A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 10

S.Y 2020-2021

Date: April 28, 2021

Subject: English Literature

Grade and Section: Grade 10-Saint Bonaventure

I. Objectives:
At the of the 60-minute period discussion, the students should be able to:
a. determine the different characters of the story;
b. analyze the message of the story;
c. appreciate the moral of the story by reading the story and how they can apply it to everyday
living, and;
d. create a reflection paper about the story “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry.

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: The Last Leaf by O. Henry
b. References: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LasLea.shtml
c. Materials: laptop, slide presentation, video clips, Voki, Kahoot, Zoom
d. Values: selflessness, sacrifice
e. Skills: literature, writing and composition, listening comprehension

III. Procedure/Teaching Strategy

Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activites

A. PREPARATORY
1. Greetings
Good morning class! Good morning, Ma’am!

2. Prayer
May I request everyone to stand and let (Jed will stand and lead the prayer)
us pray?
Jed, please lead the prayer.
Thank you, Jed!

3. Checking of the Learning Environment (The students follow)

Before having your seats, please pick up
the pieces of trash underneath your
chairs and check your chairs’ alignment.
After doing so, you may take your seats.

4. Checking of Attendance
Let me check your attendance. So, There is no absentee for today, Ma’am.
secretary, is there anyone absent today?

Very good. I am glad to hear that!

 5. Review
Anyone from the class who could like to
give a recap of what we had discussed
last meeting?
(A student will volunteer)
Very good! And what is the message The story of “ The Giving Tree by Shel
that the author is trying to convey in the Silverstein
poem?

Good job! And what is the moral lesson (A student will volunteer)
you’ve got in this story and how you
will apply this in real life situation? Cite
incidents.
(A student will volunteer)
B. LESSON DEVELOPMENT

1. Motivation
Mentimeter:
(Link: https://www.menti.com/daefkpfdbt )
Mechanics:
1. The teacher will send the link to the
chat box.
2. The students will enter the link and will
be redirected to the game.
3. The students will type his/her answer
with a maximum of 3 entries for each
student.
Class, choose one of your inspiration in life?
Type your answer in the link provided. Then, I
will call some 3 students to give reason about
their answer.
(The teacher will read the answers and call (The students’ answers may vary)
some students to share their opinion regardless
of their answers. Then, the teacher will proceed
to introduce the topic.)

Today, we are going to discuss the story

entitled “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry, a great
American short-story writer and a master of
surprise endings. It is a touching story of how a
painter inspires a girl to live and in the process,
loses his life.

2. Objectives
(Objectives will be flashed on the screen)
Class, these are the objectives for our
discussion.
(The teacher will read the objectives.)
a. determine the different characters of the
 story;
b. analyze the message of the story;
c. appreciate the moral of the story by
reading the story and how they can apply
it to everyday living, and;
d. create a reflection paper about the story
“The Last Leaf” by O. Henry.

C. DISCUSSION
PRE-READING
I will be posting a picture of one person and he
is the author of the story that you will read
later.
Author:

Does anyone have an idea of who this person (The students’ answers may vary)
is?

(If the students are not able to determine the

author, the teacher may give hints) Yes, Ma’am. His name is O. Henry.

That’s right! To get to know him more let’s

listen to O.Henry himself.

Voki:
Hi! I’m William Sydney Porter, I was known
in the name O.Henry, a prolific American
short-story, I am master of surprise endings,
who wrote about the life of ordinary people in
New York City. A twist of plot, which turns on
an ironic or coincidental circumstance, is
typical my typical stories. Like many other
writers, my early career aspirations were
unfocused and I wandered across different
activities and professions before I finally found
my calling as a short story writer. I started
working in my uncle’s drugstore in 1879 and
became a licensed pharmacist by the age of 19.
My first creative expressions came while in the
pharmacy where he would sketch the
townspeople that frequented the store. The
customers reacted warmly to his drawing and I
was admired for my artistry and drawing skills.

Do you have any questions before we (The students may ask question/s if they have
continue? any questions)

DURING READING

Class, I will provide you a copy of short story

“The Last Leaf” by O. Henry. What are you
going to do is to read the story and I will group
you again into three group to share what you
understand in the story. Take note that there
will be questions to be asked after the group
discussion with your groupmates. Do you have
any questions?

(If the students have no question/s, the teacher

will now provide the link to the class) (The students will proceed to their group.)

Class, here is the link:

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-
stories/UBooks/LasLea.shtml

(After 20 minutes, the students will go back to

the zoom meeting
(The teacher will ask questions)

Who are the main characters in the story? Behrman, Johnsy and Sue

Correc! and who was Behrman? How did he Behrman was painter wo lived on the ground
earn his living? floor beneath Sue and Johnsy. He was old and
past sixty and failure in art. He used to earn his
living by serving as a model to those young
artists in the colony who could not pay the
price of a professional.

Very good! What was Johnsy suffering from? Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia. Sue had
Why did the doctor visit Sue and Johnsy? called the doctor to examine Johnsy.

