Demonstration Lesson Plan in English 7

Lagro High School

February 23, 2017

I. Objectives
A. Focus Skill
Recognize the importance of education, hard work, dedication and
perseverance for the betterment of one’s life.
B. Support Skills
1. Determine the meaning of the words through contextual clues.
2. Organize events in correct logical order.
3. Summarize ideas through treasure hunt.
4. Relate the values implied in the reading passage

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: The Happiest Boy in the World by N.V.M. Gonzales
B. Reference: English Time 4th Quarter pp. 27-29
C. Materials: Multi-sensory materials

III. Strategies

A. Pre-reading activity

1. Motivation

a. Thought bubbles
The students will write the things that will make them happy
in the bubble thoughts.

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 b. The students will watch a documentary film from the
Reporter’s Notebook by Howie Severino

c. Motive Questions:
a. What problem is shown in the video clip?
b. How does it affect the children who want to pursue
their schooling?

2. Unlocking of difficulty
Word Search
Determine the meaning of the underlined words through
contextual clues and write them in the crossword puzzle.

ACROSS
1. Mang Julio’s penmanship was legible enough to be
understood by his son.
2. Julio fumbled the letter inside his pocket.
3. The green leaves shimmering in the morning sun, soon
concealed from the view.

DOWN
1. He was a very puny, he could not carry big loads.
2. His father found Jose sprawling beside the sacks of rice, his
hands and legs are relaxed.

Answers:
Across Down
1. easily read 1. small
2. felt 2. stretching
3. hidden

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B. Reading Proper
1. The teacher will present the title “The Happiest Boy in the World”
2. The teacher will group the class into two. They will arrange the events
in correct logical order. The first group to finish with correct answers
wins.

Group 1- Pictures of events

Group 2- Written Summary

Julio, who had come from Tablas to settle in Barok, was writing a
letter, of all people, KaPonso, his landlord, one warm June night. It was
about his son, Jose, who wanted to go to school in Mansalay that year.

Walking close behind the carabao, the father did not cross the stream
but only stood there by the bank. "Mind to look after the letter," he
called out from where he was. "Do you have it there, in your shirt
pocket?"
The boy fumbled in his pocket. When he had found the letter, he called
"No, Tatay, I won't lose it.

“And that letter,” he shouted, “Give it to KaPonso as soon as you reach

town. Then be good and do everything he asks you to do. Remember
everything. “From atop the carabao, Jose yelled “Yes tatay, yes, “and
rode away.
 Thinking of his father, Jose grew suddenly curious about the letter he
carried in his shirt pocket. He stopped his carabao under a shady tree
by the roadside.

A bird sang in a bush nearby. Jose could hear it as he read the letter,
jumping from word to word, for him the dialect was quite difficult. But
as the meaning of each sentence became clear to him, he experienced
a curious exultation. It was as though he were the happiest boy in the
world.

3. Comprehension Check

a. Describe Jose as a boy. What are his characteristics?

 b. Treasure Hunt
The students will find the pieces of colored paper under their table
and answer the following questions by pair.

a. Describe the economic conditions of Jose’s family.

b. Who are Julio and KaPonso? What is their relationship?
c. Why did Julio write to KaPonso?
d. Why was Jose the happiest boy in the world when he left home?
Would you feel the same way? Support your answer.
e. What will make you the happiest person in the world?
f. Do you think education can transformed the life of an individual? In
what way?

C. Post-reading Activity

 Differentiated Tasks: 5 groups

1. Now Showing
Suppose that Jose’s life was made into a movie, and you are
to let others know his story. Advertise the movie by creating
a movie poster promoting love for education.

Task Instruction:
 Brain Storm about the following:
a. Actors you would like to play their roles
b. Title of the movie
c. Date and place of the viewing or showing
d. Director, producer
e. Caption
 2. Summary Tree: Accomplish the tree below with the
information from the reading text.

Values of the story (at least 3)

What is the
theme of the
story?
Who are the
characters in
the story? Where is the setting
of the story?

Title

3. Acting Time
Having a formal education is very important. Show how you
are going to give importance in your education by means of
a skit.
Task Instruction:
a. Assign who would be the characters in your skit.
b. Choose a scene from the story that you would like to
present.
c. Skit must last for 3 minutes.
4. Compare and Contrast
As what you observed in the story of Jose’s life, compare
and contrast your present status in life.

Task Instruction:
a. In the small triangle, write the similarities of Jose’s life to
your present situation and illustrate it beside your
statement.
b. In the big triangle, write the differential of Jose’s life to
your present situation and illustrate it beside your
statement.

5. Serenade me
Nothing is more meaningful than message expressed by
means of music. Think of a song that is appropriate to the
text.
Task Instruction:
a. Decide which song you would like to present.
b. Be creative in presenting your song
c. Maximize your presentation for only 3 minutes.
Let the students evaluate other group as well. They will be given 5 hearts and they will
use it to rate the performance of the group that they are evaluating.

Group 1 – Group 5
Group 2 – Group 4
Group 3 – Group 1
Group 4 – Group 3
Group 5 – Group 2
They will be given 5 hearts if they love the performance of the group that they are
evaluating, 4 hearts if they like it, 3 hearts if they think that the performance is good, 2
hearts if they need more practice and 1 heart if they see that the group did their very
best but lacks a certain criteria in the activity. They’re going to post their rating on the
board.

I LOVE IT

I LIKE IT

GOOD JOB

NEED MORE PRACTICE

LACK SOMETHING

D. Valuing
Ask the students to complete of the following statement in connection
with the selection they read.
1. I learned that__________________________________
2. So I plan to____________________________________
3. I hope that_____________________________________
 E. Generalization
1. What did Julio do in order to send Jose back to school?
2. Do you think he needed to sacrifice something for Jose?
3. If you were Julio, would you let your son work for other people in order
to support his studies? Why or why not?

IV. Assignment
Assuming that you are Jose. Write a thank you letter to your father Julio
telling him your situation in KaPonso’s place.

Prepared by:

Shendy Mae L. Cambari

Student-teacher

Checked by:

Ariann De Guzman
CT, English Department

Josephine Estremera
MT I, Grade 7 Coordinator

Approved by:

Patrick Hernandez
Officer-in-charge, English Department