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, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes
 Appreciate the power of kindness

II. Subject

Theme: Working with others

Text: Thank You, Ma’am 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

Teacher’s Activity Students Activity
A. Priming

1. Daily Routine Good Afternoon, Ma’am.

Good Afternoon!
Please arrange your chairs and pick-up the pieces of
trash under your chairs.
Let’s check your attendance.
Seat properly. Yes, ma’am.

2. Motivation

I will let you watch a video entitled “Kindness

Boomerang” by Life Vest Inside.

What is the video all about? Ma’am the video is about being kind to
other people.

Do you believe that people nowadays can actually Yes, Ma’am. Even though there’s a
help and work with each other with kindness? 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
kindness—as 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 c. allow/bend over d.

worry/fool

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 boy’s 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,

Ma’am” 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 Snatch, Ma’am.
2. Frowned Grimaced, Ma’am.
3. Delicate Frail, Ma’am.
4. Allow Permit, Ma’am.
5. Stoop Bend over, Ma’am.
6. Perspiration Sweat, Ma’am.
7. Pull Grab, Ma’am.
8. Bothering Annoying, Ma’am.

For 2 points
1. What is the title of the story? The title of the story is Thank You,
Ma’am.
2. How much money did Mrs. Jones gave to Mrs. Jones gave ten dollars to Roger.
Roger?
3. Who were the main characters of the story? The main characters were Roger and
Mrs. Jones.
4. What is the full name of Mrs. Jones? The full name of Mrs. Jones is Mrs.
Luella Bates Washington Jones.
5. Why did Roger stole the Purse? Roger stole the purse because he want
to buy a blue suede shoes.
6. What did Mrs. Jones prepared for Roger for Mrs. Joes cooked Lima beans and
their meal? ham.
7. Who is the author of the story Thank You, The author of the story is Langston
Ma’am? Hughes.
8. What was the drink that Mrs. Jones prepared? The drink was cocoa.
9. What was the thing that Roger wants to buy? Roger wants to buy blue suede shoes.
10. Where did Mrs. Jones work? Mrs. Jones worked in a hotel beauty-
shop.
For 3 points

 Do you think Roger’s encounter with Mrs.
Jones altered his life? In what way?
 Did Mrs. Jones like the boy? Why? Why not?
Yes, I think it did change how he thinks.
He might realize that you don’t need to
steal o get what you want.
He liked the boy because she can see
herself in him. If he didn’t like the boy
then she would not clean him up and
fed him.
  Was Mrs. Jones reaction believable? Why or It was unbelievable because it is not
why not? the common reaction that people do
when someone try to steal their purse.
 When they arrived at the boarding house, I think Roger wanted to steal again but
what do you think Roger was planning to do? he changed his mind when they get
there.
 In what way did the characters show that they I think the characters overcome some
had accomplished at the end of the story? issues in their life. For Mrs. Jones it
 How did Mrs. Jones react when Roger try to was looking back in her past and for
steal her purse? Roger it was saying thank you for what
he got and being thankful and
motivated to work to achieve what he
wants.
 Why did Hughes title the story, Thank You, It was entitled thank you because it
Ma’am? was said by Roger for the kindness of
Mrs. Jones.

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
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
lady’s 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, Ma’am”

by Langston Hughes.

Evaluation:

In a ½ 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,
Ma’am.”
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 devices:

Foreshadowing, Flashback and Media Res.

Prepared by:

MARIA CARMELA RACHEL C. GAZIL

BSED-4B