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SUBJECT &
English 9 QUARTER 3 WEEK 3 DAY ___________________________________
GRADE/LEVEL dd/mm/yyyy

TOPIC Extracting Information

Judge the validity of the evidence listened to.
Objectives:
*Define unfamiliar words found in the poem through context
LEARNING Code:
clue;
COMPETENCY EN9LC-IVh-2.15
*Analyze the meaning and message of the poem; and
*Extract information from the text given.

UNDERSTAND
Extracting Information from a text

SAQ-1: How do you imagine the world without a TELEPHONE?

Distance is being defied by information technology. Through this technology, you can virtually travel
or reach other places and connect to people around the globe. Thus, you can transfer messages very fast
through one of the world’s most primary means of communication – the telephone and the cellphone.
A. How do you respond to an emergency? Whom do you call for help? For each
critical situation below, indicate your life saving solution. Cite your opinion for
giving such.
1. Your neighbor’s house is on fire.

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2. A woman’s purse is snatched in front of you inside a jeepney.
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3. Somebody in fear and in panic calls on your cell phone asking for your help.
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4. A hazardous chemical in the Chemistry Lab spills producing smoke and suffocating scent.
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5. Your mother complains of dizziness and falls to the ground unconscious.
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SAQ-2: Vocabulary Development

A. The words below are taken from the poem “The Telephone” by Edward Field. Arrange the jumbled
letters to get the correct answer. The meaning of the word is given as your clue. Write our answers on
the space provided for.
1. To become twisted together into a jumbled mass, or make something twisted into a jumble.
EGLANT ____________________

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2. Conversation about the personal details of other people’s lives, whether rumor or fact, especially
when maliciously talked about. SSIPOG ________________
3. To die by being underwater to long and unable to breath. DORNWIGN ________________
4. Full of shades and shadows, not clearly seen or understood. DSAHWOY _________________
5. To walk slowly in a free and relaxed way. AMLBE __________________
6. It is the season of new beginnings. INGSRPI __________________
7. A glittering flash of light. RKLEAPS ___________________
8. A tunnel under a road for use by pedestrians. BWASUY ________________
9. Publicly acknowledge someone as a participant in the production of (something
published or broadcast). REDCIT ____________________
10. Be controlled or determined by, or rely on. ENDDEP ____________________

B. Directions: Read the poem “The Telephone” by Edward Field. Write TRUE if the statement is
stated in the poem and FALSE if it is not stated in the poem. (LM.pp.238-239) Write your answer on the
space provided for.

My Happiness depends on an electric appliance

And I do not mind giving it so much credit
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Yes my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the word and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends.
(Source: “The Telephone” by Edward Field, from Counting Myself If Lucky. Black Sparrow Press.1992)

1. The author longed for connection between him and his friends. ____
2. The speaker imbues warmth and transmits love in the poem. ____
3. The speaker admits that his happiness is derived or controlled by his friends. ____
4. The telephone is the author’s joy. ____
5. The predominant feeling of the speaker is conviction for his hatred towards his friends. ____
6. The speaker in the poem hungers for human relations. ____
7. The speaker values the telephone for money and business transactions. ____
8. The speaker is seeking power and position. ____
9. The speaker in the poem implies the importance of the telephone invention. ____
10. The telephone will bring trouble if we don’t use it properly. ____

REMEMBER
Key Points

Edward Field's poem “The Telephone” looks into the telephone as a lifeline to anyone who is using
it. The poem is a commentary on the invention of the telephone and how it connected people who were
isolated by their city living conditions. The theme of the poem is self-identity and happiness through
an object in one's life.
Extracting Information from Texts
Through technology, you are able to read, watch to, and listen to a lot of information. This information
may influence you to believe certain ideas and push you to take some form of action. Some information
may also dissuade you from believing or doing other things.
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In the previous modules, you have learned that many writers use argumentative texts to persuade the
readers to agree to their points of view. Writers do so, not just present information, but by showing the
pros and cons of an issue. In extracting information from argumentative texts, you must be able to note
the issue and the supporting (pros) and opposing (cons) opinions about the issue.
Source: https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-theme-meaning-poem-telephone

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!

