Lesson Title: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Time Frame: 50 minutes

I. Objectives:

1. Identify notable literary genres contributed by South and West Asian writers. EN8RC-IVi-15

2. Comprehend the story entitled “AliBaba and The Forty Thieves”

3. Differentiate Reality to Fantasy

4. Appreciate the importance of being grateful and disadvantage of greediness.

II. Subject Matter

Literary Appreciation: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Reality vs. Fantasy

III. Materials: Manila papers cut out pictures of gifts, cacti, camels and serpents,
drawing/pictures of the scenes, copies of the Arabian folktale “The Wonder Tree” , bond papers,
pencils and power point presentation.

References:

1. A Learning Module in English for Grade 8 (Changing Perspective)

2. K to 12 Curriculum Guide- English Grade 8

IV. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preparation

1. Routine Activities

Let’s pray. (prayer leader)

Good afternoon! Good afternoon, Ma’am!

Are you in your proper seat now? Yes, Ma’am!

Great! The secretary of the class will check the

attendance now. Yes, Ma’am.

(The teacher will give the seat plan to the class’s

secretary which serves as attendance.)
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Pick up the pieces of trash around you.

Yes, Ma’am!

Is everybody ready for today’s class?

Yes, Ma’am!

2.Motivation

Think-Pair-Share

The students will be paired. In pairs, they will

discuss to one another answers to questions:

I have written on the board questions which

answers you have to share with a partner.
Everybody choose a partner.

Does everybody have a partner?

Yes, Ma’am!
Before we start our activity, let us first establish
the ground rules:

a) Listen and participate with the activity.

b) Respect your classmate’s ideas.

c) Recitations are graded. Anyone who is

caught making too much noise will have
deduction on the recitation points.

Do you understand?
Yes, Ma’am!
Okay. Share your thoughts to one another now.
Later, I will call on a couple of pairs to discuss their
sharing to the class.
Questions on the board:

1. What you are going to do if you have

discovered a cave full of treasure?
2 pairs of student will share their thought
2. What will you feel if someone wants to kill (Answers may vary)
you because of that treasure? How you are going
to address it?

Great! Thank you for your sharing.

3. Unlocking of difficulties

Now go back to your proper seat.

Yes, Ma’am!
Today, we are going to talk about a story. This
story is also about treasure. We will watch the
story entitled “Ali Baba and the forty thieves”. But Jumbled words:
before we watch it, let us discuss vocabulary 1. Thief
words from the story. I will flash on the screen 2. Split
jumbled letters with their meaning which you need 3. Stunned
to arrange to form the correct word. 4. Steal
5. Greedy
Good job! You were able to arrange the jumbled
words.

B. Lesson Proper

(After unlocking the difficult words, teacher

proceeds to discussing the story by watching the
video)

Before we watch the story, get one whole sheet of

paper and write down these nine guide questions
which you have to answer.
(Nine guide questions are posted on the T.V
screen)

Nine guide questions:

1. Who are the characters?
2. What is the name of Alibaba’s brother?
3. What are the magic words in opening the
(The students will write the nine guide questions
cave?
which they will answer while watching the story
4. What did Kasim put in the bottom of one
and will finalize their answer after watching)
of the scale pans? Why?
5. What happened to Kasim after knowing
the story from Alibaba?
6. What did Kasim's wife did to the thieves in
the jar?
 7. What can we learn from the story?
8. Is it a reality or fantasy? Why?
9. What is the unrealistic scene happened in
the story?

Now let’s watch the story. Enjoy watching!

(The students will watch the story on the T.V

screen)
(After watching the video of the story of Ali Baba
and the forty thieves, the teacher will ask the nine
guide questions)

Did you enjoy watching the story?

Great! Now let’s answer the nine guide questions.
Yes, Ma’am!
Who are the characters?

Very good! S: Ali Baba, Kasim, the forty thieves, Ali Baba’s wife
and Kasim’s wife

C. Application Yes, Ma’am!

To check whether the students understand the

story and the moral of the story, the teacher will
ask the question below and let the students do the
activity.

If President Rodrigo Duterte will visit your class

what gift that you will give to him? Draw your
answer on the bond paper. (The teacher will give
each Kingdom drawing materials: bond paper and
a pencil). You will have two minutes to do the task.

The teacher will ask each Kingdom:

Why did you choose that gift?

Yes, Ma’am!

D. Generalization

The teacher will ask the following questions to the ANSWERS FOR THE ACTIVITY:
students:

1. Serpent
1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. Camel
2. Why was the visit of Sheik Ben Nedi a big
deal to the tribe of Ali Ben Ahmed?

3. Why was Zuleika’s gift the best of all? 3. Camel

4. It is customary on the part of Arab people

to give presents to their visitors. Do we
have the same practice as theirs? Give 4. Serpent
sample situations where Filipinos exercise
this practice in the Philippines.

5. Serpent

E. Evaluation

Now to check whether you have understood the 6. Camel

lesson, let us have an evaluation for you to apply
your learning about the lesson.
If President Duterte will give you a gift what gift 7. Camel
would you like? Explain why you choose that gift.

(Winning group/ Kingdom celebrates.)

F. Assignment

On your ½ crosswise sheet of paper explain why

being hospitable is important value that every
person should have.
(The students stay in their Kingdom.)

(Each Kingdom will share their thoughts)

Words inside the gifts:

1. MISTY

2. IDLE

3. Caravan

4. HOSPITABLE

(Each Kingdom gets their gift)

( The two Kingdoms present their Storyboard)

(The Kingdoms cheered)

(Students answer may vary)

S: Ali Ben Ahmed, Zuleika, Sheik Ben Nedi and the

fairy.

S: Ben Nedi was a very great sheik and to have him

visit the remote tents of Ali Ben Ahmed was an
honor.

S: Is the most precious gift of all, for it springs from

the desire of the heart.

(Student’s answers may vary.)