TEACHER GRADE

I.
SCHOOL SUBJECT
DATE QUARTER
OBJECTIVE/S

A. Content Standard
The learner demonstrates understanding of the Greek Myth 'Perseus and Medusa.'

B. Performance Standard
The learner interprets and infers the key elements of plot in texts, comment upon the key themes and
plot ideas running through a text, and empathize with the first-person perspective of a character.

C. Learning Competency/Objective:
The students are expected to:
1. Discuss the summary of the short story.
2. Compare Perseus’ characteristics in the story to their own.
3. Analyze the significance of the story of Perseus.
4. Explain the value of having defenses when challenges come.
5. Create a fiction story with the same theme of the story of Perseus.

II. CONTENT
 Perseus and the Gordon Medusa by Edith Hamilton

III. LEARNING RESOURCES:

1. ENGLISH Grade 10 (World Literature and Communication Arts) pp. 122
2. Additional Materials from Learning Resources (LR) portal: Laptop, Television, Speaker, Visual aids,
Reading material and Pictures.

IV. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Preliminary Activities

1. Prayer and Greetings

Everybody stand and let us pray. May I call

to lead the prayer?
Let us pray. Almighty God... (Students’
prayer)
Thank you .

Good morning, class! Good morning, Ma’am!

2. Classroom Management

Before you take your seats, kindly check if

there are pieces of paper under your chairs, (Students pick up the pieces of paper and
pick it up and arrange your chairs properly. arrange their chairs)

3. Checking of attendance

Now, let us check the attendance. Do we have No one is absent today, ma’am!
absentees today?

Very good! Let us give 5 claps to everyone. (The students do the 5 claps.)

4. Review of the past lesson

 Before we proceed to our next lesson to be
discussed for today, let us have a short review
about our lesson last time. Who would like to
remind us?
(Student answers.)
Yes, .

That’s correct!
Let’s give a round of applause.
(Students answer.)
Do you have any questions and clarifications
regarding our last topic?

If none, then let us proceed to our lesson for today.

B. Motivation

This activity is titled “What am I.” Read each

statement closely, and identify what is suggested
by each statement.

1. I am a vitamin you need if you have colds. Vitamin C

What am I?

2. I am what you use when it is raining. What Umbrella or raincoat

am I?

3. I am what you wear when the sun is at its Umbrella, sunglasses, or hat
peak. What am I?

4. I once protected China from invaders, now I Great wall of China

am a wonder for visitors. What am I?
(Students will actively participate)
Make sure to come up with the answer to this
riddle.

What “D” is built for protection?

The first one to give the correct answer wins.

Yes, . Ma’am! The answer is “DEFENSE”.

Perfect! Let us give a round of applause.

C. Presentation

Today, we are going to read the selection entitled

“The Story of Perseus.”

To better understand the story, we shall answer the

following guide questions for our discussion. Guide Questions:
Kindly read.
1. What is the story all about?
2. Who are the characters in the story?
3. What is the “dreadful oracle” that was
delivered to King Acrisius?

4. After King Acrisius learned about what

will happen to him in the future, what
 kind of defense did he do in order for
him be protected from the fulfillment of
the prophecy?
5. What is the second defense did King
Acrisius do for him not to be killed by
Danae’s son?
6. What adventure does Polydectes
suggest that Perseus undertake?
7. What is Polydectes’ true motive in
sending Perseus to kill Medusa?
8. What are the five (5) defense tools that
Perseus used in his quest to kill
Medusa?
9. Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, yet
her head continued to have power. How
the evil Gorgon’s head is beneficial to
Perseus?
10. How do you think would Andromeda
react to this offer if this happens in our
time?
11. How the oracle given to Acrisius is
fulfilled?
12. Do you think Perseus can slay the
Gorgon by his own hands?
13. What heroic characteristics does
Perseus have?
14. If you were King Acrisius and were told
the prophecy of being killed by your
grandson, what would you do?
15. If you were Perseus, what would you
do to Polydectes, after you got the head
of Medusa?

