I.

Objectives
Knowledge: Familiarize with the author of the short story.
Use pictures to introduce the story.
Summarize the story using the story wheel.

Process: Describe the characters through double-entry character grid.

Understanding: Identify the difference between Chinese cultures/traditions and Filipino

cultures/traditions.

Product/ Performance: Present a skit that will show their favorite scene in the story.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: The Soul of the Great Bell
Core Values: When you love someone you might consider sacrificing yourself for
their sake.
Materials: Pictures
Story Wheel

III. A. Knowledge
1. Routines
2. Pre- reading activities
A. Show picture of Lafcadio Hearn, Then, tell some information about him.

Hearn was an American journalist whose parents were Irish and

Greek. He spent the latter part of his life in Japan later marrying a
Japanese girl. His interest in the Oriental culture inspired him to write the
English version of well-loved Chinese and Japanese folktales. When he
became a Japanese citizen, he took the name Yakumo Kaizumi. As you
read, try to understand the values and traditions of the Chinese as
reflected in this folktale.
 B. Show pictures of bells and China. Then, Answer the questions that follow.

Guide Questions:
1. What can you say about the pictures?
2. Can you tell what country is in the picture?

C. Answer the questions in the story wheel to get to know more about the folktale.
 Questions:
Who are involved?
Where did this happen?
When did this happen?
What happened?
How was the story told?
Why did the author tell this story?

B. Process
Group Work
a. Fill the double- entry character grid.

Major Characters of What the author says How would you

the story. about him/her. describe the character
from his/her actions.
Ko-Ngai
Kouan-Yu

1. Who are the major characters of the story?

2. What order was given to Kouan-Yu?

3. How many attempts did Kouan-Yu has to cast the bell?

4. How did Ko-Ngai save her father?

5. How would you describe Ko-Ngai?

C. Understanding

Group activity:

You have just read the Soul of the Great Bell. Have you noticed the descriptions of the bell? Fill
out the bell’s description on the corresponding columns and answer the questions that follow.
QUESTIONS:
1. Why was it entitled the Soul of the Great Bell?
2. What other Chinese traditions involve bells? Compare and contrast these traditions with
Filipino traditions.
3. Do Filipinos and Chinese have similar values? What makes you think so?
4. Has the story helped you understand your identity as a Filipino and as an Asian? How?

D. Performance

Group Work: Ask the student to act their favorite scene in the story.

E. Assignment
Read the story ‘The Happy Mirror: A Japanese Folktale’