A Detailed Lesson Plan in English II

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

Discuss the features of poetry.

Identify the elements of a literary form which is poetry.

Determine the figures of speech used in the poem.

Single out and explain figurative language used in each stanza/line.

Show appreciation for poetry and the values they represent.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Elements of a Short Story

Materials: Teacher-made visual aids and chalkboard

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity

Daily Routine

1. Greetings“Good morning class!”2. Prayer“Please stand up for our prayer.”3. Checking of cleanliness of the

classroom and attendance“Please pick up the pieces of paper under your chair.”“Who’s not present today?”

“So how was your weekend class?”

A. Motivation

The teacher will be instructing the students to read the poem “You Are the Light.” Afterwards, the teacher will be asking the students to observe the poem and take note the figurative language used in the poem. The teacher will explain the difference between literal and figurative language.

B. Presentation

Literal language is language that means exactly what is said. Taking this sample sentence, I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I

Student’s Activity

-“Good morning, Ma’am!”

(One student will lead the prayer.)

(Students will pick up the pieces of paper)

(Students will tell who’s absent for the day.)

-“It was great Ma’am!” -“It was good Ma’am.”

could literally burst!”

“What can we notice from the sentence? Is the speaker narrating in exact language or was there a use of creative description?”

“Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Figurative language creates figures (pictures) in the mind of the reader or listener. These pictures help convey the meaning faster and more vividly than words alone. Today we will be discussing elements of poetry.”

Poetry is a form of writing that uses not only words but also recited in lines or verses. Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response.

On our previous discussions, we have tackled on elements of other literary forms such as short stories and drama. Now we would be directing our attention to elements of poetry.

“Rhythm is the pattern of beats or stresses in a poem. Please read the lines class.”

“What are the words or lines emphasized by the writer?”

“Okay very good. We can note that these words were given emphasis by the writer that’s why the stress and repeated mentioning of the ideas were present in the lines.”

“Rhyme is the repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually in stressed syllables at the ends of lines, but sometimes within a line. Kindly read the lines class.”

“What were the words that have similar sounds?”

“Correct! The two words were done and

“We have noticed Miss that the speaker explains in straightforward language. There was no creative description in explaining his/her experience. ”

She was a child and I was a child,In this kingdom by the sea;

But we loved with a love that wasmore than love –

I and my Annabel Lee;

“Miss the words are child, king, by, sea, love, more, I and the name of the girl.”

“Hickory, dickory dock, the mouse went up the clock.”

“Miss the words that rhyme were dock and clock.”

sun which are found in the last part of every line. Rhymes can also be found not only on the end but also on the beginning and the middle part of lines/stanzas.”

“Rhyme scheme The rhyming pattern that is created at the end of lines of poetry. Please read the lines class.”

“We can see class that this stanza has a pattern of lines. This can be shown in the second and fourth lines. The words snow and go are the rhyming words. The pattern is A-B-C-B.”

“Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. Read the line class. ”

“What was the letter or consonant being emphasized by the writer?”

“Okay thank you for your answer. We can perceive that the consonant S was being used by the writer by writing similar ideas related to the letter itself.”

“Onomatopoeia are words that are used to represent particular sounds. Example is The firecracker made a loud ka-boom! It mimics the sounds of real life forms or movements of objects.”

“Repetition refers to the repeating of a particular sound devise to create an effect. To create emphasis, a poet may repeat words or lines within the poem. Please read the lines class. ”

“What were the repeated words or lines class?”

“Imagery is when poets use words that appeal to the reader’s senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Please read the following lines class. ”

Mary had a little lamb, A

Its fleece as white as snow. B

And everywhere that Mary went, C

The lamb was sure to go. B

Seven silver swans swam silently seaward.

“The letter or consonant: S miss.”

“Oh quick, quick, quick quick hear the song sparrow. Swamp sparrow, fox sparrow. Follow the dance. ”

“Miss these were the words quick and sparrow.”

“Back, he spurred like a madman, shouting curses to the sky.”

“We can imagine miss that he was crazy and like a madman shouting and talking to the sky. He is saying curses and complaints

“What pictures can you form in this lines? Does it narrate a story?”

“Thank you for your answers class.”

“Tone/Mood is the feelings the author’s word choices give the poem. Kindly read the poem class.”

“We can connote that the writer was amazed by the beauty of the woods. The words used to describe the woods are based on the perception of the writer.”

“Theme is the central or main idea of the poem. To identify a poem’s theme, ask yourself what ideas or insights about life or human nature you have found in the poem.”

“Figures of Speech transcend literal interpretations to figurative understandings. This is another form of imagery because they create pictures by making comparisons. Let us have a recall, what the figures of speech? As what you have discussed in level 7 class?”

“Okay very good. We will also be discussing today the figures of speech and their examples in poems.”

“Simile is the comparison between two unlike things, such as persons or things usually with the words like or as. Read the line class.”

“What were two things compared? Did the writer use like or as?”

on nature.”

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.”

“Miss the figures of speech are simile, metaphor, hyperbole and personification.”

“The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bars.”

“The two ideas compared were the muscles of the man and iron bars. This means that the man is very strong.”

“The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.”

“Thank you for your idea. Next, Metaphor is implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Kindly read the line class.”

“The two things were directly compared such as the road and the ribbon. There is no need to use as or like because the line already compared two things as if it were the other.”

“Personification is the transfer of human characteristics to inanimate objects or ideas. Kindly read the lines class.”

“How is personification used in this line? Was there an action designated to the wind?”

“Good observation. We can see that the wind was portraying a human action which is yelling. In reality, this cannot be true, but it adds effect to the poem.”

“Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Read the line class.”

“How is this line exaggerated? Can you see redundancy on this line?”

“Very good! Hyperbole is also an exaggeration of the situation given in the poem. This is done to emphasis the point or

“The wind yells while blowing.”

“The wind cannot yell. Only living things can yell.”

“She’s said so on several million occasions.”

“Miss we can see that there is an exaggeration on the use of descriptive words. Several means many times but it was heightened by the word millions. Meaning that the girl has refused a lot of times.”

“Bitter sweet, living death or dead and a deafening silence.”

mood of the writer.”

“Lastly, Oxymoron uses two contradicting ideas which creates an image in the reader’s minds. Kindly read the examples class.”

“Okay, we can notice that each example presents two unlikely ideas. These things are used to present confusion or two ideas in the poem.”

“That ends our lesson on the elements of poetry.”

C. Generalization

“What are the elements of poetry?”

“What are the figures of speech and what are their features/characteristics?”

D. Application and Evaluation

“Now that you had discovered the elements of poetry, let’s answer a short exercise. Applying what you have learned in figures of speech, I will be posting a five item seatwork. Please get a ¼ sheet crosswise.”

Direction: Which figures of speech are used to describe the following?

1. My love is like a rose.2. Her home was a prison.3. The rose tipped its head as we passed

by.4. He is older than the hills.5. Sometimes, you have to be cruel to be

kind.Routine:Closing prayer

Final greeting:“Good bye class! See you next meeting!”

“The elements of poetry are rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, alliteration, repetition, onomatopoeia, tone/mood and theme.”

“The figures of speech are simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification and oxymoron.”

“Good bye and thank you Miss Ria.”