Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV - A CALABARZON
DIVISION OF BATANGAS
Nasugbu East District
Tumalim National High School
Nasugbu

INTERVENTION IN ENGLISH 10

S.Y. 2018-2019

I. INTRODUCTION

The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other text types serve as ways of expressing
and resolving personal conflicts, also how to use strategies in linking textual information, repairing, enhancing
communication public speaking, emphasis markers in persuasive texts, different forms of modals, reflexive and intensive
pronouns. COMPETENCIES/OBJECTIVES

 Focus Skills

Identify the elements of plot presented in a reading text.

 Support Skills
1. Determine the elements of plot.
2. Identify the exposition, rising action, climax, conflict, falling action and resolution presented in a reading
text.

.III. DISCUSSION

Plot is the sequence of events happened in a story. It has five elements including the exposition, conflict which indicates
the rising action, climax and falling action and the last is resolution.
Exposition is the part of the story where the characters and settings are introduced. Conflict is the struggle or
problem which has the four types: character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society and character vs.
themselves. Rising action is the event that increase the tension and it leads to the climax. Climax is the highest point in
the story at which you can foreshadow the ending. Falling action is when the tension decreases and the problem begins
to settle down. Lastly, the resolution at which the problem has been resolved and usually indicates the ending of the
story.
A. EXAMPLE
From the story of Orpheus: The Plot

Orpheus has an extraordinary musical powers. Everybody is charmed by his music including the wild
animals. He met a beautiful young woman named Eurydice and married her but their happiness was only
short-lived because Eurydice died because she stepped on a poisonous snake. He tried to overcome the
grief by singing sad melodies around the world but to no avail so he planned of charming Persephone and
Hades to redeem Eurydice.
On his way to the underground, he charmed everybody he met in order to allow him to pass like the
ferryman. When Hades and Persephone him, their hearts melted and allowed Orpheus to take Eurydice
back but with one condition. Orpheus and Eurydice must not look back until they reach back to earth but
Orpheus was so excited that he forgot about the condition. He looked back when he saw the sun and
Eurydice disappeared and he was lonely.

Exposition- Orpheus was introduced and described.

Conflict – When her wife Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died.
Rising action- Orpheus followed her in Underworld and beg to Hades and Persephone.
Climax- Orpheus take Eurydice back but with one condition. Orpheus and Eurydice must not look back
until they reach back to earth but Orpheus was so excited that he forgot about the condition.
Falling action- He looked back when he saw the sun and Eurydice disappeared and he was lonely.
 Resolution- Orpheus of too much loneliness played music as per begging himself to die. And soon, his
summon happened. He can now be with his wife in the underworld.

B. EXERCISE
Enumerate the elements of plot.
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Give the types of conflict.
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C. ENRICHMENT

Identify the elements of plot being described.

1. It indicates the ending of the story.

2. The part where the characters and settings are introduced.
3. The tension decreases
4. The highest point of the story
5. These event leads to the climax
C. EVALUATION

Study the bulb puzzle below. Supply each part of the puzzle given the plot of the Arachne.

IV. SUMMARY

Stay Consistent!
If you can’t find the plot,
1) THINK about the events that catches your attention.
2) LOCATE them in the part of the story.
3) RE-READ the story.
4) RE-EXAMINE the chosen events and look if they are aligned from the description of the elements of the plot.

Prepared by:

MAYCA S. GATDULA
Subject Teacher

Checked by:
MARY MAY D. CAPACIA
Coordinator in English
Noted:

MRS. MARICEL D. MERCADO

Principal