This document outlines a lesson plan to teach the short story "Footnote to Youth" by Jose Garcia Villa. The objectives are for students to consider things to consider before marriage, analyze pictures representing scenes from the story, and discuss the significance of the story. Key points from the story will be presented through pictures and a concept map. Students will then perform scenes from the story or songs representative of characters. Finally, students will generalize themes from the story and answer questions to evaluate their understanding before being assigned further readings and questions for homework.

1. Footnote to Youth
By Jose Garcia Villa
I. Objectives
At the end of one – hour period, students are expected to:
A. List the things need to consider before getting married.
B. Give reactions based on observing the pictures that represents the scenes from the story.
C. Express the significance of the story through group dynamics.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa
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Materials: Manila paper, marker, organizational chart, pictures
III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Classroom Management
4. Checking of Attendance
5. Energizer
B. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
The teacher will use the concept map to sort the things need to consider before getting married.
DIRECTIONS:The teacher will ask the students on what are the things need to consider before getting
married. Six students will be called. Answers will be written inside of each box.
2. Presentation
The teacher will discuss short biography of the author.
Jose Garcia Villa
(August 5, 1998 – February 7, 1997)
Things need to consider
before getting married

2.  National artist for literature
 He introduced the reverse consonance rime scheme, including the comma poems.
 He was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer and painter.
 He used the penname Doveglion (derived from Dove, Eagle, Lion)
EMOJIS TO WORDS
The teacher will post some pictures that will reveal the title of the short story.
DIRECTIONS: The teacher will ask the students on what does the pictures say based on its how the
emojis arranged.
3. Discussion
4. Application
The class will be divided into two groups. Each group will do their task given by the teacher.
GROUP 1: The Actors
Choose one unforgettable scene of the story and do an act. You have five minutes to prepare. Perform it
as a group in front of the class.
Dodong, seventeen year old boy, is
impatiently waiting for his father to
arrive home, so that he can tell his
love for Teang and his desire to
marry her.
Dodong is waiting outside
while Teang gives birth to their
first son, Blas.
Her body is now shapeless and
thin from bearing so many
children and from the hard work
of caring for them and the
household.
There had been another suitor,
Lucio who was nine years
older than Dodong.
When Blas turns 18, he came
home and told Dodong that
he wants to mary Tena.
One night, Dodong went
outside and thinks about his
life. He wants to have the
wisdom to know why life does
not fulfill youth dreams.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.

3. GROUP 2: The Singers
Choose a song for each two of the main characters would sing if he/she became a singer. You have five
minutes to prepare. Perform it as a group in front of the class afterwards.
RUBRICS:
Presentation 60 %
Creativity 20%
Discipline 20%
Total 100%
5. Generalization
The teacher will ask the following questions:
1. What do you think will happen if Blas continue marrying Tona?
2. Did the author want to show something? What maybe is it?
3. Why did the story entitled Footnote to Youth?
6. Evaluation
Identify the following items based upon the descriptions given.
1. Author of the Footnotes to Youth.
2. Teang’s suitor aside Dodong.
3. The age of Dodong when he got married.
4. The number of children Dodong and Teang has for six successive years.
5. The woman Blas wanted to marry.
IV. Assignment
DIRECTION:Write it on your notebook.
1. Read the full story of Footnotes to Youth and answer the following questions:
a. Describe the setting of the story.
b. Compare and contrast the conversation between Dodong and his father and Dodong and his son –
Blas.
2. What are the elemnts of a poem?
Francia, May Andrea S.
BSED-III