A Demonstration Lesson in

English 9 using a Song and

Thinking Maps as Spin-Off
for Teaching Poetry

ADELLE C. SOLIABAN
Master Teacher II
 THE SEVEN
AGES OF MAN
William Shakespeare
Task 1. Life is a Journey
 Attach Seven Years MP4
Task 2. Anticipatory Writing
Activity

Where do you see yourself

in five years? 10 years? 15
years?
Task 3. The “Hook” and Activation Phase
Life of William Shakespeare
 THINKING MAP 1 ( Circle Map)
 The Life of William Shakespeare

How or where
did I learn
Everything I this?
know about
Shakespeare
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN
 THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN

All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;

And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.
Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin’d,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part.
The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound.

Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
everything.
Task 5. Unleash your Creativity!

What are the 7 STAGES

OF MAN?
Identify the SEVEN STAGES OF MAN

7 Stages
of Man
Task 6. Significant Human Experience
 1. What are the seven stages of man?
 2. What is compared to the” stage” in the first two lines? How are the
two related?
 3. What do babies do?
 4. What do school age children experience?
 5. What are the characteristics of lovers?
 6. What happens when we get old?
 7. Describe the sixth age? According to the speaker or “persona” in
the poem, what physical and mental changes take place as a man
reaches the sixth and seven ages?
 8. Do you agree with the persona’s description of old age? Why?
 9. In the last line of the poem, the word SANS is repeated. What do
you think is the purpose of repeating it four times?
Task 7. Repetition for Emphasis
 Repetition is a central part of poetry that
adds to the enjoyment of a poem. Words,
phrases or lines are repeated to serve a
purpose. Poets often make sure their words
stay in the reader’s mind.

 Does it help in the understanding of this

poem’s meaning?

 Find other examples of REPETITION in

the poem.
 TASK 8. THINKING MAP 4
CITING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
 Cite evidence from the text that supports
the various ages of man in the monologue.
Indicate the lines from the poem
1ST STAGE - INFANT

2ND STAGE – SCHOOL BOY

 3RD STAGE- LOVER

6TH STAGE- PANTALOON

4th STAGE- SOLDIERS

5TH STAGE- JUSTICE 7TH STAGE- SECOND CHILDISHNESS

 Task 9. Differentated Activities
Group 1. Act Out
 Demonstrate an understanding of Shakespeare’s text by
forming a tableau that depicts scenes from the poem

Group 2. Fan Letter to a Role Model

• Choose an inspirational person and write a fan letter to him/her.
• Explain in your letter why you admire this person and why you
consider him/her as your role model. Also mention how he/she helps you and
why you want the object.
• Read your letter to your classmates.
 EVALUATION
1.Thespeaker in the poem dramatic monologue, The Seven Ages of Man, states that
people are only:

 A. actors in a play B. human beings

 C. soldiers D. foolish human beings

The speaker in the poem compares the ages with

2.
 A. A change of scenery B. Stage directions
 C. An actor’s lines D. A play’s acts

3. Which age comes after the soldier’s age?

 A. infant B. school boy
 C. lover D. justice

4. According to the poem, a person in the last age is

 A. shrunken B. childlike
 C. brave D. wise

5. The speaker in the poem holds the opinion that

 A. All people are foolish and make many mistakes
 B. Will see the seven ages of man
 C. Are like actors playing roles
 D. Are quick to quarrel
ASSIGNMENT
FINAL TASK Task 10. JOURNAL ACTIVITY

Paste seven photos in your journal

notebook that will describe your seven
stages in life. Use your old photos for
infant and school boy stages, your
present photo for lover stage and cut
photos or edit your photos for the other
later or other stages in life as mentioned
in the poem