He, who has hope,

has everything.
Dying for someone
is the greatest
sacrifice.
What is sacrifice?
What is the
greatest sacrifice
you have made?
The Last Leaf
by O’ Henry
THE AUTHOR
O’ Henry as his
pen name is
William Sydney
Porter. He is
noted for writing
stories with
surprise ending.
THE AUTHOR

Born 0n
September 11,
1862 and died on
1910.
Let’s watch a video animation
of “The Last Leaf”
What can you say about
the video?
Let us identify SOME
story elements
CHARACTER
S

SETTING PLOT
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What was Johnsy’s illness?

2. What was the cause of her sickness?

3. What do you think made Johnsy consider

that her possible death would be
simultaneous with the last leaf to fall?

4. What helped Johnsy recover from her

illness? Do you think it is psychological in
nature? Why?
 GROUP ACTIVITY
1. Group yourselves into 4.
2. There will be 4 questions. Group 1 will
answer question number 1, Group 2 for
question number 2 and so on.
3. Collaborate on your answer to each
question.
4. Choose a leader who will present the
answer of the group.
 QUESTIONS
1. What do trees symbolize?

2. What’s the relationship between the

last leaf and Johnsy?

3.Do you think the last leaf is Behrman’s

masterpiece? Why?

4. In real life situation, how do you

handle the autumn season of your
respective lives?
 INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
1. Enumerate 5 common challenges
that you encountered in your life as
a student.
2. Rank them in order of difficulty
where Rank 1 is the most
challenging and 5 is the least
challenging.
3. Share your answer to the class.
 FINAL TASK/EVALUATION
Compare & Contrast THE VINE and
JOHNSY using Venn Diagram
 AGREEMENT
Create an impressive photo essay expressing
your love for Mother Earth.
Prepared by:
CAROLYN P.
CALICDAN