A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH FOR GRADE 9

I. LEARNING OUTCOME:
At the end of the 60-minute lesson, the students should be able to:
a. retell the story through a pictorial representation;
b. discuss events and characters in the story; and
c. share their personal experiences in relation to the story

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

Literature Lesson: The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
Reference/s: Anglo-American Literature by Virginia Rollins Natividad
Online: www.english.fsu.edu
Values: Friendship, Respect, Humility, Integrity

III. MATERIALS:
pictures, manila paper, powerpoint presentation

PROCEDURE:
Teacher's Activity Students' Activity

A. Motivation
Activity 1. Reactivating the
Schema Yes/No, ma'am.
"Radix Malorum est Cupiditas" It came from the story The Pardoner's Tale.
Do you remember that phrase? It means "Greed is the root of all evil."
Where did it come from? It is the theme of The Pardoner's Tale.
What does it mean?

Correct. It is the theme of the story, Theme is the lesson or message of the story.
The Pardoner's Tale. Now that you've
mentioned it, what is "Theme" again?

Correct. Theme is the central

message or lesson of the story, and
Radix malorum est cupiditas is the
theme of The Pardoner's Tale.
Yes/No ma'am.
Do you still recall our discussion on
that story? Yes/No ma'am.
What is the title of the book again? Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
How many tales does the Canterbury 24
Tales contain?
Activity 2. Picture Plot
Instructions: Arrange the pictures
based on how the events happened
in the story.

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B. Discussion
What is the first event in the story? Ma'am, picture number 4.
Why do you say so? Walk us through They were travelling to Canterbury and each
that scene and tell us what of them were taking turns to tell a story. It's the
happened. pardoner's turn to tell a story.
They are called pilgrims, ma'am. They are
When you say 'them', who are you people who travel from one place to another
referring to? for religious purposes.
Which people do we call a pilgrim? 31 pilgrims
How many of them are traveling to
Canterbury?

Let's talk about the pardoner. What is He is the one telling the story. In the present,
his role in the story? he is similar to a priest.
The pardoner is described as ___? The pardoner is described as a hypocrite
Do you also know someone who because he behaves opposite to what is
behaves like that? Try to assess expected of him.
yourselves, do you sometimes
behave as a hypocrite?
What lesson can we get from the Practice what you preach.
character of the pardoner?

What happened next in the story? Ma'am, picture number 5. The rioters were
drinking in the tavern when they saw a burial
and asked the servant who it was. The
servant told them that it was their old friend
who was slain by Death.

What time of the day do you think it Morning/afternoon

happened? Why? It happened in the morning because there is a
Very good analysis. It happened in burial, and burials are often held in the
the morning. morning./It happened in the afternoon
because maybe the taverns are still closed by
Remember that these rioters are morning.
drunkards, right? No matter what time
of the day it is, they are always
drinking. That is one of their major
sins.

By the way, how many sins do the They have four, ma'am.
rioters have according to the Gluttony, drunkenness, gambling, and
pardoner? What are those? swearing.

What role did the publican take in the I don't remember./He warned the rioters about
tale? the danger brought by Death.
What is a publican? A publican is someone who collects taxes.

From what they heard, what did the They decided to search for Death and kill him
rioters do? because the corpse is their old friend.
What motivates them to search for Yes/No.
death? They could have done the same because they
If they weren't alcoholic and were not are boastful./No, because they will think
drunk at that moment, do you think appropriately.
they could have done the same?

Along the way, who do they meet? Picture 3.

Is the old man and the pardoner the They met the old man.
same person? Yes/No.
The pardoner is not included in the story. He is
the one telling the tale.

What happened in their encounter The old man is looking for someone who he
with the old man? can trade everything he has just to be dead.
He also gave advice to the rioters which is to
What trait did the rioters portrayed in be respectful to elders especially when they
that scene? did not do anything to harm you.
Was there also a time when you They are disrespectful.
unintentionally acted disrespectfully
towards older people?

What significant role did the old man He was the one who told the rioters that Death
play in the tale? can be found under the oak tree.

Alright! That leads us to the next Picture number 1.

event which is ____? They went to the oak tree and found
What was the term used for the treasures.
treasures they found? They found florins which means gold coins.

Imagine yourself in the place of the I will look for the owner of the coins.
rioters. If you were to find bushels of I will donate it to the foundation.
gold coins, what will be the first thing I will give it to my mom.
you will do? I will buy an ice cream!
Meanwhile, what did the rioters do? They decided to split it among themselves.
They were delighted by the amount of They can't carry the treasures at day time
money they found. However, there is because people would be suspicious.
a problem. What conflict arises in that
part of the story?

Why would the people be suspicious? …because the rioters have a bad reputation
and people would wonder where they get a
large amount of money.

Very good! What kind of reputation Ma'am, other people seem to trust me.
have you established as a teenager? My friends respect me, ma'am.
Do other people respect you? Do
they suspect you?

This scene reminds me of Beowulf's Reputation is the key to immortality.

theme/quote. What is it again? We must live in good ways so that, even when
you are already gone, people will still
remember the good things that you've done.
Correct. How would you apply that to
this scene?

They plan to transport the treasures at night

Going back to the story, the rioters so no one can see. They draw lots and
came up with an idea. What was their whoever picks the longest stick, loses. He has
plan? to go home to get their food.

The youngest loses so he has to go home.

Who lost in their draw lots? The other two rioters devise a plan on killing
What were the other two rioters him by stabbing him.
planning against him?

Picture 2.
Can you still remember how they Yes, the eldest stabbed him at the back while
killed the youngest rioter? the middle one stabbed him in the chest.

He put poison into their bottles of wine.

Absolutely! Although, the youngest is
also wise. He also planned a betrayal
towards his older brothers.
The two rioters drank the wine and they were
How did the story end? poisoned. In the end, all of them died.

Yes/No
Do you like the ending? The two rioters./The youngest.
Who is more evil? The two brothers All of them, ma'am, because they were all
who stabbed the youngest? Or the greedy. In the end, they all died.
one who put poison on the bottles of
wine?
 C. Valuing Yes ma'am./No ma'am.
So, now, it leads us back to the
theme of our story. Greed is the root
of all evil. Do you agree with that?
Yes ma'am.
Did you understand the lesson? Always respect other people.
What other lessons can we get from Live your life in good ways.
the story?
*The students will ask questions*
What other questions do you have?

D. Evaluation
Instructions: Write TRUE if the
statement is correct. Write FALSE if it
states otherwise.
1. Gluttony, gambling, TRUE
drunkenness, and swearing
are the rioters' four major sins. FALSE (The pardoner is not part of the story.)
2. The pardoner disguised
himself as the old man in the
story. TRUE
3. The publican was the one who
warned the rioters about
Death. FALSE (31 pilgrims)
4. There are 34 pilgrims
travelling to Canterbury. FALSE (Geoffrey Chaucer)
5. Geoffrey Chaufer is the author
of the Canterbury Tales.

Prepared by:
Jacquiline H. Jardeliza

Noted by:
Mrs. Liza Mariz Basallo-Pabona