Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A Calabarzon
Division of Tanauan City
Tanauan Institute, Inc.
J. Gonzales St. Barangay 4, Tanauan City
S.Y. 2020-2021
A Detailed Lesson Plan in ENG 107

I. LEARNING COMPETENCY
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
 assess the relevance and worth of ideas presented in the views materials
 state some reasons why Richard Cory committed suicide
 mention situations that are similar to the poem
 interpret the poem with their own reason why the main character committed suicide
II. LEARNING CONTENT

Lesson:
Richard Cory by: Edwin Arlington Robinson
Materials:
Powerpoint Presentation

References:
poets.org/poem/richard-cory

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Daily Routine
 Prayer
Good morning everyone. Please stand up and
put our presence in the Lord.”
Let us pray. The name of the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen
 Greeting
“Good morning ma’am.”
Good morning everyone!
 Classroom Management
Before you take a seat, please arrange
your chairs and pick up all the litters in
the floor.
 Checking of attendance

Class monitor do we have any “None ma’am.”

absentee/s today?

That’s great! I am happy that you are all here

because today is another learning that you
should not missed. And I hope you are always
present.

 Review of the past lesson

Now class, let’s have a quick recap of “Ma’am we have discussed about literature.”
what we have discussed last time.

Okay very good. “Literature is any collection of written works,

So what is literature? but it is also used more narrowly for writings
specifically considered an art form, especially
prose fiction, drama and poetry. It derives
from the latin word “litera” which means
letter.

Very well said.

Since you have mentioned prose and “Ma’am Prose is most everyday writing is in
poetry, what are the differences between prose form while Poetry is typically reserved
the two? for expressing something special in an artistic
way,”

Okay, another?
“The language of prose is typically straight
forward without much decoration and ideas
contained in sentences are arranged into
paragraphs while the language of poetry
tends to be more expressive or decorated,
with comparisons, rhyme and rhythm
contributing to a different sound and feel.
Another is that poetry contained ideas in lines
that may or may not be sentences. Lines are
arranged in stanzas,
Very good. I see that you really
understood our previous lesson. And
because of that I can say that you are all
ready to begin in assessing literature.

B. Learning Tasks

 Preliminary Activity
Task 1: Stick-Ome
Okay class. Take a look at the picture.

“Ma’am the picture shows a food stick-o that

What have you notice? is similar to one another.”
Okay, now let’s have the second picture which
is the inside of that stick-o.

Again, what have you notice? “Ma’am the first picture shows that it is in
chaos or it is much more than the other one.”

Okay, very well. “None ma’am.”

So do you have any idea about what is our
topic for today?

Well, that’s fine class.

So now. Let’s proceed.

C. Activity
Today we will discuss the poem Richard Cory
written by. Edwin Arlington Robinson

First let’s talk about the author of the poem.

Edwin Arlington Robinson, (1869-1935) was
a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who was also
nominated for the Nobel prize for literature.
He was born in Maine but had an unhappy
childhood since his parents seemed largely
indifferent to him. His siblings went on to
suffer great hardship through addiction to
alcohol and drugs, and Robinson’s poetry
often dwelt on bleak themes, perhaps based on
these first-hand experiences. Many think that
the poem ‘Richard Cory’ could have been
based upon his brother who came to an
inauspicious end when his business collapsed.

Now class please read the poem.

 (Students will read the poem in chorus)

Okay thank you class.

‘Richard Cory’ is a poem that shows why we
should not judge people on appearances as it
subverts our expectations in the final line.
Regarding the structure and form, the poem is
written in four quatrains written in iambic
pentameter with a simple ABAB rhyme
scheme. The language is straightforward
though quietly stirring. The fact that the
rhythm and rhyme are consistent throughout
poem makes the revelation at the end of stanza
four all the more shocking. There is almost a
conversational tone to the poem. The frequent
use of ‘and’ adds to this effect, loading detail
upon detail as the speaker tells the sorry tale of
Richard Cory.
Now let’s take a look at the first stanza.

“Whenever Richard Cory went down town,

We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean-favoured, and imperially slim”

What have you notice class? “Ma’am in this stanza it portrays how
blessed Richard Cory was.”

Yes. Very Good.

This is our introduction to the eponymous
character, Richard Cory. He is held in great
esteem by the townspeople. This is clear as he
attracts their attention for they ‘looked at him’
and noted that “He was a gentleman from sole
to crown’. The final line of this stanza
suggests that he was a morally upright fellow,
and the adjective ‘imperially’ implies that he
carries a sense of grace and regality about his
person.
Proceed to the second stanza
“And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
“Good Morning!” and he glittered when he
walked.”

So class, as students do you have the “Ma’am as a student I have contentment on

contentment in your life right now? what I have right now because my parents
doesn’t starve us.”

Okay. Thank you. “Yes ma’am, I have the contentment and I am

Another? grateful for what I have right now. I don’t
feel insecure if other have what I don’t have
because I believe that everything has a
perfect timing for God and maybe they have it
first but soon I believe that I will also have
what they have and maybe bigger than theirs.

