Character-integrated Lesson Plan

Subject (Asignatura): English

Grade Level (Baitang): Grade 8-9 _Q1 _Q2 _Q3 _Q4 Topic

(Paksa): The Neklace by Guy de Maupassant (Characterization)

Materials (Kagamitan): PowerPoint Presentation and Laptop

1) Objective/s (Mga Layunin):
 Analyze the characterization of the characters in the story
 State the relevance of the story in our daily lives
2) Procedures/Instructions (Plano ng 4)Character Strength/s Integration:
Pagtuturo):  Appreciation of beauty and excellence
- The students will be able to appreciate the
2.1) Schema Activation (Pagganyak) beauty of imperfection and will appreciate
insufficiency or inadequacy through analyzing the
- What are the essentials or what do you need to characters’ social stratification. The students will
prepare for a party? (Students answer may vary) also realize that material things cannot be trade to
- What if you want an elegant or a beautiful dress a genuine happiness. By appreciating the beauty
or clothes for a party and your parents can’t afford of imperfection and inadequacy the students will
to give it to you? How would you feel? Will you connote that “Appearance is deceiving”.
insist your desire even if you know your parents
 Gratitude
will have to sacrifice?
- The students will be aware to live within their
means because people should learn to be happy,
2.2) Pagtalakay (Lesson Proper) contented and thankful for the things they have.
Because if they want more, they should work
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant harder to achieve it.
 Honesty
The class will be divided into 2 groups. They
will read the assigned paragraph of the - The author of the story is trying to stress the
story alternately. (The teacher will explain what importance of telling the truth. The students will
is the story all about) (Characterization and realize that being honest not just in words but
Types of Characterization in Literature will being honest in life, in ourselves is more
be discussed) important because lies are capable of leading to
another and eventually - endless disasters.

2.3) Pre-assessment (Paunang Pagsasanay) Questions to ask:

- Who are the characters in the story?
Mathilde Loisel - Main Character/Protagonist
Monsieur Loisel - Husband of Mathilde
Madame Forestier - The person who lent the
diamond necklace to Mathilde
The students will have to distinguish the
characterization of each character in the story.
(Direct or indirect Character, Static or Dynamic
Character)
1.There are a lot of things which we value most in
this world like friends, family, money, gadgets,
jewelry and the like. Were there a time when you
felt like something is lacking in your life? What do
you do then?
2.Does it push you to work harder or does it push
you to envy others for having the things you also
want to have? Why?
3.Considering your status in life, will you go to an
elegant party with all the means that you have?
#HashtagACharacter
The students will think of a word that describes
the characters in the story using a hashtag (#).
Afterwards, random students will be asked to
explain or elaborate their description in each
character.
2.4) Assessment (Pagsasanay)
(See 3.)
2.5) Enrichment (Pagpapayaman)
(See 5.)
3) Assessment (Pagsasanay):
Character Development
The students will do a role-play, portraying their
chosen characters in the story but with a twist.
The students will not just emulate or portray the
character throughout the story, they will change
the perspective or the attitude of the character
that they want to in order to change the story.
(The students will have to collaborate to
harmonize their ideas.)
(There is a criteria or rubric for the role-play)
References (Mga Sanggunian):
https://www.slideshare.net/GraceEcheche/the-necklace-39078509
Or will you be desirable to buy or borrow things
you want just to be the center of attraction at the
party? Why? Just like Mathilde in the story in
buying a fine dress and borrowing what she
thought was an expensive piece of jewelry. How
do you describe Mathilde’s act?
4.Do you think that not having a fine dress and
jewelry or something that anyone wants to have
will make you a less of a person? Why?
5.If you are in her position, what do you think is
your motivation for acting and thinking the way
she did as far as your status in life was
concerned? What kind of person is Mathilde?
6.If you were his husband (Monsieur) will you try
to oppose Mathilde’s wants of trying and
pretending to live in a luxurious life? Why?
7.If you were Mathilde, what would you do after
you have known the necklace is missing?
8.What character strengths do you think are
developed while we discuss the lesson about the
short story The Necklace? Why do you say so?
5)Assignment (Pagpapayaman/Takdang
Aralin):
Write an essay consisting of 2 paragraphs with
more than 5 sentences in each paragraph about
the subject/topic “Appearance is Deceiving”
Prepared by:
Ms. Lorie Mae T. Domingo