ST CLARE COLLEGE OF CALOOCAN

ZABARTE RD. CAMARIN, CALOOCAN CITY

DETAILED LESSON PLAN ABOUT EULOGIES OF ROACHES

MARCH 27, 2023

PREPARED BY:

JOSEL GERONIMO ELIODAR

SUBMITTED TO:

MR. AERON STEEVE SARMIENTO

I. OBJECTIVES

After the lesson the students will be able to achieve and develop the following:

a) identify the main idea or concept in poem entitled ‘’ A Eulogy of roaches’’;

b) discuss the poem by sharing reactions in the class; and

c) create an analysis about the poem being discussed.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

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 Topic: Eulogy of Roaches

 Reference: A Eulogy of Roaches by Bienvenido Lumbera (Poem) - Summary, Meaning, Analysis (archipelagofiles.com)

 Instructional Materials: Laptop, MS Word, PowerPoint presentation

III. PROCEDURE/LESSON PROPER

TEACHERS ACTIVITY STUDENTS ACTUVITY

I. Preliminary Activity

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask for your guidance and
A. Pre-Assessment Activity wisdom as we begin this class. We ask for your help in understanding the

material and retaining the knowledge we will learn. We ask for your
1. Prayer protection as we engage in discussions and activities. Please bless our

teachers with the strength and patience they need to lead this class. We

“Before we start may I ask Mr. Elizalde to lead a prayer?” trust in your provision and love, and we pray all these things in Jesus’

name, Amen.”

“Yes ma'am”
2. Greetings

“Good morning class. You may now take your seats”

‘’Yes ma'am”

3. Checking of attendance.

(Students listen attentively )

“Is everybody’s present?”

B. Motivation

“Before we proceed to our lesson, lets first have a game called GUESS THE GIBBERISH WORD I know you

are familiar to the game right?.”

“There will be words that are in gibberish.To know the answer think of a word that has exactly the same

sound as the words provided.”

(Students will answer)
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“Anyone who can guess what is the correct word behind the gibberish word?”

“ Okay very good Anna.”

“How about the others?’’

“Now let’s proceed to our topic.”

C. Lesson Proper

"Our topic for today is about the Eulogy of roaches by Bienvenido Lumbera.”

(Student will raise their hands)

“Blessed are the cockroaches.

In this country they are

the citizens who last.

They need no police

to promulgate their peace

because they tolerate

each other's smell or greed.

For me ma’am the first stanza is referring to us, the citizens of this country

who’s experiencing the unfair treatment in our society”

YOU’VE PROBABLY HAVEN’T HEARD OF THEM

 Cockroaches can eat just about anything, and can survive without food for long periods of time.

 Cockroaches have walked the earth for hundreds of millions of years.

 Cockroaches get their vitamins from bacteria that live in their bodies.

 Cockroaches can live for weeks without their heads

 Cockroaches can survive high levels of radiation exposure.

“This poem has seven stanzas, who wants to read the first stanza and give their insight about it”

“Yes, Coreen”

“Very good Coreen, the first stanza is a direct indictment of the greed and corruption that is rampant in

Philippine society, Mr. Lumbera isdirecting his ammunition here toward the greedy and corrupt
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IV. EVALUATION

QUIZ

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. YOUR ANSWER MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 SENTENCES PER EACH QUESTIONS.

1. Analyze stanzas 1-5. Get the words/phrases that suggest tension or

conflict. Explain your reason/s.

2. Analyze stanzas 6-8. Discuss the details that the poem presents.
3. Explain the bigger issue that the details of the poem want to convey.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Instruction: Create an analysis about the poem discussed and how you feel for the less fortunate ones. Write it in a piece of paper.

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