Okay, Very good class. I like that you have

that kind of thinking.
So here in the second stanza the repetition of
‘And he was always’ shows consistency and
warmth of character. The fact that ‘he was
always human’ indicates his sincerity. Despite
his wealth and good looks, he talked to people
without condescension or pretension.
However, this does not stop him from causing
a stir when he wishes them “Good Morning!”
The exclamation mark suggests that he has a
genuine pleasure in meeting others. The verb
‘glittered’ is ambiguous as it hints at both his
sparkling personality, but in the literal sense, it
could be his watch or other accouterments
which glint when they catch the sunlight.

Although he was ‘quietly arrayed’ there was

something intoxicating about his person which
meant that as he passed he ‘fluttered pulses’.
We have the immediate image of young ladies
catching their breaths and fanning themselves
as he passed, and the men looking on
wistfully, wishing that they possessed
something of his wealth and charm.

Let’s move on to the third stanza.

“And he was rich — yes, richer than a king —
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.”
So class, how do you plan to reach your goals?
Okay, another?
“Ma’am, to reach my goal I will obey my
parents at all times because I believe that
they will not forsake us.”
“In order to reach my goal I will study hard
and always think of my goal in every step of
the way. Also I will ask guidance to God so
that I will not lose my path.”

Very good class.

After suggesting that he came from a monied
background, we are now informed that this
was indeed the case, and the dashes in the line
serve to emphasize the point. The assertion
‘yes’ and the comparative line ‘richer than a
king’ snare the interest of the reader. We
wonder how this man has made his fortune
and picture some dashing Gatsby-like
character. However, unlike Jay Gatsby who
rose to wealth through illegal means such as
gambling and bootlegging, Richard Cory
appears to have acquired his riches through
hereditary means, by the reference to a king,
or perhaps through business. A doubt is sown
in our minds in line three of this stanza where
the speaker states ‘We thought that he was
everything’. This alerts us to the fact that all
may not be well, and also reminds us of the
old adage, ‘be careful what you wish for.’ The
final monosyllabic line with its frequent
alliteration propels us along to the poem’s
conclusion.

Lastly the fourth stanza.

“So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the
bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.”

Now classes, what will you do if you fail to

reach your goals? “If I fail to reach my goals I will continue to
try again. If my first plan did not worked, I
will make another plan to make it possible
and if it still did not worked I will whole-
heartedly accept it and look for another
opportunities in my ways because maybe it
was not my destiny.”

Very well.
In this stanza, the speaker alludes to the
difficulties faced by the other inhabitants of
the town. The ‘so’ at the beginning almost
carries a sigh, to suggest fatigue and hardship.
There is an obvious discrepancy between the
life led by the gentleman, Richard Cory, and
the people who look up to him. While he
‘allegedly’ enjoys the good life, the others
struggle. This is conveyed through the long
drawn out assonance and the repeated ‘w’
sounds in the first two lines of the stanza.
They have insufficient money even to have
access to the most basic of goods since the
‘went without the meat and cursed the bread’,
which was obviously of poor quality and
lacking in nourishment. Even the word
‘cursed’ stands out here, as it seems ill-fitting
after the descriptions of Cory.

There is thus a disparity between their lives

and that of Cory, except they are not alone in
their suffering. Such are his demons, that he
shocks them all, by returning home from one
of his strolls in town ‘and put a bullet through
his head’. The reader is left speechless by this
revelation, and the fact that this event is
preceded by the line ‘one calm summer night’
further compounds their shock.

We are left wondering what on earth could

have preempted the suicide from a man who
appeared to have everything, including the
respect of the townspeople.

The moral lesson in this poem is In the end,

though, they learn a valuable life lesson:
Richard Cory kill himself, showing the people
of the town that some things can't be
purchased and that looks can be deceiving.
The central idea, or theme, of “Richard Cory”
is that wealth and status don't ensure
happiness.

Do you understand the poem that we have

discussed? “Yes ma’am.”
Okay that’s great.

D. Analysis
Since you already understand our topic get one
whole sheet of paper and make a paragraph
with five sentences that answer the question,
“If you were Richard Cory what will you do to
your wealth? Why?
Are you done class?
“Yes ma,am.”
E. Abstraction
Okay, pass your paper.
For your activity I will group you into three.
Here is group 1, group 2 and group 3.

Okay class are you done? “Yes ma’am.”

Okay, please present. (Each group will present.)
Excellent class. Give yourself a round of
applause.
I see that all of you have different ideas why
Richard Cory did committed suicide and that
is the result when the authors left us hanging
in the piece that they make.

F. Application
For you final activities, get 1 whole sheet of
paper and in 10 minutes make an essay.

Are you done class?

“Yes ma’am.”

Okay pass your paper.

 V. Assignment
For your assignment please copy this on your
notebook.

Do you have any questions and clarification “None ma’am.”

class?
Okay class. I hope that you really understood
our lesson for today.
That’s all for today class.
Goodbye and God bless. See you next “Goodbye ma’am, goodbye classmates. See
meeting. you tomorrow.”

Prepared by:
Garbin, Lizabel L.

Checked and Observed:

Geraldine Blanco
Teacher