Dead Stars (Final Lesson Plan)
Dead Stars (Final Lesson Plan)
Dead Stars (Final Lesson Plan)
Bayambang Campus
College of Teacher Education
Laboratory Integrated School – High School
Prepared by:
John Lexter G. Gloria
(Teaching Intern)
Prepared for:
Ms. Jearica B. Ico
(Cooperating Teacher)
I. Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
A. analyze the characters of the short story “Dead Stars” by Paz Marquez
Benitez through “Character Analysis”;
B. determine the meaning of unfamiliar words used in the short story through
an activity;
C. define love through “What is the Meaning of True Love?”; and
D. reflect on the short story “Dead Stars” by writing a minimum of 200-word
reflection paper.
“Character Analysis”
Directions: Each group will have their own assigned character whom
they will analyze. Each group will be given five minutes to prepare for
their output and will be asked to have at least two representatives to
explain how the character developed the short story.
Since the students were already tasked to read the text beforehand,
the teacher will give a short recap of the story by asking the following
questions:
What’s the conflict of the story?
Possible answer: In the story, Alfredo was uncertain and
confused by his decisions. He was torn between doing
what is right and what is in his heart.
What swayed Alfredo’s emotions towards Esperanza?
Possible answer: Alfredo’s view of marriage swayed his
emotion towards Esperanza because he thinks that
marrying is like a responsibility and that made him try to
find what he really wants.
If you put yourself in Esperanza’s position, what
would you do to your relationship with Alfredo?
Possible answers:
i. I will forgive Alfredo, because if you really love
someone, you can also forgive them.
ii. I won’t be able to forgive Alfredo, because it is
hard to regain trust especially when someone
didn’t value the trust that you’ve given to them.
Did Alfredo really lose his feelings for Julia?
Possible answer: Yes, it was said in the story that
Alfredo's feelings for Julia is gone.
What does the title “Dead Stars” symbolize?
Possible answer: It represents a presence that is
unrecognized. It speaks of emotions and relationships
that may exist but are not realized and lose their real
meaning and significance. The dead stars symbolize
Alfredo’s memory of a long way to get a girl he thought
he loved.
D. Post – Reading Activity
1. Enrichment
The students will be first asked if they have experienced true love,
whether it be with a friend, family, or partner. Then, they will do an
individual activity.
Directions: On a 1/4 sheet of paper, write the words or ideas that you
can associate with true love.
IV. Evaluation
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. What is the short story “Dead Stars” all about?
a. friendship
b. betrayal
c. forbidden love
d. abandonment
2. Who wrote the story "Dead Stars"?
a. Paz Marquez Benitez
b. Jade Castro
c. J.K Rowling
d. Ricky Lee
3. The short story revolves around which character?
a. Esperanza
b. Julia Salas
c. Alfredo Salazar
d. Don Julian Salazar
4. Alfredo first falls in love with ________.
a. Julia Salas
b. Brigida Samuy
c. Esperanza
d. Dona Adella
5. “Seeing the light of dead stars, long extinguished, yet seemingly
still in their appointed places in the heavens.”
What do these lines from the story imply?
a. longing for someone
b. chasing a dream
c. died passion
d. lost youth, lost love
6. What was Alfred Salazar’s profession in the story?
a. Teacher
b. Lawyer
c. Doctor
d. Farmer
7. Alfredo felt this when Julia was about to head back to her distant
hometown.
a. sad and frightened
b. happy
c. confused
d. relieved
8. What kind of love does Esperanza represent?
a. love of a friend
b. infatuation
c. forbidden love
d. sacrifice
9. To whom does Alfredo finally get married?
a. Esperanza
b. Julia Salas
c. Brigida Samuy
d. Dona Adella
10. What do dead stars symbolize in the short story?
a. the traditions depicted in the short story
b. the undying love of Alfredo for Esperanza
c. the unspoken present things
d. what Alfredo felt when Julia went back to her hometown.
Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. a
10. c
V. Assignment
Directions: Create a reflection paper with a minimum of 200 words about the
short story "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez. Write your reflection paper on
one whole sheet of paper.
Criteria Points
5-4 3-2 1- 0