After giving the guide questions, the teacher will

introduce a background of the story.

Do you know who she is? (Students answer.)

The woman in this picture was the author of the

story we will discuss today. She was Edith
Hamilton. She was an American educator and
author who was "recognized as the greatest woman
Classicist."

She was 62 years old when The Greek Way, her

first book, was published in 1930. It was instantly
successful, and is the earliest expression of her
belief in "the calm lucidity of the Greek mind" and
"that the great thinkers of Athens were unsurpassed
in their mastery of truth and enlightenment.

Now let us discuss and learn the story of

Perseus written by Edith Hamilton.
(The teacher will give 10 minutes for students to
read the story. After that, they will be answering the
guide questions given previously.
The story is all about Perseus life from his
birth up to his return to Seriphos.
Let us answer question number one. What is the
story all about? The story is all about Perseus’ journey for
Medusa’s head.
That’s correct! What else?
The story is also about characters like King
Acrisius and Perseus who did some defense to
Good idea! Another? avoid themselves from any danger.

The story is also about fate which cannot be

changed.
Excellent! What else?

Very good! All of your answers are correct! The characters in the story are King Acrisius,
Danae, Perseus, Medusa, Polydectes, Dictys,
Who are the characters in the story? Hermes, Athena, and Andromeda.

Correct!
The Oracle of Apollo told Acrisius that there
What is the “dreadful oracle” that was delivered would come a day when Danae's son would
to King Acrisius? kill him.

After King Acrisius learned about what will happen

to him in the future, what kind of defense did he do
in order for him be protected from the fulfillment of
the prophecy?
He locked Danae in a bronze tower so that she
would never marry or have children.
The tower had no doors, except for one very
small window.

Although King Acrisius locked Danae in a bronze

tower, she still bore a son with a father named
Zeus. Now, what is the second defense did King He locked Danae and baby Perseus in a large
Acrisius do for him not to be killed by Danae’s chest and cast them out to sea.
son?

Somehow, they managed to arrive safely to the

island of Seriphos, where Polydectes ruled. The
king's brother, Dictys, who was a fisherman,
caught the chest in his net and pulled it to shore,
freeing Danae and her son. Perseus grew up to
become a strong young man. Polydectes heard
about Danae and asked her in marriage, but she
rejected him. Polydectes pretended to marry the daughter of
his friend. Everybody had to bring wedding
present, including Perseus. However, Perseus,
What adventure does Polydectes suggest that
Perseus undertake?
being poor, had not brought anything, and
Polydectes pretended to be furious. After a
heated discussion, Perseus said he would
bring him anything the king would ask; so
Polydectes asked for the head of the Gorgon
Medusa.

The true motive of Polydectes in sending

Perseus to kill Medusa is to get rid of the young
man so that he could marry Danae by his force.
What is Polydectes’ true motive in sending Perseus
to kill Medusa?
The five defense tools that Perseus used in his
quest are the winged sandals, sickle, a shield, a
cap of darkness for the power of invisibility,
What are the five (5) defense tools that Perseus and a magic bag.
used in his quest to kill Medusa?
Medusa’s head is very beneficial to Perseus
because he is able to use Medusa’s head to
save Andromeda from the sea monster and to
Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, yet her head save Danae from Polydectes.
continued to have power. How the evil Gorgon’s
head is beneficial to Perseus?

