SELF LEARNING ACTIVITY

Grade 10 – ENGLISH
Week 2
Name: _______________________________________________________ Section: _________________________
Learning Competency:
Appraise the unity of plot, setting, and characterization in a material viewed to achieve the writer’s purpose.
Background Information for Learners:
This lesson is enriched with different activities that will help you assess how the plot, setting, and
characterization were used to convey the AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, where the author’s purpose could be to PERSUADE, to
INFORM, or to ENTERTAIN.
Day 1
Recall: Your favourite English movie/short film that you saw in the past or just recently.

Task 1: Tell Us What You Saw

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the title of the movie/short film?

2. Who is the director or creator of the material viewed?
3. What is the movie all about?
4. Based on the information from the video, where did the story take place? At what era of time did the story happened
(non-modern or modern times)? Answer in complete sentence.
5. Name and describe at least two (2) of the characters that impressed you the most. One could be the PROTAGONIST (the
leading character/s of the story “bida”), while the other could be the ANTAGONIST (the character who is opposed to the
protagonist “contrabida”)
6. Draw a plot curve similar to what you’ve seen below and label the events that happened in the story that you saw
CLIMAX
CLIMAX

FALLING
FALLINGACTION
ACTION
RISING
RISINGACTION
ACTION

EXPOSITION
EXPOSITION CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION

Task 2. Delving Deeper

Accomplish the Venn Diagram below to show the similarities and differences between the two opposing characters
in the film/video you saw.

(Write their
similarities
here)
(write unique
characteristics here)

Task 3. With Intentions

When we tell a story, whether it is textual (novel, short story, poem, etc.) or visual (movie, short film, etc.) in form,
we always have a purpose in mind. In this activity, let us find out what are the things that the author wants to
PERSUADE, to INFORM, or to ENTERTAIN us about in the video that you saw. Complete the table below.

Author’s Purpose: In Writing the Story

To Persuade To Inform To Entertain
(Details from the story) (Details from the story) (Details from the story)
Day 2
Learning Competency:
Compare and contrast the contents of the materials viewed with outside sources of information in terms of
accessibility and effectiveness
Background Information for Learners:
One of the final outputs that you need to accomplish towards the end of this grade is to come up with a
research report about a relevant sociocultural issue. As such, the purpose of this lesson is to equip you with the skill on
how to assess similarities and differences of information that you need for your upcoming research.

Read: The poem titled “A Martian Sends a Postcard Home” by Craig Raine
Source: Celebrating Diversity through World Literature
English Learner’s Material pp. 427 – 428

Day 3
Recall: The same movie/short film you saw and used in the activities for Day 1

Task 4. Books or Movies

Based on the poem you read (A Martian Sends a Postcard Home) and the movie you saw or recall, complete the activity
by supplying the blanks with the needed information.

I read a text titled ________________________________________________, written by ________________________.

Then I watched the film __________________________ directed by ______________________________.

The major similarities of the text and the movie are _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
The major differences of the text and the movie are ______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.

I liked the ____________________________________________ better because _______________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Day 4
Learning Competency:
Employ analytical listening in problem solving.
Background Information for Learners:
Listening is crucial in establishing effective communication. The failure to correctly deliver and/or receive the
message between the receiver and speaker results to miscommunication. This is absolutely true in a real setting: if
concerned parties have miscommunication, problems of conflict will likely to arise.
The accompanying activity in this lesson will make you appreciate the importance of using analytical listening as
one of the great tools that we could use to solving problems.

Read and Listen: The song “Common Ground” by Kodaline

Source: Celebrating Diversity through World Literature
English Learner’s Material page 118

Task 9. Getting into the Song

 In the title and throughout its lyrics, the song mentioned many times the term “common ground.” In the art of
communication, common ground refers to an area where opinions or interests shared by two or more parties lie. In
other words, this is where you can find similar aspects between two (or more) entities with differences. You may refer
this concept in Task 2 of this SLA which you are supposed to have answered in Day 1.

For today’s activity, analyse and answer the questions below.

1. How did you feel while listening to the song?

2. Going over through the lyrics, what piece/s of advice you think you can get from the song?
3. Do you agree or disagree with the advice given in the song? Why/why not?
4. Recall events in your life when you were in conflict with people (including family, friends, classmates, or
strangers). How were you able to use communication, particularly listening, in resolving your differences?