Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English 9

Learning Competency: Employ effective and appropriate non-verbal communication

strategies. (EN9F-IVc-2)
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
a. identify nonverbal communication strategies;
b. illustrate nonverbal communication strategies; and
c. discuss the importance of non-verbal communication strategies in daily
life.

II. SUBJECT MATTER: Nonverbal Communication Strategies

Reference: Online References, YouTube video/clip
Materials: Laptop, projector, cartolina paper and permanent marker

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
I. Preliminary Activities

A. Prayer The students will stand for

the prayer.
The teacher will ask the students to stand for the
prayer.

B. Greetings

The teacher will greet the class. The students will greet back.

The teacher will ask the students to pick up the The students will follow what
pieces of paper under their chairs and align their the teacher says.
chairs properly. After that she will let the students to
take their seats.

C. Checking of Attendance

The teacher will check the attendance. After that, the The students will reply that
teacher will ask if she gave them an assignment. no one is absent and there is
no any assignment.

D. Classroom Rules
 The teacher will reinforce the classroom rules and The students will listen
post these rules on the board. attentively.

The teacher will instruct the students to sit beside The students will do as
their group mates according to the name of flowers instructed by the teacher.
in the rolled paper that they have received.

Group 1- Wild Roses

Group 2- Oopsie Daisy
Group 3- Sunflower Power
Group 4- I Lilac You
Group 5- Iris You Well

E. Review
The students will raise their
The teacher will ask the students about the previous
hands to answer.
topic to assess what they have learned in the
previous lesson.
F. Drill
The teacher will introduce to the class the first group The students will show
activity which is called Pass the Action! She will enthusiasm and teamwork in
explain to them how to do this particular activity doing the task.
comprehensively. She will ask the first person in the
line from each group to read silently and execute the
instructions written on the strip of paper.
Directions: Stand up. Form a line and face at the back
of your group mates. The first person in the line will
read the message written in the strip of paper.
Execute and pass the message to the next member
up to the last member in your group. Then the last
member will go to the teacher and tell what the
message written in the strip of paper. The first group
who can guess the message correctly will receive the
point.
The students will watched
G. Motivation the video and answer the
The teacher will let the student to watch a short clip questions.
or video presentation entitled “A Thousand Words:
Coffee Shop Scene.”
https://youtu.be/3YxXsQMAvWg?si=cT5DZEbV1Erl9Kw2
Questions:
 1. What happened in the clip or video?
2. Was Jack McCall able to communicate effectively
using nonverbal communication strategies?
3. What is the message behind the video clip?

H. Analysis

The teacher will present the new topic by asking

thought-provoking questions that will lead the
students to determine the new topic. Here are some
of the questions that the teacher will ask:
1. What do you call the process of sending and
receiving messages without using words and also The students will answer that
includes gestures, facial expressions, and body it is called Nonverbal
positions? communication.
2. Can you give an example of non-verbal
communication? The student will give
examples such as body
language, gestures, and facial
3. What do you call for a method or ways use to expressions.
solve a problem? The student will answer that
it is called Strategies.
4. Based on the questions, what do you think will be
our lesson this morning? The students will answer that
our lesson this morning is
II. Lesson Proper about Nonverbal
Communication Strategies.
A. Discussion

The teacher will show some pictures related to the

nonverbal communication strategy and the students
will examine what is being shown in the picture.
 1. Facial Expression

The students will answer that

the picture being shown is
facial expression. They will
also give their prior
knowledge about facial
expression.

The teacher will ask the students what is shown in the

picture. After the students gave the correct answer, she
will ask them to give their ideas about the picture being
shown. She will also give additional insights to explicate
what the students have shared.
2. Gestures
The students who will be
selected will give their
answers.
 The students will raise their
hands to answer.

The teacher will ask the students what is shown in the

picture. After that, she will pick at least two students to
give their ideas about the picture. She will give rewards
for the students who will give their answers.
3. Paralinguistics

The teacher will ask the students what is displayed in the The students will actively
picture. She will pick at least two students to give their participate by sharing ideas.
answers. She will give rewards for the students who will
volunteer to answer.
4. Body Language
 The students will give their
answer.

The teacher will ask the students to analyze the picture.

She will pick at least two students to give their answers
based on what they have observed in the picture. She will
give rewards for the students who will volunteer to
answer. She will also give additional inputs to enable the
students to better understand the concept.
5. Proxemics

The students will raise their

hands to give their ideas.

The teacher will ask the students what is language of

space or proxemics. She will choose at least two students
to give their answers based on what they have observed in
the picture. She will give rewards for the students who
will volunteer to answer. She will also give additional
inputs to allow the students to better understand the
concept.
6. Eye Contact

The students will volunteer

to answer.

The teacher will ask the students to analyze the picture.

She will select at least two students to give their answers
based on what they have observed in the picture. She will
give rewards for the students who will volunteer to
answer. She will also give additional inputs to enable the
students to better understand the concept.
7. Haptics

The students will give their

answer.

The teacher will ask the students to look at the picture

carefully. She will choose at least two students to give
their answers based on what they have observed in the
picture. She will give rewards for the students who will
volunteer to answer. She will also give additional inputs to
enable the students to better understand the concept.
8. Appearance
 The students will raise their
hands to answer.