After Persues killed Medusa, he easily started

his quest going home. On his way, he saw a woman
named Andromeda. She was punished because of
her vain mother who boasted that Andromeda is
more beautiful than the Nereids. Poseidon got
angry and said that Andromeda must be sacrificed
to a sea monster. When the monster rose from the
sea, Perseus pulled Medusa’s head out of the sea;
the sea monster turned to stone and crumbled to
pieces. Perseus cut Andromeda’s chains and took
her to her father, King Cepheus of Phoenicia. If this event happened today, I think
When Perseus asked Andromeda’s hand in Andromeda will refuse Perseus although her
marriage, Cepheus gladly agreed. How do you father accepted the offer because she will not
think would Andromeda react to this offer if this let herself to marry a man whom she really
happens in our time? doesn’t know very well yet. The decision of
Andromeda must be taken into consideration
too.

Perseus went in Larissa, in the North so he

How the oracle given to Acrisius is fulfilled?
could compete in some athletic games that
were held at that place; however, when he
threw a discus, it hit an old man who
instantly died. The man was Acrisius
and therefore, the prophecy became true.

I think, he cannot slay Medusa by his own

Do you think Perseus can slay the Gorgon by
his own hands?
hand because he doesn’t have enough
knowledge on how he will kill Medusa.
Further, Medusa is a powerful Gorgon. Many
attempted to kill her but no one succeed only
Perseus. He still needs the help of the gods
and goddesses for him to kill Medusa
successfully.
Perseus is a man of courage and
determination.
 What heroic characteristics does Perseus have? Perseus is also helpful to those who are in
need. He helped Andromeda from the sea
monster.

I will never put my daughter in prison. If that

is my fate, I will accept it.
If you were King Acrisius and were told the
prophecy of being killed by your grandson, what
would you do? I will do the same thing as what Perseus did to
Polydectes.

If you were Perseus, what would you do to

Polydectes, after you got the head of Medusa?
What lesson did you get from the story?
(Students answer.)
Courage and determination will win out every
time.
The journey through life is full of hazards but
the strong will prevail and achieve their goals.

The story tells us that we cannot change our

fate.

(Students answer.)
Very good, everyone!
Do you have any questions?

Wow. Since you do not have any questions, let us

apply what we have learned in a group activity that Yes, Maam!
we’re about to do.

Are you excited?

(The class will be grouped into four, and each group

will choose their leader.)

Each group will write their own fiction story with

the same lesson they gained from the story of
Perseus. Just choose one moral lesson and use it
as guide in writing a fiction short story. Your story
must be written in a clean sheet of paper.
Yes, Maam!
Are the instructions clear?

Good!

Now, proceed to your respective group mates and

start writing your short story.

(The teacher will also be presenting the rubric for

rating their short story. See rubrics at the last page.)

After writing, a representative from each group will

read the story that they have come up with in front of
the class.
(Student answers.)
D. Generalization

Anyone from the class, who would like to

summarize the story of Perseus and Medusa?
The story serves an inspiration to us. It tells us
E. Valuing that we must not stop doing the things we
What is the significance of the story of Perseus to already started. We must continue it even it is
you? very challenging because if we will stop,
nothing will happen.

The story tells us that in life we cannot avoid

challenges and problems. Problems are already
Very good! What else? part of our life and for us to solve our
problems, we must do our best. We can ask
help from other people around us and we can
use any kind of defenses to protect ourselves
from danger. Always pray in God because He
is the Best Protector and Best Defense we have
in our life.

Excellent!

The story of Perseus is a very nice story. It tells us

that we don’t grow when things are easy; we grow
when we face challenges. Challenges in life will
help us to know what we become just like Perseus,
if he did not face the challenge given to him by
Polydectes, he would not realize how strong he
was, he would not able to save Andromeda from
the sea monsters and he would not able to save his
mother from the cruel hands of Polydectes. If he
did not accept the challenge and if he did not
build any defenses to solve his problem, it will
only increase his distance from saving Andromeda
Yes, Maam.
and Danae.

Understood? Those people who do good things always win.

Although there are some people who do bad
things or evilness win, they just win at first
Are there still lessons you gain from the story?
but at the end, the last laugh is possessed by
those good people.

That’s right! That is the lesson we gain from the We are not the master of our own fate.
story of Polydectes.

