LESSON 1

PREPARED BY: AUBREY D. AHIG

AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson discussion the students are expected to:
Have distinguished the theme of the story The story of Father Monet by
Catherine Lim.
Have valued the importance in reading the story.
Have created their own summary using story grammar.

II. LESSON
The story of Father Monet by Catherine Lim

III. PROCEDURE
A. PRE-READING ACTIVITY
The teacher will ask the students to imagine a scenario wherein they are
being blamed by an offense they never did.

The teacher will call three students to share their imagination.

The teacher will introduce the topic which is The story of Father Monet
by Catherine Lim.
B. DURING READING
The teacher will read the poem and the students will predict their
imagination if it relates to the story that was read by the teacher.

"THE STORY OF FATHER MONET"

This story is about FATHER MONET whom LAI got much jealousy.This
jealousy rooted from the fact that FATHER MONET was a handsome
French-European Priest who cares a lot for Mary's welfare because he is
the one who arranged the wedding of LAI AND MARY with the request
of MARy's parents. Every time Father Monet visits Mary and Lai's house
Mary entertain him properly making Lai think of it negatively... Times
past by and Mary got pregnant and Lai gets exited about this making him
disregard his jealousy with Father Monet .
Mary gives birth to her child and LAI is excited about it. However, things
doesn't went well as LAI and Mary expected it to be. The child was born
with white skin, white hair, and pinkish eye (ALBINO SYNDROME).
Upon seeing the child, LAI immediately thought the child belongs to
 FATHER MONET . Even if LAI'S MOTHER told LAI that the incident
happens to their child wasn't new to their place doesn't change the way
LAI feels for the child. No matter how much MARY explained to LAI and
convince him that he was really the father of the child still LAI in full
force grabbed the child and go to FATHER MONET'S place.
In FATHER MONET'S place, Father Monet is surprised with the
unexpected appearance of LAI. He was shocked when Lai throw the baby
to him telling him that he was the father of the child. FATHER MONET
wasn't able to explain his side when LAI in rushed slapped him with the
chair. The child in FATHER MONET's arm wasn't able to survive the
pressure of the chair thus died immediately while FATHER MONET
becomes paralyzed and blind and after few years died as well...
LAI spent all his life thinking about what happened and still thought he
was betrayed by MARY and FATHER MONET and the child was never
his. LAI died with this ideas in mind...

C. POST READING ACTIVITY

The teacher will ask some questions for comprehension purposes.

1.) What is the theme of the story
2.) What are the offenses that were blamed to the protagonist?
3.) What is the conflict in the story?
The teacher will discuss the story and lets the students create their own
summary using story father.

Reference
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