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CATCH-UP FRIDAYS

Lesson Script in
English

Quarter 1 Week 8
Catch-Up Fridays
Lesson Script in English
Quarter 1: Week 8
SY 2024-2025

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Development Team

Writer: Virgilio B. Matias Jr.

Internal Validators: Lalaine C. Rosario
Jocelyn M. Untalan
Nora T. Cruz
External Validators: Ferdinand G. Bulusan
Lilibeth L. Mateo
John Vincent K. Forteza
Illustrator & Lay Out Artist: Jay U. De Guzman

Management Team

Regional Director: Tolentino G. Aquino

Assistant Regional Director: Rhoda A. Razon
Schools Division Superintendent: Fatima R. Boado
CLMD Chief: Arlene A. Niro
CID Chief: Carmina C. Gutierrez
Regional EPS- LR: Gina A. Amoyen
Division EPS-LR: Michael E. Rame
Regional Focal Person – Lesson Scripts: Johnson P. Sunga
Division Focal Person – Lesson Scripts: Lalaine C. Rosario
Week 8 Day 5 Date:

I. CURRICULUM CONTENT, STANDARDS, AND LESSON COMPETENCIES

A. Content Demonstrates understanding of text elements to see

Standards the relationship between known and new information
to facilitate comprehension.
B. Performance Correctly presents text elements through simple
Standards organizers to make inferences, predictions, and
conclusions.
C. Learning Identify and discuss the elements of a story (theme,
Competencies setting, characters, and events)
EN2LC-IIa-b-2.2
D. Learning
● Demonstrate understanding of the definition of
Objectives
theme
● Identify the central theme or message of a short
narrative or story depicting peace concepts and
positive traits or behavior
● Write a sentence in their own words about what
they learned from the story
II. CONTENT

Subject Matter Elements of a Story (Theme)

Area for Integration Reading and Peace and Values Education
Theme Personal Awareness – Valuing Oneself
Key Concept for
● Comprehension Skills – vocabulary development
Integration
● The concept of peace and values education
emphasizes the connection of individual positive
traits and behaviors with the creation of a peaceful
environment. It highlights that building peace is an
ongoing effort, starting with individual growth and
extending outward to influence our interactions and
systems.

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References K to 12 Curriculum Guide English

B. Other Learning “A Fantastic Step-by-Step Lesson for Teaching Theme.”
Resources EnglishteacherVault.com. Accessed [July 2024]. URL:
https://blog.englishteachervault.com/theme-in-a-short-
story-step-by-step-lesson/

“What is Theme.” Mr. Stamper’s Class. Accessed [July

2024]. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=C2XYTlnfjgA

IV. TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCEDURES

Before/Pre-Lesson Proper
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Activating Prior Good morning/afternoon, dear learners! Welcome to
Knowledge another fun learning activity in our English class!

Based on our previous discussions, you have been

doing great so far. Let us test your memory to see if
you can still remember the different elements of a
story.

I would like you to read the following sentences and

identify the elements of the story. Are you all ready?
Great!

1. Maria and Juan are kind classmates who always

help each other.

2. They study in a bright and cheerful classroom.

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3. One day, they planted trees together to make their
school greener and more beautiful.

(The teacher reads the sentences first. Then, the

teacher will read it to the learners. Lastly, the learners
read the sentences.)

Possible Learners’ Responses

1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Events

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 Excellent! These sentences emphasize kindness,
cooperation, and environmental care, which are good
traits and behaviors for young Filipino learners.

Lesson Now that you have shown mastery of the previous

lessons, I would like you to re-arrange the following
Purpose/Intention
jumbled letters to form a new word. Write your answer
in your notebook. This new word refers to a story’s
central idea or message that the author wants to
convey to the reader. It is the moral or lesson of the
story. Raise your hand if you have an idea of what the
new word is.

(The teacher can write the definition of the theme on

the board or present it using PowerPoint)

Jumbled Letters: T-E-M-H-E

Correct Word: THEME

You got it right! Very good! It shows that you have a

good grasp of today’s lesson. For example, love may
be the topic in the story, but learning to love
yourself and others may be the theme. For you to
get the story’s theme, you need to carefully read and
comprehend the story and identify its central message
or moral/lesson. You can ask yourself the following
question to quickly identify the story’s theme: What is
this story trying to tell me?

Do you have any questions or clarifications? Great!

Now, let us have another activity that will allow you to
identify the different themes or messages in a
narrative or short story.

Lesson Language I would like you to read the following story and answer
Practice the following questions. But before that, let us
familiarize ourselves with the following words to help
us understand the story better.

The first word is

‘playground’. Say it
again: playground.

Then, the teacher

reads the sentence: I
like going to the
playground.
What do we mean by
playground?

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 The second word is ‘new’.
Repeat it: new.

Then, the teacher reads

the sentence: I have a
new shirt.
What do we mean by
‘new’?

The third word is

‘share’. Say it again:
share.

Then, the teacher

reads the sentence: I
always share my food
with my classmates.
What do we mean by
‘share’?
Unlocking of Difficulties

1. playground – playland or a place where children play

2. new – unused or clean or fresh
3. share – give
During/Lesson Proper

Reading the Key Awesome! Now that we have learned the meaning of
Idea/Stem the words, let us read the story. I will read it first, then
we will both read it, and then you will read it silently.
Are we good so far? Great!

