I.

Objectives
Content Standards:
The learner demonstrates understanding of the story Echo and Narcissus.
Performance Standard:
The learner transfers learning by showing ways of asserting one’s identity; expressing ideas,
opinions, and feelings through various formats.
Learning Competencies:
Analyze literature as a means of discovering the self. (EN9LT-Ia-14)

Intended Learning Outcomes (Objective)

At the end of the lesson, the students shall be able to:
a. Interpret the story entitled “The Myth of Echo and Narcissus”
b. Rewrite the story by changing its tragic outcome.
c. Realize the moral lessons in the story in day to day life.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: ECHO AND NARCISSUS
B. Reference: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_and_Narcissus#:~:text=Echo
%20and%20Narcissus%20is%20a,fell%20in%20love%20with%20him.&text=The
%20moment%20she%20saw%20Narcissus,him%20and%20his%20breathtaking
%20beauty.
C. Materials: Cartolina, Pictures, Marker

III. Procedures
A. Preliminaries
1. Prayer
2. Attendance
3. Classroom Management

B. Activity (Motivation)

In what way can you express your love to someone?

Is it only through spoken words?
Can you express your love to someone without actually saying that you love them?
 This time, we will be tackling about the story of Echo and Narcissus.

C. Analysis (Discussion of the Lesson)

Echo and Narcissus

Zeus had given Echo the task of entertaining his wife Hera with stories, in order that he
might have time to slip away and philander around with other women. Hera noticed something
was up, and mistaking Echo as the object of Zeus's uncouth affections, she cast a spell on the
unfortunate nymph - Echo would only be able to repeat the last words addressed to her and
never speak her own again.
Narcissus, a beautiful human youth, got separated from his hunting companions one day
in some woods. Echo, being a nymph and also feeling pitiful because of her curse, had been
wandering those same woods. The moment she saw Narcissus traipsing through the forest, she
fell in love with him and his breathtaking beauty. But because of Hera's curse, she was unable
to tell him, so she followed the boy and waited for him to speak. Eventually, Narcissus began to
call for his companions. Echo eagerly stepped out of the trees and repeated the words. A
confusing and repetitive conversation ensued, ending with Narcissus telling Echo they should
make love. Ever opportunistic, Echo repeated his words and leapt towards Narcissus. However,
at that moment, Narcissus decided he'd rather die before letting a wood nymph have him, and
pushed her away. Echo, heartbroken, ran away and hid in a cave, not eating or sleeping, just
pining for Narcissus. After some time, Echo began to grow skinny from starvation until her body
withered away entirely into dust, leaving nothing but her voice.
Later, the goddess of revenge, Nemesis punished Narcissus for not accepting the
unrequited love of Echo. Nemesis caused him to fall in love with his own reflection he saw in a
pool near the cave where Echo had died. Narcissus refused to leave the reflection of himself
and, like Echo, starvation was going to claim him. But not before he cried out to his reflection:
"Farewell, dear boy. Beloved in vain.". Echo's voice repeated the lament from the cave and
Narcissus died by the bank of the pool.
To this day Echo's voice still calls back from caves and labyrinths, repeating the last spoken
words forever.

D. Abstraction (Generalization)
Ask the students the following questions:
Did Narcissus really deserve to be punished?
In your own opinion, are good looks a blessing or a curse?
If you were Echo, in what way could you express your love to Narcissus?

E. Application (Connection to the real-life situation)

Rewrite the myth changing the behavior of Narcissus or Echo. What could they do to alter the
tragic outcome?

IV. Evaluation
Individual work: Answer the following questions in a 1 whole sheet of paper.

What best describes echo?

Who punished Echo?
Why was the reason why Echo was punished?
What was the punishment of Echo?
What happened to Narcissus when he looked in the pond?
How did Narcissus die?
Describe the moral of the story.

V. Assignment
Research about the story of “Polyphemus”.
 I. Objectives
Content Standards:
The learner demonstrates understanding of the story of Polyphemus.
Performance Standard:
The learner transfers learning by showing ways of asserting one’s identity; expressing ideas,
opinions, and feelings through various formats.
Learning Competencies:
Analyze literature as a means of enhancing the self. (EN9LT-Ic-14)

Intended Learning Outcomes (Objective)

At the end of the lesson, the students shall be able to:
a. Describe the main character in the story.
b. Make an essay by describing own’s perception in the decisions of Polyphemus.
c. Realize the importance of the story by explaining the moral lessons.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: POLYPHEMUS
B. Reference: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195397703/student/mate
rials/chapter7/summary/
C. Materials: Cartolina, Pictures, Marker

III. Procedures
A. Preliminaries
1. Prayer
2. Attendance
3. Classroom Management

B. Activity (Motivation)

What are your perceptions about monsters?

Is it possible to a monster to fall in love? Why or why not?
Today, I will be discussing the story of a one-eyed creature Polyphemus.
 C. Analysis (Discussion of the Lesson)
Polyphemus

Polyphemus was a man-eating cyclops giant--a monster with a single, orb-shaped eye in
the middle of his forehead. Galatea, whose name means "milk-white," was a sea nymph, one of
the Nereids, who lived in the sea surrounding the island of Sicily. The one-eyed Cyclops
Polyphemus, who lived in Sicily with his flocks of sheep and goats, was desperately enamored
of Galatea who instead preferred the young shepherd Acis, son of Pan. Galatea and Acis used
to mock the serenades that Polyphemus sang for Galatea. Once Polyphemus caught the pair
sleeping on a grassy mound; he violently killed Acis by crushing him under a huge rock. Acis
blood formed a small stream beneath the rock that Galatea turned into a stream of water that
was named after him.

D. Abstraction (Generalization)
Ask the students the following questions:
What was the moral of the story?
In your own point of view, why do you think love cannot be forced?

E. Application (Connection to the real-life situation

(Essay) Explain why Polyphemus acted in a negative way because of his jealousy. Do you think
what he did is reasonable? Why or why not? If you were Polyphemus, in what way would you
react?

IV. Evaluation
1. Describe Polyphemus in the story.
2. To who did Polyphemus fell in love with?
3. Who was the father of Polyphemus?
4. Why did the girl who Polyphemus love did not love him back?
5. How did Polyphemus react?

V. Assignment
Research the story of “Cupid and Psyche”.