Republic of the Philippines

President Ramon Magsaysay State University

(Formerly Ramon Magsaysay Technological University)
San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines
College of Teacher Education
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DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE 4

I. Objectives
At the end of the 45 minutes lesson, the learners should be able to:
a. Recite the poem after the teacher;
b. Construct a one stanza poem based on their best experience in school; and
c. Realize the true meaning of the poem.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: English Literature
Sub Topic: Poetry
Materials: Chart, Handouts, Glass, Feather pen, Dictionary, Paper
References: Twinkl. (n.d.). Elements of poetry. *Teaching Wiki*.
[Link] Sir Paul Englishero. (2021, April 29).
BASIC ELEMENTS OF a POEM [Video]. YouTube.
[Link]

III. Instructional Procedure

Teachers Activity Learners Activity
A. Routinary Activity
1. Greetings
- Good morning children
- Good morning, sir Abiva
- Very Good

2. Recording of absent
- Okay, sit down and I will be recording your
attendance.

3. Picking trash
- Ok, I don’t like to start our class if there is a
paper, plastic or any trash in below of your
chair. So, please pick it up all the trash
before we start.
- Finish?
- Yes, sir
4. Checking of Assignment
- Last time, I give you an assignment, right?
- Yes, sir
- Ok, then can you pass it all into the front
and I will check it later.

- Ok, let’s start our class

B. Review
- I will be asking you a question then if you
want to answer, you just need to raise your
hand. Understood?
- Yes, sir
- Is there anyone here from the class know
what is the topic that we tackle yesterday?
- Short story, sir
- Very good, short story

- So, what is short story again class?

- A short story is a brief fictional prose
narrative that is shorter than a novel and that
usually deals with only a few characters, sir
- Okay, good, can anyone give me an
example?
- Dead star, the bread and salt, and
Midsummer, sir
- Very good, now that we finish reviewing
our topic last meeting, let’s go now to our
new topic, are you ready class?
- Yes, sir
- Okay

C. Motivation
- So, before we properly start our discussion,
lets have first a simple activity and this is
called The Mystery Box, inside the box are
things that will give us a clue about what is
our topic for today, and all you need to do is
to pick one object inside of the box and tell
your classmate what object is that,
understood class?
- Yes, sir
- Okay, then let’s start, I will play a music
then the box will circulate to the whole
class.

- Okay, Gherome, pick an object in the box

and tell us what is that object.
-

- This is a feather pen, sir

- Okay, very good, what do we usually do
with it?
- When we write something, sir
- Okay, good. Another object.

- Yes, Justine, pick an object

 -

- I pick a glass, sir

- Okay, very good. Why do we need to put a
glass?
- To see the word clearly
- Good, another

- Yes, Karl
-

- I pick a dictionary book, sir

- Very good. Why do we need a dictionary
book?
- To find the meaning of some words that we
didn’t know
- Excellent, okay for the last

- Yes, Jef
-

- I pick an old paper, sir

- Okay very good, what is it use for?
- We use it to write something
- Very good, if we want to write, we need all
of the objects that you present to us.

- So now, based on the objects or things that

you pick, do you have an idea what is our
topic for today?
- About literature, sir
- Yes, that is right, but what kind of
literature?
- Poetry, sir
- Bravo, that is correct, poetry is our topic for
today.

D. Presentation of the lesson

- Poetry is a part of literature just like our
topic yesterday the short story, now we will
learn what is poetry and we will try to read
some examples of poem, are you ready
class?
- Yes, sir
- That’s good, then let’s start.

- First thing first, what is poetry? Any idea

from the class?
- (Silence)
- None? You don’t have any idea about
poems or poetry?

- Okay
 - So, poetry is a literature that evokes a
concentrated imaginative awareness of
experience or a specific emotional response
through language chosen and arranged for
its meaning, sound, and rhythm.

- Also, Poetry is a type of literature that

expresses feelings, thoughts, and
experiences through words chosen and
arranged in an artistic way. it is an art
embodied in literature.

- It means that if we want to express our

emotion whether it is happy, sad, in love,
heartbroken, anger, and so on, we can show
it through this kind of literature which is the
poetry. Understand class?
- Yes, sir
- So, if you want to express your love to your
family, you can write a poem and give it to
them.

E. Development of the lesson

- Now class, do you want to read a poem?
- Yes sir
- Okay, I have prepared here a poem that we
can read but before that I will read it first
then you will just listen carefully and after
that all of us will read, Understood?
- Yes sir
- Here is the poem.

