Detailed Lesson Plan

I. Objectives
At the end of the 60 minutes period, the students should be able to:
a. Create an encouraging letter to themselves.
b. Share their own thoughts if they are one of the characters in the story.
c. Identify the plot of the story.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Heywood Broun’s The Fifty-First Dragon
Reference: On Dragon Hunting: https://kirkcenter.org/schall/on-dragon-hunting/
Materials: Canva Presentation
Values: Being confident and trusting yourself

III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

a. Prayer

“Before we begin the lesson this morning, let us ask the

guidance of almighty God and let us enlighten our mind to
completely understand the lesson this morning.”

You are the creator of Heaven and Earth. We are here today
in this school seeking knowledge and wisdom because of
you. We are grateful for this wonderful day as we learn new
things from our instructors. We ask you to guide us through
the lesson, which we hope will improve our understanding of
the world around us.”

b. Greetings

“Good morning class!

“How are you class? How was your paper works?”

“it’s alright, you just need to remind yourself about your

goals that you need to achieve”
“Good morning, Teacher”

“So even thought you have so many things to do, I expect all
that you will still have an active participation? Is that an “There are so many paper works Teacher”
agreement?”

“Okay, perfect! Now before we review our topic last time, I

would like to remind you about our virtual classroom rules. “Okay teacher”
First, we need to respect everyone by putting your
microphones on mute especially when someone is speaking.

Second, we need to cooperate if we were asked to do so.

Lastly, be attentive at all times and if you want to answer or

you have some questions just click the “raise hand” button.

Are those clear?

c. Review

“Do you still remember our previous lesson?”

“Can you tell me what is it all about?

“Very good!”

“So can you share in the class what the topic is all about, Ms.
Audrey?”
“Our topic last time was all about the report of Ms. Espera,
the sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Browning”

“Thank you, Ms. Audrey.”

“The topic last time is all about describes the love that one
speaker has for her husband. She confesses her ending
“Good Job!”
passion. It is easily one of the most famous and recognizable
poems in the English language. In the poem, the speaker is
proclaiming her unending passion for her beloved.”

B. Developmental Activities

a. Motivation

“I have here a short ice breaker and I need your participation

in this activity. All you have to do is to read the word and the
meaning and give a one sentence using the unfamiliar word.

“So, the instruction is simple, kindly read the first word, Ms.
Resa and give an example?”
 “Joust, verb meaning to fight with lances on horseback.
Example: The knights jousted against each other”

“Very good! You can also type your answer in the chatbox if
you want to share your sentence. Next, we have Shameha,
kindly read the word and definition.”
“explusion, a noun meaning forcing out someone from a
group. Example: Her hatred of authority led to her expulsion
from high school.”
“Good job! Thank you, Ms. Shameha, Next we have Mr.
Merlin. Kindly read and give an example”

“timorously, an adverb meaning timidly or shyly. Example:

She went timorously up the steps, and after a time dared to
cross the threshold “

“Great! For the last one, any volunteer?”

“testy, an adjective meaning easily angered. Example: My

wife gets testy if we don't have dessert.

“alright thank you so much for participating, now I would

like to share a very short story about a boy who’s lacking of
self-esteem.

b. Discussion

“May I call Mr. Merlin. Unmute yourself please and tell us if

you think you are attractive to everyone? How would you
rate yourself?
“I think I am attractive and if I would rate myself, it would
be 9/10”

“Thank you, Mr. Merlin! Good job!

“What about you Ms. Rocelene, how would you rate

yourself?”

“I think I am 8/10”
“The number you gave to us is just the identification on how
you believe in yourself, on how high is your self-esteem. The
higher the number, the more you trust yourself”

“Great! Very good! Now, thank you for sharing”

“Today’s topic will be The Fifty-First Dragon, a very short

story by Heywood Broun, was released by Harcourt Brace in
1921. It is about a school used in the Middle Ages to train
knights. An obviously unqualified applicant with the
humorous name of Gawaine le Coeur-Hardy is matriculating
at this institution. Gawaine didn't enjoy jousting, not even the
diluted kind with ponies and padded lances, while appearing
to be physically fit enough for the noble school. The majority
of the professors at the school intended to kick Gawaine out
as unfit, with the exception of the headmaster who seemed to
have had some faith in him.

“Alright now before we proceed into the story, I would like

to introduce the two main characters in the story. It is the
Headmaster as the supporting character and Gawaine le
Coeur-Hardy as the main character.”

“now let us explore together the story, in the beginning

Gawaine was the least promising student for multiple
reasons. He has little to "no" self-esteem and he was
extremely cowardly. The Headmaster subjected Gawaine to
the study of the history and habits of dragons. Gawaine
seemed to relish the training. For a weapon, he carried a
heavy battle-ax, no mean weapon. After detailed
preparations, the Headmaster figured that he could send
Gawaine after the marauding dragons if he could first instill
confidence into the lad. The young man, recalling Plato,
wanted a cap that made him invisible, but when Gawaine
found out that there was no such thing, he was frightened at
the prospect of his chances among the six-hundred-feet-long
dragons.
“

“For the next scenario can you read it Ms. Allana?”

