I.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

A. Identify the elements of a short story.

B. Appreciate the importance of these elements; and
C. Create their own short story with the elements.

II. SUBJECT MATTER: Elements of a Short Story

A. REFERENCES:
1. Materials from learning resources
 English 10: Quarter 1, Module 3: Elements of short story
2. Additional learning materials
 Visual aid, manila paper, colored paper, pentel penVisual
B. SUBJECT INTEGRATION:
C. VALUE AIM: Cooperation and appreciation of literary.

III. PROCEDURE

TEACHER'S ACTVITY STUDENT'S ACTIVITY

A.) PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY

1.) GREETINGS

Good morning, class! Good morning sir/ma'am! We are glad to

see you!

2.) PRAYERS

Please all rise and let us pray. (students will stand up and pray)

Let us feel the presence of the lord

3.) CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Class, please pick up the piece of paper

under your chairs, and arrange your
seats properly.

4.) CHECKING OF ATTENDANCE

Class, who are the absent for today?

That's great! None, sir/ma'am.

B.) REVIEW
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Last meeting we discuss about textual

aids. Again what is textual aids?

Refer to written text, prints and some

others way of writing for an important
word, graphs, or even pictures.
Very good! It seems that you are already
for our next lesson.

C. MOTIVATION

Class, you are going to watch a video

clip. After which, we will imitate or do
what is being done in the video. The title
of this video is "Parts of a Story".

Are you ready?

Yes sir/ma'am!
(Teacher will play the video)

(students sing and dance with the video)

"Parts of a Story Song"

The people are (echo), the

characters (echo)3x

The people are the characters!

or even dogs, or cats, or birds!

The setting is (echo), just where they are

(echo)3x

Like in their house or in their car!

The beginning is (echo), what happened

first! (echo) 3x

Like once upon a time there where!

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The middle part (echo), the problem

start (echo) 3x

Like when the fishies saw the shark!

The end, end (echo), just take a look

(echo), at the last page and close the
book! 3x

IV. PRESENTATION

Did you enjoy the singing and dancing

class?
Yes sir/ma'am!

What is all about the video then?

It's all about the parts of a story.

Exactly! The video is all about the part of

the story or elements of the story. I let
you sing and dance with the song since it
has something to do with our lesson for
today. What is a short story class?
A short story is fictional work or prose
that is shorter in length than a novel.
Very good! It is a short story, wherein
you can read it in a one sitting only.

A. ACTIVITY

Before we proceed to our topic, let us

have first an activity.

The name of this activity is word chase

puzzle.

Now i will divide the class into two

groups and your task is to find the
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hidden words in the word chase puzzle

and write it on the paper. Afterwards,
you will paste your work on the board.

Words in word cross Frazzle

 Setting
 Tone
 Point Of View
 Characters
 Theme
 Plot
 Conflict
 Style
 Mood

Impressive work group 1 and 2

congratulations

B. ANALYSIS

Going back to our activity, what are the

words that you find in the word chase
puzzle?
 setting
 tone
 point of view
 character
 theme
 plot
 conflict
 style
 mood

That's right. These words are elements of

the short story.

We have five elements of a short story.

The first element of a short story is the

setting.

Okay class, what comes into your mind

It is the time and location that a story
when you hear about setting?
takes place.
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Very good!

Next we have the character. What do Any individual who takes the action.
you think does character mean?

Very good! it is a person or sometimes

even an animal who takes parts and the
action of a story or a piece of literary
work.

And there are several types of character.

The first one is protagonist. What is the

protagonist?
The main character in the story.

Very good! sometimes they are the hero

or the heroine in a literary work.

Next is antagonist. What is the role of

antagonist?
Go against the protagonist.

That's right. The one who opposes the

protagonist and some way.

We also have Supporting characters that

serve as the backdrop; And Foil character
someone who contrasts with another
character.

Next element is the plot. What do you

think class does blood pertains?

Excellent! It pertains about the main

things and the sequence that happened Sequence of the events in the story.
in the story.
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I have a Freytag's pyramid about the five

parts of the plot.

Based on the pyramid what do you think

about exposition?

That's right! The start of the story where

they characters and settings are
revealed.

The beginning of the story

Next is the rising action. what is rising

action?

This is where the story become

complicated and the conflict is revealed.
Very good! We also have climax which is
the highest part of interest and the
turning point of the story.

Next is falling action. this is when the

events and complications start to
resolve themselves.

And lastly we have resolution the trial

outcome or ending of the story.

Next element is the conflict. what is

conflict?
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Any form of struggles that main

character faces.
That's right.

It's all about struggle between the main

character and the outside force. And we
have four different types of conflict.
these are:

1. man vs. self conflict - struggle within

the protagonists' mind that needs to be
overcome

2. man vs. nature - conflict between

character and nature (eg. typhoon).

3. man vs. man - fiction between

protagonist and the antagonist or other
character in the story.

4. man vs. society - struggle between the

protagonist and the social codes and the
story.

Did you get it class?

Yes sir/ma'am!
Another element of the short stories
theme. What is theme?

It is all about the central idea of the

Excellent! Theme is all about the
story.
underlying message that they author
would like to get across.

Next element is the Point of view. What

do you think class is point of view?

Refers to the relationship of the

Very good! It is all about the relationship narrators of the storyteller, to the story.
of narrator to the story. we have:
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• 1st person POV-the narrator is a

character in the story, and referred to as
"I".

• 2nd person POV-second person

narration and use the word "You"

• 3rd person POV-third person ration

and use the word "she/he".

Is that clear?

Yes sir/ma'am.

C. ABSTRACTION

So, let me ask this question if you really

understand the lesson.

What are the importance of this element

in a short story?
The elements of a short story are
important in creating a well-crafted
piece. To captivate readers and convey
the author's intended message.

Very good! By this elements we can

create a well crafted piece of story.

Again, what are the elements of a short

story?
These are setting, characters, plot,
conflict, point of view and theme.

Excellent! It seems that you have already

consumed the learning that this lesson is
trying to offer.

D. APPLICATION
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This time the class will be divided into 3

groups. Each group will think of a story
that they already know and identify the
elements of a short story. After that you
will share your work in the class.

(Students will proceed)

(Students will present their task)

Congratulation group 1, 2 and 3!

That was an impressive job!

V. EVALUATION

Direction: Read each question

comprehensively and write Agree if the
statement is correct and Disagree if the
statement is incorrect. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Man versus nature is one of the

type of conflict.
2. Plot is to where the story takes
place.
3. There is the underlying theme of
one selection.
4. Point of view had six types.
5. Climax is the peak of the story.

1. Agree
2. Disagree
3. Agree
4. Disagree
5. Agree
VI. ASSIGNMENT

For your take home activity I want you to

create a story that has a Setting,
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Characters, Conflict, Plot, Point of View

and Theme. Make use of the knowledge
you learned today in creating your own
story.

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