Prepared by: Elenor May Chantal L.

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Submitted to: Mr. John Kits S. Masigan
Requirement in Eng. 203

Subject: Philippine Literature

Topic: Ballad of a Mother’s Heart

I. Objectives of the lesson

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
Reading/Literature:
 Define and discuss what a ballad is?
 Infer character traits
 Make a poem analysis
Vocabulary:

Listening/Viewing:
 Watch a video of the poem and express reactions on its delivery
and animation
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mother&catid=10:games-a-activities
Writing:
 Write a poem for your mother or father.

Speaking:
 Read the poem with fluency, clarity and with a well modulated
voice
II. Subject Matter
Materials:
Photocopy of the selection and activities of the Ballad of a Mother’s Heart by
Values: Unconditional love of Parents to their children, Eagerness of the youth
III. Procedure

Daily Routine: Prayer, Attendance, Classroom Management

Teacher Activity Student Activity

“Who is our prayer leader for today?... (Assigned Student prayer leader for the
________ (student’s name) please day will lead the Prayer, own prayer
lead the prayer, own prayer first” first, followed by one Our Father and
mentions the class’ patron saint)

“Good Morning (section of the class)” “Good Morning Ma’am!”

[Teacher repeats greeting if students
do not pay attention or shows sign that
they are not yet ready to participate in
class]
“you may now take your sits” “Thank You Ma’am”

“ make sure you are in your proper

places, if not I will mark you absent”
(Checking of Attendance) (Students raise their hand and say
...say present... “present” as the teacher calls on their
name)
“Before we begin make sure there are
no pieces of paper or any kind of trash (Students follow teacher’s instructions)
scattered under your chair. Align your
chairs and follow the students in front.
Fix your bags and remove all items not
related to this subject.”

Motivation: Listening task, Oral interaction, Sharing views

Teacher Activity Student Activity

 “After all the discussions of what a
poem is, the literary devices, figures of
speech and the totality of what a poem
is, it is time to put our knowledge into
practice and analyze a poem”

Today, we will be discussing “Ballad of

a Mother’s Heart”
by Jose la Villa Tierra
(Students answer definition of ballad)
Just a recall, What is a Ballad?
(Students answer)
To which type of poetry that ballad
belongs?

- A short description about the

author
Discussion or Presentation of the lesson
Teacher Activity Student Activity

Playing of the animated video of the

Seatwork #1
We all have our own birth story to tell.
Reflect upon what you know of your
arrival into this world. Who are your
ancestors and from what lands did they
come from? (students would answer the questions on
their journals and atleast five students
-- would share their experiences in class.)
Film Viewing
(Set the first two meetings of the week to
watch the 1997 movie Song of Hiawatha)
 Seatwork # 2
After watching the movie,
Create a Family Tree: List the names of
your ancestors and where they came
from.
(Students would create the family tree of
characters from the poem, they could
refer to a hard copy of the poem)

Quiz:
Create a poem analysis on the epic poem “Song of Hiawatha”
Assignment:
Submit a reflection on the impact of themes presented on the epic poem “Song of Hiawatha” to
America.

Activity 1
Rearrange the letters to form words related to poetry. After forming the right words,
tell something about them.
1. sunod diceves = ________________________________________________
2. sbymlomis= ____________________________________________________
3. lnagguae= ______________________________________________________
4. tnoe= __________________________________________________________
5. vicoe or seapekr= ________________________________________________
6. mehet= ________________________________________________________
7. snseory iagems= ________________________________________________
8. from= _________________________________________________________

Activity 2
Read the poem: Ballad of a Mother’s Heart. After reading, complete the table that follows.

Rhyming Sensory Theme Figures of Speech

words Images