Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII-Central Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BOHOL

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN

(DepEd Order 42, s 2016)

Teachers Name: ________________________ Quarter: 4

Subject and Grade Level: ENGLISH 7 Week: 5

Most General Objective:

Essential
Learning Discover the conflicts presented in literary selections and the need to resolve those
Competency
conflicts in non-violent ways
- (MELC)
Specific Objectives:

EN7LT-II-a-4 1. Knowledge Define conflict as a literary element.

2. Psychomotor: Identify the types of conflicts with their non- violent solutions.
3. Affective: Appreciate the different non-violent ways of solving conflicts..
Content Types of Literary Conflicts and their Non-Violent Solutions
Learning SLM module 6
Resources
Some Ways to Resolve Conflicts”. (n. d). https://www.clackamas.us/ccrs/resolve.html

“5 Types of Conflict in Literature with Examples”. (2021, February 3).

https://www.booksoarus.com/types-of-conflict-literature-examplE

“What is Conflict in Literature? 6 Different Types of Literary Conflict on How To Create Conflict in
Writing-2021”. (n. d).

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-conflict-in-literature- 6- different-types-of-literary-
conflict-and-how-to-create-conflict-in-writing#the-6-types-of-literary-conflict
Procedures A. Preparation
( 5 minutes) ● Opening Prayer.
● Setting the classroom environment (arranging the chairs, checking if the
classroom is clean and orderly).
● Ensuring a safe learning environment for everyone. Giving of New Normal
classroom rules.
● Checking of attendance and uniform.
● Stating the objectives of the lesson.
● Activating Prior Knowledge:

B. Presentation

Activity 1:
Directions: View the illustrations comprehensively. Label each as INTERNAL
CONFLICT or EXTERNAL CONFLICT.
B. Directions: Read and analyze the following lines taken from literary
pieces. Match each line to the type of conflicts inside the box.

1. “The ship sank. It made a sound like a monstrous metallic burp. Things
bubbled at the surface and then vanished”.

(Nature serves as the obstacle for characters. You could choose to

write a particular scene around a natural calamity such as a typhoon or tsunami.)

2. “You are an idiot! Can you stay out of my sight?”

(These sorts of conflicts are the most common. Your characters will
be opposed by or will oppose the actions, reactions, motivations of another
character or characters.)

3. “I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody. It’s never an insult to be

called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that
person is, it doesn’t hurt you. So don’t let Mrs. Dubose get you down…”

(These are conflicts where your characters’ firm beliefs are against norms that the
entire society as a whole endorses. It could be social evils or discrimination
practiced by society that is opposed by a minority.)

4. Utterly unprepared for this gesture, Binoy remained frozen, unable to

respond. Back home, he repeatedly cursed himself for this minor lapse.

(These are internal battles that character’s wage within themselves;

these are internal issues that affect their actions, motivations and
interactions with other characters)
 5. A student lost his report because his laptop has run out of power.
(This problem occurs when man becomes dependent on technology which failed to
do its function).

C. Lesson Proper
What is Literary Conflict?
In literature, a conflict is a literary device characterized by a struggle between two
opposing forces. Conflict provides crucial tension in any story and is used to drive the
narrative forward. It is often used to reveal a deeper meaning in a narrative while
highlighting characters’ motivations, values, and weaknesses.
There are two categories of Conflict.
 Internal conflict is when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or
beliefs. It happens within them, and it drives their development as a character.
 External conflict sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.
External forces stand in the way of a character’s motivations and create tension as the
character tries to reach their goals.
The 6 Types of Literary Conflict
1. Character vs. Self .This is an internal conflict, meaning that the opposition the
character faces is coming from within. This may entail a struggle to discern what
the moral or “right” choice is, or it may also encompass mental health struggles.
2. Character vs. Character. This is a common type of conflict in which one
character’s needs or wants are at odds with another’s. A character conflict can be
depicted as a straightforward fist fight, or as intricate and nuanced as the ongoing
struggle for power.
3. Character vs. Nature .In a nature conflict, a character is set in opposition to
nature. This can mean the weather, the wilderness, or a natural disaster. This is
the essence of the man versus nature conflict: man struggles with human
emotions, while nature charges forth undeterred.
4. Character vs. Supernatural. Pitting characters against phenomena like ghosts,
gods, or monsters raise the stakes of a conflict by creating an unequal playing field.
Supernatural conflict also covers characters who have a fate or destiny and
struggle to accept the sacrifices that come along with it.
5. Character vs. Technology .A character conflicts with some kind of technology.
Think of the tale of John Henry, the African American folk hero. In American
folklore, Henry was a former slave who worked as a steel-driver on the rail line. To
prove his superiority over new technology, he raced a steam-powered rock drilling
machine and won. However, he suffered a heart attack after winning the race. 6.
Character vs. Society A character vs. society conflict is an external conflict that
occurs in literature when the protagonist is placed in opposition with society, the
government, or a cultural tradition or societal norm of some kind. Characters may
be motivated to take action against their society by a need to survive, a moral
sense of right and wrong, or a desire for happiness, freedom, justice, or love.

