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November 26, 2019 symbols, this technique is known as symbolism. Poetry has developed over
PAULINE DIANE M. PRESENTE hundreds of years, certain symbolic meanings have attached themselves to
such things as colors, places, times, and animals. You cannot merely plug
Learning Competency: Identify the various elements, techniques, these meanings into a poem and expect to understand the poem completely.
and literary devices in poetry. (HUMSS_CW/MP11/12c-f-6) Your own knowledge, associations, and experience are what will lead you to
a deep and personal connection to any poem.
I. Objective: At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
a) Define poetry
b) Identify elements of poetry; stanza, theme rhyme scheme, b. Activity
and symbolism;
c) Perform group given activities. Directions: The students will be divided into 6 groups; each
II. Subject Matter group will have different task at hand. They will be rated using a rubric.
a. Topic: ELEMENTS OF POETRY: Stanza, Theme, Rhyme Scheme Group 1 – rhyme scheme of “If I can stop one heart from
Spring Board; “If I can stop one heart from breaking” by Emily Dickenson breaking”
and Group 2 – theme of “If I can stop one heart from breaking”
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost Group 3 – What is the name of the stanza used in “If I can
b. Reference:Research stop one heart from breaking”
c. Materials: PowerPoint Presentation; activity sheets Group 4 – What is the name of the stanza used in “Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
III. Procedure Group 5 – rhyme scheme of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
A. Preliminaries Evening”
a. Prayer Group 6 – theme of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
b. Greetings
c. Checking of Attendance
d. Drill
e. Review
B. Lesson Proper c. Abstraction
a. Motivation
Chain of Words Activity
Directions: Arrange the words to make a line of poem. “IF I CAN STOP ONE HEART FROM BREAKING” BY EMILY DICKENSON
is consist of two stanzas, a quatrain and a tercet. The first stanza
shall I see that I never think has the rhyme scheme of (abab) and the second stanza has (bbb).
lovely a poem as a tree poem. The theme of the poem can be seen in the first stanza itself. It is
Trees by Joyce Kilmer about helping someone and doing so, a person cannot live in vain.
“STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING” BY ROBERT FROST
ask: is consist of four stanzas, all quatrains and a rhyme scheme of
1. What do you know about poetry? (aaba), (bbcb), (ccdc), and (dddd). The poem has the theme of
2. Have you ever written one? keeping promises. One should not be swayed with the pleasures
that are in front, one should fulfill his/her duties.
Discussion