Rizal Technological University

Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City

College Of Education
Laboratory High School
English Department

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the study, the students are expected to:
 Determine the background of the Author and of the poem.
 Analyze and discuss the message of the poem by relating it to real-life
experiences.
 Obtain the meaning of the whole poem by means of integrating different
activities.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

General Topic: Literature
Specific Topic: First, A Poem Must be Magical(Jose Garcia Villa)
Reference: Payawal- Gabriel J. (2018). English, American and Philippine Literature
and Communication Arts. Q. C. ST. Bernadette Publishing House, Corporation.
Materials: Visual Aids, Speaker, Papers and Laptop, Cartolina(s), Magazines, Glue,
Scissors

III. LEARNING STRATEGIES

A. Management of Learning
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance
4. Checking of Assignment

B. REVIEW

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ RESPONSE

Good morning class! Good morning ma’am.

All of you look so energetic today. What

seems to be the reason of your energy and
captivating smiles?
Well anyway, who remembers our last topic Student A: Ma’am, it is the story entitled
for literature last meeting? Can anybody “Charles” by Shirley Jackson.

share it to the class?

Student B: It indicates or shows that our

identity or personal identity is a difficult and
Very good. What ideas and insights did you complicated process.
gain from it?

Student C: Parents and teachers should be

more attentive when it comes to the identity
of their child / students.

Alright! Both of you got it right. You guys

really learned a lot from our previous lesson. Students: None ma’am.

Do you have questions?

If none, we will have an activity.

 C. MOOD SETTING

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ RESPONSE

DIRECTIONS: I have here some pictures and

all you have to do is to interpret what is being
shown.

(The teacher will show different pictures of a

poem with different styles; Ex. Graphology,
and other styles of writing a poem.
What have you noticed on the pictures pasted Student 2: It is the different kind of poem
on the board? Ma’am.

That’s right. What else aside from it is a Student 3: It shows different kinds of poem
poem? Ma’am.

Good! You got it right. It is all about poem and Student 4: It should be captivating ma’am.
let me ask you a question, when writing a The readers should be interested on the
poem, what should be considered? poem that you are writing. It should contain
the essence of magic.

Alright! A poem should be something that is

unique. But do you have any idea on what our Students: It is all about a poem Ma’am.
lesson for today is?

It is all about First, a Poem Must Be Magical.

But now, let’s unlock some unfamiliar words to
help you understand the poem very well.
 D. UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES

TEACHERS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ RESPONSE

For your activity, I need 8 volunteers to be

here in front. I have here words written in a
form of sentences and you have to do is
paste beside the sentence the word you think
is the meaning of the underlined words.

Am I making myself clear? Students: Yes Ma’am.

(8 students stand in front and answers the

words with difficult meaning using the
meanings they have).

Alright! Do you have any questions? Students: None Ma’am.

Slender- exiguous
Bow- yield
Luminance- brilliance
Bride- woman
Magical- extraordinary
Kneel- rest on knees
Hover- drift
Sea- gull- sea- animal
 E. PRESENTATION

TEACHERS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY

Who among you here is familiar with man in Student 1: Me Ma’am! He is Jose Garcia
the picture? Villa, the one who wrote the poem entitled
“First, A Poem Must be Magical”.

Good. Do you have any idea about him? Student: He was born in Manila, Philippines
Ma’am.

You got it right! Jose Garcia Villa was born in Student: He is also a critic, short story writer
Manila, Philippines. He came to the United and painter.
states in 1930 and has resided here in Manila
ever since. He is obviously a Filipino poet.
What else do you know about the Author?

What else? Student: He is also an important Filipino –

American person recognized during Filipino-
American History Month.

That’s great! How about his educational Student: He attended the University of the
background? Philippines in 1929. He first studied medicine
and then switched to law but he is always
interested in writing, and as a law student, he
write short stories and poetry.
Alright! Some of his writing, notable a series
of erotic verse title “man poems” was so
controversial that the authorities at the
University of the Philippines expelled him.

Do you understand? Students: Yes Ma’am!

Do you have any questions with regards to Students: None Ma’am!

the author?
Clarifications?

If none, let us now proceed to our discussion

for today.

F. DISCUSSION

TEACHERS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ RESPONSE

Before we proceed to the discussion, I have Students: Yes ma’am.

here the whole text of the poem. Let me read
it first and then you do the second reading,
okay?

