A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 7

November 7-9, 2018

PROGRAM STANDARD
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of literature
and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and those of other countries.
GRADE LEVEL STANDARD
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/ her understanding of
Philippine Literature and other texts types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture.
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of Philippine literature in the Period of Emergence as a
tool to assert one’s identity.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by showing appreciation for the literature of the past.
LEARNING COMPETENCIES

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the student should be able to:
EN7LT-III-f-5:
1. Discover literature as a tool to assert one’s unique identity and to better understand other
people;
EN7LT-I-c-2.2.1:
2. Express appreciation for sensory images used in the selection;
EN7VC-III-d-13:
3. Determine the key message conveyed in the material viewed
EN7RC-IIe-7.3
4. Read closely to get the author’s purpose of the short story.
EN7F-III-g-3.4.1
5. Express ideas and opinions

II. Subject Matter

Topic: A Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa

Materials: Laptop, DLP, handouts, chalk and board

References: Gonzales, C. T. & N. R. Francisco, (2015). Essential English work text in

literature and language. Rex Book Store.

III. Learning Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

Preparatory Activity

a. Review

Good Morning Class! Good Morning Sir!

Please be seated. Secretary, please report (The class secretary will report the number of
the class attendance. attendees in the class.)

Now, let us have a short review about Sir we discussed about the extreme adjectives and
your topic last time. Who would like to remind we used them in sentence.
us?

Okay, I will give you some words then identify

the extreme adjectives.
1. Cold 1. Freezing
2. Dirty 2. Filthy
3. Crowded 3. Packed
4. Hungry 4. Starving
5. tired 5. Exhausted

b. Motivation

Very good! Before we start, I’m going to

show you a few pictures. (show pictures of
pregnant young girls)

What do you think about the pictures? Sir, it’s a picture of a pregnant girl.

Yes, it’s a picture of early pregnancy. What will (students giving their own opinoin)
happen if you marry early?

Several years from now you will be building your (students giving their own opinoin)
own families. If you’re going to get married
someday, what are the factors that you would
possibly consider first before marrying?

c. Unlocking of difficulty

Before moving to our topic, let us first unlock the

difficult words that are present in the selection.
quick, sudden movement
1. Dodong go tickled and jerked his foot.

What is the answer in item number one?

rude or disrespectful
2. Dodong felt insolent and big at the thought of it
although he was by nature low in statue.

Very good! How about number two?

nervous or confused
3. She came home flustered about her problem.

Nice! How about number three?

uneasiness or restlessly
4. Dodong fidgeted on his seat.

Correct! How about number four?

Angry or upset
5. Dodong resented his father’s questions

Very good!
blurry
6. The sun was hazy during the cloudy day.

Correct!
soiled
7. The fieldwork begrimed him.

And the last one?

Well done class

d. Presentation

Today were going to read a short story “A

Footnote to Youth” written by Jose Garcia Villa.
Let’s try to relate the story in our life and identify
the elements of the story later on.

Footnote to Youth was written by Jose Garcia

Villa in 1933.

Jose Garcia Villa was a Filipino poet, literary

critic, short story writer, and painter. His work is
mere on beauty and appreciation and because of
his writing style he was awarded as the National
Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973.
He introduced the "reversed consonance rhyme
scheme" as well as the extensive use of
punctuation marks—especially commas, which
made him known as the Comma Poet.
Yes, sir
Read the story quietly. Afterwards were going to
have an oral reading then discuss it.
Yes, ma’am
Okay! Class let’s start reading the short story (the student start reading)
starting with this row, and the rest read silently.
Each student will read a paragraph. Ok, lets begin.

e. Motive Question
Dodong felt that he was no longer a boy because
What made Dodong feel that he was no longer a he had pimples on his face and his lip already was
boy but already a man? darkened. He thought that those were the
evidence of his being a man.
f. Discussion

Did you understand the story class?

Yes, sir.
Very good. To better understand the story, let’s
try to answer the following questions.

The short story is about a Dodong who entered

1. What is the short story all about? marriage life with Teang at the age of seventeen,
and who later felt remorseful about his married
life.

The characters are Dodong, Teang, Lucio, Blas,

2. Who are the characters in the story? Tona, and Dodong’s mother and father.

3. What can you say about the characters? Dodong who married Teang at age 17 and they
has seven children.

Teang is a loving wife because even she was

unhappy with their marriage she did not complain
to Dodong.

Blas is the first-born son of Dodong and Teang.

He married at the age of 18. Blas is a stubborn
person because he insisted to get married at his
young age. He is hasty in making decision and not
looking to the consequences of his action.

