PRECIOUS-ANN N.

NIDUA
A.B. ENGLISH IV
A DETAILED LESSON PLAN
IN
FICTION
I.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the student is expected to:
a. discuss the story Little Things are Big by Jesus Coln;
b. apply the lesson of the story by giving example in real-life
situation;
c. appreciate the work of Jesus Coln and know his purpose in
writing the story through class discussion.

II.

SUBJECT MATTER
Topic/Concept: Little Things are Bigby Jesus Coln
References:
http://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/prwriters/colon.html

http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/jessemoli/JesusColon.bio.html
Materials: projector, laptop, power point presentation, pieces of paper
for puzzle
III.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
A. Review/Drill
Teachers Activity
Dhalyn, please lead the prayer.

Students Activity
Dhalyn: Classmates, lets bow down
our heads and feel the presence of
the Lord. Let us pray. In the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Lord, our God, Father of light with Your assistance I will

study patiently and perform my duties conscientiously for your
greater honor and glory. Grant me a bright intellect, a sound
judgment and retentive memory. Amen.

Mary seat of wisdom.

All: Pray for us.

Saint Joseph of Cupertino.

All: Pray for us.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Good morning class.

Good morning Maam.

How are you today?

Were fine Maam.

Good to hear that class.

Please say present if you are
here.
Molo, Mae Lorraine
Padua, Dhalyn
Patricio, Garrett
Rarama, Phama
Last time we tackle about
autobiography. What is
autobiography? Yes, Lorraine.
Very Good Loraine!
What are the forms of
autobiography? Yes, Phama.
Thank You Pham. Very Good!
And what was the difference of
this form? Yes Garrett

Present
Present
Present
Present
Lorraine: Autobiography means a
self-written life story or the
story of a persons life written
by himself or herself.
Phama: The forms of autobiography
are journal, letters, diaries,
memoir and autobiography itself.
Garrett: The journals, diaries and
letters are not usually intended
for publication by the writer.
They serve as the basis or source
of the autobiography. While memoir
focus on the writers involvement
in public events and relationships
with notable people.

Very well said Garrett!

B. Motivation
Teachers Activity

Students Activity

Okay class group yourself

into two.

Phama: Maam my partner is

Lorraine.
Garrett: Ill take Dhalyn as
a partner Maam.

Since that you found your

group. Here are the pieces of
puzzle. The first group who
can solve the puzzle will
receive a gift. Just clap
your hands three times to
recognize that you were the
first to finish the puzzle.
Okay class?
Students: Okay Maam.
In a count of three you may
start solving. One Two
Three!
(Here is the exact image of
the puzzle.)

(The students solve the

puzzle.)

Wow! Youre doing great

class!
Congratulations Phama and
Lorraine! Here is you prize.
Welcome.

Phama and Lorraine: Clap!

Clap! Clap!

What can you say about the

picture? Yes, Dhalyn?

Very Good Dhalyn!

Yes, Phama.

Very Good Phama!

To start our lesson here are
the difficult words that you
may encounter in the text.
(Put visual aid.)

Phama and Lorraine: Thank you

Maam!

Dhalyn: This picture is all

about good Samaritan. The boy
here which wearing his boy
scout uniform helped the old
woman in crossing the street.

Phama: There was an old lady

who hesitates to cross the
lane because she knew that
the go signal light will
appear again. She waited an
hour at the other side. Then,
a boy scout comes to help
her. The boy was just 9 years
old; he came from the seminar
or training. What he learned
from the training is what he
applies. The old lady was
very happy that she had
crossed the lane through the
help of a good boy. This
picture was taken during the
boy assistance to an old
lady.

Please read all the words and

its meaning together.

Thank you class.

All:
Valise small suitcase
Slander lie; harmful
statement
Ancestral coming from
ancestor
Illiterate unable to read

Racism racial prejudice

C. Presentation of the lesson

The teacher gives the photocopy of the story, Little Things are Big
by Jesus Coln to the students. The teacher discusses the background
of the author through power point.

Teachers Activity
Our lesson for today is:
Little Things are Big
written by Jesus Coln.

Students Activity

Jesus Coln is a writer who

was born in Puerto Rico and
immigrated to New York City,
as have nearly two million

