At the end of the lesson, students should be able to determine the meanings of new vocabulary words from a poem, make inferences about how the poem relates to real life, and read the poem properly. The lesson will have students read the poem "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare silently and identify vocabulary words that fit different descriptions. Students will then answer questions about the seven stages of life depicted in the poem and the speaker's description of old age.

2. At the end of the lesson, at least 80% of
the students should be able to:
determine the meaning of the new
vocabularies from the poem;
infer thoughts about the poem in
connection to real life situations; and
read the poem properly.
OBJECTIVES

3. THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

4.  Read the poem silently and look out for words in the
poem that fit each description.
1. a lyric poem that tells a story
2. a fat chicken
3. crying
4. promises or pledges to accomplish
5. display unconsciousness or nothingness
6. throwing up or vomiting due to sickness
7. a school bag
8. refers to stem or branch
9. produces a high sharp sound
10.unhappy or sorrowful sound
WORD BANK

5. 1. Ballad
2. Capon
3. Mewling
4. Oath
5. Oblivion
6. Puking
7. Satchel
8. Shank
9. Treble
10.Woeful
WORD BANK

6.  What comprises the seven ages of man or stages in
life of man according to the poem?
 Describe the schoolboy’s attitude towards school.
How do you feel about these pictures of childhood?
 What is compared to the stage in the first two lines?
How are the two related?
 According to the speaker or persona in the poem,
what physical and mental changes take place as a
man reaches the sixth and seventh ages?
 Do you agree with the persona’s description of old
age? Why?
QUESTIONS