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English
Quarter 2, Wk.1 - Module 1
Identify Types and Features of Short Prose

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English- Grade 9
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Quarter 2, Wk.1- Module 1 : Identify Types and Features of Short Prose
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English
Quarter 2, Wk.1 - Module 1
Identify Types and Features of Short Prose

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 Table of Contents

What This Module is About.......................................................................................v

What I Need to Know................................................................................................v
How to Learn from this Module................................................................................vi
Icons of this Module.................................................................................................vi

What I Know............................................................................................................ vii

Lesson 1:
Making Life Better....................................................................................................1
What I Need to Know..........................................................................1
What’s New ......................................................................................1
What’s More .......................................................................................2
What I Have Learned..........................................................................3
What I Can Do....................................................................................3

Assessment: (Post-Test)………………………………………… ………………….… 5

Key to Answers....................................................................................................... 6
References............................................................................................................. 7

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What This Module is About

This module is about teaching to the Grade 9 students the topic, "Identify
Types and Features of Short Prose". Included in here, will be the important
information on the content of the Short Prose and the attached activities as the topic
is presented all through out the session.

It particularly focuses on the discussion about the types of Short Prose and its
Features. The Content Standard is: "The learner demonstrates understanding of how
the Anglo-American literature and other text types serves also how to use processing
information strategies, different forms of adverbs and conditionals for him/her to play
an active part in Chamber Theater presentation.

Its Performance Standard where this topic is found says: "The learner
proficiently plays an active part in a Chamber Theater Presentation through
employing effective verbal and non-verbal and non-verbal strategies based on
criteria as focus, voice, delivery, facial expression, style and body movement or
gestures.

What I Need to Know

Learning Objective:

At the end of this module you should be able to identify and distinguish the
types and features of Short prose. The types of Prose of literature are fictional, non-
fictional, heroic and poetry prose while the features of prose are character, plot,
setting, theme and style.

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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that
Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 What’s I Know

Let's try to recall and identify the following.

I. Multiple Choice- Choose the correct answer for each number. Encircle the letter
only.

1. This refers to people, animals, or things that act out of the story.
A. Characters. B. Plot. C. Style D. Theme

2. This refers to the time and place in which the story happens.
A. Characters. B. Plot. C. Style. D. Theme

3. This refers to the series of events that develop a problem for the characters, lead
up to a climax and provide a resolution to the problem.
A. Characters. B. Plot. C. Style. D. Theme

4. This refers to the kind of language used to tell the story.

A. Theme. B. Characters. C. Style. D. Theme

5. This refers to the main idea in the story or what the story is all about.
A. Style. B. Plot. C. Theme. D. Plot

II. Identify the following if it is fiction or non-fiction.

1. Ballad= (________)
2. Fable = (________)
3. Folktale =(________)
4. Legend = (_________)
5. Myth = (_________)
6. Anecdote =(_______)
7. Biography= (_______)
8. Journal = (________)
9. Oral History = (_______)
10. Essay = (________)

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 Types and Features of Short
Lesson Prose
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What I Need to Know

Learning Objective:

1. Apply learning strategies in distinguishing the types and features of Short

Prose.

2. Describe the types and the features of Short Prose.

What’s New?

Let us have an additional Warm-Up Activity.

Task 1. 5 MINUTES Guess What?

Let us try to warmth up our minds and bodies with questions that perhaps either easy or
hard to understand and perform with this letter guessing game.

Critical Situation Answer

1. I am Philippines, with three Ps and Is. In here, P

am its 7th letter.

2. I am a letter found in "wrong" and the first letter R

in "ride".

3. I am a letter found in “omelette” and there are O

two of us in “donor”.

4. I am a letter found twice in sunshine and once S

in swan.

5. I stand as the first letter in egg and the last E

letter in the word shine.

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 6. What am I ? PROSE

What's More?

Task 2. Reading Strategies

Direction:
1. Each student is required to read orally the poem below while videod himself
in doing such reading activity.

