A Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Prepared by: Ms. Beverly R. Cartago

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of sixty minute period the students should be able to:
A. Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues;
B. Respond to the story The Necklace by Guy de Mauppassant;
C. Define symbolism;
D. Identify the symbolisms in the short story; and
E. Participate actively in the activities.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Topic: The Necklace

B. Reference: Communication for Progress
C. Values Integration: Appreciation
D. Materials:
 Pictures
 Box
 Powerpoint presentation
 Cartolina
 Objects inside box

III. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Teacher Activity Student Activity

1. Preparatory Activities
A. Daily Routine
1. Short Prayer

2. Greetings

3. Classroom Management

4. Checking of Attendance

B. Motivation
Class, yesterday I asked you to bring things that are
very special to you. Things that have sentimental
value in your life.
Kindly bring out the things that you had brought. I
will call someone to explain and share why you
brought that thing and why that thing made you
emotional.

Are my instructions clear?

Yes Ma’am
 C. Unlocking of Difficulties

DIRECTIONS: Determine the meaning of the

underlined words in the sentences by analyzing their
context clues. Encircle the letter of the correct
answers.

1. The sight of the Breton girl who did her humble

housework roused in her disconsolate regrets and
wild day dreams.

a. very unhappy a. very unhappy

b. fortunate
c. prosperous

2. She would weep for days on end

from vexation, regret, despair, and anguish.

a. calmness
b. anger b. anger
c. tranquility

3. “It’s embarrassing not to have a jewel or a gem-

nothing to wear on my dress. I’ll look like a pauper;
I’d almost rather not go to that party.”

a. poor person
b. rich
c. amusing
a. poor person
4. They looked at each other aghast. Finally Loisel
got dressed
again.
a. proud
b. fulfilled
c. horrified c. horrified

5. He signed notes, made ruinous deals, did business

with loan sharks, ran the whole range of
moneylenders.
a. disastrous a. disastrous
b. successful
c. delicious

2. Analyzing Activity

A. STORY BOARDING

I have here box which contains things and objects

and pictures then some of you will pick it in the box.
Realize and analyze the objects/pictures, each objects
and pictures corresponds to the sequence of the story
The Necklace by Guy de Mauppassant.
 The drawing is about sad
face. Wherein the girl in the
story is sad and unhappy
about her life

It shows about her back-story, her character, and her

unhappiness with her place in the society.

The house is where she lives is

not the place she wanted.

The sadness she felt about the home she desire.

The boy receives a couple

invitation and the girl is upset.

The picture shows that the husband of Mathilde

receives a couple invitation to the fabulous ball and
Mathilde reacts by having a fit. : Mathilde's now has
the best opportunity she's ever had to have a taste of the
high life, but she has nothing to wear.

The husband gives her money to

buy dress. Money that is not
enough to buy a jewel that she
does not have.

Mathilde is not convince with the money that her husband give
because it is not enough to buy a jewelry for what she thinks it
makes her rich.
 Her friend give a helping hand
and allow to barrow the
necklace.

She borrowed a diamond necklace to Madame

Forestier. But now Mathilde's been entrusted with
something expensive that belongs to someone else
and we have the potential for disaster.

The pplace where the party

happened.

At her arrival, everyone is staring at her and thinks

that she is the prettiest and the richest girl at that
time

The diamond necklace is lost.

After attending the party, Mathilde discovers that she

has lost the necklace.
 She buys the new necklace by
borrowing money. Their live
were ruined because of debt of
Mathilde.

She tries to find a quick way to replace it. She goes to

the market and discovers the price of a similar necklace
to be 36, 000 francs.
She gets the new necklace after borrowing the money,
but the long path of her financial struggles begins as
she falls into debt.

The girl is scrubbing the floor.

Mathilde works hard to pay her debt in buying the new

necklace. She worked hard for 10 years..

