Name of Teacher Anntonitte A.

Jumao-as Date: May 29, 2019

Learning Area English 8 Time: 2:00-3:00

Content Standard The learner demonstrates understanding of: South and West
Asian literature as an expression of philosophical and religious
beliefs; information flow in various text types; reality, fantasy,
and opinion in listening and viewing materials; word decoding
strategies, and use of information sources, active/passive
constructions, direct/reported speech, perfect tenses, and
logical connectors in journalistic writing.

Performance Standard The learner transfers learning by: composing variety of

journalistic texts, the contents of which may be used in
composing and delivering a memorized oral speech featuring
use of properly acknowledged information sources,
grammatical signals for opinion-making, persuasion, and
emphasis, and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and
behaviour.

Learning Competency Explain how the elements specific to a genre contribute to the
theme of a particular literary selection.
EN8LT-IId-2.2

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the different elements of a short story.
2. Analyze a story to determine its elements.
3. Determine how the elements contribute to the theme of the story.

CONTENT: Elements of a short story

LEARNING RESOURCES Embracing Our Heritage Module 2

PROCEDURE :

Teacher’s activity Students activity

PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES:
Good afternoon Class! Good afternoon ma’am!
Please sit down.
Please say present if you are here.
How are you today? We’re better than
yesterday!

MOTIVATION
This afternoon before we proceed to our lesson, let’s first play
a story telling chain game. The game is called “Continue My
Story”
Mechanics of the Game:
Student 1 will start any story he wanted to tell, when he stops,
the student next to him will continue the story according to
what he thinks will happen next. The rest of the players will do
the same.

Are you ready?

Now, do you have any idea of what we are going to discuss? Yes ma’am.

I think…(answers vary)
ACTIVITY:
Unlocking activity:
Match Column A to Column B. write only the letter of your
answer.
A B
1. Idle a. a small town
Answer:
2. Starve b. Not known
1. E
3. Strange c. Die from lack of food
2. C
4. Fertile d. Producing many plants or crops
3. B
5. Village e. Not working
4. D
5. A
Listen as I read to you a Thai folktale entitled Makato and the
Cowrie Shell. Its theme is centered on the Buddhist principle
of suppressing one’s earthly desire to achieve enlightenment.

Makato and the Cowrie Shell

(A Thai Folktale)
By Supanee khanchanathiti

ANALYSIS:
Now, let’s see how well you have listened to the Folktale.
1. Describe Makato. What character traits does he possess?
2. What could be the reason why Makato left his place?
3. What were the changes in Makto’s life after meeting the
King?
4. Which of Makato’s traits are similar to yours?
5. How would you nurture and enhance your positive traits?
6. What lessons in life does the author want to convey to you?

In understanding a story, we have elements that will guide us

to make it comprehensive and clear.

ABSTRACTION:
The ELEMENTS of a SHORT STORY

1. Setting — refers to place, time, weather condition, social

condition, and even mood or atmosphere. To recognize the setting
of the story, you may ask these questions:

 Where is the action taking place?

 Where is the story taking place? Is it during the day, night,

what year, what period?

 What is the weather condition? Is it sunny, rainy, and stormy?

 What is the daily life of the character? What are his customs
and status in life?

 What is the feeling created at the beginning of the story? Is it

bright, cheerful, dark or frightening?

Example: My sister and I had a fun–filled vacation last summer. We

stayed at our grandparents’ house, which was near the beach. We
swam in the sea every morning, climbed the trees in the afternoon
and fed the animals before dark. When the moon was bright, we
played patintero.

Using the guide questions above, provide the answers:

Where is the action taking place?

2. Plot – It is the sequence of events in a story or play. The

plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning,
middle and end. The short story usually has one plot, and it
could be read in one sitting .There are five essential parts of a
plot:

a. Exposition/Introduction- In the introduction, the setting and

the characters are revealed.

b. Rising Action- This is where the events in the story become

complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed .This is Answer: The action is
where events between introduction and climax take place. taking place at their
grandparent’s house, near
c. Climax- It is the turning point of the story and the highest
the beach.
point of interest. It is where the reader asks what will happen
next. Will the conflict be resolved or not?

d. Falling Action-The problems and complications begin to be

resolved.

e. Denouement- This is the final outcome or untangling of

events in the story.

Here are three different parts of a story. On the blank after

each paragraph, write whether the given part is the beginning,
middle and end of the story.

Suddenly, the boat tilted to the left. “Steady!” cried our

teacher, “stay where you are!” We kept calm .We prayed hard
and followed all of our teacher’s instructions.

Finally, the fox grumbled. “I don’t want those grapes anyway. I

know they must be sour.” Then, he went away.

Once there was a child who liked summer best. He lived on a

farm and every summer, he enjoyed harvesting corn,
vegetables and fruits.

3. Conflict - It is the opposition of forces which ties one

incident to another and makes the plot move.

There are two types of conflict:

a. External – refers to outside forces that may cause conflict,

like another human being, circumstances, environment, etc.

b. Internal - refers a struggle within oneself. The character

maybe debating inside himself about what to do.

4. Character – there are two meanings for the word character:

the person in a work of fiction and the characteristics of a
person. He may be the protagonist, the good-natured
character, or the antagonist, the opponent of the main
character.
Answer: middle
The author may reveal a character in several ways: his physical
appearance, what he/she says, thinks feels and dreams; what
he/she does or does not do; and what others say about
him/her. Answer: end

4. Point of View – the angle from which the story is told.

Three major kinds of point of view:
Answer: beginning
 First person- involves the use of “I” or “we”.
 Second person- employs the pronoun “you”.
 Third person- uses pronouns like “he”, “she”, “it”, “they”
or a name.

Any questions about the elements of a story?

How do these elements help you in understanding the
message or the theme of the story?

Very good! So now, for you to better understand, let’s have an

activity. Your seatmate will be your partner in doing this
activity. Ready?

APPLICATION
Let’s go back to the story Makato and the Cowrie Shell. On
your 1 whole sheet of paper, analyze the story and determine
the elements.
Setting Character Plot conflict Point of
View

No Ma’am.
These elements help by
giving the readers images
to draw/ imagine and by
giving them emotions/
feelings to feel to
experience exactly what
the characters in the story
experience.
ASSESSMENT:
I. Read the Egyptian Folktale “The Two Brothers” and determine the elements present in
the story. Use the elements to find out the theme of the story.

Characters:

Setting: Conflict:

Theme:

Plot: Point of View:

ASSIGNMENT