Happy Day
by Virgilio B. Matias Jr.

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 One sunny day in the
playground, a little boy
named Ben was happily
playing with his new ball.
Ben loved to play with his
bright red ball. One day, a
new girl named Lily came
to the playground. Lily
looked sad because she did
not have a ball to play
with. Ben saw Lily's sad
face, so he shared the ball
with Lily. Lily's face lit up
with joy; and they both
played happily together.
Sharing his ball made Ben
happy, too.

Developing Great job! Now, let us go ahead and answer the

Understanding of questions about the story, Happy Day.
the Key Idea/Stem
(The teacher reads the questions first. Then, it will be
read to the learners. Lastly, the learners read each
question and will provide their answers. Call on
volunteers and process each response.)

1. What good thing did Ben do in the story?

2. What can you say about Ben?
3. What is the theme or lesson you can learn from the
story?

Possible Learners’ Responses

1. The good thing that Ben did is he shared the ball
with Lily.
2. Ben is kind.
3. The theme or lesson I can learn from the story is
sharing and being kind to others can make everyone
happy.

Impressive! You have shown understanding of the

theme of the story, and on top of that, you have given
me the positive traits and behaviors of the main
character.

Deepening To extend your understanding of the lesson, you will

Understanding of read another story. Then, you will give its theme and
the Key Idea/Stem answer the questions in your notebook. But before
that, let us first familiarize ourselves with some of the
story’s words to help us understand it better.

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 The first word is ‘agree’.
Say it again: agree.

Then, the teacher reads

the sentence: I agree with
what you said.
What do we mean by
‘agree’?

The second word is

‘rule’. Repeat it: rule

Then, the teacher

reads the sentence:
The rule needs to be
followed.
What do we mean by
‘rule’?

Unlocking of Difficulties
1. agree – to come to the same opinion or point of view
2. rule – a guide for conduct or action

Awesome! Now that we have learned the meaning of

the words, let us read the story. I will read it first, then
we will both read it and after that, you will read it
silently.

The Peaceful Playground

by Virgilio B. Matias Jr.

In a school in Cebu, kids love to play in the

playground. One day, they did not agree about a
game. Lina, a kind girl, said, "Let's make playground
rules!" They wrote rules about sharing and being nice.
Now, they play together, follow the rules, and are kind

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 to each other.

Fantastic! You continue

to improve your reading
skills. Now, read the
following questions and
raise your hands if you
have an idea or the
answer to it.

1. What did the children

do when they disagreed
about a game?
2. What were some of the rules that the children wrote
down?
3. What is the theme of the story?
4. What did you learn from the story? Write it in your
notebook and share your answer with your seatmate.

Possible Learners’ Responses

1. Lina suggested making playground rules.

2. The rules were about sharing and being nice.
3. The theme of the story is kindness and cooperation.
4. I learned that the children solved their disagreement
by creating rules emphasizing sharing and being nice.
These rules helped them play together peacefully.

After/Post-Lesson Proper

Making To show your complete understanding of the lesson,

Generalizations and what do we mean by theme again? What do you need
Abstractions to do to get the story’s theme? Write it in your
notebook and share and discuss your answer with your
seatmate.

Possible Learners’ Responses

● A theme is the central message, central idea, or

message of a story that the author wants to
convey to the reader.
● The theme is the moral or lesson of the story.

● There is a need to read and comprehend the

entire story to know its theme.
● We may ask ourselves what the story is trying to
tell us to better understand the theme.

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 Those are very good answers! You have shown a
deeper understanding of the lesson.

Now, I would like you to silently read the following

story and answer the following questions. Write your
Evaluating Learning
answers in your notebook.

The Bayanihan Spirit

by Virgilio B. Matias Jr.

A big storm hit

San Isidro. Many
houses were
destroyed. Miguel
wanted to help. He
remembered
“bayanihan.” It is
when friends and
family help each other.
The town worked
together. They fixed
their houses.
“Bayanihan” made the
town a family.

1. What happened to the town of San Isidro?

A. There was a big storm.
B. There was a big party.
C. There was a big game.

2. What did Miguel want to do after the storm?

A. Play a game.
B. Help fix the houses.
C. Go to sleep.

3. What is your understanding of “bayanihan?”

A. Helping each other.
B. Playing together.
C. Eating together.

4. How did the town fix their homes?

A. They left the town.
B. They called the police.
C. They worked together.

5. Why is helping each other important?

A. It makes work harder.
B. It makes the work lighter.
C. It makes people angry.

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 6. What did you learn from the story?

Key to Correction

1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B

Possible Learners’ Responses

6. I learned that helping each other is essential. When
everyone works together, we can fix problems and
make our community strong and happy. This scenario
is called bayanihan. It shows that kindness and
teamwork make a big difference.

Great job today! You have shown mastery of our

lesson, including the good behavior and traits one
must have to promote peace.
Additional Activities As an enrichment activity, draw a picture you can
for Application or relate to the story, The Spirit of Bayanihan, and answer
Remediation (if the following questions:
applicable)
● How does this make me feel?

● What can I do to make the situation better?

Remarks

Reflection

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