Detailed Lesson Plan English Grade 7

I. OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Interpret the message of the story;
b. Know how to deal with disappointments and conflicts;
c. Identify the internal and external experienced by the character, and;
d. Create their own ending of the story.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC: The Narrative Elements of Conflict (The Bread of Salt)
REFERENCES: English in Perspective Grade 7 page 192-203
MATERIALS: Laptop, video clip, Box of questions, hand outs
VALUES INTEGRATION: Cooperation, Reading skills and thinking skills
TIME FRAME: 1 hour

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
a. Preparation (daily Routine)
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Checking of Attendance

b. Motivation
Before we proceed to our lesson, I will
group you into 3 groups. After which,
you will predict what the story Bread of
Salt is about based on its title. Write
your predictions in the first column.
And later on we will see if your
prediction is right or not after reading/
watching the story.

What do you think is the story about?

Were you right? Why or why not?

c. Presentation
Based on the activity you have done we
will be discussing the Story Bread of
Salt and later on we will look for the
internal and external conflicts in the
story. So, the author of the story is
N.V.M. Gonzalez. He was a novelist, shot story writer, essayist
and a poet ma’am.
Now who is N.V.M Gonzalez

Yes very good! He is the author of the

story, he began to write in college in
almost the leading magazines before the
world war II and after. He also has his
notable awards of Merit, for his
contributions to the field of English
literature. And part of the UP creative
writing Center. In 1997, he named a
National Artist for Literature.

d. Lesson Proper Yes ma’am.

 Class, according to your groups you will Group 1: (Reading)
read the summary of the story. Each
group will read 1 paragraph. Ok?
What does the young boy duty early in the
morning class?
Yes very good! Let’s continue the story group 2
please read the second paragraph.
What was the boy wants to give to Aida?
Who invited him to the band class?
Yes, now let’s proceed to the last paragraph,
group 3 please read.
It was his assigned duty to be up early in the
morning and be on his way to the baker’s to
buy rolls and pan de sal for the breakfast
table. He was fourteen and he has already got
used to his task. On his way he thought of the
bread of salt – pan de sal – and wondered
how it was made, what gives its flavor and
shape. He looked around the landscape at
daybreak and once again remembered how
much he adored Aida, the niece of the old
Spaniard whom he thought he was destined
to serve, just like his late Grandfather. At
times he thought it was his duty to stay in the
house in the service of the young maiden. He
even dreamed that she likewise keeps an
intense emotion for him, which she will only
dare manifest in the right time.
The young boy’s duty is to be up early to buy
pan de sal ma’am .
Group 2 (Reading)
He was a diligent student and violinist. It
didn’t take long before he was transferred
from second to first violin and before long,
he was invited to join Pete Saez’ band and
perform in one engagement after another. He
was happy to earn money through his own
skill, although it was with utter bitterness that
he had to endure rehearsals despite the
outward disapproval of his aunt against his
chosen field. She thought musicians are no
better than dogs scurrying to get their mouths
on food scraps in trash bins. But he didn’t
mind, thinking that the money he’ll earn from
playing the violin will allow him the capacity
to buy a brooch and beautiful stationery for
his ardent love letters to Aida.
He wants to buy a brooch and beautiful
stationary for Aida.
Pete Saez, invited him to jion the band to
perform in an engagement ma’am .
Group 3(Reading)
Then he was invited, together with Saez’
band, to the asalto for Don Esteban’s
daughters who were arriving from Manila.
He was honored to be in a sophisticated
gathering and get a magnified look at Aida’s
stunning beauty. He was beside himself with
immeasurable joy and pride but will later on
be displaced by an equally immeasurable
embarrassment at the buffet table after Aida
caught him sneaking some sweets into the

Why does the feelings of the young man faded?
packet under his shirt. She nonetheless
offered him a big package of food after the
party but due to his intense shame, he lost the
composure to react, along with the entire
ardor he used to shower the maiden with.
After the party they led the guests home with
their music. Then with Paez, he went to the
bakery to buy pan de sal with his own
money. But the bread wasn’t ready yet so
they waited.

Ma’am because he was embarrassed that

Do you understand the story class? Aida saw him sneaking foods.

Ok, very good! So, from the story there are Yes Ma’am.
conflicts that are experienced by the characters.
But before we proceed what is conflict again Ma’am conflict is kind of disagreement.
class? The struggle between two opposing forces or
characters that gives rise to the dramatic
Yes very good! So, conflict is a struggle , an action.
argument between individuals arising a
different thought of attitudes, understanding or
interest.

From the story there are two kinds of conflicts,

that experienced by the characters these are
external and internal conflict.

What is internal conflict?

Internal conflict deals with a struggle within

oneself such as making a difficult decision
Yes very good! There is a subcategory for
overcoming a painful event, or fighting one’s
internal conflict which is Man vs. self
desire
It means that the struggle is made inside one’s
head. Or simply the character is dealing with
his/her own emotion/feelings.

How about the external conflict?

External conflict involves the character’s
struggle with a force outside one’s self such
as other people or society.
Ok very good! So external conflict has also
subcategories these are:

Man vs. Man- the struggle between two

characters opposing ideas.

What is the next category class?

Man vs. Environment or Nature ma’am .
Ok very good! Anything that surrounding a
person, either activities, objects, weather

And Man vs. Society, it talks about the social

rules, code of behavior.

Do you understand class?

Can you give one conflict of the story class?
Yes very good! Is that external or internal
conflict class?
Yes ma’am .
The conflict is when his aunt does not
support him performing in public or at parties
because the musician is the last to eat during
parties.

Ok, what about the internal conflict class?
Ok, very good! Do you understand the story
class?
Very good. What do you think is the moral
lesson of the story class?
e. Generalization
What was the story all about again
class?
Why does the young man became
motivated to buy pandesal in the old
Spanish house?
What are the two kinds of conflicts
again class?
Ok very good! And what is external
conflict?
How about the internal conflict class?
What is the theme of the story class?
f. Application
Going back to your predictions on the
first part of our lesson, were your
predictions right? Why or why not?
If you were the boy in the story, how would
you handle disappointed disappointments in
your life?
IV. ASSESSMENT
Direction: answer the following questions briefly. Put it in one whole sheet of paper
1. What does the young man in the story dream of most? Are his dreams achievable? Why
or why not?
Ma’am, it is external because it happened
between one character and someone outside
force.
Ma’am when the young man lost feelings for
Aida.
Yes ma'am
Face the reality, because based on the last
line of the story the author said, “the bread is
not yet ready”, so it means that the bread
symbolizes the young man, he is not yet
ready to face the reality to understand life's
challenges
Ma’am the story is all about the Bread of Salt
Because he wants to see Aida every morning
ma’am.
The external and internal conflict ma’am.
External conflict involves the character’s
struggle with a force outside one’s self such
as other people or society.
Internal conflict deals with a struggle within
oneself such as making a difficult decision
overcoming a painful event, or fighting one’s
desire
The theme of the story is the boy’s transition
into adulthood and maturity and also portrays
social chasm/gap between the poor and the
rich how impossible how to marry
improbable it will be for poor to marry rich.
Students' answers may vary
Students answer may vary.
2. What emotions does he go through in the story? Does the story has happy ending? Why
or why not?
3. What is the theme of the story? Does the story reflects events that happen even today?

V. ASSIGNMENT

Direction: in ½ sheet of pare, create your own ending of the story the Bread of Salt

Prepared by:
Acob, Jonalyn C
Student Teacher

Checked by:
Ms. Martha Dumawing
Cooperating Teacher