Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Conventional Lesson Plan in English I (Elements of Drama)


I. Objectives
                At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
                                1. identify the elements of Drama;
                                2. relate Drama to real life; and
3. acknowledge the sacrifice done by parents/other family members for the sake of a loved one.
II. Subject Matter: English 1
A.      Topic: Elements of Drama
B.      Reference: Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay(4th Edition) by Robert DiYanni, page 837-847
C.      Instructional Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Diorama, Textbook, Illustration/Drawing and Audio
D.      Value Focus: Self sacrifice
III. Procedure
A.      Motivation
1.       The teacher will ask the class, “Have you felt sadness or happiness during your birthday? Why?”
2.       The Teacher will call four (4) volunteers from the class who will do the Face Dance.
B.      Presentation of the lesson
The teacher will present the elements of Drama (Plot, Character, Dialogue, Theme, and Staging)
1.  Activities
1.1   Video Play!: The teacher will let the students watch a video about the drama, “I Shall Have Other Birthdays”
1.2   Pick it out!: The teacher will divide the class into two (Protagonist and Antagonist). The students will be asked questions about the elements of drama in “I Shall Have Other Birthdays”. The first group to raise the flag will have the chance to answer the question. They will pick the answers from the choices on the PowerPoint presentation.
1.3   Value focus: Ask the class to think of an instance wherein they have witnessed their parents/other family members making a sacrifice for the sake of a loved one and ask them to share it in class.
2.       Analysis
2.1   The teacher will guide the students in analyzing the elements ofDrama (Plot, Character, Dialogue, Theme, and Staging) through the Diorama.
2.2   Mirror, mirror!:The teacher will ask the students to answer the Essential Question, “How does Drama reflect real life?” while facing the mirror.
3         Abstraction
        As summary of the lesson, the teacher will ask the students, “How will you identify that a particular literary piece is a Drama?”
4         Application
Jovial or Lonesome?:The teacher will present two (2) faces of drama. The teacher will read statements about drama. The students will fall in line in front of the happy face if the statement is correct and in front of the sad face if the statement is false. Those who will commit wrong answers will be eliminated.

Statements:
1.       Speeches assigned to the characters are called “cue lines”.
(Dialogue: sad face)
2.       Drama sometimes end in happy and sad endings.
(Happy face)
3.       The central idea of the drama is the theme.
(Happy face)
4.       The antagonist is the hero in the drama.
(Protagonist: sad face)
5.       The stage is the soul of drama according to Aristotle.
(Plot: sad face)

IV. Evaluation
                Let the students answer the question as reflected in the PowerPoint Presentation:
A.      Identify the correct answer.
1.       In the drama “I Shall Have Other Birthdays”,  who is the antagonist?(Doña Achay)
2.       Where do the actors and actresses act? (Stage)
3.       It consists of the resolution, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement. (Plot)
4.       It consists of the props, blockings and costume. (staging)
5.       It is a literary work written in dialogue, intended for presentation. (drama)
B.       In your opinion, what do you think is the significance of Drama in man’s life?

V. Assignment
                Divide the class into four (4) groups.  Assign each group to prepare a one-scene drama presentation depicting self-sacrifice done by family members as proof of their love to their family. Instruct the learners to apply the elements of Drama.
               
                                                                                                                                                                 



Prepared by:

RAFFY LACSINA BERINA
BSEd English Pre-service Teacher

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