LESSON PLAN
I. Learning Objectives
1. Discuss epic and its characteristics.
2. Discuss the elements of a story.
3. Identify the elements of the story in the epic poem “The Story of Lam-ang”.
4. Value the essence a being a hero in one’s little own way.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: “Lam-ang: a story of leadership and self-realizations”.
B. References: Biag ni Lam-ang. (1935). The Ilocano epic: a critical study of
the "Life of Lam-ang", ancient Ilocano popular poem. Manila, Philippines:
Printed by Carmelo & Bauermann,
[Link]
C. Materials: PowerPoint presentations, video clips, worksheets,
III. Procedure
Activity
A. Preliminaries
a. Prayer
b. Energizer
c. Checking of Attendance
B. Discussion
a. Define and discuss Epic and its characteristics.
b. Introduce the elements of the Story.
What is an epic?
Epic is a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a
legendary or historical hero.
Characteristics of an Epic
1. Is written in a formal style
2. Contains third-person narration and an omniscient narrator
3. Frequently invokes a Muse who provides inspiration and guidance to the poet
4. Takes place in an era beyond the range of any living memory
5. Typically includes a journey across a variety of settings and terrains
6. Features a hero with immense bravery and resolve
7. Includes obstacles and circumstances that are otherworldly and even
supernatural—pitting the hero against nearly insurmountable odds
8. Looks with concern to the future of a civilization or culture
Elements of the Story
1. Characters – The characters are the individuals that the story is about.
2. Setting – The setting is the location of the action.
3. Plot – The storyline of a text. An author puts together a series of events to create
a story. The sequence of that series of events is the plot.
Exposition – The exposition is the introduction to the story. Characters
and setting are introduced.
Rising Action – The rising action presents a central conflict within a
character or between one or more character. The conflict builds during the
rising action.
Climax – The climax occurs when the conflict is at its peak and when
there seems to be no viable solution to the conflict.
Falling Action – The falling action occurs after the climax when the
reader is still unsure if the protagonist will be able to resolve the conflict.
Resolution – The solution to the problem is the way the action is
resolved.
C. Development of the Lesson
1. Presentation
Ask the students who are familiar with the story of Lam-ang.
Play the video clip from [Link] and ask the
students to watch and understand “The story of Lam-ang” silently from the
screen.
The Story of Lam-ang (A Summary)
Don Juan and his wife Namongan lived in Nalbuan, now part of La Union in the northern
part of the Philippines. They had a son named Lam-ang. Before Lam-ang was born,
Don Juan went to the mountains in order to punish a group of their Igorot enemies.
While he was away, his son Lam-ang was born. It took four people to help Namongan
give birth. As soon as the baby boy popped out, he spoke and asked that he be given
the name Lam-ang. He also chose his godparents and asked where his father was.
After nine months of waiting for his father to return, Lam-ang decided he would go look
for him. Namongan thought Lam-ang was up to the challenge but she was sad to let him
go. During his exhausting journey, he decided to rest for a while. He fell asleep and had
a dream about his father's head being stuck on a pole by the Igorot. Lam-ang was
furious when he learned what had happened to his father. He rushed to their village and
killed them all, except for one whom he let go so that he could tell other people about
Lam-ang's greatness. Upon returning to Nalbuan in triumph, he was bathed by women
in the Amburayan river. All the fish died because of the dirt and odor from Lam-ang's
body. There was a young woman named Ines Kannoyan whom Lam-ang wanted to
woo. She lived in Calanutian and he brought along his white rooster and gray dog to
visit her. On the way, Lam-ang met his enemy Sumarang, another suitor of Ines whom
he fought and readily defeated. Lam-ang found the house of Ines surrounded by many
suitors all of whom were trying to catch her attention. He had his rooster crow, which
caused a nearby house to fall. This made Ines look out. He had his dog bark and in an
instant the fallen house rose up again. The girl's parents witnessed this and called for
him. The rooster expressed the love of Lam-ang. The parents agreed to a marriage with
their daughter if Lam-ang would give them a dowry valued at double their wealth. Lam-
ang had no problem fulfilling this condition and he and Ines were married. It was a
tradition to have a newly married man swim in the river for the rarang fish.
Unfortunately, Lam-ang dove straight into the mouth of the water monster Berkakan.
Ines had Marcos get his bones, which she covered with a piece of cloth. His rooster
crowed and his dog barked and slowly the bones started to move. Back alive, Lam-ang
and his wife lived happily ever after with his white rooster and gray dog.
2. Values Integration
Let the students identify the values and morals they can get in the story.
Randomly ask the students about their realizations.
Explain to them the moral lesson in “The Story of Lam-ang”.
Moral of the Story: The values learned from the story of Biag ni Lam-ang
is the love for the family, doing everything for them, and the love for the
country; one must persevere through the trials of life. Lam-ang's two
quests in life are the quest for his missing father and the quest for love.
These quests shaped Lam-ang into the kind of hero he is.
3. Assessment and Evaluation
a. Let the students by pair complete the table based on “The Story of Lam-
ang”.
Character Setting Plot
b. Ask the students to answer the following questions also with their pairs:
1. Who were Lam-ang‘s parents?
2. Where did they live?
3. Why did Don Juan go to the mountains?
4. What did his enemies do to him?
5. Does Lam-ang forgive his father’s enemy?
6. Were all the enemies killed?
7. Did the dog express Lam-ang‘s love for Ines?
8. Did it cause the nearby house to fall?
9. How did Ines’ parents agreed Lam-ang to marry their daughter?
10. Did Lam-ang and Ines had a happy ending?
IV. Abstraction
a. Epic is a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a
legendary or historical hero.
b. Characters are the ones acting in the story.
c. Setting is the place where the story happens.
d. Plot is the sequence of the series of events.
V. Application
Act Me Out
Divide the class into 5 groups. Assign each group a task, which is to act
the plot of “The Story of Lam-ang”.
Group 1 – exposition
Group 2 – rising action
Group 3 – climax
Group 4 – falling action
Group 5 – resolution
VI. Assignment
1) Ask the students to list down at least five experiences in their lives as
students where they lend a helping hand to the people who are in need
around them.
2) Let the students reread their favorite story. Ask them to identify the
characters, setting and events in the story, which they are going to
present in the class the next day.
Prepared by:
CLAIRE G. SALABIA
BSEd 2-A