Libambe Mitch B Flores TTL 2- Technology for Teaching and Learning

BSED ENG-III

Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan

I. Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of 1 hour, 90% of grade 7 students will be able to:
a. analyze the elements of plot in a short story;
b. write the elements of plot from the given short story; and
c. share their insights about the importance of knowing the elements of plot of a
short story.
II. Content
Topic: Elements of Plot
Materials: Manila Paper, PowerPoint Presentation
Reference: Author Learning Center
https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/plot-planning/7309/5-
elements-of-plot-and-how-to-use-them-to-build-your-novel
III. Procedure

Preparation
Pre- Activities
• Prayer
• Classroom Management
• Class Attendance

Motivation
Activity 1. COMPLETE THE TREE
Instructions: Write in the box below the words that come to mind when you
think about the following words:
 Exposition Rising
Action

Falling
Action
Climax

Resolution

Presentation
The 5 Elements of Plot

1. Exposition
This is your book’s introduction, where you introduce your characters, establish the
setting, and begin to introduce the primary conflict of your story.
2. Rising Action
The rising action normally begins with an inciting incident, or a moment that sets your
story into action. As it progresses, you’ll have multiple moments of conflict that
escalate and create tension as the story moves toward the climax.

Think of it as the portion of a roller coaster where you’re climbing up to the peak. You
want to continue to build your story until the reader is ready to reach the point where
everything comes crashing down.

3. Climax
The climax is the peak of tension, plot, and character in your story. It’s the moment that
your reader has been waiting for.

Often, this is the point in the story that everything changes, or where your main
character is forced to make a life-altering decision. It should be the point where the
reader is unsure where your story is going to go next. To use our roller coaster analogy,
imagine you’re at the top of the peak and everything stops: what’s going to happen? A
great climax will leave the readers with this feeling, forcing them to keep reading until
the end.

4. Falling Action
Now that you’ve reached the peak of your story, it’s time to start moving toward a
more satisfying conclusion. This is the time to start resolving conflicts and subplots so
your story doesn’t feel rushed in the last few chapters. This is also where any conflicts
that arose as a result of the climax can start being resolved.

5. Resolution/Denouement
Finally, the resolution is the end of your story where you can tie up the final loose ends
and bring your story to its happy or tragic ending. Or, if you’re writing a series, now
would be the time to write a cliffhanger and leave them eager for the next installment.
 Example 1:
THE STORY OF HANSEL AND GRETEL

A poor woodcutter and his wife had two children named Hansel and Gretel. Their
mother died when they were young. Hansel and Gretel were very sad. Soon their
father remarried but their stepmother was very cruel. One day, she took the
children deep into the forest and left them there. Clever Hansel had some
breadcrumbs in his pocket and had dropped them on the way so that they could
find their way back home. Alas! The birds ate all the crumbs and they couldn’t
find the path that led back home. Hansel and Gretel went deeper and deeper into
the forest. They were hungry and tired. Finally, after walking for a long time,
they saw a cottage made of chocolate, candies, and cake. “Look, Hansel! A
chocolate bricks!” shouted Gretel in delight and both ate it hungrily. Now, a
wicked witch lived there. When she saw Hansel and Gretel, she wanted to eat
them. She grabbed the children and locked them in a cage. The witch decided to
make a soup out of Hansel and eat him first. She began boiling a huge pot of
water for the soup. Just then, Gretel crept out of her cage. She gave the wicked
witch a mighty push from behind and the witch fell into the boiling water. She
howled in pain and died instantly. Hansel and Gretel found treasure lying around
the cottage. They carried it home with them. Their stepmother had died and their
father welcomed them back with tears of joy. They never went hungry again!

PLOT
Exposition:
- A woodcutter has two children. They are Gretel and Hansel. Because the
woodcutter’s passed away, he remarried. The stepmother was cruel.

Rising action:
- The stepmother took Hansel and Gretel into the deep of forest and then and left
them there. They found a house made of chocolate, cake and candy.
Climax:
- Hansel and Gretel caught by the wicked witch. She wanted to make a soup of both
Hansel and Gretel.
Falling action:
Gretel crept out from the cage and pushed the wicked witch into boiling water.

Resolution:
Hansel and Gretel saved from the wicked witch because the wicked witch was dead.
Then, they found a treasure and returned to their home. They live happily with their
father and never hunger again.

