I.

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students will able to:
A. Unlock the unfamiliar words through finding their partner
B. Use the Candido Apocalypse graphic organizer and they will write the elements of
the short story.
C. Recreate the ending of the story, will make a characterization of the characters
from the story, will create a tableau and jingle.

II. Subject matter

A. Topic: In a Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

B. Reference:https://www.google.com/url?
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gGHWbAClMQFnoECEcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffullreads.com%2Fcrime
%2Fin-a-grove-by-ryunosuke-akutagawa
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C. Materials: box, pictures, paper, cartolina, pen, illustration board, manila paper.
D. Value: develop teamwork

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Preliminary Activities

Good afternoon class! Good afternoon, Sir!

How are you today? We are fine, Sir!

That’s good to hear!

Before we formally start our lesson, (EJ will lead us a short prayer)
may we ask the guidance of our
almighty God. May I ask EJ to lead us
a short prayer?

Before you take your seats kindly pick

those scattered pieces of paper and
trash under your chairs and arrange
your chairs properly. Yes, Sir!
Miss secretary, is everybody present
today?

That’s good keep it up! The Madman on the roof, Sir.

Review
Now, Let’s have a short recap last
meeting. What was our topic last
meeting? Yes Jhesrel?
The author of the short story is Hiroshi
Very good Jhesrel! Kikuchi, Sir

So, who is the author of the short story

The madman on is the author of the
short story The Madman on the roof?
Yes, Althea?
Yes, Sir!
Very good althea!

A. Motivation

Before we proceed with our new topic.

Let’s have a game. Class are you
familiar with the game Criminal Case?
Now I have here some pictures of a Sir, it was a murder because how come
crime scene and you can guess if it is a the boy can climb up there because he
suicide or murder and if you guess the has a crutch in the side of the cabinet
correct answer, you will have a prize so I’m sure that this is a murder sir.
after our class. Is that clear class?

Okay First picture! Yes, Marjorie?

Sir, it was a murder because there are

bullets and there was no gun in the
 crime scene.

Very good Marjorie! Please claim your

price after our lesson.

Okay next picture! Yes, LJ? What do

you think? Sir, I think this is a suicide sir as you
can see there was a gun in her hand
and I think she is under the influence
of drugs sir.
You have a point LJ! Very good!
Please claim your price after out
lesson.

Last picture! Yes Dexter?

Yes, Dexter you are right! Please claim

your price after out lesson.

Thank you everyone for your active

participation!

B. Presentation

So today we will have a new topic and

the title of our new topic is “In a grove
by Ryunosuke Akutagawa” before we
proceed to the short story in a grove
let’s have a brief background of the
author.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa- proved to be

one of Japan's most important
intellectuals over his short career
during the Taishō period (1912–1926).
Akutagawa is regarded as the "father
of the Japanese short story" and the
Akutagawa Prize—Japan's premier
literary award—is named after him. At
thirty-five, he committed suicide
through an overdose of barbital.

Akutagawa's first name, Ryūnosuke

("Son of Dragon"), was a tribute to the
fact that he was born in the Year of the
Dragon, in the Month of the Dragon,
on the Day of the Dragon, and at the
Hour of the Dragon. Ryūnosuke was
an introverted child, spending most of
his time reading classical Chinese
literature and works by influential
Japanese authors Mori Ōgai and
Natsume Sōseki. His second published
story, "The Nose," earned a letter of
praise from Sōseki, his early childhood
idol.

After studying English literature at

Tokyo Imperial University, Akutagawa
continued to write works based on
(Students will do the activity)
classical and historical texts, as well as
haikus under the pen name Gaki. After
Magistrate- a civil officer or lay judge
serving with the Naval Engineering
who administers the law, especially
School as an English instructor, he
one who conducts a court that deals
spent four months in China to report
with minor offenses and holds
for Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, a daily
preliminary hearings for more serious
newspaper. His physical and mental
ones.
health soured as a result of this trip and
he never made a full recovery before Infamous- well known for some bad
the end of his life. quality or deed.
C. Unlocking of difficulties Aristocrats- a person who has the
manners or qualities of a member of a
Before we discuss, let us first unlock privileged or superior class.
the difficult words that are embedded
in the short story of Ryunosuke Mound- a rounded mass projecting
Akutagawa. Under your armchair they above a surface.
are folded papers that contains the
unfamiliar word and the other papers Plunged- to push or drive into
contains the meaning of it. Now kindly something with force
find your pair to its correct definition,
then you will paste it on the wall and Dagger- is a weapon, a sharp knife
with that kindly use it in a sentence. that's used for self-defense or fighting

Thank you everyone! You got it all

right.

D. Discussion
(They will read the short story)
Last meeting, I gave you the full copy
of the short story “In a Grove” by
Ryunusuke Akutagawa and now may I
assign seven students to read the short
story because in this story they are
seven characters so the seven students
will read the lines of the seven
characters in the story.

