DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9

I. Objectives
Identify meaning of words taken from literary text
Draw a comic strip of the story Thank You, Maam by Langston Hughes
Appreciate the power of kindness
II. Subject
Theme: Working with others
Text: Thank You, Maam by Langston Hughes
References: LM for English (A journey Through Anglo-American Literature) pages 202-204
Materials: Pictures, Visual aids (Manila paper) and Video
III. Learning Procedures
Teachers Activity
A. Priming

Students Activity

1. Daily Routine

Good Afternoon, Maam.

Good Afternoon!
Please arrange your chairs and pick-up the pieces of
trash under your chairs.
Lets check your attendance.
Seat properly.

Yes, maam.

2. Motivation
I will let you watch a video entitled Kindness
Boomerang by Life Vest Inside.
What is the video all about?

Maam the video is about being kind to

other people.

Do you believe that people nowadays can actually

help and work with each other with kindness?

Yes, Maam. Even though theres a

tragedy especially a serious one like a
storm. We always find ways to work
together and help one another.

Boomerang- a curved flat piece of wood that can be

thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally
used by Australian Aborigines as a hunting weapon.
Kindness- the quality of being friendly, generous, and
considerate.

Life Vest Inside is a nonprofit organization (conducts

business for the benefit of the general public without
shareholders and without a profit motive.).
Life Vest Inside is a grassroots organization based in
New York City whose goal is simply to encourage the
spreading of happiness through small acts of
kindnessas a way of combating bullying and teen
depression.
1. Activity
Before we proceed to the story, I will give you some
definition of terms that can be read in the story for
better understanding.
Unlocking of Difficulties
Instruction: Choose the letter with the synonyms of
the italicized word. Write the letter before the number.
1. The strap broke with the single tug the boy gave
from behind.
a. force b. pull c. steal d. shoot
2 & 3. But she bent down enough to permit him to
stoop and pick up his purse.
a. keep/strong b. push/tall
worry/fool

c. allow/bend over d.

4. He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and

willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.
a. strong b. tall c. athletic d. delicate
5. Was I bothering you when I turned that corner?
a. whispering b. annoying c. stealing d. meeting
6. Sweat popped out on the boys face and he began
to struggle.

a. perspiration b. cake c. dessert d. blasphemy

7. She was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind
her ad tried to snatch her purse.
a. trick b. watch c. grab d. follow
8. Then he frowned, but not knowing he frowned.
a. grimaced b. discovered c. smiled d. laughed
2. Analysis
I will let you watch a video of the story Thank you,
Maam by Langston Hughes. Please listen carefully
and understand the video because it will be useful for
you next activity.
Since you already know the story you are ready for
our game. Do you want to play a game? I will group
you into four. Then we will play a game called
For 1 point
Synonyms of the following:
1. Grab
2. Frowned
3. Delicate
4. Allow
5. Stoop
6. Perspiration
7. Pull
8. Bothering

Snatch, Maam.
Grimaced, Maam.
Frail, Maam.
Permit, Maam.
Bend over, Maam.
Sweat, Maam.
Grab, Maam.
Annoying, Maam.

For 2 points
1. What is the title of the story?
2. How much money did Mrs. Jones gave to
Roger?
3. Who were the main characters of the story?
4. What is the full name of Mrs. Jones?
5. Why did Roger stole the Purse?
6. What did Mrs. Jones prepared for Roger for

The title of the story is Thank You,

Maam.
Mrs. Jones gave ten dollars to Roger.
The main characters were Roger and
Mrs. Jones.
The full name of Mrs. Jones is Mrs.
Luella Bates Washington Jones.
Roger stole the purse because he want

their meal?
7. Who is the author of the story Thank You,
Maam?
8. What was the drink that Mrs. Jones prepared?
9. What was the thing that Roger wants to buy?
10. Where did Mrs. Jones work?
For 3 points

Do you think Rogers encounter with Mrs.

Jones altered his life? In what way?

Did Mrs. Jones like the boy? Why? Why not?

Was Mrs. Jones reaction believable? Why or

why not?

When they arrived at the boarding house, what

do you think Roger was planning to do?

In what way did the characters show that they

had accomplished at the end of the story?
How did Mrs. Jones react when Roger try to
steal her purse?

Why did Hughes title the story, Thank You,

Maam?

3. Abstraction
What was the story all about?

Can you retell the story? summary the story?

What was the moral lesson of the story?

4. Application

to buy a blue suede shoes.

Mrs. Joes cooked Lima beans and
ham.
The author of the story is Langston
Hughes.
The drink was cocoa.
Roger wants to buy blue suede shoes.
Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel beautyshop.

Yes, I think it did change how he thinks.

He might realize that you dont need to
steal o get what you want.
He liked the boy because she can see
herself in him. If he didnt like the boy
then she would not clean him up and
fed him.
It was unbelievable because it is not
the common reaction that people do
when someone try to steal their purse.
I think Roger wanted to steal again but
he changed his mind when they get
there.
I think the characters overcome some
issues in their life. For Mrs. Jones it
was looking back in her past and for
Roger it was saying thank you for what
he got and being thankful and
motivated to work to achieve what he
wants.
It was entitled thank you because it
was said by Roger for the kindness of
Mrs. Jones.

The story is all about repaying bad

things with kindness. You can influence
anyone by just being kind.
The story is about a boy who stole a
ladys purse. And the reaction of the
lady was unbelievable because instead
of bringing the boy to the police, she
fed him and gave him money.

Be kind to everyone no matter what

bad things other people did to you.

In a bond paper
Draw a comic strip of the story Thank You, Maam by
Langston Hughes.
Evaluation:
In a sheet of paper
I. Unscramble the letters to form the correct meaning
of the words
Appreciate 1. gratitude parteiacpe
Stoop
2. bend over opsot
Frowned 3. grimaced wrfedno
Frail
4. delicate larif
Alter
5. change rtela
II. Identify the correct answer.
Langston Hughes 1. The author of Thank You,
Maam.
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones 2. The full
name of Mrs. Jones.
Roger 3. The boy who snatched the bag of Mrs.
Jones.
Ten dollars 4. The amount of money Mrs. Jones had
given to the boy.
Blue suede shoes5. The thing that the boy wants to
buy.
IV. Assignment
Research
these
three
literary
Foreshadowing, Flashback and Media Res.

devices:

Prepared by:
MARIA CARMELA RACHEL C. GAZIL
BSED-4B