De La Salle University

Taft Ave., Manila

I. LEARNING OBJECTIVE

At the end of a 40 minute discussion, 100% of the First Year Diligent students

should be able to:

a.) Define fiction and its elements.

b.) Create their own short story.

c.) Sustain interests in fictional literary works.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

1.) Topic: Fiction

2.) References: Reference guide to English by Alice Maclin, p.154.

3.) Instructional Aids: Handout of a short story.

4.) Values: Show appreciation and sustain interests in fictional literary works.

5.) Vertical/Horizontal: Arts, Drawing

6.) Teaching Strategy: Constructivism Strategy.

III. LEARNING PROCEDURE

1.) Preliminaries

 Prayer

 Checking of attendance

 Cleanliness of students

 Arranging of seats
 2.) Review

 The students would point out the definition of fiction base from their prior

knowledge.

TEACHER STUDENTS

 Class, tell me some of the stories  Cindarella, Snow White, Pinnochio,

that you know. Sleeping Beauty

 Wow! You know so many stories!

That’s great class.

 Do you know what makes up a  Yes teacher!

story?  Characters miss!

 Okay, what is it?

 Very good (name)!  Miss another is the place of the

 Any other class? story.

 That’s correct! And what is it called?  It’s the setting miss.

 Good (name)

 It seems that we are missing out on  The story itself miss! Or it’s called

something. the plot.

 Excellent (name) That’s the most

essential element.
 3.) Lesson Proper

a. Motivation

 The class would have a game called Silly Story.

 Procedure: Begin the story with the first half of a sentence, and

then ask the class to think of a continuation.

TEACHER STUDENTS

 Okay class before we start we’re  Yehey!

having a game, and it’s called Silly

Stories.

 The procedure of the game is very  Yes!

easy, I would give the first half of

the sentence and you would supply

the next half. Until it becomes a

story. Are you ready?

 Okay, let’s start! Here’s the first  To buy a little…

half,  Food for my pet mouse…

The boy went to the market…  That only eats fresh tomatoes…

 So on and so forth..
 b. Learning Activities

 For the learning activities the teacher would use the handouts and

discuss the definition of Fiction, its elements and types using the

constructivist approach.

TEACHER STUDENTS

 Okay class, did you enjoy the  Yes miss!

game?

 Good, now let us proceed to our  Yehey!

lesson.

 To start our lesson, I will give you a

handout of a story titled the frog

prince. I will give you 10 minutes to

read the story.

 After reading…
 Yes miss!
 Did you find the story interesting?
 It is about a prince who turned into a
 What was the story all about?
frog, etc.
 Good, what do you call this part of
 The plot, or the story itself.
the story?
 The frog prince, princess, and the
 Excellent, now, who were in the
witch.
story?
 The characters!
 And they are called ?
 No miss!
 Very good! Can a story happen
 Because a story must be complete
without the characters?
with the elements for it to be called a
 Why do you think so?
story.
 Good reason, a story cannot be a  The setting of the story, which

story if one of the elements is happened in the princess’s castle.

missing. What is the last element to  Fiction is a make believe story or it’s

make it complete? something that isn’t true.

 After all your answers, therefore  No miss!

what is fiction?  Because it really happens around us

 Excellent, so if it’s not true then can I miss!

say that news is fictional?

 Excellent!

c. Integration/Application

 For the integration, the students are asked to write a short story

composing of 10 – 15 sentences. Their outputs will determine their

level of interests.

TEACHER STUDENTS

 Get a piece of ½ Intermediate paper.  Finish teacher.

Write your own short story minimum

of 10 maximum of 15 sentences.

 Let me see.  Sure miss!

 Wow, (name) wrote about a boy that

was killed, etc.

 Who here has a passion for writing?  We miss!

 That’s good, famous writers also  I miss!

came from your age.

 Who here hates reading and writing?

 Why do you hate it?  Because it’s boring and it’s not my
 forte.
 Reading and writing will become
 I just realized that reading short
handy in time class. You would
stories will help me widened my
always bring them wherever you will
vocabulary.
go.
 Miss, the better we write, the better

 That’s a good realization! Its only we communicate. Because our

one of the benefits of reading. What writing improves our speaking and

about writing? organization of thoughts.

 Excellent!

d. Synthesis/Generalization

 For the generalization, the teacher wraps up the discussion.

TEACHER STUDENTS

 Class, what did you learn today?  We learned about fiction and its

elements.

 So what is fiction?  Fiction is a type of story that is only

made by the imagination of a person.

 Will a story be complete without one  No miss.

of its element?  None miss.

 Excellent. Do you have any

questions?

IV. EVALUATION

 For the evaluation/assessment, the teacher would give them a quiz

regarding the lesson for today.

 Get a ¼ sheet of paper; we would  Yehey!

have a short quiz.

 Actual Test: Test I (Matching Type)

 Procedure: Match Column A w/ Column B. Write in Capital letters only.

A B

_____ 1. This is where the story takes place. A. Plot

_____ 2. This is a type of literary which is not true. B. Character

_____ 3. The most essential element of a story. C. Setting

_____ 4. The “people” in the story. D. Fiction

 Test II (Essay) 5 – 10 for 6 pts.

Question: Why is a story not a story if one element is missing? Defend your

answer.

V. ASSIGNMENT

 For their assignment, they are asked to bring to class clippings from

newspapers, journals, periodicals, etc.