Lesson Plan in English for Grade 10

Empathizing with Others

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of 60 mins. /1 hour period the students are expected to:

Define the meaning of affirmation and negation;

Identify the indicators to be used in affirming and objecting expressed ideas; and,

Use words or expressions that affirm or negate.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Sub Theme: Empathizing with Others
Literary Focus: Follow Your Heart; Pursue Your Dream
by: Jesse M. Robredo
12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do to Help Our Country
by: Atty. Alexander Lacson
Materials: Manila Paper, Marker, Chalk, Masking Tape
Reference/s: Learning Material Grade 10, Page 210, 218
III. PROCEDURE:
Preliminary Activities

Prayer

Cleaning

Greetings

Checking of Attendance

Motivation
The students are asked with the following motive questions:
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Have you ever been to discussions in which you disagree or agree?

What are the things do you usually agree or disagree to someone?
Could you describe what happen if you oppose or agree?

A1. Activity/Activities
Express Delivery

Students will be divided into 4 groups.

They will be given lines taken from former Secretary Jesses Robredo speech.
Each group will take turns to share their agreement or disagreement to the ideas
presented.

They will assign one member of the group to take note of expressions of
agreement and disagreement used by members of the group.
They will be given 5 minutes to share their thoughts within their group and 3
minutes to discuss it in front of the class.
The following groups will answer some questions related to the given activity and
write it in a manila paper.
The teacher will choose who will be their representative to share their ideas in
front of the class.

In pre-school, as bestseller writer Robert Fulghum observed, we used to be taught these:

Share everything. Play fair. Do not cheat. Dont hit people. Put things back where you find
them. Clean up your own mess. Dont take things that arent yours When you go out into
the world, hold hands and stick together.
How sad ---after ten years in basic education and four years in higher education -- we seem to
have forgotten the basic tenets learned in pre-school.
When graduates go out into the world of business or politics or entertainment or government
service, will they still share everything, play fair, put things back where they find them, and
clean their own mess?

Think about this:

What did you notice about the exchange of ideas in the group?
How did your classmates give affirmative and negative comments?
What should you do when affirming or negating an idea or situation?

A2. Analysis
A. Guide Questions:
1. Based on our activity, what did you observe?
2. Why did you say that is all related to agreeing or disagreeing to someone or
something?
3. Did you agree to what our former Secretary said to his statement? Why or Why
not?
B. Guide Questions:
4. In agreeing or disagreeing to the statement, what expression did you use in the
activity?
5. What is the synonym for the word to agree and disagree? What do you think our
topic for today?
6. What is Affirm?
7. What is Negate?
8. How can we know that it is affirm or negate expression?
9. What are the examples or negate and affirm?
10. What is the importance why do we need to understand the affirming and negating
expression?

A.3 Abstraction
1. It manifests agreeing or disagreeing to someone or something.
2. The activity shows affirming or negating the lines taken from former Secretary
Jesses Robredo speech.
3. Relating to what former Secretary said, it simply manifests that most of the
students agreed to what it implies.
4. Based on the given activity the frequent words used were yes, I agree, no, I
disagree, it was right and it was wrong.
5. To Affirm and to negate.
6-8.
Frequently Used Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation
Adverb of Affirmation:
It is an adverb used in a sentence to affirm it as true. Generally, these adverbs
are used to answer the questions raised by others.
They are absolutely, affirmatively, all right (also adj.), alright (all adj), assertedly,
avowedly, aye (informal), certainly (also interjection), clearly, definitely, doubtlessly,
exactly, obviously, positively, really (also interjection), surely, truly, undoubtedly.
Adverb of Negation:
It is an adverb used in a sentence to deny it as true. Generally, these adverbs are
used to answer the questions raised by others like almost, contradictorily, invalidly,
never, no (also an adj.), not, rarely.

