The Value of

Contentment
 OBJECTIVES

• At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

• determine the theme of the text ‘The Unhappy Farmer’;
• explain the value of contentment;
• perform a choral recitation of the text ‘The Unhappy
Farmer’;
• enumerate the things that they are thankful or grateful
for;and
• appreciate contentment by creating three stanza poem.
 Activity
Tell Me What and Why!
What do you value most among the following? And
Why?
•Education
•10,000,000 Peso
•Family
•Happiness
•4-storey Mansion
•100 hectare Farm Land
 Comprehension Test
• Who are the characters in the story?
• What is the farmer complaining about?
• What trait can be attributed to the man?
Explain.
• What is then is the theme/moral of the
story?
 Activity
• Choral Recitation

Perform a choral recitation in the form of

unison.
What are the things you are grateful
for?
• What is then the theme of the story?
• Are the things you have written enough for
you? Explain.
• Is it important to be grateful for what you
have? Why or why not?
• Is wanting more than what you already
greedy? Explain.
• How can you improve something in your life?
Give an example.
 Based on what you have write about the
things you are grateful for, write a three-
stanza free verse poem about it and include
what ways you can show your appreciation
to what you have.
Rubrics for scoring
Relevance to the topic –10 points
Organization of thoughts – 15 points
Grammar,
Word choice, and
Sentence structure – 5 points
Total –30 points
 Assignment

In a whole sheet of paper, create a three

paragraph essay about whom or what are
you thankful or grateful for in your everyday
life.
Rubrics for scoring
Content –15 points
Organization –10 points
Word choice, and
Sentence structure – 5 points
Total –30 points