Lesson Plan In English 7 Theme: Building Relationships

Sub-theme: Loving is Giving

Selection: The Wedding Dance by Amador Daguio

Time Frame: 2 week /varies (February 6-10; Feb.13-17, 2017)

Objectives: At the end of the activity, students are able to:

1. Determine the order of significant events in the text listened to.( LC2b)

2. Use information presented in a reading or viewing selection to infer, to evaluate, and to express

critical ideas.( RC1b)

3. Respond to ideas, issues, and concerns presented in a reading or viewing selection in

creative forms.( RC1e)

4. Give meaningful comments and insightful observations based on ideas presented in a

selection.( OL2c)

Essential Questions

1. What are the expectations for men in Awiyao’s culture? What about for women?

2. How does your culture influence your decisions? Does it affect your plans for your future?

3. Is it true that love conquers all? When might this be untrue?

4. How important is having children to you? How important is it in your family? What about in

your culture?

5. What is your legacy?

Learning Activities

A. Motivation: What makes a family?

B. Materials: LCD, Laptop, microphones, speaker, pictures

C. Lesson Proper

c.1. Getting to know the author

Amador Daguio was born in the Ilocos province of the Philippines in 1912. He began writing

poetry in high school and published his first poem before he graduated. Throughout his

career, he taught at a number of schools in the Philippines and also worked as a lawyer,

editor, reporter, and public relations officer for the Filipino government. In his writing,

Daguio seeks to establish a pure Filipino voice, distinct from its colonizers. Even in English,

Daguio’s writing is Filipino in essence. In “The Wedding Dance”, he draws upon the culture

of his ancestors to explore Filipino traditions along with the universal themes of love,

suffering, and societal expectations.

C.2. The Story

Task 1: Reading the story by row/group.

Students will read the story in their Learner’s guide pages 31-37.

Task 1a: Story Analysis:

Students will answer the drills in their Learner’s guide page 37-39

Activity#1: How Ironic!

Irony is a statement that intends to express the opposite of what was stated. There are several types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony, and rhetorical irony.

The students need specific guidance in understanding and appreciating this literary technique. Allow the students to:

1. Discover the real meaning behind the statement; 2. Specify the reason why the characters need to express

statements with hidden meanings; and,

3. Reason with each on other the importance of such use of language.

Activity #2: Locate, Reflect, Evaluate!

Activity#3: The dance in the story (Pair Work)

(After every activity, the works will be checked)

Activity#4: You Can Dance! (Group work)

BIG QUERY: If you were to imagine Awiyao and Lumnay in a dance, how would you classify their

dance? Was it a dance of love or a dance of disappointment?

Take off from the Big Query discussion to the creative concept of visualizing the story from

the students‘point of interpretation. This would students to draw out inspiration from the song they

listened to, the poem they read aloud, and the heartbreak of Awiyao and Lumnay.

Rubric:

Assignment:

Answer activities #5, 6

(To be checked the next day.)

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Task 2: The Plot Diagrams and Narrative Arcs

The teacher will discuss to the class the following. The concepts will not only give students a fuller understanding of classroom texts, but also their favorite books and movies.

a.

Exposition

The exposition is the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.

Conflict

The conflict is the primary problem that drives the plot of the story, often a main goal for the protagonist to achieve or overcome.

Rising Action

The rising action of the story is all of the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.

Climax

The climax is the most exciting point of the story, and is a turning point for the plot or goals of the main character.

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Falling Action

The falling action is everything that happens as a result of the climax, including wrapping-up of plot points, questions being answered, and character development.

Resolution

The resolution is not always happy, but it does complete the story. It can leave a reader with questions, answers, frustration, or satisfaction.

Task 3: Create a visual plot diagram of "The Wedding Dance". Student Instructions: Separate the story into the Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Create an image that represents an important moment or set of events for each of the story components. Write a description of each of the steps in the plot diagram.

