LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 7

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. identify the qualities of each characters in the story,
2. discover literature as a mean of connecting to a significant past; and
3. produce a reflection about the story.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Content/Topic: The Good Prince Bantugan
B. Skills : Reading
C. References : English – Grade 7 Learner’s Material First Edition, 2017, FEP
Printing Corp., pp. 70-76
D. Materials : Handouts (Copy of the Story), Visual Aids
E. Value Focus : Self-sacrifice

III. PROCEDURE

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY

A. Routine Activities

 Greetings

Good Afternoon Class! Good Afternoon Ma’am!

 Prayer

May I request everybody to please

stand and let us pray.

You may now take your seats.

 Checking of Attendance

Let us check your attendance. Say (Students will raise their hands
present if you are here. and say present)

 Review of Past Lesson

As a review of our past lesson,

which are the signs and symbols, I have here
pictures for you to name and give their usage.

First Picture

(Facebook)
What symbol is this?
What is the purpose of facebook? Students will answer, Facebook.
Students answer may vary.

Second Picture

(WiFi)

How about this one?

What is the purpose of WiFi? Students will answer, WiFi.
Students answer may vary.

Third Picture

(Bluetooth)

How about this one?

What is the purpose of Bluetooth? Students will answer, Bluetooth.
Students answer may vary.
Last Picture

(Google)

How about this one?

What is the purpose of Google? Students will answer, Google.
Students answer may vary.

Okay! It seems that you already

understand our past lesson, let us now move
on to our new lesson. But before that, let us
have a short activity.

B. Motivation

Organize it!
Let us group you into three. Row 1 will be
Group 1, Row 2 will be Group 2 and Row 3
will be Group 3.
In this activity, I will give you pictures of
signs and symbols. What you are going to do
is to organize it whether it is used in the past
(traditional) or in present (modern).

Follow this one:

Modern Traditional

Are you ready?

I will give you three minutes to finish
your work. The first group who will finish Students will answer, Yes.
their work will be the winner. Students will actively participate
in the activity.
 C. Presentation

Today, we are going to tackle a new

lesson, and that is an Epic, The Good Prince
Bantugan. But before that. Let us first enrich
your vocabularies.

D. Unlocking of Difficulties

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. His a. Official order
kingdom was made by a Students will actively participate
prosperous. person in in the discussion.
2. I envy the power.
way you’ve b. Having won
made so many successfully.
friends. c. Successful
3. The d. Jealous
president issued e. Sadness
a proclamation. f. Wonder/
4. They surprised
were victorious
over their
enemies.
5. The joys
and griefs of
our lives. Students will answer, Yes.

You will encounter these words later in

our new lesson. Do you now understand these
words?

Very Good!

E. Presentation

Let us now discuss our new topic, but

before that, I will give you first a brief
discussion about Epic.

Epic- a long narrative poem based on oral

tradition. It presents the heroic deeds of the Students will participate in the
main character embodying the beliefs, discussion.
customs, ideals or life values.

Do you understand what is Epic? Students will answer, Yes.

Do you have any questions? Students will answer.
Again, what is Epic? Epic is a long narrative poem
based on oral tradition. It presents the
heroic deeds of the character.

Very Good!
It seems that you already understand what
is Epic.

I have here a copy of the story, “The Good

Prince Bantugan”. I will give you 10 minutes
to read. After that we will discuss and answer
the following questions.

1. Why was the old king of Bumbaran

unhappy?
2. Why did the people like Prince
Bantugan?
3. What characteristic of Prince
Bantugan makes him a hero? How
was this justified in the story?
4. While Prince Bantugan was away,
what did the king plot against him?
5. How was Prince Bantugan brought
back to life?
6. What characteristic or belief of our
ancestors can be generalized from the
story? Explain.

You may now start reading. Students will read the story. (Silent
Reading)

Do you like the story? Students answer may vary.

