Republic of the Philippines

DIPOLOG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Lacaya Street, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte

SEMI DETAILED LESSON PLAN

USING A LITERARY CONVENTIONS OF A GENRE
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. define what genre is;
b. identify at least five literary conventions of genre in writing a draft of a short piece; and
c. demonstrate the application of literary conventions through writing a short story.

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: Write a draft of a short piece (Fiction, Poetry Drama etc.) using any of the literary
conventions of genre following this pointers;
1. Using literary conventions of genre
b. Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Digital Timer
c. References: Creative Nonfiction Quarter 1 - Module 2: Writing and Revising Draft of a
short Fiction Page 10.

III. Procedure

a. Preparation
 The teacher will ask someone to lead the prayer.
 In order to have a safe and convenient environment, the instructor discusses the
classroom rules.
Classroom Rules:
Give everyone a chance to participate
Encourage teamwork and mutual respect
Negotiate conflicts and resolve issues peacefully
Respect differing opinions and perspectives
Emphasize the value of diversity and inclusivity

b. Motivation
 The class will be divided into 2 groups.
 The class will play the game, what is the genre?
 The teacher will present a picture on the screen, and the class will identify the genre
of the given picture.

c. Presentation
 The teacher presents the objectives in the class.
 Students read the learning objectives in unison.
 The teacher will asked someone to give recap of the previous discussion.
 Based on the given activity earlier, the teacher will asked them if what is the possible
lesson.
d. Discussion
 The teacher will asked students to define what is genre.

The teacher will start to delve in into the main topic which is Using any Literary
Conventions of Genre.
 The teacher will discuss genre and literary conventions and its key points.
 After the discussion, the teacher will ask questions or any clarifications before the
teacher will proceed with the application.
 The teacher provides examples that will help the students to fully understand the
lesson.
e. Application
 The class will apply what they have learned during the discussion of their teacher to
achieve their task.
Mechanics
 The class will be divided into 2 groups.
 They are tasked to write a short story and a poem based on the given topic “cultural
beliefs and traditions of indigenous people.”
 Each group will prepare a short yell before their presentation begins.
 All members of the group are highly encouraged to start up until the end of their
presentation.
 Each group is given 10 minutes to accomplish their task and 3 minutes for their
presentation.
Rubrics
Story Writing

Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Needs

Improvement
(0-4)
Ideas The story makes The peace is pretty The story is hard to The story is
complete sense, understandable, follow and very hard to
writing is clear one idea maybe out somewhat follow, ideas
and easy to of place confusing are confusing
understand and not clear
or complete
Organization The beginning The story has a The story has a The story does
creates interest, clear and clear beginning, not have a
the middle is interesting middle, and end but clear
well developed beginning, middle, needs details to beginning,
and the end is and end make it interesting middle, or
satisfying end. The story
is hard to
follow
Handwriting Handwriting is Handwriting is Handwriting is Handwriting
neat with no mostly neat with somewhat neat with needs
eraser marks little visible eraser many eraser marks improvement
marks

Poem Writing

Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Needs

Improvement
(0-4)
Title of the poem Presents creative Present some Presents title with There are no
titles related to creative titles title creativity creative titles
the poem related to the poem
Creativity Wow! Very Has many creative Has some creative Show little or
creative ideas ideas ideas no creativity
Handwriting Handwriting is Handwriting is Handwriting is Handwriting
neat with no mostly neat with somewhat neat with needs
eraser marks little visible eraser many eraser marks improvement
marks

 The teacher will asked the students if they enjoy their activity.
f. Generalization
 The teacher will asked questions to the students to ensure if they have learn
something from the discussion.

IV. EVALUATION
Direction: Read and understand the question carefully, encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The story is told in the order that the events actually happened.
A. Chronological
B. Non-Chronological
C. Foreshadowing
D. Flashback
2. It gives hints in a story of what is going to happen to the plot or a character.
A. Non-Chronological
B. Chronological
C. Foreshadowing
D. Flash Forward
3. Which of the following shows correlation to flashback?
A.“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens.”
B. “A scene where a character is about to make a crucial decision in the present, and then
the narrative cuts back to a pivotal moment in their past that directly informs their current choice,
revealing their motivations and shaping their decision-making process.”
C. “A scene in a mystery novel where a detective is interviewing a suspect, and during
the conversation, the suspect suddenly recounts a flashback to a key event from their past that
happened before the current time of the story, effectively jumping back in time to give context to
the present situation.”
D. “Character repeatedly mentioning their fear of heights early on, which then becomes a
crucial plot point later when they are forced to climb a dangerous cliff to escape danger.”
4. What do you mean by genre in literary?
A. A formulated thoughts or opinion
B. Central idea of discussion or presentation.
C. It is a category that authors use to describe the primary content and tone of their
writing.
D. All of the above.
5. Which of the following pictures is a fantasy?

A. B.

C. D.
V. Assignment
Please read in advance all about “ensuring that theme and technique are effectively
developed.”

Prepared by:

JEMAR R. MAGHINAY
BSED ENGLISH
Pre-service Teacher 2025

Approved by:

LIEZL D. MANUGAS
English Teacher III
Dipolog City National High School

Internship journey close enough to the final success!!!