1. The document discusses inferring character traits from a story about Prometheus and Jupiter. Prometheus stole fire from Jupiter and gave it to humans against Jupiter's selfish wishes. This shows that Prometheus is generous for helping humans, while Jupiter is selfish for hoarding fire and punishing Prometheus. 2. Students are asked to identify character traits like generous, kind, and selfish by examining a character's words and actions in different situations. 3. The document provides exercises and examples to help students learn to infer character traits from stories.

1. Inferring Character Traits
I. Learning Objective
• Infer the character traits from the selection
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: Infer the Character Traits from the Selection
B. References: Harnessing English Arts Today pp.324-326
C. Materials: crossword puzzle, flash cards where character traits are
written
III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
Motivation
Ask:
1. What does fire do to our lives? Fire is used for cooking; it warms
people when they are cold, and it purifies gold, etc.)
2. What would happen if there were no fire? (Life would be difficult)
Unlocking of Difficulties
Have pupils work on the puzzle
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Value Focus: Generosity

2. 1. afraid
2. instrument for attach or defense
3. forceful or strong
Down:
1. man
2. Introduce the title of the selection
3. Setting the motive question:
Why was the fire given to man as a gift?

3. c. Oral Reading
4. Choose a good reader to read the story.
B. Developmental Activities
Presentation
The Gift of Fire
When the world was young, humans did not have fire yet. They lived
in complete darkness and cold. They could not cook their food.
During this age, the chief among the Greek gods, Jupiter, was not so
sure of his powers over his people. He was fearful that another god more
powerful than he would overrule him. So he kept the secret of fire to
himself. He kept the fire in his kingdom on Mount Olympus.
Jupiter had a trusted adviser, Prometheus. Prometheus saw how the
people suffered in darkness. He pitied them as they worked with their
bare hands.
So he said to Jupiter, “Come, let us give these poor creatures the gift
of fire. With fire, they will not need to suffer from the cold. With fire, they
can make tools that make work easier. With fire, they can make weapons
to protect them from wild animals.”
But Jupiter said, “No.” He was fearful that if he gave humans the gift
of fire, they would become very powerful; they might think themselves as
his equal, Jupiter, the king.
So he did not allow Prometheus to take any fire down to earth. But
Prometheus had a big heart. He was sorry to see people suffer. So he
stole some fire from Jupiter and hid this in a reed. He carried this secretly
down to earth. Prometheus taught them how to shape tools and weapons
over wheel for travel. People’s lives became easier and more comfortable.
When Jupiter learned about what Prometheus did, he was very angry.
He ordered two giants to catch Prometheus. The giants did. They tied him
to a big rock on the top of Mount Caucasus. There, they left Prometheus
to suffer Jupiter’s punishment.
Every morning, a huge eagle would swoop down to Prometheus and
eat his liver. Prometheus was helpless because his hands were tied. Every
night, his liver would grow again to be eaten by the eagle the following
morning. His suffering seemed endless.
The people were thankful to Prometheus for bringing to them the gift
of fire. Above all, they were thankful to him for his endless sacrifice. They
knew that if Prometheus had not given them the gift of fire, they would
still be living in darkness and hardship.

4. Analysis and Discussion
1. Have the pupils answer the following:
a. Who was the Greek God who kept the fire for himself? (Jupiter)
b. Why did Jupiter keep the fire for himself? (He is afraid that the
people on earth will become powerful and might think of
themselves as his equal.)
c. Who tried to help people by giving them the gift of fire?
(Prometheus)
d. Why did Prometheus did his best to steal the fire for the people?
(He pitied them. He wanted to make their lives better and easier.)
e. Looking at Jupiter’s reactions and words, how will you describe his
character? Why? (Selfish, because he does not want to share.
Hungry for power because he is afraid that somebody will be more
powerful than him)
f. How will you describe Prometheus? (He is generous or kind; he
pitied the people and did his best to help them.)
2. Ask:
a. What made you say that Prometheus was kind or generous?
(Through his words and action)
b. What action? (He helped the people even if he knows he will be
punished.)
c. What made you say that Jupiter was selfish? (Also through his
Actions and words.) (He did not want to share the fire. He
punished Prometheus for sharing the fire. He is afraid that
people might think they are his equal.)
3. In the following exercises, identify the character traits by writing the
correct answer in the blanks provided.
a. Dr. Lavilla spends most of her time with her teachers. She meets
and visits them regularly in their classrooms. As principal, she
explains their duties and listens to their problem. Dr. Lavilla is
_____________. (1)
1. a dedicated principal
2. problem solver
3. hardworker
4. sincere

