Republic of the Philippines SESSION GUIDE
Department of Education
Title of the Session: South African Literature - African Folktales
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Duration, Date and Venue: 60 minutes, September 21-22, 2019, Division Conference Hall
City of Koronadal
Target Participants and Profile: Grade 8 English Teachers of the Division of South Cotabato
Objectives of the Session: At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
a. know what is African Literature in general;
b. identify features of African Folktales after the period of Apartheid;
c. value friendship through South African Folktales.
Key Understanding/Input: African Literature - refers to the body of oral and written literature produced by the
Africans in their native African Languages and European Languages.
References: Gonzalo, O.G., Gonzalo, G. 2006. “Linking the World through English II”. 2nd Edition.
Diwa Scholastic Press, Makati City Philippines. pp. 130-133.
Jallores, A. 2019. “Practical English 8”. Diwa Learning Systems Inc. pp 21-22
Methodology/
Objective/s Key Understanding Materials Time Allotment
Procedure
* D e fi n e A f r i c a n * Characters in African Introduction
Literature in general in Folktales are humans
the pedagogical or animals with human A c k n o w l e d g e t h e
process.
attributes.
participants and make
sure that they are
comfortable and ready
*Integrate important *Stock Characters are to listen.
functions embedded in common in African
SOUTH African Folktales as a
manifestation of their
L i t e r a t u r e . ( S t o c k Present the objectives
Characters are type of of the session.
LCD Projector
2 Minutes
AFRICAN way of life.
characters that show a
conventional virtue or Activity
vice in a story).
LITERATURE * Uphold values distinct
in African Culture
Song Appreciation
The participants will Copies of Lyrics of 5 minutes
through folktales and *Great humor and irony s i n g a s o n g a b o u t Songs and LCD
fables. usually fill African Tales.
friendship which will Projector
become the
s p r i n g b o a rd o f t h e
folktale.
Republic of the Philippines Methodology/
Objective/s Key Understanding Materials Time Allotment
Department of Education Procedure
Region XII
* There is a special type Motivation Questions:
Division of South Cotabato
of African Folktale Participants will answer
City of Koronadal called Trickster Tale in the sample motivation
which a small animal or questions related to the
character uses given statement about
intelligence to protect friendship
LCD Projector
5 minutes
itself from more
powerful animals and “We consider our
characters.
friends as God’s gifts to
us because aside from
our family, we owe a lot
*African Folktales may of who we are to our
feature a hero or trusted friends.”
heroine who needs to
go on a quest where the [Link] you remember
quest is usually a three- how you started out
situation challenge in with your best friend or
which the hero/heroine close friends? What
needs to overcome makes your friendship
three problems. The last?
t h r e e - s i t u a t i o n [Link] this point in your
c h a l l e n g e a i d s t h e life, do you know who
storyteller i n among your friends will
memorizing the story.
stay with you no matter
what happens? How
can you say so? On the
* A f r i c a n F o l k t a l e s contrary, do you know if
SOUTH explain occurrences in some of you friends are
nature and the reasons just there for selfish
AFRICAN for life and the world are interests?”
like what it is.
LITERATURE Reading of Literary
Text
*Folktales from Africa Read the folktale/fable Copies of the Literary 15 minutes
have lessons about life.
“The Wrestling Contest Text
between the Cat and
t h e To r t o i s e ” b y
Abayoni Fuja
Republic of the Philippines Objective/s Key Understanding
Methodology/
Materials Time Allotment
Department of Education Procedure
Region XII Vocabulary Check Up
Division of South Cotabato
Study the following
City of Koronadal Sentences. Based on
the context clues,
decide which among
the given choices best LCD Projector
8 minutes
defines each specific
word. Sample Question:
1. (Paragraph 2) “now
the cat had been
warned that the tortoise
was a very clever and
sly person…” The word
sly means _________?
a. expert in lying
b. good at planning
c. skillful at trickery
d. famous in wrestling
Group Activity
Divide the class into 5
groups and let them Copies of Discussion
answer the sample Questions/ Manila 15
comprehension Paper/ Marker
questions:
1. Who are the main
characters in the story?
SOUTH Describe them.
[Link] did the story
AFRICAN
take place?
3. If you were the cat,
what would you have
LITERATURE done?
4. Based on the fable,
what do you think are
the important
ingredients of a true
and lasting friendship?
Explain
Republic of the Philippines Methodology/
Department of Education Objective/s Key Understanding
Procedure
Materials Time Allotment
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato Presentation Proper
City of Koronadal
Acknowledgment of
Presenters after each
presentation.
Discussion of African Copies of Key 10 minutes
Literature and Features Understanding
of African Folktales
Assigned Readings
“A monkey and a Copies of the Literary 5 minutes
Crocodile” by Sneg Text
Singh
Prepared by:
Carl Jun G. Dela Cruz Checked:
Teacher II
Zynafe V. Caijo, Ed. D.
EPS I - English
SOUTH
AFRICAN
LITERATURE