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Remedial Instruction
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the student is expected to:
acquire new words and use each in sentence;
identify the characters and events in the story;
put in sequence the events in the story; and
write a summary of the story that will include characters, setting, conflict and
resolution
III. Procedure
A. Pre-reading
1. Motivation
The teacher will show a painting and ask the student if she had ever
painted, what is it she painted and what is it that she consider her
masterpiece?
2. Vocabulary Development
The student will give the meaning of the words below using a dictionary:
1. approach
2. pneumonia
3. vine
4. survive
5. masterpiece
After knowing the meaning the student will use the words in her own
sentences.
B. During- Reading
1. The teacher will give the student a copy of the short story The Last
Leaf by O. Henry. The student will read the story silently.
C. Post-reading
The teacher will ask the student the ff. questions:
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. Where and when did the story happen?
3. What did Mr. Behrman paint before he died?
4. Try to describe his masterpiece.
5. What did Mr. Behrman's painting do for Johnsy to help her survive?
6. What feeling did it give her?
7. Why does Sue call "The Last Leaf" Behrman's masterpiece?
8. What is the theme of the story The Last Leaf by O. Henry?
9. Put these line in correct order:
Here are ten lines from the end of the story. Put them into the
correct order to find out how Mr. Behrman created his masterpiece.
Try to do this without looking at the book.
IV. Evaluation
In your quiz notebook: Write a summary of the short story that includes the
characters, setting, conflict and resolution.