Detailed Lesson Plan in English 8

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
a. Comprehend the story entitled “Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves”
b. Unlock unfamiliar words through the given activity.
c. Appreciate the importance of loyalty and being grateful.
d. Write description of characters in the story.

II. SUBJECT MATTER: Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves

Skill focus: Comprehending story, Appreciating the importance of loyalty and being
grateful and writing description of characters
Materials: Visual aids, paper strips and chart
Reference: Overcoming Challenges. Learning Module for English – Grade 8.
pp.379-380

III. PROCEDURE
A. Drill
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
Class, I have here some words on the board.
All you have to do is arrange these words to
make it into a title of a story. Do you under-
stand? Yes, ma’am!

Okay, I need 6 students to come up here on

the board.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

B. Review

C. Motivation

Class, this morning, we will have another

topic to discuss. But before that, let us have
an activity first. I will be dividing you into
3 groups. Please count off from 1 to 3. (Students will count off.)
Group Activity:
Identify the meaning of underlined words based on the meaning of the sentence.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. Discovering his wife’s infidelity has been a. secured

more flagrant.

2. She offers herself as the next bride and b. kill

her father reluctantly agrees.

3. He begins to marry succession of virgins c. appreciation

only to execute each one the next morning.

4. The treasure is in a cave, the mouth of d. evident

which is sealed by magic.

5. She is curious to know what kind of grain e. stabs

her impoverished brother-in-law needs to
measure.

6. Morgiana purchases medicines from an f. bankrupt

apothecary.

7. Their leader in a furious rage, kills the g. mad

unsuccessful thief.

8. Morgiana foils the plan by making h. pharmacist

Similar chips in all the other doorsteps.

9. Ali Baba shows his gratitude by giving i. counter

Morgiana her freedom.

10. She performs a dance with a dagger and j. hesitant

plunges it into his heart when he is off
guard.

D. Presentation
1. Unlocking of difficulties
Class, let me ask you first what have you
observed with all the statements in column A? I observe that the statements were
taken from a certain story.
Yes, very good observation! So, do you
have any idea what would be our lesson
for today? Our lesson for today is about a story,
ma’am!
Yes, that is correct!

Do you have an idea what is the title of

our story? I think the title of the story is Ali
Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Yes, that is correct! The title that you have
arranged on the board is actually the title
of our story. Now, let us unlock the
underlined words from our activity.
Here are the answers:

1. flagrant ----- d.evident

2. reluctantly ----- j. hesitant
3. execute ----- b. kill
4. sealed ----- a. secured
5. impoverished ----- f. bankrupt
6. apothecary ----- h. pharmacist
7. furious ----- g. mad
8. foils ----- i. counter
9. gratitude ----- c. appreciation
10. plunges ----- e. stabs

3. Reading of the story by the teacher

Now, class I am going to read the story
to you and then you have to listen okay? Yes, ma’am!

4. Reading of the story by the students

This time, you read the story. Are you
ready? Yes, ma’am!
2.
5. Comprehension Check-up
Class, who are the characters of the
characters of the story?
When Cassim found out about the
treasure, what did he do?
Was he successful in getting the
treasure?
What did Ali Baba do when he found
out about his death?
Very good! So, was Ali Baba caught
by forty thieves?
That is correct! So it seems that you
really did listen to the story!
6. Skill Development
Now class, get 1/2 sheet of paper and spell the following words taken from the
story:
1. Arabian
2. Persian
3. Succession
Ma’am, the characters of the story
are Ali Baba,Casim, his wife, his
sister-in-law, the forty thieves, the
chief of thieves, Baba Mustafa and
Morgiana.
He forced Ali Baba to reveal the
secret of th cave.
No, because he got caught by thieves
and got killed.
He brought the body home and
entrusts Morgiana to make others
believe that Cassim died naturally.
No, because Morgiana always found
out about the thieves plan and helped
Ali Baba always.
4. Execute
5. Eager
6. Wealthy
 7. Impoverished 12. Suspicious
8. Greedy 13. Burial
9. Excitement 14. Retrace
10. Treasures 15. failure
11. Stitches

7. Generalization
So class, do you like the story? Yes, ma’am!

What was the important lesson that I have learned that being wise
you have learned from the story? Is very important, ma’am!

Very good! Aside from that? I have learned the importance of

loyalty ma’am!

Yes, very good! Just like Ali Baba,

If someone did something great for I have to be grateful and show
You, what will you do? gratitude to that person, ma’am!

Very good class!

8. Application
Group Activity: Describe the following characters in the story.
Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:
Ali Baba Morgiana Chief of Thieves

9. Evaluation
Identify the following:
___________1. The vizier’s daughter who offers herself as the next bride of the
Persian king. (Scheherazade)
___________2. He was the brother of Ali Baba. (Cassim)
___________3-4. In the story, who are the sons of merchant?
(Cassim and Ali Baba)
___________5. He marries a poor woman and settles into the trade of woodcutter.
 (Ali Baba)
___________6. A clever slave-girl in Cassim’s household. (Morgiana)
___________7. The name of tailor who stitches Cassim’s body back together.
(Baba Mustafa)
___________8. Who pretends to be and oil merchant in need of Ali Baba’s
hospitality. (Chief of Thieves)
___________9. Where did the thieves hide the treasure? (Cave)
___________10. What was the title of the story? (Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves)

3. Assignment
Write the summary of the story using only 100-150 words. Write it in a 1 whole
sheet of paper.

Prepared by:

ASRIPAH S. MALAWI
Student-Teacher

Submitted to:

ANGEL JOY G. VILLACORTA, LPT

Cooperating Teacher