Republic of the Philippines

North Eastern Mindanao State University

Bislig Campus
College of Education
Maharlika, Bislig City

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN EL 120 APPLYING INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH

I. OBJECTIVES At the end of one hour class discussion, the students should
be able to:
A. Define poetry and its basic elements
B. Write a poem based on the basic elements of poetry
C. Value the importance of understanding poetry and its
basic elements in constructing a poetic literary text.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

▪ Topic Elements of Poetry
▪ Springboard Why I Love You (Poem)
▪ References Grade 9 Learner’s Material
▪ Materials Laptop, Cellphone, ppt, Google Meet LMS
III. PROCEDURE Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preliminary Activities Before we are going to start our
▪ Prayer proper discussion for today, let’s
have first a prayer to be led by
Cherie. In the name of the
Father, the Son and the
Holy spirit Amen…

▪ Greetings Best morning class! • Best morning

Ma’am!
How was your weekend?

• It goes well
ma’am, I spent my
weekend with my
That sounds nice! Hopefully, whole family.
everyone is doing good.
▪ Checking of
Attendance May I ask the class secretary to
check the attendance? • We don’t have any
absentee today,
everyone is
present Ma’am!
Thank you, Miss secretary!

▪ Reading of - Let's follow our virtual

class rules classroom netiquette to ensure
a smooth and engaged
discussion.

1. Turn off your microphone

when someone is talking.
2. Press the raise hand
button when you want to
 share your idea about
the discussion.
3. Use the chat box
appropriately to post
your
comments/questions that
are only related to the
lesson.
4. Everyone should
participate.

Are the rules presented clear to

you? • Yes ma’am
▪ Reading of Now, these are our objectives
Objectives for today’s session. Can I ask
someone to read the objectives? Okay ma’am.
At the end of the
discussion the learners
should be able to:
▪ Define poetry
and its basic
elements
▪ Write a poem
based on the
basic
elements of
poetry
▪ Value the
importance of
understanding
poetry and its
basic
elements in
constructing a
poetic literary
text.
Thank you, I hope we will able
to meet this learning outcomes
at the end of our lesson.
▪ Review of Before we will proceed to our
Previous new discussion, let’s have first a
Lesson short recap. What was our
lesson last meeting? • Last meeting, we
discussed about
the famous poetic
authors and the
different styles of
their poetic literary
text.
Very good! Now who can give
me at least one of the famous
poetic authors of all times? Any
volunteer?

Okay, Mae Ann is raising her

hand button.
 • Edgar Allan Poe,
ma’am.
How will you describe his writing
style? • Edgar Allan Poe
used a ballad-
like writing style
which
incorporated
cadence, rhythm,
onomatopoeia, and
Very good! You have really alliteration.
understood our previous
discussion.
B. Motivation Before we start our discussion
let’s have an activity called
“Pics in One word” I already
group you into two class and all
group members were given the
chance to type their answers on
the chat box.
(List of the group members will
be presented on the screen)
Pictures will be posted on the
screen, and you must analyze
these to determine their
relationships to one another.
The pictures will serve as your
guide to determining the correct
word to guess. Each group will
be given 1 minute to type their
answers. The first to answer will
be group 1 and next will be
group 2. Are you ready? • Yes ma’am
Group 1, raise your hand button
if you are ready!
(students are raising their
hand button)
Here we go!
Pic no. 1

* Raised by my grandmother
My sister is a fortune teller
- Jayvee Bruner

(expected answer)
Thank you group 1; your answer • Elements
is correct you gained 5 points!
Now let’s proceed to the next
group. Group 2, raise your hand
button if you are ready!
(students are raising their
hand button)
 Pic no. 2

(expected answer)
• Poetry

Excellent Class! What we're

going to talk about today is
Elements of Poetry. But before
that, who can define poetry? (student’s answer may
vary)
Thank you! Poetry is a literary
work in which the expression of
feelings and ideas is given
intensity by the use of distinctive
style and rhythm.

I'm sure that some of you are

familiar with some elements of
poetry, but today we'll go deeper
than the surface and try to
understand the complexities of
each important element of
poetry.
D. Activity Let’s proceed to our next activity
called “Share it” With the same
group, choose a representative
to read the poem “Why I love
you”
(The poem will be presented on
the screen)
Group 1 will read the first two
stanzas and group will continue
to read the two remaining
stanzas.
The group representative will
also share how the poem
appear to them considering the
guide questions that I have
prepared.

Do you follow class? • Yes ma’am

Okay, group 1
“Why I Love You”

You give to me hope (Group 1 representative

And help me to cope reads the poem)
When life pulls me down
 You bring me around

You teach me to care

And help me to share
You make me honest
With kindness the best

Form you I learned love

With grace from above (Group 2 representative
It’s for you I live reads the poem)
And I want to give

You are the reason

That fills each season
When I hear love I think of you
You’re my world, bestfriend too

Thank you, class. Now, what did

you observe about the poem
you read? • There are words
that have same
ending sound

Okay. Another observation from

the poem? • The poet
expresses his
feelings.

