San Pedro National High School

San Pedro, San Jose, Antique

Lesson Plan

Subject: English Grade Level: 10

Learning Competencies
CS: The learner demonstrates understanding of how would literature and other
text types serve as sources of wisdom in expressing and resolving conflicts among
individuals, groups and nature, also how to use evaluative reading, listening and
viewing strategies, special speeches for occasion, pronouns and structures of
modification.

PS: The learner skillfully delivers a speech for a special occasion through
utilizing effective verbal and non-verbal strategies and ICT resources.

LC: Critique a literary selection based on the following approaches:

Structuralist/ formalist, moralist, Marxist, feminist, and historical (EN10WC – III)

I. Objectives
At the end of the 60-minute period, the learners should be able to:
1. analyze the elements of the story.
2. relate the events of the story to one’s personal life.
3. write a critique of the story “A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg”

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Critiquing a Literary Selection Based on Various Approaches
Sub-topic: A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg
References: Celebrating Diversity Through World Literature learner’s material,
page 363.
Learners Material: Visual Aids

III. Procedure

A. ACTIVITIES

Drill
The teacher will let the learners play a word search game. In this game,
the learners will locate the given words in the grid either vertically, horizontally
or diagonally. The teacher will provide a list of words for the learners to look
for.
 TOTTER GROOVE
PEASANT SOWED
THRESH REAPED
RAVINE PLOUGHED
CRUTCH PONDER
COVETED

Motivation
The teacher will let the learners read the given situations and find the
meaning of the underlined word by matching Column A to Column B. The
learners will write the letter of the correct answer before the number in the
provided answer sheet.

Column A Column B

F 1. The bus overturned and fell into A. a great desire

a ravine.
B. to move unsteadily
C 2. The peasants say they want to
C. a poor person of low social
buy the land from us.
status who works on the land.
D 3. He uses crutches to walk.
D. a staff or support to assist a
B 4. An old man came tottering disabled person in walking.
along and almost fell on the
E. A deep line cut
ground.
F. a very deep, narrow valley with
5.Running water had carved a
steep sides.
groove down the face of the wall.
6. These old stamps are eagerly
coveted by collectors.

B. ANALYSIS
The learners will read the story “A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg” and the teacher
will discuss the elements of the story. The learners will answer the following
questions:
 1. What kind of object did the children find in the ravine?
2. How did everyone realize that the object was a grain of corn?
3. What did the wise men suggest the King should do when they failed to find
the answer?
4. Why was the grandfather healthier than both his son and his grandson?
5. What is the purpose of the author in the story?
6. What did you learn from the story?
7. Why do you think being too dependent on others is wrong?
7. If you would be given a chance to depend on others, who would you depend
on? Why?

C. ABSTRACTION
The teacher will review the lesson.
Guide Questions:
1. What was the story all about?
2. What does the crutch represent?
3. What is the moral of the story?

D. APPLICATION
The teacher will divide the learners into 5 groups. Each group will be
given a task. The teacher will provide the materials for their output. Note that
the learners will be given 5 minutes to work on their task and perform it in front
of their classmates.

FB Wall Post
As a youth, write your thoughts on your FB wall about a program or project on
the proper utilization of natural resources that you want to implement, and give
details about it.

Twitter Wall Post

Write a two-stanza poem related to the theme or message of the story.

Instagram Wall Post

Draw a “before and after” situation of the natural resources as time pass by.

Youtube Wall Post

Create a short advertisement in giving tips on the proper management of natural
resources.

Snapchat Wall Post

Make a poster about the sustainability and utilization of natural resources.
 Content- 5 points
Presentation- 5 points
Group Teamwork- 5 points
TOTAL= 15 points
Rubric

Category 5 4 3 2
Content The The content is The The
content is understandable. content content
clear and One idea and ideas and ideas
easy to maybe out of are are not
understand. place. somewhat organized
Ideas have confusing.
a complete
sense.
Presentation Presenters Presenters are Presenters Presenters
are very occasionally are not are not
confident confident in consistent confident
in delivery. delivery. in in
delivery. delivery.
Group All Most of the Some Few
Teamwork members members members members
contribute contribute in contribute contribute
in the the completion in the in the
completion of the assigned completion completion
of the task. of the of the
assigned assigned assigned
task. task. task.

E. ASSESSMENT
Create a critique analysis of the story “ A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg”

Prepared by: Approved by:

Maria Eugenie A. Altar Sarah Michelle C. Nietes

Pre-Service Teacher Cooperating Teacher