Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI Western Visayas
Division of Capiz
Feliciano Yusay Consing National High School
President Roxas, Capiz

A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 10

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are able to:
a. define Structuralist/Formalist Approach;
b. create a layout of a critique paper of a selection using the
Structuralist/Formalist Approach;
c. realize the value of loyalty and faithfulness
II. Subject Matter
i. Topic
 Structuralist/Formalist Approach
ii. Reference
 English 10 Quarter 3 – Module 4
iii. Materials
 Laptop
 TV
 Wallchart
 Hard copies of reading materials
 Board chalk
iv. Process Skills
 Reading, Analyzing, Writing
v. Value Focus
 Develop understanding and enhance appreciation for reading and
writing
 Realize the value of loyalty and faithfulness
III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activity

Activity Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

1. Greetings “Good morning class!” “Good morning
Ma’am!”
2. Prayer “Let us start our discussion for (one student will lead
today with a prayer. Who can the prayer)
lead the prayer?”

“You may now take your seat.”

3. Attendance “Before we proceed, let me
check your attendance first.
Please say “Present” as I call
your name.”
4. Review “Now, let us first have a review
of our previous lesson. Who can
(students will say
present as their name is
called)
“Last meeting Ma’am
we discussed
 tell me what we discussed last Composing an
meeting?” Independent Critique of
a Chosen Selection”

“What does composing an “An important thing to

independent critique of a chosen remember is that a
selection mean? critique is not an
exercise in finding fault
with the text, or simply
reviewing it according
to preference or taste. A
critique is more in line
with an evaluative
analysis, where the text
is examined closely and
its strengths and
weaknesses are
appraised.”

“Very good! Based on our “A Critique Paper is

discussion how many parts does composed of four parts
a Critique Paper have?” Ma’am which are the
introduction, summary
of the work, critical
evaluation, and
conclusion.”
“Very good class. I can say that
you have learned something
from our previous discussion.”
5. Motivation “To give you an idea of what we
are discussing today I have here
a picture.”

_t__c_u_e
(students will answer)
“What does the picture mean?”
6. Unlocking “Before we proceed, let us first
of have an activity which is called
Difficulties “Guess the Gibberish”

Directions: Guided by the

definition, guess the gibberish to
form the correct word and use it
in a sentence.
 1. struck you’re a list – a 1. Structuralist
method of interpreting
and analyzing such
things as language,
literature, and society,
which focuses on
contrasting ideas or
elements of structure and
attempts to show how
they relate to the whole
structure.
2. Formalist
2. form a list – refers to
critical approaches that
analyze, interpret, or
evaluate the inherent
features of a text. These
features include not only
grammar and syntax but
also literary devices such
as meter and tropes.

B. Lesson Proper

Activity Teacher’s Activity Student’s

Activity
1. Presentation “Who among you here is familiar (students will
with Structuralist and Formalist answer)
Approach?”

“Based on your own understanding (students will

and from our activity, what do you answer)
think is Structuralist and Formalist
Approach?”

“Thank you for sharing. Here is the (students are

definition of Structuralist and listening)
Formalist Approach in Literature.”

Being a critical reader or consumer

of literature and other art means
being able to apply certain
standards in evaluating a work.
Different schools of thought have
different standards, as they hold
different perspectives about what
carries meaning and value in a
work.
 Structuralist/Formalist

The Structuralist school of thought

stems from linguistic theories of
structure, which posit that there is
an underlying structure that
organizes language and the way
language expresses our thoughts.
This belief extends into a
philosophy that holds that there is a
structure to everything, seeing an
organizing code in music,
economy, and even social life.
Thus, a structuralist reading of a
story will pay attention to the
underlying elements that the text
has in common with similar texts.

Structuralists believe that there is a

deep structure that is universal to
all members of a particular genre:
structural elements that are seen in
all poems, all short stories, and so
on. For example, a structuralist
may hold that all novels are
expected to have a plot, characters,
a setting, a core conflict, and etc.

There are different structuralist

approaches in literary analysis. For
example, Northrop Frye
contributed the use of four mythoi
to identify and categorize structures
used in Western Literature. Among
these structures are the archetypal
mythic or narrative structures:
comedy, tragedy, romance, and
satire; and the genres, such as
prose, lyric poetry, drama, and so
on. As one might expect, these look
not just at the features of the work
itself (for example, a five-act
Shakespearean comedy) but at the
way that work fits its genre by
virtue of the patterns and structures
the work is organized by.
 Formalism, for its part, is another
classical school of criticism that
examines a work's intrinsic
features. Unlike approaches that
would follow, Formalism, as its
name suggests, focuses on the form
of the work, assuming that the text
itself contains the keys to
understanding the text.

Formalism appears to follow from

classical principles of literary
design, including Plato and
Aristotle's notion of organic unity.
This principle refers to the internal
consistency with which a text's
theme is developed alongside its
dramatic structure. A narrative or
drama and plot arc that has proper
organic unity would have its scenes
closely connected and commonly
developing from the core theme.
All of the interdependent parts of
the text would also work in
harmony with the theme, meaning
each character, each line of
dialogue, and each setting detail,
flows from that central hub.