Very good! You are sounding

like a good writer!
D. Analysis Upon reading the poem written
by Jordan Moore,
what do you think is the
message of his poem or what is
the message that the poet wants
to convey? (student’s answer may
vary)

Thank you, It’s the kind of "I love

you" that goes deeper beyond
what this person can offer you
or what you can offer him/her.
You’re already there. Now, you
love your partner as if there
weren’t a time in which you
didn’t.

Have you ever written a poem? • Yes, ma’am I have

tried.

What is the reason why you

write poems? • Writing poem
helps me express
my feelings. For
me, it’s the best
way to release
pent up emotion
 and share
thoughts and
ideas with other
people.
Very good Mae, based on your
writing experience what are the
things that we need to consider
in writing poem?
• You have to know
your subject in
writing a poem.
And you must also
consider using
figurative
language as well
Exactly, knowing your subject
will assist you focus on what
your poetry is about. Figurative
language, on the other hand, is
employed to elicit emotion that
underlines your point.
E. Abstraction Today, we will talk about the
“Elements of Poetry”. For you
class, what comes to your mind
when you hear the word
“Element”? • A part or aspect of
something
abstract,
especially one that
is essential or
characteristic.
There are seven Elements of
Poetry.
(The seven elements of poetry
will be presented on the screen)
The first element is the Rhythm.
What is a Rhythm?
• Rhythm is the
beat, sound, and
feet of a poem.
Thank you. Rhythm is the beat,
sound, and feet of a poem. As
you read the poem a while ago,
the stressed and unstressed
syllables words are the rhythm.
Let’s see the rhythm in the
poem.
You give to me hope
And help me to cope
When life pulls me down
You bring me around

You teach me to care

And help me to share
You make me honest
With kindness the best
The sign ˘ is the unstressed
syllable word while the sign ¯ is
the stressed syllable word. The
unstressed syllable word is the
soft or weak voice while the
stressed syllable word is strong
and long voice. In the first line,
the unstressed words are: you,
to, me, and the stressed words
are: give, hope. In the second
line, the unstressed words are:
and, me, to, and the stressed
words are: help, cope. In the
third line, the unstressed words
are: when, pulls, me, and the
stressed words are: life, down.
And in the last line, the
unstressed words are: you, me,
and the stressed words are
bring, around. Let’s read. (Students read the poem)

You give to me hope

And help me to cope
When life pulls me down You
bring me around
Very Good!
Class, it’s your turn. How about
in the fifth line? Where are the
unstressed and stressed words? (expected answer)
• The unstressed
words are: you,
me, to, while the
stressed words
are: teach, care.

Correct! How about in the sixth (expected answer)

line? • The unstressed
words are: and,
me, to, while the
stressed words
are: help, cope.

Okay. How about in the seventh (expected answer)

line? • The unstressed
words are: you,
me, while the
stressed words
are: make, honest.

Good. How about in the last (expected answer)

line? • The unstressed
words are: with,
the, while the
stressed words
are kindness, best
That is Rhythm. The beat,
sound, and feet of a poem. The
number two element of poetry is
Rhyme. What is a Rhyme? • A Rhyme
describes the
words that have
same ending
sound.

Okay. A Rhyme describes the

words that have same ending
sound. Take a look in the poem.

You give to me hope

And help me to cope
When life pulls me down
You bring me around

You teach me to care

And help me to share
You make me honest
With kindness the best

The same ending sounds are

hope and cope, down and
around. So the Rhyme schemes
are AA, BB. • Yes ma’am

How about in the next stanza?

What are the Rhyme words? (expected answer)
• Care and share,
honest and best
Very good! Therefore, the
Rhyme scheme is? • CC, DD ma’am
That’s correct miss Anne!
That is Rhyme. The words that
have same ending sound. The
third element of poetry is the
Line. What is a Line? (expected answer)
• A line is a single
row of words in a
poem.
Since line is the single row of
words in a poem how many
lines are there in the sample
poem?

You give to me hope

And help me to cope
When life pulls me down
You bring me around

You teach me to care

And help me to share
You make me honest
With kindness the best

Form you I learned love

With grace from above
It’s for you I live
And I want to give

You are the reason

That fills each season
When I hear love I think of you
You’re my world, best friend too (expected answer)
• There are 16 lines
ma’am

