A Semi- Detailed Lesson Plan in English IVI.

ObjectivesAt the end of the lesson, the students should be able to;A. give the meaning of idioms found in the text andB. use it in sentenceC. specify statements in the text that tells how one can cope with crisisD. write a paragraph telling about a crisis they experience and how they cope with the problemII. Subject Matter A. Focus: Coping with Crisis by Ann LandersB. Materials: copy of the essay Coping with Crisis by Ann Landers, manila paper C. Skill: reading, writingIII. ProcedureA. Pre- reading1. MotivationWhat are the problems you have encountered and what did you do to solv e it?2. Vocabulary DevelopmentThe students will give the meaning of the idioms in the se ntences below from thecontextual clues given.a. She was told that the food that was burnt to a crisp couldnt possibly be undone so itwas useless crying over spilled milk . b. H is doctor said he had only a year to live, so he decided to drain the cup to thedregs. c. K eeping sorrow locked up inside his heart was very unhealthy. H e must let go of his grief or be broken down by stress.d. For many years, she blamed herself for her husbands heart attack. She shouldrealiz e her family has had enough of this breast-beating. e. H e has had many upsets in all these yaers, but he successfully overcame them;expe ctedly, he will soon touch the stars. After knowing the meaning, the students will use the idioms in sentence.B. During- reading1. The teacher will distribute the copy to the students. The students will read the essaysilently.

2. As the students read the text, they will underline the key words and ideas in th e textwhich suggest how one can cope with problem. They will underline as many a s possible.C. Post- reading1. The teacher will ask the students the following questions:a. What is your first impression about the essay? b. What is the main idea of the essay?c. What does the author wants us to tell?2. Paired Responsea. Paired students will individually select a qoute or a line from the essay that t heyfind significant or meaningful and record the qoutation in column I. b. Students then write their personal thoughts, feelings, and reactions about these lected qoutaion in column II.c. The partners exchange papers. In column III of the partners paper, each studentr espond to the writing of his partner.d. The journals are returned to each partner. In column IV, the students respond to thecomments that their partner wrote in column IIIe. Partners discuss their comments and experiences in the classColumn I Your Qoutation Column II Your Comments Column III Your partnerscomments Column IV Your Reaction to your partners comments D. EvaluationReferring to the text, check the statements that tell how one can cope with crisis.1. _____Trouble, which can be very defeating, is an inevitable part of life.2. _____It is an unhealthy attitude to look at trouble as something that will even tually besolved.3. _____One of the most difficult realities to face is forgiving oneself in the fa ce of adevastating experience.4. _____It is futile to weep endlessly over something that nothing can ever undo.5 . _____It is not physically, mentally, and emotionally sound to ceaselessly agoni ze over something that could have been done but wasnt done.6. _____While we cannot sometimes control what happens to us, we can however contr olour reaction to what happens to us.

7 . _____When face with trouble that are beyond human control, like personal traged ies,you can overcome grief by keeping faith.8. _____Another way of overcoming grief, frustration, suferring, is to undertake p ositiveaction.9. _____One other way to escape the pain of a broken heart is to plunge into a soc ialwhirl or run off on healing trips.10. _____A useful activity that helps in coping with a troubled heart is doing some thing tohelp others.IV. AssignmentWrite a paragraph or two telling about a crisi s you have experience and whether you copedwith it in the way the writer suggest ed in the reading selection.