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Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Taguig City and Pateros

School: Western Bicutan National High School Grade Level & Section: 8-Humility
Teacher: ELEANA D. AVILA Learning Area: English
Teaching Dates and Time: September 19, 2024, Thursday / 12:30 PM-01:20 PM Quarter: 1st
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content
Standard
B. Learning At the end of this lesson, the learners are expected to:
Competencies/
Objectives
1. identify the plot, setting, and characters in a short story;
2. recognize the harmony of plot, setting, and characters in achieving the writer’s
purpose;
3. reflect on the importance of plot, setting, and character on creating a short story;
and
4. demonstrate tasks that highlights the plot, setting, and character of a short story.

II. CONTENT LESSON 3: PLOT, SETTING, AND CHARACTERIZATION

III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Learner’s Quarter 1 – Module 3: Plot, Setting, and Characterization in a Material Viewed
Materials
2. Textbook N/A
Pages
3. Other
Materials from
the Learning N/A
Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other
Learning PowerPoint Presentation & Videos
Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Goal Setting
Preliminaries Quick Attendance Check
& Reviewing Prayer
Previous Class Rules
Lesson Review

What are elements of a story

1. Plot
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Point of view
5. Conflict
6. Theme

B. Establishing Setting objectives of the lesson:

a Purpose for
the Lesson A. identify the plot, setting, and characterization in a story;
B. recognize the harmony of plot, setting, and characterization in achieving the
writer’s purpose;
C. reflect on the importance of plot, setting, and characterization on creating a short
story; and
D. demonstrate tasks that highlights the plot, setting, and characterization in a short
story.
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C. Presenting Task: Let’s Reminisce

Examples/Insta The students will be shown familiar stories that are either from their childhood or from their
nces of the previous school years. This activity will help them recall the elements of a story, specifically
Lesson the plot, setting, and characters, and identify the moral or values implied by the author.

Objective: Improve the ability to assess plot, setting, and characterization.

Material: Images/digital book covers
Task: Observe the images.
Instruction: Students must recall the story that is represented by the images and answer the
questions that will follow.

1. Romeo and Juliet

Question: What is the plot of William
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? What did you
learn about the story?

2. The Little Prince

Question: Who are the characters in the story?
What are the qualities of the characters that
made them unique from one another?

3. Harry Potter
Question: Where did the story of
Harry Potter take place? Was the
setting relevant to the events in the
story?

Question: Must each element of a story aligned with one another? Is the unity of those
elements important to understand the story’s purpose?

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D. Discussing After having the realization on the previous task, the learners need to familiarize the
New Concepts basic elements of a story and assess its unity towards the realization of the writer’s
and purpose.
Practicing New
Skills #1

1. Setting

When we talk about when and where the story is set, it is called the setting. It deals with
both the physical location and also the time (i.e., past, present, future) and the social and
cultural conditions in which the characters exist. The setting of a story can help define and
shape the character for the reader.

Say a character lives in a trailer at the beach; working strange jobs obviously has a different
set of goals than the character working as a different set of goals than the character working
as a business executive living in a downtown condo. Despite all the other descriptors that the
story might have regarding the characters, the place and time of his job and home help

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to define him for the reader.

2. Character & Characterization

A person, animal, or anything that is personified is called a character. There can be one
main character or many, and often there are secondary characters, but not always.
Characterization is also used by the writers to highlight and explain the details about the
character in a story. Oftentimes, it talks about how the character behaves.

3. Plot

The series of events that happen in a story is called a plot. It includes an introduction, rising
action, a climax, the falling action, and a resolution. A plot is often represented as an arc.
In narrative or creative writing, a plot is the sequence of events that make up a story, whether
it’s told, written, filmed, or sung. The plot is the story, and more specifically, how the story
develops, unfolds, and moves in time. Plots are typically made up of five main elements:

a. Exposition. At the beginning of the story, the characters, the setting, and the main
conflict are typically introduced.
b. Rising Action. The main character is in crisis, and events leading up to facing the
conflict begin to unfold. The story becomes complicated.
c. Climax. At the peak of the story, a major event occurs in which the main character
faces a major enemy, fear, challenge, or other source of conflict. The most action,
drama, change, and excitement occur here.
d. Falling Action. The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up
loose ends.
e. Resolution. Also known as the denouement, the resolution is like a concluding
paragraph that resolves any remaining issues and ends the story.

Task: Watch the plot summary of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” Observe how the story
elements unfold the moral lesson.

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E. Discussing Task: The students will watch the short story “The Gift of Magi” by O. Henry. Let them
New Concepts observe and take note of the plot, settings, and characters. After the presentation, the students
and Practicing will draw an open gift box just like what James and Della had given to each other. But
New Skills #2 instead of a tangible item, the students will write the value or lesson they’ve understood from
the story.

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F. Developing Task: Based on short video of “The Gift of Magi,” answer the following guide questions
Mastery below.
(Leads to
Formative 1. What sacrifices did James and Della make for each other, and what do these sacrifices
Assessment) reveal about their love?
2. What role does the setting play in the story, and how does it contribute to the
characters’ decisions?
3. How did O. Henry used irony in the story, and what effect does it have on the lesson
or message of the story?

