Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF MALOLOS
CITY OF MALOLOS HIGH SCHOOL - CANALATE
CANALATE, CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN

A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

OBJECTIVES:

• Use parallel structures. (ENG8 – Ia – 7)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able ‘to:

• Identify parallel structures,

• construct parallel sentences,
• analyze the given sentences,
• show the value of cooperation through a group activity; and,
• develop social awareness in relating the lesson in real life situations.

II. Content :

Subject Matter :
•
• Topic :
▪ Parallel Structures
• References:
o Parallelism in Writing -
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/parallel_structure.html
o Aphorism - https://examples.yourdictionary.com/aphorism-examples.html
o Examples of Aphorism – https://literarydevices.net/aphorism
• Instructional Aids
• laptop and LCD
• Powerpoint Presentation
• video clips
I.PROCEDURE

A. Daily Routine
• Opening Prayer
• Greetings
• Checking of Attendance
• Presentation of Objectives

B. Motivation

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Good morning, Grade 8 Apitong. Good morning, Ma’am Ruth.

When you hear the word parallel, you probably think of Yes, Ma’am.
Math, right?
In geometry, parallel lines can be defined as two
How can we define parallel lines? Yes, Chel? lines in the same plane that are at equal
distance from each other and never meet.
That is correct! But did you know that parallelism is about At the end of the lesson, the students will be
English, too! Believe it or not, Math and English have similar able to:
concepts. But before that, let’s have our objectives first. • Identify parallel structures,
Tricia, please read. • construct parallel sentences,
• analyze the given sentences,
• show the value of cooperation through
various activities; and,
• develop social awareness in relating
the lesson in real life situations.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF MALOLOS
CITY OF MALOLOS HIGH SCHOOL - CANALATE
CANALATE, CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN

C. Presentation

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Parallelism is the key to unlock all these possibilities. It is a I enjoy reading stories, writing journals, and
speaking and writing technique or style in which words and composing poems.
phrases in a sentence follow the same pattern. It uses similar
words, phrases or clauses to show that ideas have the same
level of importance. Like a scale, it is balanced, so to speak.
This structure improves readability by giving a natural flow to a
spoken or written work. Let us look at a basic example of
parallelism. Teddy, kindly read:

Thank you, Teddy! Now class, have you noticed three words The words that are written in the same way
that are written the same way? Yes, Risa? are: reading, writing and composing.

That is correct! Now class, reading stories, writing journals, and A gerund is a noun made from a verb root
composing poems are all written as gerund phrases. As you plus ing. A whole gerund phrase functions
already know, a gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a in a sentence just like a noun, and can act
gerund and any modifiers or objects associated with it. as a subject, an object, or a predicate
nominative.
Can anyone define the word gerund?

Thank you, AC. A gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus No, Ma’am.
ing. A whole gerund phrase functions in a sentence just like a
noun, and can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate
nominative.

However, if I rewrite the sentence like this:

I enjoy reading stories, writing journals and to compose poems.

Is the sentence still parallel?

Correct. Let’s look at another one. Class, kindly read: Maila wants to continue and to finish her
Junior High School Education.

Is this parallel? Yes, Sonny? Yes, it is, Ma’am.

Correct! This is also parallel. What two details are parallel here? The two parallel details are to continue and
to finish.

Exactly! Does anyone know what are the phrases to continue They are infinitives, Ma’am.
and to finish are? Yes, Alex.

Correct! An infinitive is formed from a verb but doesn't act as a It is a speaking and writing technique or
verb. It is actually made up of two words: to + base form of the style in which words and phrases in a
verb. These two words may act together as an adjective, an sentence follow the same pattern. It uses
adverb and like in this case, as a noun. similar words, phrases or clauses to show
that ideas have the same level of
Now, let’s recap. What is parallelism? importance.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF MALOLOS
CITY OF MALOLOS HIGH SCHOOL - CANALATE
CANALATE, CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN

Okay class let’s try a few practice ones. Kindly work on the Yes, Ma’am.
sentences written on the board. Identify whether the
sentences are parallel or not. If the sentences are not parallel,
try to rewrite them so it will be parallel. Please work with your
partner. You have five minutes to do so. Please begin.

SENTENCES PRESENTED:

• Joey is studying music, dance, and how to make art.

• Ben is a talented reader, is good at speaking, and writer.
• The cake was baked, frosted and I sprinkled it.
• Performance Tasks allow us to be responsible, self-motivated, and have the ability to create.

Alright, five minutes is up! Shall we proceed? Yes, Ma’am!

Great! Let’s work on the first sentence. Will everyone please Joey is studying music, dance, and how to
read the sentence? make art.

Is this sentence parallel? No, Ma’am.

Why do you say so? Yes, Jessie? Ma’am, I think studying music, dance and
how to make art should just be music,
dance and art for it to be parallel.

Very good! Jessie was correct – music is a noun, dance is also

a noun.. so… we should just say, art. Joey is studying music,
dance, and art.

Shall we give Jessie an Angel clap?

Thank you, class! How about the next sentence? Class, please Ben is a talented reader, is good at
read. speaking, and writer.

Can anyone tell me if this sentence is already parallel or not? The sentence isn’t parallel, Ma’am.
Yes, In Sung?

Once again, what details should be parallel here? The following should be parallel: talented
reader, is good at speaking, and writer.

Are there parts of this sentence that are already parallel? Yes, Reader and writer, Ma’am.
Casey?

Correct. Okay, so, how do we change ‘is good at speaking’ Speaker, Ma’am!
for this phrase to be parallel with the words reader and writer?

There are other points to look for to make sure you’re making The cake was baked, frosted, and
your sentences parallel. Let us continue discovering the other decorated with sprinkles.
ways to make your sentences powerful. Help me find the faulty
parallelism in the other sentences.
The cake was baked, frosted and I sprinkled it.

So, here are the passive details that happened to the cake –
the cake was baked, the cake was frosted by somebody, and
then someone comes in…saying “I sprinkled it!” The word
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF MALOLOS
CITY OF MALOLOS HIGH SCHOOL - CANALATE
CANALATE, CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN

sprinkled is a verb which means covered in sugary cake

decorations. Let us fix this sentence.

Exactly, class! You see how it is more balanced this way? So Performance Tasks allow us to be
that is making sure that the statement remains active or responsible, self-motivated, and have the
passive consistently. ability to create.

If you are describing something with a string of adjectives, be

careful when you follow it up with a longer phrase. Will you
please read the sentence on the board, Ryker?

Help me to restore order in this sentence. Did you catch the Responsible and self – motivated are
error? adjectives, but the third phrase is not an
adjective.

Grade 8, how can we correct this? Performance Tasks allow us to be

responsible, self-motivated and creative.

Correct! Now, we have three adjectives: responsible, self- We learned how to construct parallel
motivated, creative. sentences to achieve rhythm and to create
balance in the overall structure to the
Binnie, can you summarize what we have learned for today?
sentence.

Always remember ‘The great ones focus on perfecting the

details.’ Young grammarians, let us do our best to be great in
perfecting the details in achieving parallelism.

D. ASSIGNMENT
NONE GIVEN

PREPARED BY:

Ruth Klaribelle C. Villaceran

Teacher II, City of Malolos High School – Canalate