A Detailed Lesson Plan in English III

I. OBJECTIVES 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; andF. Perform actively the task given.

II. SUBJECT MATTERTopic : Literature

The Road Not Takenby: Robert Frost

Reference : Functional English for Today Textbook pp. 252 – 255Materials : visual aids, boxes, Manila paper, chalk and chalkboard

III. LEARNING PROCEDURETeacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. MotivationGood 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.

That’s 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 what’s 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! It’s 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.

That’s brilliant! Knowing to decide right will never be easy mostly if you’re confused of choosing between two different things.

B. Lesson PresentationPre-Reading

Do you know this man in the picture?(The teacher will post the picture on the board.)

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. it’s a poem entitled: The Road Nit 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.

Reading

(The teacher will post the poem on the board and will read it.)

(The students’ will listen carefully and attentively.)

The Road Not Takenby: Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I couldTo 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 layIn leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I marked the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere 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 closet in meaning to the italicized words?

1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.a. differed in material constructionb. departed from a common pointc. came togetherd. form a zigzag

- b. departed from a common point

2. One road led to an undergrowth.a. tall tress in the forestb. grass and herbs in the meadow

c. low-growing plants and shrubs under trees

d. wide orchard- c. low growing plants and shrubs

under trees3. In leaves no step had trodden black.

a. a foot leverb. convey from one place to anotherc. movement of a foot in walkingd. to step or walk on

- c. movement of a foot in walking4. I shall be telling this with a sigh.

a. being tiredb. thinking something goodc. deep audible breathd. deep thinking

- c. deep audible breathNow 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.

That’s great! I f 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.

That’s brilliant! All of your decisions are correct because that’s 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 FocusNow, 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"paraphrasis" from the Greek para phraseïn, meaning "additional manner of expression". 

Example: Read the following lines from “the

Universal Prayer” by: Alexander Pope and the paraphrase below.

Teach me to feel another’s woeTo hide the fault I seeThe mercy I to others showThat 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 ActivityHere are lines from Robert Frost “Stopping

by the Woods on a Snowy Evening”The woods are lovely, dark, and deepBut I have promises to keepAnd miles to go before I sleepAnd 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.

That’s 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 ½ sheet of paper paraphrase the following lines.

Activity # 11. I am master of my fate

I am captain of my soul-William Earnest Henley

2. The woods are lovely, dark, and deepBut I have promises to keepAnd miles to go before I sleepAnd miles to go before I sleep

- Robert FrostActivity # 2

Class, count 1-4, and proceed to your respective groups. What you’re going to do is to paraphrase the poem, The Road Not Taken.

Group 1 – first stanzaGroup 2 – second stanzaGroup 3 – third stanzaGroup 4 – fourth stanzaI 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:

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.

That’s all for today, goodbye class!Goodbye sir, thank you sir,

see you tomorrow.