Philippine Normal University

The National Center for Teacher Education

South Luzon Campus
Lopez, Quezon

Detailed Lesson Plan in English Grade 7

4A’s Approach

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Discuss and interpret the meaning of the poetry. EN7WC-II-h-1.14
B. Appreciate the values and meaning of the poetry and relate in real life situations.
C. Assign and create outputs on the symbols to the people whom you love.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic- Literature: Bonsai by Edith Tiempo
B. Reference- Grade 7 Learning Package, Page 79-84
C. Materials- laptop, cartolina, marker, pictures, tape
D. Values- Creativity and Cooperation

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Response

ACTIVITY
a. Preliminary Activities

 Prayer
Class, let us all stand and pray. Amen.

 Greetings
Good afternoon, class!
Good Morning Ma’am!
 Attendance
Do we have any absentees for today?
Great! I commend you for your hundred percent None Ma’am!
presence.

 Review
Alright, before we proceed to our new lesson, can
you still recall about our previous topic?
Let us review…
What is poetry? Poetry is an expression of the greatest
desires and passion of man, where
dreams become alive and heroes and
magic survive.

What are the different types of poetry? The types of poetry are lyrical,
narrative and epic.

Very good class!

Today we are going to the world of words. Poetry it
is!

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By the end of the lesson you are expected to:
A. Discuss and interpret the meaning of the poetry.
B. Appreciate the values and meaning of the poetry
and relate in real life situations.
C. Assign and create outputs on the symbols to the
people whom you love.

A. ACTIVITY
Motivation
Let us have an activity class! Are you ready? What
you are going to do is to write a person whom you
love and once you’re done, find an appropriate The class will answer.
object or symbol that best approximates your
feelings for that person. Explain why you chose that
symbol. Are you ready? Let’s begin!

The Person I Love

The Person I Love The Symbol for The Explanation

this Person for the Use of the
Symbol

Unlocking of Difficulties

Before we proceed to our selection,

let us first unlock some difficult vocabularies that
might help us in understanding the poem clearer and
better.

What you are going to do is to match the underlined

words in the sentences into their rightful meaning.
You can use your dictionaries. Write the letter of the
correct answer.

____1. The salt, it appeared, was obtained by simple

sublimation from shoot.
____2. The other guests, standing nearby, gaped in
utter shock.
____3. Princess Mary threw a shawl over her head
and ran to meet the newcomer.
____4. The warriors were just as dirty, but the
wealthy members of the clan wore silks and jewels
like gaudy flowers.
____5. A man stood next to it, peeking through a
slit in the vertical slats.
____6. The roots of Bonsai trees are constantly
trimmed to keep the trees from growing very big.

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A. (v.) to divert the expression of (an instinctual
desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to
one that is considered more socially or culturally
acceptable
B. (n.) an ornamental tree or shrub grown in a pot
and artificially prevented from reaching its normal
size.
C. (adj.) to give public expression to, express in
words
D. (n.) a long, narrow cut or opening in something
E. (n.) fabric garment or wrapper used esp. as a
covering for the head or shoulders
F. (adj.) too bright and heavily decorated

1. Sublimation- (v.) to divert the expression of (an

instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable
form to one that is considered more socially or
culturally acceptable
2. Utter- (adj.) to give public expression to, express
in words
3. Shawl- (n.) fabric garment or wrapper used esp.
as a covering for the head or shoulders
4. Gaudy- (adj.) too bright and heavily decorated
5. Slit- (n.) a long, narrow cut or opening in
something
6. Bonsai- (n.) an ornamental tree or shrub grown in
a pot and artificially prevented from reaching its
normal size.

Very well class!

Now, let us proceed to the author of our selection
for today.

KNOWING THE AUTHOR

Let us meet our guest who will share her

perspective of love.
The students will listen.

Edith L. Tiempo, poet, fiction writer, teacher and

literary critic was a Filipino writer in the English
language.

Born: April 22, 1919, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Died: August 21, 2011, Dumaguete

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Awards: Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for
Poetry, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Short
Story

Reading activity
Let us now proceed to the reading of the selection.
Let me read it first.

Bonsai
Edith Tiempo
All that I love
I fold over once
And once again
And keep in a box
Or a slit in a hollow post
Or in my shoe.

All that I love?

Why, yes, but for the moment-
And for all time, both.
Something that folds and keeps easy,
Son’s note or Dad’s one gaudy tie,
A roto picture of a queen,
A blue Indian shawl, even
A money bill.

It’s utter sublimation,

A feat, this heart’s control
Moment to moment
To scale all love down
To a cupped hand’s size

Till seashells are broken pieces

From God’s own bright teeth,
And life and love are real
Things you can run and
Breathless hand over
To the merest child.

