A Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in English 9

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students with 80% of mastery are expected to:
a. relate details from the story in the poem to the autobiography of
the author;
b. express insight and opinion about the poem through recitation;
and
c. use rhyming words in writing a poem about someone whom they
admire.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Reference: Delos Reyes (2004). Echoes (A Worktext in Integrated High

School English III with Focus on English American Literature), (pp179-
181), JO-ES Publishing House, Inc.

Instructional Materials: Visual Aids

III. PROCEDURE
A. Daily Routine
 Greetings
 Prayer
 Checking of Attendance
 Review on the past lesson

B. Lesson Proper
Activity
The student will react on this excerpt from the poem Annabel Lee.
“We love by a love that was more than love”
~Edgar Allan Poe
 Analysis
1. For you, what does the quote mean?
2. How does the quote affect you?

Abstraction
 Discussion of the Author’s Background
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 to October 7, 1849) was an American
writer, poet, critic and editor best known for evocative short stories and
poems that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the
world. His imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and horror gave
birth to the modern detective story.
Edgar Allan Poe lived in Baltimore with his aunt Maria Clemm and his
cousin Virginia. He began to devote his attention to Virginia, who became
his literary inspiration as well as his love interest. The couple married in
1836 when she was only 13 years old. In 1847, at the age of 24 — Virginia
passed away from tuberculosis. Poe was overcome by grief following her
death, and although he continued to work, he suffered from poor health and
struggled financially until his death in 1849.

 Vocabulary
 Seraphs (n)- Angels
Example: She is like a seraph for me.
 Coveted (v)- to desire
Example: Even with all they have, they covet the wealth of others.
 Kinsman (n)- a man who is one of a person’s blood relation.
Example: A near friend is better than a far kinsman.
 Sepulchre (n)- tomb
Example: When I die I will be place to a family sepulchre.
 Dissever (v)- to separate
Example: I was able to dissever the white from black.
 Discussion of the poem

ANNABEL LEE
By Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,

Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
 But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Guide Questions:
1. Where is the setting of the poem? Who are the characters?
2. What happened to Annabel Lee? Cite significant events?
3. Cite lines which support the idea that the poem is an idealized account of
Poe’s wife, Virginia.
4. What is the dominant feeling in the poem?
5. How does the poem illustrate the timelessness of love?
 Application
Directions: Just like how Edgar Allan Poe wrote for Virginia, write also a
short poem about someone you admire. Try to make the poem melodious
by making the end lines rhyme.

Criteria:
Relevance to the theme 5
Creativity/Style and Originality 5
Coherence of form and structure 5
Total: 15

V. ASSIGNMENT
Draw an image of a scene from Annabel Lee that you think will represent
the whole poem. Do this in short bond paper.

Prepared by:
Marisol Mae Tolentino