Manuel Luis Quezon High School

Daily Lesson Plan

Teacher: MARK LEGGIE F. RONTALE Grade Level: 10

March 18, 2024

Date: (Monday) Learning ENGLISH
Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in Area:
ENGLISH
SECTION TIME
Jacinto 12:30 – 1:30
Time: Quarter: Third
Bonifacio 2:30 – 3:30
Aquino 3:50-4:50
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature
and other text types serve as sources of wisdom in expressing and
resolving conflicts among individuals, groups and nature; also,
how to use evaluative reading, listening and viewing strategies,
special speeches for occasion, pronouns and structures of
modification.
B. Performance Standards The learner skillfully delivers a speech for a special occasion
through utilizing effective verbal and non-verbal strategies and ICT
resources.
C. Learning Objectives a. Identify formalist/structuralist literary approach.
b. Determine what the critic in a formalist approach analyzes;
and
c. Appreciate the importance of formalist/structuralist
approach through citing examples.
II. CONTENT
A. Module Self-Learning module Q3-W4
B. Lesson
LITERARY CRITICISM: FORMALIST/STRUCTURALIST
APPROACH
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Materials Materials
- English notebook
- ballpen
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials
from Learning Resource
(LR) portal
B. Other Learning Resources visual aids, powerpoint
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson or Preliminary Activities
presenting the new lesson 1. Prayer
2. Checking of Attendance
3. Classroom Management

B. Establishing a purpose for the The teacher will show pictures to the students for them think our
lesson lesson for today.

C. Presenting examples /
instances of the new lesson
F. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #1
Questions:
1. What comes in your mind when you saw these pictures?
2. What is your observation from the pictures?
3. What do you think is the connections of these pictures to our
topic for today?
Formalist/Structuralist Approach
 Etymology: The word ‘formalism’ derived from the word
‘form’ or structure. The ‘ism’ is a belief or an approach of
looking at things.
 It studies how the elements work together to form unity and
to give meaning to a text.
a. How do elements conspire or work together?
b. How does the conflict affect the characters’ actions?
c. What do the objects, events, images or actions symbolize?
 It examines a text exclusively as a self-contained object in
isolation from the world, biographical information about the
author, or the text’s effect on the reader.
 It does not concern the historical events outside of the
story, social, cultural, religious nor political ideas.
 It emphasizes the value of the text as an entity in itself.
FORMALISM
 Studies text as a text.
 Literature is unique form of knowledge that needs to be
examined on its own terms.
 A literary work can be understood only by reference to its
intrinsic.
 These elements include the Characters, Settings, Plot,
Point of View, Theme and Symbolism.
STRUCTURALISM
 Interpreting and analyzing a literary piece that focuses on
contrasting ideas and show how they relate to the whole
structure.
 In structuralism, a piece is open to interpretation. The text
is based on the reader’s understanding, which may involve
personal belief, environment, behavior or moral perception.
Formalist/Structuralist literary approach analyzes, character,
setting, tone, point of view, theme, imagery.
A formalist critic analyzes:
✓ how the work is structured or organized (formed)
✓ how it begins
✓ how it is advancing or transiting to the next line
✓ how it ends
✓ how the plot is built
✓ how each part of the work relates to the work as a whole
✓ how the narrator or speaker narrates the story
✓ what is the point of view of the narrator
✓ who are the major and minor characters
✓ how the characters are related to one another
✓ what are the actions of the characters
✓ what are the literary devices used
✓ how the literary devices function to create meaning
E. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #2
F. Developing mastery
(Leads to Formative Assessment 3)
1. CHARACTER
This is an element of the story that refers to the people.
2. SETTING
This is an element of the story that refers to place and time the
story happens.
3. PLOT
This is an element that narrates the sequence of the story.
4. THEME
This is an element of the story that refers to central idea.
5. CONFLICT
This is the struggle of the protagonist that he needs to face. This
gives the sense and highlight of the story.
The teacher will give seatwork to test the students’ understanding.
DIRECTIONS: Tell which literary approach is used in the
statement.
1. He has been involved in brawls when he was young.

G. Finding practical applications of
concepts and skills in daily living
H. Making Generalization and
abstractions about the lesson
I. Evaluating Learning
J. Additional activities for
application or remediation
V. REMARKS
VI REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned 80%
on the formative assessment
B. No. of learners who require
additional activities for remediation
Answer: Formalism
2. During the 1880’s, Merchants used to travel to distant places for
trade.
Answer: Formalism
3. The story tells about how God gives justice to the
Answer: Formalism
4. Justice is about harmony, revenge is making oneself feel better,
but for some people they are just the same.
Answer: Structuralism
5. Leggie’s 25 years of imprisonment is not wasted time of his life
because his faith made him a better person even in the worst
place on earth.
The teacher will ask the students takeaways from the lesson.
Question:
Why is form or structure important in literature?
"Form or structure in literature is what makes up the literature if it
messes up or is not executed properly the literature will not make
sense to the readers."
Structuralism analyses universal, underlying structures in a text.
Formalism analyses the genre, mode, form and discourse while
rejecting bibliographical, cultural, historical and social contexts.
Structuralism analyses a text's connection to other literary works
since it examines common underlying structures.
Directions: Read and answer the questions below. Write the letter
that corresponds to your answer.
1. What literary criticism approach analyzes the structure or
form of each individual part of a story and it focuses only on
the text itself?
A. Moralist Approach
B. Formalist Approach
C. Marxist Approach
2. Which of the following refers to the evaluation, analysis,
description, or interpretation of literary works?
A. Literary approach
B. Literary device
C. Literary criticism
3. Which of the following is TRUE about formalism?
A. It is concerned with the historical events outside of the story,
cultural, and religious beliefs.
B. It uses quick reading to get the main idea of the text and
compare it with other related works.
C. It analyzes the work as a whole, the form of each individual part
of the text from the individual scenes and chapters, elements, and
literary devices.
4. Which of these features of a text would a formalist critic be
most interested in?
A. Structure
B. Author
C. Reader
5. What is the most exciting part of a story?
A. Exposition
B. Climax
C. Resolution
Read and study the story of “The story of an hour” by Kate
Chopin (1894).
C. Did the remedial lessons work?
No. of learners who have caught up
with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to
require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies
worked well? Why did this work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter .
which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized
materials did I used / discover which
I wish to share with other teachers?

Prepared by: Checked by:

MARK LEGGIE F. RONTALE MARISSA E. CASTRO

Student Teacher Cooperating Teacher

OLIVIA Q. TIPAY
English Head Department