Oh! What did the doctor say after examining After examining Jhonsy, the doctor said that
Johnsy? she has a chance to live. She had made up her
mind that she would get well. She should think
about other things than her sickness. She
should generate in her will to live.
Good! What was the doctor’s observation? The doctor examined Johnsy. He was not
confident about her ability to fight off
pneumonia which had dragged her to the verge
of death. He told this to Sue but assured her
that Johnsy still had chances of survival idf she
has the will to live. He promise to give the best
medicine but advised Sue to do everything
possible to inject some hope and will power
back to Johnsy.

Why did Johnsy keep asking Sue to open the Johnsy was counting the leaves behind on the
curtains? old ivy tree front of her window. She believed
that when the last one fell, she would also die.
When there only one left, she was eager to see
when it would fall.

Last, what was Behrman’s masterpiece? Why The last ivy leaf on the wall was Behrman’s
does Sue say that it is his masterpiece? masterpiece. Sue says that it was his
masterpiece because he painted it on the wall
without caring for his health, in the middle of
heavy rainfall and winds. The last leaf gave
hope to Sue and made her want to live again.

Very well said, everyone. This story is really

have surprise ending, did the ending surprise Yes, Ma’am
you class?

POST-READING
(The teacher will ask questions to students and
connect the story in the their real life situation)

1. Have you ever experience the situation

of Sue, who is taking care of a good
friend when they very ill?
2. Have you ever been very ill? If yes,
describe what it was like. Describe
someone take care of you? Describe this (The students’ answer may vary)
person.
3. Just like Sue and Behrman and Sue,
when a good friend of yours got sick,
would you take care of them? Explain
why or why not.
4. In which season are people more likely
to get sick? Why? Have you ever like a
situation of Johnsy who have been less
motivated to live?

Good work, everyone!

D. GENERALIZATION
1. So again class, who are the main characters Behrman, Johnsy and Sue
in the story?
2. What is Johnsy’s illness? pneumonia
3. Did she recover from it? Yes
4. How did Mr. Behrman die in the story? Behrman died of pneumonia to-day in the
hospital. He was ill only two days. The janitor
found him the morning of the first day in his
room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes
and clothing were wet through and icy cold.
5. Do you think he is happy sacrificing his life Yes
for Johnsy?

E. APPLICATION

For your next activity, you are given 10

minutes to answer the 2 questions in a google
document and pass it on our Google folder; I
already uploaded the folder for this task. Here
are the questions:
1. Justify the title “The Last Leaf”.
2. Analyze the character of Behrman in
the light of the sacrifice he made to
save Johnsy’s life. Do you think he was
a true friend in need?

So, Let’s discuss your answer class.

(The teacher will discuss the answer)
Answers:
1. Johnsy felt that when the last leaf from
the ivy vine fell, she would also die.
Behrman painted a leaf on the ivy
branch when the last leaf fell before he
died. It was his first and last
masterpiece. It saved Johnsy’s life.
2. Mr. Behrman understood that Johnsy
had loved the old ivy vine and was
waiting for the last leaf on the vine to
fall. Then she would lose all hope of
wanting to live. He waited for night
when everyone would be asleep. He
took a ladder, climbed up the wall
opposite to Johnsy’s window and
painted an ivy leaf on the wall, next to
the vine. He did not care for the rain,
winds and the cold. The next day
morning, when Sue pulled up the shade
of the windows and Johnsy spotted an
ivy leaf still clinging to the vine, she
changed her mind and got hoped to live
 and get better. Behrman had influenced
and given courage to Johnsy through
the picture of the ivy leaf and that is
how he saved her life.

D. EVALUATION
Directions: Have a reflection paper based on
what you have learned in the story “The last
leaf. Send your answer to the prescribed google
drive. You may also send to
[email protected]. Be reminded
of the following rubric

Rubric:
Criteria Score
Introduction. The introduction 5
uses First Person point of view to
express the writer’s ideas.
The introduction has a maximum
of more than five (5) sentences.
The introduction has its thesis
statement.

Body (Content). The Reflection 10

Paper includes questions about the
reading, arguments on the
principles raised by the philosopher
and relevant points not discussed in
the philosophical thought.

Organization of ideas The 5

conclusion provides a summary of
both the points made and what
have been learned from the
material read.
The conclusion includes points
on why and how the writer’s
attitude and behavior changes
because of his/ her
reading/learning.

TOTAL SCORE 20

Do you have any questions or clarification? None, Ma’am

(If the students have no any questions, the
teacher will give instruction about their
assignment)

E. ASSIGNMENT
Class, friendship is something that we must
value. There are times that you have a
misunderstanding with your friend/s. To make
our friendship make stronger we should change
are bad attitude to a positive one. With regards
to this, make a promise to your friend/s, write
the specific traits which you want to change,
the plan/methods of changes which you have to
do, and how do you see yourselves and your
friend/s 5 years from now.

F. CLOSURE.
Class, given the fact we have parents who will
take care of us every time we are ill. We have
friend/s that has no parents already and
whenever they are sick and s/he has aunt or
uncle who will take care of them. In this
pandemic, it is not easy to approach our love
ones, how can you show your care and how
you will motivate them whenever they feeling
less motivated?

Very well. Students, always remember to value

the people who sacrifice something for us,
because maybe that something that they need.
In addition, the moment you are ready to quit
remember the people who are there to support
you.
Prepared by: Norielie R. Rodriguez