A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 10

Date: Time:

Section: Grade - 10

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1. interpret the song “Paraiso” by Smokey Mountain through watching a video

presentation;
2. analyze the song by answering the guide questions;
3. perform the differentiated tasks by group; and
a. perform a tableau showing the theme of the song
b. make a poster presenting the images created by the author of the song
c. perform a rap about the purpose of the song’s author
d. present a talk show discussing the overall style of the song
4. express deeper love and appreciation of nature.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: “Paraiso” by Smokey Mountain

B. Reference: English 10 module, Celebrating Diversity Trough World Literature,
page 316
C. Materials: laptop, projector, wide screen, visual aids, pictures, chalk and
chalkboard, audio players

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Daily Routine

1. Opening prayer

Everybody, please stand up and let us pray.

May you lead the prayer ____________?
 Our Dear Father, we glorify Your Name. Thank
you Lord for this wonderful day and for
continuously showering Your blessings and
guidance upon us. We ask for the wisdom and
strength that would enable us to learn
effectively this day. We also ask for the
forgiveness of the sins we’ve committed. In
Jesus Name, we pray. Amen.
2. Greetings

Good afternoon, class!

Good afternoon, Sir!
3. Classroom management

Face your seatmate then tell her/him, “You’re

pretty/handsome today! Will you pick up the
litters under your chair?”
(The students will pick up the litters.)
You may now be seated.
Thank you, Sir.
4. Checking of attendance

Ms. Secretary, is there any absent today?

I’m glad to report that no one is absent Sir.
Very good class. It’s good to hear that.

B. Review of the lesson

Last meeting, we discussed about pronoun-

antecedent agreement, right class? Yes, Sir.

To check if you really understood the topic, I

want you to identify the correct pronoun for
this sentence.
Mother Earth delivered ____ speech to
mankind.
His
Her
Their
 Our

What is the correct answer, _______?

Ok. Will you explain why it is the answer?

The correct answer is her.
The pronoun her refers back to Mother Earth.
Mother Earth is the antecedent of the pronoun
Very good class. her.

C. Motivation

Class, do you want to go on a field trip?

Ok, if that is so, be ready. Yes, Sir!

You will be grouped into two. The groups

will visit two different destinations.
What you are going to do is to proceed to your
respective group and fall in line.
Then, you will do the “Gallery Walk” in
which you are going to uncover the pictures
posted on both sides of this room and take a
closer look at them.
As you wander, you may take some notes or
take selfies or pictures if you have cameras.

When you finished visiting the place, go back

to your proper seat and share your
experiences and discoveries to the class.

Are my instructions clear?

Is it exciting? Yes, Sir?
Definitely!
Okay class, you may now go.
The students will do the activity.
(After 3 minutes…)
Class, go back to your respective seat now.
Now, what have you seen from the trip?
I want to hear from the group 1 first.
Yes, ________?
 I have seen a lot of pictures that show a clean
environment. People are cleaning the
Very good. surrounding, segregating the garbage and
How about the second group? What have you planting trees.
observed? Yes, ______?
It was a contrary of the first destination because
we have seen a dirty and polluted environment
condition. There were people who are cutting
trees, burning garbage and polluting the air and
Great. water.

D. Presentation

Actually, this dirty and polluted environment

is a beautiful place before. But what happened
now?

The paradise is lost and she sent a letter to us.

Will you read, _____?

“Hello! My name is Paradise. I am the most

beautiful place you could ever see. But what
happened? Someone has taken away my beauty
and destroyed my awesome scenery.
Paradise needs your help. That means you are Will you please help me bring back my
going to take some adventures and beat the beauty?”
missions!
To guide us in our journey, let’s have first the
lesson objectives. Please read ________.

(The student will read the objectives.)

E. Discussion

Let’s find out what happened to paradise by

watching a video presentation of the song
“Paraiso” by Smokey Mountain.
But first let us know more about the song and
the people behind it because they would be of
great help to our journey.
Please read __________. “Paraiso is an award-winning composition of a
Filipino composer, Maestro Ryan Cayabyab. It
was first premiered by Smokey Mountain, a
singing group also formed under the guidance
of Cayabyab. The group was named after a
garbage dumpsite in Manila, Philippines. In
1989, they released their first album that
consisted of songs revolving around social,
environmental, and patriotic themes.

Thank you!
Also, I will now tell you your first mission.
Will you please read _______?
First Mission
Watch the video presentation and answer the
following questions afterwards.
1. What is the song all about?
2. Who could be talking in the song?
3. What is the stand of the speaker?
4. Why does the land need to expect some
truth, hope and respect from the rest of
us? What does this tell about the
condition of Mother Nature?
5. What did you feel after listening to the
song? Express yourself freely in the
freedom board and share with the class.

Is your first mission clear?

Yes Sir!
Now, please watch the video silently.
(Students will watch the video presentation.)

Now class, what is the song all about?

Yes, ________?
The song is all about the environmental
condition in a garbage dumpsite.

Very good. How about you ______?

 It is about the problem in our nature which is its
Excellent! destruction because of human activities and
Who could be talking in the song? abuses.
May I hear your answer __________?

For me, the one talking in the song is a

concerned citizen who asks for understanding
Amazing! from the rest of us and who is hoping for
Who else? Yes ________? change.

