SEMI-DETAILED LESSON (OBE) by MONACILLO, MICHELLE E.

/ MAED-ENGLISH

I. Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the 60-minute period, the Grade 10-student should have done the following
with 75% accuracy:
a. identify the elements of the short story ;
b. analyze a short story by distinguishing its basic elements ; and
c. create a short story analysis highlighting the elements of a short story.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Elements of Short Story (The Gift of the Magi)
Instructional Materials: Laptop, hand-outs (softcopy) and visual aids (power point),
Google Classroom, Google Meet

Resources:
The Elements of a Short Story
Link: https://quillbot.com/courses/research-based-writing-b/chapter/reading-a-short-story/
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/5-elements-of-a-short-storyppt/251494415#6
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Link: https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/GifMag.shtml
Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa

III. Teaching Learning Activities

A. Preparation

1. Preliminary Activities
1.1 Prayer
1.2Greetings, Classroom Rules
1.3 Checking of Attendance

 The teacher will introduce the game

2. Motivation “ 4 PICS 1 WORD”.
 The teacher will display four pictures linked by one word,
the students’ task is to work out what the word is from
the pictures given.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Short Story)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Character)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Conflict)
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Setting)

_ _ _ _ (Plot)

_ _ _ _ _ ( Theme)

 The teacher will use the previous activity to introduce the

3. Introduction of the Topic topic.
“Based on the activity that we have done, what do you think our
lesson for today is?”

“ Very good. Today, we are going to discuss elements of the

short story.”

“Do you have any ideas what the basic elements of short story
are?”
B. Presentation

1. Student’s Activity  The teacher will present an activity called “ARRANGE ME”.

 The student will be given time to rearrange the jumbled letters

using the clues given to unlock the topic and check the
students prior knowledge.

ARRANGE ME

WORD CLUE
1.T T I S E N G This is where and when the story
happens.

2.C T I L C O N F What goes wrong in the story.

3.T L P O The events (what happens) in the story.

4. S T E R C A R A C H C The people or animals that do the

action in the story.

5. T M H E E The big message or lesson in the story.

2. Teacher’s Activity  The teacher will use the activity to springboard the discussion.

 The teacher will discuss the topic “The Elements of A Short

Story”.
Short story is fictional prose narrative that is
shorter than a novel and that usually
deals with only a few characters. It
has the beginning, middle and end.

We have five (5)

basic elements of short story, and
those are Characters, Setting, Plot,
Conflict, and Theme

Character is a person or even an

animal who takes place part in the
action of a short story or a piece of
literature.There a several types of
character that according to
principalities and those are
protagonist and antagonist.

Protagonist is the main

character in the movie or sometimes
the hero or heroine in literary works.
Antagonist is the character
that goes against the protagonist.
For example in the Cinderella story,
the protagonist is Cinderella and the
antagonists are her stepmother and
stepsister.
Setting is the time and location
that story takes place.

Plot is the sequence of events

in the story. There are five (5) parts
of plot and these are exposition,
rising action, climax, falling action
and lastly resolution.

PARTS OF A PLOT
Exposition- Introduction;characters,setting and conflict(problem) are
introduced.
Rising Action-Events that occur as result of central conflict.
Climax-Highest point of interest or suspense of a story.
Falling Action-Tension eases;events show the results of how the main
character begins to resolve the conflict.
Resolution/Denouement- This is the conclusion or ending of a story.

Conflict is the struggle or

problem that main character face.
person makes some decision, over
complain, quietly temper or resistant
urge.

There are Four Kinds of conflict:

Man v Man: (Physical) the leading character struggles with his
physical strength against other men, forces of nature, or animals

Man v Circumstances: (Classical) The leading character struggles

against fate, or the circumstances of life facing him.

Man v Society: (Social) The leading character struggles against ideas,

practices, or customs of other people

Man v Himself: (Psychological) The leading character struggles with

himself; with his own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical
limitations, choices, etc..Okay the last elements of short story
is theme.

Theme is the controlling idea or

the central insight. It is the
underlying meaning that the author
is trying to convey. It’s maybe the
author’s thought about the topic or
view of nature.

So class, do have any question

regarding our topic for today?
 C. Performance
 After the discussion, the teacher will divide the class into 5
groups.
 Each will group will be assigned to identify the elements from
the story story “The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry”

Group 1 will make a character map of the characters in the story.

Group 2 will make an illustration of the setting of the story.
Group 3 will create a comic strip showing the conflict of the
story.
Group 4 will make a plot diagram for the story.
Group 5 will compose a quote related to the theme of the story.

 Before the activity, the students will be given time to read the
short story “The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry” .
 After reading, they will be given time to work on their activities
by group.
 After that, they will be presenting their output in the class.
IV. ASSESSMENT
 The student will read the short story “Footnote to Youth by Jose
Garcia Villa.
 After reading , the student will create a short story analysis by
identifying the characters, setting, plot, conflict and theme of the
short story.
V. ASSIGNMENT

 The student will create a short story utilizing the basic

elements of a short story.