NAVOTAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

M.Naval St., Sipac, Navotas City

I.

Objectives:
a. Identify and illustrate the basic elements and distinctive features of
anecdotes and autobiographies
b. Demonstrate ability to use previous readings and experience to
better understand a text
c. Note specific details and point out the foreshadowing of events
d. Single out calmness, self-confidence, and resourcefulness as
examples of values worth developing
e. Make inferences, predictions, and conclusions
f. Analyze and evaluate actions of characters
g. Deduce meaning of words through context

II.

Subject Matter:
a. Basic elements, distinctive features, and underlying objectives of
anecdotes and autobiographies
b. Rizal and the Ten-pound Sterling
c. My Home, Jose Rizal (from the Young Rizal, translated by Leon Ma.
Guerrero)
d. Materials: M-CART, Visual Aids and worksheets
e. References: Philippine Literature and Communication Arts

III.

Procedure:
a. Think about a time in your life when you used your resourcefulness
in order to solve a problem.
b. Viewing: Watch the YouTube video of Jose Rizal, Antonio
Luna and Juan Luna. Look at the pictures below. What can you
say about these men?

MY HERO

KNOW

WANT TO
KNOW

LEARNED

JOSE RIZAL
ANTONIO
LUNA
JUAN LUNA
Most Filipino students are familiar with the life and career of our
foremost hero, Jose Rizal. His biography attests to his outstanding
traits, skills, and talents. Here is an anecdote that highlights his
amazing talent as an artist.
c. LITERATURE IN FOCUS: An anecdote is a brief story of an
interesting, amusing or biographical incident. It usually features a
persons distinctive traits or characteristics.
d. Unlocking of difficulties
e. Read the title and first three paragraphs of the selection before
reading the entire anecdote. Then answer the following questions:
1. When and where did the story take place?

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2. Why was Rizal there? Who were with him?

3.
What is a pound sterling?
Reading of the entire selection to get the gist of the story.
Pay closer attention to details and answer in-between
questions in your notebook.
RIZAL AND THE TEN-POUND STERLING NOTE

g. Guessing ability. What I predicted activity. The chart below, write

what you thought would
happen, then write what actually happened, and whether your
prediction was true from a lists
of suspenseful activity.
i.
Story clue
What I thought
What actually
Was my
would happen
happened
prediction
next
correct?
1. A look
around
the table
revealed
apprehen
sive
faces
that
obviously
were
hiding
empty
pockets.
It
seemed
that
everyone
was
broke.
2. As the
dismayin
g
predicam
ent
seemed
beyond
solution,
Rizals
nimble
brain
conceive
da
solution.
3. My good
fellow,
Rizal told
the
smiling
waiter,
pointing
to the
platter.
Theres
the
payment
for all we

have
taken.
You may
keep the
change.
4. But
Monsieur
Le
Manager!
said
Pierre,
desperat
ely
tearing at
his hair,
Look
well. It is
not
money. It
is nothing
but
drawing.

j. Activity 3. Group Activity: A character Web: Complete the

character web by writing the traits and characteristics of Rizal
as revealed in the story. Compare your character webs.
Support your answers by citing evidence in the story.

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k. Deepen: Answer the questions and write your answers in the blank.
1. Think of a different way Rizal and his friends might have solved the problem.
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2. How would this solution to the problem have changed the ending of the story?
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3. Are impressed with what Rizal did in the restaurant? Why or why not?
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5. What can you conclude about the manager?
Analyze

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6. Have you been in a situation similar to what Rizal and his friends
experienced in the restaurant? If your answer is yes, explain about it and
you felt at that trying moment.
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7. What elements and features of an anecdote did you find in the selection?
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l. Transfer: Budding Scriptwriters
Form groups of ten and write a script based on the anecdote. Give
speaking parts of a narrator, Rizal, and his friends, the waiter, and the manager.
Example:
Narrator:
The year is 1889. The beautiful city of Paris in France
is buzzing with activity. People from all parts of the world come to see the
International Exposition which Paris is hosting. Among the foreigners are Jose
Rizal, Antonio Luna, Juan Luna, Baldomero Roxas, Lauro Dimayuga, Gregorio
Aguillera, and Valentin Ventura. One night they go sight-seeing at the exposition.
Towards midnight, the young men feel tired and hungry.
Antonio Luna: We must take a midnight snack!
Jose Rizal:
An excellent idea!
Other Men:
Agreed! Agreed!
Assess your script by using the guidelines below:
A good script based on a story
Stays focused on the story
Divides speaking parts among the important characters.
Follows the sequence of the story
Uses conversational language
Includes a narrator who connects events in the story.

M. The Big Day: Have a group presentation of a skit using the script that you have
made. Choose a skit director who will assign the roles to the members of your
group. The groups then take turns in presenting their skits to the rest of the class.
While one group performs, the others watch and listen.
Use the criteria below to evaluate your skit presentation.
A GOOD SKIT
Has performers suited to their roles.
Is well-planned and well-organized
Stays focused on the story from beginning to end.
Appeals to the audience
Uses props effectively
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