Lesson Plan Grade 9

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to;
a) listen to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand
sound analysis and call for prompt actions;
b) relates the material listened to real life experiences through
different activities;
c) give advice on an issue that needs attention.
d) Draw generalizations and conclusions from the material
listened to EN9LC-Ig-8.7
e) Reflect on the ideas of the song EN9LC-IIIb-6.3

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Ebony and Ivory (Song)
References: Toselli S. (2015) Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZtiJN6yiik
Materials: Audio Recording, PowerPoint and Projector

III. Procedures
A. Preliminary Activities
 Greetings
 Opening Prayer
 Checking of Attendance
 Review of the last topic
The teacher will ask remembering questions about the
previous topic.
1. How to be good listener?
2. What is the importance of listening?

B. Motivation
 The teacher will ask the students a question.
What is your favorite song? And how it is related to your life?
 The teacher will present the video presentation.
 After watching the teacher will ask the students.
How the speaker define war?
According to speaker what is the cause of war?
State what are the things we judge according to speaker.
According to speaker how to find peace and end the war?
Do you agree to the speaker’s message in the video?
C. Lesson Proper
 The teacher will play the audio recording of song Ebony and
Ivory.
 The teacher will ask the student about their insights about the
song.
 The teacher will ask the student to share their own
understanding on the meaning of the song.
 The teacher will discuss who is the writer of the song and
what is the inspiration of the writer.
 The teacher will discuss the song analysis and the step by
step procedure of conducting song analysis.
 The teacher will present the lyrics of the song and highlight
the figures of speech present in the song.

D. Generalization
 The teacher will ask the students raw of analysis questions.
1. Why is the song entitled Ebony and Ivory?
2. What is the mood of the song?
3. What instrument did the song compare Ebony and Ivory to?
4. Why did the song compare Ebony and Ivory to the piano
keys?
5. What did the song tell about people?
6. What did the song try to suggest about peace?

E. Valuing
 Living together in harmony

F. Evaluation
 The teacher will group the students in to four and ask the
students to use the tune of the chorus of the song, relate a
personal experience wherein you experienced discrimination
and tell why it was unfair.

G. Assignment
 The teacher will ask the students to make a slogan about why
discrimination must be stopped.
Ebony and Ivory
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony [PERSONIFICATION]
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don't we?
We all know that people are the same where ever you go
There is good and bad in ev'ryone
We learn to live, when we learn to give [ASSONANCE]
Each other what we need to survive, together alive [ASSONANCE]
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord why don't we?
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, ooh
We all know that people are the same where ever you go
There is good and bad in ev'ryone
We learn to live, when we learn to give [ASSONANCE]
Each other what we need to survive, together alive
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord why don't we?
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don't we
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Paul Mccartney
Ebony and Ivory lyrics © Tratore

Prepared by:
Santiago, Jose Omar