Lesson Plan in English IV

I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Listen to get specific information about how values implied and explicitly
stated in the text
2. Determine cause-effect relationship
3. Infer character traits
4. Recognize the message of the poem
5. Express emotional reaction to what is explicitly stated and implied in the text

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Selection: “Start With Yourself" (a poem that were written on the tomb of an
Anglican Bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey)

III. PROCEDURE
A. Preparation:
1. Checking of attendance and assignments.
2. Oral Drill:
- Explanation of the Quote of the Day by chosen student of the day.
3. Review of the past lesson through a socialized recitation.
B. Lesson Proper
1. Pre-listening Activities
a. Motivation
- Slides of pictures will be showed by the teacher and let the class discuss
the pictures according to their interpretation. Then the teacher will lead
them in answering these questions:
1. Can you still remember what you dreamed of becoming when you were
a child? What was it?
2. Did you dream of changing the world?
b. Vocabulary Development
- The teacher will ask the students to guess the secret words by using the
meaning and the code below as guide.

c. Motive Questions
1) Why do you think the poem is entitled “Start With Yourself”?
2) What do you think are the Bishop’s dreams and wishes about changing the
world?

2. While Listening Activity

- The teacher will ask the students to listen as he reads the poem “Start With
Yourself”. Then the students will be asked to fill up the boxes in the activity
sheet about the Bishop’s dreams and wishes. Checking will follow.

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 3. Post-listening Activities
- The teacher assigns group tasks to complete the Work Grid and the students
work in groups.
- The teacher once again read the poem and ask the students to jot down the
causes of events in the poem as well as their effects.

2. Analysis of the Poem (Teacher-guided)

Questions:
a. Do you agree with the speaker's concept of changing the world? Why?
Why not?
e. If you were the speaker, would you do the same in changing the world?
Why? Why not?

C. Evaluation (Writing)
-The teacher will ask the students to read the poem and fill in the chart with the
traits of the Bishop as can be inferred from what he said and point out the lines
which support your contention.
- Presentation of outputs will follow. (Grades will be based from an oral
presentation rubric.)

IV. ASSIGNMENT
A. Write a letter or a prayer which one might have written in case he is given only
twenty-four hours to live.
B. Be ready for the unit test.

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 Start With Yourself

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits,

I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser,
I discovered the world would not change,
so I shortened my sights somewhat
and decided to change only my country.

But it, too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years,

in one last desperate attempt,
I settled for changing only my family,
those closest to me, but

Alas, they would have none of it.

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize:

If I had only changed myself first,
then by example I would have changed
my family.

From their inspiration and encouragement,

I would then have been able to better my country
and, who knows,
I may have even changed the world.

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