A. Directions: Read the poem again. Then answer the questions given by writing encircling
the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the predominant feeling of the speaker in the first line of the poem?
a. Bitterness b. Grateful c. Deliberated
2. Why does he feel that way?
a. He is in the world and wanted. c. He is controlled by the device.
b. He is away from the world.
3. Why are friends disconnected?
a. Because of lack of personal communication and excessive use of phone.
c. Because there is no signal in the area.
d. Because it was like a bear in a cave.
4. How does the speaker justify his joy of having a telephone?
a. This informs him that he is using his phone to get access around.
b. He spends more time on his phone than his friends.
c. The telephone is a marvelous appliance which connects him to his friends in a valuable way
5. To what does the speaker compare man’s situation before the advent of the telephone?
a. He wishes to speak and socialize. c. The world is improving through technology.
b. He has compared the situation of a man to a bear in a cave.
6. What value do people give to the telephone when he has the access to it?
a. Value of time, hibernating in times of winter c. Value of money, resources and education
b. Value of communication, contact and linking as it is part of the new technology
7. What literary device is used here?
“Without it I was like a bear in a cave…”
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
8. What does the speaker hunger for? Is he capable of connecting to the world? Explain (2pts.)
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B. Let someone read the poem to you. Then, supply the missing information taken from the poem as you listen
to it being read aloud.

1. GRATITUDE
My ______________ depends on an electric appliance
And I do not mind giving it so much ___________.

2. PLEASURE
Yes my __________ is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It ___________ and am _________ to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to __________.

3. SPRING
Without it I was like a ________ in a cave
_________ through a shadow winter
It rings and spring has come

4. CONNECTION
I stretch and ________ out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For human voice and the good news of __________.
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Source: A Journey through Anglo-American Literature Learner ‘s Material for

English
pp. 206-209
REFERENCE/S
Source: “The Telephone” by Edward Field, from Counting Myself If Lucky.
Black Sparrow Press.1992

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CapSLET
Capsulized Self-Learning Empowerment Toolkit

SUBJECT &
English 9 QUARTER 3 WEEK 3 DAY ___________________________________
GRADE/LEVEL dd/mm/yyyy

TOPIC ANALYSIS OF THE MATERIAL VIEWED

Analyze the information contained in the material viewed.
CODE: Objectives:
LEARNING
EN9VC-IIId- *Extract information from the material viewed; and
COMPETENCY 4.3/5.3 *Use the elements of a plot to analyze the information in the
material viewed.

UNDERSTAND
Topic Title: Analysis of the Material Viewed

SAQ-1: Have you watched a suspense movie or video? What can you say about it?

Sorry, Wrong Number is a suspense radio play Elements of Plot

written by Lucille Fletcher in 1943 and later made
into a movie. 1. Exposition or introduction to a story- including
the primary characters’ names, setting, mood and
Lucille Fletcher, birth name Violet Lucille Fletcher, time.
born on March 28, 1912 at Brooklyn, New York, 1. 2. Rising action, which reveals the conflict is all of
USA, was an American screenwriter of film, radio the events that lead to the eventual climax, including
and television. Married twice, had two children with character development and events that create
Bernard Herrmann. She wrote Sorry, Wrong suspense.
Number, one of the most celebrated plays in history 2. 3. The climax or turning point is the most exciting
of American radio, which she adapted and expanded point of the story and is a turning point for the plot
for the 1948 film noir classic. Died on August 31, or goals of the main character.
2000 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA. 3. 4. Falling action is everything that happens as a
What is a plot? result of the climax, including wrapping-up of plot
points. questions being answered, and character
Plot is a sequence of events in a story that force a development.
character to make increasingly difficult decisions, 5. Resolution is not always a happy ending, but it
driving the story toward a climactic event and does complete the story. It can leave a reader with
resolution. It is further divided into sub-elements. questions, answers, frustration or satisfaction.

SYNOPSIS
A wealthy, invalid, sick for 12 years, querulous, self-centered neurotic, Mrs. Stevenson finds herself
completely all alone in her house at 53 North Sutton Place near the Queensborough Bridge. Thinking that
her husband, Mr. Elbert Stevenson, would be home, she gave her nurse and the servants the night off.

