Lesson Plan: Ambahan

1. Teacher KRENZL MAE C. BATALLONES Learning Area ENGLISH
Teaching Dates
And Time
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY Grade Level JHS-7
8:30 AM Quarter SECOND
PROGRAM STANDARD:
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/her
understanding of literature and other text types for a deeper appreciation of Philippine
Culture and those of countries.
GRADE STANDARD:
The learner demonstrates communicative competence through his/her
understanding of Philippine Literature and other text types for a deeper appreciation of
Philippine Culture.
CONTENT STANDARD:
The learner demonstrates understanding of: Philippine literature during
Period of Apprenticeship as a means of examining conflicts; various purposeful listening
and viewing strategies; difference between literal and figurative language; ways to
extract and condense information based on library sources; verbal and non-verbal cues
in oral communication; and types of phrases, clauses, and sentences.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD:
The learner transfers learning by: resolving conflicts presented in literary
selections; using tools and mechanisms in locating library resources; extracting
information and noting details from texts to write précis, summary, or paraphrase;
distinguishing between and using literal and figurative language and verbal and non-
verbal cues; use phrases, clauses, and sentences meaningfully and appropriately.
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students shall be able to:
a) determine poetry and its kinds;
b) interpret the message of the poem by analyzing each stanza;
c) give the importance of courtship in our generation; and
d) construct their own love poem.
.
II. SUBJECT MATTER/CONTENT
a) Topic : “Ambahan” Poem
b) References : http://www.mangyan.org/book/export/html/34
c) Materials : Copy of the poem “Ambahan”, Laptop, PPT, TV
III. LEARNING PROCEDURES TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
A. Preparation
1) Prayer Let us all stand and remember
Jesus Christ. May I call (name of
a student) to lead the opening
prayer?
Apollo: Madam, classmates,
let us be one in hearts, in our
midst as we pray.
Our Father, who art in
Heaven, Hollowed be Thy
name, thy kingdom come, Thy
will be done on earth as it is in

2. 2) Greetings
3) Checking of Attendance
4) Citing Standard
Good morning, class!
Hello, I am Krenzl Mae C.
Batallones and I will be your
subject teacher for this hour.
Nice meeting you and I am
hoping for your active
participation as we proceed to
our discussion.
Please remain standing for I will
be grouping you all. Girls, occupy
the right side of this room, while
boys will be occupying the other
side. Okay now, let’s get moving!
You may all take your seats!
By the way, pass your
assignment that was given last
meeting for it will serve as your
attendance for today. To those
who will not pass their
assignments, a loss point for
you.
For our discussion to flow
smoothly and nicely, here are the
classroom rules that everyone
must follow. Read it out loud,
(name of a student).
CLASSROOM RULES
K – Keep the classroom neat
and tidy.
R – Raise your hand when you
want to recite or speak.
E – Encourage each other and
establish rapport in class.
Heaven, Give us today our
daily bread, and forgive us our
trespasses, us we forgive
those who trespass against
us. Lead us not into temptation
and deliver us on evil. Amen.
All: Good morning too,
Madam!
All: Madam, it is nice meeting
you too!
Athena: We are ecstatically
ready to learn, Madam!
(Students’ following the
teacher’s instructions.)
(Students’ passing their
assignments.)
Zeus: (Reading the
Classroom Rules.)
CLASSROOM RULES
K – Keep the classroom neat
and tidy.
R – Raise your hand when you
want to recite or speak.
E – Encourage each other and

