I.

Objectives
At the end of the lesson the student is expected to:
 Give the antonyms of the given words
 Determine the elements of poetry in the poem and,
 Explain the meaning of the peom

II. Subject Matter

 Focus: Elements of Poetry
 Springboard: If by Rudyard Kipling
 Materials: handsout

III. Procedure
A. Pre-reading
Vocabulary Development

1. Give the antonyms of the following words:

 Losing
 Trust
 Hated
 Wise
 Foes
 Unforgiving
Motivation
1. The teacher will ask the students to think of a song with the word “If”.
If the students will be able to think of a lyric the teacher will ask what it signals.
If the student will not be able to give the teacher will be the one to give.

Some lines of songs with “if” include the following:

 If I could reach you, I wish I could …
 If a picture paints a thousand words …
 If we both decide to try and make it more time …

2. The teacher will explain the meaning of the word “if”.

B. During-reading
1. The teacher reads the poem If by Rudyard Kipling orally.
2. The students will read it afterwards

C. Post-reading
The teacher will ask the ff. questions for compression response:
1) Who is talking in the poem?
2) To whom is the poem addressed?
3) What pieces of advice are given?
 4) What qualities of man are mentioned in the poem? Cite lines to prove
your answer.
5) Why these qualities are important in a man.

IV. Evaluation
Comprehension practice

1. Check all the statement that are true, according to poem.

a. You should always be calm.

b. You should neither lie nor hate.
c. Always look your best and speak in a very wise manner.
d. It’s all right to dream but act reality.
e. Realized that you will have both good and bad in your life.
f. Even if someone hurts you badly, get up and start over.
g. When you feel stressed, take some time off.
h. Adapt the ways of people in higher social positions.
i. If you follows these rules, you’ll be a success in life.

2. Check all the statements that are true by inference.

j. If you lost all your money in a stock market crash, you would remain calm.
k. If you hated people, you would hate them in return.
l. If you faced triumph or if you face disaster, you would deal with situation.
m. If you lost everything, you could never start over.
n. If you lost your strength, you would regain it.
o. If you associated with bad people, you would adopt their bad habits.
p. If you could follow this advice, you would be a strong and excellent man.

V. Assignment
List all the things that you want to change to make you a better person.