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May Flor Cabanog

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Name of School:

Cebu Normal University

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Cebu City

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Talisay City, Cebu, Region VII

Country:

Philippines

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Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title:

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Essential Question

Why do you think using comparison of adjectives important?

Unit Questions

What are the degrees of comparison of adjectives?

Content Questions

What are adjectives?

Unit Summary:

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify or quantify another
person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun
that they modify.

The three Degrees of Comparison of adjectives are the following:

The Positive Degree of an adjective in comparison is the adjective in its simple form. It
is used to denote the mere existence of some quality of what we speak about. It is
used when no comparison is made.
Examples:
It is a tall building.
Apple is sweet to taste.
The Comparative Degree denotes the existence of a higher degree of the quality than
the positive. It is used when two things (or two sets of things) are compared.
Examples:
This building is taller than any other building.
Apple is sweeter than pear.
The Superlative Degree denotes the existence of the highest degree of the quality. It is
used when more than two things are compared.
Examples:
This is the tallest building.
Apple is the sweetest fruit.
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Targeted Philippine Basic Education Curriculum Competencies

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

a. identified the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives;

b. shared the importance of using the degrees of comparison of adjectives in describing; and
c. performed an advertisement using the degrees of comparison of adjectives.
Procedures:

A. Activity
Through the use of a powerpoint presentation, the teacher will show to the class the picture of
Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.

Then the teacher will ask the following questions.

1. Who among you here is a fan of Kathryn Bernardo? Daniel Padilla?
2. Why do you like him or her? Describe him or her using adjectives.
After the pupils have shared the qualities of the artists, the teacher will then write the
adjectives used by the pupils on the board.
B. Analysis
The teacher will give a short recap on adjectives. The pupils have learned in their previous
years that the words they gave were called adjectives.They describe a person, animal or
thing.
C. Abstraction
Discussion
The teacher will ask the pupils to read the sentences below.
1. Ana is patient.
2. Agnes is more patient than Ana.
3. Marie is the most patient girl in class.
Notice the underlined expressions in the sample sentences given. Do these expressions help
you recall the rules on showing different degrees of quality, quantity, or value?
Many adjectives have forms called degrees of comparison. These are the following:
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Positive degree, used when nothing is compared.

Examples:
The street is narrow.
Perfume is expensive.
Comparative degree, used when two persons, groups, or things are compared.

Examples:
This street is narrower than the one we passed.
This perfume is more expensive than the one I bought.
Superlative degree, used when three or more persons,groups,or things are compared.

Examples:
This street is the narrowest of all the streets in our town.
This perfume is the most expensive of the three.
The teacher will cite more other rules about the comparison of adjectives.
1. What are the three degress of comparison of adjectives?
2. How do you transform an adjective to its comparative and superlative form?
3. Cite some rules about the comparison of adjectives.
D. Application
The teacher will form the class into groups. Each group will be given a product (face powder,
floor wax, ballpen, biscuit, cellphone) and will be asked to make an advertisement using the
product. They must include the use of the degrees of comparison of adjective in their
advertisement.
Example:

Cool Shampoo for Asian Hair

Perfect for Asian hair, turns dull hair as black as night
And as fragrant as jasmine.
The more you use this, the shinier your hair gets.
So try it and have the greatest hair day!
Then let the pupils deliver the advertisement orally in front of the class.
2 meetings (2 hours)
Prerequisite Skills:

Describing persons, things, places, and events

Materials and Resources Required For Unit
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Camera
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Database/Spreadsheet
Multimedia
Web Page Development
E-mail Software
Image Processing
Word Processing
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing
Equipment.
Other:

Web Browser
Desktop Publishing
Other:

Printed Materials:

Rainbows in English 5 by Evelyn B. Angeles

Supplies:

Strips of words, pictures, products

Internet Resources:

http://www.weblearn.in/degrees_of_comparison/
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammarrules/adjectives/

Others:
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student:
Gifted Student:
A. Directions: Complete the chart below using the three
degrees of comparison.
POSITIVE
Example:
desirable

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

More desirable

Most desirable

1.Handsome
Student Assessment:

2. Good
3.

Heathiest

4. Fine
5.

Stronger

B. By group, create a flyer of your favorite tourist spot in the

Philippines using the three degrees of comparison of
adjectives. Submit your output next meeting.
Key Word Search:

Adjectives, Degrees of Comparison: Positive, Comparative,

Superlative

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