3. 5) Review of the Previous
Lesson
N – No chitchatting with your
seatmate and using of cellphone
during class unless permitted.
Z – Show respect and kindness
with one another.
L – Listen when the teacher is
discussing or classmate is
reciting and reporting.
Always remember our classroom
rules to avoid getting punish,
okay?
Now, let us first review the
previous lesson. Let us see if you
still remember what have been
discussed last meeting.
(Name of a student), what was
the previous lesson all about?
Yes, we talked about Riddles
and Proverbs. But then, what is a
riddle?
What is a proverb?
Very good! I am very amaze that
you are still knowledgeable
about the past lesson. Okay, let
us give ourselves a warm
clapping.
establish rapport in class.
N – No chitchatting with your
seatmate and using of
cellphone during class unless
permitted.
Z – Show respect and
kindness with one another.
L – Listen when the teacher is
discussing or classmate is
reciting and reporting.
All: Yes, Madam.
Krishna: Our lesson was all
about Riddles and Proverbs.
Helen: It is a mystifying,
misleading, or puzzling
question posed as a problem
to be solved or guessed.
Hercules: A proverb is a short
sentence that people often
quote, which gives advice or
tells you something about life.
(Students’ clapping.)
B. Motivation Moving on, I hope you will all pay
attention to the questions that I
will be throwing to your groups.
For the boys, look at the woman
on the screen. Pretend that, that
girl is your crush and you want to
court her. How will you, a Filipino
gentleman, would pursuit an
attractive woman like her?
Dionysius: I will give her
chocolates.

4. Okay, what will you write in this
letter?
Very nice answers, boys!
Now, girls, pay attention to the
picture of the man in front. Can
you describe him for me?
That is right! Now let us then
pretend that the boy is your
crush. What will you, a Filipina,
would tell him if he asks to court
you?
Okay, but don’t you think you are
too young to have a boyfriend?
Who else would like to answer?
Yes, that is also a good way to
say it. But what if he is persistent
in courting you? How will you
respond to that?
Excellent! You all did give a very
nice answer to the questions. Let
us give ourselves a warm of
applause.
Poseidon: I will move the
ocean for her.
Apollo: I will write her a love
letter.
Apollo: I will write that she is
the most beautiful girl in the
world.
Eros: I will also write in the
letter how much I love her.
Aphrodite: He is very
handsome.
Eris: He has very beautiful
eyes.
Hera: I will say that he can
court me.
Athena: It is saddening to
reject him but I would say that
my parents are strict and we
are still young.
Demeter: I am going to say
that I am still young to have a
boyfriend.
Psyche: I will tell him that we
should study first.
Persephone: I will let him do
what he wants but I will tell him
beforehand that he should not
expect something from me
because I want to concentrate
on my studies, and not having
relationships.

5. I asked you those questions
about courtship because we will
tackle a poem entitled
“Ambahan” which is one of the
lyric poems used by the
Mangyans to court a woman they
like.
Boys, listen up because will learn
how to win the girls heart through
a more traditional way rather
than those gift-giving that we
have today,
I am not saying that it is not good
to give gifts like chocolates or
whatever but then, I think that
you will more likely to have a
chance if you resort to the
traditional courting like haranas
and writing poems for the one we
love. Because in that way, you
will not just express how
interested you are in them but it
will also touch their hearts that
you are indeed genuine in
pursuing them.
But before I further introduce to
you the “Ambahan”, do you know
what poetry is? What is poetry?
Very good, everyone! All of your
answer is correct!
(Students’ applauding.)
Artemis: Poetry is a
composition written in verse.
Erin: Poetry is an arrangement
of words containing meaning.
Adonis: Poetry is anything that
the poet created.
C. Discussion Proper Poetry is an arrangement of
words written or spoken;
traditionally a rhythmical
composition, sometimes rhymes,
expressing experiences, ideas,
or emotions in a style more
concentrated, imaginative, and
powerful than that of ordinary
speech or prose: some poems
are in meter, some in free verse.

6. Now, what are the kinds of
poetry?
All of you are right! We have
narrative, epic, drama, elegy and
of course, the lyric poetry.
The lesson we will be discussed
today is under the lyric poetry.
Lyric Poetry refers to the
expressing of deep personal
feelings in a way that is like a
song.
Now, presenting to you one of
the lyric poems of the Philippines
which is called “Ambahan” in
Hanunoo, Mangyan language.
Ambahan is a literary product
and poetic expressions of the
Southern (Hanunoo) Mangyans
of Mindoro, Philippines.
It is a rhythmic poetic expression
with a meter of seven syllable
lines and having rhythmic end-
syllables.
It is most often presented as a
chant without a determined
musical pitch or accompaniment
by musical instruments.
Its purpose is to express in an
allegorical way, liberally using
poetic language, certain
situations or certain
characteristics referred to by the
one reciting the poem.
Ambahan is a Mangyan poem
that is intended to be sung by
man when he is courting the
woman he likes. They sing until
the woman they like will let them
come into her house.
In the old days, a suitor would
cross mountain ranges to visit
the woman he adores and read
Mnemosyne: Epic
Loki: Drama
Hades: Elegy
Thor: Lyric

