DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Classify the different elements of a short story
b. Appreciate the importance of contentment, simplicity, and honesty
c. Perform differentiated activities that will showcase students’ skills and talents

II. Subject Matter:

TOPIC: Elements of a Short Story
REFERENCE: English for a Better World III
Emerita G. Magsajo- Sarno, Ph.D., Esther L. Baraceros, Ph.D., Pilar R. Yu
Pages 308-316
MATERIALS: Powerpoint presentation, pictures, necklace, box, video materials,
Bluetooth speaker, Laptop
SKILLS: Listening: Remembering facts and sequence of the story
Reading: Comprehend the reading text by remembering events from the story
Speaking: Discussing of ideas, pronouncing words and names correctly
Writing: Describing a concept or entity
VALUES INTEGRATION- To cherish the love for reading and develop cooperation, self-
confidence, collaboration, valuing the life at present, honesty, and contentment

III. Procedures:
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY

“Good Morning, Class...” “Good Morning Ma’am!”

“Who will lead the prayer?” The assigned student will lead the prayer.
(After the prayer) Amen!
Before we proceed, kindly pick those pieces of paper under your The students will follow.
chairs and arrange your chairs properly.
Miss Secretary, how’s the attendance for today? Today, we have complete attendance,
ma’am!
“Very good! That’s nice to hear! For that, give yourselves a The students will follow.
congratulations clap!”
“Who’s assigned to do the recapitulation today?” Group 3 members will raise their hands.
Okay, please do the honor. The group will creatively do the
recapitulation.
“That’s wonderful! For that, let us give them the ‘brain wave’ clap.” The students will follow.
“Okay, do you have any clarification about that?” “None, Ma’am!”
B. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESSON “Yes, Ma’am!”
1. ACTIVITY
‘COMPLETE ME’
“If that so, let us divide the class into 5. As you can see on the board,
we have here a picture puzzle. Your task is to put the pieces back on
its proper place to check what’s in the picture. After that, I was
hoping you could assign your representative to describe the image
formed out of the puzzle pieces. I’ll give you two minutes to finish
the task. Is that clear?
“So, here it is. I’ll be giving you two minutes to finish the task. The The students will do the task.
timer starts now.”
 One of the groups will do the task earlier and
will clap their hands.
Okay, we have a winner. Congratulations group. The students will follow.
Leader, come here. Pick your prize. (each star has corresponding
points. 3pts., 2pts., and 1pt.) The leader will check the point/s s/he got.
We will add that point to your next activity.
2. ANALYSIS
I am glad you were able to finish the task given to you. Now let’s (Student will answer the question)
see your works.
That’s pretty amazing.
Class, what did you notice on the following images?” I have observed that the images were from
the same story.
Exactly. The pictures here entail the different parts/elements of a
short story.
Before we dig deeper into the lesson that I prepared for you
today, let us go back to “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant.
Let us see if you genuinely understand the selection. Let’s have
a story-telling chain first. I have here a necklace that I am
wearing, and I’m going to start the story. I’ll be passing on the
necklace to one of you, and you will continue the story. That
person will put on the chain again to another one and so on until
the story ends. Is that clear? Don’t worry. A set of questions
Yes Ma’am!
here will help us go through the lesson.

Let’s now answer the guide questions. Who wants to

1.Why did the invitation displease Madame
read and answer number 1? Yes, ____________.
Loisel?

The invitation displeased Mathilde because

she had nothing to wear for the party.
Very good! She was disappointed about it because she has nothing to
wear, elegant and expensive dress like her friends!
2.Why did Mme. Loisel borrow a necklace
How about number 2? Yes, ___________________.
from Mme. Foreister?
Mathilde borrowed a necklace to match with
her dress to Mme. Foreister so that she will
be gorgeous at the party

3.What efforts were made to find Mme.

Excellent. Then number 3? Forestier’s necklace?
Yes, _________________. Loisels searched for it until they found a
jewelry shop, but the cost of the new
necklace was expensive. They had a lot of
debts and worked so hard to replace the lost
chain.

