Name: Kareen A.

Abascal Course &Year: BA-English IV

Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan

Grade/Year Level: 11

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Identify the Elements of a Story.
b. Define each Element of a Story.
c. Explain the importance of each Element of a story.
d. Appreciate the morale of the story and to be able to use it as one of their life’s
Philosophy.
II. SUBJECT MATTER:
Topic: Elements of a Story
References: Internet
Springboard: A Day in the Country by Anton Chekhov
Materials:
 Neon Paper
 Marker
 Chalk
 Scotch Tape
 Bondpaper
III. PROCEDURES:
A. Preliminary Activities
 Greetings
 Arranging of chairs
 Checking of the attendance
 Review of the past lesson

(The teacher will ask student/s to recap the past lesson.)

 B. Motivation

Board Work!

Instruction: Students will be chosen randomly to go to the board and to encircle the words
that they found in the puzzle. Then later on with the help of the teacher they will try to
identify the meaning of that certain word.

A N T A G O N I S T B I T E
C O N F L I C T U R S O H T
N O T N A C W N E R G C E S
P R O T A G O T I S T R M G
H O S I G Y C E B M L M E N
I U A N E A R A Q L I Y P I
M N B T R L N N D O P A S T
O O O A E H E I G V W E H T
J L H Y A V M E S E A C E E
P C R E T U S B T T E M A S

C. Presentation/Discussion

(The Teacher will give the input)

A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction, as you know is prose writing about
imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not
depend on verses, meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation.

ELEMENTS OF A STORY

 Character – is a person, sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action
of a short story or other literary work. Short stories use few characters. One
character is clearly central to the story with all major events having some
importance to this character - he/she is the PROTAGONIST. The opposer of the
main character is called the ANTAGONIST.
  Setting – The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting.
Authors often use description of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or
weather to provide a strong sense of setting.
 Plot – a series of events and character actions that relate to central conflict. The
plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end.
The short story usually has one plot so it can be read in one sitting.
 Conflict – the conflict is a struggle between two people or things in a short story.
The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict. The main
character may struggle against another important character, against forces of
nature, against society, or even against something inside himself or herself
(feelings, emotions, and illness).
 Theme – The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight.
It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey. The
theme may be the author's thoughts about a topic or view of human nature. The
title of the short story usually points to what the writer is saying and he may use
various figures of speech to emphasize his theme, such as: symbol, allusion,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or irony.
Some examples of common themes are:
- things are not always as they appear to be
- Love is blind
- Believe in yourself
- People are afraid of change
- Don't judge a book by its cover
 Point-of-view – Point of view, or p.o.v., is defined as the angle from which the story
is told.

TYPES OF POV

 First Person Point of View

First person is used when the main character is telling the story. This is the
kind that uses the "I" narrator. As a reader, you can only experience the story
 through this person's eyes. So, you won't know anything about the people or
events that this character hasn't personally experienced.
 Second Person Point Of View
Second person point of view is generally only used in instructional writing.
It is told from the perspective of "you".
 Third Person Point Of View
Third person POV is used when your narrator is not a character in the story.
Third person uses the "he/she/it" narrator and it is the most commonly used POV
in writing.
 Third Person Omniscient Point of View
This point of view still uses the "he/she/it" narration but now the narrator
knows EVERYTHING. The narrator isn't limited by what one character knows, sort
of like the narrator is God. The narrator can know things that others don't, can
make comments about what's happening, and can see inside the minds of other
characters.

What makes these authors such remarkable story writers? They are such remarkable
combining all these elements that go into every great story.

D. Activity

Direction: The teacher will choose 6 representatives from the class and they will be given
a sheet of paper containing a parcel of the story “A Day in the Country” then, they will ask
to arrange it and to present it in the class.

(The Teacher will give the Summary of the Story after the activity)

E. Analysis
Oral Recitation

Questions:

1. How did you find the story? Why?

2. Did you think that the author achieves what he intended the readers to understand
in the Story? Support your answer.
 3. Why is it that Terenty knows almost everything without any formal education? Do
you believe that learning doesn’t end in the four corners of the classroom?
4. If you were Danikla and you’re given a chance to change what happened that day
like getting stuck in the count’s copse, would you still be willing to go through that
same situation again?
5. What do you think about Terenty’s life? Did you think that he is still blessed or not?
Support your answer.

F. Abstraction
Concept Map
(Group Activity)

Direction: Have at least 6 groups. Assign a leader, secretary and reporter. They will be
given 5 minutes to answer the blank concept map and 1 minute to present their answers
in front of the class.

Group #: _______________ Score: _________

Group Members: ____________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________

Characters

Setting
 Title

Author

_______________________________

Point-of-view

_______________________________

Theme

Conflict

G. Application
Connecting the Dots!

(By Pair)

Direction: Each pair will pick two words from the box and out from those words they will
try to create a story related to it with only 1 paragraph containing all the elements of a
Story. This activity will be written in a 1 half piece of paper cross wise. (8 minutes)
IV. EVALUATION:
(Individual Activity)

Direction: Students will choose a character in the story namely: Terenty, Fyokla, and
Danikla then they will have to say something about these characters like why did they
chose him/her, their similarities, etc.

V. ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT
Class Presentation!

Divide the class into two groups and let them have a role play about the story “A Day in
the Country” by Anton Chekhov. The group will be rated including the mastery of script,
presentation, innovativeness, facial expression and props.