Any lesson from the story?

Correct! That is one of the lesson we can get from

the story. As you see, King Acrisius did his best to
escape or not fulfill the oracle given to him by
Apollo, but that was his fate because at the end, he
No man is an island. Perseus would not be
was killed unknowingly by his grandson. able to cut Medusa’s head if he did not ask
There are many lessons we can get from the story. help from the gods and goddesses.
No more?

Exactly! That is another lesson that story tells None, Ma’am.

us.

Questions?
 F. Evaluation
To be able to kill the Gorgon, Perseus
built a line of defenses. Identify what these
defenses are. Explain the value of each of those
defenses as Perseus faced his challenges. Write
your answers on a whole sheet of paper.

IV. ASSIGNMENT

Hero in Me

A hero saves the day. Saving people and saving lives could be in any form possible.
Complete the chart below by answering the questions that follow.

List down all the acts of heroism done by List down all the little acts of heroism you did
Perseus. lately.

What personal challenges does Perseus have What personal challenges have you overcome
to overcome to fulfil acts of heroism? to fulfil acts of heroism?

References:
ENGLISH Grade 10 (World Literature and Communication Arts) pp. 122
The Story of Perseus. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus
Edith Hamilton. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Hamilton
Short Story Grading Rubric. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.manasquanschools.org/cms/lib6/NJ01000635/Centricity/Domain/390/Short%20Sto ry
%20Grading%20Rubric.pdf

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 Short Story Grading Rubric
CATEGORY Exceptional (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2)
Setting Many vivid, Some vivid, The reader can The reader has
descriptive words are descriptive words figure out when trouble figuring
used to tell when and are used to tell the and where the story out when and
where the story took audience when and took place, but the where the story
place. where the story took author didn't supply took place.
place. much detail.
Characters The main characters The main The main It is hard to tell
are named and clearly characters are characters are who the main
described. Most named and named. The reader characters are.
readers could described. Most knows very little
describe the readers would about
characters have some idea of the characters.
accurately. what the characters
looked like.
Problem/Conflict It is very easy for the It is fairly easy for It is fairly easy for It is not clear what
reader to understand the reader to the reader to problem the main
the problem the understand the understand the characters face.
main characters face problem the main problem the main
and why it is a characters face and characters face but it
problem. why it is a problem. is not clear why it is
a problem.
Solution/Resolution The solution to the The solution to the The solution to the No solution is
character's problem is character's problem character's problem attempted or it is
easy to understand, is easy to is a little hard to impossible to
and is logical. There understand, and is understand. understand.
are no loose ends. somewhat logical.
Dialogue There is an There is too much There is not quite It is not clear
appropriate amount dialogue in this story, enough dialogue in which character is
of dialogue to bring but it is always clear this story, but it is speaking.
the characters to life which character is always clear which
and it is always clear speaking. character is
which character is speaking.
speaking.
Organization The story is very well The story is pretty The story is a Ideas and scenes
organized. One idea well organized. One little hard to seem to be
or scene follows idea or scene may follow. The randomly arranged.
another in a logical seem out of place. transitions are
sequence with clear Clear transitions are sometimes not
transitions. used. clear.

Creativity The story contains The story The story There is little
many creative contains a few contains a few evidence of
details and/or creative details creative details creativity in the
descriptions that and/or descriptions and/or descriptions, story. The author
contribute to the that contribute to but they distract from does not seem to
reader's enjoyment. the reader's the story. The author have used much
The author has enjoyment. The has tried to use imagination.
really used his/her author has used his/her imagination.
imagination. his/her
imagination.
Mechanics The story contains no The story contains The story contains The story contains
errors in grammar, few minor errors in many and/or so many errors in
usage, or mechanics. grammar, usage, or serious errors in grammar, usage,
mechanics. grammar, usage, or and mechanics that
mechanics; may errors block
interfere with reading.
reading.