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English
Quarter 1- Module 4
“Learning about writing a diary”

A Page from My Diary

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English – Grade 3
Quarter 1 – Module 4: A Page from My Diary
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Published by the Department of Education

Regional Director: GILBERT T. SADSAD
Assistant Regional Director: JESSIE L. AMIN

Development Team of the Module

Author: MYRALYN B. ASTIVE
Editor: JOE-BREN L. CONSUELO, BRYAN E. NOVIO,
RICO P. PRADAS and MA. ANASTACIA P. TEODORO
Reviewers: HELEN V. TITONG, JUNEE L. ABETRIA, CHRISTOPHER I.
ALVAREZ, GRACE R. RIVERA, RENE C. ABAÑO and
KATHRINA T. BAYON-ON
Illustrator: JOHN LEONARD P. CUIZON
Layout Artist: CRIZ T. NUYLES
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

This module focuses on writing a diary. Learning this skill will
help our pupil a lot in expressing their selves through writing and
creating their own diary. Proper orientation to the pupils is a must.
Please let them know also to use separate sheets in answering all
the activities in this module.

For the learner:

This module for English is prepared for you to enhance your
skills and gain development in whatever you missed and find
difficult in English lesson. You will use your writing skills, thinking skills,
spelling, and correct grammar skills in answering all the activities
found in this module. Some of the activities are challenging but
enjoying, so try harder to answer it and for sure you will gain a lot
and improve your learning skills in English subject.
I hope you will enjoy learning and performing the activities
while you are at home. Goodluck!

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 LEARNING TARGETS

Hello grade 3 pupil! I am sure you are very excited to learn a

new lesson today! Can you guess what is it all about? Hmmmm!
Don’t you worry because this module will serve as your guide all
hroughout the activity. In here,you are expected to learn the
following:

• Write a Diary.

So, are you now ready to learn about

this? Good luck, and happy learning!

VOCABULARY BUILDER

Hello learner! I am Ral, your

partner in learning the activities
in this module. I cannot wait to
be with you in this module.
Let us now begin the first
challenge!

PARTS OF A LETTER

Below is an example of a friendly letter. It has five parts. Label

the parts.
1. Body 4. Closing
2. Greeting 5.Heading
3. Signature

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 FRIENDLY LETTER

October 14, 2014

1._______________
Dear Sara,
2.______________
How are you? I hope you are having fun in
school. Have you made any new friends? I have made
lots of friends at school. I am playing football this year.
Are you playing any sports? I hope that you will write
back soon. I miss you!
3.___________________

4.______________Your friend,

5.______________Howie Smith

Two thumbs up for you my

friend! You did a great job!

WARMING UP

I have a story that you will really like. But before we go on let
us first unlock some words that you will encounter in the story.

I want you choose the meaning of the underlined expressions

from the given choices. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

1. He sang to his heart’s content after he received a perfect

score in the test. “To his heart’s content” means ____________
about the results or situation.
a. To be very happy b. to be very sad
c.To be afraid
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 2. My mother works very hard to save for the rainy days.
“To save for the rainy days” means ____________________.
a. to put aside some amount for hard times
b. To stay home and be safe
c. To consume all the foods while raining.
3. We recall the past, consider the present, and plan for the
future. In the sentence “the present” refers to ________________
a. The gifts we receive
b. The here and now
c. The time we were not absent
4. He looked at the wide green field before him.” Field” in the
sentence refers to _________________ where plants grow.
a. Flat land b. mountains c. forests

Hey grade 3 pupil! How did you find the activity? Do you
think you got all the answers correctly? Scan page ____
to check your answers. Good Luck!

LEARNING ABOUT IT

It is story time

Energy level check! (show me your two thumbs up if you are

still with me) thank you learner! This story has something to do with
your activity today. So, listen carefully as your partner-at-home
reads the story aloud.

Have you seen a diary? Has there been a time when you
write your daily activity in your diary?

In the story, who wrote on a diary? What is the diary entry all
about?

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 One day, there was a boy named Tiv who read the story
about “The Ant and the Grasshopper” and here is the content of
the story.

The Ant and The Grasshopper

In the field, one summer day, a grasshopper hopped

about, chirped, and sang to his heart’s content. An ant
passed by. On his back, he carried a grain of corn he
harvested. He walked with great effort. He needed to take
the grain of corn to his home.

“Why not come and have a chat with me,” said the
grasshopper, “instead of working and carrying that food
on your back?

“There must be food for the rainy days.” Said the,

“and you can do the same.”