9. Ex: He is certainly right. ( adverb of affirmation )

He is certainly wrong. ( adverb of negation )
She is not coming. ( adverb of negation )
She shall never pass. ( adverb of negation )
Aye, its true (adverb affirmation)
All right, I'll go with you. (adverb of affirmation)
10. The importance of understanding and knowing how to affirm and to negate is to
be aware on how it will be used properly and to have a knowledge that a person is

already affirming or negating to a given idea. Hence, it helps people especially

students to use expressions in which it connects to the affirmation or negation views.
A4. Application
TO AFFIRM OR NEGATE FOR THE COUNTRY

The class will be divided into 4.

Each group will pick strips that has line coming from the book 12 Little Things Every
Filipino Can Do to Help Others by Atty. Alexander Lacson.
They will be given 5 minutes to answer and 5 minutes to share their views in the
class.
Each group will assign a member to write their answers in the crosswise.
The teacher will assign a representative by group to share their thoughts in front of
their classmates.

1st: Follow traffic rules. Follow the law.

Traffic rules are the most basic of our countrys laws. If we learn t follow them, it
could be the lowest form of the national discipline we can develop as a people. A
culture of discipline is crucial to our destiny as a nation.
Whenever we follow traffic rules, we show our love for our neighbor, our love for
the Filipino.

Your comment:
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2nd: Always ask for an official receipt or OR.

Asking for ORs leads to higher tax collections, which means more funds for our
government, which could strengthen our economy and lead us to progress.
Whenever we help our government in helping our people, we show our love for our
neighbor.

Your comment:
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3rd: Dont buy smuggled goods. Buy local. Buy Filipino.

Our money should support our economy, not the economy of other countries.
Buying Filipino means supporting the Filipino.
Whenever we support one another as Filipinos, we show our love for our neighbors.

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4th: Speak positively about us and our country.

Every Filipino is an ambassador of our country. Each one of us, wherever we maybe,
is a spokesperson of our country.
Whenever we speak positively of our people, we show our love for our neighbors.

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5th: Respect your traffic officer, policeman, and other public servants.

Respect honors and dignifies a man. It compels him to do his job right.
There is love of neighbor whenever we respect those in authority.

Your comment:
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6th: Throw garbage properly. Segregate. Recycle. Conserve.

The Philippines is the country given to us as a people. It is the birthplace of our race.
It is our home. We should keep it beautiful.
When we keep our environment and our country clean, we show our love for our
people.

Your comment:
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7th: Support your church.

When we help our church, we help our Creator in His works on earth.
Whenever we help our church, we show love for our neighbor.

Your comment:
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8th: During elections, do your solemn duty.

When we fight for our votes, we fight for our right to make our own destiny as a
people and as a nation.
There is love of neighbor when we elect good leaders for our country and people.

Your comment:
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9th: Pay your employees well.

A company must bring prosperity not only to its owners, but also to its employees.
Blessings must be shared. It builds families. It builds our nation.
There is love of neighbor when we value and pay our employees appropriately.

Your comment:
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10th: Pay your taxes.

Taxes are the lifeblood of our government. It is what builds our public schools,
hospitals and roads. It is what pays our teachers, soldiers, and other public servants.
There is love of neighbor whenever we pay our taxes so our government can help
more people.

Your comment:
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11th: Adopt a scholar or a poor child.

Investing on your youth is investing on our countrys future. Every family who can
afford should adopt one poor child as a scholar.
There is love of neighbor whenever we help a child get an education.

Your comment:
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12th: Be a good parent. Teach your kids to love our country.

If we start planting seeds of patriotism in the hearts and minds of our youth today,
they would become giant patriots of our country someday.
There is love of neighbor whenever we teach and raise our children as patriots,
by loving our country through loving our people.

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IV. Evaluation
In sheet of paper, write 3 sentences that show affirmation and 3 sentences that
show negation. Underline the word which talks about affirming and negating. Choose with
the frequent used of adverbs of affirmation and negation mentioned in the discussion.

V. Assignment
In a sheet of paper, write it in 3-5 sentences. Affirm or negate.
Should cellphones be banned in schools?