Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Grade 6

I. OBJECTIVES:

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

- Recall the different elements of a short story

- Identify the parts of the plot
- Express one’s opinion based on the selection
- Perform successfully the differentiated task assigned by the teacher

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

General Topic: I have a Freedom by: Gojo Cruz

Materials: Audio-Visual (LED TV)Printed materials, Video clip
Reference: Learner’s Module,youtube

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities

1. Greetings
Good Morning class! Good Morning Ma’am.

Before we start our lesson, can everybody please

check for trashes.

2. Checking of Attendance
Ms. Secretary may I know who are the absent
today?
I’m glad to say that nobody is absent Ma’am.
Very good! Keep it up.

Yes, Ma’am.
3. Review
Now, let’s have a short review about our topic last
meeting.

So, what was our topic yesterday?

Ma’am our topic yesterday was all about the
elements of a short story. The elements of a short
story are the setting, character, conflict, plot,
point of view, and theme.
Very good! Now, let us recall each one.
Anybody, who can recall what the setting of the
story is? Ma’am the first one is the setting. It is the time
and location in which the story takes place.

Excellent! It may also refers to weather condition,

social condition and even mood or atmosphere.

How about the next element of the story?

The next element is the character. The person in a
work of fiction.
 Then, what are the two types of characters?

The two types of the characters are the

protagonist and the antagonist. The protagonist is
the good natured character while the antagonist is
Alright. Can you please give another element of a the bad natured one.
short story?

Another element of a short story is the conflict. It

is the opposition of forces which ties one incident
to another and makes the plot move.
Great! Now how many conflicts do we have?

There are two types of conflict. One is internal

That’s correct! When external conflict we have six conflict and the other is the external conflict.
(6) types. Can you enumerate them?
First is man vs. man, next is man vs. nature, man
vs. society, man vs. circumstance, man vs.
Awesome! Give another one. supreme being, and man vs. supernatural forces

Good! This is a planned series of events having a Another element is the plot. It is the sequence of
beginning, middle and end. events in a story.
Very good! How about another one?

Ma’am the point of view. This is the angle from

That’s correct. Do we still have another one? which the story is told.

Very good!
Yes Ma’am. The last one is the theme, this is the
4. Checking of Assignment controlling idea or value in a piece of fiction.

Yesterday, I gave you an assignment, right? So,

may I know who can recall what the assignment is
all about?

Very Good!
Great! Before we proceed to the five essential parts, Yes Ma’am. The assignment is about the five
let us discuss first what plot is? Who wants to essential parts of the Plot.
answer.

Very Good! Plot is a planned, logical series of

events having a beginning, middle and end. There
are five essential parts of a plot. What is the first Ma’am plot is the sequence of events of the story.
part?

That’s correct. When we say exposition or the

introduction, this is where the setting and the Ma’am the first part is the introduction it means
characters are being introduced. Did you the beginning of the story.
understand?
 Yes ma’am.
(example)

Now let’s move on, what is the next part of the

plot?
Ma’am the next one is the rising action. This is
where the problems started to appear.
Okay! During this time the tension builds as the
conflict becomes more evident. (example)

How about the third part? What is that?

Ma’am the third part is the climax. This is where

the events in the story become complicated and
the conflict in the story is revealed.
Awesome! This is the turning point or the highest
point of interest in the story. What do you think is
the reason why it is said that it is the highest point of
interest?

Very good! It is called the highest point of interest because

there is where the problem is becoming intense.
(example)

Now let’s proceed to the fourth part. What is the

fourth part of the plot?
Ma’am the fourth part is the falling action.
Falling action means that the character of the
story begins to know what the solution of the
Excellent. In falling action, the problems and
problem is.
complications begin to be resolved. Did you get it?

(example)
Yes Ma’am.

How about the last part?

Ma’am the last part is the denouement.

Your answer is correct. This is the final outcome or Denouement is the ending of the story.
untangling of events in the story.

Did you understand?

Do you have any question regarding the five parts

of the plot?
Yes Ma’am.

