Lesson 29 Retelling a selection listened to I.

Learning Objectives Retell a selection listened to Give the main idea of a selection listened to Give the details that support the big idea Write the summary of the story Subject Matter A. Topic: B. References: C. Materials: Value Focus: Retelling a Selection Listened To PELC 4, p. 23 Dynamic Series in English pp. 116-117, 151 charts, strips of cartolina Care for animals

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Procedure A. Preparatory Activities 1. Pronunciation Drill The Schwa Sound Key word ABOUT alone oblige honor eager focus vapor ravine massage hammock supply method neighbor

2. Review How do you identify or tell the main idea of a selection? 3. Unlocking of Difficulties Select the right antonym of the underlined words and write them on the blank provided for. depressed idleness pleasure feed worthless

________1. Real friends are precious gifts of God ________2. Mark continued to pester Marie about her behavior. ________3. She was so ecstatic when she heard the news about Uncle Earls safe arrival from Kuwait. ________4. The cruel masters let their pet dog Bob to starve to death. ________5. Mang Jose continued on boiling in the fields.

4. Motivation Do you have animals at home? How do you treat/take care of your pets? What do you think will happen if they were not given the nourishment their body needs? B. Presentation 1. Have the pupils listen as the teacher reads the story, The Foolish Farmer and His Carabao. The Foolish Farmer and His Carabao In the town of San Diego, there lived Tatang Juan. He was a farmer and he owned a large farm and a carabao. his carabaos name was Makisig, who helped him with his farm chores. Everyday, Tatang Juan took time to feed Makisig four bundles of grass and gave him four buckets of water to drink. Makisig grew stronger everyday. But Tatang Juan though otherwise. I am wasting too much precious time in cutting grass, carrying waer and feeding Makisig. Perhaps, I could teach him not to eat and drink anymore. That will save me from toiling and working hard on the farm. I dont have to pester myself anymore about Makisig. I will just spend my time drinking wine in the village with my compadres. The following day, he began to teach Makisit to fast. Instead of the usual two bundles of grass and buckets of water. Tatang Juan gave him one. He decided that he would cut Makisigs average amount of consumption for the next few days. Just until the carabao learns not to eat nor drink. Makisig was asking for extra food but Tatang Juan was firm and said, You have to learn not to eat and drink anymore so that you will just work and work on the farm while I rest. Eventually, Makisig was so weak because of hunger and thirst. He could not even look up at Tatang Juan. At this, Tatang Juan was ecstatic: Hurrah! Little did he know that on the next day, Makisig was lying dead, starved to death by his master, Tatang Juan. Still Tatang Juan managed to say, How stupid and foolish of that carabao! Why did he die just when he learned not to ear or drink? 2. Comprehension Check-up Who lived in the town of San Diego? What did he have in his possession? What did Tatang Juan do everyday? How did Tatang Juan carry out his plan of not feeding Makisig? Explain why Makisig died. Prove that until the end the foolish farmer did not know why his carabao died.

As a pupil, how do you intend to keep your body and mind active for the whole day at school.

3. Discussion What is the big idea conveyed by the whole selection? What are the details that support the main idea. 4. Fixing skills Have pupils arrange the following sentences as they happened in the story. _______1. Makisig asked for an extra food but Tatang didnt bother to give him. _______2. In the town of San Diego lived a farmer and his carabao. _______3. Tatang Juan taught Makisig not to eat nor drink anymore. _______4. Makisig died of starvation. Still, Tatang Juan expressed his anger. _______5. Everyday, Tatang Juan feed Makisig with 4 bundles of grass and 4 buckets of water to drink. 5. Generalization How do you recognize important or significant details in a selection? 6. Application Guided Exercises Divide the class into 5 groups. On a sheet of cartolina, have each group write the main idea conveyed by the selection. The Tyrant Who Became A Just Ruler. and the details that support the main idea. Independent Exercises Tyrant Who Became Ain Just Ruler Call onThe pupils to retell the selection front of the class. In olden times there lived a King who was so cruel and unjust towards his subjects that he was always called The Tyrant. So heartless was he that his people used to pray night and day that they might have a new king. One day, much to their surprise called his people together and said to them. My dear subjects, the days of my tyranny are over. henceforth, you shall live in peace and happiness for I have decided to try to rule justly and well. The King kept his word so well that soon he was known throughout the lands as The Just King. By and by one of his favorites came to him and said, Your Majesty, I beg you to tell me how it was that you had this change of heart towards your people? And the King replied, As I was galloping through my forest one afternoon, I caught sight of a hound chasing a fox. The fox escaped into his hole but not until he had been bitten by the dog so badly that he would b lame for life. The hound, returning home, met a man who threw a stone at him, which broke his leg. The man had not gone far when a horse kicked him and broke his leg. And the horse starting to run fell into a hole and broke his leg. Here I came to my senses, and resolved to change my rule. For surely, I said to myself, he who doeth evil will sooner or later be overtaken by evil.

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Evaluation Provide pupils sentences written in cartolina strips from the story. Have them arrange the sentences/events as they happened in the story to form the summary. Have them write the summary on their paper. One day the King called his people and said that the days of his tyranny are over. In the oldest times here lived a cruel and unjust King that he was always called a tyrant. The King said that one afternoon while he was galloping through the forest, he witnessed situations which led him to change his rule. The King kept his word so well that soon he was known as The Just King. One of the followers beg the King to tell the reason why he had this change of heart.

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Assignment Get any fiction story and write its summary.