- A little seed

A little seed for me to sow

A little soil to make it grow
A little hole, a little pat,
A little wish, and that is that,
A little sun, a little shower
A little while
And then, a flower

- Okay, now we will read this poem, are you

ready?
- Yes sir
- Okay, in the count of 3

- 1,2,3
- Do you enjoy reading poem class?
- Yes sir
- Now I have some questions, what is the title
of the poem that we read earlier?
- A little seed, sir
- Very good, here is your token

- Next is, what does the seed in the poem

need for it to grow?
- A little soil, sir
- Very good, I can see that all of you are
really reading.

- Next question, Other than soil, what are the

other needs of the seed besides soil to grow?
- A little hole, sir
- Good, what else?
- A little pat
- Good, next
- A little wish
- Very good, another?
- A little sun and shower sir
- Excellent, is there more?
- A little while sir
- Very good, now after all of the needs of the
seeds that you mentioned, what is the
outcome of the seeds in the poem?
- A flower, sir

- Okay very good

- Now, I will teach you the 5 common
elements in poetry and those are Rhyme,
Stanza, Theme, Meter, and Lines.

- A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in

the final stressed syllables and any
following syllables of two or more words.

- Is there a rhyming in the poem that we read?

- Yes sir
- Give me the words.
- Sow and Grow sir
- Okay, very good

- Next is stanza, a division of a poem

consisting of two or more lines arranged
together as a unit.

- How many stanzas is in the poem?

- One stanza sir
- Very good

- Next is lines, A line is a subdivision of a

poem, specifically a group of words
 arranged into a row that ends for a reason
other than the right-hand margin.

- How many lines are there in the poem?

- 7 lines sir
- Good

- Next is meter, meter is the rhythmic

structure of a line of poetry, which is
determined by the number of syllables and
the pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables.

- In the first line, how many meter do we

have?
- (silence)
- Do you know how to count a meter or
syllables in poetry?
- No sir
- Okay, then I will teach you.

- Let’s use my name as an example.

Raymond, if we count my name by syllables
its counts 2 because Ray / Mond /

- Give me a name
- Karl Patrick
- Okay, if we count this, Karl / Pat / Rick /,
how many?
- 3 sir
- Very good, so now, how many meter are
there in first line of the poem?
- 8 sir
- Very good,

- For the last elements is theme, the lesson or

message of the poem. So, what is the lesson
of the poem that we discuss?
- The lesson of the poem is that every little
step is a big step in disguise.
- Very good
F. Generalization and Valuing
- Now that we are reaching the end of this
discussion, I have some questions for you
class about the poem.

- Are you still in their guys?

- Yes sir
- Hep hep
- Hooray
- Hooray
- Hep hep

- Okay, what is our topic for today?

- Poetry sir
- Earlier we read a poem, what is the title of
the poem?
- A little seed, sir

- Give one needs of the seed that is said in the

poem.
- A little soil and pat
- Very good

- Then what is the outcome of the seed?

- A flower sir

- Very good

- Now, what is the message of the poem that

we read earlier? What learning that we can
get out of the poem? Anyone?
- Sir, the poem reminds us that even small
beginnings, like a tiny seed, can blossom
into something beautiful with a little care,
time, and hope.
- Excellent, here is your token
- Is there another answer?
- Sir, the poem also emphasizes the
importance of patience, nurturing
environments, and setting intentions and the
power of small steps and the potential for
transformation that lies within each of us.
- Bravo, that is correct. We just only need a
little step towards our goals and dreams and
in no time, we can clearly see that we reach
that destination.

- Okay, that’s all for our discussion for

poetry. Now we will test if you truly
understand poetry.
 G. Application
- And for your activity you will going to
write a one stanza poem about your best
experience here in school. Use the elements
of poetry that I discuss earlier. You may use
1 whole sheet of paper.

- You have 10 minutes to do that.

- Finish class?
- Yes, sir
- Ok, then pass your paper forward and I will
check it.

IV. Evaluation
Direction: Draw the said flower in the story, you decide which flower you draw. Make it creative and
beautiful.
V. Assignment
Direction: Cut 5 pictures of your favorite animal and paste it on a bond paper.

Prepared by:
Abiva, Raymond Jr. F.

Submitted to:
Sir. Iulus Flores