DIVISION SDO Laguna GRADE LEVEL Grade 11

LEARNING Face to Face

DELIVERY
MODALITY

21st Century
Literature from the
SUBJECT QUARTER First Quarter
Philippines and the
World

MELC No.
LESSON
EXEMPLAR Domain MELC 5
WRITER/S Elsa L. Gabriel

No. of Days 1 Day

At the end of the lesson, learners are expected to:

1. OBJECTIVES 1. demonstrate understanding of a short story and analyze its basic
elements.
2. appreciate the use of multimedia in sharing the lessons learned from a
short story.
3. perform a self or peer-assessment in evaluating one’s work.

A. Content The learner will be able to understand and appreciate the elements and
Standards contexts of 21st century Philippine literature from the regions.
B. Performance The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of
Standards 21st Century Philippine literature from the regions through:
1. a written close analysis and critical interpretation of a literary text
in terms of form and theme, with a description of its context derived from
research; and
2. an adaptation of a text into other creative forms using multimedia
 C. Most
Essential Do self- and/or peer-assessment of the creative adaptation of a literary
Learning text, based on rationalized criteria, prior to presentation.
Competencie EN12Lit-le-31.3
s (MELC)
D. Enabling
Competencies

II.CONTENT Elements of a Short Story

III.LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
a. Teacher’s
Guide
Pages
b. Learner’s
Pivot 4A Learning Module in 21st Century Literature from the Philippines
Material
and the World pp 55-67
Pages
c. Textbook
Pages

d. Additional
Materials
from
Learning
Resource
s
B. List of
Learning
Resources for Self-Learning Modules
Development
and Graphic Organizer
Engagement
Activities

IV.PROCEDURES
A. Introduction What I need to know?
(10) Goal Orientation
The teacher will share the objectives of the lesson and the different means
of achieving them.
Activity No. 1 SEE – THINK – WONDER
The teacher will show various pictures reflecting language barriers in
putting up signages

Analysis: Processing Questions

1. What is your first impression about the pictures?
2. What elements/ factors affect your group in doing the activity?
3. What difficulty/ies did you encounter in coming up with your answers?
4. What realization can be derived from the activity in relation to your
knowledge about Filipinos’ societal issues and concerns on language
learning and usage?

What’s new?
The students will be grouped into six (5) to do differentiated tasks:

Activity 3. The Real Grind

Group 1- Let’s Set the Mood-Setting Analysis
Group 2- Introspection-Characterization
Group 3- Life Line- Plotting of the Story
Group 4- Let’s be Mean! - Theme Analysis
Group 5- Mirroring the Author- Author’s Purpose

▪ For 5 minutes, they will brainstorm, do the tasks assigned to them

and organize their answers ready for presentation. The group will
assign someone to present their output.

▪ During the presentation of output everyone is expected to listen and

comment on the sharing of each presentation.
 ▪ The teacher will facilitate the said sharing and then inject the
connection of the activity to the lesson at the end of group
presentations.

B. Development What I know?

(10 mins) Activity 3. Let’s Dig Deeper

Elements of a Short Story

What Is a Short Story?

A short story is a work of short, narrative prose that is usually centered
around one single event. It is limited in scope and has an introduction,
body and conclusion. Although a short story has much in common with
a novel, it is written with much greater precision. Any time you are
asked to write an essay that is based on a piece of fiction, the following
guide and questions may help you.
Once you examine these narrative elements, you want to look for
PATTERNS, or MOTIFS, in the work. Pay attention to words & images
that are related

Setting
Setting is a description of where and when the story takes place. In a
short story there are fewer settings compared to a novel. The time is
more limited. Ask yourself the following questions:
How is the setting created? Consider geography, weather, time of day,
social conditions, etc.
What role does setting play in the story? Is it an important part of the
plot or theme? Or is it just a backdrop against which the action takes
place?
Does the setting change? If so, how?
Study the time period, which is also part of the setting, and ask yourself
the following:

When was the story written?

Does it take place in the present, the past, or the future?
How does the time period affect the language, atmosphere or social
circumstances of the short story?

Characterization
Characterization deals with how the characters in the story are
described. In short stories there are usually fewer characters compared
to a novel. They usually focus on one central character or protagonist.
Ask yourself the following:

Who is the main character?

Who or what is the antagonist?
Are the main character and other characters described through
dialogue – by the way they speak (dialect or slang for instance)?
Has the author described the characters by physical appearance,
thoughts and feelings, and interaction (the way they act towards
others)?
Are they static characters who do not change?
Are they dynamic characters who change?
What type of characters are they? What qualities stand out? Are they
stereotypes?
Are the characters believable?
Do the characters symbolize something?