B. ANALYSIS

To better understand the poem, kindly count 1 to 4

for our group activity.

With your group, give your understanding of the

poem.

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 Group 1: First Stanza
All that I love
I fold over once
And once again
And keep in a box
Or a slit in a hollow post
Or in my shoe.
What is your interpretation in this stanza? The first stanza is telling us how good
it makes the speaker feel to keep little
and foldable things in a box
deliberately. The opening images
create a sense of security for the
speaker.
Second Stanza: Group 2
All that I love?
Why, yes, but for the moment-
And for all time, both.
Something that folds and keeps easy,
Son’s note or Dad’s one gaudy tie,
A roto picture of a queen,
A blue Indian shawl, even
A money bill.
What is the meaning of this stanza? In the second stanza, she goes on to
name the things she loves to keep.
Naming or labeling in literature implies
an idea that if we can name the world
then we can control it.

Third Stanza: Group 3

It’s utter sublimation,
A feat, this heart’s control
Moment to moment
To scale all love down
To a cupped hand’s size
What is your interpretation in this stanza?
In the third stanza, she now depicts the
attitude of self-exaltation and
gratification in keeping earthly things
when in fact it is an attitude we can
control if our heart so desires.
Fourth Stanza: Group 4
Till seashells are broken pieces
From God’s own bright teeth,
And life and love are real
Things you can run and
Breathless hand over
To the merest child.
What is the meaning of this last stanza? The last stanza concludes the poem by
presenting an imagery of destruction of
earthly things and the implied security
religion offers.

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Excellent class!
All your answers are correct.

ABSTRACTION

“Love is an abstract concept and has no physical

form”

What do you think is the connection of this Students’ answers vary.

quotation in our lesson?

It is not love of the objects themselves that is poem

is talking rather about how the love for a person or
place can be best touched through an object that
evokes them. These objects become the keeper of
memory and of the love that is held for the person.
So even the love fades, the object remains and it is
evidence of the love that was experienced.

APPLICATION
Alright class, it’s now time to create something
special out of your learnings. With the same group, I
need you to accomplish different collaborative tasks
within a span of ten minutes. Please pick a card here
to know what your group will be doing.

Differentiated Group Tasks

TASK 1
Love in a Song
Find a love song of any genre that you think best suits
the poem Bonsai. Sing a part or the chorus of the song
to the class.

TASK 2
Love in a Poem
Out of the lesson you’ve learned, create a poem with
a minimum of four lines or one stanza. You can make
your own title.

TASK 3
Love in an Art
Create a poster inspired from the poem that we
discussed today.

TASK 4
Love in a Quote
You are going to make a quotation out of the poem
we’ve discussed. Discussed it in the class

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 CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1 TOTAL
Creativity
(presents
original or
unique style to
make it
interesting
Visual
Graphics (uses
sound, color,
content of
photos and
graphics that
represent the
argument and
convey
persuasive
messages)
Text
Representation
Captions (uses
words and
phrases that call
up strong
feeling; uses
logical and
emotional
appeal;
examples,
statistics to
prove one’s
stand; has
convincing
tone)
Organization
(has logically
organized,
arguments,
facts, and
reasons around
a particular
point)
Impact
(convinces the
audience to
accept the ideas
and moves them
to action)
TOTAL

Legend: Rating- Description

5-Excellent
4-Very Impressive
3-Impressive
2-Needs Revision
1-Inadequate

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 I’ll give you 5 mins to do your assigned tasks and 3
mins to present.

EVALUATION
Direction: Read the questions carefully and answer
the letter of the correct answer.

1. What does bonsai symbolizes based on the

poem?
a. Love
b. Sentiments
c. Heritage

2. What is love according to the author?

a. Something that folds and keeps easy
b. Something that can be thrown away
c. Something that cannot be keep

3. Why do you think love is being compared to

bonsai?
a. Because it is easy to hide
b. Because even simple things can have a
big value
c. Because it will perish

4. No matter how small things can be if it has

sentimental value it can be the greatest
treasure in the world. All are important to
the author except one.
a. Seashells and bonsai
b. Son’s note and dad’s tie
c. Shawl and shoe

5. What does the last four lines in the last

stanza mean?
a. Breath can be passed to the child
b. The life and love can breathe and run
c. The life and love can be passed down
to the child

ASSIGNMENT
Every one of us has a significant one. Your
assignment for today is called Love in a Letter.
What you are going to do is to make a letter for your
loved one and if there is a chance, send the letter to
him/her.
Let us have our closing prayer.
Good bye class!

Prepared and Implemented by:

Fajer Anne M. Hutamares
BSE-IV English
Checked by:
Reynald M. Cacho
Supervising Instructor