ENGLISH VII

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, we can;
 determine the elements of a short story;
 create a story map out of the given literature; and
 state the importance of respecting parents.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

 Topic: LITERATURE: How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife.
 Materials: PowerPoint Presentation (Elements of Short Story)
 Reference/s: English In Perspective Way, pp. 148-156

III. PROCEDURE

TIME STARTED: 1:00PM TIME ENDED: 2:00PM

A. Classroom Management
 Greetings
 Checking of Seat Plan
 Checking of Attendance
 Vocabulary Drills
o The class will answer the vocabulary drill through the use of the
jumbled letters as a hint for them to determine the word that
corresponds to the meaning beside it, as shown in the slides that will
be flashed. The class will write their answers on their notebook.
CAERRETLA 1. A large coach-and-four formerly used to carry
passengers
CDU 2. Food of an animal that brings back up to be chewed
again.
DIANITLY 3. Done with small and careful movements
FOEROLCK 4. Piece of hair growing from the front of the head
PODNREED 5. To think about or considered
TRMEBEL 6. To shake slightly because of some force
BLLU 7. Adult male of various large animal
YODNER 8. Over there
DKIES 9. narrow hole that is dug in the ground to carry water
ORGE 10. Ugly giant in children’s story that eats people.

 Strategy: Using Truth Signs

HOW: The teacher will not post five or more truth signs. Instead, the teacher
will post one truth sign every meeting and will further explain it before
posting. This will serve as an encouragement for the students.
 “It’s intelligent to ask for help. No one needs to do it alone.”
 Review
o What have we discussed last meeting?
o How can we determine phrase?
o How about clauses?
o What are the two types of clause?
 Objectives
Strategy: Success Criteria
HOW: Through “I CAN” statements:
 I can determine the elements of a short story
 I can create a story map for the given literature
 I can state the importance of respecting parents
B. Motivation
Directions: The class will answer the start up part on their LAS which is a “Contrast Chart”
(Life in the City vs. Life in the Province) and the teacher will ask few students to share their
answer.
C. Discussion
Strategy: Productive Discussion
HOW: The teacher will briefly discuss the following elements of a short story.
o Characters
o Setting
o Plot
o Conflict
o Theme
Strategy: Reading for a Task
HOW: Assign a written material for students to read. Then clearly describe the task they
need to do.
Direction: The class will be divided into four and will read the given written material for
10 minutes. After the allotted time, each group will identify the following elements of
a short story and will write their answers on a piece of paper for about 10 minutes.
a. Characters
b. Setting
c. Plot
d. Conflict
e. Theme

D. Generalization
o Again what is our topic for today?
o What are the elements of a short story?
o What is the literature that we’ve tackled today?
o What is the importance of respecting our parents?
IV. ASSESSMENT
Strategy: Muddiest Point
HOW: The students will answer the question “In today’s session, what was least clear to
you?” The students will then write their answer on a piece of paper.

V. INDEPENDENT TASKS (Individual Answering of LAS)

LAS #3
C. COMPREHENSION CHECK
ACTIVITY 1: Answer the following questions in a complete sentence.

1. Is Maria a typical city woman? Illustrate her based on what Baldo had seen from their
first meeting to their arrival at home.
2. What could be the father’s motive for instructing Baldo to take the Waig Road
instead of the Camino?
3. What does the choice of the road mean in the story?
4. Did Maria meet the father’s expectations? How did Leon help to do so?
5. Who was your favourite character in the story? Why?

ACTIVITY 2: Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if not.

___________1. Baldo is the brother of Leon.

___________2. A carretela was used to fetch Maria and Leon.
___________3. Maria’s scent was compared to an apple’s bloom.
___________4. Sabang is the name of the Carabao.
___________5. Maria is just a typical girl from a province.
___________6. Baldo uses the Camino real instead of Waig
___________7. Nagrebcan is the name of the place where Leon lives.
___________8. In order to reach home, they needed to pass the fields first.
___________9. Mother tested Maria if she is really a woman material girl for Leon.
___________10. Leon sung Twinkle Twinkle little Star while watching the stars on
their way home.

ACTIVITY 3: Story Map

REFERENCES: AL Toolkit
Prepared by:
Roselyn Ann B. Loredo
4SED-EN-1