Foundation University

Foundation Preparatory Academy

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Dumaguete City, 6200
Academic Year 2021-2022

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN

GRADE 8 ENGLISH: PARAGRAPH

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Identify the basic characteristics of a paragraph and the structure of a paragraph.
2. Compose and organize an effective paragraph.
3. Value the essential parts and characteristics of an effective paragraph through a
literary text.

II. Subject Matter

Title:
Compose an Effective Paragraph

References:

Labaree, R. V. (n.d.). Research Guides: Organizing Your Social Sciences Research

Paper: Paragraph Development. Libguides.usc.edu. https://libguides.usc.edu/
writingguide/paragraph

Magallona-Flores, Magelende; Edna Montano-Dela Cruz; Helen Ponce De Leon-

Ladera. Ventures in Communication. Quezon City: Rex Book Store, Inc., Book
Media Press, Inc., and Mandaluyong City: Printwell, Inc., 153.

Top 10 Short Paragraphs that Teach You a Lesson |English Luv. (2021, August
24). Englishluv.com. https://englishluv.com/top-10-short-paragraphs/
#Short_Paragraphs_1

Materials:
Canva presentation, Ipad (primary device), phone (secondary device),
laptop, Zoom app, Kahoot! app, Socrative, and any preferred browser.

III. Procedures
A. Preparation
- Prayer
- Greetings
- Checking of Attendance

B. Review
- Ask the class about the previous lesson.
- Ask the class if they learn in the previous lesson.
- Ask the class if they really understand the previous lesson.

C. Motivation
The teacher will present a table full of letters. The students will play an
educational game called “Find Me”. It is a game wherein students should find the word in
a table full of random letters. Basically, it’s “Word Search”.

D. Presentation of Lesson
The teacher will show the word “Paragraph”. The teacher asks the class if they
have an idea about the meaning of a paragraph. The teacher then proceeds to the next
slide. The teacher will ask the class about their opinion on the pictures viewed. The
teacher then explains the relationship between the pictures to the lesson.

E. Lesson Proper

Lesson 1: The teacher discusses the meaning of a paragraph.

What is a Paragraph?
- A subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals
with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented
line

Lesson 2: The teacher discusses the Features of an Effective Paragraph.

Features of an Effective Paragraph

- Unified
- Complete
- Coherent
- Emphasis/Order

Unified
- A paragraph revolves around a single idea. Therefore, the paragraph should not begin
to stray and develop new ideas.

Complete
- A complete paragraph expresses everything without leaving any gaps as far as the
information is concerned.

Coherent
- The sentences in the paragraph do not function independently/alone.

Emphasis/Order
- The sentences of the paragraph cannot be written haphazardly. The ideas progress in
sequential order.

Lesson 3: The teacher discusses the Parts of a Paragraph.

Parts of a Paragraph
- Topic Sentence/Introduction
- Supporting Sentences/Body
- Concluding Sentence/Conclusion

Topic Sentence/Introduction
- It constitutes the opening sentences of the paragraph. It introduces the main idea. Good
introductions often capture the interest of the reader.

Supporting Sentences/Body
- It constitutes the supporting sentences and ideas. It provides the reader with additional
details about the main idea.

Concluding Sentence/Conclusion
- It ties up loose ends of the paragraph and helps in reiterating or highlighting the main
idea.

F. Activities

Activity 1: After the teacher finished discussing “Lesson 1”, the teacher will provide an
activity. The activity is all about how students can provide the exact sequence of a story
or scenario. A sample scenario will be provided by the teacher.

Instructions: Students will go to the given link “Kahoot.com”. Students then

press/click “play”. Students then paste the code that the teacher provided them.

*BACKUP PLAN: If plan A fails because of connectivity issues. The teacher will give a similar activity*

Instructions:The following sentences bellow are part of a paragraph of which are

presented in scrambled order. Read the sentences carefully and decide the best sequence/
order they belong. Put them together in order to form a complete paragraph. Write your
paragraph on a piece of paper or type your paragraph in your device. Show your answers
by using the feature “Share screen” in Zoom after 5 minutes.

A. A mother and her 14-year-old son were talking about his girlfriend.
B. She thinks I’m handsome, fun, smart, and a good dancer.
C. And what do you think you like about her?
D. What does she like about you?

A. I’ve been chasing happiness, and it was useless. Thus, I should enjoy life.
B. The whole village hated him because he was gloomy and toxic.
C. An old man lived in the village.
D. When he turned eighty years old, everyone in the village was shocked.

Activity 2: After the teacher finished discussing “Lesson 2”, the teacher will provide an
activity. The activity is all about following the parts of a paragraph. Students will read the
given sentences and write the sentences in their respective area.

Instructions: Read the following sentences. Then write each sentence in the
organizer below following the parts in writing a paragraph.

- They are a living book where we can read valuable stories and get lessons in life.
- Our young generation today must learn to value the wisdom of our elders.
- The wise elders are a fountain of good counsels that can never be compared to any
material wealth in this world.
- The wisdom of our elders must then be treasured by our present generation.
- Our wise elders are a great source of knowledge, wisdom and information that will
help us, the youths to be better persons.

