Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Lipa City
Bulacnin National High School
Bulacnin, Lipa City
Learning Plan in English 9
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Objectives
At the end of the lesson the learners will be able to:
Understand how literary texts are influenced by ones culture, status and environment
Identify the meaning of the words taken from a literary text
judge the relevance and worth of ideas presented in the video
Subject Matter
Topic
: Working with Others
Literature
: Thank You, Maam by Langston Hughes
References
: Anglo-American Literature 9 pgs. 216-224
Materials
: Power Point Presentation, Video Clip

III

Learning Activities
Daily Routine
Prayer
Greetings
Checking of Attendance
Teachers Activity
ACTIVITY
(Kindness Begets Kindness)

Students Activity

The students will watch the video entitled Life

Vest Inside-Kindness Boomerang.

What is the video all about?

In what way does working with others
shown in the video?
Why is it entitled Kindness Boomerang?

Do you believe that people nowadays can

actually help and work with each other with
kindness?

It is about helping others.

Working with others was shown in the video
by being kind in helping others.

It is entitled Kindness Boomerang because the

kindness that the man do returns to him.

Word Climb
Each of the numbered vocabulary words
appears in Hughess story. Look at the four
suggested definitions for each word and circle
the correct one.
1. tug
a. force b. pull c. steal d. shoot
2. permit
a. allow b. keep c. push d. worry
3. stoop
a. forget b. run away c. bend over d. fool
4. frail
a. strong b. tall c. athletic d. delicate
5. bothering
a. whispering b. annoying
c. stealing d. meeting
6. sweat
a. perspiration b. cake c. dessert d. blasphemy
7. snatch
a. trick b. watch c grab d. follow
8. frowned
a. grimaced b. discovered c. smiled d. laughed

Pre-Assigned
Read the story Thank you, Maam by
Langston Hughes
ANALYSIS
1. How did Mrs. Jones react when Roger try to
steal her purse?
2. Was her reaction believable? Why or why
not?
3. When they arrived at the boarding house,
what do you think Roger was planning to do?
4. Did Mrs. Jones like the boy? Why? Why
not?
5. Do you think Rogers encounter with Mrs.
Jones altered his life? In what way?
6. Why did Hughes title the story, Thank You,
Maam?
7. In what way did the characters show what
they had accomplished at the end of the story?

(Students Answers Vary)

ABSTRACTION
Remember the most recent act of kindness you
did for someone. Why did you do it
APPLICATION
Group Thought
Group 1: Continue the story, assuming that the
characters meet again. Write a dialogue
between Roger and Mrs. Jones. Describe their
second encounter a week later, a month later,
or a year later.
Group 2: Write a different ending to the story.
Group 3: Have you ever had a purse or wallet
stolen from you? Discuss the things one must
do after losing his/her wallet.
Step 1: __________________________
Step 2: __________________________
Step 3: __________________________
Step 4: __________________________
Step 5: __________________________
Group 4: The chance encounter between Roger
and Mrs. Jones is likely to change the course of
his life. What would Roger become in the
future? Explain your answer

IV

ASSIGNMENT
Answer Task 10.1 and 10.2 in your English Notebook.

CLOSING
What makes a community strong and stable is its people. It is the willingness to
work with others that has helped the human race survived the ever changing world. It is
the willingness to create a positive impact on somebody elses life that makes us humans,
unique of all creations.

Prepared by:
EMELISA S. LABUGA

Practice Teacher
Checked by:
CHERRYL R. ARANDA
Cooperating Teacher