A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN in
ENGLISH/LITERATURE
Prepared by:
SIASON, Noel Kevin F.
BSE English
A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English
Strategy: Tableau 1
Grade 8
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
a. identify the meaning of unfamiliar words in the story through the use of
crossword puzzle;
b. demonstrate various scenes from the text by performing a tableau;
c. understand the story by answering comprehension questions;
d. construct a sequel of the story making comics strips; and
e. Write a letter to the character of the story on the fulfilment of ones dream.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: The Dream at Nam Kha
B. Reference: Payawal-Gabriel J., Ph.D. Asian & African Literature and
Communication Arts. The Dream at Nam Kha pp. 33- 34 .[Link]
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1112, Quezon City
C. Materials: Pictures, cartolina, marker, coloring materials
III. Activity Sequence
A. Pre-Reading
1. Motivation
a. Post some pictures of people who became successful in life.
b. Ask the students the questions:
What do these people have in common?
Possible answer: they pursue their dreams and goals which made
them successful.
c. Let the students share their dreams in life.
d. Introduce the activity entitled Cook Your Dreams.
Strategy: Tableau 2
COOK YOUR DREAMS
What is your dream? To be a traveller.
Ingredients:
1 cup of Courage
3 tbsp. of money
2 pinch curiosity
5 kg of love
e. On a piece of paper, the students are going to write the ingredients
which they think they need in order to achieve their dream.
f. Ask the students to post their work on the board and pick three
persons to share their output.
g. The teacher gives reaction on the output presented.
2. Vocabulary Activity
a. Divide the class into five groups.
b. Give each group an envelope that contains puzzle pieces which the
students will figure out in order to guess the word which the
meaning is found at the back.
c. After the students have formed the puzzle, they should match the
word into its appropriate sentence posted on the board using
context clues.
Strategy: Tableau 3
Direction: Solve the puzzle and match the word to its proper
sentence.
- without stop or pause
CEASELESSLY
- a person living in solitude as a
religious discipline
HERMIT
- philosophical system developed
by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating
DAOISM a simple honest life and noninterference
with the course of natural events
- recurring every three years
TRIENNIAL
- a rebel or a revolutionary
INSURGENT
Sentences:
1. The students living in residence complained _________ about the poor food
served in the cafeteria.
2. He was classified as an enemy ________ and troops were ordered to capture
him dead or alive.
3. ________ emphasized nature, the individual, and the Way, but in its organized
form it relies on a huge pantheon of gods, goddesses, and supernatural icons
promising miracles
4. For many years he lived as a ________ at a cabin in the woods.
5. As its meetings were to be held every three years it came to be known as the
"________ Convention."
Strategy: Tableau 4
B. During Reading
1. The reading text is pre- assigned.
2. Post a picture on the board. Ask this question to the students:
Do you believe that a picture paints a thousand words?
What does the picture try to say?
What could be the meaning behind this picture?
3. Allow the pupils to give as many interpretations as they can.
4. Introduce the activity (making a tableau) to the students.
5. Define what a tableau is for the students to clearly understand.
TABLEAU- is a group of models or motionless figures representing
a scene from a story or from history.
6. Divide the class into three groups.
7. Give each group a scene in the story that they will perform
through the use of tableau.
8. The rest of the class will guess what scene is being depicted.
RUBRICS
CREATIVITY 30%
ACCURACY 40%
FACIAL EXPRESSION 30%
Scene 1: He travelled on foot, a light pack dangling from the end
of a stick over his shoulder.
Choices:
Strategy: Tableau 5
a. Lu Sinh passed the hours recalling his entire life, the
success he had and the intoxicating passion that had
destroyed him.
b. Lu Sinh sat down in a piece of furniture and began to talk
to the hermit about his sad tale of disappointments.
c. He travelled on foot, a light pack dangling from the end of
a stick over his shoulder
Comprehension Questions:
Who is the main character of the story?
How would you describe Lu Sinh?
How would you characterize Lu Sinh?
What is the problem of Lu Sinh?
What was his solution towards his problem?
Scene 2: Lu Sinh sat down in a piece of furniture and began to
talk to the hermit about his sad tale of disappointments.
Choices:
a. Lu Sinh passed the hours recalling his entire life, the
success he had and the intoxicating passion that had
destroyed him.
b. Lu Sinh sat down in a piece of furniture and began to talk
to the hermit about his sad tale of disappointments.
c. He travelled on foot, a light pack dangling from the end of
a stick over his shoulder
Comprehension Questions:
Did you experience the same kind of problem that Lu
Sinh had? How did you respond?
If you were the hermit, what advice would you give to Lu
Sinh?
Scene 3: Lu Sinh passed the hours recalling his entire life, the
success he had and the intoxicating passion that had destroyed
him.
Choices:
Strategy: Tableau 6
a. Lu Sinh passed the hours recalling his entire life, the
success he had and the intoxicating passion that had
destroyed him.
b. Lu Sinh sat down in a piece of furniture and began to talk
to the hermit about his sad tale of disappointments.
c. He travelled on foot, a light pack dangling from the end of
a stick over his shoulder
Comprehension Questions:
What did Lu Sinh realize?
What were the events in Lu Sinhs dream?
C. Post Reading
At the end of the selection, Lu Sinh woke up from his dream. What do you
think will happen next? What would Lu Sinh do?
Creating a Sequel
Directions: Based on your own interpretation of the text, create four-
frame comic strips that would continue the story of Lu Sinh and his chase
for success.
1
THE DREAM PART II
Frame 1 Frame 2
Strategy: Tableau 7
Frame 3 Frame 4
RUBRICS
CREATIVITY40%
RELEVANCE TO THE TEXT 30%
ORIGINALITY 30%
D. Valuing
Write a letter to Lu Sinh giving him advice to be careful about his wishes
so that in the end, he would not regret on anything.
Sample Letter
Dear Lu Sinh,
I know that everyone of us dreams of being successful in life. However,
sometimes as we try to reach our goals, we tend to make decisions that will eventually
lead to frustration...
IV. Assignment
Be ready to share to the class your letter to Lu Sinh.
Strategy: Tableau 8