SCHOOL MNHS GRADE LEVEL Grade 9

TEACHER Rodel D. Serrano LEARNING AREA English

TEACHING January 8, 2019
DATES AND QUARTER 3rd Quarter
TIME

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard The learner demonstrates understanding of how Anglo-American literature as a means of
connecting to the world through using ways of analyzing a one-act play and providing
feedback to a material listened to or viewed.
B. Performance Standard The learner transfers learning by composing a play synopsis and performing in a one-act
play with appropriate and creative use of dramatic conventions, multi-media resources,
and verbal and non-verbal strategies.
C. Learning Competencies/Objectives Analyze literature as means of valuing other people and their various circumstances in
life
II. CONTENT
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Material pages A journey through Anglo –American Literature, Pages 237-238
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Material from Learning
Resource (LR) Portal
B. Other Learning Resources Internet
https://www.enotes.com

IV. PROCEDURES Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Reviewing previous lesson or Class, who can name the picture posted Sir, it’s a cell phone.
presenting the new lesson. on the board?

Very good. It’s a cell phone. Sir.

Who among you here have a cell
phone?

How important to you the use of cell
phone and other technologies in your
daily life and to your schooling?
It helps us to communicate with other people
that are far from us.
It helps us to make every work convenient
and easy.

It helps us to discover new things.

Very good.
B. Establishing a purpose for the Today we will be discussing a short
lesson poem, entitled ‘’ The Telephone” by
Edward Field. Are we going to read it, sir?
Yes, but before that you are going to
unlock first some unfamiliar words that
are present in the text so you would
understand clearly the whole content of
the poem.
Are you now ready? Yes sir.
Great!
C. Presenting Examples/ instances of Now get your notebook.
the new lesson Answers:
Instruction: Match Column A to Column 1.F
B. Column A contains the underlined 2.E
words that appeared in the sentence. 3.D
Those underlined words are words that 4.C
are difficult to understand which are 5.B
also present to the poem we will be 6. A
talking about. Column B contains the 7. G
definition of each word. In a ¼ sheet of
paper, write only the letter after each
number. Work on this for 5 minutes
only.

Column A Column B
1. They had A. to become or
ample money for cause
the trip. (something) to
 become twisted
together.
- A
complicated or
confused state of
condition.
2. We will plant B. information
the seeds next about the
spring. behaviour and
personal life of
other people.
3. She was C. to sleep lightly
pursued by a or to almost be
shadowy figure. asleep.
4. Picnickers D. full of shade
drowsing in the or shadows
shade of an oak
tree.
5. He had been E. the season
spreading gossip between winter
about his co- and summer: the
workers. season when
plants and plants
begin to grow.
6. The finishing F. having or
lines tangle providing enough
easily. or more than
enough or what
is needed.

7. All household G. a machine

appliances are that is powered
now on sale. by electricity and
that is used in
people’s houses
to perform a
particular job.

Very good. Almost of you got the

correct answers. Yes sir.

Okay, we’re now done unlocking your

difficulties. So let’s now read and
analyse the poem. Here’s the copy,
provided with its guide questions and
definition of words you worked on a
while ago. We will analyse the poem
basing to the guide questions written in
your hand out. Are we clear?

D. Discussing new concepts and

practicing new skills #1 First Reading: Teacher

Okay, I will read first the poem, and

then you will read it with your
classmates after me. Understood? Yes sir.

Second Reading: Students

We’re now done reading it, so let’s

analyse it further.

Okay class, what’s the title of the story? The telephone

Obviously correct. How about the The author of the poem is Edward Field.
author?

Good.
Okay. After reading the text, who do Sir, the author himself is the main character of
you think is the main character of the the poem.
poem?
 Very good.
So, what’s the character doing in the Yes sir. The character is having a great time
poem? Is there any object present in using his appliance, which is the telephone.
the poem?

