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Lesson Plan in English

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, 100% of the students with 75% level of proficiency should be able to:
a. Discuss and summarize the plot of Walt Whitman’s O Captain! My Captain.
b. Analyze the structure and meaning behind the poem.
c. Show appreciation to heroes through reading this poem.
d. Write your own poem.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Oh Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman
References: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45474/o-captain-my-captain
Skills: Reading, listening, writing, speaking
Materials: Pictures, videos, worksheets, and PowerPoint presentation
Values: Love for the country

III. Learning Activities

A. Preliminary Activities

1. Prayer

2. Greetings

3. Checking of Attendance

4. Review

Unlocking Difficulties

A B

 Bugle

a musical instrument like
a simple trumpet used especially in
the army.

 Anchor

the long piece of wood or metal alongthe bot
tom ofa boat that forms part of its structure a
nd helps to keep the boat balanced in
the water

 Keel
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 heavy metal object, usually shaped like
a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain,
that is dropped from a boat into
the water to prevent the boat from moving away

 Wreath

an arrangement of flowers and leaves in
a circular shape, used as a decoration or as
a sign of respect and remembrance for
a person who has died

 Voyage

a long trip, especially by ship

Motivation

Before we start, I will show you picture and all you need to do is to give your ideas about the
image. Are you ready?

Very good class! All your ideas are correct. This picture has something to do with our lesson for
today. Before that, may I ask any one from this class if you ever experience loosing somebody
close to your heart? How this it feel?

B. Lesson Proper

Walt Whitnman

Walt Whitman was an American poet, He was born on May 31, 1819 in New
York United States and died on March 26, 1892.
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O Captain! My Captain!
BY WALT WHITMAN

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,

For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head!

It is some dream that on the deck,

You’ve fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,

My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,

The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,

From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;

Exult O shores, and ring O bells!

But I with mournful tread,

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Walk the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

(MAAM SASAMA KO PA O BA TO OR WAG NA PO? THANKYOU PO.)

SOME LEARNING

There are many lessons one can learn from this beautiful film. Lessons for all areas of life:

Be Unorthodox – Dare to be different. Experience. Try out new things. Don´t care too much
about opinions of others. Trust in yourself and your judgement. Only cowards do not question
and change.

Carpe Diem – Seize the day. Enjoy life. Make your life extraordinary. It´s your personal
obligation. Take over responsibility for your life. The script is yours to write.

Apply Different Perspectives – Look at the world and various situations from different angles.
Yes, you might even think about standing on your desk. Ever tried it?

Inspire – Yourself and your team. Dream. Think big. Be aspirational. Be positive. Spell out your
visions.

Stand Up – Have courage. Raise your voice to make yourself heard. Challenge others and the
system, if you truly believe in something. Don´t give up easily.

Be Wise, Not Stupid – Wait and look for the right moment. Then go for it.

Be Curious – Be hungry to learn and to discover new things. Even completely unknown and
"silly“ things. Risk and enjoy to fail. That stimulates your growth and transformation.

Be Humble – Earthen yourself. Don´t lose contact with others and your inner soul. Treat people
and yourself with respect. Show feelings and be human.

"We have lost one of our most inspired and gifted comic minds, as well as one of this
generation's greatest actors. To watch Robin work, was a magical and special privilege... He
truly was one of the few people who deserved the title of 'genius'."

Generalization

(CAME FROM THE STUDENTS)

Application

Arrange the sequence happen on the poem Oh Captain! My Captain by Walt Whitman
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Evaluation

Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer (B

1. O Captain! My Captain!" was written just after the end of the Civil War.  The
speaker's description of a captain who dies most likely refers to:

a. Walt Whitman c. Jefferson Davis

b. Abraham Lincoln d. Robert E. Lee

2.  The use of the phrase "my Captain" in the title and throughout the poem
suggests that the speaker
a. wants to be in charge of the ship. c. feels very loyal to the Captain.
b. has a military background. d. is the only one with the Captain.