5. b. Mrs. Piat taught in the fourth grade for 20 years. She prepared her
lessons carefully. She assisted schoolchildren in their needs. She is
____________. (1)
1. faithful
2. honest
3. industrious
4. thankful
c. Gerry found P100 in the boy’s restroom. He went to the principal’s
office and turned over the money. Gerry is _____________. (3)
1. trustworthy
2. helpful
3. honest
4. clean
4. What did you do to identify the character traits of an individual
or a character?
a. By looking at the way he/she talks
b. By listening to what he says and how he/she expresses his/her
thoughts and emotions
Generalization
• How do we get to know the character traits of people and other
characters in a story? (By looking at the way the character dresses
and where he/she goes, by listening to what he/she says and how
he/she says words from his/her likes and dislikes)
C. Post Activities
Application
Call on some pupils to dramatize the following situations and let their
classmates infer or identify the traits.
1. Andy feeds his dog three times a day. He takes care of his dog and
plays with it. What character traits is portrayed? (pet lover)
2. Before Sheila leaves for school everyday she says goodbye to her
parents and kisses them. When she arrives home, she kisses their
hands. She asks permission when she wants to go out and play.
(respectful to parents)

6. Enrichment Activity
Show pictures depicting love and concern for classmates,
playmates and friends especially the disadvantaged or specially abled
ones and the less fortunate. Let the pupils identify the character traits
portrayed.
Values Integration
Your classmate has no ‘baon’ because his parents did not earn money the
day before, what will you do? How else can you show generosity to our
friends and classmates in need? To other people?
IV. Evaluation
Read the paragraph and decide the character trait that is being revealed.
1. When Dennis heard his name called, he turned deep red. He swallowed
rapidly, blinked his eyes and slowly got up. He was sure everyone could
hear his heart thumping heavily in his breast. He stood but his knees felt
like jelly as he walked slowly to the stage.
a. Self-confident
b. Generous
c. Frightened
2. As a child, Jerico had watched the birds fly far away over the hills to
where the sun sets. He had longed far wings that might follow the birds in
flight. At times in his dreams, he had known his power. In his dreams he
had risen from the earth and soared high above the trees on strong wings
that flew him far away.
a. Lazy
b. Imaginative
c. Religious
3. Jojo finished the repair job and got up. He wiped his tools, put them in a
tool box and begun swiping away the saw dust and wood shaving on the
floor.
a. Neat
b. Ashamed
c. Cheerful
V. Assignment
Cite one experience when somebody showed his/her thoughtfulness to you.

7. Enrichment Activity
Show pictures depicting love and concern for classmates,
playmates and friends especially the disadvantaged or specially abled
ones and the less fortunate. Let the pupils identify the character traits
portrayed.
Values Integration
Your classmate has no ‘baon’ because his parents did not earn money the
day before, what will you do? How else can you show generosity to our
friends and classmates in need? To other people?
IV. Evaluation
Read the paragraph and decide the character trait that is being revealed.
1. When Dennis heard his name called, he turned deep red. He swallowed
rapidly, blinked his eyes and slowly got up. He was sure everyone could
hear his heart thumping heavily in his breast. He stood but his knees felt
like jelly as he walked slowly to the stage.
a. Self-confident
b. Generous
c. Frightened
2. As a child, Jerico had watched the birds fly far away over the hills to
where the sun sets. He had longed far wings that might follow the birds in
flight. At times in his dreams, he had known his power. In his dreams he
had risen from the earth and soared high above the trees on strong wings
that flew him far away.
a. Lazy
b. Imaginative
c. Religious
3. Jojo finished the repair job and got up. He wiped his tools, put them in a
tool box and begun swiping away the saw dust and wood shaving on the
floor.
a. Neat
b. Ashamed
c. Cheerful
V. Assignment
Cite one experience when somebody showed his/her thoughtfulness to you.