Noting Details in a Story Read/Identifying Characters, Setting,

Events in a Story

I. Learning Objectives

 Identify characters, setting and events in the story read

 Act out the part of the story they like best

 Show enjoyment in going to different places

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Noting Details in a Story Read

B. References: PELC Reading 4, 4.1

Books: Communicating Is Fun 2, pp. 70-74, 209-210
by Yvonne Kathleen Sahagun
Christian Publishing, 1998
Basics and Beyond pp. 276-278
by Dolor Sim Garcia, Josefina C. Reyes
FNB Educational Inc., 1991

C. Materials: manila paper, short stories

Value Focus: Appreciation of Beauty

III. Procedure

A. Preparatory Activities

1. Review

The teacher says: Do you still remember the simple present form of
verbs? Answer these exercises.
Direction: Choose the correct form of the verb on the leaves of the
plant to complete the sentences.
 a. Our cook ______ the meals every day.
b. The school boys _______ their school uniform every day.
c. She _______ her room every morning.
d. Our family ________ our grandparents every summer.
e. Mother ________ us with our homework every night.

2. Motivation

Ask the pupils if they have gone to a beach. Then ask them to name
the things they saw on the beach.

3. Unlocking of Difficulties

Teacher unlocks the difficult words through pictures.

Direction: Match the pictures with the words. Connect with a line.

a. spade

b. scarecrow

c. scenery
B. Development of the Lesson

1. Presentation

Ask the pupils to read the story silently. Distribute copies to the pupils
or write the story on Manila paper.

KATRINA’S TRIP TO THE OCEAN

As the alarm clock started with a loud ring, Katrina got out of her
bed excitedly. They were going to the beach today and she didn’t want
to be late.
When Katrina went down for breakfast, Mother had already
prepared a big picnic basket filled with all kinds of food.
“Do you have your things ready?” Mother asked.
“Yes, Mother. I packed my red bathing suit, my yellow pail and
pink spade.”
After a hearty breakfast, Katrina and her parents piled into their
car and headed for the ocean.
Katrina watched as the scenery rushed by. She saw many things.
She saw houses, ricefields and a funny scarecrow. She waved at some
children playing by the roadside.
Finally, they reached the beach. Katrina excitedly ran to the
water. The golden sand felt soft and warm at her feet. She saw many
things at the beach. She saw different kinds of shells - long and short
shells, fat and thin shells, even a shell shaped like a fan. She also saw
a starfish and a crab digging in the sand.
Katrina swam all day. She also built a beautiful sand castle with
her yellow pail and pink spade.
At the end of the day, when the sun was like an orange ball in the
sky, and all of her mother’s delicious food was gone, Katrina and her
family went home. This time, Katrina didn’t even see the funny
scarecrow. Katrina was fast asleep dreaming of her day at the ocean.

-Adapted

2. Analysis and Discussion

a. Ask these questions:

1. Who is the main character in the story?

2. Where did Katrina go?
3. What did she bring?
4. What did she see on the way to the ocean?
5. What did she see at the beach?
6. What time did Katrina go home?
7. How did Katrina feel about going to the beach?
 8. Did she have a happy time during her trip to the beach? Give
sentences that show she was happy.
9. Which part of the story do you like best? Why?
10. How do you feel when going to places like the beach? What other
places do you enjoy going to?

b. Introduce the words setting and events together with their meanings.

c. Let the pupils form pairs.

Let them complete the table based on the story.

Characters Setting Events

C. Generalization

1. Characters are the ones acting in the story.

2. Setting is the place where the story happens.
3. Events are the things that take place in the story.

D. Post Activity

1. Application

Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

GOING TO THE MARKET

“I am going to the market,” Mother said. “Can we go, too?”

asked Tina and Shiela. “Yes, you may,” Mother answered.
Mother, Tina and Shiela rode the jeepney. Tina saw a girl selling
plastic bags as they entered the market. Mother bought meat from the
meat shop.
Shiela saw all kinds of fishes at the fish stall. There were bangus,
dalagang bukid, tilapia and others.
“Mother, let’s buy some watermelon,” Tina said. So they went to
the fruit stand and bought fruits. “Oh! I almost forgot to buy
 vegetables,” Mother said. The two girls and their mother went to the
vegetables section.
Shiela said, “Mother, I’m hungry. Can we rest now?” Mother took
them to an eatery and bought halo-halo. They all enjoyed the halo-halo!

1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. Where did the story happen?
3. What did Shiela see at the fish stall?
4. Where did Mother, Tina and Shiela go after the fish stall?
5. After the vegetables section, where did they go?

2. Enrichment Activities

Let the pupils form four groups. Ask them to choose between the two
stories they read today. Let them act out the different parts of the story.

IV. Evaluation

Read the story and answer the questions that follow:

THE BUZZING MOSQUITO

Once there was a cruel king. He was King Crab. All small creatures and
insects were under him.
When he was asleep, he wanted everybody to keep quiet.
One day while he was asleep, frogs croaked and laughed very loudly.
 The king was awakened. He called for the biggest frog.
“Why were you laughing so loudly?” he asked.
“We were laughing because we saw the turtle carrying his house on his
back,” answered the frog.
The king called for the turtle.
“Why do you carry your house on your back?” he asked.
“I carry it on my back because I am afraid the firefly might burn it,” the
turtle replied.
“Why do you carry fire with you?” the king asked the firefly.

“To protect myself from the mosquito who likes to bite me.”

The king asked the mosquito why he liked to bite the firefly. The
mosquito did not answer, but flew straight to the king and stung him. The
king got angry and killed the mosquito.

When the other mosquitoes heard what happened, they started looking
for the king. King Crab hid in a hole in the ground.

Do you hear mosquitoes buzzing near your ears? That is because they
are still looking for King Crab in every hole they see.
Let the pupils answer the following questions:

1 – 4 Write the characters of the story.

5. What happened while King Crab was asleep?
6. Who did King Crab call for after he talked to the frog?
7. Why did King Crab call for the turtle?
8. What was the answer of the firefly when King Crab called him?
9. Where did King Crab hide when he heard that the other mosquitoes were
looking for him?
10. Based on the story, why do you hear mosquitoes buzz near your ears?
V. Assignment

Let the pupils copy a short story that they like best. Let them identify the
characters, setting and events.