There is a big changes in her

face.
After 10 years of working, before her face is beautiful,
young looking but when she paid her debt, her face
turned into old-looking face.
 The two girls met at the park.
But then things don't quite wrap
up the way we expect.

Ten years later, while in a park, she suddenly sees

Madame Jeanne Forestier, who barely recognizes her in
her dire state. As the women are talking, Mathilde
recounts the story of losing the necklace, and that it
was because of Madame Forestier that she has lived so
terribly the past 10 years. After explaining the purchase
of the new necklace, Madame Forestier takes
Mathilde's hands, explaining that her original necklace
was an imitation and only worth 500 francs.

B. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. In the beginning of the story, how does Madame

Loisel feel about her life? Mme. Loisel feels unhappy
about her life. She is not
satisfied with her chosen life.
She is ambitious.
2. What is Madame Loisel’s reaction when her
husband tells her they have been invited to a
party? She becomes problematic.
She is shocked and upset.

3. How did Mathilde’s life change after she lost

the necklace?
4. How did Mathilde’s life be different if she has
told Madame Forestier the truth about the
necklace?
Before, she is only in the house
and her husband is the only one
who is working but after she lost
the necklace, they lives are
ruined for ten years. She is scrub
and swept the floor just to pay
the debt she had.
Her life would not be as poor as
mouse. If she just tells the truth,
she would not suffer the things
and pay the debt of her.

5. What would you do if you were in the position

of Mathilde? Students’ answer may vary.
 C. IDENTIFYING THE SYMBOLISM
Let’s examine the objects and their existence in the story.

 The house
The house is representing her
life, wherein she didn’t want to
have a kind of house. The
happiness she felt to the home
she desire.
 The fake necklace
Symbolizes the idea of
appearance being deceiving
Being greedy, vain and
ambitious

 Madame Loisel
Typical 19th century woman
(feminism power)
 Diamond Necklace
Wealth, beauty, high social
status
 Party

Social classification

How would you classify the pictures?

They do have meaning
Very good! They do have representations

Based on the given pictures, what is symbolism?

Symbolism is a figure of
speech where an object,
person, or situation has
another meaning other than
its literal meaning.

The actions of a character,

word, action, or event that
have a deeper meaning in the
context of the whole story.

Symbolism is when writers use

animals, elements, things,
places, or colors to represent
other things

IV. GENERALIZATION

1. What are symbols in the short story?

Identify their symbolism. The house
 The fake necklace
Mme Loisel
Diamond Necklace
Party

2. If you will be having the life of

Mathilde? Would you aspire to have
the things that you don’t have and Students’ answer may vary.
ask/wished for it without doing any
hardships? Why or why not?

V. APPLICATION

The class will be divided into three groups.

There are objects and things to be discussed
and interpret how it symbolizes your lives
through role playing. I will give you five
minutes to prepare and a maximum of 2
minutes to perform.

CRITERIA:

SYMBOLISM- 30%
Presentation- 40%
Participation- 10%
Creativity- 20%

Are my instructions clear?

VI. EVALUATION

DIRECTIONS: Read the questions below.

Encircle the letter of correct answer.

1. Mathilde does not want to go to the

palace at the Ministry because B
a. she has no friends there
b. she has no car to go by
c. she has no fancy clothes or
jewels to wear
d. she is too tired to go
2. Mathilde persuades her husband to buy
her a gown for
a. 200 dollars
b. 200 pounds C
c. 400 francs
d. 500 francs
 3. Mathilde spends a lot of money to
replace the necklace. They spend ___.
a. 50, 000 francs
b. 20, 000 francs A
c. 10, 000 francs
d. 60, 000 francs
4. The Loisels spent _________ years of
their precious life to repay their debt.
a. 20 years
b. 10 years
c. 5 years B
d. 1 year
5. The necklace is written by ______.
a. O’Henry
b. James Thurber
c. Robert Frost D
d. Guy De Maupassant

VII. AGREEMENT

Read the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson on page 197 in your book and list down all
the symbolisms on your notebook.