LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. OBJECTIVE
At the end of the 60-minute discussion, the learners are expected to do the following:
1. Analyze literature as a mirror to a shared heritage of people with diverse backgrounds
(EN8LT-IIIe-10)
II. CONTENT
1. Subject Matter:
ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE AS MIRROR TO A SHARED HERITAGE OF PEOPLE
WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUND
2. Process Skills: Analyzing literary works
3. References: - Eng 8-Q3_M6 SLM
- Lourdes M. Ribo et. al., Language in Literature, Afro- Asian Literature, Revised Edition. Vibal Publishing
House Inc. Phlippines, 2005. 186-187
- Department of Education. Voyages in Communication. English Learner’s Material, Pasig City
- Lourdes M. Ribo et. al., Language in Literature, Afro- Asian Literature, Revised Edition. Vibal Publishing
House Inc. Phlippines, 2005.p. 267
4. Materials: Laptop, LCD projector, and Activity Cards
5. Value Focus: Appreciate shared heritage of people.
PROCEDURE:

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’

ACTIVITY
PRELIMINARIES
Let us all stand for a prayer. The students will be
Good morning class. How are you today? praying.
Let us check first your attendance. Good morning Sir.
We are good today.
(Show the objectives for the day)
Analyze literature as a mirror to a shared heritage of
people with diverse backgrounds.

1. Review
In your previous lesson, you have learned about the definitions
and differences among social, moral, and economic issues. Let us
try to know if you could still remember them by answering the
activity below. The following items are examples of the different
issues that we face right now. Identify them by saying only the
letter of the correct answer.

A. MORAL ISSUE B. SOCIAL ISSUE C. ECONOMIC ISSUE

Students’ Answers:
1. His boyfriend impregnates Cecil, a junior high school student. 1.A
 2. Racial discrimination still exists in some countries. 2.B
3. The number of street children continuously increases each 3.B
year. 4.A
4. We are responsible for what we do in this world we live in. 5.C
5. European countries are more progressive than Asian.

2. Presentation:
Let us look at this literary piece:

Comprehension check:
1. What feeling is expressed in the poem?
2. What belief of Thai people do you think is emphasized in the poem?
Valuing:
Do Filipinos and Thai people have the same belief? How can it be Students’ answers
proven? vary.

A. ACTIVITY
Let us have now our group activity. We will form three groups.
Before we start the activity, can you recite the standards in doing
group activities? Select a leader,
secretary, and
I will give you five minutes to do the activity. Make sure to reporter.
read the attached Reading Material in your activity card. Cooperate with the
You can now go to your groups. group and observe
silence.
Group 1: Complete Me.
Complete the puzzle below. Refer to the given clues. Copy the puzzle
and write the answer on the ATB. Across
Across: 1.Literature
1. Compilation of written works 2.Culture
2. Influences the views, values, and humor of people 3.Poetry
3. Lines are expressed in verse
Down: Down
1. Legacy from the past, what is in today, and what to pass for the next 1.Heritage
generation 2.Prose
2. Lines are written in an ordinary form of language

Group 2: Read, Analyze, and Interpret

Directions: Read the literary work. Then answer the questions that
follow by writing the letter of your answer on a Manila paper.

1.What is the vision of the author in the poem?

A. People need to work harder and work together to realize a vision.
B. People of Burma should not be contented Students Answers
C. People of Burma should have a big or wide vision to become progressive 1. C
D. People need to dream of having freedom 2. C
3. C
2. Based from the poem, what is happening to the author's country, 4. A
Burma? 5. A
A. Burma is fighting for freedom.
B. Burma is experiencing war.
C. Burma is suffering from hunger and poverty.
D. All of the above-mentioned.

3. What should the people from Burma do to overcome the problem

mentioned in the poem?
A. They should extend help to one another.
B. They should help the government.
C. They should rise like a beautiful lotus.
D. They should be contented with what is happening.

4. And freedom is out of reach, eaten and battered by life, death, and
diseases of the mind and spirit swallowed up by gloominess. The
underlined word means _______
A. Darkness
B. Worries
C. Alive
D. Inspiration

5. The above text is an example of ___________

A. Poetry
B. Prose
C. Short story
D. Novel

Group 3: How I Understood it!

Directions: Read and analyze the poem, then answer the questions
based on how you understood the poem.
Questions:
1. Who is spoken to in the poem?
________________________________________________________

2. What fear is expressed? How is this fear expressed?

________________________________________________________

3. Is it common for promises not to be kept? Explain. Students answers

________________________________________________________ may vary

4. If a promise given to you were not kept, what would you do?
_______________________________________________________
B. ANALYSIS
Let us now check and analyze your work. Students present their
output. (Teacher processes the output)

C. ABSTRACTION
How can literature mirror the culture of people with diverse Literature reflects
backgrounds? society and serves as
a corrective mirror in
which members of
society can look at
themselves and find
the need for positive
Do you have any questions or clarifications in our lesson today? change.
Now, let us check if you were able to get our concepts today.

D. APPLICATION
Practical Activity: POEM WRITING Students’ answers
Write a Haiku. This is a Japanese poetry composed only of seventeen vary.
syllables, arranged in five, seven, five syllables. Its subject is purely about
nature.
The following guide and example will help.
Guide: Example:
EVALUATION: Read the question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. To better understand the literature, the following are the best things to consider except:
A. The author's personal background
B. The origin of the literary work
C. The symbols, gestures, and message presented by the text
D. The title of the text.

2. Literature is always associated with the following

A. Culture B. Heritage C. people's diversity D. all of these

3. Which among the following choices is true about culture?

A. Culture is the system of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people.
B. Culture is symbolic communication.
C. Culture is communication.
D. All of these

4. Heritage focuses on the legacy from the past, what we live with today, and _______.
A. what is beyond our imagination
B. what is undoable
C. what is perfect
D. what we pass on to future generations

5. Literature reflects the society because ________.

A. It is an imitation of human action, often presents a picture of what people think, say,
and do in the society.
B. It transports the real-life events in their society into fiction and presents it to the society.
C. It serves as a corrective mirror in which members of the society can look at themselves
and find the need for positive change.
D. All of the above-mentioned statements

ASSIGNMENT/AGREEMENT
Write a short essay about Asian Culture.

Prepared by:
JOHNA DICK G. MAXILOM
Teacher