Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
MARGARITO A. DUAVIT MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pilapila, Binangonan, Rizal

Quarter: Fourth
Date: January 22, 2018
Grade and Section: G-10 Narra
Time: 10:00-11:00
Level of Competency: Process
Domain of Literacy: Reading Comprehension

Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other
text types serve as instruments to resolve social conflicts, also how to use the language of
research, campaigns and advocacies.

Performance Standard: The learner competently presents a research report on a relevant

socio-cultural issue.

I. Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the learners should be able to:
 Present a simple plot analysis of the story using plot diagram.
 Show the appreciation of the story through various activities.
 Write a surprise ending of the story

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: The Last Leaf by O Henry
Reference: Grade 10 Learner’s material pp. 377-382, Teachers Guide pp. 322-325

Materials: Chalk, cartolina, video presentation, powerpoint presentation

III. Procedure:
A. Learning Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of the attendance

Motivation:

Photo Analysis
The teacher will present photos of some local artists who suffered and survived
from illness. Have the students match the photos in column A with the description in
column B.

A. B.

a. A veteran actor battled stage 2 lung cancer,

went through surgery. Now he is a cancer
survivor.
 b. Matanglawin TV host and weather anchor
who suffered and recovered from mild stroke.

c. A singer/performer who suffered and

recovered from type 1 juvenile diabetes

d. A well-known actress who survives from

breast cancer.

B. Lesson Proper:
1. Activity
a. Meet the Author
The teacher will introduce O. Henry to the students.
b. What’s the word?
The learners will rearrange the jumbled letters. These are key words that found
in the story “The Last Leaf”.
1. ( noun ) a great book, painting, piece of music, eceipretsam
movie by a particular person
2. ( adj ) having or showing a lot of strong emotion ecreif

3. ( noun ) a dog that is trained to guard a place godhctaw

4. ( adj ) not meaningful, serious or important yllis

5. ( noun ) a serious disease that affects the lungs ainomuenp

and makes it difficult to breathe

c. Read and learn

 The learners will read silently the story of “The Last Leaf” by O Henry for 10
minutes.

2. Analysis:

Comprehension questions:

1. What is Johnsy’s illness?

2. What is the cause of her illness?
3. What helped Johnsy recover from her illness? Do you think it is psychological in
nature? Why?
4. Why does Sue refer to the painting “The Last Leaf ” as Behrman’s masterpiece?
5. If a good friend of yours got sick, would you take care of him? Why? Why not?
6. Aside from survival, what are the other themes of the story?
7. What is the moral of the story?

3. Abstraction:
a. Prepare a simple plot analysis of the story, The Last Leaf. Be able to present
it in front using a plot diagram or a story mountain.

Processing questions:
1. How do elements help you understand the flow of the story?
2. In what way do the elements contribute to your understanding of the
selection’s over- all theme?

b. The learners will watch a video interviewing victims of typhoon “Yolanda” and
then after that the teacher will ask different questions regarding on the video
that they’ve watched.

4. Application
The class will be divided into four groups and each group will assigned to do
different tasks.

Group 1 (The writers)

Write a surprise ending of the story. It consists of at least 5-7 sentences.

Group 2 (The artists)

Make a poster having these following themes from the story.
It will be explained by the reporter.

a. importance of friendship b. hope c. surviving from illness

Group 3 (The singers)

Present a song that is in line with any of the following themes from the story.

a. importance of friendship b. hope c. surviving from illness

Group 4 (The actors)

Perform a short skit of your favorite scene in the story.
 Indicators Very good Good Needs Improvement Score

The activity is fully The activity is The activity is not so

CREATIVITY creative and somewhat creative creative and minimal
(10) presented and not so much artistry is displayed
artistically. presented during presentation.
(8-10) artistically. (1-4)
(5-7)

All the members of 2-3 members did 4 or more members

COOPERATION the group not cooperate in did not cooperate in
(10) cooperated in the the group the group
group presentation. presentation. presentation.
(8-10) (5-7) (1-4)

The group The group The group didn’t

RELEVANCE TO THE understood the understood the show sufficient ideas
TOPIC topic by providing topic and provided about the topic.
(10) relevant ideas in some relevant (1-4)
their presentation. ideas in their
(8-10) presentation.
(5-7)

The students will be associated through a rubric.

IV. Evaluation:
Directions: Draw if the statement is true and if it is false.
___1. O Henry is the author of the story “The Last Leaf”
___2. Sue is the one who has illness.
___3. Mr. Behrman is the one who painted the leaf on the wall.
___4. The extreme coldness during the season in November winter is the cause of
Johnsy’s illness.
___5. Johnsy died at the end of the story.

Closure:

Every struggle in your life has shape you into the person you are today. Be thankful for
the hard times, they can only make you stronger.

V. Assignment:
Create a slogan on how we should overcome our problems in life. Do it in an oslo
paper.
 Criteria:
Creativity: 50%
Relevance to the theme: 30%
Originality: 20%
Total: 100%

Prepared by: Checked by:

Issa Marie D. Villones Mrs. Juvilyn Lerona

(Student teacher) (Cooperating teacher)

Noted by:

Edgar P. Diñozo
(Principal I)