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Detailed Lesson Plan

In Teaching Grade 10

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, 75% of the students must be able to:
a. imagine/reminisce a situation in their loses with respect to the ideas presented;
b. delineate the unfamiliar words found in the text
c. illustrate some details from the text using their basic senses, and
d. apply what they have learned to a given idea

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Inferno by Dante Alighieri translated by john Ciardi
CANTO III- The Vestibule of Hell- The Opportunists
B. Reference: Celebrating Diversity through World Literature- English Learner’s material for
Grade 10 ; pages 123-128
C. Materials: Visuals, book, chalk and chalkboard
D. Values Infusion: “Discerning Good from Evil”

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preliminary Activity
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
Good morning, class! Good morning too, Madam!
c. Checking of Attendance
Is everyone present? Yes, Madam!

Great!
d. Review
Let’s recall some bit of information from
our past lesson.

Who would like to remind the class about

what we had discussed in our previous
lesson?
May we have it from Renz? Madam, last time, we tackled about the
causes of family conflicts as well as its
effects and how to resolve such conflicts.

It’s good that you still remember the things

that we had discussed.

e. Motivation
I have a few questions for you class.
Have you ever been to a house of horrors, Yes, we have been there countless times,
class? Madam!
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Have you seen a horror movie? Of course! We have seen and watched horror
movies, Madam!

What are the things that shocked you or

frightened you? (The students will give some insights of their
experiences of being frightened or shocked)

Class, thank you for sharing your

experiences.

B. Developmental Activity/ Development of

the Lesson
a. Presentation of the lesson
Class, what comes into your mind as you
encounter the word ‘Inferno”?
Alright, Clarie? The word “Inferno gives me the idea of
darkness.
Great idea!

Aside from darkness, what else could we

associate “inferno” with?
Okay, Sandra?
Madam, Inferno means evil.
Very Good!
Having those ideas, today, we are going to
analyze and investigate an excerpt from “The
Divine Comedy: Inferno” which was written
by Dante Alighieri and was translated by
John Ciardi.

But before we go further, let us first know

more about the author of the piece.

Dante Alighieri was born on June 13, 1265

and died on September 13/14, 1321. He was
born in the city- state Florence. He was one
of the greatest poets in italian language. Two
of the themes that influenced his literary and
emotional life were politics and love. His
central work was the “Divine Comedy”

That’s all about Dante.

b. Unlocking of Difficulties
Now that we’ve known the author, let us
now acquaint ourselves with the different
unfamiliar words that can be found in the
text.

On the board is a box. Inside the box are

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words. Under the box are definitions of the

words.
All you have to do is to sick a word in the Yes. Madam!
box and paste it beside the definition that best
describe the word. Afterwards, use the words
in a sentence.
Am I making myself clear?
Let’s start!

Primordial - - - - Retrograde

Lamentation - - - - Throng

Blaspheme - - - - Scourge

Omnipoteme - - - - Coil

Definitions:
1. existing from the beginning
2. a series of loops; spiral
3. an agency of force of unlimited power
4. to speak of or address with irreverence
5. a crowd together in great numbers
6. a crying out in grief
7. to beat as if they blows a whip
8. being or relating to the rotation of a
satellite in a direction opposite to that of the
body orbited.
(the students will come in front and answer.
They will use the words in sentences.)
Sample Sentences:
1. Family-orientedness of the Filipino
primordial.
2. Lamentation was seen on her face when
her husband died.
3. Jesus Christ was punished as he was called
to blaspheme.
4. God with His omnipoteme, created the
world.
5. I saw throng of daffodils.
6. He caused scourged during the party.
7. Maria moves in a retrograde manner.
8. All she has to do is to coil the loose thread
around her finger.

Let’s give ourselves a big hand for a job well

done, class!

c. Reading Proper
A. First Reading (The teacher will read the text.)