The teacher will ask the students what is physical

appearance communication. She will tell the students to
raise their hands if they want to answer. She will give The students will do as
rewards to the students who give share their ideas to the instructed.
class.
9. Artifacts

The teacher will ask the students to define artifacts in

non-verbal communication. She will tell the students to
raise their hands if they want to answer. She will give
rewards to the students who will share their ideas to the
class.

B. Application

The teacher will give another group activity with the

same groupings. She will ask one representative from
each group to spin the wheel to identify or know the
task which their respective groups will do. She will
also ask them to prepare a cheer which they will
recite when the first group before their group have
finished their presentation. She will give 3 minutes
for them to prepare and another 3 minutes to
perform.
The students will share their
Here are the names and directions of the group reflection to the class.
activities:

1. Let’s Face It!

Directions: Choose one representative in a group
to show the different facial expressions that
he/she will pick in the roll paper and the rest of
the group will guess.
2. Give me Space!
Directions: Make a scenario about the former
health issue of COVID- 19 and show your
reactions, using proxemics (deals with space).
3. Don’t Touch Me!
Directions: Make a short play using haptic The students will answer the
nonverbal communication strategies activity.
(communicating through touch).
4. Eyes On Me!
Directions: Create a response to a situation using
eye contact.
5. Careless Whisper!
Directions: Make a dialogue that shows
paralinguistic communication.

Note: The rubric for the performance tasks is

attached in the last page.

C. Generalization
The teacher will let the students to make an oral
reflection based on the following questions:
1. What makes nonverbal communication strategies
vital in our daily life?
2. Are nonverbal communication strategies enables
the person to deliver the message effectively?
Explain your answer.
3. Why is it important to employ effective and
appropriate nonverbal communication
strategies?
 D. Evaluation
The teacher will give an individual task in a form of
paper-pencil test. She will give 5 minutes for them to
finish the activity.

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in

your paper.

1. Which of the following is NOT a form of nonverbal

communication?
a. Body Language
b. Facial Expression
c. Haptics
d. Telepathy
2. What do you call the type of nonverbal
communication which is communicating through
touch?
a. Haptics
b. Paralinguistics
c. Proxemics
d. Artifacts
3. Which type of nonverbal communication
strategies does pointing a finger belongs?
a. Appearance
b. Facial Expressions
c. Gestures
d. Body Language
4. Which type of nonverbal communication that
includes factors such as tone of voice, loudness, The students will get their
intonation, and pitch? notebook to copy the
a. Proxemics assignment.
b. Paralinguistics
c. Haptics
d. Eye Contact
5. If someone says ‘Congrats. You won!” with a
smile, this implies that the person is ___________.
a. Happy for someone’s success.
b. Sad because she fails to win.
c. Upset that someone beats her.
d. None of the above.

Test II.
Directions: Answer the question briefly. (5 points)
1. What is the significance of nonverbal
communication?
The students will follow what
2. How are you going to use different nonverbal
is being instructed to them.
communication strategies as a means of
communication in your daily life? Give an example
or scenario that illustrates how you will use these
nonverbal cues.

E. Assignment
The teacher will explain the directions for the
assignment. She will also ask the students to copy it
in their notebook.

Directions: Give at least three (3) nonverbal

communication strategies that you apply or use in
your day-to-day interaction and explain the
important role that they play in making your
communication effective.

III. Closing
The teacher will ask the students to stand for
the closing prayer. Before letting them to leave
the room, she will make them pick the pieces of
under their chairs and arranged their chairs
properly.

DIANNE ROSE A. MACION MARK HARLEY P. CASPIZ, Ed.D.

BSEd IV/English Instructor I
Student Teacher Supervisor, Student-Teaching

Reviewed: 01/31/24
 Rubrics for Performance Tasks

Criteria Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging

(4pts) (3pts) (2pts) (1pts)
Participation All group Some group A few group Only one
and members members members member in the
Collaboration actively actively actively group actively
collaborate collaborate collaborate engages and
and and and participates in
participate in participate in participate in the
the the the performance.
performance. performance. performance.
Use of Showed Showed Showed Was not able
Nonverbal clarity in clarity in clarity in to show clarity
Cues executing executing executing in executing
non-verbal non-verbal non-verbal the non-verbal
message/s in message/s in message/s in message/s in
the entire some parts of a few parts of the entire
presentation. the the presentation.
presentation. presentation.
Timeliness Finishes the Finishes the Finishes the Finishes the
presentation presentation presentation presentation
 within the within one within two within three
allocated minute minutes or more
time frame. extension. extension. minute’s
extension.
Readiness All the group Some group A few group Only one
members are members are members are group
well- adequately adequately member is
prepared prepared and prepared and adequately
and ready ready for the ready for the prepared and
for the performance performance ready for the
performance task. They task. They performance
task. They have a good have a good task.
understand understanding understandin
what needs of what needs g of what
to be done, to be done, needs to be
and show and show done and
confidence reasonable show
and confidence reasonable
enthusiasm. and confidence
engagement. and
engagement.

Classroom Guidelines/Rules
1. Come to class ready and prepared.
2. Be positive.
3. Stay focused and be productive.
4. Be respectful to peers and teachers.
5. Be participative.