 Conflicts are inevitable no matter how we try to avoid making one or being in one.
However, what we can do is to try as much as possible to practice patience and to
try to resolve them in a peaceful or non-violent way.

Given the different situations, Identify the following solutions as VIOLENT or NON-
VIOLENT. How to resolve a situation in a non-violent way?

1. Somebody calls you a “name” you do not like, so you approach the
person and punch him to his nose.
2. Your friend has been talking behind your back. You called her
attention and talked with her privately and asked why she did it.
3. Your ballpen got lost just before your exam. You shouted at your
classmates demanding to know who took it.
Given the different situations, we can see there the different ways on how the conflicts
were resolved, and numbers 1 and 3 were both violent approaches. Most of the time, they
create more trouble than being resolved. We must remember that there are many ways on
how we may resolve conflicts and they do not have to be violent. Number 2 shows us that
when someone wrongs us that we do not need to attack the person aggressively right
away, but we may approach them in a straightforward but civilized manner.
So, for number 1 for instance, when someone calls you a “name” that you do not like
hearing, you can actually tell the person firmly and properly that you do not like what
he/she calls you. And if the person continues to do so, there are other people who you
may seek help from to help in reminding the person.
And for number 3, when you lose something, before demanding from people to return it,
maybe what you can do is to thoroughly search your things first because for all you know,
you might have only misplaced it. And if you still cannot find it, then you may ask politely,
“Has someone seen my ballpen?”.

D. Problem/ Application
Activity: Directions: Read the short selection carefully. Then answer the questions after.
Hercules and the Wagoner from Aesop’s Fables
A Farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain. The
horses could hardly drag the load through the deep mud, and at last came to a standstill
when one of the wheels sank to the hub in a rut.
The farmer climbed down from his seat and stood beside the wagon looking at it but
without making the least effort to get it out of the rut. All he did was to curse his bad luck
and call loudly on Hercules to come to his aid. Then, it is said, Hercules really did appear,
saying:
"Put your shoulder to the wheel, man, and urge on your horses. Do you think you can
move the wagon by simply looking at it and whining about it? Hercules will not help unless
you make some effort to help yourself.
" And when the farmer put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the horses, the
wagon moved very readily, and soon the Farmer was riding along in great content and with
a good lesson learned. Guide Questions: 1. What is the conflict in the story? 2. What type
of conflict is it? 3. What was the violent way of the wagoner in solving the problem? 4.
What was the non-violent way of the wagoner in solving the problem? 5. What is the
beauty of solving conflicts in a non-violent way?
1. What is the conflict in the story?
2. What type of conflict is it?
3. What was the violent way of the wagoner in solving the problem?
4. What was the non-violent way of the wagoner in solving the problem?
5. What is the beauty of solving conflicts in a non-violent way?

E. Generalization/ Abstraction
Most of the time, readers become more interested in a literary piece because of
the
tension in the story. Readers are simply hooked in order to discover which of the
characters or forces will eventually prevail. Conflict is a necessary element for all
stories whether it is a novel, short story, mystery, romance, children’s story because it
makes the plot interesting and exciting. A conflict in a literary piece also reveals opposing
beliefs and truths about life that readers can easily relate to.

In actuality, conflict is not always bad and does not have to result in violence or
hurtfeelings. Conflicts are part of everyday life and they cannot be avoided. However,
whether a conflict escalates, ends negatively or is resolved and ends peacefully in a
literary selection, is entirely based on the choices a character/s make. The choices
made by a character in a story reveals his/her feelings, values and attitudes. Most
often than not, his/her response to a conflict determines how a situation ends.

F. Evaluation
Activity 1
Directions: Read the summary below. Under do this, match the characters in
conflict found in Column A with the possible non-violent solutions that they can do
in Column B.
The Centipede

(a summary)

A boy named Eddie hated his sister Delia. This started when Delia beat his dog Biryuk. He
wanted to stop her but can’t since Delia has a weak heart.

A flashback shows that Eddie and Delia treat each other as rivals. Delia was 8 years old
when Eddie was born and her mother died, which seems to be the reason why she also hated
Eddie and blamed him for the death of their mother.

Delia is also jealous of Eddie since the latter gains more attention. While Eddie loves animals
and insects, Delia does not, which is why she tortures them just to make Eddie more miserable.

This went out of hand when Delia stabbed Eddie’s dog in the eye. He wanted revenge. A
helper named Berto gave Eddie the centipede. He wished to frighten Delia. His senses were
clouded with hate.

While Delia embroidered a white cloth on couch, he threw the centipede on his sister’s lap. He
returned to his senses and saw his sister down and writhing in chest pain. He regretted it but the
damage has already been done.
 Activity 2:

Directions: MATCHING TYPE: Match the situations in Column A with the descriptions in
Column B. Write the letter of your answer sheet.

G. Closing
"Conflict is the fundamental element of fiction, the essential ingredient that makes a story
worth reading." - Nancy Kress
Conflict is an essential element of storytelling because it creates a sense of tension and
suspense that keeps the reader engaged and invested in the outcome of the story. By
creating conflict, authors can explore complex themes and ideas, and challenge readers to
consider different perspectives and values.
Remarks

Reflection