What was the story all about? Students will answer.
Is it happy ending or not? Students will answer.
Who are the characters in the story? Students will answer, Prince
Bantugan, Old King of Bumbaran,
Prince Madali, Princess Datimbang,
King of Kingdom-Between-Two-
Seas
 Very Good! All your answers are correct.
Why was the Old King of Bumbaran
unhappy?
Very Good answer. He envy his
brother because the people in their kingdom
praised and love Prince Bantugan.
Why did the people like Prince Bantugan?
Very Good answer. They like Prince
Bantugan because of his good
characteristics/traits.
What characteristic of Prince Bantugan
makes him a hero? How was this justified in
the story?
Very Good answer!
While Prince Bantugan was away, what
did the king plot against him?
Very Good! And he added that
whoever dared to speak to Prince Bantugan
would be killed.
How was Prince Bantugan brought back
to life?
The Old King of Bumbaran was
unhappy because his heart was full of
envy toward his younger brother,
Prince Bantugan.
They like Prince Bantugan because
he is a good and brave young man.
The characteristic of Prince
Bantugan that makes him a hero are
he is brave; he protects and defends
their kingdom in times of war. And
he is also good; he helped the people
in their kingdom and cures them
when they were sick.
The king issued a proclamation
that no one should speak to Prince
Bantugan.
Prince Bantugan brought back to
life through Prince Madali and the
Old King. They volunteered to go to
 the region of the dead and bring
Bantugan’s soul to his body.

What characteristic or belief of our

ancestors can be generalized from the story? Students answer may vary.
Explain.

So, what have you learned from the Students answer may vary.
story?

Now that you already know and

understand the story. Let us have another Students will start counting.
activity. Let us group you into four.

Where is the group 1?

How about group 2?
How about group 3?
How about group 4?

You may now go to your respective

F. Application

Character Mapping

In this activity, you will pick a character

and then you will give the traits/characteristic
of that certain character. Write as many as
possible.

Follow this one.

 I have here envelops. Inside these Representative in each group will
envelops are pictures of the characters. What pick.
you are going to do is to pick only one. I
want one representative each group.

You may now start your activity. I’ll give Students will participate in the
you five minutes to finish your activity. activity.

G. Generalization

What is Epic? Epic is a long narrative poem based

on oral tradition. It presents the
heroic deeds of the character.

Who are the characters in the story? Prince Bantugan

Prince Madali
Old King of Bumbaran
King of Kingdom-Between-Two-
Seas
Princess Datimbang

In the story, what are the signs and Gong and Parrot
symbols that was mentioned there? What is
their purpose?

What have you learned from the story? Students answer may vary.

In our real life situation, how can a Students answer may vary.
student like you become a hero?

Is it true that in order to become a hero Students answer may vary.

you need to give up your life?

Who are those persons whom you Students answer may vary.
considered as your heroes? Why did you
choose them?
IV. APPLICATION

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the correct answer.

1. It is a long narrative poem based on oral tradition. It presents the heroic deeds of
the character.
a. Legend
b. Myth
c. Epic
d. Fable
2. Who ruled the Kingdom of Bumbaran?
a. Prince Bantugan
b. Prince Madali
c. Princess Datimbang
d. Old King
3. Prince is handsome, good looking and a brave young man.
a. Prince Bantugan
b. Prince Madali
c. Princess Datimbang
d. Old King
4. He issued a proclamation that no one should speak to Prince Bantugan. What is
the meaning of the underlined word?
a. Jealous
b. Brave
c. Official order
d. Astonishment
5. Prince Bantugan returned victorious from a battle. What is the meaning of the
underlined word?
a. Jealous
b. Brave
c. Astonishment
d. Having won successfully
6. Prince Bantugan leave the Kingdom of Bumbaran and he decided to go to
.
a. Kingdom-Between-Two-Seas
b. Region of the Dead
c. Land of burning heat
d. Land of lightning, thunder and endless rain
7. The king ordered the great grass to be sounded.
a. Gong
 b. Drum
c. Parrot
d. Lyre
8. Prince Madali and the old King volunteered to go to region of the dead. How
many days they flew to reach the region of dead?
a. 11
b. 10
c. 5
d. 15
9. The soul of Prince Bantugan was placed on a .
a. Large green bottle
b. Large pink bottle
c. Large yellow bottle
d. Large blue bottle
10. Prince Madali and the old King went to to get the soul of
their brother.
a. Land of burning heat
b. Land of lightning, thunder and endless rain
c. Region of the dead
d. Kingdom-Between-Two-Seas

V. ASSIGNMENT

Search for the story, “The Tale of Marinduque” and answer these following
questions.
1. How did the friendship of Maring and Duque start?
2. What was Maring’s problem at the start of the story?
3. What happened to the three kings?
4. Do you believe about the tale of risen islets?
5. What lesson can we get from the story?

Prepared by:

ELLA MAE G. DURON