I.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Analyze the story;
b. Identify Filipino traits;
c. Perform various tasks and;
d. Relate the morale of the story in their life as a student.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: The Happiest Boy in the World
Spring board: Jumble Letters
Reference: English Communication Arts and Skills Through World Literature
https://philnews.ph
Author: Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez
Page number: pp. 162-164
Instructional materials: Power point, Laptop, LED TV, Marker, Paper Shapes,
Scotch Tape, Manila Paper
III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preliminaries

a. Prayer
Our assigned prayer leader for today, please
proceed.
The assigned student leads the prayer.
b. Greetings
Good Morning, class!
Good Morning too, ma’am!
c. Setting of Standards
Before taking your seats, please pick up all
the dirt around you and arrange your chairs.
Students take their seats.
d. Checking of Attendance
Now, let’s check the attendance. Group
leaders, do we have absentees today?
Group 1. (Red)
I’m glad to report that everybody is present
in our group ma’am.
Group 2. (Blue)
I’m glad to report that nobody is absent in
our group ma’am.
Group 3. (Yellow)
I’m glad to report that everybody is present
Group 4. (Green) in our group ma’am.
 I’m glad to report that everybody is present
It is nice to hear that all are present today. in our group ma’am.

e. Checking of Assignment
Last time I gave you an assignment which is
due today, right?

Kindly pass it forward, silently. Yes, ma’am!

f. Review
Before moving on to our next lesson, who
would like to remind us our topic last time?

Ma’am last time we discussed about the

story Foot note to youth by Jose Garcia
That’s right Denisse! Carl please tell us what Villa.
is the story all about.

Ma’am it is all about Dodong and Teang

Very good! Jane, what does the story who get married at a very young age.
depicts?

The story tells us that we must not rush

things because we might end up regretting
it.
Nice answer! Roel, tell us what you have
learned in the story?
I have learned that marriage is something
that is taken seriously and full of
responsibilities. when you decided to get
married there is no turning back.
Exactly! So do you have any question or
clarification regarding our past lesson?
None ma’am.
If that’s so let’s proceed with our next topic
for today.

B. Motivation
I have here jumbled letters and what you are
going to do is to arrange the letters to reveal
the word. It will be done by group.

E T E S A W I

P I H N P B E
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T
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C. Presentation of the lesson

The word you’ve unlocked is the story we
will be discussing today and the story is
entitled?
“The Happiest Boy in the World” ma’am!

Great Job! The title of the story is “The

Happiest Boy in the World” by NVM
Gonzalez.
D. Vocabulary Building
Before we start, let us enhance your
vocabulary! Here are some words that we
might encounter in the story. From the words
inside the box, choose the appropriate
substitutes for the underlined words.
1. The kerosene lamp’s yellow flame
flickered ceaselessly.
2. The letter was concealed in his
pocket.
3. Wipe away the smudges of dirt that
is left on the floor.
4. A puny load atop the Carabao.
5. The beast hesitated in crossing the
small rivulet that cut the road.

a. Endlessly
b. Light
c. Creek
d. Stains
e. Hidden
f. Beautiful

E. Presentation of the Motive

Question
Here are the guide questions for us to answer
while reading the story:

1. Why did Jose consider himself the

 happiest boy in the world?

2. Do you think Julio did the right thing

in sending his son to be under the
care of Ka Ponso? Explain.

F. Reading Proper
The story is presented through power point
presentation.
A man writes a letter of inquiry to his
landlord. The letter is about his son, who
wanted to go to school. He was hoping that
the landlord, who he considered as
compadre, will agree to accept his son as a
boarder in order to attend school. They
were very poor and the circumstances are
against him.
As he writes the letter, he looks at his
child. The smells of poverty assail the
father’s nostrils as he scratches out word
after word, trying to look for the right
words. He eventually remembers how the
landlord, albeit generous with the rice,
demanded twice its value at payback time.
This gives him mixed emotions as he
struggles with memories and tries to
express himself for the sake of his son.
He eventually finished the letter and asked
the worker to deliver it to the landlord. The
son was very curious about the contents of
this letter, and he finds a way to read the
letter undetected. As he read the letter and
realized what his father did to ensure his
future, he feels a glow in his heart, and
soon realizes that he is indeed, the happiest
boy in the world.
G. Discussion
I have here a box filled with your group
colors and if I picked up your group color,
any representative from your group may
answer my questions. Is that clear?
Yes, ma’am
Ok. So let’s get started.
1.What is the title of the story we have read?
The title of the story is “the happiest boy in
the world”
2.Who is the author of the story?
NVM Gonzalez is the author of the story.

3.who are the characters of the story?

The characters are Julio, who is the father
of Jose and tenant of Ka Ponso; Ka Ponso,
who is the landlord and “compadre” of
Julio; and Jose, the son of Julio.
4.why did Julio write a letter to Ka Ponso?
Julio wrote a letter to Ka Ponso to ask for
help for his son who was planning to go to
school.
5.What details tell us that the family of Julio
was very poor?
Julio had some difficulty in getting some
land to farm and he cannot send his son to
school. He was just also a tenant in Ka
Ponso’s land.
6.What kind of man is Ka Ponso?
Ka Ponso owns an agricultural land and he
is rich. He was a kind and helpful man
where he takes Julio as tenant.

H. Answering the Motive Question

1.Why did Jose consider himself the happiest

boy in the world?
He considered himself as the happiest boy
in the world because at last he will be
continuing his studies at Mansalay.
2.Do you think Julio did the right thing in
sending his son to be under the care of Ka
Ponso? Explain.
Yes, Julio did the right thing because he
knows that he cannot provide good
education of his son Jose.
I. Enrichment Activity
The class will be divided into four groups
depending on their group color and will be
instructed to draw one Filipino trait that was
conveyed in the story. The activity will be
limited to 15 minutes, afterwards one
representative of each group will explain the
drawing.
 J. Generalization
Complete each of the following sentences in
connection with the story read.

The story is all about ________________

_________________________.

I have learned that __________________

________________________________.

So I plan to _________________________
_________________________________.

K. Valuing
Class, please read your next group activity.
In each group, write an acronym using the
word inside the shapes which shows the
importance of the lesson in your life as
students. Afterward, post your output on
the board and explain what you have
written.

1. 2.

EDUCATIO POVERT
N Y

3. 4.

SACRIFICE
HAPPINES
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IV. EVALUATION
Discipline 15 points
(Teamwork and discipline of members)
Content 15 points
(appropriate and concise explanation)
Presentation 20 points
(unique, neat and creative output)
 Overall Score: 50 points

V. ASSIGNMENT
Read the story “How my brother Leon brought home a wife”
Reference: https://www.seasite.nui.edu
Author: Manuel E. Arguilla

Prepared by:
Maria Elena B. Descargar
BSED A