Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe

Teacher: Felixberto V. Cablao

Subject: English VIII
Date: June 13, 2021

I. Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students shall be able to:
1. answer questions about the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” with depth and proper
pronunciation and grammar;
2. discuss the importance of forgiving the people who had wronged them;
3. explain the other form of revenge; and
4. cite specific ways on how misunderstandings among people can be solved.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: The Cask of Amontillado
B. Reference: The cask of amontillado. (2013). Retrieved from
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.
pdf
C. Materials: Laptop, DLP, PowerPoint presentation, Video, Handouts/Photocopy
of the Story
III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Daily Routine
1. Checking the Cleanliness and Neatness
of the Classroom
2. Checking of IDs and School Uniforms
3. Checking of the attendance
B. Motivation
 The teacher will show a set of pictures
to the students. Then, he/she will ask
questions.

Picture A
 Picture B

Picture C

Sample Guide Questions:

(The teacher will ask these questions one
picture at a time.)

1. Who is/are in the picture? (The teacher Picture A: The person in the picture is
will ask follow up questions.) Cinderella.
Picture B: The two elders in the picture are
parents.
Picture C: The light in the picture symbolizes
God.

2. What is the common thing they did? They all forgave the people who hurt them.

C. Statement of the Lesson

 The title of the story that we will discuss
today is “The Cask of Amontillado” by
Edgar Allan Poe.
D.Lesson Proper
Activity 1: Role Play
1.1 : Introduction of the teacher
-The teacher will tell the students that
they will be having a role play related to
the story, “The Cask of
Amontillado.” (The story was given
prior to the role play presentation. The
teacher already asked the students to
read the story in advance.)

1.2 : Presentation of the Rubrics

-The teacher will present the rubrics for
the role play.

1.3 : Grouping of students

-The teacher will divide the students
into four groups.

1.4 : Presentation of the scenario

-The teacher will distribute the situation
to each group. He/she just prepared one
situation in order for him/her to see if
they will act mutually or differently.

1.5 : Preparation of each group

-The teacher will give each group at least
3 minutes to prepare for the given
situation.
-They will appoint members to
conceptualize their role play and
member for the actual performance. The
characters are not only limited to
Montresor and Fortunato.
 1.6 : Presentation of each group
-The teacher will give students 2-3
minutes to perform the given situation.

Scenario:
 If you were Montresor, what will you Group 1: They will act by establishing good
do to Fortunato who has caused a lot of conversation between Montresor and Fortunato.
hardships to you?
Group 2: They will act by making Montresor
forgive Fortunato.

Group 3: They will act by just making

Montresor ignore Fortunato.

Group 4: They will act by making Montresor

being nicer to Fortunato.

1.7 : Evaluation/Feedback
-The teacher will give feedback about
the performance of all groups.

Activity 2: Forum Period/Discussion

The teacher will discuss the story, “The Cask
of Amontillado” through pictures using
PowerPoint. He/she will tell the students to get
their copy of the story. In this part, he/she will
also ask some questions about the story.
Sample Guide Questions:

1. Who was the narrator of the story? The narrator of the story is Montresor.
2. Who was the person who had wronged
Montresor for a thousand times? 3. If you were Montresor, would you also
 take revenge on Fortunato? The person who had wronged Montresor for
many times was Fortunato.

Student A: Yes, because he had wronged me

for many times.

4. How was Fortunato described? Student B: No, because I believe that there are
still ways to make him learn his mistakes.

5. What did Montresor do? Where did

they go? He was wearing striped clothes with a jester

6. If you were Fortunato, would you also

join Montresor for the Amontillado? hat. Montresor invited him to his house.

Student C: Yes, because I trust Montresor

because we are friends.
7. What is the central idea of the story?
Student D: No, because he might do something
8. Why is it important to forgive the bad to me.
people who hurt us?
The story is about revenge.

It is important to forgive the people who had

9. Can a person find real fulfillment and wronged us because it is a way of
happiness by forgiving the person who understanding that all of us make mistakes and
had hurt him rather than taking revenge deserve another chance to change for the better.
on him?
Definitely! A person can find fulfillment and
happiness by forgiving the person who had
wronged him/her rather than taking a revenge
E. Generalization because through that, he/she can live his/her
 The story, “The Cask of Amontillado” live to the fullest without feeling any guilt and
is a short story written by Edgar Allan hate towards someone.
Poe. It revolves around the story of two
main characters and it is dominated by
the theme of revenge.

F. Application
 The teacher will ask questions to the
students.
 1. Do you think revenge only means No, I believe there is one we call “good
violence? Why or why not? revenge” in which you can continuously show
good things to them. In doing that, they will
eventually realize what they have been doing
and later change themselves for the better. As
they say, “kill them with kindness.”

2. Can you think of way on how a Aside from revenge through violence, I think
misunderstanding among friends or the other way to solve misunderstanding
other people can be solved? among friends is by establishing a good
communication among them. Try to further
examine the problem. Learn also to accept
mistakes and avoid blaming each other.
G. Evaluation
The teacher will give a seatwork to the
students.

Direction: On ¼ sheet of paper, write TRUE if

the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not.

1. Fortunato has wronged Montresor

for a thousand times.
2. Montresor plans to kill Fortunato
3. He plans to use Fortunato’s
knowledge about teas to lure him to his
death
4. Montresor invited Fortunato to
come to his house to see the Amontillado.
5. They went to the catacombs
together with his servants.

H. Assignment
The teacher will ask the students to read the
story entitled “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
He/she will also ask them to take down notes of
the elements of the story read. The elements are
as follows:
3. Title
4. Characters
5. Settings
6. Plot
7. Theme