That’s correct! Thank you miss

CM. Now, another element of
poetry is the Stanza. What is
Stanza? (expected answer)
• Stanza is a series
of lines grouped
together and
separated by an
empty line from
other stanza. It is
the equivalent of a
paragraph in an
essay.
Thank you, since Stanza is a
series of lines grouped together
and separated by an empty line
from other stanza, how many
stanzas are there in the poem? (expected answer)
• The poem has 4
stanza ma’am
Very Good! That is called
Stanza. A series of lines
grouped together and separated
by an empty line from another
stanza. The fifth element of
poetry is Mood. What is a (expected answer)
Mood? • Mood is the
feeling the poet is
trying to convey or
achieve.
Okay. Mood is the feeling the
poet is trying to convey or
achieve. A poet wrote poems
because they wanted to express
their feelings and ideas to the
audience. Now what is the mood (expected answer)
of the given poem?
• Inspired/thankful

Correct! That is a Mood. The

feeling the poet is trying to
achieve. The next element of
poetry is Meter. What is a (expected answer)
Meter? • Meter is the
number and style
of accented
syllable in a line.
Here is the example.
You give to me hope
And help me to cope
When life pulls me down
You bring me around
We count every single syllable
in a line. In the first line, there
are 5 syllables in the second
line, there are 5 syllables.

That is a Meter. The number

and style of accented syllable in
a line. The last element of
poetry is the Theme. What is a (expected answer)
Theme? • A Theme is a
truth, a lesson, or
message about
the poem.

Okay. A Theme is a truth, a

lesson, or message about the
poem. Here is the example of
Theme in a stanza.
You give to me hope
And help me to cope
When life pulls me down
You bring me around. The
message, lesson or truth in this
stanza is there is always a man
who helps you upside down. A
person who always cares for
you and gives inspiration in our
life.
Now what is the theme of the (expected answer)
second stanza?
• In this second
stanza, the
message, lesson,
or truth in this
stanza is there is
always a man who
always cares,
helps, and
teaches you good
one.

Very Good! That is a Theme.

The message, a lesson, or truth
about the poem.
Do you follow class? • Yes ma’am.
F. Application To power up your writing skill
let’s have an individual activity.

Instructions to follow:
1. You have to write a poem
depending on the style
and your desired topic.
2. After crafting it, you have
to describe the style and
the theme of your poem.
3. Post your output to the
Google Classroom today
until 4:00 PM.

Are these instructions given

clear? • Yes ma’am

Rubric for this output will be

posted in our Google
Classroom.
IV. Generalization Anyway, did you enjoy the
activity class? • Yes ma’am

Class, what are the seven

Elements of Poetry? (expected answer)
• The seven
Elements of
Poetry are
Rhythm, Rhyme,
Line, Stanza,
Mood, Meter, and
Theme.

How about their meanings? (expected answers)

• Rhythm is the
beat, sound, and
feet of a poem.
• A Rhyme
describes the
words that have
same ending
sound.
• A line is a single
row of words in a
poem.
• Stanza is a series
of lines grouped
together and
separated by an
empty line from
other stanza. It is
the equivalent of a
paragraph in an
essay.
 • Mood is the
feeling the poet is
trying to convey or
achieve.
• Meter is the
number and style
of accented
syllable in a line.
• A Theme is a
truth, a lesson, or
message about
the poem.
Very good! All of your ideas are
correct just like the great poets,
who came to write to express,
you guys can certainly create a
beautiful poem.
V. Evaluation I assume you have already
grasped today's lesson, but just
to be sure, let's do an individual
quiz. Touch the raise hand
button if you are ready to take
the quiz.

Direction: Prepare a clean paper

on your respective study place
and do not forget to write your
name. Read and understand the
poems presented and fill in the
blank with the correct answer.

“The Frog”
I saw a little frog,
He was cuter than can be,
He was sitting on a log (Students will answer the
And I’m sure he croaked at me! quiz silently)

Rhyme: ____________
Stanza: ____________
Line: ______________
Mood: _____________
Theme: ____________
Meter: _____________

“I’m Blest”
Of all of God’s creation
I love you foremost
Tower of inspiration
And kindness utmost

I’m frozen by your beauty

Melted with your touch
In your arms I long to be
I love you so much
 Rhyme: ____________
Stanza: ____________
Line: ______________
Mood: _____________
Theme: ____________
Meter: _____________

Now, let us check if your

answers are correct. Of
course, you will be the one to
check your papers.
Count the number of correct,
take a picture of your paper
and sent it to our GC. So that I
can record your scores right (Students will check their
away. own paper, count the
number of correct, and
take a picture of their
paper)
VI. Assignment For your assignment, I want you
to:
✓ Do research about the
different types of poetry.
✓ Get the information from
any outlet as long as it is
a reliable source.
Do you understand class? • Yes ma’am.
This is the end of our
discussion. Good bye and see
you next meeting class, you
may leave the platform now. • Bye ma’am!

Prepared By:
SHELAMAE R. TUPAG (BSED 3A)
Presented to:
MICHAEL SINDAY

OTHER REFERENCES:
http://www.poetry.org/whatis.htm
https://sevencircumstances.com/poetry-and-lyrics/elements-of-poetry/
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/why-i-love-you-49/