B. Second Reading
I will give you 3minuntes to read again the (The students will read the text with their
summary, silently. eyes.)
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Are you done reading, class? Yes, we are done, Madam!

We shall now check your comprehension to

the text.

d. Discussion
Who arrived at the gateway of the Hell?
Yes, Aron? The people who arrived at the gateway of the
hell were Dante and Vergil.
Exactly!

As they passed by the gateway, what was

Dante’s vision about the inscription he read?
Yes, Lea?
Dante’s vision of the inscription was that the
damned shall suffer eternal and hell will
Precisely! endure forever.

The vision of Dante tell us that those who

are punished will suffer and Hell will last.

How did Dante feel and what did he do

upon hearing the voices of those who are
damned?
Alright, Abrahim?

That’s right! Dante, upon hearing the voices of damned,

felt sad as he wept.
Dante heard the cries and laments of the
poor souls and felt pity for them.

What do we call those souls?

Yes, Sandra?

Indeed! Madam, those souls are called, “morally

neutral people”.
Morally neutral people who neither worship
nor disrespect God which goes also for the
angels who sided neither with God nor with
Satan.

How were these poor souls treated?

Okay, Janna?

Great answer! Madam, they were treated horribly.

Yes, these morally neutral people were

tormented and/or tortured with wasps, flies
and worms.
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Who was the demon present in the place?

Let’s have, Clare!

Very Good!
The demon is in the person of Charon, who
Charon the demon, was the one warned the was in the form of an old man.
waiting souls about the torments waiting
them.

What did Charon tell Dante?

Yes, Irene?

Brilliant answer!
Charon told Dante that he, a living man could
Charon, told Dante, who is still alive, could not cross the river.
not cross the river Acheron but because God
approved and willed it, Dante then cross the
river.

What was the effect of these happenings to

the damned souls?
Alright, Princess!

Splendid!
With what happened, damned souls, sort of
Dante, crossing the river, left a source of built hope.
hope to the damned souls.

C. Values Infusion

What did you learn from the text?

Yes, Marie?

Mind- blowing answer! I have learned that us people must choose

which side are we on. We must always
D. Application choose God and all that is good.

This time I will group you into four groups.

The first group will be the “Eye group”; the
second group will be the “Ear group’; the
third group will be the “Hand group” and the
last group will be the “Lip Group”. Each
group will be given a task to perform.
For the Eye group, make a poster on what
hell looks like based on the text. For the Ear
group, record a sound of hell based on the
details of the text or use your voice and other
materials producing the sounds. For the Hand
group, show an interpretative dance to reflect
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the movements of tormented souls. For the

last group which is the lip group, present a
speech choir about doing good to avoid being
in hell based on the text.
You have 5 minutes to formulate your ideas
an d another 5 minutes to discuss and
perform your output.
Are my instructions clear?

You may start now.

Class, you have done a great job!

E. Generalization Yes, they are, Madam!

What can you say about the behavior of
Dante towards the horrible experiences of the
morally neutral people in that place?
Yes, Renz?

Mirror answer!

Dante’s repulsion or repugnance towards the

neutral souls seems harsh but eventually it
turned into pity. Dante showed dislike and repulsion towards
the poor souls.
Class, as we live here on earth, we have to
be careful with how we live. We have to
consider doing with what is good in order for
us not to be drowned to the place where those
poor souls lived. We have to draw near to
God and all will be guest in paradise.

IV. Evaluation
Instructions: On a half sheet of paper, briefly explain this question: “Is hope necessity in
resolving conflict?”

V. Assignment/Agreement
A. Follow- up activity
Instructions: Compare and contrast Hell and Heaven in a form of doing a poem, a song, or an
essay. Write it in your notebook.

B. Advanced Reading
Instructions: Have an advance reading about the text, “Aggressive Driving Should Be
Avoided” on pages 131-132 in your book, Celebrating Diversity through World Literature-
Learners material for Grade 10 and answer the activity under A. Reason out, on a piece of
paper.