LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

GRADE 8

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, the students’ will be able to:

a. Understand the literature of Native American mythology
b. Identify the mythological terms and;
c. Create a symbolic representation of the world.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC: HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE retold by James Mooney

Glencoe Literature; the reader’s choice. Unit 1 page 45
MATERIALS: Visual Aid

III. PROCEDURE

1. Preliminary Activities
• Prayer
• Greetings
• Checking of attendance
• Class orderliness

2. REVIEW
Ask the student the following questions;
Anyone from this class can tell me what is literature?
Can you cite an example of literature?
Do you have a popular myth in your home town?

3. MOTIVATION

“LET ME GUESS”

The demonstrator will show box and she will call a student to front and let the student guess what’s inside the box
as the student will get the thing in the box. The demonstrator will ask the students about the thing she gets in the
box. The demonstrator will proceed by asking the student what is their lesson will be.

IV. LESSON PROPER

 Presentation of the objectives and the lesson: HOW THE WORLS WAS MADE retold by James Mooney.

 NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY

 CHEROKEE
 GALUNLATI (Gălûn´lătǐ)
 DAYUNISI (Dăyuni’si)
 BUZZARD
 TSISKAGILI (tsiska’gili’)
 GULKWAGINE DIGALUNTIYUN (Gûlkwâ´gine Di’galûñ’latiyûn’)
A. ACTIVITY (creativity)
“Draw me the world”
The class will be divided into (2) two groups. Each group will be given a picture of a world. Each group will create a
symbolic representation that best describe of they want in the world. They will select a leader and representative
to present their output. The students will be given (2) two minutes to discuss their creation and (1) one minute for
the presentation.

Criteria
Creativity 15
Delivery 10
Teamwork 5

Total 30 points

B. ANALYSIS
 How do you find the activity?
 Does the Cherokee mythology seem very familiar to you?
 What do you think we need despite of the thing that’s already happened in our world today?

C. ABSTRACTION

• What did you learn about the Native American mythology?

• How about the terms and words that being used in the mythology?
• As a human being what did you realized in today’s world?

D. APPLICATION

GUESS THE SONG TITLE

• The teacher will divide the class in two (2) groups
• Each group has a (1) representative to guess the songs
• Best of two. The one who will get 2 points will be the winner and will answer the million dollar question
(what is the nicest thing you like on the world and why?)

4. EVALUATION
ESSAY
As an individual, how would you change the world? Write your answer in one paragraph.

5. HOMEWORK
Make a research of the myth in titled “the sky tree”.

Prepared by

JEAN E. INDINO
BSED III
 
NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY
- centuries before the first Europeans arrived on the shore of North America, Native Americans had
established hundreds of thriving nations, each with a unique culture and heritage. A myth is an
anonymous, traditional story that relies on the supernatural phenomenon. Many Native Americans
emphasizes a strong bond between the creator, humanity, and the entire natural world, they believe that
humanity maintain the balance within the natural world. In many cultures each clan believes to this
animal object called TOTEM. There are a lot of myths found in the North America one of these is the
TRICKSTER who has a dual personalities and CAYOTE that brings death when he realized that earth is
getting crowded if people will live forever.

GALUNLATI
- Is the umbral home of great Uktena, the totem of the Uktena tribe. It is the dwelling place of mythical
beasts and the home of nature’s most dangerous and majestic features.

CHEROKEE
- North American Indians of Iroquoian lineage who constituted one of the largest politically integrated
tribes at the time of Europeans colonization of the Americas. Their name is derived from a creek word
meaning “people of different speech”.

BUZZARD
- a large hawklike bird of prey with broad wings and a rounded tail. A North American vulture.

DAYUNISI
- the little water-beetle

TSISKAGILI
- the red craw fish

GULKWAGINE DIGALUNTIYUN
- The seventh height because it is seven handbreadths above the earth.