LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

I. Topic: FABLES

II. Grade Level: 7

III. Duration:

IV. Learning resources:

Materials:

●​ Visual Aids
●​ Paper

References:

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V. Course Learning Objectives:

●​ At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:

●​ Affective- Develop an interest in reading and analyzing fables to understand

their life lessons
●​ Behavioral- Participate actively in group discussions, sharing their insights
and reflections on the moral lessons of fables.
 ●​ Cognitive- Analyze and compare fables and real events, distinguishing
between fictional stories and factual occurrences.

VI. Lesson Proper:

A.​ Preparation (5 mins)

1. Prayer
2. Checking of the Attendance
3. Recapitulation of the Previous Lesson
4. Motivation

WHAT’S THE LESSON?

Instruction: We will provide brief scenarios with implied lessons. The students will
answer the question "What lesson do you think this story teaches?"

We will present these following scenarios one at a time.

Scenario 1: A rabbit runs very fast but stops to take a nap during a race. A turtle,
moving slowly but steadily, wins the race.

Scenario 2: A boy keeps tricking his friends by shouting, "Help! There's a fire!" One
day, there’s a real fire, but no one comes to help.

Scenario 3: A small bird helps a lion by removing a thorn from its paw. Later, the lion
saves the bird from a predator.

B.​ Presentation (4 mins)

FABLE

A fable is a very short narrative aimed at teaching morals, or lessons, about how to
behave in life. The primary characters in fables are usually non-human, such as
animals or inanimate objects. These characters are anthropomorphized, meaning
they are given human characteristics so that they think, talk, and act like people.
 C. Practice (5 mins)

Instruction: The students will draw a strip of paper with sentences from the
container, read it aloud, and decide if it describes a fable or a true event.

FABLES

"A tortoise won a race against a hare by being slow and steady."

"A mouse helped a lion escape from a hunter’s net."

"A crow used pebbles to raise the water level in a pitcher to drink."

"An ant and a grasshopper argued about the importance of hard work."

TRUE EVENTS

"Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon."

"Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world."

"The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.”

C.​ Performance (6 mins)

1.​ Assessment Task

Instruction: The class will be divided into groups. Each group will receive a
fable to read aloud as a group. They will discuss and analyze the story based
on the assigned roles (Discussion Leader, Summarizer, Connector, Questioner,
Word Wizard). The students will prepare a short presentation to share their
group's insights with the class.

1.​ The Ant and the Grasshopper

Throughout the warm, sunny days of summer, the ant worked tirelessly,
gathering grains and storing food for the harsh winter ahead. Day after day, it
toiled under the sun, carefully preparing for the inevitable cold. Meanwhile, the
grasshopper spent his time singing, playing, and basking in the fleeting joys of
the season. He mocked the ant for its hard work, believing there was no need
to worry about the future when the present was so enjoyable.
 When winter arrived, the vibrant landscape turned barren, and food became
scarce. The grasshopper, now cold and starving, approached the ant's
well-stocked home, begging for food to survive. The ant, although sympathetic,
scolded the grasshopper for his laziness and lack of preparation. The ant
reminded him of the importance of foresight and hard work, refusing to share
the fruits of its labor. The grasshopper learned a bitter lesson: those who fail to
prepare for the future may face dire consequences.

Moral: Prepare today for the challenges of tomorrow.

2.​ The Lion and the Mouse

One day, a mighty lion was resting in the shade of a tree when a tiny mouse
accidentally scurried across his paw. Angered by the disturbance, the lion
trapped the mouse with his claws, ready to make it his next meal. Trembling
with fear, the mouse pleaded for mercy, promising to repay the lion’s kindness
if spared. Amused by the mouse’s bold promise, the lion decided to let it go,
believing that such a small creature could never truly be of help.

Not long after, the lion found himself ensnared in a hunter's net, struggling in
vain to free himself. Hearing the lion’s desperate roars, the mouse remembered
its promise and hurried to the scene. With its tiny teeth, the mouse gnawed
through the thick ropes, eventually setting the lion free. Grateful and humbled,
the lion realized the truth in the mouse’s words: even the smallest among us
can make a significant impact.

Moral: Even the smallest can assist the greatest.

2. Assignment
Instructions: Read and choose one fable from the list we’ve mentioned in
class during our last activity.

-​ The Ant and the Grasshopper

-​ The Lion and the Mouse

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the main moral of the fable?

2. Who are the main characters in the story? What traits do they have?

3. How does the story teach the moral lesson? Explain with examples from the
fable?
 3. Synthesis

The students will share their understanding of what they learned in the overall
discussion.

Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.

-​ Unknown

Prepared by:

Group 6
●​ Cubelo, Althea
●​ Espera, Meeth Bey
●​ Judaya, Sheena Faith
●​ Senados, Joanne

Checked by: Mr. Joemar Miñoza

 GROUP READING AND DISCUSSION RUBRIC

CRITERIA EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY NEEDS

IMPROVEMENT

Participation All members Most members Some members Few members

actively actively participate but not participate, with
participate and participate and all contribute minimal contribution.
contribute to the contribute to the equally.
discussion discussion.

Discussion Effectively leads Leads the Leads the Struggles to lead the
Leader the discussion, discussion well discussion but discussion and keep
encourages but may need to struggles to keep the group focused.
participation, encourage more the group on topic
and stays on participation.
topic.

Summarizer Provides a clear, Provides a good Provides a Provides an unclear

concise, and summary with summary but may or inaccurate
accurate minor be unclear or summary.
summary of the inaccuracies or incomplete
fable. missing details

Connector Makes insightful Makes relevant Makes Struggles to make

and relevant connections but connections but relevant
connections may lack depth. they may be connections.
between the superficial or
fable and loosely related.
real-life
situations.

Questioner Asks thoughtful, Asks good Asks questions Asks questions but
open-ended questions but but they may be they may be
questions that they may not be closed-ended or closed-ended or
stimulate open-ended or limited in scope. limited in scope.
discussion. thought-provokin
g.

Word Wizard Asks questions Asks questions Identifies Struggles to identify

but they may be but they may be vocabulary but key vocabulary or
closed-ended or closed-ended or definitions or provide clear
limited in scope. limited in scope. explanations may explanations
be incomplete.

Presentation Engaging, Good Presentation is Struggles with

well-organized presentation but clear but may lack presentation
presentation may lack some engagement or organization, clarity,
with clear and organization or depth. or engagement.
insightful group clarity.
 insights.

Teamwork Group works Group works Group works Group struggles to

exceptionally well together but together but with work together
well together, may have minor noticeable effectively.
showing clear collaboration collaboration
collaboration. issues. challenges.