2. Allow each student after reading involve critical reading-thinking skills.

3. Guide question to the students after each group has presented : What does
the poem trying to teach us?

Guide Question:

1. Why is the title of the writing, A Poison Tree?

2.Do you think the author has significant message he has in mind to share to
his reader?

A Poison Tree
By William Blake

I was angry with my friend;

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe;
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful Wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

(Fr. Reading and Writing Teacher's Manual (2016). Ali, et.al. DepEd.

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 What I Have Learned

Practice Exercise 1

Direction:
1. Each student is going to read the piece loudly and record it in a clip voice
to be sent to the messenger of the teacher.
2. Each student is going to pick word that is hard to understand. Then s/he is
going to identify if it is noun, adjective or verb.

What Can I Do?

Task 3 - Familiarizing A Sample of A Non- Fictional Prose through Reading Skills

Direction: 1. Each student is required to read the text carefully through oral form as if
each engage in introducing Pres. Duterte's biography.

2. This activity is to be recorded using voice clip and to be sent via teacher's FB
messenger if can't be undertaken inside the classroom.

Biography of President Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte
(1945 BCE-)
UPDATED: JUL 12, 2019 | ORIGINAL: NOV 13, 2017

Lawyer and politician Rodrigo Duterte served seven terms as mayor of Davao
City in the Philippines. In 2016, he became the 16th president of the Philippines.

Who Is Rodrigo Duterte?

Rodrigo Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin, Southern Leyte,
Philippines. The son of a regional governor, he graduated from law school in 1972
and joined the City Prosecution Office of Davao City. Duterte became Davao City
mayor in 1988, and was reelected six times after forging a reputation for being tough
on crime. He earned a decisive victory in his country's 2016 presidential election, but
soon drew criticism for his support of extrajudicial killings and threats to cut
diplomatic ties with the U.S.

Early Years

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 Rodrigo Roa Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin, Southern Leyte,
Philippines. His father, Vicente, served as a local mayor and governor, and his
mother, Soledad, was a teacher and a community activist.

Prone to misbehavior, Duterte was twice expelled from elementary school. He

managed to channel his temper somewhat by the time he attended Lyceum of the
Philippines University, where he was influenced by Communist Party of the
Philippines founder José María Sison. Duterte went on to study law at San Beda
College, earning his degree in 1972 despite claims that he shot a classmate.

Davao City Mayor

Duterte's rise from the legal ranks to politician began when he was named
special counsel at the City Prosecution Office of Davao City in 1977. He became
assistant city prosecutor two years later, and in 1986 he was elected vice mayor of
Davao City.

That same year, President Ferdinand Marcos was ousted in the "People
Power Revolution," fueling an increase in crime that was particularly rampant in
Davao City. Elected mayor in 1988, Duterte sought to crack down on criminal activity
by imposing a strict curfew and drinking laws. Additionally, he permitted the actions
of a vigilante "death squad" — often referred to as the "Davao Death Squad" and
“Duterte Death Squad” — that reportedly killed more than 1,000 suspected drug
dealers and gang members over a 20-year span.

Nicknamed the "Punisher" for his controversial methods, Duterte nevertheless

was successful in reducing crime. Furthermore, he was credited with helping to make
Davao City cleaner by enforcing a smoking ban, and for his LGBT-friendly measures.
His popularity was such that he served seven terms as mayor, sidestepping term
limits with stints as a congressman and vice mayor, and drew huge ratings with a
weekly television program.

Presidential Campaign

After initially dismissing the idea he would run for president, Duterte reversed
course and threw his hat into the race in late 2015. Among other promises, he said
he would establish a new federal parliamentary government and revive the country's
steel industry.

However, the substance of his campaign was quickly overshadowed by a

series of outrageous statements. He insisted he would massacre criminals and
refused to apologize for a joke about the rape of an Australian missionary. His
brashness invited comparisons to Donald Trump, who was simultaneously running
his own unfiltered campaign for president in the United States.

The strategy proved effective, as Duterte nearly doubled the votes compiled
by his two closest opponents. In May 2016, he was officially named the 16th
president of the Philippines, and the first from its southern island of Mindanao.

