Lesson Plan (Road Not Taken)

A Detailed Lesson Plan in English III I.

OBJECTIVES A. Paraphrase the poem; B. Single out imagery and poetic po etic devices used for unity of effect; C. Discriminate positive and negative values; D. Arrive at the meaning of words through thro ugh context clues; E. Sustain interest in learning new things; and F. Perform actively the task given.

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SUBJECT MATTER  : Literature Topic The Road Not Taken  by: Robert Frost Reference : Functional English for Today Textbook pp. 252 ± 255 Materials : visual aids, boxes, Manila paper, chalk and chalkboard

III. LEARNING

PROCEDURE Teacher¶s Activity A. Motivation Good afternoon class!

Students¶ Activity

Good afternoon sir! Have been in a situation wherein you are confused in making your decision? If so, how do handle the situation? Yes sir, I handle it by making my decisions well. That¶s great! I have here two boxes, one is wrapped with colorful paper and another box wrapped with a crumpled newspaper. I want you to choose one, and then cite your  reason for choosing the box. Sir, I picked the one wrapped with colorful paper for the reason that I was impressed by the physical appearance o f it. Great idea! What about the other who decide on the other box? Sir, I picked the box wrapped in a newspaper for the reason that I believe there is something beautiful stuff inside in spite of  having that bad physical appearance. Very nice idea! Now, I am going to reveal to you what¶s inside the boxes. The box wrapped in a newspaper contains a silver bracelet while the other   box has a green pepper inside it.

Now, who among you did the right decision of choosing the box w ith jewelry inside? Sir, I failed to choose the right box for the reason that I was hooked by the   physical attributes of the colorful box hoping that it will have nice stuff inside. You are correct! It¶s not always important to depend on the outside appearance, for the reason that it may only be a trick hooking my eyes. What about the other who use to pick the other box. Did you made the right decision? Yes sir, because physical appearance is not always important. That¶s brilliant! Knowing to decide right will never be easy mostly if you¶re confused of  choosing between two different things. things. B. Lesson Presentation Pre-Reading Do you know this man in the picture? (The teacher will post the picture on the board.) Yes sir, he is Robert Frost. Very good! What can you say about Robert Frost? He is one of the great American writers who wrote variety of o f literary pieces. You are correct! Can you give some of his works or writings? - Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

All of your examples are co rrect! I have here one of his marked literary piece. it¶s a poem entitled: The Road Nit Taken. I will be the first to read it and then you will follow afterwards. The first band third stanzas will be read by the boys while the second and fourth stanzas will be chorally read by the girls. Class, listen carefully as I read the po em.

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Asking for Roses

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The

Bear  The Black Cottage Acquainted with the Night

Reading (The teacher will post the poem on t he board and will read it.) (The students¶ will listen carefully and attentively.) The Road Not Taken by: Robert Frost  Two

roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one o ne as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then

took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the t he same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I marked the fi first rst for another day! d ay! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever co me back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the d ifference. Vocabulary Building Direction: Which phrase is closet in meaning to the italicized words? 1. Two roads diverged  in a yellow wood. a. differed in material construction  b. departed from a common point po int c. came together  d. form a zigzag 2.

One road led to an und ergrowth ergrowth . a. tall tress in the forest  b. grass and herbs in the meadow

  b. departed from a common  point

c. low-growing plants and shrubs under  trees d. wide orchard -

c. low growing plants and shrubs under trees

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c. movement of a foot in walking

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c. deep audible breath

3. In leaves no step had trodd en black. a. a foot lever   b. convey from one place to another  c. movement of a foot in walking d. to step or walk on 4. I shall be telling this with a s a  si gh.  gh. a.  being tired  b. thinking something good c. deep audible breath d. deep thinking   Now class, how many roads are mentioned in the poem? There

are two roads mentioned in the

 poem. You are correct! What are those t hose roads? The

two roads are the one traveled  by many and the one less traveled by. Very good! Which road did the traveler  took? What is his reason for that? The traveler took the road less traveled by because he wants to experience something different afar from the rest who took the other path. That¶s great! I f you were the traveler, are you going to take the same road or you are going to take the road traveled by many? What makes you decide to take that road? If I were the traveler, I will also travel the road less traveled for the reason that just like the man in the poem I want to experience something different in my life. Very nice idea! How about the others? If I were the traveler I will take the   path crossed by many for the reason that reaching my goal using that road is going to  be easy. That¶s brilliant! All of your decisions are correct because that¶s what your heart and mind whispering you to do. And that you believe that

once you decided there is no turning back and it cannot be undone anymore. What is your interpretation of the poem? Anyone from the class? It is an expressi e xpression on o f individualism. individualism. Very nice idea! Take note of this class. Individualism is the exercise of one's goals and desires. It is very true in the Poem of Robert Frost   because of the fact the traveler only do what he wanted to do without minding other people surrounds him. C. Language Focus   Now, we are going to analyze the poem. to do this you need to learn a process called  paraphrasing and what is it all about. Paraphrase is restatement of a text or   passages, using other words. aphr a si s" It is derived der ived from the t he Latin" par ap  s" from the Greek  par a  phr a seï n, meaning "additional manner of expression". Example: Read the following lines from ³the Universal Prayer´ by: Alexander Pope and the  paraphrase below. T each me to feel another¶s woe T o hid e the f ault I see he mer c y I to others show T he T hat mer c y show to me. Paraphrase: The author/speaker ask the Lord to help him sympathize with others and to forgive their faults or  shortcomings, so that God will also be merciful to him. D. Enrichment Activity Here are lines from Robert Frost ³Stopping  by the Woods on a Snowy Evening´ T he he wood  s are lovely, d ark, and  d ee ee p  But I have  promi ses  ses to kee p  And  miles to go before I slee p  And  miles to go before I slee p How does the poet describe the woods?

The

poet describes the woods as lovely, dark, and deep. Very good! How is he affected by the woods? In the woods he feel sleepy but he has promises to keep. That¶s

great! Why is he unable to do what

he wished? For the reason that he needs to travel miles of walk before going to sleep. sleep. Very nice answer! Now in a ½ sheet of   paper paraphrase the foll fo llowing owing lines. Activity # 1 1.

 I am ma ster of my f ate  I am capt ain of my soul  -William Earnest Henley 2. he wood  s are lovely, d ark, and  d ee ee p T he  But I have  promi ses  ses to kee p  And  miles to go before I slee p  And  miles to go before I slee p - Robert Frost  Activity # 2 Class, count 1-4, and proceed to your  respective groups. What you¶re going to do is to  paraphrase the poem, The Road Not Taken. Group 1 ± first stanza Group 2 ± second stanza Group 3 ± third stanza Group 4 ± fourth stanza I will give you 10 minutes to paraphrase your assigned stanzas and after the time expires the first group will read their work. Your work will be written in Manila paper. Is that understood class? Yes sir. (The students will do the task.) IV. EVALUATION

With the same group. You are now going to have a choral interpretation of the poem The Road  Not Taken. I will give you 15 minute to prepare and after it the first group will present their work. Your performance will be graded based on the following rubric:

Choreography------------25% Unison--------------------25% Impact--------------------25% Interpretation------------25% Total------------100% (The students¶ will do the task.) V.

ASSIGNMENT

Search for a short poem and paraphrase it. your work will be written in 1 whole sheet of paper  and will be submitted next meeting. Have an advance study about kinds of  sentences and conjunctions. c lass! That¶s all for today, goodbye class! Goodbye sir, thank you sir, see you tomorrow.