G. Finding Task: Role-Play

Practical
Applications  Each group will select a children’s short story randomly. They will have 3 minutes to
for Concepts discuss and 3 minutes to present.
and Skills in o Story 1: The Lion And The Mouse
Daily Living o Story 2: The Three Little Pigs
o Story 3: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
o Story 4: The Tortoise and the Hare
o Story 5: Little Red Riding Hood

 The groups then role-play the scenario in front of the class, demonstrating the
importance of the basic elements of a story.

 During the role-play, students should focus on:

 Plot, Setting, and Characterization: Showcase how the unity of the basic story
elements unlocks the implied purpose of the author.

H. Making Answer the question below:

Generalization
s Evaluating a text's unity of plot, setting, and characters help us better comprehend the
and author's intentions and the themes they hope to deliver by ______________________
Abstractions __________________________________________________________________________
about the ____________________________________________________.
Lesson
I. Evaluating Assessment
Learning Quiz No. 3
Directions: Read each question. On a 1/4 sheet of paper, write the letter of the correct
answer.

1. What does the term "setting" refer to in a story?

a) The main conflict are typically introduced.
b) The physical location, time, and social cultural conditions.
c) The series of events that happen in a story.
d) How the character behaves.

Correct Answer: b)The physical location, time, and social cultural conditions.

2. Which of the following best describes "characterization"?

a) A person, animal, or anything that is personified.
b) The series of events that happen in a story.
c) The introduction of the characters.
d) Highlights and explains the details about the character.

Correct Answer: d)Highlights and explains the details about the character.

3. What are the five main elements of a plot (in order)?

a) Exposition, rising action, climax, resolution, and conflict
b) Rising action, climax, falling action, exposition, and conclusion

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c) Exposition, climax, falling action, resolution, and character development

d) Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

Correct Answer: d)Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

4. In which part of the plot does the main character face their biggest challenge?
a) Exposition
b) Rising Action
c) Climax
d) Resolution

Correct Answer: c)Climax

5. What moral lesson can be drawn from "The Lottery," and how does it reflect on human
nature?
a) Blindly following a tradition can lead to violence and suffering.
b) Community events strengthen bonds among villagers.
c) Change is often resisted, even when it is necessary.
d) People are inherently good and act in the best interest of others.

Correct Answer: a)Blindly following a tradition can lead to violence and suffering.

6. Who is ultimately chosen in the lottery?

a) Mr. Summers
b) Tessie Hutchinson
c) Old Man Warner
d) The children

Correct Answer: b)Tessie Hutchinson

7. What is the setting of "The Lottery"?

a) A small, rural village on a warm day
b) A bustling city during a winter festival
c) An isolated farm during a storm
d) A suburban neighborhood during a holiday celebration

Correct Answer: a)A small, rural village on a warm day

8. What is the setting of "The Gift of Magi"?

a) A busy city during the holiday season
b) A small town in England
c) A suburban neighborhood in the summer
d) A countryside village in winter

Correct Answer: b)A small town in England.

9. What is the main conflict in the plot of "The Gift of Magi"?

a) Della wants to buy a new dress for herself.
b) James wants to impress his boss at work.
c) Della and James each sacrifice their most prized possessions to buy gifts for each
other.
d) Della is unhappy with her job and wants to quit.

Correct Answer: c)Della and James each sacrifice their most prized possessions to buy
gifts for each other.

10. How are Della and James characterized in "The Gift of Magi"?
a) Both are wealthy and indifferent to material possessions.
b) They are deeply in love and willing to sacrifice their most valued possessions for

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each other.
c) Both are selfish and only think about their own desires.
d) They are portrayed as indifferent to the spirit of giving.

Correct Answer: b)They are deeply in love and willing to sacrifice their most valued
possessions for each other.

J. Additional Assignment: I Need Your POV

Activities for
Application or Directions:
Remediation 1. On a sheet of paper, write a very short story that includes two or more characters. Ensure
your story contains the basic elements of a narrative (setting, plot, characters) and that the
message or moral is implied rather than explicitly stated.
2. In your notebook, write down the implied message or moral lesson of your story.
3. Ask someone to read the story you’ve created. After they finish, ask them what they
learned from it and how they interpreted the implied message.
V. REMARKS ANNOTATIONS:
VI.
REFLECTION
A. No. of
learners who
earned 80% in
the evaluation
B. No. of
learners who
require
additional acts
for remediation
who scored
below 80%
C. Did the
remedial
lessons work?
No. of learners
who caught up
with the lessons
D. No. of
learners who
continue to
require
remediation
E. Which of my
teaching
strategies
worked well?
Why did this
work?
F. What
difficulties did
I encounter
which my
principal/super
visor can help
me solve?
G. What
innovations or
localized
materials did I
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used/discover
which I wish to
share with
other teachers?

Prepared and demonstrated by: Observed & checked by:

ELEANA D. AVILA GAY I. ALONZO

Teacher Professor