Name of Teacher Limuel C.

Agustin Course: BSECED III- Eng

Learning Area: ENGL 116 – Survey in American and English Literature
Semester: 2nd Semester Date: June 5, 2022
Competency:
Content Standard: The student demonstrates comprehension of the literary piece's fundamental message
or moral, as well as how it is presented through crucial aspects in the text.
Performance Standard: The student played an active part in reenacting specific episodes from the novel
and defines unfamiliar vocabulary in the literary text.

Lesson No.: 6 Duration and Time: 60 minutes

Key Understanding to be developed
Learning Objectives: Knowledge determine the main theme of The Death of a
Salesman,
Skills
compose a play review about The Death of a
Salesman,
Attitudes Draw connections with real-life experiences from the
play through class sharing.
Resources Needed •
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/death-of-a-salesman/about
-death-of-a-salesman
• http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/PlayReview.html
Elements of the Plan Methodology
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preliminaries "Good morning class, how are you today?" " Good morning Sir,
we're good"
"That's good to hear. So, can I count on an
“Yes, Sir.”
outpouring of vigor and active participation from
you?

"Let us seek the direction of almighty God and Yes, Sir…" (Student will
enlighten our minds to fully comprehend the lesson volunteer to lead the prayer)
this morning before we begin the lesson. Would
you like to take the lead in the prayer?"

“I'd like to ask everyone to please organize your (Students will arrange their
chairs neatly and remove any trash from the area.” chairs and will pick up the
trashes.)

“Everyone, I believe, is present. I'm pleased that

everyone realizes the importance of attending Class
on a daily.”
B. ELICIT (Review) “Let's take a brief look back at the subjects we
discussed in our last meeting before we get started
on today's discussion. So, from our last meeting,
we discussed A Psalm of life by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. So, what does the poet say about life
in the poem A Psalm of Life?”
“(A volunteer answer)
According to the poet,
happiness or grief, are not the
planned end or method of
life. Our life should not be
defined solely by joy or
sorrow. Rather, our goal in
life should be to act sensibly
every day in order to build a
 better future.”

“A Psalm of Life” is made up

“Very good. What is the style of the poem A Psalm of nine quatrains (four-line
of Life?” stanzas) rhyming abab
(which means the final word
in the first and third lines
rhyme, as do those in the
second and fourth).”

“Yes, Sir”
C. ENGAGE – 5mins “Class, I will let you try to hold your breath as long “Sir, ”
(Motivation and as you can.
Presentation of the
Lesson
What did you feel while holding your breath?

Responses may vary

“Today, we are going to watch a short video clip
about the story of “The death of a Salesman”. It
happened a long time ago.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ixOkgaYSDo

"That's right, at this point, we'll learn about The

Death of the Salesman, one of Arthur Miller’s
most famous works, which made a significant
contribution to American literature.”
You, guys ready?”

Class our topic for today is about the story of

death of a Salesman

Are you familiar of the story or did you hear about

it already?

-How will I make the Okay! But before knowing the story, let’s have our “No, Sir. We are not familiar
learners ready? words to learn for this day. with it.”
-How do I prepare the
learners for the new I need first 5 volunteers.
lesson?
(Motivation/Focusing/ So, here’s my instruction. I have here five
“Yes, Sir.”
Establishing Mind-set/ definitions of the words you have spelled earlier.
Setting the Mood/ Those five volunteers will match these definitions
Quieting/ Creating to the corresponding word.
Interest/Building So volunteers please come in front and start
Background Experience/ matching it.
Activating Prior
Knowledge/Apperceptio
n/Review/Drill
- How will I connect my
new lesson with the past
lesson?
 Salesman- a person who sells goods or
services in a particular area, store or by
telephone.
 Vital- extremely important
 Fluctuate- to shift back and forth
uncertainly
 Wit- the ability to think or reason.
 Hinted- an indirect or general suggestion
for how to do or solve something.

Thank you Allen, Girlie, Jerick, Jinro, Lotis

D. EXPLORE –15mins VOCABULARY— Find the ideal mate. Paste the (The students will do the
Contains: words that relate to the image in the left section. activity)
-Unlocking of
Requiem- a Mass for the repose of the souls of
Difficulties the dead
Docile- ready to accept control or instruction;
submissive
Asphyxiate- kill (someone) by depriving them of air.
Salesman- a person who sells goods or services in a
particular area, store or by telephone.
Vital- extremely important
Fluctuate- to shift back and forth uncertainly
Wit- the ability to think or reason.
Hinted- an indirect or general suggestion for how to do
or solve something.

Arthur Miller,
-author’s background
Born in New York City on October 17,
1915,Began as playwright at University of
Michigan, Pulitzer Prize winner for Death of A
Salesman, Double winner of New York Drama
Critics Circle Award

Willy Loman is a salesman living in New York

City in the late 1940's. He lives with his wife,
Linda, in the same house for the last twenty-five
- Discussion years. The house once sat apart from other homes,
now it is surrounded by apartment buildings, which
makes Willy feel closed in.
Willy is having trouble concentrating on driving
and often makes mistakes such as crossing the
white line, driving off the road, and running red
lights, while stopping for green lights. He has
begun to talk to himself more and more, which
causes concern for Linda. He, at the beginning of
the play, has come home from a business trip
because he has had trouble with his driving. He is
also concerned, because his sons are not
progressing in the business world the way he had
hoped they would. His son Happy does have a job
 and lives in his own apartment, but his son, Biff,
rambles from job to job, as a farmhand, never
making much money.

