QUEZON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 8

THIRD QUARTER

WEEK 4

I. LESSON TITLE: Makato and the Cowrie Shell

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES: MELC 14 – Analyze
literature as a mirror to a shared heritage of people with diverse .backgrounds

III. LEARNING PHASES

a. Review: Aspects of Education
*Guide Questions:
1. What are the three main aspects of education?
2. What are the focus of each aspect?

b. Introduction
Help this man find his way to get the pot of gold.

*Guide Questions:
1. Assume that the gold on the illustration is your dream. What
will you feel ifyou have attained your goal in life?
2. Do you think it will be easy for you to reach your dream?
c. Development

Learning Task 1: Unscramble the jumbled letters using the given

definition.

1. GTTINSE – refers to place, time, weather condition, social

condition, and even mood or atmosphere.
2. POLT – the sequence of event in story or play
3. FLICTCON – A challenge or a problem around which the
plot is based.
4. RACTERCHA – The person in a work of fiction and the
characteristics of a person.
5. TOINPOFWEIV – The angle from which the story is told.
6. METHE - The controlling idea or value in a piece of fiction.

Learning Task 2: Match the word in Column A to its meaning in

ColumnB.

Discussion of the Lesson

The class will watch a video

animation of the Thai folktale,
Makato and the Cowrie Shell.
 Source: https://youtu.be/L7Kt5oOjqG4

*Guide Questions:
Enumerating the elements:
- Where did the story happen?
- What is the point of view of the story? What is your clue?
- Who are the characters?
- What scene proves the description of the character?
- What kind of character is Makato?
- What are the values present in the story? Cite a scene.

Learning Task 3: Answer the follow-up questions.

1. What are the changes in Makato’s life after meeting the king?
2. Which of Makato’s traits are similar to yours?
3. How would you nurture your positive traits?
4. Based from the story,  what are some similarities of Thais to
Filipinos in terms of culture, belief, and respect?

d. Generalization
1. The elements covered in the story.
2. The similarities of Thais and Filipinos in terms of culture and
beliefs.

e. Performance Task
Based on the story, make a plot pyramid diagram.
f. Assessment
Choose the letter of the correct answer.