7. or sang verses of the Ambahan.
So, girls, do you want to be
courted in this way?
Okay boys, have a mental note
about this one.
Without so much ado, let us now
go over the poem. Hades, may
you read or sing the poem. I am
hoping to see your emotions as
you deliver the poem.
Meanwhile, to the rest of the
class, you should listen carefully
and must read the poem also
with your eyes. Okay?
“Ambahan”
Hanunuo-Mangyan Poem
Look! The moon so full and
bright,
shining in front of the house,
How can you explain to me,
that the rays are soft and cool?
If a man like us he were,
I would hold him by the hand!
Seize the hair to keep him back!
Grasp the clothes to make him
stay!
But how could I manage that!
It is the moon in the sky!
The full moon shining so bright,
going down behind the hills,
disappearing from the plain,
out of sight behind the rocks.
Thank you for reading the poem
and I really appreciate how you
put emotions in the words. You
may sit down, Hades.
Earlier, I said that Ambahan is a
rhythmic poetic expression with a
Girls: Yes, Madam!
Boys: Yes, madam.
All: Yes, Madam.
Hades: “Ambahan”
Hanunuo-Mangyan Poem
Look! The moon so full and
bright,
shining in front of the house,
How can you explain to me,
that the rays are soft and
cool?
If a man like us he were,
I would hold him by the hand!
Seize the hair to keep him
back!
Grasp the clothes to make
him stay!
But how could I manage that!
It is the moon in the sky!
The full moon shining so
bright,
going down behind the hills,
disappearing from the plain,
out of sight behind the rocks.

8. meter of seven syllables and
having rhythmic end-syllables.
Did you observe that in the
poem?
Some of you have said yes and
some said no. But the said poem
is a meter of seven syllables and
is a rhythmic end-syllable. If you
are having doubts, then, we can
count it.
Look at the first verse in the first
stanza, let us try counting it.
Look! The moon so full and
bright,
How many syllables are in for the
first verse?
How about in the last verse?
out of sight behind the rocks
Yes, it is! Just like the Filipino
tanaga, each line or verse of the
Ambahan poem contains seven
syllables.
Now, who can give me the
number of stanzas in the said
poem? Yes, Zeus?
How do you say so? And what is
stanza, by the way?
That is right. The Ambahan
poem is composed of three
stanzas. Stanzas are the group
of verse or the paragraph-like.
Now, before we discuss the
message of the poem. Do you
have any questions? Or are
there words that you did not
understand in the poem?
(Students’ answer may vary.)
Yes, Madam.
No, Madam.
All: Seven, Madam.
All: Still, it is seven syllables.
Zeus: It is a three-stanza
poem, Madam.
Zeus: Stanza is the group of
lines or verse forming the
basic recurring metrical unit in
a poem. And basically, the
group of lines which seems
like a paragraph is the stanzas
here in the poem.

9. How about the others?
Okay, there are lots of words that
you did not understand so let us
decipher them first.
Unlocking Difficulties.
Beyond – it is a word that means
further than certain places.
Bright – radiating or reflecting
light.
Grasp – A firm grip.
Hills – A mass of earth smaller
than a mountain.
Manage – to have control over
something.
Plains – Grassland or field.
Rays – any of the lines of light
that appears to radiate from a
bright object.
Rocks – a large stone
Seize – to take hold or possess.
Sight – something that is seen.
Now that we unlock the words,
let us move on to the discussion
of the meaning and message of
the poem.
Class, do you still look up to the
sky at night to see the moon?
I have said earlier that rays is any
of the lines of light that appear to
radiate from a bright object. Now,
can you give me the difference
between the rays of the sun and
moon?
Ra: I did not understand the
word “beyond”, Madam.
Seth: Grasp
Nympha: Manage
All: Yes, Madam.
Hestia: The sun rays is
brighter than the moon.

