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Objectives: at the end of the lesson, the students must be able to: Cognitive- familiarize themselves with the meaning and importance of poetry; and decipher the meaning of the given poem; unlock their vocabulary. Affective- internalize the value and importance of poetry to human culture and society. Psychomotor- participate actively in the group activity. II. Subject Matter Topic: Poetry and Its Importance References: Poetry by Nikki Giovanni Materials: illustration board cartolinas scissors glue marker I. Lesson Proper: Teachers Activity Greetings: Good afternoon class! Opening Prayer: Let us pray (Our Father) Classroom Management: Arrange your chairs and pick up the pieces of paper around your area. *Checking of attendance Students Response (All) Good afternoon Ms. Izon! (All) Amen.

All present Maam.

Motivation: before we start our discussion Yehey! let us first have an ice breaker. I have pieces of paper here. Your task is to draw an image or picture that comes first to your mind when you heard the word Yes Maam. POETRY. Now, group yourselves into three, (drawing) and choose a representative to explain what you have portrayed. You have three minutes to finish that. (presentation) Job well done! Now post your pictures in the board.

Discussion: Lets proceed to our lesson for today. We are going to discuss POETRY, and its (student1) Maam what is our lesson for importance. today? When we say Poetry, what comes to your (student2) rhyming words and stanzas mind? written by poets. Very good. Any other idea? (student3) it is used to express feelings and emotions. Very good. Altogether read the definition of (All) poetry is a rhythmical composition of Poetry. (from the material) words expressing an attitude, designed to surprise and delight, and to arouse an Yes. Very good. emotional response. Maam can you give more information about poetry? Poetry is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in Okay Maam now its clear to us. addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. Before we continue our discussion, here is a good example of a poem. (distribution of handout) (Poetry by Nikki Giovanni) Let us take it part by part. Read the first two Poetry is motion gracefulcrowded room stanzas Cielo, followed by Gil, then Jairus. We poets tend to think by silence Next two lines, Gil. Sometimes after midnightcompose a poem No one understands ityou are too A poem is a pure energylife is precious Which is all we poetsare trying to say.

Last lines, Jairus.

The poem is about the meaning of poetry in the poets point of view. In your own words, give your definition of (student4) Poetry is the fruit of the poets what a poem and a poet is, based from the emotion and feelings. poem given.

Have you ever written a poem? What is it all (student5) Maam Ive written a poem about about? And why did you write the poem? love. I wrote it because I want to express my feelings which I couldnt confess to my special someone. Very romantic. So, from the poem, how would you describe (student6) based on the poem, poets are the kind of poet a person is? Physically and melodramatic and truly emotional. Most of emotionally. them usually want to be alone and isolated. Thats a good point. What is your favorite line in the poem? (student7)The lines in the first stanza Maam. In the first stanza, what do you think does the That poetry is versatile. It can be a sad, or a author wanted to say? fierce one, depending on the mood of the writer. Very good. Another line, Yes (student8). (student8) the lines in the third stanza Maam. Poets really wanted to be alone to be more focused on what they are writing. They can express more emotions if there is no interference in their minds and surroundings.

Exactly. Lets move on to the importance of poetry. (All) Poetry serves as a language for feeling. Here are the three core importance of poetry. Poetry can be a mouthpiece of our Please read. feelings. And poetry mirrors human beings and activities. How can poetry serve as a language for (student9) poems are primarily about how feeling? people feel rather than how people think. They provide, in fact, a language for feeling, and on of poetrys most insistent virtues involves its attempts to express the inexpressible. Exactly. How can poetry serve as a (student10) No poem can be said to express mouthpiece of our feelings? all the things that love or death feels like, or means, but one of the joys of experiencing poetry occurs when we read a poem and

want to say, Yes, that is just what it is like. Poetry can be a mouthpiece of our feelings even when our minds are speechless with grief or joy. How can poetry mirror the activities of Poetry often deals with beauty and softer, human beings? more attractive human emotions, but it can deal with ugliness and less attractive human conduct as well, for poetry seeks to mirror human beings and human events, showing us ourselves not only as wed like to be but as we are. Precisely. Before we have your quiz let us first have your activity. Get a partner. I have here cut pieces of paper with words written on it (words from the poem). Each (all busy in the activity) pair will withdraw two papers. Your task is to find two pairs of words that are synonymous with each other. The first pair to finish the challenge will be the Correct pairs: winner. Ready? Go! Weary-exhausted Wariness-caution Logic-rationality Controversy-disagreement Concede-acknowledge Discard-reject Loneliness-melancholy

Job well done! The winners are __________. Generalization: What is poetry?

Poetry is a rhythmical composition of words expressing an attitude, designed to surprise and delight, and to arouse an emotional response. Poetry serves as a language for feeling.

Why is poetry important?

Poetry can be a mouthpiece of our feelings. And poetry mirrors human beings and activities. Evaluation: Get one whole sheet of paper. Answer briefly the following questions. (10pts each) 1. From the films that you saw, or stories you have heard, or from your personal experience, how are poets usually portrayed? How do they generally appear? Why is this so? 2. In your own words, give a definition of poetry and its importance. Pass your papers. Assignment: For your assignment, study the essential elements of poetry. Any questions or clarifications? Okay. Thats all for today. Closing prayer: Let us pray. Goodbye class. See you tomorrow. Amen. Goodbye Ms. Izon, see you tomorrow. None Maam.