Gomez St.

, Camiling,Tarlac
S.Y.2020-2021

A Detailed Lesson Plan about the Myth of Malakas and Maganda

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
- Appreciate myth through listening to an example of it.
- Compare the characters and traits from the story to the Filipino people.
- Identify the moral lessons found from the story through reading.
- List and discuss what these morals reveal.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

Topic: The Myth of Malakas and Maganda

Reference: https://its camilleangela.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/the-legend-of-malakas-
and-maganda-english-version-of-ang-alamat-ni-malakas-at-maganda/
Materials: Visual aids, pen and paper

III. PROCEDURE:

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Daily Routine

1. Greetings
Good Morning, Class! Good Morning, Ma’am!

2. Prayer
Before anything else, let us pray first.
Class President, kindly lead the prayer.
Let us all stand, close our eyes and bow our
heads.
‘’Dear Lord and father of all. Thank you for
today. Thank you for ways in which you
provide for us, for you protection and love.
Guide us by your eternal light as we discover
more about the world around us. We ask all
this in the name of Jesus. Amen.’’

3. Checking of Attendance
Who is not present today? (Students will tell who is not present today.)

4. Classroom Management
Class, kindly align your chairs properly (Students align their chairs and then pick up all
and pick up the pieces of paper under the pieces of papers/trash)
it.
 5. Review
It was about Myth, ma’am!
Class before we proceed to our lesson,
let us have a recapitulation of our past
lesson. Our past lesson was all about?
Ma’am, Myth is a folklore genre consisting of
Alright, can anyone give me some narratives that play a fundamental role in a
points about Myth? society, such as foundational tales or origin
myths.

Very good! Can anyone tell me more? The main character in myths are usually gods,
demigods, or supernatural humans, ma’am!

Alright! Since you clearly remembered

our past lesson. Let us now proceed to
our lesson for today.

B. Motivation

Teacher will show different pictures like (Some students will tell something about the
birds, bamboos, man and woman, etc. Let picture the teacher have shown.)
the students tell something on what they
thing about those. If they have seen or
encountered something like that.

C. Lesson Proper

1. Presentation

Our lesson for today is about The Myth of Yes, Ma’am. I think it is the story of the first
Malakas and Maganda. Have you woman and man on earth. Ma’am, those two
encountered this story before, class? Have are born out of a bamboo stalk that was
you heard something about this? cracked open by a bird.

Very well! Class, who has another idea? I think this story is just a version of Filipinos,
Ma’am! It is almost the same with Adam and
Eve from the Bible.

Wow! What a clever mind!

Now, let us talk about it. The Myth of

Malakas and Maganda is a story of the first
woman and man on earth that were born
out of a bamboo stalk that was cracked
open by a bird. It is not only about Malakas
and Maganda but it is about the Philippines.
Malakas or Strong One, and Maganda or
the Beautiful One are two traits which make
the Filipino unique among its Asian
neighbors – being strong that helps us
overcome trials which come our way; and
beauty which is reflected in our
surroundings.
Class, listen while I read this story, okay?
You can get some moral lessons on this one.
Yes, ma’am!
2. Discussion

The Myth of Malakas and Maganda

A long time ago, the house of God was a

fathomless vast of emptiness.

He was saddened because he can’t see nor

hear anything.

The sun rose, bright as a gold and the

heavens were embellished with clear blue
skies. In a distance the full moon peeked
amidst the darkness with thousands of
sparkling and twinkling stars.

God gracefully lifted His powerful hands

and in just a snap, the earth was created.
Trees and grasses sprouted from the lands
and fragrant flowers came into bloom.

Oceans waved and surged; rivers

outrageously flowed. Birds flew freely in the
skies and they rest to sing for a while.

God then created the world. It was such a

beautiful and pleasure paradise to behold!

One day, the king of birds flew and explored

the wild blue yonder. He proudly spread his
sturdy massive wings and flew to the forest

From a distance, he saw a lofty bamboo

bending from its waist as a gentle blow of
wind touched it.

(Class, did you know that in the Chinese No, it is not familiar to us but thanks to that,
Folklore, bamboo tree represents the ma’am. Now, we know.
balance between beauty and strength?)

(It is also compared to us humans because Yes, ma’am. Just like us Filipinos!
it has flexibility, endurance, and harmony
with nature. It bends with the wind, but
can survive a storm. No matter how hard
our situation is, we always cope up and
overcome it. Let’s continue.)