10. Excellent. So, did you notice
something in this stanza? What
is being described?
Psyche, in the second stanza,
who is being compared to the
moon?
Yes, that is correct! Do you know
what figure of speech was use in
this stanza?
Metaphor is indeed a part of
speech but we are looking into
the one that gives human traits to
non-living things.
Okay, it is good that you know
Simile. As you can see, the first
verse of this stanza used “like”
for the comparison however as I
have said, we are looking into
that one that gives a person’s
traits to non-living things such as
the moon or the table.
Exactly! So how was the
personification used?
Correct. However, how was
personification used?
What were the human traits that
the second stanza is pointing
out?
That is right! Moreover, let us go
over the last stanza. What do you
think is the last stanza talking
about?
Right. What else? Does it also
talk about the location of the
moon?
Can you read the part where it
says the location of the moon,
Hercules: The sun rays is hot
while the moon is not.
Mars: The moon is being
described in the first stanza,
Ma’am.
Psyche: The moon was being
compared to Cupid or to a
man.
Psyche: Metaphor, Madam.
Adonis: Simile, Madam.
Achilles: Personification.
Artemis: The moon is
described as a man.
Apollo: Basically, the moon
was given human traits.
Athena: It was given a hair.
Third: It was given a hand.
Osiris: The moon was also
described with clothes.
All: The moon.

11. Artemis?
Very well. How about the moon’s
direction? Is it going anywhere
else, Ra?
Correct! What is else does it says
there?
Very nice! So now, why do you
think the speaker of the poem
want the moon to stay?
Yes, that can be one of the
cases. But remember, this poem
is used to court woman. What
time of the day do you think the
Mangyans court the woman they
like or love?
So, does this courtship have
anything to do with the moon?
If the moon is only seen at night,
it meant that they court woman
during?
So again, going back to the
question, why do you think the
man wants the moon to stay?
Very good, that is right! The
speaker wanted the moon to stay
so that he will have more time to
court the woman he likes.
Because the more time the man
had, will give him a bigger
chance that the woman will fall
for him.
Moreover, although sometimes,
there is no assurance whether
the woman will like him back, he
will still take the risk. He will
continue to pursue and proves to
the woman that he can wait even
though he knew that he might be
rejected at the end. Because
All: Yes, Madam.
Artemis: It is the moon in the
sky!
Ra: It is going down beyond
hills.
Aphrodite: It is out of sight
behind the rocks.
Mnemosyne: Because the
moon is cool and the speaker
wanted more to appreciate it.
Athena: At night time.
Poseidon: Yes, Madam.
Because the moon is only
seen at night.
Hades: Night!
Mars: Perhaps, it is because
the man wants more time to
court the woman.

12. Mangyans believe that, a real
man is not afraid to show his
feelings and is not afraid of
rejections. They believe that a
man is someone who is willing to
take a risk in the name of love.
Is it touching, girls?
Yes, that should be the spirit! So,
boys, don’t be afraid of rejection,
instead be a man. Man-up!
That is good!
Additionally, the Ambahan poem
is a courtship poem, it is also
used to express how genuine or
sincere a husband’s love for his
wife. Moreover, it also tackles
about nature, life, and death,
love and relationships. While
reading the Ambahan poem, we
can get there a feeling of humility
and beauty.
Now, do you understand it class?
Or do you still have queries
about the Ambahan poem?
All: Yes, Madam.
Helen: I am looking forward
for that someone who can
wait for me.
All: Yes, Madam.
Achilles: Starting now, I will
man up and tell her how
much I like her.
All: We already understand it,
Madam.
D. Enrichment Activity At this moment, to test if you
really understand what we talked
about, we will be having an
activity.
(pinag-iisipan ko pa po ang
gagawin sa parteng ito.)
E. Application Based from what you have learn
in the Ambahan poem, we will try
to apply it now.
Bring out a one whole sheet of
paper and write your name on
the top of it.

