4A’s SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:

a. analyze and explain the poem "Ode to a Grecian Urn" by John Keats and its
scenes;
b. sketch the event or scene focusing on the theme, imagery and symbolism
used in the poem; and
c. explain the importance of using literary devices/elements such as imagery
and symbolism in the arts of poetry.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : “Ode To A Grecian Urn” by John Keats

Materials : Glue and marker, cartolina, colored paper, and print materials

Reference: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44477/ode-on-a-grecian-
urn
https://englishwithasmile.org/2015/02/07/line-by-line-discussion-of-
john-keats-ode-on-a-grecian-urn/

III. Procedures

A. Preparatory Activities

1. Classroom Routine
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Classroom Rules
 Attendance

2. Review

3. Motivation
 Answer the riddle

I am a word with only three letters,

But I have a meaning that's much better.

I am an ancient form of verse, With a structure that's simple,

yet diverse.
B. Lesson Proper

1. Activity
 Begin by asking students if they have ever seen a picture or statue
of an ancient Greek urn, and if so, what they noticed about it.
 Show them a picture of an urn or project a digital image on the
board, and have them describe what they see.

2. Analysis
The student will answer the following questions right after the activity:
1. Based on the activity, what can you associate on the picture?
2. Can this be use as an object in writing poetry? If so, what literary
device/elements is it?
3. Do you think literary devices/elements is important in the arts of poetry?
Why or why not?

3. Abstraction

Ode on a Grecian Urn

BY JOHN KEATS

Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,

Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,

Sylvan historian, who canst thus express

A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:

What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape

Of deities or mortals, or of both,

In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?

What men or gods are these? What maidens loth?

 What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?

What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;

Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,

Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:

Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave

Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;

Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,

Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;

She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,

For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!

Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed

Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu;

And, happy melodist, unwearied,

For ever piping songs for ever new;

More happy love! more happy, happy love!

For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd,

For ever panting, and for ever young;

All breathing human passion far above,

That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd,

A burning forehead, and a parching tongue.

Who are these coming to the sacrifice?

To what green altar, O mysterious priest,

Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies,

 And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?

What little town by river or sea shore,

Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel,

Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn?

And, little town, thy streets for evermore

Will silent be; and not a soul to tell

Why thou art desolate, can e'er return.

O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede

Of marble men and maidens overwrought,

With forest branches and the trodden weed;

Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought

As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral!

When old age shall this generation waste,

Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe

Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st,

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all

Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

4. Application

 Divide students into 4 groups, and have them reread the poem
together, focusing on the theme, imagery and symbolism used by
Keats.
 Let student- by group, to draw the events or scenes by focusing
the theme, imagery and symbolism used in the poem.

IV. Evaluation
 Now, let us have a short quiz.
Direction: In a ½ sheet of paper, copy the questions and write word/phrases
of the correct your answer.

1. What does the speaker refer the urn to?

a. “An unravished bride of quietness” c. “sylvan author”

b. “leaf-fring’d legend haunts” d. “bold lover”

2. What does citadel mean in the context of the poem?

a. Fortress occupied by soldiers c. Coarse dirt

b. A wooden podium d. The city the urn depicts

3. The overall tone of this poem can be best described as:

a. Mournful c. Sarcastic

b. Emotional d. Vulgar

4. Why does the speaker go from a jubilant and ecstatic tone to one of
mourning and despair?

a. He is unhappy with the damage on different parts of the urn

b. He does not approve of the image on the urns

c. He is bi-polar

d. He is looking at different scenes on the urn

5. What is the author’s feeling toward the urn?

a. The author has mixed feelings toward each scene, but in the end he is
furious

b. The author is mournful that the urn is so plain

c. The author is sad that the events in the urn aren’t going anywhere at all,
and that no one knows how the events began

d. The author does not appreciate the beauty of the urn,

6. Why does the speaker praise the urn’s immortality so much?

a. He praises it because it has an everlasting beauty

b. He admires the different scenes pictured on the urn

c. He praises the urn because it is so unique

d. He praises it because it reminds him of his own life

7. “sylvan historian” refers to anything pertaining to

 a. balloons b. bears c. woods d. food

8. The urn recites “beauty is truth, truth beauty” to

a. The trees

b. To the speaker and all other humans that is meets

c. Ugly people

d. The images on the urn

9. The speaker praises that the “unheard (melodies) are sweeter” because

a. He has tasted the melodies before

b. Because melodies unheard are more meaningful to the spirit

c. Because he the urn sings to the soul

d. He is dead

10. The speaker is a middle aged woman who is a historian

a. True b. False

V. Assignment

Direction: Write a reflection appreciating Keats “Ode to a Grecian Urn” poem.

Guide Questions:
1. What is the central theme of the poem? What message does Keats convey
through his poem?
2. How does Keats use vivid imagery to describe the urn? What emotions does
it evoke in the reader?
3. What is the significance of the "beauty is truth, truth beauty" line? How does it
contribute to the overall meaning of the poem?
4. What is the role of the speaker in the poem? How does he interact with the
urn, and what is his attitude towards it?
5. What personal connections can you draw from the poem? How does it relate
to your own experiences or values?

Prepared by

GUILLANO, CHERELYN V.