Republic of the Philippines

Region XI
Department of Education
Division of Panabo City
SOUTHERN DAVAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Southern Davao, Panabo City, Panabo, Philippines

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

December 9, 2022

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. Students will read and discuss the short story The Gift of the Magi by O.
Henry.
b. Students will achieve a better understanding of the story by learning
literary devices and terms (e.g., imagery, symbolism, setting,) used for
analyzing stories.
c. learn how to analyze the relationship between characters, and events in
the story by using literary devices.
II. SUBJECT MATTER:
a) Topic: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
b) Materials: Laptop, PowerPoint, Copy of the Story and Television
c) Macro Skills: Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking, and Viewing
d) Reference:
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-gift-of-the-
magi

I. PROCEDURE
a) Preliminary Activities (5 minutes)
i. Classroom Management
ii. Prayer
iii. Greetings
iv. Checking of Attendance

b) Preparatory Activities (10 minutes)

i. MOTIVATION
Activity 1
Fill the box with the name of a valuable gift that you have received.
Remember that gifts can be valuable in many ways (not just how
much they cost).
For each gift, mark how expensive the gift was on line (1).
Mark how meaningful the gift was on line (2).
Explain why the gift was valuable on line (3). If you are working with
it, you will present your answer in the class.
 Example:

1. Expensive Not Expensive

2. Meaningful Not Meaningful

A scarf from my
3. The yarn to make the scarf did not cost very much
mother
money, but my mother stayed up late after work to
make it for me.

1. Expensive Not Expensive

2. Meaningful Not Meaningful

3. ________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________.

1. In your opinion what makes a gift valuable?

2. What was the most valuable gift you have given someone?

Activity 2: Analyzing headings and photos

Directions: The students will be divided into groups. Ask each group to
read the title of the short story. Then, have them examine the photo carefully.
Based on these sources, each group will create a list of words and ideas that
they think might be related to the story. Each group will be given at least 30
second to write down their answers on a sheet of paper. After which, they will
present their answers to the class.

“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

c) LESSON PROPER
i. ACTIVITY
 1. Visual Analysis- the class will be divided into four groups. They will
be given the same photo to analyze as to which adjectives can be
appropriately used in describing the photo.
2. Each group will be given at least 30 second to write down their
answers on a sheet of paper.
3. Whoever got the most appropriate adjectives to describe the photo,
that team will be the winner.

The Starry Night

Painting by Vincent van Gogh

ii. ANALYSIS
1. What did you observe upon seeing the photo?
2. What do you consider to be the primary goal of the activity?
3. Do you think grammar fits the purpose of the activity?

iii. ABSTRACTION
Adjectives
An adjective is defined as a word used to modify a noun. It is also
words that describe a person, place, thing, animal, event, and idea
(nouns). It tells about the color, shape, size, origin, number, and
description of nouns.

Functions:

 It limits or qualifies nouns or pronouns by telling what kind, which one,

how many or how much.
 It allows writers to describe color, tastes, shapes, sizes and a
multitude of other qualities
 It can add important details to a sentence.

Different kinds of adjectives

Descriptive adjectives - tell us about the kind or quality of a noun.

 For examples:

nice dress hard work

long stick strong wind

new house rich man

big tree good girl

More examples of descriptive adjective:

 The house was wrecked by the strong wind.

 The ball is under the big tree.
 Andrea is very happy because they have a new house.

Demonstrative adjectives - point out nouns. They are always followed

by the nouns which they point out.

For examples:

This indicates a singular noun that is nearby.

That indicates a singular noun that is far away.

These indicates plural nouns that are nearby.

Those indicates plural nouns that are from a distance.

More examples of demonstrative adjective:

 I used to like this bag.

 That car is expensive.
 These collections have been here since 1992.
 Can you pick those toys you played in your room?

Possessive adjectives - show possession. They are always followed

by a noun. A possessive adjective, also called a possessive
determiner, expresses possession of a noun by someone or something
by modifying the noun.

For Examples:

 her friend
 his shoes
 my car
 their house

More examples of possessive adjective:

 She always came with her friend.

 Alex always shine his shoes.
 Mom borrowed my car for grocery shopping.
 The family cleans their house every weekend.

Interrogative adjective - deals with question-like adjective that refer

to a noun.

For examples:

 Which
 What

More examples of interrogative adjective:

 Which movie will you watch?

 What item did she buy?
Adjective of Number - shows the quantity of a certain noun used in a
sentence.
For examples:
fourteen days some ladies
many hours only doll
one man thousand folds
More examples of adjective of number:
 We have fifteen more days of Enhanced Community Quarantine.
 There can be up to 10 players in the court.
 Christina does not have many friends in school.
 I bought few shirts from a store in Nuvali, Sta. Rosa for the trip.

iv. APPLICATION
Find me in the literary
The students will be going to read a literary piece entitled
“Rondel of Merciless Beauty by Geoffrey Chaucer” and
determine the adjectives words used in the poem, as well as its
kinds. Write it on a Half sheet of paper.

Rondel Of Merciless Beauty

Geoffrey Chaucer

Your two great eyes will slay me suddenly;

Their beauty shakes me who was once serene;

Straight through my heart the wound is quick and keen.

Only your word will heal the injury

To my hurt heart, while yet the wound is clean -

Your two great eyes will slay me suddenly;

Their beauty shakes me who was once serene.

 Upon my word, I tell you faithfully

Through life and after death you are my queen;

For with my death the whole truth shall be seen.

Your two great eyes will slay me suddenly;

Their beauty shakes me who was once serene;

Straight through my heart the wound is quick and keen.

Prepared by:
Calumba, Carlo
Crujido, Daisy Mee
Lastimosa, Ailah
Sillote, Shirimie Frinces