The Witch

November 21, 2012

LESSON PLAN

I. Topic: The Witch by Edilberto k. Tiempo |

II. Objectives: At the end of the lesson the students should be able to: 1. Read critically, think logically and evaluate intelligently in order to judge the validity of inference; 2. Describe the given characters in the story; and 3. Express one’s opinions regarding gossip mongering. |

III. Materials: Reading material (The Witch) Activity Sheet Picture |

IV. Reference: The Witch by Edilberto K. Tiempo, pp. 216-221 English Communication Arts and Skills Through Philippine Literature Josephine B. Serrano and Milagros G. Lapid |

IV. Lesson Proper: A. Activating the Schema a. Ask the following questions to the students: 1. Who of you believe in witches? 2. Describe the appearance of a witch. 3. What can you say about the witch personality? b. Picture Talk – present a picture to the students and let them verify the descriptions they have given a while ago. c. Ask series of questions that will lead them to the selection. d. Refer to the selection and ask: Why did the people think of Minggay Awok as a witch? Why? Lead the students to realize that the townspeople had no real proof that the old woman was a witch; everything they know about her was based on people’s “accounts” in short gossip. e. Ask the students how do they react to gossip: do they help to spread it or do they just ignore it? B. Before turning to the story, talk about the author, who with his wife, noted writer Edith Tiempo, conduct the well known annual writers’ workshop held in Siliman University in Dumaguete City. This workshop has produced many of the writers we have now. First groupings C. Discussion a. First groupings 1. Create 7 groups compose of 5-6 members. 2. Each group is given a question that must be answered within 5 minutes. Group 1: What are the two important characters in the story? Describe them. Group 2: How do paragraphs 4 and 5...