The one talking in the song could also be a

resident of the garbage dumpsite. S/he can be a
scavenger or a less fortunate person who wants
Definitely right! to make us know and realize about human’s
What do you think is the stand of the speaker? environmental condition.
Yes _________?

The stand of the speaker is that the song is a

Nice one! reminder of each Earth citizen’s moral
How about you _________? responsibility as stewards of this planet.

The song is not only dedicated to marginalized

Very nice! folks but especially to young people who have
Now, why does the land need to expect some hopes and dreams of a better future.
truth, hope and respect from the rest of us?
What does this tell about the condition of
Mother Nature?
Yes __________?

The land needs to expect some truth, hope and

respect from the rest of us because observably,
it is dying and hopeless. Due to pollution,
Exactly! mountains of garbage and bad doings, the land
How about you ___________? is being destroyed.
What did you feel after listening to the song? Because it needs transformation for the
Express yourself freely in the freedom board betterment and changes to keep our Mother
and share with the class. nature a paradise of life.

(The students will write their feelings on the

freedom board.)

FREEDOM BOARD

Okay thank you.

May I know what you wrote?

________, what did you feel after listening

the song?
Yes sir!
Thank you!
How about you ________? I feel sad because I learned that our environment
has become like this now.

Nice!
You know what class, this song is really an I feel guilty because our environment is
inspirational song because it ironically deteriorating because of human activities. It is
juxtaposed the literal meaning of paradise. we who did it.
“Paraiso” is used as an environment condition
in a garbage dumpsite instead of a beautiful
place called “paradise.”
Do you understand?

F. Generalization

Now class, here’s your next mission. Yes Sir!

Your next mission:

Meaning, you are going to sing along and Sing the song “Paraiso” and make a good
then tell me the interpretation of the song. interpretation of the song.
(A lyric video will be presented.)

What is your interpretation ___________?

(Students will sing along.)

Good. How about you __________? The song “Paraiso” reminds us of our
responsibility in taking care of our environment.

This song also talks about the problem in our

Very good class. nature which is its destruction because of human
activities and abuses.

IV. EVALUATION

Here is your last mission.

Please read altogether.

Last Mission.
Your last mission is called “Let’s do the TIPS.”
You must group yourselves into four and
accomplish the given tasks. Be ready to present!
For Group 1 - Tableau But first, try to identify the words through
Identify the T _ _ _ E: description.
a. What is the meaning of the song?
b. What is the insight that the composer
has to offer?

For Group 2 – Poster

Study how the author used I _ _ _ _ _ Y:
a. What images are created by the
writer?
b. What objects add details to the images
created?
For Group 3 – Rap
Identify the author’s P _ _ _ _ _ E:
a. What does the author of the song aim
to tell us?
b. What does the author want us to do?

For Group 4–Talk Show

Observe the writer’s S _ _ _ E in writing:
a. How did the writer develop the overall
style of the song?
b. Cite some examples.

Please observe the following criteria in your

group activity.
Please read _________.

CRITERIA:
Content - 15 points
Cooperation - 10 points
Presentation - 15 points
So those are the different missions you must Total: 40 points
beat.
Remember that you only have 10 minutes to
prepare and after that you are going to present
your work in front.
Also, observe discipline as you work with the
group.

Are my instructions clear?

If that is so, you may now proceed to your Yes sir!

respective groups.

(The students will proceed to the group and do

Time is up! the task.)
Let us now proceed to the presentation of
your group work.
First, may I call group 1 to present in front?
Proceed now.

Group 1 presented the Theme of the song

Very good, group 1.Let’s clap for them. through tableau.)
So class, what again is the theme of the poem
according to what the first group presented?
Yes, ______?

Exactly! The theme of the poem is love and appreciation

Now, let us have group 2. of nature

(Group 2 presented Imagery through a poster.)

Job well done, second group. Kindly give
them a round of applause.
So class, what again are the images created in
the song?
Yes, ______?
The images created are all about the
environment condition in a garbage dumpsite
Precisely correct! and a very opposite of a paradise.
Next, we have group 3.
(Group 3 presented the Purpose of the writer
Excellently done, third group. Kindly give through a rap.)
them a round of applause.
Again, what is the purpose of the writer of the
song?
May I hear from _______?
The purpose of the song is to make us
understand the present condition of our nature
as well as to make us realize our responsibilities
Very nice! as caretakers of this planet.
And now, let’s give the floor to the last group.
(Group 4 presented the Style of the selection
Amazing. Let us clap for group 4. through a talk show.)
What have you learned from the talk show?
Yes, _______?
 They talked about the overall style of the song.
They have cited that the song used juxtaposition
You’re a good listener. What else, _______? in describing “Paraiso” as an environment
condition.
Very good also.
Excellent job for all the groups! The author’s point of view is first person as he
Here is your score… is the one talking in the song.

V. VALUING

All of you beat the missions. Because of that,

we’ve rescued paradise! Congratulations!
Give yourselves a “Dora Clap.”

Here she is now!

(A picture will be posted)
She also wants to say thanks for bringing back
her beauty.
What can you say about paradise? Yes ____?
How about you _______?

Okay. Thank you! Paradise is really a beautiful place to live in.

It has beautiful and peaceful scenery. I love it!
VI. ASSIGNMENT
Compose a 4-stanza poem about your love
and appreciation of nature. Write it on one
long bond paper.

Prepared by:

VINCENT S. BAYONA
SST - I