A Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Grade 9
Time: 1 hour
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, student will be able to:
1. recognize the elements of the story in the play through Rip Van Winkle,
2. appreciate Philippine myths and legends (superstitions) by understanding
elements of short story in the play, and
3. produce a short playback theater performance reflecting their personal
experiences on Philippine superstitions
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Elements of Short Story and a Play
Reference: Google and YouTube
Materials: Power Point Presentation, Improvised Chest, Reading materials and
worksheets, video clip of a movie trailer.
Values: (a) Develop a genuine appreciation and interest for the culture presented
in literature.
(b)Strengthen camaraderie and team work among the students.
III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preparatory Activity
Prayer
We all stand for our short prayer. (The class will rise and offer their personal prayer
silently through the teacher.)
Greetings
Good Morning Class Good Morning Teacher Yza
How do you do, class? We’re fine, Ma’am. Thank you! How about you,
ma’am?
Brilliant! So am I. Thank you.
Thank you, ma’am!
Classroom Management
‘’ Ok before you take your
seat,please pick up the pieces of
paper, and arrange your chairs’’.
‘’Are you done?’’ Yes Miss.
‘’Take your seat.’’ Thank you Miss!
(Checking of Attendance)
Ms. Secretary, May I know who are I’m glad to tell you that nobody is absent today
absent today? Kindly give us your report.

First and foremost, we will introduce Likewise, ma’am!

ourselves to the class. I am Teacher Doryza,
my pleasure to meet you!
Aye aye, Ma’am!
 I’m your subject teacher in English.

B. Developmental Activities
1. Activity

Now, let us proceed in discussing our topic.

I want you to pay attention and to take note
of the famous writers that will be presented
and their styles of writing. Yes ma’am!

(Students watching video)

Now class, upon watching the video can
somebody please enumerate the “four great
names” who won international fame.
Washington Irving ma’am.
Okay you’re right. Can you recall his
writing style?
Based from my notes ma’am, his writing style is
Very good! Now what are the names of the characterized by humour and satire.
3 remaining writers?
Edgar Allan Poe ma’am and his writing was
Very good! Also Poe was in fact credited characterized by a dark and mystery.
with the creation of detective stories. Who
among you loves to read and watch
detective stories? (students raises hands)

Oh see that there are quite a lot of students William Cullen Bryant ma’am.
who loves detective stories. Now, who are
the other two? He was a naturalist ma’am.

Yes and his form of writing was? James Fenimore Cooper ma’am. His writing is
about some sort of a mix between history and
romance.
Yes, very good. Who is the last writer then?
Yes, ma’am.

Very Good!

(students raise their hands)

Yes ma’am
From the video that we have watched a
while ago, we already knew that our topic is
about the “Emerging America: The Birth of
a Republic”, right?

Before we proceed to discussing the reading

material that was assigned to you, let us first
narrow down the concepts and facts that we
have seen in the video.
Rising, ma’am.
Can somebody please provide a word or a
phrase that we can associate to the word
“EMERGENCE/ EMERGING”?
Ma’am, I think it’s about the coming out of
Yes, please. (pointing to a student) something

Good. Who else? For me, it is something similar to what was

mentioned, it’s the birth of something, ma’am.
Okay, you’re right. Anymore?

Very good! You are all right. Emerging

America can also be considered as its rising,
its “coming out” and/or its birth from being
colonized by the European people. In other
words, it was their early independence
period.

During this time, the American writers were

still influenced by the writing styles and
forms of their colonizer.
Maybe that person can now think about the
As time goes by, the writers began to realize brighter side of life.
and compose a national literature that would
reflect their EXPERIENCES. With that
being said, in your opinion, what could be
the possible themes of their writings? Maybe he/she can now smile more often.

For somebody who has been free from

grudges or violence or unwanted past, what Not really ma’am.
do you think will now be his/her mindset?

Okay, that is one. Another?

Okay, it’s as if you can relate from that None ma’am.

experience, huh? Just kidding.

Anymore?

Okay, good. Those themes can be seen in

the literary works during that time. The
advent of “National literature” became an
avenue for new themes, writing styles and
forms used by the writers. As we have seen
in the video, Noah Webster is heavily noted
He contributed a dictionary ma’am.
for contributing what?

Okay, good! Can you still recall hat was Yes ma’am. It was An American Dictionary of the
special about this dictionary? English Language.
 Very good. Its purpose is to insist that
American have its own language.

Prior to discussing his piece “Rip Van

Winkle”, we will now proceed to
understanding the profile of one of the four
great names who won international fame
during this period, he is Washington Irving.

Based on your book, who is Washington

Irving?

Okay. Good, what else? He is the pioneer of short story ma’am.

Okay, anymore? He was born on 1738 and died on 1859.

During his childhood he used to rove through

Okay. Thank you! Just for clarification, Hudson, Valley.
Washington Irving was not born on 1738
but rather on April 3rd, 1783. According to
the accounts about his biography, he died at
the age of 76 due to heart failure.

