Dr. Maria D.

Pastrana National
School: Grade Level: 7
High School (Grades 7 to 12)
Teacher: Hiro Bacolod Learning Area: English

Teaching Date: January 27, 2020 Quarter: 4th Quarter

DETAILED LESSON PLAN

I. OBJECTIVES

A. COGNITIVE Analyze the poem “My Neighbor” by Ricardo Demetillo.

Perform a group activity through acting, drawing, singing, and writing

B. PSYCHOMOTOR dialogue.

C. AFFECTIVE
Appreciate the importance of socializing with others.
II. CONTENT (Subject Matter)

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide Pages

2. Learner's Materials pages English 7, Learner’s Materials

3. Textbook Pages

B. Other Learning Resources

PowerPoint Presentation, Television, Speaker
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Preparatory Activities

1. Drill Good Morning Class!

Arrange your chair and pick the

things that you see on the floor and
put it in the trashcan.

Any absent? None, Sir.

2. Review Let’s take a short review about our

topic yesterday.

Do you understand and remember Yes, Sir!

our topic yesterday?

Okay, what was our topic? Sir, our topic yesterday was all about
the Parts of the book.
Very good!

Then, what are those parts?
Sir, the parts of the book include: Title
Page, Copyright Page, Preface,
Table of Contents, Text or Body of the
Book, Glossary, Index, Bibliography,
Dedication Page,
Acknowledgement, and Appendix.

Very good, class! I am now confident

that we can move to our next topic.

3. Introduction Alright class, I have here a video clip

and I want you to do is to watch
 carefully because later on I will ask
you some questions about the video.
(the teacher will play the video)

Okay, what do you noticed, it talks Sir, it talks about adaptation of a

about what? person in an environmental change
and challenges.
Very good!

Okay, how do you adapt? Sir, first thing for you to adapt is know
your surroundings.

How can you adopt quickly? We can adopt quickly by means of

making friends, try to have friends it
can help you adopt quickly.
That’ great!

4. Motivation But before we proceed to our topic

for today, let’s unlock first the difficult
word that you may encounter in the
poem.

Class, get a sheet of paper and try to

unlock this difficult words based on (the students will unlock the difficult
your understanding. words)

Direction:
Read the statement below. Choose
the letter of the correct answer that
has the same meaning on the
underline word and write it in the
space provided before the number.

Choices:
Pull Robber Green
Intruder Nosiness Answer:

____1. I had hoped to help my 1. Intruder

neighbors, but they regarded me as 2. Robber
an interloper. 3. Nosiness
____2. A thief took my purse. 4. Green
____3. The movie failed to satisfy her 5. Pull
curiosity.
____4. The hills are lush with deep,
thick grass.
____5. I strained my back trying to lift
the couch.

Do you understand those difficult Yes, Sir!

words?

B. Developmental Activities
Okay, class our today’s topic is a
1. Presentation of the poem entitled “My Neighbor” by
Lesson / Activity Ricaredo Demetillo. But firsts let us talk
about the author of the poem.

(the teacher will post a picture of the

author and all the information about
his life and work)
  Ricaredo Demetillo (June 2,
1919 or 1920 – 1998) was a
Filipino essayist, poet, and
playwright.
 Was one of the most
important and prolific literary
figures in the Philippines during
the Twentieth Century and
has won numerous awards for
his writing.
 He married Angelita
Delariarte.
 Daughter; Becky Demetillo –
Abraham and three sons,
Darnay, Lester and Weston
Demetillo.

2. Discussion / Analysis “My Neighbor”

By Ricaredo Demetillo

Okay, class I will introduce you to the

poem “My Neighbor”.

(the teacher will read the poem)

I will group you into 5, I want you to

read to the poem and tell me what
you understood about the poem.
(the students will read their assigned
Group 1 – 1st stanza stanza)
Okay, Group 1 after you read the 1st
stanza here is your question.

Why did the neighbor build high (Group 1 will answer the question)
walls?

Describe the neighbor’s attitude

towards other. Read the lines which
give clues to your descriptions.

Group 2 – 2nd stanza (Group 2 will answer the question)

Is the neighbor right to build high
walls around his house? What forced
him to do such?

Group 3 – 3rd stanza (Group 3 will answer the question)

How did the people react on the
action made by the neighbor?

Group 4 – 4th stanza (Group 4 will answer the question)

In spite of high walls and tall gate,
what is the narrator able to discover?

Group 5 – 5th stanza (Group 5 will answer the question)

Is the daughter of his well- to- do
neighbor happy? Support your
answer.

Okay, class do you think this Sir, I think this neighbor’s girl will be a
“neighbor girl” will be a lot happier if lot happier if she allowed playing with
she is allowed to play with other other children, because being a child
children? Why? is the happiest chapter of our life.
 Sir, the lifestyle of neighbor’s daughter
How will you differentiate the lifestyle is boring because she did not enjoy
of neighbor’s daughter from that of her childhood days not just like the
the boys? boys who happily tumble in the sun.

Okay, Very well!

3. Abstraction/ Again, what is the poem all about? Sir, it all about the neighbor who buys
Generalization a house and builds high walls.

Why the neighbor build high wall? Sir, to avoid being attached to other
people, because the neighbor is
afraid to socialize with others.

Class, we have an activity get a

partner. Think of the people you
consider as your peers. From the (the students will go to their partner)
pictures, choose an object that you
can associate with them. Discuss with
4. Application / Closure your partner why you have come up
with those associations. (the students will share their ideas in
the class)

Understood? Yes, Sir!

Group Activity:

I will divide you into 4 groups and (the students will perform the task)
assign a certain task that you will
perform in the class.

Group 1 – think of a situation in the

poem where “separation” is evident.

Group 2 – present your understanding

of the poem through an illustration or
C. Evaluation drawing.

Group 3 – create a jingle that will

capture the meaning of the poem
and interpret it through meaningful
gestures/movements.

Group 4 – write a short script or

dialogues between among the
neighbor, the neighbor’s daughter
and yaya as main character in the
poem.

D. Assignment Assignment:

Describe your neighbor and write

some good traits about your
neighbor. Write it in ½ sheet of paper.

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
Prepared by: Checked: Noted:

Hiro Bacolod Mrs. Marrienel C. Benitez ELMER C. RAVINA

Teacher Cooperating Teacher Principal II