“The Headmaster, however, told him of a secret word that, so

he said, would protect Gawaine at all times—if recited
correctly. The word was “Rumplesnitz.” It took a lot of
practice for Gawaine to pronounce and remember this word,
particularly when he needed it at the approach of a dragon.
The Headmaster made it clear that all Gawaine had to do to
be safe was pronounce the word, “Rumplesnitz.”

So the die was cast. Gawaine believed the Headmaster. Next

step was to make his first foray into dragon-land. Thus far, it
“Gawaine had a talk with the Headmaster who decided that
was only a matter of faith. About a mile from the school a
he would be a dragon slayer but in order to make him
big dragon spotted Gawaine and charged him. The knight
confident about himself the headmaster told him a magic
yelled “Rumplesnitz” while swinging his battle-ax. Zip, no
word whic was "RUMPLESNITZ"
more head on the dragon. Gawaine collected the ears and a
piece of dragon tail and took them back to the school as
proof of his feat. As the days passed, Gawaine killed more
and more dragons with the aid of the magic word. His fame
spread. Fellow students studied his technique.”

“so the next thing happened, can you please read it Ms.
Audrey?”
“Alright, Gawaine began to go out dragon hunting on his
own. The day came when he was to kill his fiftieth dragon.
He had begun to wear all his medals while dragon hunting.
But the fiftieth dragon was a special case. He was an old
dragon and apparently had heard that Gawaine had some
magic about him. So he did not charge the knight but waited
for the knight to come to him. But as he tried to kill the old
dragon, Gawaine forgot his magic word.

“So the next thing happened Gawaine became more and

more frightened; his old timorous self was returning. The
dragon was in the act of devouring the knight when Gawaine
swung his battle-ax and cut off the dragon’s head. Suddenly,
Gawaine remembered the magic word, but only after he had
killed the dragon. This puzzled the knight very much.
Something was wrong. “
“He became very successful in dragon slaying and others
would look at him as hero. As the days passed, Gawaine
“for the resolution, please read Ms. Jannah?” killed more and more dragons with the aid of the magic word
until the day he faced his his fiftieth dragon.”

“Gawaine carried his concern to the Headmaster, who was

delighted to hear these developments. The Headmaster
explained that the word “Rumplesnitz” really did not mean
anything. Gawaine had killed the dragon by virtue of his own
power and skill. Logically, then, credit for killing these fifty
dragons went to his skill, not to any magic word. The knight
was now as free of faith and superstition as was the
Headmaster. Gawaine was his own man, with his own power.
He was no longer dependent on anything beyond himself.

Gawaine realized that the Headmaster considered all along

that the dragon killings had nothing to do with magic, only
with the skill instilled by the school’s training. The
Headmaster had, in fact, lied to him to overcome his fear.

The next day found Gawaine cowering in bed. He had no real

confidence in his own battle-ax without the protection of the
magic word. While the school officials were worried about
what was bothering him, they dressed him up anyway and
shoved Gawaine out for his fifty-first dragon. It was spotted
not far from the school—a smallish, older beast. But “Gawaine was confused then the Headmaster told him that it
Gawaine never came back. After a couple of days, they was just a lie. Gawaine went for his fifty-first dragon but
found tatters of his uniform and medals scattered around one Gawaine never came back and people assumed that he was
of the outlying fields. Gawaine le Cœur-Hardly himself dead.”
concluded that, if his faith was a lie, he had no way to defend
himself. His strength did not depend wholly on himself. The
bond that holds things together was broken. Meanwhile, back
at the knights’ school, the young men are taught that all
depends on their own strength, which is developed in their
training. No one who attended the school ever heard of the
fifty-first dragon. Their education was complete without the
word. THE END”

“Now do you have any questions?”

c. Application

If none, I would like you to read the activity Ms. Shameha”

“
“Is it clear? Do you have any questions? Okay TIMER
STARTS NOW, I’ll be checking the group chat in SEAL”

a. Generalization

“Let us see if you really understand the lesson for today.”

“If you will be given a chance to one of the character in the

story as a friend of Gawaine, how would you cheer him up??

(ask them all)

“Alright thank you all for sharing your thoughts! Always

remember that you are worth it, you are loved and you
deserved to be happy! Now cheer up and keep on fighting!”

“Create a one paragraph encouraging letter to yourself ( 3-5

sentences)

Write it on a piece of paper and send it to our GC for 5

minutes.”
 “I will give him a lot of chocolates, Teacher”

“I will encourage him everyday!”

IV. Evaluation

1. Get one piece of paper and write down your biggest insecurity to yourself and your strengths and show it to class.

V. Assignment

Create a short infographic video about “ENCOURAGEMENT”

Rubric:

Creativity – 50 %
Content – 50%
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total : 100 %