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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

4A’s SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

Name JOANA G. CERBAÑA Grade Level 8

Contact Number 09535979807 Subject ENGLISH
Email Address [email protected] Quarter I

I.​ Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a)​ Analyze literature as a reflection of diverse backgrounds and experiences,
b)​ Identify common themes and perspectives in literature from different cultures; and
c)​ Develop empathy and understanding through literary exploration.
II.​Subject Matter Topic: Analyze literature as a mirror to a shared heritage of people with diverse backgrounds.
Content Standard: Understanding literary works as reflections of culture and identity, exploring
themes and analyzing cultural perspectives and their significance in shaping individual and collective
experiences.
Performance Standard: Students can analyze and interpret literary texts to identify themes and
cultural perspective by close reading, contextualizing, and making inferences based on textual
evidence.
Learning Competency: Students can demonstrate empathy and understanding of diverse cultures
through literary analysis, recognizing the significance of cultural heritage and its impact on individual
and collective identities.
References:
Materials: Visual Aids, Laptop, PowerPoint Presentation, Projector.
Literacy and Numeracy: Reading comprehension, critical thinking, and data analysis.
Integration Across Curriculum: Social studies, history, cultural anthropology, critical thinking,
empathy, collaboration, and communication.
Positive Discipline: Encourage respectful dialogue and open-mindedness, and foster a safe and
inclusive learning environment.
Values Integration: Empathy, respect, open-mindedness.
III.​ Procedure a)​ Prayer
A. Preliminary The teacher will lead the prayer.
Activities
b)​ Greetings
The teacher will greet the students.

c)​ Checking of attendance

The teacher will check the attendance

d)​ Announcement
The teacher will have given an announcement.

Now, as we go through our lesson, here are the classroom rules that we all have to observe.

1.​ Treat peers and teachers with kindness and respect.

2.​ Pay attention to instructions and discussions.
3.​ Participate respectfully by raising your hand to speak or ask questions.
4.​ Focus on assigned activities and minimize distractions
5.​ Use devices for educational purposes only, following teacher guidelines.
e) Review
The teacher will ask students to summarize key points from previous lessons.

f) Motivation

Shake it out

The teacher will ask students to get up from their seats and:

Stand in an open space.

 Dance, stretch, or do some light exercise (like jumping jacks) to upbeat music for 2-3
minutes. When the music stops, take a deep breath and get ready to refocus.
B. Activity The teacher will give the students an activity called “Literary heroes”

Instructions: The teacher will ask students to choose a literary character who embodies resilience,
empathy, or cultural pride and share with the class why this character inspires them.
C.​ Analysis The teacher will ask the students about the activity.

Did you enjoy the activity class?

How did sharing your literary hero with others enhance your understanding of different perspectives?
D.​Abstraction The teacher will present the objectives before the lesson proper.

“The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan

Who is Amy Tan?

●​ American author known for exploring Chinese-American experiences.
●​ Her novel “The Joy Luck Club” was a huge success and adapted into a film
●​ Her works often reflect her own experiences growing up in a Chinese-American family.
●​ She is known for writing about cultural identity, family relationships, and the immigrant
experience.
●​ She has written several novels, including “The Kitchen God’s Wife”, “The Hundred Secret
Senses”, and “Saving Fish From Drowning”

Character - it is the person, animal, or entity that takes part in the action of a story, play, or other
literary work.

Characters:
1.​ Jing-mei “June” Woo
2.​ Suyuan Woo
3.​ Waverly Jong

Setting - it refers to the time, place, and social environment in which the story takes place.

Setting:
San Francisco’s Chinatown

Theme - it is the central idea, concept, or message that the author explores and conveys through the
characters, plot, and setting.

Theme: Cultural identity, Mother-daughter relationship, and generational conflicts.

Plot Structure - It is the organization or sequence of events in a narrative or story. In plot structure we
have Expositon/Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.

Plot Structure: The novel is structured around the stories of four Chinese-American mothers and their
four American-born daughters. The narrative jumps between the mothers’ experiences in China and
the daughters’ lives in America, highlighting the cultural divide and the struggles of identity
formation.
E.​ Application
IV.​Evaluation
V.​Assignment

Prepared by:
​JOANA G. CERBAÑA
BSED English 2nd Year