Lesson Plan in Literature for Grade 7 Students

I. OBJECTIVES

Students must be able to do the following at the end of the activities with at least 85%
proficiency.

 Define poetry.
 Enumerate the kinds of poetry.
 Deduce the meaning of a word from context.
 Interpret a poem.
 Make a poem.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

“Ambahan” Hanunuo-Mangyan Poem

Reference: http://www.mangyan.org/book/export/html/34
Materials: Copy of the pre-assigned text, pictures and questionnaires.

III. PROCEDURE

A. Motivation
Show the class a picture of a man and woman. Ask the class how they feel about
courtship.

Questions:
1. At what age should a person have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
2. As a Filipino gentleman, how will you court the woman in the picture?
3. As a conservative Filipina, what will you say if the man in the picture courts you?

B. Presentation

Checking Prior Knowledge

Reading of Poem
 Activity 2.
Discussion
“Ambahan”

Hanunuo-Mangyan Poem

Look! The moon so full and bright,
shining in front of the house!
How can you explain to me,
that the rays are soft and cool?
If a man like us he were,
I would hold him by the hand!
Seize the hair to keep him back!
Grasp the clothes to make him stay!
It is the moon in the sky!
But how could I manage that!
The full moon shining so bright,
Going down beyond the hills,
disappearing from the plain,
out of sight behind the rocks.

IV. EVALUATION

On a piece of paper, answer the following questions:

1. Why do you think the Mangyans prefer to court the woman they love at night?
2. What is the reason why the speaker of the poem wants the moon to stay?
3. As a reserved and conservative Filipino, explain your observation regarding young love.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Write a poem about love.