When her husband is not yet home, she called the operator to connect her to her husbands’ office at Murray
Hill 4-0098. She is complaining to herself that every time she dials, the line is always busy. At last the operator
was able to connect her, but accidentally connected her to another number, so she overheard a conversation
between a killer, George, and his Boss, about a murder plot, to use a knife, that the murder should look like a
robbery. The murder will take place at eleven o’clock in the evening, the victim is a woman, home alone, who
lives near a bridge just as the train crosses the bridge so the sound will mask any screams from the victim.
Horrified of what she heard, she called the operator and relate to the Chief Operator of what she heard and
demanded to trace the source of that call.
The operator explains that only the police can do that job and the owner of the telephone company. The
operator connects her to the Police Station; Sergeant Duffy is on duty at Precinct 43. She related what the
conversation she overheard eight minutes earlier, but Sgt. Duffy paid no attention saying that they are
receiving many information about crimes and others.
Later Mrs. Stevenson receives a call from Western Union that a telegram was send from her husband
saying that he is leaving for Boston at 11 pm for an urgent business.

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She called the Information to give her the number of Henchley Hospital where she requested for a
nurse, but Nurse Phillips will be back at 11:00 pm. While she is still speaking to the woman in the hospital,
she heard a click in her phone, she was scared that someone is in the house. She dials the operator and
speaks in a suffocated voice that the operator asks her to speak louder. She told the operator that someone is
in the house downstairs who is going to murder her…. she screams “give me the Police Department”. The
operator connects her to the police department, Sgt. Duffy still on duty, answers the call of Mrs. Stevenson
but George answers Sorry, wrong number then hangs the phone.

Key Vocabulary
1. Querulous: complaining 6. Explicitly: plainly; clearly
2. Neurotic: one who is anxious and fearful 7. Highhanded: proud and haughty
3. Imperious: overbearing and demanding 8. Catechizing: series of questions
4. Bland: soothing, dull 9. Mask: something that conceals from view
5. Unnerved: destroyed calmness or composure
SAQ-2: Mrs. Stevenson has already sensed that she is the woman to be murdered. What would
you do if you were in her place?

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Viewing
Directions: Use the link to watch the video “Sorry, Wrong Number” (26.03 mins.).

By: Lucille Fletcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCpCr4QBT8&t=22s

Guide Questions: Write only the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 1. Who is the main character of the story?
A. Elbert Stevenson C. Mrs. Stevenson
B. Sergeant Duffy D. Mrs. Phillips
_____ 2. What word is used to describe Mrs. Stevenson?
A. pessimistic C. sick
B. neurotic D. optimistic
_____ 3. Where did the story happen?
A. Murray Hill, New York
B. Boston, New York
C. 53 North Sutton Place, New York
D. Staten Island, New York
occur?

_____ 4. What time is the murder scheduled to happen?

A. 10:45 P.M, C. 11:15 P.M.
B. 11:00 P.M. D. 11:50 P.M.

_____ 5. Why did Mrs. Stevenson call the operator for the first time?
A. She was lonely and wanted someone to talk to.
B. Her maid already left, and she needed help.
C. She needed the doctor to bring her medication.
D. She repeatedly called her husband, but his line was busy.

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____ 6. What number is Mrs. Stevenson attempting to call when asking to be connected to her husband’s
office?
A. Murray Hill 4-0098
B. B. Lake Terrace 10-5465
C. Henderson Mill 5-1287
D. Second Avenue 23-8988
____ 7. Why was Mrs. Stevenson very anxious to trace the call?
A. The description fits the place where she lives.
B. She is a retired policewoman.
C. Heard a murder plan over the phone.
D. The owner of the telephone company.
____ 8. How was Mrs. Stevenson able to hear the conversation between the two men?
A. They were outside her window.
B. They were on her husband’s phone.
C. Western Union sent her a telegram.
D. The operator accidentally connected her to their line.

____ 9. What is used to murder Mrs. Stevenson?

A. sword C. gun
B. rope D. knife
____ 10. What sound will cover the scream of Mrs. Stevenson when she is murdered?
A. train B. airplane C. car’s horn D. Ship honking

Let’s Practice!

I. Directions: Arrange the events according to their occurrence in the play. Write only the letter of your answer
in the box.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

A. She accidentally overheard a conversation between two men planning a murder.

B. Desperate to prevent the crime, she began a series of calls to the operator, to the police, and others.
C. Mrs. Stevenson is an invalid confined to her bed and her only lifeline was the telephone.
D. One night, while she was waiting for her husband to return home, she picked up the phone and called his
office.
E. Her conversation with Sgt. Duffy made her realize the description of the crime scene and victim.

