A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students must be able to:
a. identify the events of the play entitled “While the Auto Waits” by O. Henry with the
use of plot;
b. perform small group tasks effectively; and
c. draw and label the plot diagram.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Literature: While the Auto Waits by O. Henry
B. Language: Plot of the Story
C. References: A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature pp., 353-370
:https://penandthepad.com/five-elements-plot-conflict-4472.html
D. Materials: Manila paper, construction papers, flash cards, marker, DLP, projector screen

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Preliminaries
 Prayer
- ____ can you lead us a Lord, thank you for this day that
prayer? you have added into our lives.
Amen.
 Greetings
- Good morning, class! Good morning, Ma’am!

 Attendance
-Is there anyone absent today? Yes, Ma’am.
None Ma’am.
 Review
- What did we discuss last We discussed about the play
meeting? entitled While the Auto Waits by
O. Henry
B. Motivation
- Who are the characters of the Girl, Young Man, Waitress,
play? Chauffer

- Who met at the park? The girl and the young man.

- Who is the author of the play? O. Henry

C. Unlocking of Difficulties (Activity:

UNSCRAMBLE ME)

Today, we will discuss another

interesting topic, which are the
different elements of the plot. But
before that we will have an activity.
I will group you into 5.

I will hand 1 card each group.

Each card contains 1 element of (The students will start to count
the plot but the letters are and group themselves.)
scrambled. What you are going to
do is to guess and unscramble the
letters using the clues that are
written after the unscrambled
words. If you guessed the
scrambled words correctly your
group will have 20 points. You will
be given 15 seconds to guess the
word.

(The facilitator will distribute the

card to each group.)

Are you all ready?

 EPXOISITON - where the

basic characters and plot
elements such as setting
are revealed. In most cases
the major conflict of the
story, novel or script is also
hinted at in the introduction,
though smaller conflicts in
the plot may be introduced
later on. In a shorter work,
the introduction happens
within the first few
paragraphs, while in a
longer work such as a novel
it will happen within the first
few chapters. The narrative
hook, or point in the story
where the author truly
catches the reader's
attention, is often presented
within the introduction.
Ans. (EXPOSITION)

 RSINIG ATIOCN - Taking

place within the first third of
a story, novel or script, the
part of the work where the
problem or conflict central
to the plot is truly
introduced. The main
characters have been
established and events
begin to get complicated for
them. They may take
actions against the conflict
though it will probably not
be solved yet. This element
of the plot is where
excitement, tension and
crisis are encountered.
Ans. (RISING ACTION)

 CILAMX- the turning point

of a story, novel or script. It
is the moment where it
seems like the main
character is in danger or
could even possibly fail at
resolving the conflict.
Depending on the kind of
conflict being faced (man
vs. man, man vs. self, etc.)
the actions at this point in
the work can be either
 physical or mental.
Ans. (CLIMAX)

 FLLANIG ATIOCN - Taking

place after the climax,
includes events that will
help to fully resolve the
conflict. The results of
actions that the main
character has taken are
presented as well as the
results of decisions that
have been made, whether
good or bad for the
character.
Ans. (FALLING ACTION)

 RSELOUITON - The end of

a story, novel or script
includes the last plot
element. It is here that
loose ends are tied up,
conflicts are concluded,
outcomes are revealed and
a happy or sad ending
takes place. As many of the
final actions have already
taken place, a resolution
can be made up of a just a
summary of where the main
character will end up in the
future, instead of including
any more active events.
Ans. (RESOLUTION)

D. Presentation of Objectives

Now that you have unlocked and

identified the elements of plot, who
would like to read our objectives (Students will read the objectives)
for today?

E. Lesson Proper

Stay on your group because we still

have another activity which is
reporting.

1. Activity (Reporting)

Now, I want you to choose the

best reporter of the group. He/she
is going to report the element you
picked awhile ago during the first
activity and you will give an
example event from the play we
discussed yesterday, which is
While the Auto Waits” by O.
Henry. I will give you 10 minutes to
prepare and 1 minute to present.
 (The facilitator will give the groups
a copy of the criteria.)

2. Analysis
- What is the purpose of plotting A plot is a causal sequence of
the story? events, the "why" for the things
that happen in the story. The plot
draws the reader into the
character's lives and helps the
reader understand the choices
that the characters make.

3. Abstraction

PICTURES TO ARRANGE
(WHILE THE AUTO WAITS)

(The facilitator will show and explain the plot

diagram)

4. Application

It seems like you have mastered

the different elements of plot, so
now let’s apply what you have
learned. I will give you a short
story and you are going to identify
the exposition, rising action, climax
and resolution of the story within 5
minutes. Write your answers on a
1 whole sheet of paper.

(PUT THE PART OF THE

STORIES IN A BOX FOR THE
STUDENTS TO ARRANGE)

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

There was once a boy whose father one day

told him that he is old enough to look after
the sheep. Every day he had to take the
sheep over the grass fields and watch them
as they grazed to become strong sheep with
thick wool. The boy was unhappy though. He
wanted to run and play, not watch the boring
sheep. So, he decided to have some fun
instead. He cried ‘Wolf! Wolf!’ until the entire
village came running with stones to chase
 away the wolf before it could eat any of the
sheep. Once they saw that there was no
wolf, they left muttering under their breath
about how the boy was wasting their time
and giving them a good fright while at it. The
next day, the boy again cried ‘Wolf! Wolf!’
and the villagers again rushed to chase the
wolf away.

As the boy laughed at the fright he had

caused, the villagers left, some angrier than
the others. The third day, as the boy went up
a small hill, he suddenly saw a wolf attacking
his sheep. He cried as hard as he could,
‘Wolf! Wolf! WOLF!’, but the villagers thought
he was trying to fool them again and did not
come to rescue the sheep. The little boy lost
three sheep that day, all because he cried
wolf too many times.

IV. EVALUATION:
Direction: On a ½ sheet of paper, crosswise, answer the following and give what is asked.

A. Identify the plot of the story.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LITERATURE

B. Draw and label the plot diagram.

V. ASSIGNMENT:

On a 1 whole sheet of paper, write the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action
and resolution or the plot of what happened to you this day.

Prepared by: Endoy, Carole Janne A.

Checked by: Dewey Francisco