A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 9

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
a. Determine the message of the song.
b. Act out a scene based from the song.
c. Show participation in the class.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : Trusting Oneself
Materials : Handouts

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preparation
1. Prayer

2. Greetings
Good morning class. Good morning Ma’am.

Are you ready for our lesson today? Yes, Ma’am.

3. Attendance
Group leaders, kindly check the
attendance of your groupmates. (Group leaders check the attendance.)

Is everybody present? Yes, Ma’am.

Very good.

S1: Lend your ears to the teacher.

4. Setting of Classroom Standards S2: Keep quiet.
What would you do if the teacher is S3: Listen attentively.
in front? S4: Raise your right hand if you want to answer.
S5: Respect the ideas of your classmates.
 Good job class. So I’m expecting that
you will follow all those standards Yes, Ma’am.
you have just given. Are we clear?

B. Pre- listening
1. Motivation
Now, we will now proceed with our
first activity. But before that, what
would you do if we will be having our S1: Participate in the class.
activity? S2: Follow directions or instructions.
S3: Lend your ears to the teacher.

Very good. Follow those standards so

we will have a smooth-sailing activity. Yes, Ma’am.
Is that clear?

What you are going to do is close

your eyes. I will be playing a song and
I want you to reflect on the
memories you have when you have
problems. I will also ask questions
that would help you remember your Yes, Ma’am.
memories. Please do answer those
questions in your mind. Are you
ready?

So I will now play the song.

a. Have you experienced having

problems or encountered things
which you think you can’t do it?
b. How did you face them?
c. Did you think that someone can
help you with that? Or the only
one who can help you is
yourself?
d. Have you overcome those? If yes,
how?
e. After that incident, did you think
that it would be nice to trust
yourself? Why? Why not?

Now, open your eyes.

2. Presentation
 Now I will be asking you again
the questions I’d asked you on
our first activity. I will be calling Yes, Ma’am.
you randomly. Are we clear?

a. Have you experienced having

problems or encountered things
which you think you can’t do it?
b. How did you face them?
c. Did you think that someone can
help you with that? Or the only
one who can help you is
yourself?
d. Have you overcome those? If yes,
how?
e. After that incident, did you think
that it would be better to trust
yourself? Why? Why not?
a. Yes.
b. I faced them in a way that I have to trust
myself in order or solved them.
c. I decided to help and trust myself.
d. Yes, I trusted myself that I can overcome
those challenges.
e. Yes, because we won’t know how our life
would go so trusting ourselves is the best
way to face challenges in life.

Okay, so based from the activity, what do Ma’am, our topic for this morning is all about
you think is our topic all about? trusting oneself.

Good job. Our topic is all about trusting

oneself. But before that, let’s read our
objectives first.

At the end of the lesson, students are
expected to:
a. Determine the message of the song.
b. Act out a scene based from the song.
c. Show participation in the class.
At the end of the lesson, students are expected
to:
a. Determine the message of the song.
b. Act out a scene based from the song.
c. Show participation in the class.

Those are the sets of objectives that we Yes, Ma’am.

are going to achieve as we go on with our
lesson. Are we clear?

C. While Listening
1. Setting of Standards
I will be playing a song entitled “The
Voice Within” by Christina Aguilera. S1: Take down notes.
But before that, what would you do if S2: Listen attentively.
you are listening to a song? S3: Do not disturb your classmates.
 You are all right. So I want you to do
that while listening to the song for I Yes, Ma’am.
will be asking sets of questions later.
Are we clear?

2. Listening Proper (Students listen.)

I will be now playing the song.
(Teacher plays the song.)

D. Post Listening
1. Intellectual Questions
To test if you really understand the
message of the song, I will be asking Yes, Ma’am.
you questions regarding it. Are we
clear?
Yes, Ma’am.
Are you familiar with the game
“Newspaper Dance”?

But in my version this game, I am

going to divide the class into 4
groups. What you are going to do is
you will dance as the music plays,
and if it stops, try to put yourself or
fit in yourself through stepping on
the newspaper. Each question is
worth 5 points. So whoever fails to fit
onto the newspaper will be the one Yes, Ma’am.
to answer the question. Are we
clear?

a. What is the title of the song?
b. Who is the singer singing to?
c. What does the lines “…when
there’s no one else, look inside
yourself. Like your oldest friend,
just trust the voice within”
mean?
d. How did the lines “then you’ll
find the strength that will guide
your way” moved you? Do you
have any past experiences that
can you relate to these lines, that
you need to be strong in order
for you to survive? Give at least
a. The title of the song is “The Voice
Within”.
b. The singer is singing to a young girl,
which represents herself.
c. It means that when no one’s around. Rely
on yourself because you are the only one
who can help you.
d. Those lines moved me in a way that
sometimes we need to take our strength
in ourselves just like in making the best
out of us. We need to be strong enough
to survive.
 one.
e. Explain the line “…you will never
change if you just run away…”.
f. According to the song, why is it
hard for someone to stand when
he is so afraid? Explain your
answer.
g. What does the lines “Life is a
journey – it can you anywhere
you choose to go. As long as
you’re learning, you’ll find out
you ever need to know…” mean?
How can you relate it with your
everyday life as a student, as a
member of your family and as a
person living in your community?
h. Based from all the questions, give
the message of the song.
Good job. You really understand the song. Go
back to your seats. Did you have fun?
2. Aesthetic Questions
We will answer series of questions
again. Rich, give me an odd number
from 1 to 9.
The student who will get the number
being given by your classmate will
stand up and answer my question.
Are we clear?
a. What did you feel while listening
to the song? Why did you feel
that?
b. What part of the song strikes you
the most? Why?
c. Did you ever experience
something that relates to the
song? How did it affect you?
d. Does the title of the song fit the
e. It means that, nothing will happen if you
will always avoid problems and
challenges.
f. It is hard to stand on your own when
you’re so afraid because you will never
know what will happen in the end.
g. Life can take you anywhere, sometimes
you are at the top, sometimes, you are at
the bottom. But still you learn something
from it.
h. Based form all the questions, the
message of the song goes like this: Trust
your own instinct, no matter what people
might say about you, no matter what
criticism or negativity might come your
way, just trust yourself always and just be
who you are.
Yes, Ma’am.
Rich: 9, Ma’am.
Yes, Ma’am.
a. I feel determined. Even on tough
challenges, we can still survive if we will
just trust ourselves.
b. The bridge of the song. It tells that life
can take you anywhere you go, and it’s
up to you if you will survive or surrender.
c. Yes. It feels like you are going down and
no one can help except yourself.
 song itself? In what manner? d. Yes, it talks about your inner self as it was
stated in the lyrics of the song.
Good job!

E. Application
For our next activity, I will regroup the
class into 3 groups. Count off. 1…2…3…1…2…3…

What you are going to do is perform a

role play that relates to a song . I am
going to give you 2 minutes to discuss it
with your group. Are we clear? Yes, Ma’am.

You will be graded according to the

criteria given:

Relevance – 2 points
Creativity – 3 points
Performance – 5 points
TOTAL – 10 points

Time is up. Present your work.

(Each group present their task.)
F. Generalization
What have you learned from our lesson?
Ma’am, I learned that we need to trust our own
instinct, no matter what people might say about
you, no matter what criticism or negativity might
come your way, just trust yourself always and
Very good. just be who you are.

IV. Evaluation
Listen to the song “I Turn to You” by Christina Aguilera and determine its meaning.

V. Assignment:
Interview people about their greatest achievement in life. Ask them how trust affect them in
achieving it. Share it to the class tomorrow.