I.

Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to :

1. Enumerate the elements of a story.
2. Apply the values learned from the short story a grain as big as a hen’s egg.
3. Relate the story to real-life situation.
4. Discuss the elements of the story of A Grain As Big As A Hen’s egg.

II. Subject Matter

Topic : A Grain As Big As A Hen’s Egg

Reference : Celebrating Diversity Through World Literature learner’s material. Page 363
onwards.
Materials : Powerpoint Presentation of the short story A Grain As A Hen’s Egg by Leo
Tolstoy.

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preparation
i. Prayer

Settle down, Humility. Who is

the prayer leader for today?

(Prayer leader steps forward)

Are you ready to pray, classmates?

Yes, we are.

(Students recite the prayer)

ii. Greetings

Good afternoon, Humility!

Good afternoon, ma’am!

iii. Attendance

Please be seated. Rizza, are

there any absentees?

None, ma’am.
iv. Review

That’s great then! Okay, now,

let us have a short recap of
what we have discussed last
meeting.

Who can tell me what our

topic was last meeting?
 Pronoun Antecedent, ma’am.
That’s right. Now, what
about it? What is a pronoun
antecedent?
It is the word before the pronoun,
Very good. Can somebody ma’am.
please give me an example?

I didn’t expect my neighbors to let their

Well done. Where is the dog out.
antecedent there?

That’s right! So what made it Neighbors, ma’am.

a pronoun-antecedent
agreement?

Both neighbors and there is in plural

form, ma’am.
Alright, well said. I’m glad to
hear that you understood
and remembered out
previous discussion.

v. Lesson Proper

Now, class, we are going to

tackle a new topic for today
but before we do that, I want
all of you to watch a video
clip first.

(Teacher plays a video clip)

(Students watch the video clip)

Okay, so the video has
something to do with our
lesson for today, class.

For your assignment last

meeting, I told you to have
an advanced reading about
the short story “A Grain As
Big As A Hen’s Egg” by Leo
Tolstoy, right?
Yes, Ma’am.
Now, did you all read the
story?
Yes, Ma’am.

Very good! Before we

proceed to our lesson, let us
first review the elements of a
short story.
What are the 5 important
elements of a short story?
Give me one and
explain…yes? Character, ma’am. These are
the people mentioned in the story.

Very good. Another? Setting. This is where the

story took place, ma’am.

That’s right, next?

Plot, ma’am. This is what
the story is about, ma’am.

Very good. Give me one

more.
Conflict, ma’am. This is the
problem in the story.

Well said and lastly?

Theme, ma’am and it is the
central idea or belief of the story.

Well done, class. Now, let us

move on to the story.

A Grain As Big A Hen’s Egg

was written by a man named
Leo Tolstoy. He is a famous
Russian author. He was born
in the year 1802 and from an
aristocratic family. What do
we mean by aristocratic,
class?? It means he belonged to a
high class family in Russia, ma’am.

Very good! Yes, he belonged

to a high class family in
Russia. In his early years, he
actually struggled in life due
to his gambling debts.
Anyway, he actually was also
a soldier. So, sometime later,
he wrote what he
experienced and witnessed in
the battlefield and that was
his first book which later
helped him to be known as
one of the best writers in
Russia. One of his works in
our lesson for today which is
“A Grain As Big As A Hen’s
Egg”.

[Pre-Reading]
 1. Peasants – a poor farmer
or farm workers who has
a low status.
2. Yielded – to produce or
provide.
3. Ploughed – to dig into
dirt, soil, etc.
4. Labor – physical or
mental effort.
5. Covet – to want
(something that you do
not have) so much.

[Reading]

Now, I have assigned all of

you to read the short story, am I right?
Yes, ma’am.

Okay, now go to your groups

quietly and leaders, please
step forward.

Leaders, I want you to pick a

stick which will determine
what topic you will discuss in
front later.

Sticks :
Purple – Plot
Blue – Theme
Yellow – Conflict
Pink – Characters
Green – Setting and Moral
Lesson

Reminder, class everybody in

the group should know your
topic because I will choose
randomly among your group
who will discuss in front.
Understood?
Yes, ma’am!

You may start.

vi. Application

Alright, class, now I shall

choose among your group
who will discuss. Let’s start
with group 1. (Teacher will
choose randomly among all 5
groups)
 (Student will discuss in front)

vii. Generalization

Based from what is

discussed, class, what do you
think is the lesson that we
can get from it?
In my opinion, ma’am, it made me realize
the benefit that we can get from our
ancestors’ hard work and effort.

Well said. Exactly. So class,

appreciate what you have.
Not only has our ancestors
worked so hard but back
then it is all they’ve got. For
some, your grandparents
might not have the riches to
hand down to the next
generation of the family, but
they have faith in God and
the riches of our nature
which they took care for the
next generation to enjoy. But
what are we doing?
Nowadays, new inventions
are made and it causes
damages to the treasure that
was left for us. Let us all start
to make a difference and
save our nature for us to
keep living a healthy and safe
life.

IV. Evaluation

I asked all of you to bring a cartolina and crayons or any drawing materials, right? Now, as a
group, I want all of you to contribute ideas and make a poster that shows how you can
preserve the nature that has been taken care of by our ancestors. After that, I will again
choose randomly among the group to present the poster in front.

V. Assignment

As for your assignment, write a short narrative about the lineage of your ancestors.