“Do you now understand what the

Structuralist/Formalist Approach “Yes Ma’am”
is?”

“Very good!”

2. Preview of “To fully understand the

Comprehensio Structuralist/Formalist Approach, I
n Question will give you a selection that you
will read, but before that, let us first
have these guide questions that you
will answer once you are done
reading.”

1. What is the selection all

about?
2. Who are the characters in
the selection?
3. What lesson can be derived
 from the selection?
3. Silent Reading “Get one and pass. I will give you
three minutes to read and your time
starts now. Remember to read and
understand”

Dead Star Summary

by Paz Marquez Benitez
The short story Dead Stars revolves
around a man, Alfred Salazar, and
his affairs. Alfred Salazar believes
in true love and optimism to
discover ecstasy in its stir.
Esperanza is the first woman he
falls in love with.

The families of both of them are

acquainted with each other and
hence they start a loving
relationship. Both get engaged after
three years of their relationship.
Alfredo is a lawyer who has strong
desires and wants warmth and
compassion, however, Esperanza is
an impassionate woman having
strong will and principles.
Alfredo’s love for her soon fades
away when he meets Julia. Julia,
now, becomes a new object of his
desire.

Julia Salas is sister in law of the

Judge, who is a friend of Alfredo’s
father. Julia is an optimistic and
enthusiastic person having her own
dreams and desires.

When Alfredo comes across her, he

is strongly attracted to her. On his
visit to her with his father, he
engages himself in conversation
with her and is attracted to her
charm. Even he is so passionate
that he doesn’t disclose his
engagement to Esperanza.

So as to avoid the discovery of his

fiancée, he keeps secrets from
Esperanza too. His eyes are
doomed when he learns about
Julia’s return to his native town.
With the fear of losing her, Alfredo
decides to declare his true feeling
 for Julia.

When the Church’s function ends,

Alfredo goes to meet her, though
his fiancé is waiting for him. When
he reaches there, he learns that
Julia has already known about his
engagement to Esperanza. She
wishes him for his marriage and
leaves him.

On his return home, he gets a

double blow. He finds Esperanza
talking to her friend about loyalty
and faithfulness. Alfredo senses a
desire to communicate. He supports
the reason for craving and choice
over dishonesty.

Esperanza soon confesses that she

knew about his affair with Julia. In
pursuit of his lust and heart’s
content, she encourages him to
cancel the wedding. However, the
wedding goes ahead as scheduled
and Alfred surrenders to reason.

Near Julia’s native town, Alfred,

after eight years, is sent to some
work duty. On his visit, he feels
nostalgic and cannot resist his lust
for Julia and soon finds an excuse
to meet her.

Julia is still single that forces

Alfred to dream about starting a
new life with her; however, he soon
realizes that everything is not the
same as it were before. Moreover,
Julia has also changed lost
something.
4. Discussion “Time is up, now let us now (possible answer)
answer the guide questions I
presented a while ago.”

1. What is the selection all 1. The

about? selection
is all
about a
man who
fell in
love with
another
 woman
despite
being
engaged
already.

2. Who are the characters in 2. The

the selection? characters
in the
selection
are
Alfredo
Salazar,
Esperanza
, and Julia
Salas.
3. What lesson can be derived 3. The lesson
from the selection? that can
be derived
from the
selection
is the
importanc
e of being
honest and
faithful to
your
partner.
“Now I have here an example of a
Critique Analysis or Critique
Writing of the short story Dead
Star using the
Structuralist/Formalist Approach.
 5. Application Directions: In a group of three,
create a layout of a critique paper
of the summary of the short story
“The Story of an Hour” using the
Structuralist and Formalist
Approach.
Criteria:

Content ---------------------- 25%

Structure/Organization ---- 25%
Total ------------------------- 50%
6. Generalization “Before we end, let us first have a Structuralists
recap of the topic we’ve discussed believe that there
today. What is the is a deep structure
structuralist/formalist approach?” that is universal
to all members of
a particular genre:
structural
elements that are
seen in all poems,
all short stories,
and so on. On the
other hand,
Formalism, for its
part, is another
classical school
of criticism that
examines a
work's intrinsic
features. Unlike
approaches that
would follow,
Formalism, as its
name suggests,
focuses on the
form of the work,
assuming that the
text itself
contains the keys
to understanding
the text.
“Informative
Essay is fact
based Ma’am.”

“If you were Alfredo Salazar, (answer may

would you do the same thing?” vary)
 “How can you apply what you have
learned today in a real-life (answer may
situation?” vary)

IV. Evaluation
Directions: Answer the question. (20 points)
1. Define the structuralist/formalist approach and explain how this approach help
in creating a quality critique paper?
V. Assignment
Directions: Have an advance study about Moralist Approach.

Prepared by:
KIMBERLY L. DEITA
Student Teacher

Checked by:
MA. SARAH C. BAES
Cooperating Teacher