Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
VICENTE MADRIGAL INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Binangonan, Rizal

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Define the meaning of Cause-Effect / Claim and Counterclaim;
2. Differentiate the function of each classification of grammatical signal; and
3. Use the appropriate grammatical signals or expressions suitable to each
pattern of idea development: Cause-Effect / Claim and Counterclaim

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Grammatical Signals / Expressions (Cause-Effect / Claim and
Counterclaim)
References: Learner’s Packet - W1 / English 8 / Q4
Materials: Cellphone / Laptop / Desktop, PowerPoint presentation, Google forms,
Pen and paper.
Learning Competencies: Use appropriate modifiers / Use appropriate logical
connectors for emphasis
III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
“Good morning, class! “ “Good morning, Ma’am!”

Before we
formally start
our virtual “I am glad to say that only 1 out of 43
students is absent today.”

discussion,
kindly open all
“We’re great, Ma’am!”

your cameras as
we have our
prayer. “Yes, Ma’am!”
“Before we formally start our virtual
discussion, kindly open all your cameras as
we will have our prayer.”

Present the video of a prayer.

.
“Is everyone present for today’s virtual
meeting? Secretary, please check the “Okay, Ma’am”
attendance.”

Is everyone
present in
today’s virtual
meeting?
“Okay, good to hear! So, how are you
today?”

“Good! Class, before we proceed let me

remind you all our virtual rules..
1. Open your cameras
2. Listen attentively
3. Participate in the discussion and “Yes, Ma’am.”
4. Do not sleep”

Hope we are all clear on that. Okay?

Settle all yourselves behind the cameras as
we start our virtual class.” 1. The president has accomplished
many achievements; however, he has
B. Review of the previous lesson
also received many criticisms from
C. Motivation people.

“Okay, class. I am now sharing my screen to

2. Many people had bought supplies in
all of you”
the grocery mart; as a result, the shop
“Now, I want you to get your pen and paper
become short of its stocks.
or any scratch you have and answer this
activity in 3 minutes. After you finish
answering, I will call somebody to answer
each item, okay? You may now start.” 3. More places are already under the
general community quarantine; for
Directions: Read the sentences carefully. instance, National Capital Region is
Connect the sentences into one (1) under this mode for weeks now.
statement by using the following words:
primarily, for instance, however, as a 4. There are many ways to combat
result. COVID-19; primarily, it is through
1. The president has accomplished many physical distancing.
achievements; ________________, he has
also received many criticisms from people.
2. Many people had bought supplies in the
grocery mart; ________________, the shop
become short of its stocks.
3. More places are already under the
general community quarantine;
________________, National Capital
Region is under this mode for weeks now. 4.
There are many ways to combat COVID-19;
________________, it is through physical
distancing.

(After 3 minutes)

“Are you all done?”

“Now, let’s share your answers to the class.

Read the sentence first and then answer.
Who wants to volunteer first?

Yes, Mr. Picones?”

“Correct! Thank you, Mr. Picones.

Who wants to answer no. 2?

Yes, Ms. Aragones?” “To guide the reader from getting the
writer’s point.”

“Good answer! Thank you, Ms. Aragones.

How about no. 3?

Yes, Mr. Santos?”

“Excellent! Thank you, Mr. Santos. “A cause is a source or producer of

And for the last item, no. 4.. effects. An effect is the result or
consequence of a cause. The two
Yes, Ms.Perdiguerra?”
actions have a cause-and-effect
“Very good! Thank you, Ms. Perdiguerra.” relationship.”
“Well done, everybody!”

D. Lesson Proper

“Now, based on the activity earlier,

How do the words, when used, change the
meaning of the sentences?”

In writing an essay or any write ups, you

may not notice but you are using different
patterns of developing an idea. These
patterns are unique from each other and
depend on what is your purpose in writing.
When you write, you can compare and
contrast terms, or come up with a solution in
a problem. Bear in mind that these types of
ideas can be found all together in one
selection. When writers develop ideas, they
use words that will help them in conveying
thoughts more clearly and properly. This is
what we call grammatical signals or
transitional signals. Note that these signals
can be used in multiple patterns of idea
development.

“What is the importance of grammatical

signals?”

“Nice answer!

Grammatical signals helps the reader

follow the direction of a writer’s thought.
They are like signposts on the road that
guide the traveler.”

“Based on the activity as well as what I have

said earlier, what do you think is Cause and
Effect?”

“Very good answer!

How about Claim and Counterclaim? Are
you familiar to this one?

“I am now sharing my presentation to all of

you for your deeper understanding of our
topic for today.

