A Lesson Plan in English IV (Patterned after Story Reading Framework) I.

OBJECTIVES: In today's lesson, the students should be able to: a. Listen to a recording and take note of facts. b. Express their predictions based on events narrated. c. Write a possible ending to the story of Ralph and Stella d. Read eloquently the ending they have made for the story listened to e. Express their reactions to the real ending of the story II. SUBJECT MATTER: Topic: A Great Decision Author Unknown Skill: Predicting Outcomes Materials: Recording of the story for the listening activity DVD/CD Player or Laptop Source: Skill Book in Listening III. PROCEDURE: A. Pre-Listening: Lightning dictation. Write down as many words as you can get from the words rapidly dictated by the teacher. Then form a sentence out of the words listed. Sentences formed are shared to the class. The teacher asks class to check later if the sentences they have formed is connected or related to the story. Motivation Question. What was the most important decision that you had to make? Motive Question. What was the most important decision that the main character had to make?

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Activating Prior Knowledge Publishing their work

Linkage to real life situations

B. Listening: Listening to Part 1 After listening to part 1 the following questions are asked: 1. How much in love were Ralph and Stella? 2. Who was the visitor? 3. What do you think was the secret that Stella had to know about Ralph? Listening to Part 2. Ask the following questions one at a time after listening to part 2: 1. After knowing the truth about Ralph, what will Stella do? 2. Will she break or keep the engagement? 4. Explain your answers? Listening to Part 3. After listening to part 3 the following questions are asked: 1. What will happen to Ralph? How will he take the break up? 2. Will Stella regret her decision? What will happen to her? C. Writing an Ending to the Story Pre-Writing. Were you happy with what Stella decided to do? Why or why not? If you were to end the story of Ralph and Stella, how will you end the story? Would you provide a happy ending or a tragic one? Why or why not? The teacher inspires the students to make their imagination work. She tells them how some writers have discovered their writing abilities? The students are informed that they will assess their written output using a given rubric. The rubric is shown to the students and the teacher explains that their assessment will be combined with the teachers assessment and the average of the two assessments will be the final rating.

Student Oriented Learning

Addresses the HOTS

Instruction for the activity. Write a possible ending for the story of Stella and Ralph? Consider the events previously narrated. Write your draft on a sheet of paper. Writing Phase. Soft music is used to stimulate the learners thinking. Those who prefer not to may find their own spots outside the classroom. D. Reading their story endings Instruction for the activity. Read your own conclusion to the story. Explain why have you chosen such an ending?. Volunteer readers are asked to go to the front. Oral Reading of the ending. Why is reading your own work necessary? Why should you take pride in your own work? Are you happy to read your own work?

Provision for different Learning Styles

Positive Reinforcement

Metacognitive Development

E. Listening to the real ending of the story. Discussion. What great decision did Stella have to make? Was her decision correct? If you were Stella, what would have been your decision? Are you happy with the way the story really ended? Or would you prefer your own ending? Why? What must you do in making important decisions? What helped you in coming up with your predictions on what will happen next? Why is there a need to learn how to predict what will happen next in a situation?

Addresses HOTS Theory on Psycho-Social Development Values Development

F. Deepening Activity Divide the class into groups of 5. Each group will be given a task to do: a. Impromptu dance drama on a song related to the theme of the story. (Ex. Dont Cry Jonee) b. Interpretative Dance whose message related is to the theme of the story. c. Write a text message to Stella consoling her. d. Create a blog about decision making. e. Think of quotations about making important decisions and design a poster for it. IV. EVALUATION: RUBRIC IN GRADING THE OUTPUTS Tick the item that applies to each groups work. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Is it based on the theme of the story discussed? Is the message clear? Is the output creative? Are the groups prepared? Does it promote positive thinking? Does it show the importance of decision making? Is the work properly done? Was the output well-organized? Were the features of the task clearly shown? Did all members participate? 10 out of 10 8-9 6-7 4-5 0-3 Youre the Best ! Youre the Pro ! Youre getting better ! Youre the Apprentice ! Youre the Newbie ! YES ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ NO ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Provision for Multiple Intelligences

Authentic Assessment

Predicting Outcomes 1. What is the definition of Predicting Outcomes? A.determining the meaning of a word B. looking for facts and details C. deciding what will happen next D. understanding the effect of an event 2. When you are predicting outcomes, it is important to do which of the following? A. read the details carefully B. use what you already know C. look for clues to help you D. all of the above 3. When is it important to predict outcomes? A.when reading B.when you make a decision C. when you are watching a movie D. all of the above 4. Which of the following will help you predict an outcome? A.what is going to happen B.prior knowledge C.the copyright date

Traditional Assesment

D. feelings 5. What can you look for to help you decide what will happen next in a picture or story? A.letters B.numbers C.the beginning D. clues 6. If a person goes to the grocery store and buys an head of lettuce, a tomato, a cucumber, and salad dressing, you could predict that the person is going to do which of the following? A.the person will bake a cake B.the person is going to set up an aquarium C.the person will eat fish for dinner D. the person will make a salad 7. Which of the following could not be used to predict an outcome? A.what you saw happen B.the length of the story C.clues D. prior knowledge 8. What do you look for in a story that has no pictures, to predict the outcome?

A.the glossary B.word clues C.picture and word clues D. picture clues

V. ASSIGNMENT: 1) Research on the internet, real life stories (from the pages of history) which reveal dilemmas in decision making and write a very brief reaction or reflection about it. 2) Think of a problem in your personal life and identify at least two (2) positive and two (2) negative alternatives. Predict at least two outcomes, one positive and one negative, for each of these alternatives.

Use of Information Technology

Real life situations