Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan
in English 7
I. Learning Competency:
a. Discover Literature as a tool to assert one’s unique identity and to
better understand other people. (EN7LT-111-9-5)
II. Learning Objective:
At the end of the lesson, 75% of the students will be able to:
a. determine the elements of a short story through the passage of
Jack and the Beanstalk;
b. assimilate the key points of a story in chronological order using
Freytag’s Pyramid and;
c. retell the definitions of the types of conflict with their own
understanding.
III. Subject Matter:
a. Topic: Elements of Short Story
b. Reference: [Link] ([Link]
c. Materials: Construction Paper, marker, scissors,
cardboard, glue, and tape. Freytag's
Pyramid, Flip Chart.
d. Value Integration: Value wisdom and knowledge
e. Skills: Reading and Writing Skills
IV. Procedure:
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Classroom Management
4. Checking Attendance
B. Review
Review the previous discussion about the Elements of Fiction.
C. Motivation:
Unfold Me!
Directions:
1. The teacher will read a short passage of story.
2. Then, she will give one of the students a ball of
folded paper she will count from 1-5.
3. The teacher will let the student pass it through
his/her classmate.
4. If the teacher stops counting, the student that
is holding the ball of paper will peel the first
leaf of paper.
5. The students will read and answer the
corresponding question in it.
Story: Bear and the Two Friends
One day two friends were passing
through a jungle. Suddenly, a bear appeared.
One of the two friends quickly climbed the
tree nearby. But the second friend did not
know how to Climb a Tree. He was startled.
The bear slowly approached him. But
suddenly, he remembered that the bear did
not touch the dead bodies. He lay down
breathless and closed his eyes. The beer
started to sniff around him and left the place.
Then the first friend came down and asked the
second friend what the bear had whispered
to his ears. The second friend said the beer
advised him not to make friends with selfish
people post.
Questions:
● Who are the main cast of the story
● Where did the story happen?
● What is the story all about?
● What is the title of the story?
D. Lesson Proper
A. Activity
Sequencing
Direction:
● The teacher will divide the class into 3 groups.
● The teacher will give the first group an
envelope.
● Inside the envelope are the cutouts of the
Jack and the Beanstalk excerpt.
● The first group of students will try to arrange
the sequence of events in chronological
order. And try to identify where the Exposition,
Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and
Resolution of the story.
● Then the remaining group of students will
discuss in front the sequence of events in the
story in a creative way.
B. Analysis
1. How was the activity?
2. What are these words related to? In what way these
words are being used? Have you ever tried to apply
these words in your past lessons or activities?
3. Have you ever encountered these words before?
C. Abstraction
Topic: Elements of Short Story
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and his mother, a widow living in
[Link] his mother asks him to sell their only
cow and source of income, Jack goes to the market
and is approached by a mysterious old man who
offers him five magic [Link] accepts the offer
and returns home. When his mother hears the deal
he made, she is very angry and throws the beans
out the window. But the next morning, Jack wakes
up to see the bean has grown overnight into a giant
beanstalk! He decides to climb up and discovers a
kingdom in the sky.
Jack enters a giant’s house and persuades his
wife to provide food; when the giant arrives home,
she helps Jack stay hidden. But at night, while the
giant is sleeping, Jack steals gold coins and returns
home to his mother’s delight. The next day, Jack
goes back, and again the giant’s wife helps him. This
time, he brings home a golden hen.A few days later,
Jack goes back up the beanstalk for the third time.
This time, he steals a magical singing harp, but as he
leaves, the harp shouts and alerts the giant. As Jack
tries to escape, the giant chases him down the
[Link] gets to the bottom first, runs into his
house for an ax, and starts cutting down the
beanstalk. The giant falls down the beanstalk and
[Link] and his mother rejoice in their new wealth
and they live happily ever after.
1. Plot- is the series of events and actions that occur
in a story.
● Exposition: The beginning of the story,
introducing main characters, settings, themes,
and the author’s own style.
○ Jack and his mother, a widow living in
poverty.
● Rising Action: The event kicks off the story’s
main [Link] Action follows the
cause-and-effect plot points once the main
conflict is established.
