MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

Marikina City
A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN
ENG 111 - ENGLISH FOR STUDY AND THINKING SKILLS
Prepared by: Shiela Marie Czarina L. Dionisio, BTTE IV-E


September 24, 2014


I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
A. General Objective
1. understand emphasis in developing and organizing ideas

B. Specific Objectives
1. explain ways to achieve emphasis in developing and organizing ideas
2. give the importance of emphasis in developing and reading paragraphs; and
3. practice ways of achieving emphasis by answering the exercises given

II. SUBJECT MATTER:
A. Topic:
Emphasis in Developing and Organizing Ideas
B. References:
Studying and Thinking Skills in English, pages 298-307
http://jw.org
Hanson (2014). Two Years' Course In English Composition. Retrieved September 20,
2014 from Chest of Books: http://chestofbooks.com/languages/english/
Composition/121-Emphasis-In-The-Sentence.html#.VAqwcYGZYrY
(Mr. Cruz, Jan Ravens assignment on making comparison and contrast)

III. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
Board and Chalk
Hand-outs (photocopied from the book)
Manila Paper and Pentel pens


IV. PROCEDURE
A. Preparation
1. Greetings
2. Checking of Attendance
3. Review of the previous lesson
4. Motivation
Have the students look at three pictures. Tell them how important it is in photography
to focus on its subject. Introduce emphasis.

B. Presentation
Teaching Contents Teaching
Strategies
Teaching
Aids
Evaluation
Emphasis
Emphasis means making
your composition focused on
the subject.























Ways to Achieve Emphasis
1. Make grammatical
structures parallel and
uniform
2. Maintain the subject
3. Give each subject equal
play up
Lecture-
Discussion


























Collaborative
Learning

Reporting


Board and
chalk


























Hand-outs
Lester is a transfer student
from La Salle. La Salle is a
big university. When I first
saw Lester, I thought he was
a boastful man. For me,
Ateneo is better than La
Salle.*

What is the subject of the
first sentence?

Does the paragraph
maintains its focus on the
subject?

How about this second
paragraph?

Lester is a transfer student
from La Salle. When I first
saw him, I thought he was
boastful. But when I came
to know him, I learned that
he was a caring friend.*




(Depending on the students
presentation, the student
teacher will
verify/clarify/emphasize
necessary details. Other
students may ask
4. Position he important idea
5. Use repetition when
effective
questions.)

*These paragraphs are revised
from Mr. Cruz, Jan Ravens
assignment on making comparison
and contrast.

C. Generalization
1. What do we mean by emphasis?
Emphasis means enabling your ideas to stand out among the others.

2. What are the ways to secure emphasis in developing and organizing ideas?
There are five: (1) making grammatical structures parallel and uniform; (2)
maintaining the subject; (3) giving subjects equal play up; (4) positioning the important
ideas properly; and (5) using repetition.

3. Why is it important to use emphasis?
Emphasis helps the reader remember the important details in the paragraph.

D. Practice task
Let the students answer Exercises 12-14 on Studying and Thinking Skills in English, pages
304-307.

E. Evaluation
Directions: Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences.
1. What does emphasis mean in developing and organizing an idea?
2. How may emphasis be achieved in developing and organizing an idea?
3. What does parallel construction mean?
4. What does uniform construction mean?
5. What is meant by giving subjects equal play up?
6. What is meant by maintaining the subject?

V. ASSIGNMENT
In not less than 8 sentences, write a paragraph about yourself. Underline the words,
phrases and clauses that shows emphasis and identify which of the five ways to achieve
emphasis was used. Encircle the subject of your paragraph.