Soul of The Great Bell
Soul of The Great Bell
Soul of The Great Bell
Content The learner demonstrates understanding of: African literature as a means of exploring
Standards forces that human beings contend with; various reading styles vis – à-vis purposes of
reading; prosodic features that serve as carriers of meaning; ways by which information
may be organized, related, and delivered orally; and parallel structures and cohesive
devices in presenting information.
Performance The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering an informative speech based
Standards on a specific topic of interest keeping in mind the proper and effective use of parallel
structures and cohesive devices and appropriate prosodic features, stance, and
behavior.
Learning Present ideas using a variety of graphic organizers.
Competencies Explain how the elements specific to a genre contribute to the theme of a particular
literary selection.
II. Subject
Matter
Topic/Lesson Elements of Short Story
The Soul of the Great Bell
Materials Visual Aids
4. Checking
of Attendance
B. Priming
Review
1. What are the elements of short stories?
2. What are the elements of a plot?
3. What are the types of characters?
4. What are the types of point of view?
Motivation Fun Fact!
1) Developed about 5,000 years ago, the earliest chopsticks were used for cooking, not
eating.
2) Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world.
3) Chinese white dolphins, which live off southern China, are often pink.
4) More people speak Mandarin, a Chinese Dialect, as their first language than any
other language in the world.
5) China is home to a cluster of ancient rock pillars called the Stone Forest.
6) China’s Leshan Giant Buddha, a gigantic stone statue, has 5.5-m-long eyebrows!
7) China’s giant pandas are good swimmers.
8) Many Chinese emperors considered themselves to be descendants of dragons.
9) The word “ketchup” may come from a Chinese word for pickled-fish sauce.
10) Chinese brides often wear red, a colour considered to be lucky.
What happened?
Yong-Lo, the mighty emperor of the Ming Dynasty commanded the Kouan Yu, one of his
officials to cast a great bell of an enormous size that the sound could be heard for one
hundred li. The bell should be made of brass, gold and silver. Furthermore, he ordered
that the bell‘s lips should be engraved with blessed sayings.
Though all the master molders were tasked to cast the great bell, all the metals would
not mix well. The bell they casted was cracked, fissured and split. There was even no
uniformity in the sound.
The mighty emperor heard of it and he was angry. He gave one final order that if the bell
wouldn‘t be done, Kouan Yu had to die.
This worried his beautiful daughter, Ko-Ngai who asked for a fortune teller‘s advice to
help his father. The advice was for the bell to be casted perfectly a virgin blood must be
mixed with the metals.
Ko-Ngai sacrificed her life and leaped to the furnace. After that, the casting of the great
bell was accomplished.
The story was told in a third person‘s point of view that of a narrator author. Most
folktales are told in a third person point of view.
Why did the author tell this story?
To emphasize strong family devotion among the Chinese
To show that obedience was imperative among the people of ancient China
To come up with a legend for one of the great bells in China
F. Application Group Task
Group 2. Draw a comic strip highlighting
Group 1. Describe the characters
involved in the story. Use the graphic the conflict and solution to the conflict
organizer below
hardwork day and night the master molders worked tediously and
toilsomely
You may process your students answers by asking the following questions:
1. What are similarities/differences on your values and traditions with that of the
Chinese?
2. How can your knowledge of the traditions and values of China help promote peace
between our country and China?
3. How can you better understand your identity as an Asian?
VI. Reflection
VII. Remarks
Highlighted part- Second day
Mastery Level