B. Lesson Proper None Ma’am.

a. Pre-reading
1. Motivation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky7ARprxpNM

Now, based on the video clip you had watched a

while ago, what is your idea about our topic for
today?

That’s good! Who wants to add more to that? Ma’am I think our lesson for today is all about
discipline.
Correct!
Ma’am I think it’s about our freedom.

Okay! All your observations are correct. Our lesson

for today is all about “I have a freedom”by
GENARO R. GOJO CRUZ grew up in San Jose del
Monte, Bulacan. He earned his degree in Social
Science from Philippine Normal College, and has
won numerous writing awards, including the
Palanca Award, Gawad Ka Amado, Gawad
Collantes sa Pag-Tula at Sanaysay, Ninoy Poetry
Writing Contest, and the PBBY-Writers Prize.

Now were going to read the story entitled “I have a

Freedom”, but before we read the story let us first
unlock the meaning of the unfamiliar words that we
might encounter in the selection.

2. Unlocking of Difficulties

DIRECTIONS: Determine the meaning of the

vocabulary words trough context. Yes Maam!

Okay class, let’s define some words that can be

found in the reading passage. I used them in a
sentence; you will determine the meaning of these
words.
Are my instructions clear?

Freedom
Duty
Nutritious Yes Maam!
bicycle

1. A vehicle composed of two wheels .

2. A legal obligation or responsibility.
3. It is our efficient food.
4. A power or right to act,speak and change as one
wants without hindrance.

b. During Reading
 Now that you are already familiar to these words,
we can proceed now in reading story entitled “I
have a Freedom”.
1. Bicycle
2. Duty
(assign individual readers per paragraph) 3. Nutritious
4. Freedom
c. Post Reading

1. Content analysis

Based on the story we have read, who are the

characters?

Alright! Can you describe Ading? Ma’am the characters in the story are Ading and
his father.

Ma’am Ading is a boy who has a lot’s of

Very good! How about his Father? question in his mind.

Ma’am his father is a kind and a loving father.

What made you say that he a loving father?

Because he always explains every thing to Ading.

Okay! Very good. If you were Ading are you

going to ask everytime you don’t understand a
thing?
Why?
Yes Ma’am.

Yes! You’re right. How about the others?

Maam because if I don’t understand a thing I

would love to know the answer about it.

As a child what do you think is freedom? Ma’am it is because I have the right to know
more.
That’s correct!But always remember that to gain freedom
you must act responsibly.
Ma’am freedom is about having a right to do
That’s right. We must respect other people and we what we want.
need to act without hurting or making others life to
become a complicated one.
Did you understand? Yes ma’am!And we also need to have respect.

What’s the ending of the story? Yes Ma’am!

C. Application The story ended with so much questions and

thought Ading has on his mind.Although he
 DIRECTION: Write the sequence of events of the text understand his father,he did’nt stop asking what
using the story map. is freedom.

D. Generalization

Now, let’s try to recall once more the parts of the plot.
Let’s start with the exposition or introduction part. So
what will you put in the introduction part of the plot?

How about in rising action? What are the things that we

can found in the rising action?

Great. The next one is the climax, what can we found

in climax? Ma’am the things that can be found in the rising
action are the reasons of conflict.

Very good. How about the next part, which is the

falling action? Ma’am in climax, we found the problem of the
story.

Awesome. And for the last part, the denouement. What In falling action, the character already found the
are the things that we can found there? solution to his problem.

E. Valuing
Ma’am in denouement, there we can found the
What values you learned from the passage we have ending or what happened to the main character.
read?

Very good! It is important to ask in order to know what

you want to know.And as a child only your parents can
explain to you the thoughts you want to know.
Did you understand?
The values I learned from the story is to ask first
before you accept what the other people are
saying.

Our parents are the ones we can lean on all the

time.

Yes Ma’am.

IV. EVALUATION

Differentiated task;

Group1. Create a poster that illustrates the resolution part of the story.
 Group2. Present a scene that highlights the climax of the story.

Group3. Write your own ending of the story.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Read the story “Makato and the Cowrie Shell and plot the sequence of events using a story map.