A Detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 12 Reading and Writing Skills

Prepared by: Elner Dale Jann V. Garbida

October 3, 2018; 10:50-11:50 AM

I. Objectives
At the end of the one-hour session, the students should be able to:
A. recall the narrative elements theme, mood, point of view, and literary devices
B. point out the theme, mood, point of view, and literary devices used in a given narrative

II. Content and Materials

A. Subject Matter: Elements of a Narrative (Theme, Mood, Point of View, and Literary Devices)
B. Reference/s: Reading and Writing Skills, pp. 94
www.thoughtco.com/study/elements-of-narrative
C. Materials: hand-out of a short narrative
D. Values Integration: Narrating the events that happened to our life in the past can serve as a way to
develop who we are in the present.

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Before the Lesson
1. Routine Activities
 Setting of visual aids  Prayer
 Checking of attendance
 Checking of cleanliness and orderliness of the
classroom

2. Motivation
(The teacher will ask the students the following
questions to review the past lesson.)
1. What is a narrative?
2. What is a plot? How is it made interesting or exciting?
3. Give the four types of conflict.
4. How is a dynamic character different from a static
character?
(The students recall their past lesson about plot, setting,
and characterization.)

B. During the Lesson

1. Activity
(The teacher will distribute a short narrative to each
student.)
Before we start our lesson, let us test your reading and
comprehension skills. I will give you ten minutes to read
and analyze the narrative. Afterwards, I will ask some
questions to know what you have understood and
analyzed about the story. Is it clear to you? Yes, sir!
(The teacher hands out the narrative to each student.)
You may now start reading for ten minutes. (The students read and analyze the short narrative
without making noise or talking to their seatmates.)
(After ten minutes)
Time is up! Please stop reading and prepare for the
questions that I will ask.

2. Analysis
Questions:
1. What was the narrative all about?
2. What moral have you learned from the narrative?
3. What emotions did you feel when you read the story?
4. Who was the narrator of the narrative?
5. How can you tell that the author is the narrator of the
narrative?
6. What sentences have you noticed that have figurative
meanings?
(The teacher asks these questions in order to introduce
the narrative elements theme, mood, point of view, and
literary devices.)
What was the narrative all about, Ahron? The narrative was all about a boy who had a crazy
experience in the swimming pool.
You are right! What was that experience, Christine? The boy and his sister almost drowned in the swimming
pool.
All right! From the narrative that you have read, what
lesson have you learned, Darren? I learned that we should pray to God whenever we face
any problems.
Indeed! By the way, I am asking questions to know if you
have understood the narrative. But at the same time,
through those questions, we will learn the four remaining
elements of a narrative. Now, there is an element that
shows the main point of the narrative or tells what it is all
about. What do you think it is, Christina? The element of the narrative that shows the main point is
called the theme.
Correct! In other words, the theme shows the central
idea of the narrative. It can also be the author’s message
or insight that he/she is trying to communicate to the
readers. Give me some examples of a theme, Ken. The theme may be about love, friendship, or family.
Very good! It is also said that a theme may be the moral
of the narrative. Going back to the narrative that you
have read, what is the theme or moral found there,
Josephine? The theme or moral found in the narrative that we have
read is, “Do not swim in a pool if you do not know how to
swim.”
That is correct! What emotions did you feel when you
read the story, Kimberly? I felt a little bit frightened of what would happen to the
boy and his sister when they were starting to drown in
the pool.
Yes, I felt the same way too when I read it. So Kim felt
the emotion of fear. How about you, Jomar? I enjoyed reading the narrative because it has a touch of
humor.
Indeed, the narrative brings also enjoyment to the
readers. Based from your answers, what is that element
that creates feelings or emotions in the story, Jess? The element of narrative that creates feelings or
emotions in the story is called mood or atmosphere.
 Exactly! When you read some narratives, you may feel a
bright, happy, dark, or frightening story. It is because it is
one of the purposes of the writers, to let the readers feel
the story. Does the mood or atmosphere of the narrative
change or not, Julienne? The mood or atmosphere of a narrative may either stay
or change throughout the story.
Going back to the narrative, what is its mood or
atmosphere, Francis? The narrative has a bright and humorous mood.
What else, Raiza? It also has a feeling of suspense.
Very good! Who was the narrator of the story, Sherly? The narrator of the story is the author himself.
How can you say that the author is the narrator in the
narrative? It is because of the words “I” and “me” found in it.
Nice observation! Those words indicate the position of
the author in the story. And what do you call that
position from which a story is told to the reader, Alyza? The position of the author in his/her story is called point
of view.
Precisely! What are the types of point of view that you
know, Emman? They are first person, second person, third person
limited, and third person omniscient point of views.
Brilliant! What is the position of the writer in the first
person point of view, Hazel? The author is the one who tells the story.
Correct! In the first person view, the story is told
through the author or a main character created by the
author. How will you know that a narrative is in the first
person, Allen? I can tell that a narrative is in the first person point of
view if the writer uses the pronouns “I” and “me”.
Very good! Next, what is the position of the author in
the second person point of view, Laila? From what I know, the author is like talking to the
readers in his/her writing.
That is right! The second person point of view is not
used very much in writing. This point of view is told in the
perspective of the word “you.” For instance, the author
gives instructions or tips to the readers.
Let us proceed to the third person limited. Mary Rose? In the third person limited, the author narrates only what
the main character knows in the story.
And how is it different to third person omniscient? In the third person omniscient, the author narrates the
story through what all the characters think.
Correct! In other words, third person limited narrates
only what the main character sees or knows in the story
while the third person omniscient narrates what all the
characters see or know in the story.
Now, what sentence have you noticed that have a
figurative meaning, Erick? Give me one. The sentence that has a figurative meaning is, “It took me
like ages before it came to me that if I don’t think of a
plan in getting us out of this aquatic dilemma, we’re in
dead trouble.”
Very good! Why do you say that that sentence has a
figurative meaning? It is because the narrator said that it took him “ages” to
realize something. What he meant was it took him a long
time to realize.
 Very good! What are the literary devices or figurative
language that you know of? (The students enumerate the examples of
figurative/literary devices.)
irony, imagery, metaphor, oxymoron, hyperbole, analogy,
personification, paradox, simile, alliteration,
onomatopoeia
(The teacher asks students sentences in the narrative
that has figurative meaning.)
Just remember that literary devices or figurative
language is used to add special effects to the narrative or
story.

3. Abstraction
Now, I want to hear answers from regarding what we
have just discussed. In your own words, what does the
theme show, Cyril? The theme of a narrative shows the main point of the
narrative. It tells what the narrative is all about.
Can you tell us what does the mood or atmosphere
present to the readers, CJ? The mood or atmosphere presents the feelings or
emotions created within the narrative or story.
What is the term used to the position of the author in
the story that he/she has written, Jolina? The position of the author in the story is called point of
view.
And what are the four types of point of view, Roel? They are first person, second person, third person
limited, and third person omniscient points of view.
What do you use in order to add flavour or effects to the
meaning of the words or sentences, Julienne? We may use literary device or figurative language.
Job well done!

4. Application (This serves as an Assessment)

I will now let you write your own narrative, observing
the elements of the narrative that we have discussed.
Today, I will give you the remaining time to start writing
your narrative, and if you cannot finish it today, you still
have tomorrow to continue writing it. Write your
narrative on a one whole sheet of paper.
(The students write their own narrative quietly and
without making noise.)

V. Assessment
See Application part.

VI. Assignment
Study and identify the different examples of narrative devices. You may read them on your book or you may
use the internet and search for them.

VII. Remarks/Reflection