English Lesson Plan

I.                    OBJECTIVES

1.       Identify Drama/Play.

2.       Distinguish elements of drama.

3.       Differentiate ways of getting into a play.

II.                  SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Getting into a Play/drama.

Reference: Moving Ahead in English IV pp. 188-189.

Materials: computer, projector, video clips.

III.                LEARNING ACTIVITIES

A.      Preparatory Activities

1.       Prayer

2.       Greetings

3.       Checking of Attendance

B.      Motivation:

 Who among you have experienced watching a stage play/drama? What do you think is the difference between simply reading a play and watching it being performed?

C.      Unlocking of Difficulties

Directions: Arrange the set of jumbled letters to come up with different correct    words.

*ADMAR

*TOPL
*NIOTAZIRETCARAHC
*TESGNIT
*EDUIGAOL

D.     Presentation of Lesson

Today, we will discuss a play/drama and their elements.

E.      Discussion

What is play/drama?

- is a literary work intended to be performed on the stage; for the author to achieve the maximum effect through dialogue and actions.

What are the elements of drama/play?

The PLOT

-is the structure which is the beginning, moving through middle, to an end.

The CHARACTERIZATION

-is the exterior appearance of the character in a play is brought out by imagining them if it is only through reading; his imagined gestures as he talks and moves around.

The SETTING

-provides a background which will suggest the environment in which the play moves. Most plays have long stage directions. This is very important.

The DIALOGUE

-should be spoken and heard with ease. The audience must understand what is the play all about. The language must be such that the reader will easily get what the writer wants to communicate.

F. Generalization

Let’s draw a brief summary of the lesson we’ve just discussed by filling the outline below:

I. Topic: ____________

II. Sub-topics:

A.__________________

B. __________________

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                                                                2.

                                                                3

                                                                4.

                                                                                a.

                                                                                b.

C.___________________

G. Application

Directions: Answer the following questions orally:

   1. Do you think a drama would be effective if it lacks one of its elements? Why?

   2. Why is it more important to see a drama being performed than just read it?

   3. What do you think is the most important among the elements?

IV.EVALUATION

QUIZ. Tell whether the following statements are TRUE OR FALSE. Simply write on your ¼ sheet of paper TRUE if it is true and FALSE if it is false.

1.       The MIDDLE part of a play’s plot develops the conflict.

2.       Only through imagination is how we could see the gestures and exterior appearance of the character if we are reading the play.

3.       It is very important that plays have long stage directions.

4.       An action must be preceded with a dialogue.

5.       In a good play, climax is inevitable-happy or unhappy.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Look for the different kinds of PLAY.