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SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

FOR GRADE 9 ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the learners should be able to:
a. Explains their ideas about technology through reciting their insights about the
pictures
b. Justifies their interpretation to the poem by stating things that are important to
them
c. Relates their real-life experiences to the poem by doing differentiated tasks

II. SUBJECT MATTER

a. Topic: The Telephone by Edward Field
b. References: A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature Learner’s
Material (page 237)
c. Materials: Power PointPresentation, Visual Aids, Laptop, Projector.

III. LEARNING PROCEDURE

A. DAILY ROUTINE
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Checking of Attendance
 Classroom Management

B. ACTIVITY (MINI MART)

The teacher will give the students play money which is amounting
to 5,000 pesos. Each student will know have to buy all the things they think
they needed or essential in their life on the mini market provided by the
teacher. Each student will share the reason why they bought that item.

MINI MARKET

150 230
 500 3,000

1,000 200

300
50
C. ANALYSIS (RING RING RING!)
The teacher will show different pictures on the board and the
students will have to analyze the pictures and share their interpretation
in class.

Priming Question:
1. What can you say about the pictures?
2. Can you live a day without any gadget? Why?
3. Do you agree that gadgets are now part of our life? Why
do you say so?
D. ABSTRACTION
(The teacher will discuss a brief background of the author)

Edward Field
Edward Field (born June 7, 1924) is an
American poet and author. Field was born in
Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Lynbrook,
Long Island, New York, where he played cello
in the Field Family Trio, which had a weekly
radio program on WGBB Freeport. He served in
World War II in the 8th Air Force as a navigator
in heavy bombers, and flew 25 missions over
Germany.
He began writing poetry during World
War II, after a Red Cross worker handed him an
anthology of poetry. In 1963 his book Stand Up,
Friend, With Me was awarded the prestigious
Lamont Poetry Prize and was published. In
1992, he received a Lambda Award for
Counting Myself Lucky, Selected Poems 1963-
1992.

The Telephone
By: Edward Field

My Happiness depends on an electric appliance

And I do not mind giving it so much credit
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Yes my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the word and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends

Comprehension Check:
1. What is the emotion of the author? Why do you think so?
2. Can you relate yourself on the first line of the poem? How?
 3. How do you interpret the line:” Yes my telephone is my joy It tells me that I am
in the word and wanted”?
4. How can you say that an electric appliance can really give us happiness?

E. APPLICATION
The teacher will divide the class into four and give the student
different tasks. They will be graded according to the criteria below.

CRITERIA

pts

GROUP 1: (WISHLIST!)
o Make a list of the things that will make you
happy and explain why.

GROUP 2: (COMPARING)
o Make a comparison of the things that
are essential in your life and the things
that you think will make you happy
using a Venn Diagram.

Similarities
Things that are essential to me Things that makes me happy
 GROUP 3: (A LIFE WITHOUT…)
o If you are to choose the things you will live without would
you choose to live a life without cellphone or a life
without a house? Justify your answer in one paragraph.

GROUP 4: (HOW MAY I HELP YOU?)

o Write a two stanza poem showing
how telephone r cellphone help you in
your daily life.

IV. GENERALIZATION
(The teacher will ask the following:)
1. What lesson can we extract from the poem?
2. Why is it important to use technology at all times?
3. How can you say that technology helps to stay connected with
everyone around us?

V. ASSESSMENT
(The teacher will administer the test right after the discussion.)

A. Directions: Tell whether the following statements are true or false

bases on the Life of Edward Field. Write T if the statement is true
and F if not.
1. Edward Field was born on June 17 1925.
2. He was born in Brooklyn, New York
3. During World War II he flew twenty-five missions over Europe
4. Field didn’t teach workshops at the Poetry Center of the YMHA.
5. He grew up on Long Island, where he played cello in the
Field Family Trio over radio station WGBB.

B. Directions: Complete the poem below by supplying the missing words.

The Telephone
By: Edward Field

My Happiness depends on an electric

And I do not mind giving it so much
credit With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from
friends By a tangle of subways and
buses Yes my is my joy
It tells me that I am in the word and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
it I was like a bear in a cave Drowsing
 through a winter
It rings and spring has come
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of

VI. ASSIGNMENT
(The teacher will announce the assignment before dismissing the class.)

Directions: In a short bond paper write an essay discussing

advantages and disadvantages of gadgets and appliances in our daily life.

Prepared by: Eureca R. Tampico