4. Describe the setting of the story? Anyone who The setting is in a barrio or in a rural place where
would like to site a situation in the story that most people work in fields. There were rice fields
describes the sitting? all around the place and carabaos. There were
streams where people bathe after the fieldwork
soiled them. There were no electrical lamps,
rather people used petroleum lamp to light their
houses.
5. What character is revealed by Dodong when he His reaction towards it revealed that from the very
got tickled by the worm, jerked his foot, flinging beginning Dodong's character is someone who
the worm into air yet never bothered to look at doesn't bother to look at the consequences of his
where it fell? actions.

6. How did Teang find married life? Teang found her married life difficult to the
extent that she was unhappy with their marriage.
For six successive years, Dodong and Teang kept
having children. Besides that, she spent the rest of
her life with the interminable household work –
cooking, laundering, cleaning the house and
taking care of the children. She became shapeless
even at the young age.

Correct! She was unhappy with their marriage that

she even wondered how life would be if she had
married Lucio, her suitor, instead of Dodong.

7. Blas asked for permission to get married. Why It is because both fathers married early, they
then do you think that Dodong and Teang did not lacked the experience and the know-how with
prevent their son from experiencing those regards to raising children: hence the fact that
hardships which they’ve gone through? they were unable to fulfill their responsibility as
parents in guiding their kids down a wiser path. 

Correct! This is particularly due to the fact that his

father never had that wisdom either. Such wisdom
can only be passed on by those people who greatly
influence our lives - which in most cases are our
parents. So, when dealing with his son Blas,
Dodong could only do what he knew like what his
father did with him, and that is to allow Blas to
marry early, when he should have discouraged
him instead. The lesson then becomes universal in
the sense that it is not only for the young ones but
to parents as well that they should have the
wisdom on how to guide their children the proper
way.

8. Explain the line “Youth must triumph... now. This phrase depicts the cycle of life which means
Love must triumph... now. one must experience being young first before
turning into an adult, and then when he is ready
enough that is the time that he may enter into a
marriage life. One must enjoy his younger years,
enjoy being in love, then he will be ready for the
so-called life – to live and to build his own home.

9. Why the story is entitled “A Footnote to His story is entitled "Footnote to Youth" because
Youth”? it emphasizes something for the youth to realize
and that is not to marry early.

10. What is the morale of the Footnote to Marriage in a very young age when you are not
Youth? yet prepared with the obligations accompanied to
it will give birth to more problems.
Correct, therefore, before entering to a married
life, we must not only think twice but a hundred
times. So that you won’t regret it.

g. Generalization
What is the significance of the story? The story serves a warning to us, youth. It
reminds us of our responsibilities and realities that
come with marriage and the family life. Its
advices us that life after marriage is difficult
especially when we are not capable of the
responsibilities and challenges that life gives.
Therefore, we should not rush into something that
h. Application we will be regretting in the end.
Very good class. Listen here, I made a situation
here, and I want you to answer it through re-
enactment. Who would like to go first?
Least of situation:

1. As students, your boyfriend decided to

propose to you. How would you react?
2. Your daughter confessed that she got
pregnant. What pieces of advice can you
give her?

3. Someone is knocking at your door. You

were shock because it was your girlfriend
along with her luggage. She decided to
live with you. How would you deal with
this situation?
4. You impregnated your girlfriend. How
would you react to this scenario?
5. Your son confess that he impregnated
someone. What pieces of advice can you
give?
6. Your son/daughter is getting married and
they are asking for your blessings. What
pieces of advice can you give them before
marrying?
7.
h. Evaluation

A. Context clues
Identify the meaning of words through
context clues.
1. Dodong looked wistfully at his young son
in the moonlight.
2. He stood in the moonlight, tired and
querulous.
3. The thin voice pierced him queerly.
4. Dodong traced tremulous steps on the
dry parched yard.
5. Dodong stood in the sweltering noon
heat.
6. There was impatient clamor in his voice,
7. Dodong wished his father would suck that
troublous tooth again.
8. A decrescent moon outside shed its
feeble light into the window.
9. Dodong ate fish and rice, but did not
partake of the fruit.
10. He went into the water, wet his body over,
and rubbed at it vigorously.
B. Identification
1. Who is the author of the story?
2. When was the story written?
3-6. Who are the characters in the story?
(Give at least three.)
7. What is the age of Dodong when he got
married?
8. How many children did Dodong and
Teang have?
9. Who is the woman whom Blas wanted to
marry?
10. What life does the family of Dodong has?
11. What is the reaction of the father when
Dodong asked permission to get married?
12. What is the age of Blas when he asked
permission to get married?
13. Who is Tiang’s suitor besides Dodong
14. How did Teang find married life?
15. What made Dodong feel that he was no
longer a boy but already a man?

C. Essay (5 points)

1. Describe the setting of the story?

2. What is the authors purpose in writing the
story?
3. Who is Jose Garcia Villa?

IV. Assignment
Research on the elements of a short story.

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