DETAILED LESSON PLAN

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson students must be able to:
a. Identify the characters of the story,
b. Explain the message of the story;
c. Manifest understanding of the lesson by performing a role play.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

a. Topic: Death of a Salesman by: Arthur Miller

b. Materials: cartolina, marker
c. Reference: www.google.com
d. Strategy: group activity, art of questioning
e. Value focus: love of a father to his son, sacrifice, betrayal

III. PROCEDURE
TEACHERS ACTIVITY STUDENTS ACTIVITY
A. PREPARATION

“ good morning class!” “good morning ma’am”

Let us pray first…. ( one student will lead the prayer, let us
pray, Our Father…)
(students will raise their hand and say
Checking of attendance
present)
….say present….
Please pick up the pieces of paper under the
chair..
So how was your day? It was great ma’am!
That’s good to hear!
Are you ready for our new lesson for Yes ma’am
today?

But before that lets have an agreement first.

What will you do if someone is talking in
Sit properly and listen attentively.
front?
Excellent!
What will you do if you want to answer?
Raise your right hand.
Fantastic!
Are we clear class?
Yes ma’am
Great!

B. MOTIVATION
Let’s us have an activity. I will group you
into 3 groups. I will give you pictures with
incomplete words in it, then all you have to
do is to complete them and the clue of
those words is the picture with it.
I will only give you 5 minutes to do the
task.
Is it clear class?
Okay so your time starts now!
Yes ma’am.
 _eat_ _f a sa_es_an

Times is up!
Students please read your answers now

Excellent!
Give yourself a watermelon clap.
C. PRESENTATION
( the teacher will now reveal the answer)
Before we continue lets read the objectives
first.

( students will read their answers and start

from group 1)

Thank you!

OBJECTIVES
But before we proceed to our lesson, lets
unlock the difficult words. At the end of the lesson students
 must be able to:
Ranting- a long, angry and impassioned a. Identify the characters of the story,
speech
b. Explain the message of the story;
Employer- a person or organization that
c. Manifest understanding of the lesson
employs people
by performing a role play.
Interjects- say abruptly, especially as an
aside or interruption
Kleptomania- is the inability to refrain
from the urge for stealing items
Fuming- feeling, showing or expressing
great anger.
Suicide- the act of killing yourself
intentionally
Distressed- suffering from anxiety, sorrow
and pain
Wonderful!
Please read your answer altogether.

So, I have here a story entitled Death of a

Salesman by: Arthur Miller

But before we read your story, I would like

you to formulate questions that you would
like to know from the story. They will be
answered after reading the story.

Thank you!
( the teacher will distribute the summary of
the story)
But before anything else, did you still stay ( students read their answers together)
in your group?

Okay, then group 1 will be the one to read

the first paragraph of the story: after that
group 1 will be the one to choose which
group to continue reading the story and say
I LOVE then state the name of the group
member you want to read next.
Is it clear class?
So lets start now. Group 1 will read.
( students will now give their questions)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN SUMMARY

By: Arthur Miller
Willy Loman, an old salesman, returns
early from a business trip. After nearly
crashing multiple times, Willy has a Yes ma’am
moment of enlightenment and realizes he
shouldn’t be driving. Seeing that her
husband is no longer able to do his job as a
traveling salesman, Willy’s wife, Linda,
suggests that he ask his boss, Howard, to
give him a local office job at the New York
headquarters. Willy thinks that getting the
new job is a sure thing since he (wrongly)
sees himself as a valuable salesman.

We begin to learn some family background

and hear about Willy and Linda’s grown
sons, Biff and Happy. Biff has just returned Yes ma’am
home from working as a farmhand in the
West. Willy thinks Biff could easily be rich
and successful, but is wasting his talents
and needs to get on track. Willy thinks Biff
is being wish-washy to spite him.

Later that night, Willy starts having

flashbacks and talking to imagined images
as if they were real people. You guessed it:
something is wrong. He’s ranting so loudly
that Happy and Biff wake up. The brothers
are legitimately worried, as they have never
seen their father like this. Biff, feeling as
though he should stay close to home and
fix his relationship with his dad, decides to
talk to a former employer, Bill Oliver,
about getting a loan to start a business.

In the middle of the night, Willy’s talking

to himself so loudly that everyone wakes
up. Linda admits to her sons that she and
Willy are struggling financially. Worse,
Willy has been attempting suicide. She’s
worried and takes it out on her boys,
accusing Biff of being the cause of Willy’s
unhappiness. Now Willy gets in on the
family discussion and the situation goes
downhill. He and Biff begin to argue, but
Happy interjects that Biff plans to see
Oliver the following morning. Willy is
overjoyed. Everyone goes to sleep
believing that tomorrow will fulfill their
dreams: Willy expects to get a local job,
and Biff expects to get a business loan.

