LESSON PLAN FOR GRADE 7

Time frame: 30 minutes

Prepared by: Zia C. Mariano

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
a. Identify the literary elements presented in the story
b. Appreciate the importance of being thankful.
c. Write a thank you note to your teachers.

II. Content
Topic: Elements of a Short Story
Reference: English for a Better World III
Emerita G. Magsajo- Samo, Ph.D.,Esther L. Baraceneros,Ph.D.,Pilar R. Yu
Pages 308-316
Today’s High School Readers, Book One by Benoza Reyes.
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation

III. Procedure

Student’s Activity Teacher’s Activity

A. Daily Routine

1. Greetings
Good morning class.

2. Prayer
Let us all stand and start our day with a
prayer.
(Everyone will pray)
Who wants to lead the prayer?
(Ask a student to lead the prayer)

3. Classroom Management
Before you take your seats kindly pick up
the trashes you can see inside the
classroom and put it in the trash bins.
4. Review Our topic last meeting was the Hope is the
Okay class. What was our topic last Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson
meeting?

B. Motivation
Before we start our interesting lesson for
today, I want the class to be divided into 3 The students group themselves into three.
groups.

I will give each group a papers that

contains puzzle pieces to be arranged and
afterward, you are going to post it on the
board. Kindly assign a representative from
each group to give an idea about the
image formed out of the puzzle pieces.
There are only 3 minutes for you to do the Yes Ma’am.
activity. Is that clear?

(Teacher distributes the papers)

(Students do the activity)
May the representative of each group
come in front and say something about the
picture formed by your group?
(Students express their ideas about the
pictures)
Based on the given pictures, what do you
think is our lesson for today?
Answers vary
(posting of objectives)

C. Presentation of the lesson

Yesterday I told you to read the story

Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes.
Today we will be discussing the elements
of that short story.

Take note class that we have 5 basic

elements of a short story, those are
Characters, Setting, Problem or Conflict,
Resolution, and Theme/Message.

I will discuss to you the first element of a

short story and that is Character, and to
explain to you what a Character is, A
character can be a person, animal, being,
creature, or thing in a story. Writers use
characters to perform the speak dialogue,
moving the story along a plotline.
Now, there are two types of Major
characters in a story. The Protagonist and
The Antagonist, when we talk about the
Protagonist, This is the main character,
around which the whole story revolves.
The main character or the Protagonist can
also be considered as the hero of the
story. The decisions made by this
character will be affected by a conflict from
within or as we call it as the Internal
conflict, or the conflict that happens within
man vs. himself. There is also external
conflict that happens between man vs.
another character, or it can also be a
conflict between man and nature,
technology, society, or the fates/God.

Now that you know what a Character is, I think the characters in the story of Thank
can somebody give me the Characters in you Ma’am are Mrs. Luella Bates
the story of Thank you Ma’am by Langston Washington Jones, and Roger.
Hughes?

Okay that’s amazing, Thank you.
Now, can somebody give me their roles in
the story? Who is the protagonist and Who
is the Antagonist in the story?
How did Mrs. Jones became the
Antagonist in the story?
The Protagonist in the story is Roger, and
the Antagonist is Mrs. Luella Bates
Washington Jones.
Mrs. Jones is the antagonist because she
stops Roger from stealing from her. In this
case, the antagonist is a good person who
tries to help the protagonist.

That’s a great analogy. Thank you for your

answer.

Now that you know the characters in the

story, the second element that you have to
learn is the Setting. What is a setting? The
Setting is the time and place or when and
where of the story. The setting may also
include the environment of the story, which
can be made up of the physical location,
climate, weather, or social and cultural
surroundings. There are various ways that
time and place indicate setting. Time can
cover many areas, such as the character’s
time of life from their birth up to the
present. It can also include the time of day,
time of year, time period such as the past,
present, or future, etc. The setting in the story of Thank you
Ma’am took place in Harlem, which is a
Now that you know what a setting is, can neighborhood that is part of Upper
somebody give me the setting in the story Manhattan, New York City.
of Thank you Ma’am?