13. Create your own love poem.
The boys will construct a
courtship poem meanwhile the
girls will create their poem
regarding young love.
I will be giving you two minutes to
compose your own poems and
after that, you will be going to
present it in front.
Here is the rubric that will guide
you in constructing your own
poems.
Structure - 10 points
Content - 10 points
Delivery - 5 points
Total - 25 points
Aside from the points that you
will garner, you will also receive
rewards.
F. Valuing At this point, let us have a
question-and-answer portion.
What is Ambahan poem?
What is courtship, by the way?
Okay, that is right. Now based on
our discussion about courtship,
let me hear your thoughts about
it.
As a man, do you agree or
disagree to the beliefs of
Mangyan, that courtship should
be done although there is no
assurance that the woman will
Hercules: It is a Mangyan
poem that is intended to be
sung by man when he is
courting the woman he likes.
They sing until the woman
they like will let them enter
their house.
Helen: Ambahan poem has
seven syllables and it talks
about love, nature and etc.
Girls: The period wherein
some couples get to know
each other prior to a possible
marriage or committed
romantic, de facto
relationship.

14. like you back?
As a woman, do you agree that
only man should court?
What a nice point of view. Here is
another question for you all.
In our generation, do you think is
it still good to use Ambahan
when courting? Why or why not?
What do you think is the
importance of courtship before
entering a relationship?
Okay, thank you for sharing all
your thoughts. I have learned a
lot from you guys. Let us give
ourselves a warm clapping.
Apollo: Yes, I do believe.
Courtship is done to make the
woman like us back and even
though she is not sure whether
she will like me, then, it is
okay. Because what is
important is to show to her that
I will always be with her,
waiting and loving her.
Ares: I disagree, Madam.
Courtship will be done by the
man when the woman agrees
or when she says he has a
chance on her.
Athena: No! Because as a
woman, I also have the right to
court the man I like. I also
have the right to take a risk.
(Students’ answer may vary.)
(Students’ answer may vary.)
(Students’ clapping.)
G. Generalization With all the discussion and
activities that we have done, did
you learn and understand it?
Very well, then. So, what is our
lesson all about?
Very good! Now, can I have
anyone of you to what is
Ambahan and its use during the
olden times of Mangyans?
Awesome! It seems like you
have really listened and learn for
It is all about Ambahan poem,
Madam.
Ambahan poem is a coutship
poem. It is intended to be sung
by man to the woman they
like.

15. today. Let us clap for ourselves.
Before I finally end this
discussion, who of you has any
questions?
Okay, if none kindly bring out
again that one-half length twice
sheet of paper and answer the
following.
All: None, Madam.
IV. EVALUATION
Instruction: Identify what is being asked in each statement and chose the letter of the correct answer.
__________1. It is an arrangement of words written or spoken; traditionally a rhythmical composition
sometimes rhymes, expressing experiences, ideas, or emotions.
a. Poetry b. Prose c. Phonemes
__________2. It is a kind of poetry which refers to the expressing of deep personal feelings in a way that
is like a song.
a. Drama b. Elegy c. Lyric
__________3. It is a lyric poetry in the Philippines which originated among the Mangyans.
a. Ambayanihan b. Ambahan c. Amabahan
__________4. Refer to the statement number 3. How many syllables does the poem have in inverse or
line?
a. Seven syllable b. Ten syllable c. Twelve syllable
__________5. The “Ambahan” poem is intended to be sung by man when he is __________ the woman
she likes.
a. marrying b. talking c. courting
II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write True when the statement is correct and if it says the otherwise,
underline the word that make the statement wrong and write the correct word in the space provided before
the number. (2 points each.)
__________1. The “Ambahan” poem is intended to be sung man when he is marrying the woman she likes.
__________2. The “Ambahan” poem is similar to the Filipino haranas.
__________3. The second stanza in the “Ambahan” poem talks about the moon.
__________4. Ambahan’s purpose is to express in an allegorical way, liberally using demotic language,
certain situations or certain characteristics referred to by the one reciting the poem.
__________5. The “Ambahan” poem originated with the Mangyans.
V: ASSIGNMENT
Research and read about the other Ambahan poem. Share it in class during our
next meeting.
Prepared by:
KRENZL MAE C. BATALLONES
BSED – III, Majoring in English
Checked by:
FEBELYN B. DE GIZMAN, LPT
Instructor