Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

City of Bacoor National High

School Grade 9
School – San Nicolas
DAILY
Teacher GAYZEL F. MAULEON Learning Area English
LESSON PLAN
WEEK 11 DAY EUCALYPTUS, MAHOGANY
Quarter 2
2 DAO, IPIL-IPIL

I. OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, 90% of the learners should be able to:
 Determine the background of the Author and the poem.
 Interpret the meaning of the poem
 Identify the theme of the poem
A. Content Standard The learner demonstrates an understanding of how Anglo-American
literature and other text types serve as means of connecting to the
world; also how to use ways of analyzing one-act play and different
forms of verbals for him/her to skillfully perform in one-act play.

B. Performance Standard The learners skillfully performs in one-act play through utilizing
effective verbal and non-verbal strategies and ICT resources based
on the following criteria: Focus, Voice, Delivery and Dramatic
Conventions.
C. Most Essential Learning MELC 6: Analyze literature as means of understanding unchanging
Competencies (MELC) values in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world.
II. CONTENT
“IF WE MUST DIE” BY CLAUDE MCKAY
III. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS  Television
 Power point Presentation
 Video Presentation
A. References
a. Page number from the
teacher’s guide
b. Page number from
students’ learning material
c. Page number from
textbook
d. Additional Materials from  www.google.com
Learning Resource

B. List of Instructional Materials  Pen

for activity, development, and  Notebook
collaboration
“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”
Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

IV. PROCEDURE

A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES Classroom routine:

1. Prayer
2. Reminder of the classroom safety and health protocols
3. Checking of attendance
4. Quick “kumustahan”

“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”

Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

B. MOTIVATION
 Class will be divided into two rows. Each row should
have one representative.
 Look at the following set of pictures and guess who
are they. Match your answer in the names written
on the board by pasting the picture.

C. Activity  Students will going to watch and listen the poem “If We
must Die”, by Claude Mckay through video presentation
(retrieved from YouTube)

“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”

Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

D. Analysis

Processing Question:
1. What do you think is the authors' purpose in writing the
poem?
2. Why do you think the poem is titled “If We Must Die”?

E. ABSTRACTION Who was Claude Mckay?

(1889-1948)

Early Life

“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”

Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

Festus Claudius McKay was born in Sunny Ville, Clarendon Parish,

Jamaica, on September 15, 1889. His mother and father spoke
proudly of their respective Malagasy and Ashanti heritage. McKay
blended his African pride with his love of British poetry. He studied
poetry and philosophy with Englishman Walter Jekyll, who
encouraged the young man to begin producing poetry in his own
Jamaican dialect. He is best known for his novels and poems,
including "If We Must Die," which contributed to the Harlem
Renaissance.

Background of "If We Must Die"

Claude McKay's "If We Must Die" was written as a response to

the Red Summer of 1919. The term Red Summer describes the
summer at the end of World War I. Many Black soldiers returning
to the nation were met with racism and violence, and McKay wrote
the poem to reflect the experiences he witnessed during that time.
Red Summer is named such due to the violence and blood spilled
during that time. Black soldiers' claims to citizenship and rights
resulted in anti-Black violence that swept the nation, confronting
the soldiers who were just returning from war and attempting to
rebuild their lives. During the Red Summer, there were more than
twenty-five white-supremacist violent attacks in major cities
throughout the country.
When If We Must Die was written, McKay was working as a
waiter on the railroad. He experienced major and minor instances
of racism on a constant basis. After the poem was written, it
became an anthem of sorts to those who were working as a
resistance to the anti-Black violence in the United States. The
poem's political implications set it up to become a central part of
the Harlem Renaissance, a culturally significant revival of
African-American arts originating in New York. The poem became a
call to action for unity in the protest for human dignity for African
Americans.

“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”

Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

“If We Must Die” Summary

If we have to die, let's not die like pigs, hunted and trapped in
some dishonorable place, while all around us hungry hunting dogs
bark like crazy, mocking us for our terrible fate. If we have to die,
let’s die with honor, so that we don't sacrifice our valuable blood
for nothing. Then even the bad people we rebel against will have to
honor us, even though we're dead. Oh fellow sufferers, we have to
fight our mutual enemy. Even though we are seriously
outnumbered, let's show them how brave we are. And for all the
blows they give us, let's return one killing hit. Who cares if our
open graves are right in front of us? We’ll fight these murderous
cowards like men, our backs against the wall, fighting back even as
we die!

F. APPLICATION

G. EVALUATION

INDEX OF MASTERY
NARRA EUCALYPTUS MAHOGANY DAO IPIL-IPIL
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H. AGREEMENT

“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”

Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BACOOR
CITY OF BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SAN NICOLAS

REMARKS

Prepared by:

NASH FRANCES M. CADIZ

Student Teacher

Checked by:

GAYZEL F. MAULEON
Cooperating Teacher

Noted by:

MICHAELA GJMAE L. SOBREVILLA

English Coordinator

“Edukasyong Walang Kupas, Sigurado sa San Nicolas.”

Address: Garnet St. San Nicolas 3, Bacoor City, Cavite
Contact. No.: 09289686427
Email Address: [email protected]