You may download the file that I’ll be

sending to the chat box for your reference.”

“Now, let us begin the discussion...”

A cause and effect write up looks at the

reasons for an action or an event, then the
results. For this reason, cause and effect
selections are sometimes referred to as
reason and result essays. They are one of
the most common forms of organization in
writing.
“Yes, Ma’am. We understand!”

For example:
She chose to be a social worker, because
CAUSE GS
she wanted to serve the people.
EFFECT

The parents believe in providing quality time

to their children; as a result,
CAUSE GS
the children are all successful in their
different fields of endeavor.
EFFECT

In writing statements showing cause and

effect relationships, the following
grammatical signals can be used:
“Yes, Ma’am Tuazon. We had fun!”

“While Claims and counterclaims

“Do you understand, Class?”

“Good to know that you have understood

our topic for today!”

E. Engagement

“Since you already understand our lesson, Student to teacher:

let us have a game activity!”

“We will have the game called Jeopardy

about the Cause and Effect and Claim and
Counterclaim, in which you can earn points
for every correct answer.

Starts the game.

https://www.roomrecess.com/Quizzes/
CauseAndEffectQuiz/Quiz.html

https://www.playfactile.com/
claimandcounterclaim/play

“Did you have fun to our interactive games?” The students present their group
activity.
F. Group Activity

“And now as we will be having a group

activity, please group yourselves into 4. If
you have already your group, please
communicate with one another through a
group chat.”

“You may start now.”

Directions: Imagine yourself having a
conversation with your mother and teacher
in the following scenario below.
Identify the idea development (cause &
effect, claim & counterclaim) you will employ “Yes, Ma’am Tuazon.”
in the given context.
*Use grammatical signals that the speaker
should utilize to make his/her statement
cohesive.

1. You want to buy a new laptop for the Opens the link and starts answering.
online learning that the DepEd will
implement but your mother is firm with her Done answering.
decision that basic necessities should be
prioritized.
________________________________
2. You were reprimanded by your teachers
for you have not submitted your assignment
for the day. You keep explaining that you
have spent your night in the hospital to take
care of your sick relative.
________________________________

Write down your conversation by applying

the idea development you have chosen.

Child to her mother:

“Once you are done, you will be sharing it to

the class and present your answers.”

“Are you all done?

I will call every group to present their
answers to the class.”

“Good job, everyone!”

G. Generalization

“To sum it all up, the Cause and effect is a

relationship between events or things,
where one is the result of the other or
others. This is a combination of action and
reaction. Something happens (a cause) that
leads to an effect.
And in Claim and counterclaim, Claim is the
main argument and a counterclaim is the
opposite of the argument, or the opposing
argument. Counterclaim always negates
what is being claimed by the people.

Are we clear, Class?”

H. Evaluation

“Since we are about to be done with our

discussion for today, we will be having a 15- “Goodbye, Ma’am Tuazon! Thank you
item quiz for 10 minutes through a Google for teaching us!”
forms. This is the link of your quiz, so you
may now open it and start answering.”

Checking of quiz.
Prepared by:
I. Homework
Answer the following: Irish Mae I. Tuazon
Student Intern
A. Cause and Effect
Directions: Analyze the following
sentences. Underline the part of the
sentence expressing cause. Meanwhile,
double underline the phrase stating effect.
Encircle the grammatical signal being used.

1. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,

many citizens have lost their jobs.
2. The spread of the disease has been
lowered since the government implemented
physical distancing.
3. Many people want to return to their home
province; hence, they avail the Balik
Probinsya program of the government.
4. Due to the policy of community
quarantine, Filipinos were told to stay inside
their homes.
5. Indigent families were given cash
allowance from the government for they lost
their source of income.

B. Claim and counterclaim:

Directions: Analyze the following
sentences. Underline the part of the
sentence expressing the claim. Meanwhile,
double underline the phrase stating
counterclaim. Encircle the grammatical
signal being used
1. Health professionals are not allowed to
leave the country at the moment due to the
global pandemic. However, they stressed
out that the government neglects them by
not providing adequate salary.
2. The authority has reported that the
country is winning in its battle against
CoViD-19; yet, the numbers of positive
cases every day is increasing, making the
country among the Top 5 highest cases in
Southeast Asia.
3. The government has maximized its
resources to respond to the needs of its
citizens, but numerous families in the
country said that they do not receive help
from the national government.
“And that was it for today. Thank you, Class
for listening and participating in our
discussion. Hope you all be good and safe
every day. Goodbye, Class and God bless
us all!”