Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Pablo Borbon Main I, Batangas City, Philippines 4200
INTEGRATED SCHOOL - JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Tel. No. (043) 980-0385 local 1136

LESSON PLAN
FINAL TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
AY 2017 – 2018

ENGLISH 8
Dangling Modifiers

I. OBJECTIVES
A. General
Acquire comprehension of concepts about dangling modifiers

B. Specific
At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:

1. classify correct and incorrect sentences;

2. illustrate sentences with dangling modifiers; and,
3. revise sentences with dangling modifiers.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic/Key Concepts

What is a modifier?
A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes or changes the meaning of another word, phrase or
clause in some way.

Modifying phrase
A modifying phrase should clearly indicate what the phrase modifies.

Dangling Modifier
A dangling modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that does not modify any element in a sentence.
Example:
Researching on the internet, many facts are easily obtained for the report.
Revised:
Researching on the internet, we easily found many facts for the report.

Correction Method no. 1

1. Leave the modifier as it is.
2. Change the main part of the sentence so that it begins with the term actually modified.
3. This change will put the modifier next to the term it modifies.
Example:
Looking toward the west, a funnel shaped cloud stirred up dust.
May be corrected to:
Looking toward the west, I saw a funnel shaped cloud stir up dust.

Correction Method no. 2

1. Change the dangling modifier phrase to a subordinate clause, creating a subject and verb.
2. Leave the rest of the sentence as it is.
Example:
Having been fixed the night before, Jenica could use the car.
May be corrected to:
Since the car had been fixed the night before, Jenica could use it.

B. Materials
Laptop and projector

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 Box with mystery objects
Cartolinas and markers
Sash
Pictures, paper moneys

C. References
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/writing-dangling-modifiers1.html#
http://cisl.edu/wordpress/lessons/grammar-lesson-of-the-month-dangling-modifiers.htm

III. TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Classroom Routine
Prayer
Greetings

Review
1. Recapitulate the grammar topic misplaced modifiers

Motivation
1. The teacher will act as the Supervisor of the English Supermarket (ESM).
2. The ESM supervisor will invite students to buy sentences for it is the Market’s opening.
3. The class will be divided into two groups. Each of them will receive 1,500 tokens to be used to
buy sentences in the market.

A. Activation of Prior Knowledge (Activity)

There will be 6 correct sentences and 4 incorrect sentences in the market. The two groups
are required to choose and buy all the sentences in ESM particularly the correct sentences so that
their group score increase. However, getting an incorrect sentence will give them demerits.

B. Acquire New Knowledge

Lesson Presentation
1. The definition of modifier and modifier phrase will be explained to the students.
2. The definition and examples of dangling modifier will be clarified to the students.
3. Two ways of correcting a dangling modifier will be presented.

Analysis:

Abstraction:
Both groups will be tasked to answer the incomplete statement written in a cartolina that
would summarize the topic.
The two important ideas that I learned about dangling modifiers are:
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Valuing:

Most of the time, we are like modifiers, we are easily misplaced and dangled by our
problems in life which leave us hopeless and miserable. Like modifiers, we tend to go on different
directions which lead us not to understand ourselves and worse, make us give everything up.
Dangling modifiers will remind us to be accidental comedians. Life may be tough, but we can make
it wobble if we laugh. No matter how hard the situation is, we must always find a reason to laugh, It
may not add years to our lives, but surely, it will add life to our years.

C. Application
1. The students will go back to their group mates to illustrate the sentences which contain
dangling modifiers. They are also going to explain it and correct the errors in the sentence.

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 D. Assessment
a. The students will get a whole sheet of paper.
b. They will choose whether the sentences presented are correct or whether it has a dangling
modifier.

1. Unlike many other students, the financial aid office did not approve his
application.
2. Unlike many other students, Jim didn't have any problems with his teachers.
3. Having learned Spanish in just three months, the stay in Mexico was a success.
4. Having learned French in just three months, Paul was as happy as he could be.
5. Drinking a beer, the feeling was a familiar one.

c. They will rewrite the sentences that contain dangling modifiers for it to be correct.

IV. Agreement
1. The students will be asked to get their notebooks and copy their assignment for the next
meeting.

Assignment:

Have an advance reading about Nonstandard language on the book, English for a Brighter World
page 290.

Prepared by:

Miss ALYSSA E. DE TORRES

Student Teacher, English 8

Reviewed: Recommending Approval:

MS. ROANNE R. ANURAN Mr. LUIS PHILIP M. ORPESA

Cooperating Teacher Head Teacher I, IS - Junior High School

Approved:

Mrs. RHODORIA M. GUILLO

Head Teacher III, Integrated School