Detailed Lesson Plan in

English Grade 9

PREPARED BY:

MAVILL JOY M. CARREON

BSED

CHECKED BY:

PROF. NIEL ALDEN B. RAMIREZ

 Learning Competency: EN9LT-14: If Analyze literature as a means of discovering the self

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of how Anglo-American literature
and other text types serve as means of connecting to the world; also how to use ways of
analyzing one-act play and different forms of verbal for him/her to skillfully perform in a one-act
play.
B. Performance Standards: The learner skillfully performs in one-act play through utilizing effective
verbal and non-verbal strategies and ICT resources based on the following criteria: Focus, Voice,
Delivery, and Dramatic Conventions.
C. Learning Competencies: Formulate predictions based on the material viewed.
D. Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, the students must have:
 identified the distinguish elements of Anglo-American one-act plays;
 displayed the importance of being true to self through reflection;
 demonstrated understanding of the text through completing a graphic organizer; and
 created an ending of a story.
II. CONTENT
A. Topic: While the Auto Waits by O. Henry
B. Values infused: Class Participation, Critical Thinking, Academic Integrity, Being true to self
C. Teaching Strategies:
 Language-based Teaching
 Personal Response Approach
 ICT Integration
 Point Reward Scheme
 Direct Instruction
 Prompting
 Strategic Pause
III. RESOURCES
A. References
1. Curriculum Guide: Curriculum Guide for English Grade 9 page 210
2. Learning Materials:
 Module in English Grade 9 Quarter 3 Week 5: Formulate predictions based on the
material viewed.
 English 9 Quarter 3 – Week 5: One-Act Play
 A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature pp., 353-370
3. Textbook:
4. Other Learning Resources:
B. Teaching Materials
 PowerPoint
 TV
 Laptop

IV. PROCEDURE
 Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminaries
Good morning, class! Good morning, ma’am!
How are you? We’re fine, ma’am.
That is good to hear! Before we start our class, Amen.
may I ask our prayer leader to lead the prayer?
Now, I will share with you some rules that you
must follow during our class.

None, ma’am.
Is there any clarification, class? I hope you abide
these rules.
Before we proceed, let us all settle down,
arrange your chairs, and pick up the pieces of Present.
paper under your seat.
Alright. I am going to check your attendance. Say
present if you are here.
Be reminded that in any case nobody wants to
recite or participate, I will use the magic wheel
to pick a name from the class. So, always listen
attentively and of course, a corresponding point Hep hep hooray!
will be given every time you participate in the
class and will receive a reward at the end of the
week. Is that clear, class? I look forward on your
participation on our discussion. Incognito.
Now, if you’re ready, say hep hep hooray!
Let’s start the class with WORD OF THE DAY. Incognito.
(The teacher will flash a word on the TV.) He tried to go incognito but his bizarre disguise
Who knows this word? Can someone read this made him stand out even more.
word? Hidden, ma’am.

Great! The proper pronunciation of this word is

uhn·kaag·nee·tow. Now altogether,
uhn·kaag·nee·tow.

Now, let’s look at this sentence. Everybody read.

Incognito - with one's identity concealed.
Very good. Based on the sentence, what do you Student’s answer.
think is the meaning of that word?
Very good! 1 point for you. Our word of the day
is INCOGNITO.

(The teacher will flash the meaning of it on tv.)

(Incognito - with one's identity concealed.)

Everyone let’s read. Students answer.

Thank you, class. When we say incognito, it is Students answer.

