21st Century Lit (Simon 2010) This is the principle of Chekhov’s gun which

July 1, 2019 means that if an important object or detail is mentioned in the

Monday text, this should play a central role in the plot.
In the short story, what takes the place of Chekhov’s
Learning Competency gun? How does this help in your appreciation of the story?

EN12Lit-Ie-28 Explain the literary biographical, linguistic IV. EVALUATION

and sociocultural contexts and discuss how they enhance the The Musical
text’s meaning and enrich the reader’s understanding In your group, adapt the story “Preludes” into a
musical. Pick existing songs to help you move the plot
I. OBJECTIVES forward and find the right people who can sing and act as
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to: Nenita, the herbalista and Nenita’s husband and the widow.
1. Display an understanding of the elements of fiction in a The rubric for the musical should be the following:
short story and successfully adapts them into musical.
50% adaptation of the short story. Displays an understanding
II. SUBJECT MATTER of the elements of fiction in the short story and successfully
a. Topic: Study of literary texts, major genres (poetry, fiction, adapts them into a musical.
drama, creative nonfiction, as well as hyperpoetry, blogs,
mobile phone Texttula, chick lit, speculative fiction, flash 50% Stage Production: set, props, choice of songs and acting
fiction, etc.)
b. Materials: Slide Deck, laptop, TV V. ASSIGNMENT
c. Reference: CG, internet Read a story from any book. Answer the following questions:
a. What biographical facts has the author used in the text?
III. PROCEDURES b. Is the author a regionalist writer? How does dialect
A. Preliminary Activities influence the text?
 Prayer c. What sort of society does the writer describe?
 Checking of attendance
 Review

B. Motivation
Ask the following questions:
a. Why does it seem acceptable in the Philippine Society for
husbands to have affairs with other women?
b. Is it acceptable for women? Why or why not? What do you
think of feel about this?
c. Should this attitude be changed? Why or why not?

C. Presentation
1. Activity
Let each group work with their groupmates
and discuss with the members their insights about “adultery
and concubinage” List down the facts or information that they
know about adultery and concubinage.

2. Analysis
GUIDE QUESTIONS :
A. What do they have in common?
B. What are their differences?

3. Abstraction
Read the story “Prelude” by Daryll Delgado.

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What is a prelude? Why is that the title of the story?
2. What does Nenita feel for her husband? Why do you think
she feels that way?
3. What does her herbalista friend feel about Nenita’s
husband?
4.Who was the man that died in the first paragraph?
5. How do you think she died? what clues in the text helped
you to reach that conclusion?
6. What is the importance of the dried purple leaves? Do you
think that these were used in the story? How?
7. Who killed the man? Explain your answer.
8. The story ends with the feeling of heat. What are the many
meanings of heat in the story?
9. Why is it ironic that the widow was married to a judge?
10. Do you think with what happened, that some kind of
justice was served? Why or why not?

4. Application
According to the playwright Anton Chekhov, “If in
the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the
following one it should be fired. Otherwise, don’t put it there”