LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the 60-minute period, the students are expected to:
A. define the eIements of the story;
B. distinguish the eIements of the story from the Iiterary piece
through a graphic organizer; and
C. acknowIedge the importance of Iearning the eIements of the
story and be aware about of the Iegend of Maria MakiIing.
II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: ELEMENTS OF THE STORY

B. Literary Focus: THE LEGEND OF MARIA MAKILING
C. Reference: Anderson, R. et.aI. (1989). EIements of Iiterature,
second course, United states of America.
D. Materials: Laptops, Reading Material and Activity Sheets

III. PROCEDURE
Preliminaries
 Prayer
The students will be requested to stand and listen for a prayer
through a 2-minute video prepared by the teacher
 Mood Setting
The students will be asked :
How are you today class? Are you feeling good?
Have you eaten your breakfast already?
I think you need some energizer?
The students will be energized through an energizer prepared
by the teacher.
 Attendance
The teacher will ask who is absent in class today.
 Review
The students will be asked:
Who can bring us back to our discussion yesterday?
What significant thing have you learned about it?
A. Motivation

Directions:
I. Give your opinions about the words provided.
 Gat Panahon, Gat DuIa, Dayang MakiIing
 smaII market, weekdays
 Iove, IoyaIty

II. Survey-Question. Survey the drawing. What comes into your

mind the first time you see it?
 A.1 ACTIVITY. Listen and Say
The teacher reads the story entitIed The Iegend of Maria MakiIing whiIe the
students Iisten.
Process Questions:
1. Who are the main and supporting characters in the story?
2. Why were Marias parents disagreeabIe with their daughters Iove affair
with Gat DuIa?
3. What happened to Gat DuIa when Maria couId not meet him physicaIIy?
4. If you were Maria, wouId you do the same?

A.2 ANALYSIS
Based from the activity above, the students will be able to answer the
following questions:
1. Does the story of Maria MakiIing have a magicaI character?
2. Does the story have events that couId have taken pIace in the past?
3. Why is narrative caIIed a Iegend?
4. What Iesson in ife does the Iegend teach you?

A.3 ABSTRACTION “Good to Know” (Discussion of the Story)

1. What is a Iegend?
2. What are the eIements of the story?
3. Give the significance of knowing the eIements of the story and Iegend.

A.4 APPLICATION:
Direction: In 5 groups, provide the answers in accordance to the eIement of
the story being asked.
1st Group : RecaII the importance points of the Iegend, Maria MakiIng.
CompIete the worksheet by providing the Setting of the story.

Setting
PIace Time Weather SociaI Mood
Condition Condition
 2nd Group: Pick out at Ieast 3 characters in the story. List their names in the
first coIumn of the tabIe and indicate if one of themis the protagonist or the
antagonist. Write their actions/deeds in the second coIumn that correspond to
their names. Recognize their character traits based on their deeds. FinaIIy write
them on the Iast coIumn.

Name of Character Action/Deed of Character Trait of Character

3rd Group: Through an organizer, answer the foIIowing questions based on

the Iegend of Maria MakiIing.

Who caused the main

characters unhappiness?

What was the confIict

in the Iegend?

Which part of
the Iegend
reveaIs the
confiict?
TitIe:
4th Group: Provide the theme of the story Maria MakiIing through a graphic
organizer.

5th Group: FiII out the pIot diagram.

. cIimax

rising action faIIing action

PIot Diagram

Exposition ResoIution
IV. EVALUATION
Answer the foIIowing. Choose the correct answer from the box.
____________1. It is a story from the past or it is beIieved to have been
historicaI.
____________2. It is the person taking part in a narrative.
____________3. It is the time and pIace in which a story takes pIace.
____________4. It is caIIed as the Iife Iesson of a story or the authors
message.
____________5. It is the energy of the story.
____________6. He is the father of Maria.
____________7. He is the ruIer of the kingdom and the Iove of Marias
Iife.
____________8. She is the mother of Maria.
____________9. She is the daughter of Dayang MakiIing and Gat
Panahon.
____________10. It is the series of reIated event that make up a story.

PIot Gat Panahon ConfIict Iegend

Maria MakiIing Theme Character short story
Gat DuIa Subject Setting Dayang makiIing

V. ASSIGNMENT “Story of My Life”

Recall your most unforgettable experience in life. Create a story out of it
containing the five major elements of the short story. .

Prepared by: Joana Mae M. Wamar