A Detailed Lesson Plan in Teaching Short Stories Fourth Year
Submitted by:
Alyssa Marie B. Manapat III-9 BSE L- English Submitted to:
Professor Marla C. Papango
Teaching and Testing Literature February 1, 2013
A Detailed Lesson Plan in Teaching Short Stories Fourth Year I.
Objectives:
At the end of the 50 minute lesson, the students should be able to: A. Define unfamiliar words through the use of context clues in the sentences. B. Interpret the implicit ending of the story through oral report. C. Create own ending for the text read. D. Distinguish the foreshadowing events in the story and how it contributed to make the understanding of the text better. E. Participate actively in group and individual performances. F. Share their insights about what they would do if they are in characters’ shoe.
II.
Subject Matter: “The Furnished Room” by O. Henry
Reference:
www.eastofweb.com, ret. January 30, 2013 URL: http://eastofweb.com/shortstories
III.
Procedure
Teacher’s Activities
Students’ Response
The teacher will post pictures of two different movie posters namely Titanic and Romeo and Juliet. -
What do you know about these
-
two movies?
These two famous movies are about love.
True, these movies are all about love and in fact, very famous, proven because even these were screened decades ago, you still know it.
-
Did you like the endings of the two movies? Why or why not?
I
see,
you
admire
their
-
I liked the ending of both movies
faithfulness despite of their
because despite of its tragedy,
tragedy.
they were able to show how much the characters loved one another.
I suppose you are expecting happy
endings
stories
just
with
like
of
-
they
love
were
unhappy.
The
characters were not able to live
the
together happily.
fairytales. -
I do not like the endings because
If you will be given a chance to
-
I would choose the Titanic and
how
change the ending by making
would you want it to finish?
Jack remained alive. He was able
Choose one between the two
to
movies you wanted to change the
temperature because he was able
ending.
to get into a raft. Together with
have
your
own
ending,
survive
the
freezing
-
That was a very good ending. At
Rose, they will wait for the
least they will be able to spend
rescuers to arrive.
the time of their lives together.
-
For the Romeo and Juliet, I wanted for both of them to live.
-
That was a good idea. I just
Somebody will inform Romeo
wonder how long will Romeo be
that Juliet was just pretending to
waiting.
they
be dead. He will not attend to
escaped the town they will be
Juliet’s wake but instead he will
happy together.
ask someone to tell Juliet that he
However,
when
will be waiting her in a place like at the riverside and they will flee from their town. Yesterday, I asked you to read the text “The Furnished Room” by O. Henry. In the
copy
that
I
gave,
there
were
highlighted words that you need to take note of. I also said that to understand its meaning through the sentence itself. Tell me the meaning of those words and how you arrived to such conclusion. -
That is correct, as well as on how
The word mitigated means less. In the sentence: A faint light from
you arrived with your meaning.
no particular source mitigated the
The word “faint light” led you to
shadows of the halls. When there
the meaning of the word.
is a little light, there is a lesser shadow. -
The
word
splattered
means
splashed. In the phrase:
A
splattered stain, raying like the shadow of a bursting bomb. I imagined colors because of the
ray, however it was gray. The bursting bomb made me think that something wet burst out and led me to think that splatted also means splashed.
Let’s see if knowing those words helped you understand the text. Recall
-
What was the young man looking
-
He was looking for his girlfriend.
-
It was said in the text that “He
for? -
How did you know it is his girlfriend he was looking for?
who loved her best tries to find her.
-
When he arrived, he gets an
-
because of the furniture in the
apartment. What can you say
room.
about the room?
-
-
He arrived in a theatrical town; do
It was old and not very beautiful
-
Yes because when he asked the
you think it was possible for his
housekeeper who could have been
girlfriend to have been in the
there, he said that she sings. She
town? Why?
could be part of the shows.
Was the housekeeper told him
-
No because when Mrs. Purdy
everything that she knows as she
asked Mrs. McCool the keeper, if
said to the young man when he
she told about what happened in
was inquiring about the girl? How
the room, she said that anyone
could you say so?
will reject the room knowing what happened there.
Interpret
-
What does it mean about the scent
-
Maybe it was his imagination because she was thinking about
in the room? Was it really there?
her so much. And when he returned, the scent was gone. -
What happened to the young man after
returning
to
his
-
room
I think he got frustrated and destroyed everything in the room
learning that his girlfriend had not
then he killed his self.
been there? -
How will you describe the house keeper based on her actions?
-
She was selfish. She did not tell what really happened in the room. Just for the sake of having earnings, she lied.
The story you read was not finished yet. But before we reveal the ending. You could give its ending yourselves. Group yourselves into five with 5 or six members. Discuss on how you want the story to end. Make sure that when you write your endings, it will be connected to the previous scenes. You have ten minutes to discuss with your group mates.
After the students were able to create their ending, the teacher will have it reported by the students.
I hope that you are contended with your endings and you will be more than satisfied after knowing the real ending.
The real ending was: “She has been called handsome, as you say,” Mrs. Purdy saying, assenting but critical, “but for the mole she had a- growin’ by her left eyebrow. Do fill your glass again Mrs. McCool,”
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Who do you think was the girl
-
who committed suicide?
The girl was the young man’s girlfriend.
Certainly, the girl was his girlfriend.
-
-
Definitely,
the
young
man’s
Yes because if the girl had been
suspicion was true. Does the scent
there, it was possible that her
prove his suspicion?
scent was left there.
The young man died in the same
-
I think it has a connection because
manner on how the girl did. Do
they are lovers. The same way on
you think it has a connection or
how they died strengthen their
just a mere coincidence?
relationship because even on how they ended their life, they were
Application:
-
-
If you are the housekeeper? Will you do the same? Will you tell the new
tenant
that
somebody
committed suicide in the room?
thinking and feeling as one.
-
Perhaps the young man initially learned
that
her
girlfriend
committed suicide, do you think he will commit suicide as well?
Group Work:
Identify the foreshadowing event in the story. Give the events that you anticipated to happen when reading the foreshadowed events.
IV.
Assignment:
Choose a short story. Recreate its ending.
The
ending
must
be
parallel to the events of the story. Attach
with
original story.
your
paper
the