hiding your identity or being anonymous. Can
you use incognito in a sentence?
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MOTIVATION
Very good! 1 point for you. Give yourself a pat
for unlocking a new word. I hope you use this
word in your writing compositions.
Before we proceed with our lesson, let me ask
you: Are you being true to yourself? Why do you
say so?
Alright. Have you ever encountered a situation
wherein you witnessed someone pretending to
be not?
Thank you for sharing, class. Our lesson will
discuss characters who pretend to be someone
they don't. Do you think they were caught lying?
Let's find out.
For us to fully understand the selection let us
first unlock the unfamiliar words that you could
encounter in the story through context clues.
Did you understand, class?
But before we start, let us know first the
background of the author who wrote this
beautiful story. Please read.
Alright. O. Henry is a famous writer known for
his clever twist endings. And one his works is
called ‘While the Auto Waits’.
Based on the title, what do you think this story is
all about?
Now, I would like you to divide the class into four
groups. I will give you a copy of the story; you
must read it. Choose a representative to come in
front and pick a character you will portray.
Did you understand?
All right. For you to better understand the story,
let’s watch the play. Listen attentively because I
will be asking you questions later.
Did you understand the story, class?
 Waiters hovered near our table.
- To stay very close to a person or place.
 He greeted her with a gallant bow.
- Having or showing politeness and respect for
women.
 He didn’t want to be recognized, so he
travelled incognito.
- Having a hidden identity.
 He was a well-known connoisseur of art.
- A person who knows a lot about something
such as art, wine, food, etc.
 On a whim, we stopped at the roadside stand
to get ice cream.
- A sudden wish, desire, decision, etc.
Yes, ma’am.
O. Henry
 His real name is William Sidney Porter
 Born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro,
North Carolina.
 O. Henry was an American writer whose short
stories are known for wit, wordplay, and clever
twist endings.
Students answer.
Yes, ma’am.
(The students will read the story.)
Yes, ma’am.
Girl, young man, waitress and chauffer, ma’am.
O. Henry, ma’am.
The quiet corner of a city park, ma’am.
Mr. Parkenstacker, ma’am.
Reading, ma’am.
From the girl, I think the reason why she is not
proud of being poor. She brags to other people,
saying she is bored from being rich, which is
untrue. To the young man, indeed, he did not
reveal his actual status because the girl said that
she was bored of being rich and stated that she
For 2 points, who are the characters in the story?
Very good! For 1 point, who wrote that story?
Good! Where did the story happen?
Very good! 1 point for you. What was the name
of the young man who has been hovering
nearby?
Yes, very good! What was the girl doing on a
bench?
Very good! What do you think are the intentions
of the characters for not revealing their true
status in life?
Very good! 3 points for you. Would you consider
the situations of the characters a “white lie?”
Why or why not?
Very good, 2 points for you. What is the
lesson/moral that we can get from the story?
1 point for you. Good job. If you were in the
same situation, would you lie just to be accepted
by that person? Why or why not?
If you were the author, how would you end the
play?
Why is it important to be true to yourself?
Thank you, class. The story you have read is
called One-Act play. Let’s define one-act play.
Please read.
There are features of a one act play, please read.
There are elements of a one-act play.
ELEMENTS OF A ONE-ACT PLAY
1.Characters- the people involved in the play.
2. Setting- place where or when did the play
happened.
3. Plot- the series and sequence of events that
lead the hero (and the audience) on the Journey
(Gulle, n.d.).
Are you familiar with this kind of pyramid?
wanted to marry someone that is not rich, so he
pretended to be poor, as a cashier of a
restaurant nearby, even though he is rich one. In
short, he pretended to be someone he was not
for his genuine, lovely feelings for the girl.
Students answer.
The moral lesson of "While the Auto Waits" is
that appearances can be deceiving, and one
should not be quick to judge others based on
their outward appearance or social status.
Students answers.
Students answer.
When you're true to yourself, you not only trust
the judgments and decisions that you make, but
others trust you as well.
One-Act Play
A one-act play is a play that has only one act,
usually consisting of one or more scenes.
Features of One Act play are:
 One act plays are the plays that are confined in
one act only.
 The scenes may be multiple and in variations.
 The write up of the plays are concise and
written precisely.
 The aim of the plays is intended towards
producing one effect.
 The scenes are dominated by a single situation.
 It has a beginning, a middle and an end, like
the dramas.
ELEMENTS OF A ONE-ACT PLAY
1.Characters- the people involved in the play.
2. Setting- place where or when did the play
happened
3. Plot- the series and sequence of events that
lead the hero (and the audience) on the journey
(Gulle, n.d.).
No, ma’am.
Introduction.
Introduction or Exposition. It explains the
situation with which the story begins. It
introduces the characters and describes the
setting.
It is where the complication is presented.
This kind of pyramid is called Freytag’s pyramid.
It is where the parts of the plot are introduced. Climax, ma’am.
This is the part of a story where the characters The highest point of interest, where a question is
are introduced. What is it? usually raised.
First, this part is the Introduction or Exposition. Falling Action or Resolution, ma’am.
Please read. Falling action - solutions to the problems are
presented.
It explains the situation with which the story
begins.
Next, Rising Action or Involution. Please read. Conclusion - situation which the story ends.
Rising action is the piece of a story that leads up
to the most exciting part. Which is the?
Very good! 1 point for you. Please read.
Thank you. It the most intense, exciting, or
important point of a story. What’s next to
climax?
Very good, 1 point for you! What is Falling
action? Please read. 4.Dialogue- means the words/lines the
Falling action is the period in a story that follows characters say in a story, movie, play, etc.
the climax and leads to the resolution. It can be
used to clarify the events of the climax, ease any
built-up tension, or wrap up loose ends. If the
falling action is the part of the story where 6. Theme - tells us what the play is all about.
solutions to the problem are presented, what
comes next?
Great! Conclusion is the ending of the story. It is
the final and most powerful point of a story.
There, the struggle is resolved, and the meaning
or central theme becomes clear to the reader.
Did you understand, class?
Now to continue, the fourth element of one-act
play, please read.
4.Dialogue- means the words/lines the
characters say in a story, movie, play, etc.
Dialogue means the conversation between two
or more people.
And the fifth element, please read.
5. Theme - tells us what the play is all about.
The theme in a story is its underlying message,
or 'big idea. ' In other words, what critical belief
about life is the author trying to convey in the The play tells us about of identity, honesty,
writing of a story? This belief, or idea, transcends curiosity, independence, and acceptance. The
cultural barriers. It is usually universal in nature. character lied to each other as they were trying
Did you understand, class? to protect their own personal interest in life.
Alright. To test if you understand our lesson,
please bring out 1 whole sheet of paper and
answer this seatwork.
Students answer.

Time is up! Let’s check your answers.

(The teacher checks the students answers and
supplements it.)
What is the theme of the story that you have
read, class? Students answer.

Yes, very good. The author wants to send the

message the importance of being true to self.
What do you think is the implication of the story
to human lives? Characters, setting, plot, dialogue, and theme,
Yes. It is important in our lives to be true to ma’am.
ourselves and to other people. We don’t need to Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,
pretend to be someone else just to impress and conclusion, ma’am.
other people to gain some love and respect.
People will love you the way you are on how you None, ma’am.
treat them.
If you were the author, how will you end the
play?
Did you understand our lesson, class?
Again, what are the elements of one-act play?

Very good! 1 point. What are the parts of a plot?

Good job! Do you have any questions, class?

4. EVALUATION

Direction: Do one-act play pretending that you are O. Henry. How would you end the play, ‘While the
Auto Waits’?. You are graded based on the rubric below.

5. AGREEMENT/ASSIGNMENT

Review our topic about the argumentative text, making predictions, While the Auto Waits, and
elements of a one-act play. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow.