Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English 8

Grade 8 - Amiability

4th Quarter

I- Objectives

At the end of the forty-five minute period, the students should be able to:

(a) analyze the elements that make up reality and fantasy based on a material
viewed;
(b) identify correctly the reality and fantasy in a text listened to; and
(c) infer thoughts and feelings expressed in the selected material through
citing real life experiences.

II- Subject Matter

Topic Afro-Asian Literature – A Tale of Two Brothers: Anpu

and Bata (Egypt)

References English 10 Communication Arts and Skills Through

Afro-Asian Literature, pp. 380-383

Instructional Methods Visual Aids, Laptop, Plasma TV, PowerPoint

Presentation, Pictures, Markers, Whiteboard, Eraser,
Cartolinas, Manila Papers and Video Presentations

Skill/s Analyzing, Identifying, Inferring, Performing,

Presenting, Writing, Communicating

Value/s Respect and Cooperation

III- Procedures

A. Introductory/Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer/ Greetings
2. Checking of Attendance
 3. Reading of classroom policies
4. Review

The teacher will let the students recall the previous lesson.

Egypt – The Gift of Nile

The Nile River is the only river in the world without which, it can be said, a
whole nation would die. The Nile River gave rise to ancient civilization of Egypt that
built the pyramids, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

B. Motivation

Activity 1: Ask Your Self

“Blood is thicker than water”. Give your insight regarding the adage.

C. Lesson Proper
1. Presentation of the lesson

Activity 2: Show and Tell

The class will be divided into 2 groups. Each group will be given a task to perform. A
video clip about “A Tale of Two Brothers: Anpu and Bata” will be shown in the class
through the Plasma TV. At the same, copies of the story will be distributed to every group.

After the viewing of the video clip, the students will discuss and complete their
assigned tasks within 10 minutes.

Group 1: Element of reality in the story

Group 2: Element of fantasy in the story
They will be graded based from the following criteria:
Content 35
Creativity 15
Organization 15
Visual Aids 10
Audience Contact 15
Cooperation 10
Total 100
 The Criteria for the task will be posted on the Plasma TV so that the students will
have a guide on the things they need to do.

Their outputs would be encoded in the laptop and presented through PowerPoint
slides. Afterwards they will perform a scene that portrays the fantasy and reality of a story.
Every group will be given a maximum of five minutes to present.

Inputs will be given after the performance.

A Tale of Two Brothers: Anpu and Bata

(Egypt)

This story was written for Seti II (1209-1205 B.C.) of the nineteenth Egyptian
dynasty. The story repeats a common test which many people had to undergo. It is similar to
the story of Joseph in the house of Potiphar, in Genesis 39:1-20. It is reasonable to believe
that there were many such scandals in Egypt and in your own hometown. Therefore,
borrowing is not required.

Once, there were two brothers. Anpu was the elder and Bata was the younger. When
their parents died, Anpu was already married and had a house of his own, so he took his little
brother to live with him and treated him like a son. When the little brother grew into a young
man, he was an excellent worker. He did the plowing and harvested the corn; there was not
an equal in the land. Behold the spirit of a god was with him.

Every morning, the younger brother followed his oxen and worked all day in the
fields and every evening he returned to the house with vegetables, milk, and wood. He laid all
these before his elder brother and at dawn, he took the bread with him which he had baked
and laid it before his elder brother; and he took with him his bread and drove the cattle into
the field.

Because Anpu loved his brother very much, his wife became jealous and wanted to
destroy Bata. One day when Anpu and Bata were in the fields, they needed some corn so
Anpu sent Bata home to get some. The younger brother found the wife combing her hair and
said, "Get up and give me some corn so that I may run to the field for my elder brother is in a
hurry. Do not delay."
 At eventide, Anpu returned home earlier than his brother because Bata had much
work to do in the fields. Anpu was met by his wife who was crying bitterly. She showed him
her arms and legs which she had painted black and blue, and accused Bata of having beaten
her. She pretended to be in great pain. She didn't give him water to wash his hands with, she
didn't light the fire for him, she pretended that she was very sick. And Anpu became very
angry; he sharpened his knife and waited for Bata in the stable.

When the sun went down, Bata came home as usual loaded with herbs, milk, and
wood. And as he entered the door, he saw the feet of his brother and the sharp knife hanging
by his side. The brother sprang at him and Bata fled praying to Ra, "My good lord! Save me
from death, thou who divines the evil from the good." And Ra heard his cry; he made a river
flow between one brother and the other and filled it with crocodiles. And Bata said to his
elder brother, "Why do you seek to kill me? Am I not your brother and have you not always
treated me as if you were my father?

And has not your wife been as a mother to me? Now, since you want to kill me, I
shall go to the Valley of the Acacia." Anpu answered, "Why did you beat up my wife and
almost kill her?" Bata answered, "I did no such thing. Have I not told you that I have always
looked upon her as my mother?" So Anpu went home. He found his wife near the river
washing off the black and blue dye with which she had painted herself. Filled with great
anger, Anpu killed his wife and cast her to the dogs. Then he sat down, poured ashes on his
head, and mourned for his younger brother. Bata reached the Valley of the Acacia. There was
no one with him; he slew wild beasts for food and built himself a house under the acacia tree,
which is sacred to the gods.

One day as he walked out of his house, he met the Nine Gods who knew of his
innocence and goodness. Ra said to the god Khunumu, "Behold, frame a woman for Bata that
he may not remain alone. And Khunumu made for Bata a wife to dwell with him. She was
indeed more beautiful than any other woman in the whole land. She was like a goddess and
Bata loved her very much.

2. Activity

Activity 3: Compare and Contrast

Choose one character from the story. Compare and contrast your character from that
character in the story. Present it through Venn diagram.
 Character

Me from the

tale

3. Application

Quiz # 1

Direction: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false. Write your answer
on a 1/4 sheet of paper.
1) Reality is the state of things as they exist.
2) Many works within the genre of fantasy is real.
3) Reality is a product of imagination.
4) Fantasy uses magic or supernatural elements.
5) The Tale of the Two Brothers is based purely on reality.

D. Generalization
“Fantasy” is a genre of fiction that uses magic or other supernatural elements as a
main plot, element, theme or setting.
“Reality” is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or
might be imagined.

IV- Evaluation
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read each question CAREFULLY and write your
answers directly on a one-half (1/2) piece of paper.
A. Identify whether the statement is reality or fantasy. Write REAL if the statement is a
reality and FAN if it is a fantasy.
1) Anpu did all the work on the farm.
2) Khunumu made Bata a wife to dwell with him.
3) Anpu sharpened his knife and waited for Bata in the stable.
4) Ra made a river flow between one brother and the other and filled it with
crocodiles
 5) Anpu’s wife colored her arms and legs with black and blue paint.
6) One day as he walked out of his house, he met the Nine Gods who knew of his
innocence and goodness.
B. Create 2 sentences that portray reality and 2 sentences that portray fantasy.

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V- Assignment
Directions: On a 1/2 sheet of paper, answer the following questions:
Have you ever encountered or experienced an incident similar to the “Tale of Two
Brothers”? If so, what did you feel? If you were Anpu, who would you believe; your wife or
your brother? Why?

Prepared by:

Cheryl Marie N. Lituañas