreement that you are using in your letter. Do not forget to underline the SV agreement that you are using in your letter.

RUBRICS Creativity- 5 Grammar- 10 Neatness- 5 _________________ Total =20 points