A Detailed Lesson Plan in English IV

I.OBJECTIVE:
A. Paraphrase the poem.
B. Single out imagery and poetic devices used for unity of effect;
C. Discriminate positive and negative values;
D. Arrive at the meaning of words through context clues;
E. Sustain interest in learning new things; and
F. Perform actively the task given.
II.SUBJECT MATTER
The Road Not Taken by: Robert Frost
Reference: Functional English for Today Textbook pp. 252 -255Materials: Laptop, projector, chalk
and chalkboard
III. The LEARNING PROCEDURE
Teachers Activity Students Activity
A. Motivation
Good afternoon class! Good afternoon sir!
Have been in a situation wherein you are confused in making your decision? If so, how do handle
the situation? Yes sir, I handle it by making my decisions well.
Thats great! I have here two boxes, one is wrapped with colorful paper and another box
wrapped with a crumpled newspaper. I want you to choose one, and then cite your reason for
choosing the box. Sir, I picked the one wrapped
with colorful paper for the reason that I was impressed by the physical appearance of it.
Great idea! What about the other who decide on the other box?
Sir, I picked the box wrapped in a newspaper for the reason that
I believe there is something beautiful stuff inside in spite of having that
bad physical appearance. Very nice idea! Now, I am going to reveal to
you whats inside the boxes.
The box wrapped in a newspaper contains a silver bracelet while the other box has a green
pepper inside it. Now, who among you did the right decision of choosing the box with jewelry
inside?
Sir, I failed to choose the right box for the reason that I was hooked by the physical attributes of
the colorful box hoping that it will have nice stuff inside.
You are correct! Its not always important to depend on the outside appearance, for the reason
that it may only be a trick hooking my eyes. What about the other who use to pick the other box.
Did you made the right decision?
Yes sir, because physical appearance is not always important.
Thats brilliant! Knowing to decide right will never be easy mostly if youre confused of choosing
between two different things.
B. Lesson Presentation Pre-Reading Do you know this man in the picture?

Yes sir, he is Robert Frost. Very good!
What can you say about Robert Frost?
He is one of the great American writers who wrote variety of literary pieces.
You are correct! Can you give some of his works or writings?
.Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
. Asking for Roses
.The Bear
. The Black Cottage
.Acquainted with the Night
All of your examples are correct! I have here one of his marked literary piece.
Its a poem entitled: The Road Not Taken. I will be the first to read it and then you will follow
afterwards.
The first band third stanzas will be read by the boys while the second and fourth stanzas will be
chorally read by the girls. Class, listen carefully as I read the poem.

The Road Not Taken
By: Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.


Vocabulary Building Direction: Which phrase is closest in meaning to the italicized words?
1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.
A. differed in material construction
B. departed from a common point
C. came together
D. form a zigzag.
B. departed from a common point.
2. One road led to an ad regrowth
A. tall trees in the forest
B. grass and herbs in the meadow
C. low-growing plants and shrubs under trees
D. wide orchard

C. low growing plants and shrubs under trees.

3. In leaves no step had trodden black.
A. a foot lever
B. convey from one place to another
C. movement of a foot in walking
D. to step or walk on

C. movement of a foot in walking.
4. I shall be telling this with a sigh
A. being tired
B. thinking something good
C. deep audible breath
D. deep thinking
C. deep audible breath.
Now class, how many roads are mentioned in the poem?
There are two roads mentioned in the poem.
You are correct! What are those roads?
The two roads are the one traveled by many and the one less traveled by.
Very good! Which road did the traveler took? What is his reason for that?
The traveler took the road less traveled by because he wants to experience something different
afar from the rest who took the other path.
Thats great! If you were the traveler, are you going to take the same road or you are going to
take the road traveled by many? What makes you decide to take that road?
If I were the traveler, I will also travel the road less traveled for the reason that just like the man
in the poem I want to experience something different in my life.
Very nice idea! How about the others?
If I were the traveler I will take the path crossed by many for the reason that reaching my goal
using that road is going to be easy.
Thats brilliant! All of your decisions are correct because thats what your heart and mind
whispering you to do. And that you believe that once you decided there is no turning back and it
cannot be undone anymore.
What is your interpretation of the poem? Anyone from the class?
It is an expression of individualism.
Very nice idea!
Take note of this class. Individualism is the exercise of one's goals and desires. It is very true in
the Poem of Robert Frost because of the fact the traveler only do what he wanted to do without
minding other people surrounds him.
C. Language Focus Now, we are going to analyze the poem. To do this you need to learn a process
called paraphrasing and what is it all about.
Paraphrase is restatement of a text or passages, using other words .It is derived from
the Latin" paraphr asi s" from the Greek paraphr ase n, meaning "additional manner of
expression".
Example:
Read the following lines from theUniversal Prayer by: Alexander Pope and the paraphrase
below.
Teach me to feel anothers woe
To hide the fault I see
The mercy I to others show
That mercy show to me.


Paraphrase:
The author/speaker ask the Lord to help him sympathize with others and to forgive their faults
or shortcomings, so that God will also be merciful to him.
D. Enrichment Activity
Here are lines from Robert Frost Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep
How does the poet describe the woods?
The poet describes the woods as lovely, dark, and deep. Very good! How is he affected by the
woods? In the woods he feel sleepy but he has promises to keep.
Thats great! Why is he unable to do what he wished? For the reason that he needs to travel
miles of walk before going to sleep.
Very nice answer!
Now in a sheet of paper paraphrase the following lines.
Activity # 11.
1. I am master of my fate
I am captain of my soul
-William Earnest Henley
2. The wood are so lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
- Robert Frost
Activity # 2Class, count 1-4, and proceed to your respective groups. What youre going to do is
to paraphrase the poem, The Road Not Taken. Group 1 first stanza Group 2 second stanza
Group 3 third stanza Group 4 fourth stanza I will give you 10 minutes to paraphrase your
assigned stanzas and after the time expires the first group will read their work. Your work will be
written in Manila paper. Is that understood class? Yes sir. (The students will do the task.)


IV. EVALUATION
With the same group. You are now going to have a choral interpretation of the poem
The Road Not Taken. I will give you 15 minute to prepare and after it the first group will present
their work. Your performance will be graded based on the following rubric:
The poet describes the woods as lovely, dark, and deep. Very good! How is he affected by the
woods? In the woods he feel sleepy but he has promises to keep.
Thats great! Why is he unable to do what he wished? For the reason that he needs to travel
miles of walk before going to sleep. (The students will do the task.)
Choreography------------25%Unison--------------------25%Impact--------------------25%Interpretation---
---------25% Total------------100 %( The students will do the task.)
V. ASSIGNMENT
Search for a short poem and paraphrase it. Your work will be written in 1 whole sheet of
paper and will be submitted next meeting. Have an advance study about kinds of sentences and
conjunctions. Thats all for today, goodbye class! Goodbye sir, thank you sir, see you tomorrow.

Note: there is nothing to modified and reconstruct this lesson plan because it is already
detailed and exact as the parts of lesson plan.