Lesson Plan in Teaching Literature

Grade 9
Date: 02-10-2017

I. LESSON OBJECTIVES

A. define elegy;
B. relate own experiences based on the given words and pictures;
C. compose an elegy poem.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Elegy
References: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/teach-poem
Materials: visual aids, laptop and speaker
III. PROCEDURES

A. Preliminary Activities
a. Prayer
b. Checking of attendance
c. Review of previous lesson

Motivation:

 Teacher presents the word and students explain it. (Example:

Death and Sadness)

B. Lesson Proper

a. Activity
 Group the students into 3 groups. Each group must have a picture
that shows death, sadness and broken-hearted. One member of a
group explains in front on what they notice about the picture.

Rubrics:
Content-30%
Preparedness-20%
Speaks Clearly-25%
Making Connections-25%

b. Analysis
 A brief discussion is facilitated by the teacher about elegy and
gives one example on it.
 Distribute the copy of the poem entitled, “Won’t You Celebrate with
Me”. The students should read the poem with feelings.

c. Abstraction
 Ask students on what they understand about Elegy.

1. What have you understand about elegy?

2. How do you understand the poem?
 d. Application
 Students compose their own elegy poem about their past
relationship or any sad moment in their life which compose of 4
lines and 2 stanzas. Pick random students to read and explain it.

Rubrics:

Originality-25%
Grammar-25%
Poetic Techniques (elements)-25%
Gestures-25%

IV- EVALUATION (True or False)

Direction: Answer the following questions. Write True if the statement is correct
and False if it is not.

1. Lucille and her husband had six children.

2. Elegy is a happy poem.
3. Alex is one of the daughters of Lucille and Fred James Clifton.
4. Starshine means attractive and clay means non-appealing.
5. Liezel Clifton is the author of the poem, “Won’t You Celebrate with
Me.
6. The term elegy comes from the Roman word “elegeia” which means
“to lament”.
7. Elegies composed to honor a single person’s life.
8. Fred James Clifton died because of pneumonia.
9. Elegies represent a process of consoling words for the living.
10. Elegy describes the passing of an entire culture or way of life.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Find various forms of elegy. Write it on a ½ crosswise.

Prepared by:

CHERRY ANN M. ABLAS &

NOVE F. QUIMPO

DR. MARIA MERCEDITA TAMONDONG

Facilitator