Courtesy is a characteristic of the Puerto Rican. And here I

am a Puerto Rican. Hours past midnight, valise, two white
children, and a white lady with a baby on her arm badly needing
somebody to help her until she got down the long concrete
stairs.
But how could I, a black and a Puerto Rican, approach this
lady? I knew she very likely might be prejudiced against blacks
and everybody with foreign accents. And we were in a deserted
subway station, very late at night.
What would she say? What would be the first reaction of
this American woman, perhaps coming from a small town, with a
valise, two children and baby on her right arm? Would she say,
"Yes, of course, you may help me?" Or would she think that just
trying to get too familiar? Or would she think worse that
perhaps? What would I do if she let out a scream as I moved
toward her to ofer my help?
Was I misjudging her? So many slanders are written every
day in the newspapers against the blacks and Puerto Ricans. I
hesitated
forvery
a long,
minute.
Theeve
ancestral
manners
It was
late long
at night
on the
of Memorial
Day. that
She
the
illiterate
Puerto
Rican
passes
on
from
father
to
son
were
came into the subway at the 34th Street station. I am still
gluing
me. Here
way
facein,
face
All:past
Jess
Coln
was
a to
Puerto
trying inside
to remember
howwas
sheI,managed
tomidnight,
push
herself
with
a
with
a
situation
that
could
very
well
explode
into
an
outburst
of
Rican
writer
known
as
the
baby on right arm, a valise in her left hand, and two children, a
prejudice.
Father
of old,
the trailing
Nuyorican
boy and a girl about three and five
years
after her.
Movement.

It was a long minute. I passed

on by her
as if IRico
saw
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we saw her preparing
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to get
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at the next station, Atlantic Avenue,
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United
States to be the
didn't care
her
need.
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walking
on
placeI where
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had to
get
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itPuerto
had
been
a problem
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in New
legs,
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on. Isubway,
half ranitdown
the
subway
platform
for her
to moved
get on the
was going
to be
a problem
for
York,
andlong
Other
Sketches
leaving
the
children
and
the
valise
and
her
with
the
baby
on
her
her to get of. She had two small
children
to take
care
of, a
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arm.
theright
stepsarm
of the
concrete stairs
in twos,
until
babyI took
on her
andlong
a medium-sized
valise
in her
leftI
reached the street. The cold air slapped
my
warm
face.
Outside his writing, Coln
worked several menial jobs

This
whatI racism
and preparing
prejudice
andget
artificial
And is
there
was, also
to
oftimes
at divisions
Atlantic
during different
of his
can
do towith
people
to a nation!
Avenue
no and
bundles
to take
care
of
not
even
the
usual
life as a dishwasher, postal
book under my arm, without clerk,
which messenger,
I feel thatand
I am
not
waiter
Perhaps the lady was notin prejudiced
after
all.
Or
not
order to earn a living.
prejudiced enough to scream at
the
coming
black man
Being part
of of
thea working
towardAsherthe
in atrain
lonely
subway
station
few
hoursAvenue
past midnight.
was
entering
thea Atlantic
station,
class,
Coln empathized
some white man stood up from greatly
his seat with
and helped
her of
out of
the needs
If you
were not
I the
failed
you,deserted-platform.
dear lady. I know
the car,
placing
the prejudiced,
children on
long,
others in the same situation
that
there
is a only
chance
in aadult
million
that youon
willthe
readlong
these
lines. I
There
were
two
persons
platform
as himself.
am willing to take that millionth chance. If you were not
prejudiced, I failed you, lady, I failed you, children. I failed

D. Synthesis
Teachers Activity
Okay class, if you were
Jesus Colon, would you do
the same? Yes, Dhalyn?

Students Activity
Dhalyn: If I were Jesus
Colon, I would not do the
same because it was his time
that he can prove to the lady
that even hes a black man he
is good and a big heart to
help her.

Very good Dhalyn.

What if you will see your
enemy or hated person in the
world whos bullied by
someone? Would you help
her/him? Why?

Lorraine: Yes, Maam though

its not easy. Because I had
experience to be bullied and
it hurts me a lot so, by
protecting her to bullies I
also ease the pain being
bullied at the past.

Very good Lorraine. Thats

right class its somehow
lessen the hurt if you help
somebody.
Yes, Phama?

Very good Phama.

Yes Garrett?

Very good insight Garrett.

IV.

EVALUATION

Phama: Even that she/he is my

mortal enemy I will still
help him/her because I know
that I am good. If he/she
cant show what is a good
person was I will show
him/her my good personality.

Garrett: Just what they said

the hurt of being bullied is
different from physical ones.
I will help him because I
know that he is not causing
something bad to others. If
he is in the right side I
will be with his side to help
him. I will just keep away
the issue between us.

Teachers Activity
Please get one half sheet of
paper lets have a quiz.
Answer the following
questions.
1. The story take place in
a ____ station.
2. The narrator was
carrying _______ .
3. There were___ adult
persons present in the
story.
4. ______is the
characteristic of the
Puerto Rican.
5. Who is the narrator of
the story?

Students Activity
All: Okay Maam

1. Subway
2. Books
3. Two

4. Courtesy
5. Jesus Colon

What is the meaning of the

title, Little Things are Big?
Please pass your papers.
ASSIGNMENT
Teachers Activity
Please copy the writings in
the visual aid. Answer this
in a one whole sheet of
paper.

All: Yes, Maam.

V.

Students Activity
All: Okay Maam

1. Rewrite the story

through the ladys
point-of-view.
2. Write autobiography.
Not less than three
paragraphs.
3. Read again the story.
Please all stand let us pray.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Almighty Father, You have brought us to the Light of
another class may we eagerly to continue in us Your gifts and
always make good use of them through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Good bye class.

All: Good bye Maam. Thank

you!