LESSON EXEMPLAR

Grade 7-English

Quarter: THIRD
Theme: Asserting Myself
Sub-Theme: Making Wise Decisions

Content Standard: Performance Standard:

The learner demonstrates understanding of: The learner transfers learning by: showing
Philippine literature in the Period of Emergence ways of asserting one‟s identity;
as a tool to assert one‟s identity; strategies in comprehending informative and short narrative
listening to and viewing of informative and short texts using schema and appropriate listening and
narrative texts; word relationships and associations; viewing strategies; expressing ideas, opinions, and
informative speech forms; and use of feelings through various formats; and
direct/reported speech, passive/ active voice, enriching written and spoken communication using
simple past and past perfect tenses, and sentence direct/reported speech, active/passive voice, simple
connectors. past and past perfect tenses and connectors
correctly and appropriately.

I. LEARNING COMPETENCY
EN7LT-III-a-5: Discover literature as a tool to assert one ‘s unique identity and to better understand
other people
EN7LT-III-h-3: Explain how a selection may be influenced by culture, history, environment, and
other factors
Objectives:
1. Determine the relevance of the play vis-à-vis its intended purpose and production milieu.
2. Explain how the play may be influenced by culture, history, environment, and other
factors.
3. Appreciate how the play serves as avenue in asserting Filipino identity.

II. LEARNING CONTENT

Lesson: Sa Pula, Sa Puti by Francisco Rodrigo
Materials:
1. Reflection Strips
2. Task Cards

References:
1. K to 12 Curriculum Guide (May, 2016), p.156
 2. Palomar, L. A. & Pimentel, K.R.P. (2016). Interactive 7. Philippines:
3. Sabong: Cockfighting in the Philippines Thrills, Retrieved fromhttp://www.top-destination-
choice-the-philippines.com/sabong.html
4. Scoring Rubric for Advocacy, Retrieved from
http://osbha.org/files/Advocacy.pdf

III. LEARNING TASKS

Introduction: Cockfighting is an old Filipino past time. Few men go to cockfighting arenas just to play
and bet for their own cocks. In the play you are about to read, find out how it comments on people‘s
weakness on this recognizable situation and what happens to the couple as they try their luck.

Preliminary Activity:
 Task 1: Lucky You!
Directions: There are Filipinos who believe in luck rather than working hard to achieve goals. In the
graphic organizer below, brainstorm on different instances where Filipinos depend on luck.

Activity:
 Task 2: Sharing Time!
Directions: Read an excerpt of an article entitled ―Sabong: Cockfighting in the Philippines Thrill‖.
Share your ideas with the class.

Sabong gives you a unique and thrilling satisfaction of a Filipino national pastime. It lets you feel a
great, enduring forming facet of the culture of the Philippines.
There‘s no pastime in the Philippines that is as popular and as old as sabong (cockfighting).
Before the Spaniards came, it was already around and well loved by Filipinos, mostly men and
young boys.
Analysis:
 Task 3: Think it through!
Directions: While reading the play, Sa Pula, Sa Puti by Francisco Rodrigo, answer the following
questions.

11. Describe the setting of the play.

12. What did Celing hate about Kulas? Why?
13. What did Kulas dream about? What did it show about his beliefs on dreams? What
can you say about this?
14. Is cockfighting and betting good or bad? Why?
15. Is Celing‘s action of betting on the opponent a good action? Why or why not?
16. What happened after the last cockfight? How did Kulas win and lose?

Abstraction:
 Task 4: Three R‟s!
Directions: Use the 3 R‘s of Reflection (Retell, Relate, Reflect) to explain what you learned in 5-7
sentences. Select one of the topics below, look at the questions in the box as guide for your reflection:

a. Thoughts that I had during the discussion of the lesson

b. The need for family and community awareness
c. The skills I used during this lesson
d. After this lesson I will…

Why do Filipinos invest in gambling? What do they get from it? Do you think
that it is a solution to their poverty? Why or why not?

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Application:
 Task 5: M.I. Time!
Directions: Accomplish the following with your Multiple Intelligence group. Be guided by the Rubric for
Advocacy that follows.

Body Smart: Act scenarios, based on the information learned showing the consequences arising as a
result of gambling in a family or community.

Art Smart: Create an infographic to illustrate the gathered information about the level of
understanding regarding gambling among the student population in your school.

Music Smart: Compose a rap for a radio infomercial that alerts teenagers to the risk factors associated
with gambling.

Word Smart: Write a letter to be sent to the Principal expressing your concern about youth problem-
gambling, and recommend action to be taken by the school board to increase youth awareness on this
issue.
Assessment:

Read the summary of the story entitled “May Day Eve” written by Nick Joaquin.
One night, Don Badoy comes home to his old house at Intramuros, Manila late. He finds his grandson
chanting an old spell in front of a mirror. Then, memories of his youth came back.
He recalled how he fell in love with Donya Agueda, a young woman who often resisted his attempts of
courtship. Agueda learned that she would be able to know her future husband by reciting an old spell in
front of a mirror. As she recited the words: “Mirror, mirror, show to me him whose woman I will be,”
Agueda saw Don Badoy.
So Don Badoy and Donya Agueda got married because of this. However, Don Badoy learned from his
grandson that he was described by Donya Agueda as a "devil" because that is what she sees every time
she looks at the mirror. In return, Don Badoy admitted to his grandson that every time he looks at the
mirror, he only sees a "witch" which looks like Agueda.
Don Badoy ponders whether their love was real. Because in reality, Don Badoy and Donya Agueda had a
“bitter marriage”, which began in the past, during one evening in the month of May in 1847. The tragedy
of the story is Badoy’s heart forgot how he loved Agueda in the past because their marriage became
miserable, all because they relied on what they saw in the mirror.

Explain how the literary selection was influenced by culture, tradition, history, etc.
using these guide questions. Combine your answers to make a paragraph.
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. What belief or practices did they have?
3. Did these beliefs/practices affect the lives of the characters? In what way?
4. Did these beliefs/practices bring conflict?
5. If you were one of the characters, would you have done the same?
6. What is the message of the story?