FIRST, A POEM MUST BE MAGICAL

by: Jose Garcia Villa
First, a poem must be magical
Then musical as a sea-gull.
It must be a brightness moving.
And hold secret a bird’s flowering.
It must be slender as a bell,
And it must be fire as well,
It must have the wisdom of bows
And it must kneel like a rose.
It must be able to hear
The luminance of dove and deer.
It must be able to hide
What it seeks like a bride.
And over all I would like to hover
God, smiling from the poem’s cover.
(The students will re-read the poem)

Alright! Thank you for reading the poem. As

we can see, the poem is composed of only
one stanza, no divisions at all. The poem is
also known as the “Lyric 17”.

So, what are the formal elements in “Lyric Student 3: There are meter and rhyme
17? Ma’am.

Great! Actually, there are number of formal Student 4: The meter is regular Ma’am with
elements in the poem. First, it is the meter three stressed syllables per line.
and rhyme. And what do you think is the
meter of the poem?

Alright, like for instance, in the 5th line, “It

must be slender as bell/ and “It must hold fire
as well.

Other than that, there is also a strong

tendency toward iambic feet (pairings of
unstressed and stressed syllables) making
the general meter of the poem, iambic
trimeter.

How about the rhyme scheme of the poem? Student 5: the rhyme scheme Ma’am, as we
had observed is AA, BB, CC and so on.

Good. And that rhyme is called as a rhyme

couplet. A Rhyming Couplet is two line of the
same length that rhyme and complete one
thought. There is no limit to the length of the lines.
In addition, what are the poetic elements Student: Ma’am, we have alliteration.
found in the poem?

Student: Because of the repeated sound of

Why do you say so? “d” for example, dove and deer.

Amazing. What else? Student: Ma’am, we also have simile.

Alright. Can you give me an example? Example:

“slender as a bell” and “like a rose” Ma’am.

Good!

Alright, as we can see, throughout the poem,

there are a lot of metaphorical elements
present, actually almost every line.

And last, but not the least, what is the Student 4: In my opinion Ma’am, the
message of the poem? message of the poem is when you tend to
write a poem, it should gain the interest of the
readers, it should be captivating to the eyes
and shows a sense of magic that every time it
is being read, the message in it will embark to
the heart of the readers.

Alright! The poem tells us to be more

imaginative and artistic in writing a poem, it
should gain reader’s satisfaction. It should
also show new perspective to the reader and
how the poem should inspire its audience to
think and not merely be able to find its
meaning from merely reading it.

Do you still have questions that needs to be

clarified? Students: None Ma’am.

If none, let us proceed to the activity.

 G. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY (found poems)

The class will be divided into two groups. Each group will be given a piece of magazine. The
class will be asked to find powerful words that they can use in creating a meaningful poem from
the magazine. All they have to do is to cut it out and paste it in a piece of paper.

The students will present their work after 10 minutes.

Directions: For your activity, you are going to create a magical poem using cut outs of your
choice of words from this magazine.

RUBRICS

Presentation- 5%

Choice of words- 3%

Teamwork- 2%

10%

H. VALUING

TEACHERS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ REPONSE

What have you learned from today’s Student 1: In creating a poem, you should be
discussion? more imaginative most especially on the
choice of words.

Alright! What else?

Student 2: For me Ma’am, a poem could be
magical, like we have discussed when you
will widen your perspectives and use your
imaginations when writing.

That’s great. Thank you for your answers.

Any questions? Students: None Ma’am.

 I. EVALUATION

For your activity, turn your book on page 37 and answer the graphic organizer, but since you
already learned and discussed the poem, this time, complete the 3 columns right away. Do this
for 5 minutes only in a ½ crosswise.

POETRY

What I know What I want to know What I learned

After 5 mins…….

Kindly pass your paper to the center aisle then forward.

IV. ASSIGNMENT

For your assignment, create a 4-stanza free verse poem in a ½ sheet of paper.

RUBRIC

FORM 5

CONTENT 1O

GRAMMAR 5

TOTAL- 20
Prepared by:

Bernardita E. Gutib
Pre- Service Teacher, English 9

Checked by:
Prof. Jodezza L. Caday
Cooperating Teacher

Noted by:
Prof. Guillermo Miguel O. Ochoa
Head, English Department

Approved by:
Prof. Edna P. Cabrera

Principal, LHS