A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 10

DETAILED SCHOOL Roman C. Villalon GRADE Grade 10

LESSON PLAN Memorial Colleges LEVEL/SECTION
Foundation, Inc.
TEACHER Sophia Abygail C. LEARNING English
Tagalog AREA
DATES & June 11, 2025 QUARTER 4
TIME (4:00 – 5:00 pm)

At the end of the lesson, 75% of the students will be able to:
I. OBJECTIVE/S a. COGNITIVE: Analyze the character traits, internal conflicts, and
themes present in Weike Wang’s “Joan Is Okay.”
b. AFFECTIVE: Reflect on how the story mirrors real-life issues
involving culture, identity, and independence; and
c. PSYCHOMOTOR: Write a personal reflective paragraph
connecting the character’s experience to their own life.
II.CONTENT/TOPIC Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
Resources Wang, Weike. Joan Is Okay. The New Yorker. January 10, 2022.
Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/10/joan-is-okay

Integration ICT: Using online literary text and digital reflection tools to foster
personal response and collaboration.
Values: Highlights the importance of empathy, cultural sensitivity, and
understanding individual struggles and identity.
MIL: Develops students’ ability to critically read and reflect on online
literary content and apply digital tools to express personal insights.

IV. Teachers Activity Students’ Activity Annotation

PROCEDURES
Preliminary Activities 1. Call the attention of the (The students are
class into silence and pray. praying.)

2. Great the learners with a (The students are

smile along with a word of greeting a pleasant
pleasant morning. morning to their
teacher and
classmates.)

3. Call the class roll via

choric response as the
absentees are identified.

4. Set up the classroom

atmosphere via ASTIG:
 a. Arrange chairs in straight (The students are
columns and rows. reading the classroom
b. Sit well to stay rules via ASTIG)
pretty/handsome and look
smart.
c. Talk whenever necessary
so as not to disturb others.
d. Instill the value of
cleanliness and orderliness
throughout the period.
e. Get out of your shell if
you want to be heard and
understood. (The students are
participating)
5. Review
Activity Alright! Before we delve in
to our lesson for today,
let’s warm up first with a
quick activity called ‘In or
Out?’ I’ll read a situation
aloud. If you’d feel okay in
that situation, say ‘In.’ If
not, say ‘Out.’ Are we Yes, Teacher!
ready?

Situations:

1. Living alone in a
foreign country. (The students
2. Prioritizing your job actively participate
over attending a and answer each
family event. situation with saying
3. Not following your ‘In’ or ‘Out’.)
family's traditional
customs.
4. Being told to
change how you
express yourself
emotionally.
5. Being judged for
not reacting the way
others expect you
to. (Gives a Thunder
clap.)
Wow, what a nice
responses! Let’s give
ourselves a Thunder clap!

Your responses give us a

glimpse of today’s literary
 character named Joan who
also faces these kinds of
situations. Let’s dive into
her world.
Analysis We’ll explore Weike
Wang’s story ‘Joan Is
Okay’, which features Joan,
a Chinese-American ICU
doctor. She’s strong, quiet, (The students listen
and doesn’t conform to attentively.)
cultural expectations even
when her father dies and
everyone expects her to
behave a certain way.

At this point, let’s form

three groups. Each group
will be given a copy of the Yes, Teacher!
narrative of the story “Joan
Is Okay”. And each group
will focus on one key
element of the story. Are
we clear?

Group 1: Analyze Joan’s

personality and how she
handles her family’s
expectations.

Group 2: Identify Joan’s

internal and external conflicts.

Group 3: Determine the

story’s main themes and
provide text-based examples.

You have 15 minutes to

work with your group. And (The students read
after that, we will have a and discus their
short presentation to share assigned concept.)
the findings of each group.
Time starts now.

Alright, your 15 minutes is

already done. Let’s have
the presentation. The first
group will present will be
group 1, followed by group
2, and last we have is group
3.
Group 1: Joan is very
 reserved. She doesn't
like being told how to
grieve.

Group 2: She struggles

with what others expect
vs. what she wants. Her
family wants her to fly
home, but she’s okay
staying.

Group 3: Themes
include isolation,
identity, and resisting
cultural pressure.

Very good! Each group

presented a well thought (Gives an Aju Nice
analysis! Let’s give clap.)
ourselves an Aju Nice clap!
Abstraction Excellent work, everyone.
Let’s piece this together.
Joan is a strong woman, but
she also feels alone. She
struggles to meet her
family’s cultural
expectations while trying to
stay true to herself.

This story tells us how

difficult it is to belong
when you live between two
worlds — one of your roots
and one of your present.
Have any of you ever felt
this way?
Student 1: Yes,
when I moved
schools, I felt out of
place for a while.

Student2: Sometimes
my parents expect me
to follow our
traditions, but I want
to do things my own
way.

That’s exactly the feeling

 this story captures. Joan’s
silence isn’t weakness, it’s
a form of strength and
resistance.
Application/ Now, it’s your turn to
Assessment reflect. In your notebook,
write a paragraph (The students listen
answering the question on carefully.)
the board. Be honest and
thoughtful. Think about
Joan’s decisions and your
own experiences.

Instructions:
Write a short reflective
paragraph (5–7 sentences)
answering the following
question:

• Do you think Joan made

the right decisions in the (Individually write
story? Why or why not? and submit their
Relate your answer to a reflections.)
personal experience where
you felt pressured to
conform or go against what
others expected of you.
Assignment For your homework, I’d
like you to write a personal
story. Think of a time when
you had to be like Joan (The students listen
choosing your own path carefully and takes
even if others didn’t note.)
understand you. Describe
that moment and how you
felt. This is a chance to
share your own story of
strength.

Task: Personal Narrative

Title: "My Inner Voice"
(Short Essay)

Instruction:

Write an essay about a time

you felt like you didn’t “fit
in” at home, school, or in a
new environment. You can
 write your essay using the
questions below as your
guide:

• What happened?
• How did you feel?
• What did you learn about
yourself?

• Assessment Rubric (Reflection and Assignment)

Criteria Excellent (5) Good (4) Satisfactory Needs
(3) Improvement (2)
Understanding of the
Content
Relevance to the Theme
Creativity
Insight and Clarity
Grammar and Structure

Prepared by:
SOPHIA ABYGAIL C. TAGALOG
Student, BSED 3 – Section 1

Checked by:
SHAIRRA ROSE N. SIBLE, LPT
Instructor, EL19 – Survey of English and American Literature