May I assign Rica, EJ, LJ, Jasmine,

Van, Monica and Krista to read.
Sir, the woodcutter, Buddhist priest,
Before we start you will be guided Police man, old woman, Tajomaru,
with the following questions: Masajo, spiritual medium, samurai
master.
1) Who are the characters?
2) Who is the victim?
3) What is the theme of the story? The samurai master sir or simply the
husband of Masajo.

Thank you everyone!

Now let’s answer the questions.
Who are the characters? Yes, Marco?
The theme of the story is all about
mystery sir, because they don’t know
who killed the samurai master and at
the end it was his wife who killed his
husband.

Very good! Thank you, Marco.

Who is the victim? Yes, Chandie?

Yes, Sir!
Very good! Thank you, Chandie.

What is the theme of the story? Yes,

Jasmine? Yes, Sir!

Great! Thank you, Jasmine.

I know we are familiar with the

Candido Apocalypse graphic
organizer. Am I right?

With the use of the Candido

Apocalypse graphic organizer, may we
have four groups the first group will be
these rows and the second group will
be the next rows will be the second
group and so on. The first group will
do the situations, characters and setting (Students will present in front of the
of the story, The second group will do class)
the rising action, third group will do
the climax and for the last group will
do denouement. After that assign one
or representative to discuss your works
in front. Is that clear my dear students?

Alright then you will do that in

20minutes.

Time is over! Please paste your works Sir, the woodcutter, Buddhist priest,
in front and assign one to present your Police man, old woman, Tajomaru,
works in front. Masajo, spiritual medium, samurai
master.
Congratulations everyone, excellent
answers!
Sir, his wife According to Masago's
E. Generalization confession, she stabs Takehiko by a
small sword.
To test your understanding, let’s have a
short recap of our topic. Yes, sir!

Who are the characters of the story?

Yes Crissa?

Very good, Crissa!

Who killed the victim Takehiro? and

why? Yes, Dexter?

Ok you have a point, Dexter! and class

imagine that your own wife will kill
you but class we heard different stories
from all of the characters we don’t
know who do it right? Also, all the
confessions consisted of Masago
wanting Takehiro dead. Although, the
bandit Tajomaru and Takehiro played a
convincing act of killing Takehiro, but
they both have reason to cover for
Masago. Clearly the fact that Masago
confesses, demonstrates that she did it.
Tajomaru hadn't planned to kill
Takehiko until Masago, Takehiko's
wife, wanted one of the men to die. He
admitted to killing Takehiko so he
could keep his wife for himself.

F. Application

Let’s have another activity, stay in

your group and this is what you are
going to do. The first group will create
 a graphic organizer with and will make
a characterization of the characters
from the story. The second group will
do a role play and then recreate the
ending of the story, third group will
create a tableau on how they killed
Takehiro, for the last group you will
create a jingle on how justice can be
served. After that you will perform/
present in front.

You will be graded with the following

rubrics:

Content- 20
Creativity- 10
Presentation- 5
Teamwork- 5

I will give you 20 minutes to this

activity and after that we will proceed
with the presentation.

Congratulations everyone, truly you

are all talented.

IV. Evaluation
Directions: Bring out ¼ sheet of paper and answer the following questions.
1. Where is the bamboo grove?
a) About 250 meters off the Yamashina stage road
b) About 150 yards off the Yamashina stage road
c) In the center of Kyoto
d) None of the above

2. Who finds the body of Takehiro?

a) The Priest
b) The old woman
c) Tajomaru
d) The Woodcutter

3. Which character does not give his testimony to the magistrate?

a) The Policeman
b) Masago
c) The Woodcutter
d) The Priest

4. On what point of view is the story told?

a) Third-Person
b) First- Person
c) Second- Person
d) None of the above

5. Where does Masago deliver her confession?

a) To the magistrate
b) Police station
c) Unknown
d) Kyozomi Temple

6. Why masago doesn’t die?

a) A bodhisattva protected her.
b) She tries twice to commit suicide but fails.
c) She only wanted Takehiro to die.
d) None of the above.

7. Why doesn’t Takehiro save Masago from being raped?

a) It is happening in a different area of the grove.
b) He is tied to a tree
c) He thinks she is responsible for having been fooled by the bandit.
d) His hands are tied to his ankles, like a hog.

8. What does the bandit stick in Takehiro’s mouth?

a) A piece of robe
b) A rope
c) Nothing
d) Bamboo leaves

9. What punishment does Tajomaru ask for?

a) Nothing
b) Lethal injection
c) Electric chair
d) To be hang in a tree

10. In her account, what look does Masago see in her husband’s eyes?
a) Desire
b) Sadness
c) Contempt
d) Vulnerability
 V. Assignment
Direction: In your assignment notebook answer the following questions.
a) Write your own analysis of the short story “In a Grove” by Ryunusuke Akutagawa.
b) Have an advance reading on the “Tale of Genji” that will be our topic next meeting.

A DETAILED LESSON PLAN

IN
SURVEY OF AFRO-ASIAN
LITERATURE

Prepared by:
Limuel Andrei Lazo
Student Teacher

Checked by:
Ms. Gleann Corpuz
Course Professor