Plot and Structure

The plot is the main sequence of events that make up the story. In short
stories the plot is usually centered around one experience or significant
moment. Consider the following questions:

What is the most important event?

How is the plot structured? Is it linear, chronological or does it move
around?
Is the plot believable?
CONFLICT: Conflict or tension is usually the heart of the short story
and is related to the main character. In a short story there is usually one
main struggle.
How would you describe the main conflict?
Is it an internal conflict within the character?
Is it an external conflict caused by the surroundings or environment the
main character finds himself/herself in?

CLIMAX: The climax is the point of greatest tension or intensity in the

short story. It can also be the point where events take a major turn as
the story races towards its conclusion.
When does the climax take place?

RESOLUTION: The resolution is the end of the story. It focuses on

how the conflict is ultimately resolved.

Are the closing sentences significant? How does the end relate or
connect to the opening?
Narrator and Point of View

The narrator is the person telling the story. Consider this question: Are
the narrator and the main character the same?

By point of view we mean from whose eyes the story is being told.
Short stories tend to be told through one character’s point of view. The
following are important questions to consider:

Who is the narrator or speaker in the story?

Does the author speak through the main character?
Is the story written in the first person “I” point of view?
Is the story written in a detached third person “he/she” point of view?
Is there an “all-knowing” third person who can reveal what all the
characters are thinking and doing at all times and in all places?
 Is the narrator trustworthy?
Style

The author’s style has to do with the his or her vocabulary, use of
imagery, tone, or the feeling of the story. It has to do with the author’s
attitude toward the subject. In some short stories the tone can be ironic,
humorous, cold, or dramatic.

Is the author’s language full of figurative language: metaphors,

symbols, personification, etc.?
What images are used?
What is the tone or mood of the story?

Theme
The theme is built on a topic, such as death, hope, the American
dream, etc. and how the topic affects the human condition, society, or
life. As a reader, focus on what the story is revealing about the topic.
The theme should be expressed as a statement, a general observation
about human nature.

What is it?
Concept Presentation
After the teacher present the concepts on the basic elements of a
short story learners will be asked to define and describe each
element.

▪ Follow up questions about the topic may be asked to keep and

check students’ attention.

▪ The teacher may ask the importance of unity among the elements to
come up with a good story.

After the concept discussion, the learners will answer the following tasks:
Application:
Activity No. 4 Levelling Up
 The learners will do self- and peer-assessment of the creative adaptation
of a literary text, based on rationalized criteria, prior to presentation.

▪ The teacher will share on his/her screen the activity.

▪ Then, processing of the answers will follow right after the learners
answered the activity. The teacher may call students to share their
answers.
C. Engagement What’s more?
(15 mins) Questions to Ponder:

1.What significant lesson have you learned from the story? How will
you apply it in your own life?

2. Why do you think some Filipinos tried hard to speak the English
Language?

3. React on this: It is ordinary in our Filipino culture for Ang Hindi

Lumingon sa Pinanggalingan ay Hindi Makararating sa Paroroonan

Ang Hindi Magmahal sa Sariling Wika ay Higit sa Hayop at

malansang Isda.

What I can do?

▪ To sum up the activity, the teacher will call one representative from
each group to synthesize what transpired in the panel discussion or
their “takeaways.”

D. Assimilation What I have learned?

(15 mins)
▪ The teacher will ask the students to choose a part in the story,
which he/she finds the most interesting.

▪ Then, produce a two-minute video of it using the theme of the story.

Activity No. 5 Let’s Do the Reels!

▪ The teacher will ask the students to create a blog on moral values
that he/she got from the short story "Sinigang" and its impact to
him/her as a 21st century learner.
 ▪ The learner will share his/her output by posting the reels in FB

▪ . Let a classmate or friend evaluate his/her work using the rubric

below.

▪ The students will submit the peer evaluation sheet.

▪ Tick the box of the score given. Be guided by the score and its
description.

No. Criteria

1. Uses audio/visual aids or media to clarify information.

2. Presents relevant content based on the theme of the story.

3. Shows considerable originality and inventiveness.

4. Presents the ideas in a unique and interesting way.

10 points

15 points

20 points

What I can do?

Activity No. 6 Additional Activity

▪ The learners will accomplish the self-assessment table below. They

 must answer it objectively.

▪ Learners may refer to completed previous activities as basis in

answering the self-assessment task.

V.REFLECTION The teacher will ask the learners to write in their notebook, journal, or
portfolio their personal insights about the lesson using the prompts below.

I understand that _____________

I realize that __________________.

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