○ After his mother asks him to sell their only
cow and source of income, Jack goes
to the market and is approached by a
mysterious old man who offers him five
magic [Link] accepts the offer
and returns home. When his mother
hears the deal he made, she is very
angry and throws the beans out the
window. But the next morning, Jack
wakes up to see the bean has grown
overnight into a giant beanstalk! He
decides to climb up and discovers a
kingdom in the sky.
Jack enters a giant’s house and
persuades his wife to provide food;
when the giant arrives home, she helps
Jack stay hidden. But at night, while the
giant is sleeping, Jack steals gold coins
and returns home to his mother’s
[Link] next day, Jack goes back,
and again the giant’s wife helps him.
This time, he brings home a golden hen.
● Climax: The moment in which the story’s
conflict peaks, and we learn the fate of the
main characters.
○ A few days later, Jack goes back up the
beanstalk for the third time. This time, he
steals a magical singing harp, but as he
leaves, the harp shouts and alerts the
giant. As Jack tries to escape, the giant
chases him down the beanstalk.
● Falling Action: The main characters react to
and contend with the Climax, processing
what it means for their lives and futures.
○ Jack gets to the bottom first, runs into his
house for an ax, and starts cutting down
the beanstalk .The giant falls down the
beanstalk and dies.
● Resolution: The end of the story, wrapping up
any loose ends that haven’t been wrapped
up in the Falling Action.
○ Happy ending
○ Tragic ending
○ Open-minded/ Lack of or Partial
Resolution
■ Jack and his mother rejoice in
their new wealth and they live
happily ever after.
2. Setting- refers to when (time) and where (place) the
story happened.
● When - What was going on that time? What is
the period (century, decade, or year) when
the action occurred? How many seconds,
hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades,
etc. did the action occur?
● Where - refers to the description of the place,
customs, traditions, beliefs, dialects and
fashion.
3. Conflict - is the opposition of forces or characters:
4. Theme- is the center or main idea of the story that
is being discussed or described in a story.
● Jack and the Beanstalk ( Good Vs. Evil)
D. Application
DIRECTIONS: Read the story and complete the plot
DIAGRAM BELOW.
Cinderella
Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a girl named
Cinderella. She lived with her evil stepmother and two evil
step-sisters.
Everyday, the evil step-mother made Cinderella work all day
long and into the night. One day, an invitation to a ball was sent
to all the young maidens of the kingdom, but the evil stepmother
would not allow Cinderella to go to the ball and locked her in
her room. Cinderella thought all hope was lost until her fairy
godmother appeared. Dressed in a beautiful gown and glass
slippers, Cinderella rushed off to attend the ball. 1 or more
characters face a crisis. As the clock struck 12, Cinderella ran
away as fast as she could. Although Prince Charming looked for
her, all he found was a glass [Link] held her breath as
Prince Charming gently slipped the glass slipper onto her foot.
Prince Charming took Cinderella by the hand and made her his
bride. Cinderella went to live with Prince Charming in the
beautiful castle on the hill. Cinderella and Prince Charming lived
happily ever after.
PLOT DIAGRAM
E. Generalization
1. What are the parts of a plot?
● Exposition
● Rising Action
● Climax
● Falling Action
● Resolution
2. What are the kinds of conflict?
● Man Vs. Man
● Man Vs. Nature
● Man Vs. Society
● Man Vs. Self
3. What is the setting all about?
● refers to when (time) and where (place) the story
happened
4. What is a theme?
● is the center or main idea of the story.
V. Evaluation
DIRECTIONS: Choose your answer from the words inside the box below.
Character Plot Theme
Setting Conflict Point of View
1. This is a series of events in a story. It has exposition, rising
action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
2. This tells when and where the story happened.
3. This refers to a struggle between two people or things in a
short story.
4. This refers to a person, or sometimes even an animal, who
takes part in the action of a short or other literary work.
5. It is the central idea or belief in a short story.
VI. Assignment:
DIRECTIONS: Read the “Legend of Mayon Volcano” and analyze its
rising action, climax, and exposition, and write a short reflection about
what you have learned in the story. Write it on a 1 whole sheet of
paper.
Prepared by:
Polestico, Irish Den M.
Checked by:
Boniol, Leijean P.
Instructor