The next day, of course, everything goes

wrong. Willy feels happy and confident as
he meets with his boss, Howard. But
instead of getting a transfer to the New
York office, Willy gets fired. Destroyed by
the news, he begins to hallucinate and, yes,
once again speak with imaginary people as
he heads out to meet his sons at a
restaurant.

Waiting for their dad at the restaurant, Biff

explains to Happy that Oliver wouldn’t see
him and didn’t have the slightest idea who
he was. Distressed, spiteful, and something
of a kleptomaniac, Biff stole Oliver’s
fountain pen. By now, Biff has realized that
he was crazy to think he would ever get a
loan, and that he and his family have been
lying to themselves for basically their
entire lives. When Willy comes into the
restaurant demanding good news, Biff
struggles to explain what happened without
letting his father down. Willy, who can’t
handle the disappointment, tries to pretend
it isn’t true. He starts drifting into the
dreamy past again, reliving the moment
when Biff discovered his (Willy’s) affair
with a woman in Boston. While their dad is
busy being detached from reality, Biff and
Happy ditch him for two girls.

Biff and Happy return home from their

dates to find their mother waiting for them,
fuming mad that they left their father at the
restaurant. A massive argument erupts. No
one wants to listen to Biff, but he manages
to get the point across that he can’t live up
to his dad’s unrealistic expectations and is
basically just a failure. He’s the only one
who sees that they’ve been living a lie, and
he tells them so.

The night’s fight ends with Willy realizing

that Biff, although a "failure," seems to
really love him. Unfortunately Willy can’t
get past the "failure" bit. He thinks the
greatest contribution that he himself can
make toward his son’s success is to commit
suicide. That way, Biff could use the life
insurance money to start a business.

Within a few minutes, there’s a loud crash.

Willy has killed himself.

In the final scene, Linda, sobbing, still

under the delusion that her husband was a
well-liked salesman, wonders why no one
came to his funeral. Biff continues to see
through his family’s lies and wants to be a
better man who is honest with himself.
Unfortunately, Happy wants to be just like
his dad.

Thank you for reading the story,

So now lets answer the questions ( students will now answer the questions)
formulated before the story.

D. DISCUSSION
So, who are the characters of the story?
Willy Loman- the father and the old
salesman
Linda- the wife of Willy
Biff and Happy- the children of Willy and
Linda
Howard- the boss of Willy Loman
Bill Oliver- the one who promise to Biff in
getting the loan

Absolutely! Its because of Biff, beacause he thinks that

the greatest contribution that he himself can
Why did Willy decide to commit suicide? make toward his sons success so that biff
could use the life insurance money to start
a business.

Exactly!
Our parents could sacrifice everything even
their life just to help us stay stable life and The main theme of the story is the
be healthy. American Dream. Willy Lomans notions of
the equate success with being well-liked.
What is the main theme of Death of a Like ability is an important quality for a
Salesman? salesman like Willy yet he is unable to
achieve the success he desires.

The title has several layers of meaning. The

Very well said!
So, why is it called Death of a Salesman?
most blatantly obvious one is that it refers
to Willy Loman actual physical death
unfortunately by suicide. So yeah, Willy is
a Salesman and he dies.

(students will state his possible answer)

Exactly! ( students will state their possible answer)

If you were Willy Loman would you still
do the same thing as he did?

Fantastic!
What do you think might be the message of
the story?

E. APPLICATION
Will have an activity again. Same group.
Here’s the instruction:
I will give each group a task. Role playing
about the story.
Group 1- act the first scene
Group 2- act the second scene
Group 3- act the last scene of the story

10 minutes working time

( teacher will use rubrics to rate students)
RUBRICS:

Pronunciation 20
Cooperation 15
Timeliness 15
Time is up! Total 50 pts.
Present now your task in front.
Amazing! (students perform now their role play)
Give yourself a Dionisia clap.
F. GENERALIZATION
What have you from learned from todays ( student will state their answer)
lesson?

What does death of a salesman mean?

Death of a Salesman addresses loss of
identity to accept change within himself
and society. The play is a montage of
memories, dreams, confrontations and
arguments, all of which make up the last 24
hours of Willy Loman’s life.

Exactly!

IV. EVALUATION

DIRECTION: Read each sentences carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is Willy’s job?

a. Cashier
b. Salesman
c. Engineer

2. Who has come home to visit Willy and Linda?

a. Biff
b. Happy
c. Howard

3. What is the significance of Willy’s car accident?

a. It shows that Willy is suicidal.
b. It shows that Willy is in fading health.
c. It shows that Willy cannot deal with modern technology.

4. Who is the author of Death of a Salesman?

a. Arthur Miller
b. Willy Loman
c. Danielle Steele

5. Why did Biff didn’t contact his parents?

a. He was homeless.
b. He was hanging out with friends.
c. He was in jail.

Answer Key:
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. B

V. ASSIGNMENT

DIRECTION: Draw about something that illustrate about Willy’s life. In 1 short bond
paper.

PREPARED BY: SHANELIN GRACE ELUMBARING

BSED-IV ENGLISH