3.  Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation?
"the prize we sought"
"O Captain!"
"the bells I hear"
"our fearful trip

4. The speaker says that the Captain's death

 "is some dream" because he 
has had many dreams about the Captain.
has only imagined that the Captain is dead.
wishes the Captain's death were a dream.
realizes that the Captain has been sleeping.

5.  The repetition of the phrase "fallen cold and dead" emphasizes

the importance of the death to the speaker.
the speaker's lack of feeling about the death.
the insensitivity of the victory celebration.
the deaths of soldiers during the war.

6.  What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won" refer to?
President Lincoln's death
winning the Civil War
discovery of a treasure
the ship's arrival in port
7. One extended metaphor in the poem is the comparison of 
a journey to a ship's deck.
a ship to the country.
a captain to a ship.
a captain to a victory

8. Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration?

"It is some dream"
"Here Captain! Dear father!"
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"This arm beneath your head!"

"For you bouquests and ribbon'd wreaths."

9. In line 21 the speaker says, "the ship is anchor'd safe and sound." The
idea of safety is ironic, or unexpected because
crowds are trying to take over the ship.
the speaker fears that lives are in danger.
the ship's Captain lies dead on its deck.
the ship has other dangerous journeys ahead

10.What does the ship in the poem symbolize? 

Nothing, it's just a ship

The world
The United States
Life

Assignment

For your assignment for 50 points you will have to write a poem of tour own topic about our
national heroes who died for our country.

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Prepared by: ANDRELYN A. SAPUYOT

BSED-III

 Lines 1-4

The opening lines of the poem depict scenes of rejoicing following a ship's
victorious return to harbor. The speaker addresses the captain as he
congratulates him on navigating the ship through a "fearful" (i.e. frightening)
journey filled with "racks," or storms. After all these dangers, the ship has
returned home, having won the "prize" of victory. The port celebrates by greeting
the victorious ship with cheers and bells. The ship is described as "steady" but
also battle-hardened, "grim," and "daring," thus emphasizing its bravery and
longevity in the face of long dangers.

These opening lines have a measured rhythm that mirrors the speaker's
celebratory tone. The lines are made up of two rhyming couplets, so the rhyme
scheme follows a regular pattern of AABB.
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The meter of the lines, too, follows a regular iambic pattern, like this:

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
This rhythmical regularity emphasizes the ceremonial, almost stately quality of
this scene. It seems as if everyone is sharing in the collective celebrations. And
indeed, the poem is an extended metaphor for the Union's joy when the
American Civil War ended in 1865. After four years of vicious fighting that cost
many American lives, the Union—which the poet compares to a ship—finally
declared victory against the Confederacy. In the poem, this triumph is compared
to a ship coming home to harbor. These lines suggest that everyone in the Union
rejoiced with equal fervor at the end of a long and painful journey.

The fact that the poem opens with a repeated apostrophe—which, from context,
readers will know is addressed to Abraham Lincoln—also immediately
establishes the president as responsible for this great victory.

 Extended Metaphor

The entire poem—from the title onwards—relies on an extended metaphor that

compares President Lincoln to a captain and the United States to a ship. In this
metaphor, the poet describes how the ship has endured many “racks” (i.e.
storms), “fearful” journeys, and dangers—metaphorically standing in for the
destructive battles of the American Civil War—before finally coming home to
harbor having won what the speaker calls its “prize” or “object.” This prize is a
metaphor for the Union’s victory in the war, which had finally come about, after a
long struggle, in 1865. The speaker describes how the “ship is anchor’d safe and
sound,” just as the Union emerged triumphant after years of struggle against the
Confederacy.

But although the ship’s voyage comes to an end, this is not the conclusion of the
extended metaphor. What looks like a triumphant nautical metaphor for President
Lincoln’s able leadership and the Union’s victory soon turns tragic, as it turns out
that the “captain” of the poem’s governing metaphor has in fact died, even as the
city celebrates the victorious ship. In this way, the poet takes a conventional
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extended metaphor—comparing a political leader to a captain of a ship—and

recasts it in a more melancholy and reflective tone.