PAGSANJAN

SCHOOL INTERGRATED GRADE LEVEL 8

NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL

GRADE 7 - 10 TEACHER LEARNING ENGLISH

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TEACHING
DAILY DATE/TIME QUARTER 1st Quarter
LESSON PLAN
SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

I. Objectives At the end of the lesson the learners are expected to:
a. Identify elements of short stories and elements of plot.

Content The learner demonstrates understanding of: African literature as a means of exploring
Standards forces that human beings contend with; various reading styles vis – à-vis purposes of
reading; prosodic features that serve as carriers of meaning; ways by which information
may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and parallel structures and cohesive
devices in presenting information.

Performance The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering an informative speech based
Standards on a specific topic of interest keeping in mind the proper and effective use of parallel
structures and cohesive devices and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and behavior.
Learning Present ideas using a variety of graphic organizers.
Competencies Explain how the elements specific to a genre contribute to the theme of a particular
literary selection.
II. Subject
Matter
Topic/Lesson Elements of Short Story

Materials Visual Aids

References Teacher’s Guide Learner’s Materials

p. 37
III. Procedure
A. Daily
Routine
1. Prayer
2. Cleaning
3. Greeting

4. Checking
of Attendance

B. Priming

Review
1. What is informative essay/article?
2. What are the tips in writing an informative article.
Motivation Fun Fact!
1) The Chinese New Year celebration lasts for 15 days.
2) In China, every year is represented by one of 12 animals.
3) China’s Bailong Elevator carries visitors more than 300m up a cliff’s edge.
4) You can buy green-bean-flavoured ice pops in China!
5) In Ancient China, soldiers sometimes wore armour made from paper.
6) In 2010 a 2,400-year-old pot of soup was unearthed in Xi’an, China.
7) The Forbidden City, a palace complex in Beijing, contains about 9,000 rooms!
8) Found in northern China, long-eared jerboas have ears that are one-third longer than
their heads!
9) People race boats with dragon designs at a Chinese festival in the spring.
10) The mortar used to bind the Great Wall’s stones was made with sticky rice!

C. Activity Reading Task

The Soul of the Great Bell
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)

D. Analysis Process Questions

1. What is a short story?

2. What are the elements of Short Story?

E. Abstraction
Short Story
-brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only
a few characters.

The Elements of a Short Story

Setting
This element refers to the place and time of the story. When evaluating the setting, look
for where the action takes place. In addition, the historical period may be important.

Conflict In every story, there has to be a problem. The main character has to be
challenged in some way or the story will go nowhere. There are four basic conflicts to
look for that may face the main character:
 A. Man versus man
 B. Man versus nature
 C. Man versus himself
 D. Man versus society

Character
The development of the characters is important to the short story. The characters are
the heart of the story. The two primary characters are called the protagonist and the
antagonist.
 The protagonist is the main character. It is not safe to call him the hero because
the main character is not always heroic. He/she is the person with which the
story is most concerned.
 The antagonist does not have to be a human being. If he is a person, he may
be the villain. This character does not have the main character’s best interest at
heart. In some stories, nature is the antagonist. Remember “To Build a
Fire.” The main character has to face nature and hope that he survives.
 Some characters do not change in a story: these characters are called flat. The
characters that change or grow are called round.
 A character is considered flat (or static) when he or she does not experience
change of any kind, does not grow from beginning to end.

Plot
The plot is the arrangement of the events in the story. The plot should follow some
logical sequence of events. There are five elements to look in the plot.
 The Exposition-The initial events, the introduction of characters, and beginning
of the story.
 The Rising Action- The beginning of the conflict. Complications arise.
  The Climax-This is the highest point of interest in the story. It is the turning point
that aims toward the conclusion of the story.
 The Falling Action- The events that occur which begin to resolve the conflict.
 Denouement-This is the final outcome of the story.

Theme
This is the controlling idea or the insight that the author wants the reader to understand
at the end of the story. The theme is often the author’s thoughts or view of a subject.

Point of view
This element of the story is how the story is told . It also determines who will be the
narrator of the story.
 First Person-One of the characters tells the story and interacts in the story as
well.
 Third Person-the author can narrate the story using a “god-like” position in which
he can see into the minds of the characters.
 Limited Omniscient- Still in third person, the narrator will only know what the
character knows or what the author tells the narrator.

F. Application .

IV. Identify the element of short story described in each item.

Assessment
________1. This element refers to the place and time of the story. When evaluating the
setting, look for where the action takes place. In addition, the historical period may be
important.
________2. In every story, there has to be a problem. The main character has to be
challenged in some way or the story will go nowhere

_______3. They are called the protagonist and the antagonist.

_______4. It refers to the arrangement of the events in the story. The plot should follow
some logical sequence of events
.
_______5. The initial events, the introduction of characters, and beginning of the story.
_______6. The beginning of the conflict. Complications arise.
_______7.This is the highest point of interest in the story. It is the turning point that aims
toward the conclusion of the story.
_______8.The events that occur which begin to resolve the conflict.
_______9. This is the final outcome of the story.
_______10. This is the controlling idea or the insight that the author wants the reader to
understand at the end of the story. The theme is often the author’s thoughts or view of a
subject.
_______11. This element of the story is how the story is told . It also determines who will
be the narrator of the story
_______12. He is the main character. It is not safe to call him the hero because the
main character is not always heroic. He/she is the person with which the story is most
concerned.
_______13. He does not have to be a human being. If he is a person, he may be the
villain.
_______14. POV. One of the characters tells the story and interacts in the story as well.
_______15.POV. The author can narrate the story using a “god-like” position in which he
can see into the minds of the characters.

V. Assignment What More Can I Do?

VI. Reflection

VII. Remarks

Mastery Level