Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF OLONGAPO CITY
Gordon Avenue, Pag-Asa, Olongapo City
CONTEXTUALIZED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9
Prepared by Chello Ann P. Asuncion, JHS Teacher 1
Gordon Heights National High School
I. OBJECTIVES:
EN9LC-IIIi-8.2: Judge the relevance and worth of information/ideas.
EN9WC-IIIa-9: Compose forms of literary writing
1. View an informative video clip and extract information from it
2. Examine the meaning and message of the poem
3. Relate poem content to particular social issues, concerns, or dispositions in real
life regarding the use of telephone and other technologies
4. Define acrostic poem
5. Compose an acrostic poem about the given topic
II. SUBJECT MATTER
A. TOPIC: “The Telephone” by Edward Field
B. MATERIALS:
1. Printed: “The Telephone” by Edward Field page 236
2. Digital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrLObtDvsa8
C. REFERENCES:
1. K to 12 Curriculum Guide (May 2016) p. 206, 208
2. A Journey through Anglo-American Literature Learner’s Material for English pp.
236-239
3. Online References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrLObtDvsa8
III. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminary Activity
“How do you imagine the world without telephone?”
TASK 1: THE TELEPHONE AND ITS BEGINNING
1. The students will be asked to watch a video about the telephone’s short history.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrLObtDvsa8)
2. Guide Question:
Who invented the telephone?
When was the first phone call?
How was the first telephone invented?
B. Activity Proper
TASK 2: THE TELEPHONE AND ITS IMPORTANCE
1. Work with a partner.
2. Interview each other on what one thinks is the greatest importance of a telephone.
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Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF OLONGAPO CITY
Gordon Avenue, Pag-Asa, Olongapo City
3. Write a one-sentence answer of your partner in the speech bubble.
TASK 3: BREAKING BARRIERS
1. Listen carefully as your teacher reads the poem, ― “The Telephone” by Edward
Field.
2. Then, read it with your partner. (LM in English, p.237)
TASK 4: BONDING TOGETHER
1. Students work in five (5) groups to discuss the message of the poem. (LM, pp.
238-239)
GROUP 1: GRATITUDE
My happiness depends on an electric appliance
And I do not mind giving it so much credit
1. What is the predominant feeling of the speaker in these lines?
2. Why does he feel that way?
GROUP 2: OBSTACLE
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
1. Why are friends disconnected?
GROUP 3: PLEASURE
Yes, my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
1. How does the speaker justify his joy of having a telephone?
GROUP 4: SPRING
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come
1. To what does the speaker compare man’s situation before the advent of the
telephone?
2. What value do people give to the telephone when he has the access to it?
3. What literary device is used here?
GROUP 5: CONNNECTION
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
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Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends
1. What does the speaker hunger for? Is he capable of connecting to the world?
Explain.
C. POST – ACTIVITY
ABSTRACTION:
TASK 5: PRO’S AND CON’S OF TELEPHONE USE
Although telephone proves to have a lot of benefits, there are still drawbacks in its use.
Use the diagram to list the advantages and disadvantages of using a phone.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
IV. EVALUATION
TASK 6: FUN IN ACROSTIC
Now that you have explored the wonders and downside of a telephone and its use, create an
acrostic poem featuring your own version of ―The Telephone.
WRITING AN ACROSTIC POEM RUBRIC
Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Criteria Standards Standards Standards Standards
4pts. 3pts. 2pts. 1pt.
Poem is creative Poem is
Most of the poem
and original. It is thoughtful and
is creative, but Poems appear to
evident that the creative. A
appears to be be thoughtless or
Meaning and poet put thought couple of
rushed. This is rushed. Work is
Originality into their words phrases or ideas
evident in the very repetitive,
and uniquely may be revisited,
poet's and ideas are
conveyed their but the overall
redundancy or unoriginal.
ideas and product is
use of clichés.
emotions. carefully written.
Vivid, detailed
Clear sensory
images and Some use of
images are used Difficult to
Sensory Details intensely felt image, idea, or
to portray ideas visualize image
emotion make emotion
or emotions or emotion
the poem come
alive.
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The poem is The poem is The poem is
The poem is not
Form complete and written in its somewhat written
written in its
follows its proper forms with in its proper form.
proper form.
intended form. a few mistakes.
A couple of
The poet's
Proper use of spelling or There are
intended
English spelling grammar numerous
meaning is
and grammar is mistakes are spelling or
confusing by
used consistently evident, but do grammar errors,
several spelling
Grammar throughout each not diminish the making the
or grammar
poem. meaning of the poems difficult to
errors.
Punctuation is poem. understand.
Punctuation may
utilized when Punctuation is Punctuation is
be misused.
necessary. utilized when used incorrectly.
necessary.
Assessment: Students with best outputs will share their work to the class.
V. ASSIGNMENT:
Read: “Sorry, Wrong Number” (A Radio Play) by Lucille Fletcher page 240.
