Sipocot National High School

Tara, Sipocot, Camarines Sur

A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8
May 8, 2018
8:00 – 9:00 A.M.

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of a 60-minute period atleast 75% of the students are expected to:
a. guess the story based from the photos shown;
b. present their ideal man/girl through varied group activities: poem writing, song
presentation, poster making and role playing; and
c. draw a comic strip of the story “The Vanity of the Rat”.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Topic: The Vanity of the Rat
B. Reference: English 8 Salamida, Anabelle E., pp. 414 – 416
C. Materials: Visual Aids and Pictures
D. Strategy: Recitation, brainstorming
E. Approach: SRF
F. Skills: reading comprehension skill, listening skill
G. Values Integration: be humble all the time

III. PROCEDURE:
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Opening Prayer
Everyone, please stand. Yesha, please
lead the prayer. Classmates are you ready to pray?
Yes, we are.
Praise be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ...
now and forever. Amen.

Good morning class. Good morning Ma’am.

2. Checking of Classroom Setting

Before you sit down please pick up
the pieces of paper under your chairs.

3. Checking of Attendance
Who are the absentees today? None, Ma’am.

4. Recapitulation
Last meeting, we discussed about the
Three Princes. Now, who are the
characters of the story? Ma’am

Yes, Jay Vy? The characters of the story are the King, the
Princess, the three Princes, and the old man.
Okay, good.

B. Pre- reading
1. Motivation
Before we start our lesson, I have
prepared here a game. I have 5
different sets of pictures; you need to
guess the hidden ideas represented in
each pictures. It is called Pix-to-graph.
Try to guess the sample below.

What do you think is the answer? Ma’am.

Yes, Vergel? Star for all seasons

Very good.

Okay, let’s proceed to the activity. I’m

giving you 5 minutes to do the task.
Write your answers on a piece of
paper.

1.

2. A

3. +

4. + ed

5. + a

For number 1, who wants to try? Ma’am

Yes, Rolan. Write your answer on the

board. Girl in the rain.

How about number 2? Ma’am

Yes, Reymund A glass full of water.

And for number 3? Ma’am

Yes, John My stepfather.

Next is number 4? Ma’am

Yes, Princess The cracked wall.

How about number 5? Ma’am

Yes, Lynber To become a doctor.

Very good, you’ve got it all correctly.

 2. Motive Question
I have here a question to be posted on
the board which we will answer later.
Everybody please read the question.

What are the best qualities of a

man to become a suitable
husband?

3. Unlocking of Difficulty
Before we proceed to our discussion,
let us first find the missing vowels in
each word. You can base your
answers from the hints provided
below the word puzzle.

S T B L S U I T A B L E

B R R W B U R R O W
V V U
P L S D P L E A S E D
N D N D
H I H
T T A
Y Y

Hints:
Horizontal
1. having the qualities that are right,
needed or appropriate for something.
2. a hole/tunnel in the ground that an
animal makes to live in or for safety.
3. to make someone happy or satisfied.

Vertical
4. the quality of having too much pride
in their own appearance and abilities.
5. a representation of Gautama Buddha.

Very good. These are the words that you will

encounter as we discussed the story later.

4. Introduction of the Lesson

Today, we are going to discuss a
“Korean Folktale: The Vanity of the
Rat”. It focuses on the formerly
custom of Korea wherein the parents
are responsible to arrange their
children’s wedding.

C. Reading
I have here a hidden series of pictures, try to
guess the story as I remove the pieces of
paper as we discuss, for us to form the story
through the use of pictures.

A long time ago, there lived a rat couple who

had 1 daughter.

Since they had no other children, they gave

her everything. When it became time for their
daughter to marry, they wanted only the best
husband for her. They thought about all of the
rats that they knew, but none of them were
good enough for their daughter.

One day, Mr. Rat told his wife that the perfect
husband for their daughter is Mr. Sun.

What do you think is the reason of Mr. Rat

why did he chose Mr. Sun to marry his
daughter?
Ma’am
Yes, Cielo?
Because Mr. Sun is powerful and bright.
Okay, then Mr. and Mrs. Rat asked Mr. Sun
to marry their daughter. Did Mr. Sun accept
their offer?
No.
Mr. Sun did not accept their offer instead he
told them that there is still someone who is
very powerful than him and that is Mr. Cloud.

What is the reason why Mr. Cloud is

powerful than Mr. Sun?
Ma’am
Yes, Irish?
Mr. Cloud can make Mr. Sun powerless
Now, after hearing those words, they climbed through covering him.
up a nearby mountain to meet Mr. Cloud.
They asked the same thing to Mr. Cloud. Did
he accept the offer?
No.
Okay, he did not accept the offer but instead
he suggested someone who is powerful than
him and that is Mr. Wind.