Task4: Character Map

Task 5: Symbolism in "The Wedding Dance"

Symbolism is an important element in many literary works. Like themes, these ideas are abstract and are often difficult for students to grasp on their own. This is why using a storyboard is helpful. Storyboards allow students to visually demonstrate their understanding of a concept like symbolism. In the classroom, students could be to track the six symbols that this story uses to communicate idea about culture and marriage.

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Six Symbolic Elements Gangsas

The gangsas are culturally important. The sound of the gangsas represents the man in the wedding ceremony. Like the gangsas, they are strong and provide a beat to the dance, or a "beat to life".

Dancing Culturally, the dancing is a celebration of happiness. It is also a show of sexuality by the women. Because Lumnay has not produced a child, she feels ashamed to dance and show herself to the other men, as she believes no one will look at her.

The Fire The fire or flames signify the burning intensity of both love and hate that Lumnay feels in the situation. When Awiyao stirs the embers in Lumnay’s dark hut, he stirs up both of these feelings in her. Later, as Lumnay watches the bonfire from afar, her physical distance from the fire reflects her emotional separation from the man she loves.

The Beads The beads in the story symbolize the promise that Awiyao made to Lumnay. They are also very precious and are worth 20 fields. The fact that Awiyao gives them to Lumnay shows that he cherishes her, and that he still believes she has worth. Although Lumnay rejects the hut and field Awiayo offers her, she accepts the beads, suggesting her desire to remain connected to Awiyao.

The Floor A number of times the narrator draws the reader’s attention to the rattan floor as Lumnay pulls it apart. This is symbolic of their marriage unraveling.

The Night The night time setting symbolically adds to the darkness and isolation that Lumnay feels as she runs away from the village. As she works her way up the dark mountain alone, she is unable to envision a path to the future. The reader, too, is left in darkness with the unresolved ending.

Task 6: Summative Quiz

Task 7: The Theme of Letting Love Go!

Group1: Role Play

Group2: Creative Reporting

Group 3: Draw me a picture!

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Group4: Express yourself! Poem or song making Groups 5 & 6: The court room

If you truly love a person, you must let them be happy

Have you ever heard the saying “if you love someone, let them go”? The story of Lumnay and Awiyao wrestles with this difficult issue. Despite how upsetting it is to Lumnay, she must let Awiyao go, not only because of their culture, but also because it is clear that he will not be happy without a child.

Task 8: Groups 1-4 - elders of the tribe ;Group 5 – prosecutors (for the tribe’s lawyers); Group 6 – Lumnay and Awiyao’s lawyers

Motion: Lumnay and Awiyao should remain husband and wife.

Task 9: Reflection Journal

Answer the following essential question in your SJ (student journal)

1. What are the expectations for men in Awiyao’s culture? What about for women?

2. How does your culture influence your decisions? Does it affect your plans for your

future?

3. Is it true that love conquers all? When might this be untrue?

4. How important is having children to you? How important is it in your family? What

about in your culture?

5. What is your legacy?

(Note: All activities has rubrics for rating the learner’s performance.)

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Scaffolds:

English7 Learner’s Guide

https://www.quickrubric.com/r#/qr/anna-warfield/symbolism

Plot Diagram Rubric

https://www.quickrubric.com/r#/qr/rebeccaray/plot-

diagram-rubric--grades-5-8-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oj7sO3cqeQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJLamaUUuu8

The Wedding Dance (Amador Daguio) Teacher Guide by Rebecca

Ray and Bridget Baudinet

http://www.storyboardthat.com/teacher-guide/wedding-dance-by-amador-daguio

The Wedding Dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oj7sO3cqeQ

Kalinga Dance in a Wedding Celebration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJLamaUUuu8

HPS:

LPS:

Instructional Decision: ____________________________________

Prepared by: MARIVI L. CASTRO, MA

MT1- English Teacher

Checked by: ROWENA R. CABREROS Principal II