Philippines President

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 After taking office, Duterte signed an executive order to provide full disclosure
of government records and transactions and announced plans to decongest airports.
Vigilante attacks continued under his watch, and thousands of criminals reportedly
surrendered to authorities. Viewed as a tough, effective leader, Duterte scored a 91
percent approval rating in late July.

However, despite being subjected to greater international scrutiny in his new

role, Duterte refused to scale back his incendiary rhetoric. Among his headline-
making comments, he lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama over mention of
the extrajudicial killings, and compared himself to Hitler for his desire to exterminate
drug addicts.

Duterte also threatened to shake up longtime alliances with his words. Upon a
state visit to China in October, he announced that he was "separating" with the U.S.
and aligning himself with the "ideological flow" of his host country. Although he later
softened those remarks, he left many wondering whether he would attempt to tip the
balance of power in the Pacific region.

Duterte grew more receptive to rekindling ties with the U.S. following the 2016
election of President Trump, who invited his Filipino counterpart to the White House
in April 2017. In November, Duterte met with Trump at the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations summit meeting in Manila. According to Duterte's spokesman, the two
leaders discussed the ongoing problems with rampant drug use in the Philippines,
but did not broach the subject of human-rights violations. The U.S. president chose
to focus on areas of common ground, noting, “We’ve had a great relationship."

Family

Duterte was married to former flight attendant Elizabeth Zimmerman from

1973 until an annulment was granted in 2000. Two of their three children, Paolo and
Sara, followed their father into politics. Additionally, Duterte has a daughter with his
common-law wife, Honeylet Avanceña.

Assessment: (Post-Test)
Multiple Choice- Encircle the letter of your chosen answer.

1. This refers to a literary work that is based mainly on fact

A. Fictional Prose B. Non-Fictional Prose C. Heroic Prose D. Prose Poety

2.This refers to a literary work that is wholly or partly imagined.

A. Fictional Prose B. Non-Fictional Prose. C. Heroic Prose. D. Prose Poetry

3. This refers to a narrative prose composed orally or written down in which the stories are meant
to be recited.
A.Fictional Prose B. Non-fictional Prose. C. Heroic Prose D.Prose Poetry

4. This refers to a poetry written in a prose form instead of verse form while preserving poetic
qualities such as heightened imagery.

True or False- Write T if your answer is true and F if your answer is false to a given statement.

1. Non-Fictional Prose contains realistic facts or opinions experienced by the writer or

author.__________
2. An example of a Non-Fictional Prose is long novels._______
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3. Heroic Prose is composed of experiences of hero or heroes told by story tellers in a form of
oral or gerbal recitation.__________
4. Noli Me Tangere an El Filibusteresmo as an Heroic are example of Heroic Prose._______
5. A Poison Tree by William Blakes is an example of Prose Poetry.________
6. Short Stories, Legends or Folk tales are examples of Fictional Prose.________

Key to Answers

For Pre-test
I. Under Multiple Choice
1. A. Characters 2. B. Setting. 3. C. Plot D. C. Style 5. C. Theme
I. Identify if it is fiction or non-fiction
1 to 5 = Fiction 6 to 10= Non-fiction

Test I- 1. Non-Fictional Prose

2.Fictional Prose
3. Heroic Prose
4. Prose Poetry

Test I I- True or False

1.T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. T
6. T

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Reference:

(Soft Copies)

Https://www.brittanica.com

Https://literary devices.net

Https://www.brittanica.net.prose

Https://www.wikepedia

Https://www.biography.com/political-figure/rodrigoduterte)

(Hard copy)

Anudin, Ali., Pena, A R. and Pena, P. (2016). Reading and Writing: Teacher's
Manual.Philippines: DepEd.

Utilized texts are:

A Poison Tree by William Blake

Pengson, Ma. Sylvia and Escala, Irene Aida.(2007). English For High School Senior.
Mandaluyong City: National Book Store.

When in Disgrace by William Shakespeare

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