*If there are no connectivity issues, the activity is done through a teacher made game. The students will visit the link
“https://wordwall.net/embed/61166c86a4a246339213d0d0e27e8d3a?themeId=48&templateId=22&fontStackId=0”.*

G. Application

Instructions: Read the following scrambled paragraphs and arrange the parts to form a
well-organized composition. Write your composition of the paragraph on piece of paper. Then,
discuss to the class why you think that the sentences you organized belong to that specific part of
the paragraph.

Land of the Morning

The country struggled and strived for self-rule and freedom. There were popular revolts and
uprising against Spain. Dr. Jose P. Rizal was executed on December 30, 1896. The short-lived Philippine
Republic was declared on June 12, 1898 with Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo as President of the Philippine
Republic. Manuel L. Quezon was the first President of the Commonwealth, November 15, 1935. On July
4, 1946, the Philippines became independent. Freedom became a precious heritage.

The Philippines is like no other place. It has 7,000 or so islands. It is an archipelago that stretches
from the North at the Southern tip of Taiwan to the tip ending close to Northern Borneo. It has a lot of
variations in geographic, climatic, and vegetational conditions.

It has a long and painful history. Ferdinand Magellan accidentally discovered the Philippines for
Spain in 1521. It was named after Philip II of Spain in 1541. The first Spanish settlement was established
in Cebu in 1565. The Capital was moved to Manila in 1571. Spain ceded the country to America. America
was involved in World War II. The country was invaded by the Japanese in 1941 and was liberated in
1945.

H. Generalization
After the discussion, the teacher will ask the following questions.
- Why do you think it is important to learn about paragraph?
- How will you apply your learnings about paragraph in your life?
- What’s one word that summarizes our lesson for today? In one sentence, why did you
choose that word?

IV. Evaluation
After learning about paragraph, the students will be assessed by answering a quiz through
Socrative.

Instructions: Visit socrative.com and login as student. Enter the room number
“SHENBERG8120”. Write your name and wait for the quiz to start. Choose the correct answers
for each question.

1. How to achieve coherence in writing a paragraph.

A. It is achieved when sentences are written in a logical manner.
B. It is achieved when there is oneness of idea.
C. It is achieved when ideas are from general to specific.
D. It is achieved when ideas are arranged in a certain order.

2. Which of the basic features of a paragraph develop the main idea?

A. Coherence
B. Emphasis
C. Unity
D. Completeness

3. High of the following statements best describes emphasis/order?

A. It attracts reader’s attention.
B. It provides examples that are related to the topic and controlling idea.
C. It discusses more than one idea.
D. It is achieved when sentences reveals an order from general to specific.

4. Which is NOT a basic feature of a paragraph?

A. Completeness
B. Conclusion
C. Unity
D. Coherence

5. Why is it important to observe Unity in a paragraph.

A. It develops single idea thoroughly and links it to the rest of the sentence.
B. It creates bridges and makes your writing understandable.
C. It presents idea that support the topic.
D. It ties up all ideas presented.

6. Which of the following BEST defines a paragraph?

A. It is a distinct section of a piece of writing.
B. It is a group of phrases.
C. It’s a group of words.
D. It is a structure of a sentence.

7. Which part of the paragraph contains the topic sentence?

A. Body
B. Introduction
C. Conclusion
D. Supporting details

8. How many parts does a simple paragraph have?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

9. The _________ tells the reader what the paragraph is all about.
A. Topic Sentence
B. Supporting Sentences
C. Concluding Sentence
D. Content

10. Which part of the paragraph that ties up all ideas together?
A. Topic Sentence
B. Paragraph
C. Supporting Sentences
D. Concluding Sentence

Link: socrative.com
Room Code: SHENBERG8120

V. Assignment
The students will find a topic that they are familiar with and they will compose/write an
effective paragraph about their chosen topic.
Instructions: Compose/write an effective paragraph about your chosen topic. The topic
can be anything as long as you have an idea about your chosen topic.

How and where to submit:Upload your file (Microsoft Word or PDF) in your Google
Drive and put the link on FUEL.

Rubric
Outstanding Satisfactory Developing Needs Improvement
Criteria (20pts) (18pts) (15pts) (12pts)

Student provides
Student provides Student provides
an adequate Student shows
an excellent and some meaningful
meaningful little or no
meaningful topic. speech. Less than
Content speech. Only four evidence of
Sentences in the four sentences in
sentences in the meaningful
paragraph are the paragraph are
paragraph are speech.
related to the topic. related to the topic.
related to the topic.

Outstanding Satisfactory Developing Needs Improvement

Criteria (20pts) (18pts) (15pts) (12pts)

Student shows Student provides Student shows

Student shows
adequate effort in some effort in little or no
excellent effort in
Organization of providing 3-4 providing 1-2 evidence of effort
providing logical
Ideas sentences which sentences which in providing a well
arrangement of
are properly are properly organized
ideas.
organized. organized . paragraph.
Student shows
Student shows Student shows an Student shows
Mechanics of little or no
beyond grade-level adequate grade- limited grade-level
Writing evidence of grade-
grammar. level grammar. grammar.
level grammar.