II. Directions: Give the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences. Choose your answers from the
synonyms in the box. Write only the letter of the correct answer before each number.

A. proud and haughty B. complaining C. demanding

D. destroyed calmness E. soothing

_____ 1. Mrs. Stevenson is identified as querulous and self-centered neurotic.

_____ 2. She became imperious when she could not connect to the number she dialed.
_____ 3. When she dialed again, she only got a bland buzzing signal and heard the conversation on
the cross line.
_____4. The telephone operator’s failed attempts to connect to her husband’s office number unnerved her.
_____ 5. She gave a highhanded reply when she sensed Sgt. Duffy did not act on her complaint.

REMEMBER
Key Points
A plot is one of the most important parts of a story and has many different purposes.
* plot focuses attention on the important characters and their roles in the story,
* motivates the characters to affect the story, and
* connects the events in an orderly manner.
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The 5 Elements of Plot are:

4. 1. Exposition or introduction
5. 2. Rising action
6. 3. The climax or turning point
7. 4. Falling action
5. Resolution

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!
Task I. Directions: Read and answer the questions correctly. Write only the letter of the correct answer.
____ 1. _____ a person who is too sick or weak
to care for himself or herself.
A. invalid C. bureau
B. peripheral D. drama
____ 2. Mrs. Stevenson is described as “a
querulous, self-centered neurotic.” What
effect does her character has on the plot?
A. It is the reason behind the plan to murder
her.
B. It makes others less likely to take her
seriously.
C. It is the reason why her husband is
working late.
D. She should have secured all the windows
and locked all the doors.
____ 3. Which statement best describes the
main conflict in the story?
A. Mrs. Steven is trying to call her
husband’s office, but the line is busy.
B. Mrs. Stevenson is expecting her husband
to come home, but he has gone on a
business trip.
C. Mrs. Stevenson wants to hire a nurse,
but the hospital will not send without a
doctor’s order.
D. Mrs. Stevenson has overheard a murder
plot, but she cannot get anyone to do
anything about it.
____ 4. How does Mrs. Stevenson react after
hearing her husband’s telegram?
A. She screams at the western Union.
B. She remains calm.
C. She bursts into tears.
D. She calls the police.
____ 5. Who wants Mrs. Stevenson dead?
A. Sgt. Duffy C. Mrs. Philips.
B. Mr. Stevenson D. George
____ 6. The resolution is when the -
A. story comes to an end.
B. tension has reached its highest peak.
C. drama is over.
D. conflict is resolved.
___ 7. The climax of a story is when -
A. the tension has reached its highest peak.
B. the tension begins building.
C. the conflict is resolved.
D. the characters are being introduced.
____ 8. What is the effect of George’s line, “Sorry,
wrong number” at the end of the story?
A. The operator decides to trace the call.
B. Duffy decides to investigate what has
happened.
C. The reason for the murder is revealed.
D. Duffy thinks that nothing important has
happened.
_____ 9. What conclusion can you make from
“She bridles, adjusts herself on the pillows,
reaches for a handkerchief and wipes her
forehead, glancing uneasily for a moment
towards the window.”
A. She is so worried.
B. Her bedroom is too warm.
C. She wants to close the window.
D. Her bed is uncomfortable.
Task II. Directions: Arrange the events using the
elements of plot. Write E- for Exposition, RA- for
Rising Action, C- for Climax, FA- for Falling
Action, R- for Resolution. Write the answer on the
space before each number.
___ 1. The killer answered the phone. “Sorry,
wrong number.”
___ 2. Mrs. Stevenson heard someone breaks
into her house.
___ 3. Mrs. Stevenson alone in her bedroom waiting
for her husband.
___ 4. Mrs. Stevenson heard a conversation about a
murder over the phone.
___ 5. She was killed with a knife at 11:15 pm.

A Journey through Anglo-American Literature Learner ‘s Material for English 9 p.

240-251
REFERENCE/S
Elements of Plot accessed on June 27, 2020
https://www.storyboardthat.com/article/e/plot-diagram

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Reid. Ruthanne. What Is Plot? The 5 Elements of Plot and How to Use Them,
accessed on June 27, 2020 https://thewritepractice.com/plot/

‘Sorry, Wrong Number’ accessed on June 19, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=QKCpCr4QBT8&t=22s

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