“Why bother about the rainy days?” said the

grasshopper; “We have plenty of food at present.” The
grasshopper sang all day. He played his guitar all day long.

The ant went on his way and continued to work and

work.

When the rainy days came, the grasshopper had no

food. He found himself cold and hungry.

The ant saw him. He pitied the grasshopper and

offered him some food to eat. The grasshopper knew what
he needed to do next time.

- Adapted from Aesop’s Fables

After reading the story, Tiv’s attention was caught in the

Diary Entries of the Ant and the Grasshopper During Summertime

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 Dear Diary, Dear Diary,

I am glad it is
summertime. It gives me
a chance to look for food
to store before the rains
come.
I just hope I will
have enough food to last
me during the rainy days.
I am happy it is
summertime. I can play all
day and be merry. There
is so much food around.
I do not know why
that ant just keeps on
gathering food to store
day after day.

Yours, Yours,
Busy Ant Merry Grasshopper

After reading the story of the “Ant and the

Grasshopper”, and their diary entries, Tivs realized that diary
is like a bestfriend whom you can express your feelings and
emotions in your daily life. He is now encouraged to write his
own diary from then on.

Take a look at the diary entries of the ant and the grasshopper.
1. Who wrote the diary entries?Who has a good deed
during summer time ?
2. Whom do you like the most, the ant or the
grasshopper? Why?
3. What is their diary entry all about?
4. What are the parts of the diary?
5. Is the part of a diary the same as the Friendly
Letter?
Did you answer all the questions correctly? What did you do?
Nice one! Keep it up?
Diary is like a best friend whom you can keep
your thoughts, feelings, and opinions on everything
from home to school or work. It has the same parts
as the friendly letter. To start a diary, all you need is
a willingness to write just like in your next activity.
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 KEEPING YOU IN PRACTICE

Practice Task 1:

You did great on our previous activities, I know you will do an

excellent job on this one again. Now, I want you to pretend that
you are the grasshopper and the ant. In your notebook, write your
feelings about the rainy days.

____________________

Dear Diary,

________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________.

__________________

__________________

Perfect! You are doing great my friend. You can now

move on to the next activity. Are you ready? Let’s go!

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Practice Task 2:

For your next activity, I want you to remember your everyday

task at home then fill out the Daily Activity Dairy.

DAILY ACTIVITY DIARY

Date/Time Activity
Level (High,
This includes washing, dressing,
Medium, Low
reading, watching TV, chores,
Activity) H, M,L
using phones/computers,
gardening, etc.
8am
9am
9:15am
10:00
10:30
10:50
12 noon
12:30pm
1:00
2:00
2:30
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:30
10:00

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 Pat your shoulder first. What a good job!
Because of that, I will give you 3 stars. You can
now proceed to the last task. Keep going!

Practice Task 3:

For your last task, I want you to fill in the blanks with the
needed information about your emotions and feelings right now.

FILL IN THE DIARY

__________________
Dear Diary,

Right now, I feel like I am in the _________________

zone. I feel this way because ___________________________
_______________________________________________________.
I want to be in the _____________________________________.
Some things or strategies I can use to get there __________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
______________________________________________.

___________________,
____________________

Bravo! You earn 5 points for this activity.

Three more activities and we are finished.

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 COOLING DOWN

Have you been in your favorite place? Tell something

about it. Who is with you and what did you do there?

____________________
Dear Diary,

________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________.

__________________

__________________

Wonderful job! Hooray! Now, we are almost done with

this module. Just be sure to answer the last activity.

LEARNING CHALLENGE

For your last activity, I want you to write in your diary your
one (1) week activity from Monday to Friday for the coming week.
I will provide you an example.

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 POINTS TO PONDER

Diaries allow you to discuss your emotions, record

dreams or ideas, thoughts, feelings, and opinions on
everything from work to school and everywhere in between
and reflect on daily life in a safe, private space.
Keeping a diary is a great way to record your growth
and personal development. More entries will allow you to look
back and see what has changed over time. The earlier you
start, the more grateful.
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 Congratulations for finishing this
module, see you again soon.

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

Vocabulary Builder Warming Up

1. Heading 1. q
2. Greeting 2. a
3. Body 3. b
4. Closing 4.a
5. Signature

Learning About It
1. The ant and the grasshopper. The Ant
2. The ant because he saved for the rainy days.
3. All about their activity during summertime.
4. Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing and Signature
5. Yes

Keeping You in Practice

Practice Task 1:
Answer may vary
Practice Task 2
Answer may vary
Practice Task 2
Answer may vary

Cooling Down
Answer may vary

Learning Challenge
Answer may vary

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