Very good! Thank you for your answer.

The third element of a short story is the

problem or conflict .Conflict is the primary I think that the conflict in the story is that
problem that the characters in a story face. Roger is too poor to buy himself a pair of
It is the driving force in any story, as it blue suede shoes and so attempts to steal
influences the turn of events in the plot. Mrs. Jones' purse. He fails, and is unsure
Without conflict, there is no story arc and whether to trust that Mrs. Jones will not
no character development. If there is take him to the police.
nothing to overcome, there is nothing to
look forward to. Conflict in a story creates
and drives the plot forward. It reveals
opposing beliefs and truths about life and
It entertains by creating relatable contexts
in emotional, dangerous, exciting ways.

Now, how will you find conflict in a story?

We need to identify what or who is coming

between the protagonist and his goal. If
the goal is to get somewhere, and there is
a huge storm, then it's a conflict. If the goal I think that the conflict in the story is that
is to get a person to fall in love with him, Roger is too poor to buy himself a pair of
and another person gets in their way, then blue suede shoes and so attempts to steal
that's a conflict.
 Mrs. Jones' purse. He fails, and is unsure
Alright, now, can someone tell me what is whether to trust that Mrs. Jones will not
the conflict of Thank You Ma’am? take him to the police.

Excellent! You figured that out fast.

Now, we’ll be moving to the next element.

The fourth one is the resolution of the
short story. The resolution is the end of the
story. It occurs after the plot. It is when you
learn what happens to the characters after
the conflict is resolved. The resolution is
also known as the denouement and it is
the conclusion of the story’s plot. It’s
where any unanswered questions are
answered. But why is it important?
Because this element points in the plot
and offers a solution to the central conflict I think it is when Mrs. Jones, who has
introduced in the beginning of the story. taken Roger home with her, fed, and
Though not all resolutions are uplifting, talked with him, then generously and
they do tend to add closure for the reader. surprisingly gives the boy ten dollars so he
can buy the blue suede shoes he desires.
So can someone tell me what is there Ms. Jones also gives the boy room to
solution of Thank You Ma’am? make his own decisions and ultimately
understand the meaning of responsibility
for his own actions.

Exactly right! Thank you for answering

that.

Now, we’ll be having the last one which is

the theme or message of the short story.
So, it is the message the writer is trying to
convey through the story. Often the theme
of a story is a broad message about life.
The theme of a story is important because
a story’s theme is part of the reason why
the author wrote the story. The author has
a message he wants to share with
readers, and he uses his story as a way to
get that message across.
Okay now, can someone tell me what do
you think is the message or theme of
Thank You Ma’am?
I think the message of the story is all about
kindness Ma’am. The story shows how a
kind gesture can soften the heart of a
thieving teenager. When Roger gets
caught by Mrs. Jones, he expects her to
take him to the police.

Very good! Indeed! Now that we learned

the five (5) basic elements of a short
story…

D. Application
If you don’t have any questions, let us
move on to our activity. I want you to get 1
piece of paper. Create a short reflection
about the story that have been discussed
and give the morals and theme of the
story.

E. Evaluation:
I will be sending a link for the quiz.
Directions: Read each statement carefully,
and identify whether it is a TRUE or a
FALSE statement. If it is a true statement,
write T and if it is false statement, write F.

1) The story is about a boy who tries to

steal a woman's purse.
Answer: True
2)The woman in the story is angry and
wants to punish the boy.
Answer: False
3)The woman takes the boy to her home
and makes him dinner.
Answer: True
4)The boy feels grateful and thanks the
woman before leaving.
Answer: True
5)The story takes place in a big city.
Answer: True

F. Assignment/Agreement
For your assignment please read the story
entitled “

We have reached the end of our session

today. I hope you learned a lot from our
discussion.
That would be all today! Goodbye and
thank you class.