Practice

Activity 2.
Instructions: Find a partner and answer the following:
1. It is the is the peak of tension, plot, and character in your story. It’s the moment that
your reader has been waiting for. ____________
2. It is the end of your story where you can tie up the final loose ends and bring your
story to its happy or tragic ending. _____________
3. This is the time to start resolving conflicts and subplots so your story doesn’t feel
rushed in the last few chapters. This is also where any conflicts that arose as a
result of the climax can start being resolved. _______________
4. This is your book’s introduction, where you introduce your characters, establish the
setting, and begin to introduce the primary conflict of your story. _____________
5. It normally begins with an inciting incident, or a moment that sets your story into
action. As it progresses, you’ll have multiple moments of conflict that escalate and
create tension as the story moves toward the climax. __________
Activity 3.
Instructions: Analyze the text below with your partner and identify the plot elements.
The Tortoise and The Hare

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

"Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and
prove it."

The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun
of the thing he agreed. So, the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance
and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how
ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a
nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place
where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he
did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could
not overtake the Tortoise in time.
IV. Assessment
Instructions: Read the short story provided and identify the plot elements within the
story. Write your analysis on a single sheet of paper.

Little Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest. Whenever she went
out, the little girl wore a red riding cloak, so everyone in the village called her Little Red Riding
Hood.

One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go to visit her grandmother as
it had been a while since they'd seen each other.

"That's a good idea," her mother said. So, they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to
take to her grandmother.

When the basket was ready, the little girl put on her red cloak and kissed her mother goodbye.

"Remember, go straight to Grandma's house," her mother cautioned. "Don't dawdle along the way
and please don't talk to strangers! The woods are dangerous."

"Don't worry, mommy," said Little Red Riding Hood, "I'll be careful."

But when Little Red Riding Hood noticed some lovely flowers in the woods, she forgot her promise
to her mother. She picked a few, watched the butterfly’s flit about for a while, listened to the frogs
croaking and then picked a few more.

Little Red Riding Hood was enjoying the warm summer day so much, that she didn't notice a dark
shadow approaching out of the forest behind her...

Suddenly, the wolf appeared beside her.

"What are you doing out here, little girl?" the wolf asked in a voice as friendly as he could muster.

"I'm on my way to see my grandma who lives through the forest, near the brook,” Little Red Riding
Hood replied.
Then she realized how late she was and quickly excused herself, rushing down the path to her
grandma’s house.
The wolf, in the meantime, took a shortcut...
The wolf, a little out of breath from running, arrived at Grandma's and knocked lightly at the door.
"Oh, thank goodness dear! Come in, come in! I was worried sick that something had happened to
you in the forest," said Grandma thinking that the knock was her granddaughter.
The wolf let himself in. Poor Granny did not have time to say another word, before the wolf
gobbled her up!
The wolf let out a satisfied burp, and then poked through Granny's wardrobe to find a nightgown
that he liked. He added a frilly sleeping cap, and for good measure, dabbed some of Granny's
perfume behind his pointy ears.
A few minutes later, Red Riding Hood knocked on the door. The wolf jumped into bed and pulled
the covers over his nose. "Who is it?" he called in a cackly voice.
"It's me, Little Red Riding Hood."
"Oh, how lovely! Do come in, my dear," croaked the wolf.
When Little Red Riding Hood entered the little cottage, she could scarcely recognize her
grandmother.
"Grandmother! Your voice sounds so odd. Is something the matter?" she asked.
"Oh, I just have touch of a cold," squeaked the wolf adding a cough at the end to prove the point.
"But Grandmother! What big ears you have," said Little Red Riding Hood as she edged closer to
the bed.
"The better to hear you with, my dear," replied the wolf.
"But Grandmother! What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.

"The better to hear you with, my dear," replied the wolf.

"But Grandmother! What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.
"The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.
"But Grandmother! What big teeth you have," said Little Red Riding Hood her voice quivering
slightly.
 "The better to eat you with, my dear," roared he wolf and he leapt out of the bed and began to chase the
little girl.
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A woodsman who was chopping logs nearby heard her cry and ran towards the cottage as fast as he
could.
He grabbed the wolf and made him spit out the poor Grandmother who was a bit frazzled by the whole
experience, but still in one piece. “Oh Grandma, I was so scared!" sobbed Little Red Riding Hood, "I'll
never speak to strangers or dawdle in the forest again."
"There, there, child. You've learned an important lesson. Thank goodness you shouted loud enough for
this kind woodsman to hear you!"
The woodsman knocked out the wolf and carried him deep into the forest where he wouldn't bother
people any longer.
Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother had a nice lunch and a long chat.

V. Assignment

Read the story of Hansel and Gretel and analyze its plot. Write your analysis on a
piece of short bond paper.