Features of Narrative Writing

Basic Education Department
Junior High School

A.Y. 2022-2023
Grade 7 English
Detailed Lesson Plan
Date of Implementation: February 7, 2023

Section: 7- ST. MARK
I. Learning Competency
Identify features of narrative writing. N7WC-III-a2.2.12
II. Learning Targets

I can identify the features of narrative text.
I can determine the features of narrative text by answering the given questions.
I can arrange the sequence in the story.
Values Integration: Understanding
III. Subject Matter

Topic: Features of Narrative Writing
Reference: ECAS. English Communication Arts and Skills Through Philippine Literature.
Authors: Milagros G. Lapid and Josephine Serrano
Materials: Laptop, Presentation, Chalk and Board, Reading Materials
IV. Procedures
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activity
1. Prayer
Let us all stand and pray. (The students stand and pray.)
2. Greetings
Good morning class. Good morning, Ma’am.
3. Classroom Management
Kindly pick the trash under your chairs and
arrange your chairs properly.
4. Checking of Attendance None.

Do we have absentees today?
5. Review We answer the KWL.

What did we do last meeting? What I know, What I want to Know and What I
What is KWL? learned.
A. B. Motivation [Vanellope glitches into the dressing room of the
Direction: Watch a clip and you will act as a Disney Princesses]
character in the movie and you will read the chosen
lines from the movie. Vanellope: Uh, hi.
[the princesses surround her on all sides]
Vanellope: Whoa! Whoa! Ladies, I can explain!
See, um... I'm a princess, too.
Anna: Wait. What?
Vanellope: Yeah! Princess Vanellope von
Schweetz of the Sugar Rush von Schweetzes?
I'm sure you've heard of us. It'd be embarrassing
for you if you haven't. [laughs nervously]
Pocahontas: What kind of a princess are you?
Vanellope: What kind?
Rapunzel: Do you have magic hair?
B. C. Lesson Proper
Today, we are going to discuss the
Features of Narrative Writing.
Do you have an idea what is Narrative? Yes Ma’am. Narrative is like telling a story.
Yes, very good! How about writing? Do you know Yes Ma’am.
how to write?
This kind of writing is commonly found in fiction,

myths and legends. Are you familiar with these three? Yes Ma’am.
What is fiction? Fiction is more on imaginative content.
How about myths and legends? Legends are stories which are thought to be
based on true events.
Very good! But sometimes narrative writing can also Myths are stories derived from cultural
occur in non-fiction such as autobiographies. traditions or legends
What is non-fiction? Can you give another example of Non-fiction contains true story and based on real
non-fiction? life situations.
Very good! So, since a narrative is a story, it has Journal.

characters, setting and a plot.
Now let us discuss these features.

They are the one who acts in the story.
Characters are the individual involved in the story.
Protagonist is the one who portray good
We have a lot of types of characters but now we focus
character in the story.
on the protagonist and antagonist. Do you have an idea
what is protagonist?
Antagonist is the opposite of protagonist.
Very good. How about the antagonist?
It is where and when the story happened.
Setting, the place and time the story takes place.
Plot is the sequence of events in the story.

It is about the flow of the story.
Do you have an idea about plot?
Alright. A plot has an element. These are the

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and
resolution. The characters are being introduced.
In the exposition, it is the beginning.
In the rising action, it is where the main character faces
a series of conflicts.
The characters are trying to resolve the
Climax is the most exciting part of the story. problems.
Next is falling action, it is how they solved the

problem and it leads to the end of the story.
The end of the story.
Last is the resolution. What happens in the last part?
Very good. Let’s move to the next features which is the Conflict is the problem in the story.
conflict. What comes to your mind when you hear the
word conflict?
Yes, exactly! It is the problem in the story or the

complication that the characters are trying to resolve. It is the point of view from which the story is
being told.
Next is the POV or Point of View. Do you have an idea
about point of view?
Yes, it is. and we have three types of point of view. The

