A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1. Unlock difficult words found in the story.
2. ECAS8VC-I-F-11; Use visuals effectively.
3. EN8LT-IIa-9.2; Enjoy Japanese Zen stories.
4. ECAS8LT-I-c-5; Identify the theme literary work.
5. SOLIDARITY; Participate actively and effectively in groups.
II. Subject Matter:
A. Topic: Say it with Flowers by Toshio Mori
B. Reference: Textbook:Lapid,M.G. & Serrano, J.B.(2015) English
Communication Arts and Skills 8, Phoenix Publishing House ,Inc.,
Quezon Ave.,Quezon City , pp. 106-117.
C. Materials: Power Point Presentation, projector, laptop, chalk, white
board marker, board.
III. Procedure:
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
 Prayers
 Greetings
 Classroom Management
 Checking of Attendance
 Checking of uniform

B. Motivation

Yes, get it. And for addition we can still

give flowers to others even in non-special
occasions to make them happy and
special.

………………………………………..

All of your answers have something to do

with our lesson for today.
C. Presentation of the lesson
Today we will read a story by Toshio Mori
entitled “Say It with Flowers”.

Put Short background of the story.

D. Lesson Proper

1. Pre-reading
a. Unlocking of Difficulties

Before we go to the reading part, let’s

familiarize first the unfamiliar words
found in the text for you to easily
comprehend the message of the
summary of “Say it with flowers “.

These are the unfamiliar words and

repeat after me.
1. Queer
2. Glutton
3. splutter
4. Lousy
That’s it! So all you have to do is match 5. Indignantly
the column A to column B, phase the
meaning of your answer before the
number.

Who will answer the number one, two,
three, four, and five…?
Let’s check whether your answers are
correct.
(Students will phase the correct letters and
words of their answers on the board)
1. Queer-
of a questionable nature or chara
cter; suspicious; shady.
2. Glutton - a person with a
remarkably great desire or
capacity for something
3. Splutter- a confused noise (as
of hasty speaking); a splashing
or sputtering sound
 4. Lousy- miserably poor or
inferior, worthless
5. Indignantly-: feeling or
showing anger because of
something unjust or unworthy
expressing strong displeasure at
something.
Congratulations, every one! You have
unlocked all the words perfectly.
But before that, let’s have a bit of the
author’s background.
b. Authors Biography
 Toshio Mori
(March 3, 1910 – 1980) was an
American author, best known
for being one of the earliest
(and perhaps the first)
Japanese–American writers to
publish a book of fiction.
 Mori was born in Oakland,
California and grew up in San
Leandro. Mori worked most of
his adult life in a small family
nursery.

c. Guide Questions
These are your guide questions:

(the students will read the guide questions

flashed through PPT presentation)

Guide Questions:

1. Who is the narrator in the story?

2. What was the narrator’s first
impression of Teruo?
3. Whom did Mr. Sasaki left Teruo?
4. Why Teruo hired as a clerk?
5.
6. Did you agree with the narrators
instructions that Teruo should
 always tell to the customers that
flowers are always fresh?
7. Why was Teruo struggled in
telling people that flowers were
always fresh?
8. Was Teruo able to learn as
Tommy and the narrator’s
wanted him to do?
9. How did Teruo act the day after
scolded?
10. Do you think Teruo was happy
after being fired and left the
Do you have any question before we read flower shop?
the story? 11. If you were Teruo would you do
the same?
Good, I think you are now ready to read
the summary.
None, ma’am.
2. Reading the selection
Yes,ma’am.
(Popcorn reading)

(the teacher will present the summary

through PPT presentation)

I will call somebody to read every

paragraph, and we will answer one guide
question. Is that clear?

Read the first paragraph, __________.

Yes, ma’am.
Let’s answer the 1st guide question.

1. Who is the narrator in the story?

(the student will read the 1st paragraph)

Very good, the delivery boy is the

narrator in the story.

Ma’am, the narrator was the delivery boy in the

flower shop.
2. What was the narrator’s first
impression to the young man?

The narrator noticed that there was something

about to this young man’s appearance which he
Excellent! The narrator’s observed that could not altogether harmonize with a job as a
young man seems not pertinent for the clerk in a flower shop.
work as a clerk in a flower shop.

Next paragraph,__________.

Continue,______________.
(student read the 3rd paragraph)
3. What is the name of young man? (the student will read the 2ndt paragraph)

4. Why Teruo hired as a clerk? He is Teruo, ma’am, the new clerk.

5. Whom did Mr. Sasaki left Teruo? Ma’am, it simply because busy season was
coming around and they need extra hand.
Very good.
Mr. Sasaki left him to Tommy as his trainer in
Continue,__________. the flower shop.

(student will read the 3rd paragraph)

6. Do you agree with the narrators
instructions that Teruo should always
tell to the customers that flowers are
always fresh?
Yes, __________.
No ma’am, because it’s better to say truth than
to live with a lies.
Very well said, because truth will still
remain.
Who has another answer?
I agree with ______ ma’am, because saying the
truth at all times will keep our integrity.

Exactly! It will keep our honesty and

dignity as a people.
Read the next,_________.

7. Why was Teruo struggled in telling (student will read the 4th paragraph)
people that flowers were always
fresh?

Ma’am, based from the story, Teruo was not

comfortable when he is telling a lie to their
Good, that is one of the reason. customers.
Other idea?
Ma’am, for me it is simply because he is a man
of truth and as he said its hard thing to say
Nice one, _______. when you know it is not true.
Continue,_________.

(5th paragraph)

8. Was Teruo able to learn as Tommy

and the narrator’s wanted him to do?
Yes,_____________.

Exactly, he tried it what Tommy and In the first place he did it once, but he felt lousy,
narrator said but his goodness linger in and at the end day he did what his conscience
wants him to do.
the story.
9. How did Teruo act the day after
scolded?

Yes, he’s not affected after what Mr.

Sasaki did to him.
10. Do you think Teruo was happy after Ma’am, he acted like no one happened and he
being fired and left the flower shop? is happy and continue to sell fresh flowers.

11. If you were Teruo would you do the Based on what we read, I think it’s a big yes,
same? because as he left the shop he is whistling with
head high and proud.
 Indeed, I am very impressed with your Of course ma’am, because I will do what my
astounding comprehension of the dignity wants me to do and I will fight if I know
summary of Say It with Flowers. that I am right.

E. Generalization

What moral lesson did you learn from

the summary of Say It with Flowers?

Ma’am, I think the theme is to do what you

Very good, ______. Who has also think is right because Teuro had to sell the old
another idea? flowers and say they were fresh but Teuro
Yes, _______. didn’t want to do that.

Ma’am, Teuro is kindhearted because he

doesn’t want to sell the old flowers to people
Yes, you are all excellent answering those and say they are fresh, because he feel guilty,
questions. Congratulations! and he wants to sell the fresh flowers which
makes him happy.

IV. Evaluation (Group Activity)

Create visually attractive poster that

shows culture of China and Japan, choose
your group reporter and prepare two to
three minutes speech using pronouns to
explain the visual.
Criteria
This is the criteria. Coverage of visuals 20%
Quality of Visuals 30%
Congruence between speech 30%
and visuals
Use of pronouns 20%
100%
Total
V. Agreement/Assignment

Answer the Exercise 1 on pg. 117 of your

textbook.