Trial of the Stone by Keens-Douglas, Ricardo

I. Objective
At the end of the session the learners can identify the elements of a short story in the
folklore “the trial of the stone”.
II. Subject Matter:
Topic: The trial of the stone
Materials: PowerPoint, Laptop
References: Prezi
III. Procedure
A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES
A.1 GREETINGS
A.2 PRAYER
A.3 PICKING GARBAGES WITHIN DESK/TABLES
A.4 CHECKING OF ATTENDANCE
B. MOTIVATION
(ASK THE LEARNERS IF THEY HAVE TRIED WORKING HARD TO EARN MONEY THEY
SUDDENLY SOMEONE TOOK IT?)
WAIT FOR THEIR ANSWERS, PROCEED WITH YOUR TOPIC
C. PRESENTATION/ DISCUSSION

GIVE
D. ACTIVITY
THE CLASS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS, EACH GROUP WILL BE GIVEN 2
MINS TO DISCUSS THE ROLES TO THE GROUP AND ANOTHER 5 MINS TO ENACT
THE STORY, THE TRIAL OF THE STONE.
RUBRICS:
TEAM WORK: 40%
STAGE PRESSENCE: 30%
MASTERY OF THE STORY: 30%
MECHANICS:
THE GROUP WILL CRITIC THE ENACTMENT OF THE OTHER GROUP, BASED ON
THE RUBRICS GIVEN.
ACTIVITY
THE CLASS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS, EACH GROUP WILL CREATE AN
ANALYSIS OF THE SAID FOLKLORE BY IDENTIFYING THE ELEMENTS OF THE
SHORT STORY LIKE;
POINT OF VIEW:
CHARACTERS OF THE STORY:
THEME:
AND THEIR REFLECTION:
 Trial of the stone
A Chinese folklore retold by Keens-Douglas, Ricardo and Stephane Jorisch
Richardo Keens-Douglas is born in 1953, is a Canadian film and stage actor. ... He is also very
well known for his work as an actor, playwright, television and radio host. He was born in the fifties
in the southern Caribbean island of Grenada commonly known as the “Isle of Spice”, and spent his
childhood there. He wrote The Nutmeg Princess, one of his famous book, and The Trial of the
stone.
Stéphane Jorisch is an award-winning artist and designer living in Montreal, is a
Canadian children's book illustrator. He has written and illustrated more than 80
children's books in English and French. In addition to his books for young
people, Jorisch does editorial illustration work for magazines and has created
designs for the Cirque de Soleil. He is the illustrator of The Village of a Hundred
Smiles and Other Stories (1998) and The Mustache (1999).

I. OBJECTIVE
AT THE END OF THE SESSION THE LEARNER WILL UNDERSTAND THE STORY OF THE TRIAL
OF THE STONE, ITS PLOT AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR DAILY LIVES.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
TOPIC: THE TRIAL OF THE STONE
MATERIALS NEEDED: 2 MANILA PAPER, 2 MARKERS, AND PUZZLE
REFERENCES: PREZI.COM
III. PROCEDURE
A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES
A.1 GREETINGS
A.2 PRAYER
A.3 PICKING GARBAGES WITHIN DESK/TABLES
A.4 CHECKING OF ATTENDANCE
B. MOTIVATION
(ASK THE LEARNERS IF THEY HAVE TRIED WORKING HARD TO EARN MONEY THEN SUDDENLY
SOMEONE TOOK IT?)
WAIT FOR THEIR ANSWERS, THEN PRESENT YOUR TOPIC.

C. PRESENTATION/ DISCUSSION
(4 PICS SOLVE IT ALL)
POST 4 PICS IN THE BOARD, AND LET THEM GUES ON THE PIC, WHICH SOLVES THE TOPIC OF
THE DAY.
THEN………………………………………
 DIVIDE THE CLASS INTO 2 GROUPS, EACH WILL CHOOSE THEIR LEADER, AND EACH GROUP
WILL BE GIVEN A PUZZLE TO FORM, THEN BEHIND THE PUZZLE UNLOCKS THE BEAUTIFUL
STORY OF “THE TRIAL OF THE STONE.”
GIVE EACH GROUP 5 MINS TO FORM THE PUZZLE AND READ THE STORY, AFTER READING THE
STORY, THE TEACHER WILL FACILITATE LEARNING BY ASKING QUESTIONS WHICH WILL SERVE
AS A SUMMARY TO THE STORY EXPOSING THE STORIES PLOT AND THE CHARACTERS WITHIN
THE STORY.
MECHANICS: THIS ROUND IS PLAYED BY GROUP, EACH GROUP MUST CHOOSE ONE TO
ANSWER THE SAID QUESTIONS AND THE GROUP WHICH ANSWERS(CORRECT) THE MOST
WINS THE ROUND.
QUESTIONS:
1. WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY?
2. WHO IS AH NIEW?
3. WHO IS PAW KONG?
4. IDENTIFY THE PLOT OF THE STORY;
A. INTRODUCTION
B. RISING ACTION
C. CLIMAX
D. FALLING ACTION
E. DENOUMENT/ RESOLUTION
EACH QUESTIONS IS EQUIVALENT OT POINTS, WHICHEVER GROUP EARNS MORE SCORE WINS THE
GAME.
D. ACTIVITY/EVALUATION
GIVE EACH GROUP MANILA PAPER AND A MARKER, ASK THEM WHICH PART OF THE LESSON
THEY LIKE MOST, AND LET THEM DRAW THE PART OF THE STORY STRIKE THEM, EACH GROUP
MUST EXPLAIN THEIR OUTPUT AND THEIR REFLECTION TO THE STORY.
EACH GROUP WILL CRITIC THE OTHER GROUPS OUTPUT.
RUBRICS:
DELIVERY- 40%
CORRECTNESS OF IDEAS- 30%
RELEVANCE OF IDEA TO THE STORY- 30%
TOTAL: 100%
NOTE: UPON EXPLAINING THE LEARNER SHOULD USE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONLY…THSU
PROMOTING EVERY ONE TO SPEAK USING OUR SECOND LANGUAGE.