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
The Soul of the Great Bell
Materials Visual Aids

References Teacher’s Guide Learner’s Materials

p. 42
III. Procedure
A. Daily
Routine
1. Prayer
2. Cleaning
3. Greeting

4. Checking
of Attendance

B. Priming

Review
1. What are the elements of short stories?
2. What are the elements of a plot?
3. What are the types of characters?
4. What are the types of point of view?
Motivation Fun Fact!
1) Developed about 5,000 years ago, the earliest chopsticks were used for cooking, not
eating.
2) Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world.
3) Chinese white dolphins, which live off southern China, are often pink.
4) More people speak Mandarin, a Chinese Dialect, as their first language than any
other language in the world.
5) China is home to a cluster of ancient rock pillars called the Stone Forest.
6) China’s Leshan Giant Buddha, a gigantic stone statue, has 5.5-m-long eyebrows!
7) China’s giant pandas are good swimmers.
8) Many Chinese emperors considered themselves to be descendants of dragons.
9) The word “ketchup” may come from a Chinese word for pickled-fish sauce.
10) Chinese brides often wear red, a colour considered to be lucky.

C. Activity Reading Task

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

D. Analysis Process Questions

1. When and where did the story happen?

2. Who are the main characters? Describe them?
3. What was the conflict of the story?
4. How was the conflict solved?
5. How did the story end?
6. Who is telling the story?
7. What is the theme of the story?
8. What lesson have you learned from the story?
9. What Chinese traditions/culture has been depicted in the story?
E. Abstraction Who are involved?
 Yong- Lo, emperor of Ming Dynasty
 Kouan-Yu, official from the city of Peking
 Ko-Ngai, daughter of Kouan Yu

Where did this happen?

 A long time ago in the city of Peking, China during the Ming dynasty

When did this happen?

 Ancient China, During the Ming dynasty

What happened?
Yong-Lo, the mighty emperor of the Ming Dynasty commanded the Kouan Yu, one of his
officials to cast a great bell of an enormous size that the sound could be heard for one
hundred li. The bell should be made of brass, gold and silver. Furthermore, he ordered
that the bell‘s lips should be engraved with blessed sayings.
Though all the master molders were tasked to cast the great bell, all the metals would
not mix well. The bell they casted was cracked, fissured and split. There was even no
uniformity in the sound.
The mighty emperor heard of it and he was angry. He gave one final order that if the bell
wouldn‘t be done, Kouan Yu had to die.
This worried his beautiful daughter, Ko-Ngai who asked for a fortune teller‘s advice to
help his father. The advice was for the bell to be casted perfectly a virgin blood must be
mixed with the metals.
Ko-Ngai sacrificed her life and leaped to the furnace. After that, the casting of the great
bell was accomplished.
The story was told in a third person‘s point of view that of a narrator author. Most
folktales are told in a third person point of view.
Why did the author tell this story?
 To emphasize strong family devotion among the Chinese
 To show that obedience was imperative among the people of ancient China
 To come up with a legend for one of the great bells in China
F. Application Group Task
Group 2. Draw a comic strip highlighting
Group 1. Describe the characters
involved in the story. Use the graphic the conflict and solution to the conflict
organizer below

Group 4. You have the chance

To change the ending of the story.
Make an alternative ending of the
story. Solve the conflict
IV.
Assessment Spin a Story Wheel
Accomplish the story wheel by supplying the elements of the short story “The Soul of the
Great Bell.”

V. Assignment What More Can I Do?

Activity 4.
Single out the Chinese values and traditions that they could find in the story with the
corresponding supporting details.

THE SOUL OF THE GREAT BELL

CHINESE
VALUES/TRADITIONS
belief in fortune teller
SUPPORTING DETAIL/S IN THE STORY
Ko-Ngai consulted a fortune teller regarding what she
could do to help her father. The fortune teller said that
the blood of a virgin could complete the bell.

hardwork day and night the master molders worked tediously and
toilsomely

You may process your students answers by asking the following questions:
1. What are similarities/differences on your values and traditions with that of the
Chinese?
2. How can your knowledge of the traditions and values of China help promote peace
between our country and China?
3. How can you better understand your identity as an Asian?
VI. Reflection

VII. Remarks
Highlighted part- Second day
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