RECALL:

What is short story?

Enumerate the elements of short story.
 Elements
of a
Short Story
WEEK 7&8
 Objectives
1. Demonstrate understanding of a short story;
2. Analyze a short story by identifying its basic
elements;
3. Appreciate the use of multimedia in sharing the
lessons learned from a short story; and
4. Perform a self or peer-assessment in evaluating
one’s work.

Elements of a Short Story

 Story SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 1. Where did the story
happen?
 The story is set in liza’s home, where she
and her Tita Loleng are preparing Sinigang
for the family dinner because it is her
father’s favorite dish.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 2. Who are the characters
in the story?
 Liza- the main Character
 Tita Loleng

 Liza's Mother & Father

 Meg
 Sylvia
 Lem (Sylvia's Son)
SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 3. What do you think led to
the emotional separation of
Liza from her father?
 When she knew about his father being unfaithful
to her mother, it led her to evade to his father.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 4. What was the most
interesting part of the story?
 The most intriguing aspect of the story is when her
father’s mistress Sylvia appeared and confesses to her,
pleading for forgiveness and calming she didn’t mean it.

 She also added that everybody make

mistakes because no one is perfect.
SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 5. What was the story
about?
 The story is about how Liza deals with the issue of her father who had an
extramarital affair with Sylvia, and consequently had a son, Lem. The story
took place in Liza’s home where she and her aunt, Tita Loleng, were
cooking sinigang which is her father’s favorite dish.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
SETTING:
 Liza house while cooking
SINIGANG

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 CHARACTER:
LIZA
- main character
- she is facing a problem with her father having an affair with another woman with whom he also has a
son.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
Mother
Father
Sylvia
CHARACTER:
Lem (Sylvia’s son)
Tiya Loleng

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
PLOT:
Progressive plot

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
PLOT DIAGRAM While on the burial, when she meet the
mother of her half-brother or the mistress
of her father and her father called her
“Sinverguenza”
CLIMAX
In the burial, her father was

FA
beside her and vividly crying and

ON
Liza went to the burial of her half-

LL
she think that would he be the

TI
brother Lem.

IN
same if she was one who died?
AC
CONFLICT

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AC
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S IN

MAN VS MAN

TI
ON
RI

EXPOSITION RESOLUTION
The story takes place in Liza's home When her father say sorry to her,
where she, together with her Tita saying sorry for all of his mistakes.
Loleng, prepares Sinigang for the
family dinner, as it is her father's
favorite dish. SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
CONFLICT:
Man vs. man

 When she meet the mother of her half-

brother or the mistress of her dad and her
father calling her “Sinverguenza”, the
shameless daughter.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 THEME:
The theme that considered from the story could
be that people are prone to make mistakes in
life. Some light mistakes, but oftentimes, critical
mistakes. In the end, you have to be humble to
accept your errors and ask for forgiveness.

 Apologizing
 Forgiving
 Faithfulness
 Acceptance SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 POINT OF VIEW
Liza, herself is the narrator of
the story (POV)

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 SUMMARY
The short story Sinigang is written in 2001 by Marby Villaceran narrates how Liza, the main
character, deals with the issue of her father who had an extramarital affair with Sylvia, and
consequently had a son, Lem. The story takes place in Liza's home where she, together with her Tita
Loleng, prepares Sinigang for the family dinner, as it is her father's favorite dish. During the course
preparing and cooking, Tita Loleng ask Liza about her encounter with Sylvia in the wake of Lem who
died because of cancer. It is through Tita Lolengs's question uxtaposed wih the procedures of
preparing Sinigang that sparked flashbacks in the story revealing not only vivid memories of how
Liza was made known about her father's other family, how uneasy she felt when she finally met
Sylvia, how rancorous and pretentiously impassive she is towards her father, but also, these
flashbacks disclose how unconditional the love of Liza’s mother is, and no matter no Liza denies, her
love for her father, in spite of all his flaws, is never really lost. The man vs. man or more
predominantly (though implicit) man vs. circumstance conflict is resolved when at the burial of Lem,
the father says sorry to Liza- a word that Liza needed the most- yet, whether she has forgiven her
father or forgotten his fiasco is not clearly resolved.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
WHAT I HAVE
LEARNED

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
1.What significant lesson have you
learned from the story? How will you
apply it in your own life?

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
2. Why do you think some married
men commit extramarital affair?

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
3. React on this: It is ordinary
in our Filipino culture for
husbands to commit adultery
and look for another woman
who can satisfy their desires
simply because they are men
and not saints.
SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
What I Can Do
Activity 1: Act It Out
Directions: Choose a part in the story, Sinigang, which
you find the most interesting. Then, produce a three-
minute video of it using the characters’ lines and
depicting their feelings. You may involve a friend or a
family member in the video.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran
 What I Can Do
Activity 2: Blog
Directions: Create a blog on
moral values that you got from
the short story "Sinigang" and its
impact to you as a 21st century
learner. Share it to the world by
posting your blog in WordPress.
Let your classmate or friend
evaluate your work using the
rubric below.

SINIGANG
written by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran