Lesson Plan in English VIII

April 13, 2023

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

I. LESSON OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, students are able to:

1. determine the concept of parallel structure;
2. analyze how parallel structure is used; and
3. reconstruct given sentences to their parallel form.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Literature: Use of Parallel Structures – (EN8G-Ia-7)

Time Frame: 55 minutes
Materials: Television, Laptop, and PowerPoint Presentation
Reference:
 Department of Education: English Quarter 3 – Module 6: Use of Parallel Structures (Page
4)

III. Skills Processed and Values Integrated

S: Critical Thinking, Listening, Analyzing, and Writing

V: Participation

IV. LEARNING PROCEDURES

A. Preliminaries
1. Greetings
2. Prayer
3. Checking of Attendance
4. Reading of Learning Objectives

B. Lesson Proper (4 A’s Discussion)

Activity 22A: Kick Em Out

Direction: Choose the letter of a phrase that does not belong to the group. Write your answer in a ¼
sheet of paper.

Example:
a) big classroom b) small park c) a friend of mine

1. a) he was in love b) he was numb c) minding business

2. a) spaghetti b) french fries c) sweet memory
3. a) to watch a movie b) listening a story c) to skip lunch
4. a) psychosocial b) emotion c) emotional
5. a) immediately b) luckily c) eating buffet
 6. a) buy toys b) eating buffet c) buying groceries
7. a) a table b) a chair c) chats with a friend
8. a) because of pain b) because of rain c) they are loving
9. a) studying lessons b) writing assignment c) make cookies
10. a) writes a letter b) mailed in schools c) pays for payphone

Analysis:
1. What have you observed from the phrases?
2. What are your strategies for spotting a phrase that does not belong to the group?

Abstraction: (30minutes)

Parallelism is about expressing your point in a balanced way. It is often used to clarify your thoughts
in writing. It suggests that a certain element or the same style of word or format should be used in all
parts of your sentence.

Read the examples below and examine how non-parallel structures are improved into well-
structured sentence.

Normal Sentence:
Marie likes running and walking, and she also likes dancing.

Although this sentence is grammatically correct, it is not grammatically parallel, as the subject-verb-
object phrase “Marie also likes dancing” interrupts the pattern formed by the gerunds “running” and
“walking.” In order to improve this sentence, turn “Marie also likes dancing” into a gerund in order to
match “running” and “walking.”

Sentence with Parallel Structure:

Marie enjoys running, walking, and dancing.
The adjusted sentence has not lost its original meaning, but it has gained a greater balance,
improving the reader’s experience.

Sentence with Parallel Structure:

We prefer candidates who are dependable, striving, and prompt.
“Prompt” describes someone who shows up on time and creates a more balanced sentence.
When writing a list, every item starts with the same type of verb or noun, adjective or adverb format.
Examples:
1. "ing" verbs: We went running, walking, biking, and surfing.
2. "ed" verbs: We biked and jumped on the way.
3. nouns: We drove to the malls, groceries, and hotels all in one day.
4. adjective: She had pinky-tipped and glossy hair.
5. adverb: Spaciously and largely as she described the house.

Application: Rewriting Parallel Structures

Directions: Combine each of the following groups of short sentences into one long sentence using
parallel form.
1. She left me angry after I confronted her.
She left me frustrated after I confronted her.
She left me devastated after I confronted her.
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2. I should want to see the people whose kindness has made my life worth living.
I should want to see the people whose gentleness has made my life worth living.
I should want to see the people whose cheerfulness has made my life worth living.
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3. Joe likes biking while enjoying the sun.
Joe likes driving while enjoying the sun.
Joe likes swimming while enjoying the sun.
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Assessment: Correcting Faulty Parallelism

Directions: Underline the nonparallel structures in the sentence. After that, rewrite the sentence to
create parallelism.
Example:
Mary’s hobbies are bakes cake, cooking delicious viands and makes unique recipes.
Mary’s hobbies are bakes cake, cooking delicious viands and makes unique recipes.
Answer: Mary’s hobbies are baking cake, cooking delicious viands, and making unique recipes.
1. Ria likes dancing, jogging, and exercises in her free time.
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2. We got lot of things to do, friends to see, and spots that should be visited.
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3. Her mother wrote letters, take pictures, and kept various paintings.
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4. When I wake up every morning, the first things to do is pray to God, make my bed, eating
breakfast and prepares my food.
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5. Dancing in my class, to visit at the beach and conversation with my friends are all things I enjoy.
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ANSWER KEYS:

Application: Rewriting Parallel Structures

1. She left me angry, frustrated and devastated after I confronted her.
2. I should want to see the people whose kindness, gentleness, and cheerfulness have made my
life worth living.
3. Joe likes biking, diving, and swimming while enjoying the sun.

Assessment: Correcting Faulty Parallelism

1. Ria likes dancing, jogging, and exercises in her free time.
Ria likes dancing, jogging, and exercising in her free time.
2. We have a lot of things to do, friends to see, and spots that should be visited.
We have a lot of things to do, friends to see, and spots to visit.
3. Her mother wrote letters, take pictures, and kept various paintings.
Her mother wrote letters, took pictures, and kept various paintings.
4. When I wake up every morning, the first things to do is prays to God, make my bed, eating
my breakfast, and prepares my food.
When I wake up every morning, the first things to do is prays to God, makes my bed, eats
my breakfast, and prepares my food.
5. Dancing in my class, to visit at the beach and conversation with my friends are all things I
enjoy.
Dancing in my class, visiting at the beach and conversing with my friends are all things I
enjoy.