Willy has been demoted from a salary employee to

a commission employee at his job. This means he
makes less money to support himself and his wife.
This combined with the constant driving and
lackluster sales, causes Willy so much stress, and
that he begins to hallucinate. He thinks he is living
in an earlier time in his life. He speaks to people
who aren't there and he disturbs his friend,
Charley, who comes over to play cards with Willy.
During the game Willy thinks his dead brother,
Ben, is in the room with them. He is talking to Ben
and Charley at the same time, which causes
Charley and Willy to have a disagreement about
the card game. Charley leaves, but Willy is still
talking to Ben asking him how he made his
fortune. Ben had gone to Africa and worked in the
diamond mines, this is how he became rich.
Willy also needs Ben to tell him he is proud of
Willy and his sons. During this hallucination the
boys are teenagers and Biff is the sports star at his
school. Willy sees a very bright future for his son,
but in reality this does not come to pass. Willy is
not as proud of Happy, who does all he can to
garner some attention from his father. He is
constantly telling his dad about the weight he has
lost, but Willy instead of praising his son, tells him
more ways in which to lose weight.

Biff and Happy are surprised at the turn their father

has taken. Happy knew his father would often talk
to himself, but did not know he was so loud about
- strategies in reading it and how often it occurred. Biff, meanwhile had
and understanding the no idea his father was behaving in this manner.
Now their mother tells them the car accidents
text
Willy has been having, are in fact attempts at
suicide. The boys agree to try to stay closer to
home and start a business together.

Biff decides to ask his former boss for a loan to

help start the new business. At the beginning of act
two, Willy and Linda are full of hope for their
family's future. Willy is going to talk to his boss,
(Let the students grasp
Howard, and try to change his job from that of
the information of the traveling salesman to floor salesman in the store.
story) They are also hopeful about Biff and Happy's
future business venture. If Biff can receive the loan
from his former employer, than it will mean a
bright future for the boys. Biff at age 34, needs to
settle down and make a career for himself, he sees
that and so does his parents.
Willy tries to talk to Howard about the job change,
but Howard tells him he just doesn't have a
position open for him in the store. He needs Willy
to keep selling to the clients in the New England
 area. Willy becomes angry with Howard and starts
to yell at him. Howard after trying to calm Willy
down, eventually has to fire him.
Biff is left waiting in his former boss, Bill Oliver's
office for six hours and he only sees Bill, as he is
leaving for the day. It is clear that Bill either
doesn't remember Biff or doesn't want to speak to
him. Biff, after all, did steal some basketballs from
Bill's business. Biff in a pique of anger enters Bill's
office and steals his pen. As he is making his
escape from Bill's office he realizes he and Bill
never did have a real relationship and he has made
a mess of his life.

Biff and Happy have made plans to meet their

father in a restaurant to celebrate the anticipated
good news from the day. Instead, it is all bad news
and Willy is not willing to accept the truth from
Biff. The two boys meet some girls and leave
Willy alone in the restaurant, which causes Willy
to have another hallucination about a woman he
had used to cheat on Linda. At home, Linda is
furious with the boys for leaving their father
- What generalization/
behind at the restaurant. She tells them it would be
concept/ conclusion/ better if they left. and never returned, because they
abstraction should the causes so much stress for their father. Willy and
learners arrive at? Biff finally tell each other how they feel, which
makes Willy understand that his son loves him.
Willy decides the insurance money of twenty-five
thousand dollars would benefit his family. He talks
to Ben and decides to kill himself. Afterward,
Linda has a hard time dealing with Willy's death.
She cannot bring herself to cry, because she keeps
on waiting for him to return from another business
trip. She is sad, because finally the house is paid
for and now she does not have a husband to share
it with.
This play shows how false perceptions of ourselves
and others can bring about the ruin of a person. If a
life is based on a lie, then eventually the truth can
be too much to endure

Characters:
Willy Loman,
Linda Loman,
Happy Loman,
Biff Loman,
Charley,
Ben Loman
Themes

1. Willy has built his life on the premise

that with hard work, charisma,
and some good luck, he can achieve success
—but his dream unravels.

2. Willy's lack of honesty is fueled by his

need to manipulate the truth to his own
 advantage.

3. Just as Willy's father abandoned him,

Willy betrays his own family
in various forms: absence, an affair,
and his final, self-deluded sacrifice.

1. What were the events that happened?

2. Where did they happen?
3. Who were involved in the events?
4. What did they say or think?

E. EXPLAIN – 10 mins 1. Why are dreams important in life? What are

“TELL ME WHAT your dreams or goals?
YOU THINK” 2. Is there such thing as the American Dream (The students answer the
or is it a myth? comprehension question)

3. What is the most important attribute in life?

F. Elaborate Create a short narrative and re-enact the events in
the second part of the story. The following
(Enrichment Activity questions may help you to write the narrative: ( The students are writing a
and Application) paragraph)
Students may work Now you know many things about Willy Loman.
independently during this Write a paragraph about him.
stage to demonstrate
learning. This is where What are the events that you can relate in the
students formalize and script?
apply their learning.
Why can you relate to it?
F. Evaluate (QUIZ) Identification: (2pts. each)
the teacher evaluates the

1. Willy Loman can best be described as: answer

2. Who tells the story?
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. What Lesson Can we learn from the story?
5. What is the time period of the story?

G. Extend “Next meeting I want you to narrate the events in

(Assignment) chronological event of the Death of a Salesman
story. You have to write a sequence of events.”

Do you have questions? “None Sir!”