Lesson Plan for English Grade 7

I-Objectives At the end of the discussion, the students should be able to:
a. Discuss the message of the Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein;
b. Make storyboard of The Giving Tree; and
c. Appreciate the gifts they have received through writing a Thank You Letter.

II- Subject Matter

Topic: The Giving Tree
References: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbi=559039924289286&id=140113159493240
Author: Shel Silverstein
Materials: TV, Laptop, Pictures, Visual Aids, and Answer Sheets

III- Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

“Good Morning, class!” “Good Morning, Ma’am!”

“Stand up and Let us pray.” (praying)

“Who’s absent today?” “No one, Ma’am.”

“Ok, Very Good! You may now sit

“Thank You, Ma’am!”
down.”

A. Priming Activities

The teacher will post a picture (cover

of the book) on the board, and she will
call some students to say something
about the picture.

“Rieca, what can you say about the

“There is this boy who is catching an
picture?”
apple.”
“Ok, Thank you. How about you Eloisa?” “The tree is giving the boy of what it
has.”
“Ok. Thank You”

B. Analysis

“What do you think the story will be all

“The story will be all about a boy and an
about by looking at the cover, Romel?”
apple tree.”
“By looking at the picture now, what do
“I notice that the boy, who I guess is the
you notice and who do you think will be
main character, is asking for an apple to
the main character/s, Gerwell?”
the tree.”
“You’re right. And later, we will see who
the main character is.”

“After we watch the story, we are going to

talk about how we feel, we are going to
listen how others feel about the story, and
share our ideas with one another. But,
before that, let us know some things about
the author, Shel Silverstein.”

(The teacher will post on the board details

about the author.)

“The author of The Giving Tree is Shel

Silverstein or Sheldon Allan Silverstein
who was born on September 25, 1930 in
Chicago, Illinois. He died on May 10,
1999 at age of 68 in Key West, Florida.
He is an American. He is an author, poet,
cartoonist, song writer and playwright.”

Activity

(The teacher will play the video of the

Giving Tree and this will serve as the
presentation of the lesson. She will ask the
students of the message of the story based
on their understanding.)
“Class, I put small pieces of papers under
your desk. Whoever has a paper under the
desk will share or interpret the message of
the Giving Tree based on their
understanding. Ok, who has a paper under
their desk?”
“For me, The message of the Giving
“Aldrin, What can you say about the video Tree by Shel Silverstein is to be thankful
of The Giving Tree?” of the blessings that we received in our
live, and It can be interpreted as a
mother-child relationship, the boy is the
child and tree is the mother.The mother
gives her endless love to her child.”

“Ok. Very well said. Another one who has
a paper under his/her desk? Yes, Edessa”
“The Giving Tree can also be compared
to friend relationship. But I observed,
that the boy is too selfish accepting the
helps from the tree without giving
back.So we should give back to our
parents or friends.”

“That’s right! ThankYou.”

“Have you ever been given a special gift? “Yes. Last Christmas, I gave my friend a
Have you ever given a gift to anyone? gift without expecting in return and I felt
How did you feel when you gave your grateful.And also, my parents give me
gift, Wela? ” gift on Christmas seasons or on my
birthdays”
“Thank You, Wela. Just like in the story
that we our discussing, we should give “Yes, Ma’am!”
help without expecting in return. But, we
as the receiver of helps/gifts, we should
also help and give because there’s a
saying that “it’s better to give than to
receive.Do you agree?”

(Using visuals, the teacher will discuss the

elements of the story.)

“Where did the story take place?” “The story took place in the forest.”
 “How about the characters? Who are the
characters in the story?”
“What point of view did the author use in
the story?”
The characters are the boy and the tree.”
“The author used 3rd person point of
view because he isn’t included in the
story.”

(The teacher will show pictures that serve

as plot of the story and she will say
something about each photo)

“The theme of the story is Unconditional

love.”

“Is everything clear and understood?”

“Yes, Ma’am.”
“Any question?”
“None, Ma’am.”
C. Abstraction

“It seems that really understand our
lesson. So what is the significance of the
story in our real life situation, Danilo?”
“We should always visit our parents
even though we do not need something
from them. And with regards to the tree,
we should give help to others without
expecting in return.”

“Very well said, Danilo. Thank you.”

D. Application

(The students will make story board of

the story the Giving Tree.)
“Class, for your seat-work, you are going
to make your own storyboard of the story
I will give this answer sheet.”
 Make a story board of the story The
Giving Tree.

“Is there any question?”

“None, Ma’am”
“Ok. You may start now, and I will be the
one to check that later.”

(Students are done answering their

seatwork.)
“Class, pass your papers.”

IV- Assignment

“Using your creativity, you are going to

make a Thank You Letter to the one
“Yes, Ma’am.”
whom you are thankful of. Do you
understand?”

“Goodbye, class!”
“Goodbye, Ma’am!”

Prepared by:

Reggie Lynne V. Manaog

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