first one is first person point of view it is told from the Yes, Ma’am.
perspective of the characters. To identify if the story is
using first person, the author is using pronoun I, We,
My, Mine, Our and ours. Do you understand?
For example, I closed the door behind me and walked
down the steps. Ma’am, we used the pronoun I therefore it is
first person point of view.
What pronoun did we use in this sentence?
Second person point of view is told from the

perspective of the reader, and it uses the pronoun You.
For example, You are not the kind of guy who would be
at a place like this at this time of the morning. Yes, Ma’am.
As you can see, we used the pronoun you, it means that

it is second person point of view, right?
Let us move to the last, which is the third person point

of view, a form of storytelling in which a narrator None Ma’am.
relates all the actions of their work by using he, she,
and they. It is the most common perspective in works It is the main idea of the story.
of fiction. Any questions about point of view?
The theme of the story.
Last is theme. What is your idea about it?
Yes, very good. The theme is about the main idea or

central idea in the story.
D. Application
I. Direction: Match column A with column B.

Write only the letter of the correct answer. 1. D. plot
Column A Column B
1. The sequence of the a. setting
events in the story.
2. The complication or the b. characters 2. C. conflict
problem in the story.
3. B. characters
3. The individuals involved c. conflict
in the story. 4. A. setting
4. The place and time the d. plot
story takes place. 5. E. theme
5. The main idea in the story. e. theme
II. Direction: Arrange the following events

according to what comes first up to the last.
Write numbers 1 to 5 on the space provided.
3
___1. Marie sold cookies at her Mommy’s office. 1
___2. Marie wants to take a trip to Disneyland. 2
___3. Marie sold cookies to her neighbors. 5
___4. Marie and troop won a trip to Disneyland. 4
___5. Marie sold cookies at her Daddy’s office.
E. Generalization For us to know if we really understand the story.

Why is it important for us to identify the features of
narrative writing?
V. Evaluation
Instruction: Read the selection “How my Brother
Leon Brought Home a Wife?” and answer the
following questions.
1. The story happens in Nagrebcan, La Union.
1. What is the setting of the story? 2. Baldo, Leon, Maria, Father and Labang
3. The conflict in the story is the father, he
2. Who are the characters in the story? does not believe Maria can cope with living
in province after growing in city.
3. What was the problem? 4. Leon's wife, Maria, is nervous
about meeting her husband's parents for the
4. How did the story end? first time. As they travel, Baldo learns about
life in the city of Nagrebcan compared to
their life in the city where Maria first met
and later fell in love with Leon
5. What did you learn from the story? 5. I learned that it is better to give than to
receive.
VI. Closure
I learned the features of narrative writing.
What have you learned from the lesson
today?
VII. Assignments
Write a short reflection about the story “How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife?”.
Prepared by: Checked by:
CAMILLE C. CRUZ MS. JESSA G. NICOLAS, LPT.
Practice Teacher Cooperating Teacher
MS. ROSE ANN TECSON, LPT. EUFROCINIA L. CARRILLO, LPT.

Subject Area Coordinator English Over-all Academic Coordinator

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Basic Education Department

Junior High School

Date of Implementation: February 7, 2023

II. Learning Targets

Values Integration: Understanding

III. Subject Matter

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

4. Checking of Attendance None.

5. Review We answer the KWL.

This kind of writing is commonly found in fiction,

What is fiction? Fiction is more on imaginative content.

Very good! So, since a narrative is a story, it has Journal.

Now let us discuss these features.

Plot is the sequence of events in the story.

Alright. A plot has an element. These are the

Next is falling action, it is how they solved the

Yes, exactly! It is the problem in the story or the

Yes, it is. and we have three types of point of view. The

Second person point of view is told from the

As you can see, we used the pronoun you, it means that

Let us move to the last, which is the third person point

Yes, very good. The theme is about the main idea or

I. Direction: Match column A with column B.

II. Direction: Arrange the following events

E. Generalization For us to know if we really understand the story.

MS. ROSE ANN TECSON, LPT. EUFROCINIA L. CARRILLO, LPT.

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