He hurried through the bamboo stopped

for a short rest.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

He felt a resounding knock of coming from

the tall bamboo. He was sure he heard a
voice!
‘’Set me free, o, stalwart king of birds!’’.
‘’Peck harder! I can’t breathe. It’s a
confinement!’’

‘’It might be a trap!’’, the bird thought.

After a while, a lizard crawled up to the
bamboo. The starving bird tried to grab the
crawling lizard.

He hardly pecked the bamboo in his

attempt to catch the Lizard.

All of a sudden, the tall bamboo broke. To

the bird’s surprise, a handsome man
emerged from the bamboo.

‘’Thanks, O, great king of the birds! My

name is Malakas. Please continue pecking
the bamboo. Release my partner with your
grace and power!’’

Once again, the bird pecked the bamboo.

A modest and beautiful woman came out

from the bamboo. ‘’She is my wife. Her
name is Maganda. You freed us, O, King of
the birds! You must live with us forever!’’

(Wow, so after pecking the bamboo, the

king of the birds saw something that Ma’am, the bird saw a man and a woman.
surprised him. Class, What did the bird
see?)

(Correct! Those two humans have their

own name, what is it?) The man is Malakas, and his wife is Maganda,
ma’am!
(Very good! Now let’s continue the story.)

‘’I can’t”, replied the bird. ‘’I am but one

bird and my home is the immense blue
skies. I travel with the wind. My wings were
intended for flight. But, I would always sing
for you. Even if when I’m gone, my nestlings
would also sing for you. With their rhythmic
voices, they would sing the song I sang for
the both of you!’’

‘’Come! Ride in my massive wings. I would

bring you to the Land of the Morning. There
you must live and stay!’’

Malakas and Maganda reached the land of

green islands. It shone with the brightness
of golden sun. The whole land was a vast of
glistening pearls of the east!

There, in the Land of the Morning, Malakas

and Maganda lived together – the first
parents of the Filipino race.
And that’s that story of Malakas and
Maganda. Wow! That was very interesting, ma’am.

D. GENERALIZATION

Let us see if you remembered something

from the story.

That story is about?

The Bamboo in the story symbolizes being
strong and doesn’t show weakness despite
of experiencing some storms, etc. How can
you compare that trait to us Filipinos?
The story is about the first man and woman,
ma’am. In this story, it also describes Filipinos.
I think, we are like bamboos because we
cannot be defeated by sorrows. We always
stand tall and face every trials like we are born
for it. That’s why we are like bamboos, ma’am.

Very good!

What are the names of the first man and

woman?
Now, who helped them to get out from the
bamboo?
How did the bird help them?
Now, what is the moral lesson?
Very nice! It seems like you listened very
well to the story, class.
The names of the first man and woman are
Malakas and Maganda, ma’am.
The King of birds helped them to get out from
the bamboo, teacher.
The bird helped them by pecking the bamboo.
I think the moral lesson in this story is to
always lend your hands to someone who’s in
need of help. I noticed this when the bird
helped the 2 human to get out from the
bamboo.

E. APPLICATION

It is always easy to work with a group, so I’ll

group you into 4. I want you to make a role
play about the story we have just tackled.
You have 10 minutes to work for it. The play
should be 3-5 minutes long. You don’t need
to include all the happenings in the story. (Student proceed to their group.)
You can just summarize it. Before role
playing, you need to do an oral
presentation about the overview of the
characters, setting, pilot, and moral or main
idea or message of the myth.

After 5 minutes…(The group will present

their work)

Okay let’s start with the group 1.

IV. EVALUATION

Direction: Below are sentences that show different traits. Write Y if you encountered the
trait from the Legend of Malakas and Maganda, N if not.

___1. Marcus is always patient when it comes to waiting for his girlfriend.

___2. Alea helped his brother on his homework because he asked for her help.

___3. Milky is always strong and feeling happy despite of her bad experiences.

___4. Honesty is the best policy.

___5. The President of the country helped some people who have been experiencing some
difficulties in life.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Read and identify the moral lessons from the Myths below. Discuss what these morals
reveal and if you have ever encountered something like that.

1. Sarimanok
2. How the Moon and the Stars Came to Be (Bilaan)