Can you tell me how the author or poet The poet himself explains how the telephone
describes the function of the poem in made him connected to others, how it
his life? provides pleasure and joy to him.

Very good.
His telephone gives him so much joy
and allows him to communicate with
others. The poem suggests how an
object gives enjoyment in one’s life.

But what does the author mean when Obviously, the telephone gives so much
we said ‘’ without it I was like a bear in a pleasure and happiness to the author himself
cave?’’ and without its presence he felt like he was a
bear hibernating for a long time.

Very good. I think the central theme of the poem is

Upon discussing it what do you think is
the central theme of the poem and
why?
happiness and self-identity because the
character/ author himself shows so much
happiness being with his telephone, how he
loved talking with others, hearing human
voices killing the moment of isolation.

E. Discussing new concepts and If you really understand the lesson,
practicing new skills #2
Very good!
So, what human values may be learned The poem teaches us how important human
from the poem? connection is. It teaches us that, although
people are far from us we have ways to be
with them maybe not in physical aspect of
communication but also we can do it in virtual
way that allows us to transmit love and
continuous good relationship with people.
Very good class. So are we clear now? Yes sir.
let’s have a group activity.
Count 1 to 5…

Instruction:
Each group will discuss the message
of the poem and each group will
discuss the given part of the poem
prompted by the guide questions.
Write your answer in a 1 whole
sheet of paper provided with list of
you group members. You have 15
minutes to finish your work.

Group 1 Gratitude

My happiness depends on an
electric appliance
And I do not mind giving it so much
credit
Guide question:
What is the predominant feeling of
the speaker in these lines? Why
does he feel that way?

Group 2 Obstacle

With life in this city being what it is

Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Guide question:
Why are friends disconnected?
 Group 3 Pleasure

Yes my telephone is my joy

It tells me that I am in the world
and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or
gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to
sparkle
Guide question:
How does the speaker justify his joy
of having a telephone?

Group 4 Spring

Without it I was like a bear in a cave

Drowsing through a shadowy
winter
It rings and spring has come
Guide questions:
a. To what does the speaker
compare man’s situation
before the advent of the
telephone?
b. What value do people give
to the telephone when he
has the access of it?
c. What literary device is used
here?
Group 5 Connection

I stretch and ample out into the

sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the
receiver
For the human voice and the good
news of friends
Guide question:
What does the speaker hunger for?
Is he capable of connecting to the
world? Explain.

F. Developing mastery (Leads to Let’s have a graded recitation.

Formative Assessment 3) (The teacher will address the questions
to the whole class)
1. What does the poet mean (the students will answer the questions orally)
when he said, ‘’ yes my phone
is my joy
It tells me what I am in the
world and wanted
2. What instances in the poem
that the poet describes that relate to
you as a phone user?
G. Finding practical applications of I have a question class.
concepts and skills in daily living In today’s advancement of technology,
what advantages/benefits do phone and
other gadgets can give humanity?
It makes our work easy and convenient.

It helps us to connect with people abroad.

Through the use of phones and other gadgets

people can find answers easily by browsing
the internet.
Very good. But things must be in
control. Yes, they are useful but we
 should use them in a right ways. Isn’t? Yes sir.

H. Making generalizations and What have you learned in today’s

abstractions about the lesson lesson? I learned how literature functions in one’s life.

I learned that literature like poetry can be a

vessel to know people and their
circumstances in life. Just like the poem we
discussed today, literature is not only a
product of mind or an expression but the
values that can give to us are the most
Very good. important part of it.

I. Evaluating learning Direction:

Give your insight about the poem
that we discussed today. Relate it
to you as a phone user and as a
citizen of Manito. Write your
answer in a ½ sheet of paper
(crosswise).

J. Additional activities for application or

remediation
K. Assignment Research and study what gerund is and list down at least 5 examples of it.
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.

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 use/discover which I
wish to share with other teachers?
Annex 1B to Deped Order No. 42, s. 2016