Lesson Plan in Philippine Literature

I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

a. Distinguish the various groups of poetry

b. Compose any kind of poetry based on the discussion
c. Relate to life's experiences the human values derived from the poems

II. Subject Matter

Text: Poetry
Reference: Introduction to Literature English 104
Textbook-Workbook Revised Edition
Authors: Seratin, Ruby B.
Centemera, Fe G.
Materials: song excerpts, handouts

III. Procedure

A. Opener
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance
4. Reminders
5. Review
Genres of Literature

B. Lesson Proper

A. Activity
 Divide 3 groups.
 Give song/poem excerpts.

Group 1 - Ugoy ng Diyan

Group 2 - Elegy
Group 3 - Filipino Song (Ballad)

B. Analysis
- What do these song or poem excerpts have in common?
- What values or themes do these song or poem excerpts
possess?
- How can you relate the values or themes derived from the
poems or songs in your life experiences?
 C. Abstraction
Discussion of groups of poetry and its subclassifications.
Narrative poetry
- Ballads, Metrical Tale, Epic
Lyric poetry
- Song, Sonnet, Elegy, Ode, Lullabies
Dramatic poetry
- Dramatic Monologue, Soliloquy, Character Sketch,
Prose Poetry

D. Application
Compose a poem of 4 stanzas. Indicate what kind of
poem composed.

IV. Evaluation

Fill in the blanks. Give the word the sentence describes. Write
your answers on the blanks provided before the number.

__________ 1. It is the language of imagination, almost entirely

figurative, and also a musical literary language.
__________ 2. This includes poems that tell stories.
__________ 3. This includes plays which are written in verse.
__________ 4. It is a poem set to music.
__________ 5. It is a poetry in fixed verse consisting of fourteen
lines.
__________ 6. It is a soothing refrain specifically a song to quiet
down children or to lull them to sleep.
__________ 7. A story about the heroic deeds of an individual
written in verse.
__________ 8. Biag ni Lam-ang is an example of an _______.
__________ 9. It is a narrative in poetic form.
__________ 10. It is a poem which dramatizes the attributes or
features that make up or distinguish an individual.

V. Assignment

Study about figurative languages. Bring a copy of your

research in class tomorrow.

Prepared by:

Maria Jessica O. Pasilan