This document provides an overview of ballads. It defines a ballad as a narrative song that tells a story through short stanzas typically adapted for singing. Ballads evolved from medieval French dance songs and folk music traditions of telling stories orally. Examples are given of ballads like "Ang Huling El Bimbo" that tell a story through lyrics and "November Rain" about a rock star struggling with loss. The document concludes with an activity to identify true or false statements about ballads.