motivation

Before we start, I want you to read silently and familiarize the

words that I will post on the board. Raise your hand if you
want to answer and share your thoughts. Is it clear?

Vast - very great or big in size

Possession - ownership
Lovers - persons in love
Bridge - a structure carrying a pathway or a roadway over a
depression or obstacle
Minister - servant or agent
Lesson proper
Today we are going to hear the story about the Bridge of
Love. Are you ready to listen?

What are the important things to do while listening a story?

 
Excellent class!

Remember to listen carefully the story for you to find out

the answers that I will ask after I read the story, you are
allowed to take down notes. Are you ready?
The story Entitled The Bridge of Love.

The Bridge of Love

Have you ever looked into the night sky? Have you noticed a broadband of
brightness across the entire sky? This band of stars is called the Milky Way.
It contains over 100 billion stars including our sun. The Chinese say that if
you look into the night sky on the seventh month in the Chinese calendar,
you will see this bridge of stars very clearly.

A long time ago, there lived a king in the Land of Stars. He was powerful. He
was the mightiest ruler in the vast expanse of the skies. But the Land of
Stars was not his important treasure. His most precious possession was his
own daughter. The princess was beautiful and hardworking, loving and
obedient to her father. And she did one thing nobody else could do. She
could weave clouds on her loom every day. The clouds covered the sky and
gave shelter to the people from the hot sun.
It came to pass that a handsome prince from a neighboring space kingdom visited the
king. He was attracted by the princess’ beauty. He saw how respectful and obedient
the princess was to her father. They fell in love with each other. The Prince asked the
Princess’s hand in marriage. The King agreed on one condition. The princess must
continue weaving clouds even after her marriage. And the Prince agreed. But the
young lovers forgot their promise. The Princess spent days gathering heavenly
flowers. She would dress herself with jewels of all kinds. The Prince enjoyed the
company of his beautiful bride. They would play, travel, and enjoy food and music all
day long. The Prince left his kingdom to his ministers. He spent all his time with his
princess. And the Princess never wove clouds on her loom.

The King was very angry. There were no more clouds to protect the people from the
sun’s bright rays. People died from heat. There were no rains that watered the earth.
Crops and animals died. With one wave of his hand, the King separated the lovers.
He sent the prince to the northern skies. He sent the princess to the southern skies. The
River of Stars separated them. The lovers were very, very, very sad. They cried all
hours of the day and flooded the earth with their cries.The magpies, a kind of bird,
pitied the lovers. On the seventh month in the Chinese calendar, all magpies in the
world formed a bridge over the river. The lovers would meet and all the stars in the
sky twinkled their brightness as the lovers enjoyed each other’s company.
Now, How did the story open?

What characters does the story have?

Which phrase names the setting of the story?

Why did the king become angry at the newly-weds?

How did the king punish the newly weds?

Very good class! Give yourself a sana all clap!

Now let us talk about the elements of literary text. This will help you to
understand the flow of the story and the elements of literary text.
 
Setting tells the place and time when the story happened and the situation at
the beginning.
Characters are the people who act in the story
Main characters- one on whom the story focuses
Minor characters- one who serves to complement the major characters and keep the action
moving.
Plot tells the main event in the story.
Exposition- introduces the setting and characters (What is the situation?)
Rising Action- introduces and develops the conflict. (How come it happened)
Climax- serves as the highest point of interest or suspense
Falling action- draws the story to close (How did they resolve the problem)
Resolution- ties up the loose ends (What’s the result?)
 
Is it clear class?
generalization
Who would like to give the title of the story?
The characters?
The settings?
 
If you were the newly-weds, would you obey and respect
your father?
 
Who wants to give the elements of literaray text?
 
Very good class! Give yourself a sana all clap!
application
Now that you really understand the story and the
elements of literary text, I have an activity and the
class will be divided into 3 groups. All you need to do
is provide the elements of literary text based from the
story of The Bridge of Love and then explain it to the
class. Is it clear?
For Individual task:
Go to your groups quietly.
Listen carefully to the tasks.
Remember and check the rubrics.
Group task rubrics
evaluation
Directions: Tell whether the statement is setting, character, or
plot based on the story discussed.
___________1. The magpies, a kind of bird
___________2. A long time ago
___________3. Land of stars
__________4. The Prince fell in love with the pricess and
then got married. The princess forgot her promise so the king
separated the newly-weds because they broke their promises.
__________5. The handsome prince and beautiful princess

Very good class!

Assignment
Directions: Present the details of your favorite fairy
tale by making story grammar using semantic web.
Write your story grammar on your English notebook
and be ready to present it in class the following day.

Let’s call it a day, good bye class!