How come Mr. Wind is powerful than Mr.

Cloud?
Ma’am
Yes, Aj?
He is powerful because whenever he blows,
Very good. the clouds must go away

What do you think happened next? Any

guess?
Ma’am
Yes, Franco?
The two found Mr. Wind and asked him the
same offer they are asking to Mr. Sun and Mr.
Okay, good. Cloud

Did he accept the offer?

No.
You’re right. He did not accept the offer and
told them that there is still someone who is
powerful, because even though he blows as
strong as he could, still he cannot make a
stone Buddha move.

Then they talked with Mr. Stone Buddha and

offer the hand of their daughter in marriage
but Mr. Stone Buddha did not accept the
offer.

But the stone Buddha said that there is still

someone who is stronger than him. The two
are very excited to hear who it is. Then, the
Stone Buddha told them that rats or the moles
are stronger than him because they can
burrow under him that can make him fall over
easily. After hearing those words, they
thanked the stone Buddha.

After the long search for a suitable suitor, the

rat’s daughter married a rat.

That is the Korean Folktale; The Vanity of the

Rat.

D. Post – reading
1. Engagement Activity
To further understand the story let us answer
these questions;
a. Who are the characters in the story?
Describe each character.
Ma’am
Yes, Ellyn?
The characters are Mr. Rat, Mrs. Rat, Mr.
Sun, Mr. Wind, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Stone
Buddha. Mr. and Mrs. Rat are the parents of
the beautiful rat, they are very proud of
themselves and of their daughter. Mr. Sun is
powerful and bright, Mr. Clouds always
covers the sun, Mr. Wind is strong that he can
make a tree fall over, and Mr. Stone Buddha
Very good. is strong but he can’t match the rats.

b. What are the qualities of a husband

that Mr. and Mrs. Rat looked for
before marrying their daughter?
Ma’am
Yes, John?
They wanted the best husband for her. He
Good. must be powerful and strong.

c. Who is the perfect husband for their

daughter? Why? Prove your answer.
Yes, Zandara?
d. Aside from being the strongest, what
is the other quality of the rat that
cannot be seen from the other suitors?
Yes, Rinnor?
e. If we connect this story into reality, if
Mr. Sun, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Wind, Mr.
Ma’am.
It is the rat because he is the strongest. Even
the stone Buddha is afraid of it, and a rat can
only marry a rat.
Ma’am
The rat has its own emotion and feelings
because among the 5, he is the only one with
emotion and feelings because he is a living
thing.
 Stone Buddha, and the rat are real
men, what do you think are their
personalities?

Yes, Analiza? Ma’am

If Mr. Sun is a man, he is hot headed; Mr.

Cloud is easy go lucky; Mr. Wind is boastful;
Very good. Mr. Stone Buddha is numb; and Rat is shy or
humble.
f. Now, if you were to encounter these
kind of men, whom would you choose
to marry?

Yes, Mae Ma’am

Okay, good. I would choose the humble one.

E. Enhancement activity
If you were one of the Koreans, and
your parents told you that they
arranged your marriage, would you
accept and marry him or her? Or are
you going to disobey your parents?

Yes, Laurence? Ma’am

No ma’am, I will not marry her because I

don’t love her and my parents would
understand it because I am their son. I don’t
want to marry a woman that I don’t love
because it will not just hurt me but it will hurt
Any other answer? her also.

Yes, Jane? Ma’am

I am going to obey my parents because I

know that they only want what’s best for me
Very good, both of you are correct. and maybe, eventually I will get to know him
and learn to love him.
F. Generalization
What is the lesson that we can get
from the story?

Yes, Kathlene? Ma’am

Don’t think highly of yourself, always be

humble and don’t be so idealistic of your
goals in life because if we think of something
Very good. perfectly we will just be disappointed in the
end.
IV. EVALUATION
I will group you into four (4) and each
group will perform different tasks. There will
be ‘Writers Group’, ‘Singers Group’, ‘Artists
Group’ and ‘Actors Group’. You will be
given only 5-7 minutes to do your task. Please
be guided by the following criteria.

CRITERIA:
Relevance to the Theme - 30%
Delivery - 25%
Content - 25%
Over- all Impact - 20%
100%

GROUP 1- WRITERS GROUP

Construct a four liner free-verse poem that
best describes your ideal man/girl.
GROUP 2-ARTISTS GROUP
Draw a portrait of your ideal man/girl.
GROUP 3- SINGERS GROUP
Think of a particular song that describes your
ideal man/girl. Present it in class.
GROUP 4- ACTORS GROUP
Present a scene that focuses on pre- arranged
marriage.

V. ASSIGNMENT
1. In a long bond paper, make a comic
book of the Korean Folktale; The
Vanity of the Rat.

Prepared by:

ROANNE MAE SJ. REYES

Noted: