Father Saturnino Urios University

Butuan City Teacher

Education Program

A Detailed Lesson Plan in English

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Learning Area: English 8 Quarter: 4 Duration: 60 Mins

Learning Competency: Explain how the elements specific to genre contribute to the
theme of a particular literary selection. EN8LJ-IVg-2.2

Key Concepts/Understanding to be developed:

The learner demonstrates understanding of South and West Asian literature as an
expression of philosophical and religious beliefs; information flow in various, text types,
reality, fantasy, and opinion in listening and viewing materials; word decoding
strategies; and use of information sources, active/ passive constructions, direct/
reported speech, perfect tenses, and logical connectors in journalistic writing.

Approach, Method and Strategy: Language-based Approach

I.Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

A. identify the conflict of the story “The Vegetarian” by Ham Kang (South
Korea)
B. explain the types of conflict and;
C. write an essay about the story “The Vegetarian”

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: “The Vegetarian” by Ham Kang
References: “The Vegetarian” the book review (2017)
https://fictitiouserika.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/the-vegetarian-by-han-kang-book-review/

Instructional Materials: PowerPoint/Canva Presentation, Youtube Video, Visual aid for the
story map, and Handout about the story.

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities

. Greetings
Good morning, students!
 I am Teacher Chelsea Eballar, but you may call
me Ms. Eballar, I will be your teacher for today’s
lesson so I hope we get along well with each
other as we proceed with our topic for today.

Good morning, Ms. Eballar!

2. Prayer
May I request everyone to stand?
Please, lead the prayer, Ms. Deguito.

Okay, Ma’am. Classmates, please

stand.
(The students will pray the Urian
Prayer)
3. Checking of Attendance
May I ask the classroom monitor
who is absent today? Yes, Poylan?

No one is absent today, Ma’am

That’s great to hear.

4. Classroom Rules
Okay class, here are my 5 classroom
rules for today.

a. Come to class on time.

b. Be ready to learn.
c. Listen and follow direction.
d. Raise your hand to speak
e. Be respectful to others.

Do we all agree to follow these rules for our

class today class?

Yes, Ma’am.

Excellent!

B. Motivation: Watch it!

The teacher will show a video to the

class (and ask question afterward)
- What do you think is the problem in the
story? Where did the conflict start?
- Yes, Abella?
 I think the conflict started when the
oman starts to eat vegetarian food
ma’am.

That’s right okay, thank you for your participation.

C. Presentation of the Lesson

At this point, let us proceed to our lesson, So what

do you think is our lesson for today? (The teacher
will open the lesson about conflict).

D. Discussion

1. Pre-reading/Pre-viewing
a. Unlocking of difficulties

1.1. Before we dig deeper into our lesson, let

us first have an activity called GUESS WHAT I
will give you 10 minutes to prepare.
(the teacher will group the class into 2 groups
and the groups should share at least one
problem that they encounter in life with their
groupmates, and how they overcome it, afterward
they will choose 1 participant to share it with the
class).

Okay, class are you able to share with your

groupmates?
Yes, ma’am

That’s great, so let’s start our sharing with the

class. Let’s start with Group 1

Hi, I am Regine, one of the problem

that I encounter in life is that
sometimes I always think that I am not
enough, but the older I get I think that
we have to love ourselves and believe
that we are enough because now I
always say that little progress is still
progress.
What a nice answer, Thank you, Regine!
Now let’s have Group 2
Hi, I am Jericho, one of the problem
that I have encountered in life is that I
always overthink things, but lately, I
realized that overthinking can destroy
you of the things that is not happening
now I always say that it’s better to
focus in what is happening today and
focus on the things now rather than
overthinking it.

Thank you, Jericho for your wonderful answer.

Thank you, ma’am

Thank you, for your participation class. Now do

you have any idea what is our lesson for today?
Yes, Torres?
I think our lesson is about conflict
ma’am.

That is right our lesson is about conflict

Now, let us start our discussion.
Conflict:
Conflict is serious disagreement and argument
about something important. If two people or
groups are in the conflict, they have had a serious
disagreement or argument and have not yet
reached agreement.

Types of conflict:
1. Man vs. Person Also called man vs. man
and protagonist vs. antagonist, this is the
most common type of external conflict. It is
clear and universally understood as a good
vs. evil story in which an unambiguous
challenger opposes the main character.
The heart of this type of story involves two
characters with opposing outlooks,
opinions, or goals. The story will become
richer when both characters believe
themselves to be right or when there is no
clear right or wrong between their
differences.
 Example:
- In The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen
must go up against other contestants in
order to survive – her vs. them

2. Man vs. Nature This type of conflict

counters a character against some force of
nature, such as an animal or the weather.
Example:
- A classic example is Ernest Hemingway’s -
Old Man and the Sea In Life of Pi, the
protagonist must face a tiger trapped in the
boat with him.
3. Man vs. Society When a novel sets a
character against a tradition, an institution,
a law, or some other societal construct, it is
a Man vs. Society story.
Example:
- Atticus Finch opposed his racist community
in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
- Wilbur fights for his survival against a
society that eats pigs in Charlotte’s Web
- In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale,
the society treats women as property of the
state; Atwood makes the story even more
interesting by layering in environmental
disasters (Man vs. Nature) to intensify the
conflict
4. Man vs. Technology When science moves
beyond human control, conflicts of Man vs.
Technology develop.
- Stories in this conflict type include: 2001:
- A Space Odyssey Mary Shelley’s
- Frankenstein I, Robot Apollo 13
2. Reading/Viewing
b. (The teacher will give handouts about the story
“The Vegetarian”) Skim for main conflict After
reading, the teacher will provide a story map and
let her students answer it on the board
So, what is the title and the author of the story?

Yes, Millanes?
The title is “The Vegetarian” by Ham
Kang ma’am.

Good job! Thank you Millanes.

How about the main character?

Yes, Dellatan?

It is Yeong-hye ma’am

That’s correct! Alright, thank you.

What about the setting? Yes, Pulido?

The setting is in Seoul, Korea ma’am

What about the conflict of the story? Yes,

Jameson?
It explores the irreconcilable conflict
between our two selves: one greedy,
primitive; the other accountable to
family and society.
That is right! The story explores the irreconcilable
conflict between our two selves: one greedy,
primitive; the other accountable to family and
society.

3. Post-reading/post viewing
b. (The teacher will ask questions about what
they understand about the lesson?)

Now, class, what do you understand about our

lesson? Yes, Flores?

I understand that conflict has many

types in a story, and there will always
be a conflict in a story to have
entertainment for the watchers.

E. Valuing

What is the values that you notice in the story?

Yes, Charmie?

Ma’am the values embedded in the

story encourage reflection on the
nature of personal freedom, identity,
and the impact of societal norms on
individual lives.

Excellent! It encourage us reflection on the nature

of personal freedom, identity, nd the impact of
societal norms on individual lives Thank you,
Charmie.

G. Synthesis:
What does the author want to convey to the
watchers? Yes, Jericho?

The Vegetarian has been described

as a parable, one that comments on
the need to conform, as well as social
expectations within South Korea.
 Good answer! Thank you Jericho. I am happy that
you have understood our lesson. Thank you for
your class participation.

H. Application/Practice
1. (With a new story teacher will give answer
sheet and let her students identify what type of
conflict is used in the story) (Objective A)
2. Afterward they will explain with the class what
are there answer and why is there answer
correct. (Objective B)

Here is your rubric in making the essay.

Okay class, I will give you 10 minutes to answer.

Are you done class?

Yes, ma’am

May I call Linjon to explain his answer in front

As I can see in the worksheet ma’am

we have man vs. man because it
involves two characters struggling
against each other.

Alright, very good! Thank you, Linjon

How about you Oropa?

I have here man vs society ma’am

 because the protagonist has a strong
belief against the majority of the
community or surroundings and
decides to act on it.

Good job! according to Oropa we also have man

vs. sociey because the protagonist has connection
to society very good. Thank you, Oropa.

Evaluation
Write an Essay about the theme of the story
“The Vegetarian” Answer the following questions.
(Objective C)

1. In what ways does the story explore the

societal expectations placed on individuals,
especially women in South Korean Culture?
2. How does Yeon-hye’s refusal to conform to
societal norms affect her relationship with
her family and society as a shole?

Okay class I will give you 20 minutes to write the

essay

Are you done class?

Yes, ma’am

Okay pass your papers in front. we will check

your papers next meeting.

(Students pass their papers)

To end this class, We will have your assignment

to be discussed next meeting. I hope you enjoy
the lesson for today. Thank you for your
participation. Class dismissed.
IV.Assignment
Read and study the “Please Look After Mom” by Kyung-Sook Shin to be discussed next
meeting.

Prepared by:

Chelsea Eballar

Approved by:

Mrs. Grace B. Lumacang