4. Describe in your own words how the

Bravo! How about number 4? Yes, ____________.
Loisels life changed after they had paid for
the new necklace?
The life of the couple became miserable, and
there were lots of sufferings they experienced
in replacing the necklace.

5. What was Mme. Foreister’s reaction when

Well said, let us give her/him a tornado clap. And number 5? the necklace was returned?
Yes, _________. When the necklace was returned to her
without knowing that it was not the original
necklace, she acted just normally. But when
Mathilde told her the truth, she was so
shocked about the story revealed by her.

Exactly. Thank you. Well done, guys. That means that you
understood the story I assigned to you yesterday.

DISCUSSION
In understanding a short story, we have elements that will guide us
to make it comprehensive and precise. We will watch a video, and
you may jot down notes about the facts presented in the video. And
after watching, you will describe and explain the five essential
elements of a short story. Yes ma’am!
Are you now ready?

(Teacher plays the video)

Since the video presentation has helped you to know the different
elements of a short story, you will be the one to define each
component.

Elements of a Short Story: The setting of a short story is the time and
1. Setting place in which it happens. Authors often use
descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings,
seasons or weather to provide a strong sense
of setting.

A character is a person, or sometimes even

2. Characters an animal, who takes part in the action of a
6 types of characters short story or other literary work.
a. Protagonist
b. Antagonist
c. Static
d. Dynamic
e. Round
f. Flat
The conflict is a struggle between two people
3. Conflict
or things in a short story. The main character
Two General Categories of Conflict:
is usually on one side of the central conflict.
1. Internal Conflicts
On the other side, the main character may
2. External Conflicts
struggle against another important character,
against the forces of nature, against society,
or even against something inside himself or
herself (feelings, emotions, illness).

4. Plot
- Expositiom Plot is known as the foundation of a novel or
- Rising Action story, around which the characters and
- Climax settings are built. It is meant to organize
- Falling Action information and events in a logical manner.
- Resolution or Denouement When writing the plot of a piece of literature,
 the author has to be careful that it does not
dominate the other parts of the story.

5. Theme The theme is the central idea or belief in a

short story.
Do you have any questions or clarifications before proceeding to our None ma’am!
activity?
3. ABSTRACTION
Alright, based on the story “The Necklace,” did you learn anything I learned from the story that your
from it? Yes, _____. contentment, simplicity, and honesty will
make you the most beautiful individual and
help you achieve real happiness.

That’s right. Just be yourself. Learn to accept and appreciate what

you have. Many people lose small joys in the hope of immense
happiness. Just enjoy and live your life to the fullest.

4. APPLICATION
That’s cool.
For you to apply what you have learned, let’s have an activity
regarding the story “The Necklace.” To understand the story better,
we will dissect the story employing the elements we learned a while
ago. I have here a box that contains letters from famous
personalities. Your group will decide which color will you pick and
let us uncover the task. Understood?
I’ll give you 15 minutes to prepare and limit your presentation
within two minutes timeframe.

Okay, All leaders pick your color now. The students will go to their respective
- BLUE (The storyteller) (Lola Basyang) groups and will read the letter.
- Green (The artist group) (Fernando Amorsolo) The students will do their task.
- Red (The Dramatists) (Kathryn Bernardo)
- YELLOW (The Singers group) (Sarah G.)
- ORANGE (/Pantomime) (Derek Ramsey)

(After 15 minutes)
Okay, class. Are you ready to present your work? Yes, Ma’am!

Who wants to volunteer? Yes ____________________________. The first group will present their output.
Very good. Let us give them the “Whistle Bomb” clap.

Next presenter, please. The students will follow.

Very nice performance! Let us give them Clap! The students will perform their tasks.
The students will follow.
IV. EVALUATION
V. ASSIGNMENT
Okay, For your assignment, write an essay about the most None, Ma’am!
unforgettable experience in your Junior High School life. Write it on Goodbye, Ma’am!
a short bond paper. Follow the elements of a short story in making
your life’s story.
Do you have any clarification?
Okay, let us call it a day.