You’re right when you say that he is the

pioneer of short story. In fact, he is credited
with perfecting the American short story and
for writing for entertainment as opposed to
enlightening. He was also known as the
“American man of Letters”.

He was intended for legal profession, but his

studies were interrupted by illness
necessitating a voyage to Europe. He then,
decided to quit law and began to write for a
living. Two of his famous short stories are
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and the
story that we will be discussing, “Rip Van
Winkle”

Lastly, Irving used to rove through the

Hudson Valley to gather Dutch legends.
One of which is “Rip Van Winkle”.

APPLICATION
In the reading assignment that was given to
you last time, Rip Van Winkle, we have
encountered spirits, right?
To recall what happened to Rip at the
Catskill Mountain and discuss other things
in the story. I am giving you 5 minutes to
answer the following questions as a group:
1. What is the setting of the story?
2. Who is the main character? How is he
portrayed in the text?
 3. Who are the other characters that were
portrayed in the story?
4. How is his wife characterized in the
story?
5. What happened to rip when he went out
to the mountains? What did he do there and
who did he meet?

Make sure that everyone participates in the

discussion. We will be having a group quiz
afterwards.

AFTER READING
(After 5 minutes)
Okay. Time is up. Now, I want you to keep
your notes. And be ready for the quiz.
I will be now giving each group a board and
a marker. So, write your answers in the
board and make sure that you’ll be able to
raise them before the time ends. Late
answers will not be accepted. Do you
understand class?

Okay go to your groupmates. Good luck!

Okay class, are you now ready?

Let us now start.

(the following are the questions to be asked Yes ma’am!
by the teacher)
1. What happened to Dame Van
Winkle after Rip's disappearance?
- She died
2. What are the strangers playing when
Rip Van Winkle first sees them in
the amphitheatre? 
- Ninepins
3. What made Rip Van Winkle fall
asleep in the mountains? 
- He had sample the drink from
the stranger’s keg
4. Who is the real author of this story? 
- Washington Irving
5. Who did Judith marry?
- Luke
6. What is the name of Rip Van
Winkle’s grandson?
- Rip
7. When Rip sees the first stranger,
what is the stranger carrying? 
- keg
8. What is NOT a physical change that
 Rip notices about himself after his
"nap" 
a. He is stiff in his joints.
b. His beard has grown a foot
long.
c. He has lost his ability to
hear.
d. His beard has turned gray
9. Where is the setting of the story?
a. The Rocky Mountains
b. The Smoky Mountains
c. The Grand Tenons
d. The Catskill mountains
10. How many years had Rip been
asleep?
- 20 years
11. What is the name of old Rip’s dog?
- Wolf
12. What is the name of the old Rip’s
daughter?
- Judith
13. What was different about Rip’s
musket after he awoke?
- His musket was rusted
14. What is the name of the new place
that replaced the inn when Rip
awoke?
- Union Hotel
15. Who is the new president when Rip
awoke?
- George Washington

Now let us see your tally board.

Wow group 2 is now leading. I can see to it
that you have reviewed and read the story.

Yes ma’am

EVALUATION
(Student’s goes back to their seats)
Rip was put in a time where he jumped to a
time where no one remembered him. All the
people he once knew we’re either gone or
are not there anymore. It’s like he was
robbed out of his identity because the things
he used to have we’re all gone- his wife, his
friends, his possessions and the people he
once adored and loved. Now,
 “If you had come into an entirely new
situation, how would you fit into society that
is nothing like the one that you were used
to?”

I will now give you these pieces of paper

and in there I want you to write your
comment your answers to this question and If I was him ma’am I think that I might have
you can also write a hashtag below it. You panicked.
can draw your own profile picture in the
space provided and make your own
username. Now, after writing your answers
you can then post it in Washington Irving’s
timeline in order for him to see your
comments.

Do you have any questions class about the

activity class? None ma’am.

Ok you may now then proceed.

(Students writes their answers)
Wow I can see that you all have very
wonderful questions. Let us then read some
of your answers.

Assignment
Washington Irving was really very fond of
collecting Dutch legends. So, class for your
homework I want you to help Irving in
finding new legends for his new collection
entitled “_______ myths and legends”. To
accomplish this, I want you to interview
someone who knows any legends. It can be
your lolo/s or lola/s because stories like
these were really quite famous during their
time. You can also interview your parents or
maybe aunts.

Afterwards, I want you to make a myth of

your own based from your interview and
choose any of the following to serve as your
final output.
1. Podcast/ Radio drama
2. Video of you telling a story
3. Make a script using your classmates
as the characters or actors and
actresses. (Make sure that you
follow the conventions of a script.
You can refer here for the
conventions
 https://www.writersstore.com/how-
to-write-a-screenplay-a-guide-to-
scriptwriting/ )

You can do it with a group of your choice.

Each group should at least have 3-4
members. Make sure that everyone in the (students copy the link)
group does something.

This will be due next week Tuesday.

Do you have any questions for your

homework class?

Then that’s it. Class dismissed. Bye class!

None ma’am.

Good bye ma’am.