St.

Anthony’s Academy Of Gonzaga Quarter 3: Module 2-ENGLISH 9 School ID: 400370

I. INTRODUCTION
The literature produced in what is now America did not begin as an independent literature. England imparted on the earliest
settlers the English language, books, and most of all, its culture. For nearly two hundred years after the first English settlements
on the Americas, the majority of the works read in the new land were written by English authors. The hard struggle necessary to
obtain a foothold in a wilderness was not favorable to the early development of the American literature.
II. STANDARDS
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of how Anglo-American literature and other text types serve as means of connecting to
the world; also how to use ways of analyzing one-act play and different forms of verbal for him/her to skillfully perform in a
one-act play.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After the end of this module, the students will be able to:
Provide appropriate and critical feedback/ reaction to a specific context or situation (EN9LC-IIIe-3.13);
Identify adjectives and their role in the sentence
Analyze the information contained in the material viewed (EN9VC-IIId4.3/5.3);
Analyze literature as a means of connecting to the world (EN9LT-IIIc-16);
Select vivid adjectives to enhance writing skills;
Compose forms of literary writing (EN9WC-IIIc-9);
III. TRANSFER
At the end of the module, students will compose a theme using concept learned.
IV. DESIGNED TASKS
Activity 1: Reading Time!
Directions: Read the story entitled, “The Eclipse” by James Fenimore Cooper. The link is provided below.
Link: https://americanliterature.com/author/james-fenimore-cooper/short-story/the-eclipse
James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a prolific American writer who spent most of his life in
Cooperstown, New York, Cooper crafted a unique form of literature writing historical romances about
frontier and Indian life. Themes of natural law versus legal rights, implications of property disputes, and
contrasting wilderness versus civilization, were common to many of his novels and stories.

Points for discussion:

Directions: Answer the following questions. Write your answer in your notebook.
1. What kind of phenomenon was the author and his entire town was anticipating?
2. How did the author describe his hometown?
3. Describe in your own words the way of life of the people at that time.
4. Did the story ever suggest that the eclipse was a bad omen? What part of the story is suggestive of that?
5. What helped you picture the eclipse in your mind as narrated by the author?
6. Give your insight about the writer’s style or technique in his writing. What do you notice about his style?
7. What part of the story gives the impression that the author adored his hometown so much?

CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

A character is a person portrayed in a story. There are different types of characters in the story.
Round Character – this is a character that is very detailed and the reader is able to see and visualize all sides of him. Round
characters are usually the protagonists and the antagonists. The protagonist is the main character while the antagonist is the one
who opposes the protagonist. The qualities of the two are revealed by how each responds to conflict through their dialogue and
sometimes through the writer’s description. Round characters are also called major characters.
Flat Character – this is a character who is not very detailed and the reader usually only sees a few sides of him. A flat
character usually appears in the background. His appearance may be detailed but his character is not and usually proceeds on
one characteristics. Flat characters are also called minor characters.
Stock Character – often known as a stereotypical character. The stock character relies on cultural stereotypes for its
appearance, language and manners of speech. A few examples of stereotypical characters are the street gangsters, vendors, law
enforcers just to name few.
Dynamic Character – one that undergoes transformation during the course of the plot. These transformations allow the
character to be dynamic. These may be changes in insight or understanding, in commitment, and in values. Changes in
circumstance do not apply unless the change has caused the character to change within itself. Dynamic characters are very
usually protagonists but antagonists are known to be dynamic.
Static Character – that does not change during the course of the story. Static characters are usually background or secondary
characters so that they can serve as thematic or plot elements.

Activity 2: Movie Time!

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Directions: Watch the movie, “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien. Identify the round characters, the flat characters, the
stock, the dynamic and the static characters of the story. Give your reason why you choose this character as such. Write your
answer in your notebook. The link is provided. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LhkXX9r6kY

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
We have learned from the previous lessons that an adjective modify a noun or a pronoun. Sincere, dramatic,
meaningful and excited are examples of adjectives just to name a few. But adjectives do not always come in a single word.
Sometimes, they come in clauses.
What is clause? A clause is a group of related words with a subject and verb. An adjective clause contains a subject and
a verb but it is a dependent clause because it does not have a complete thought so it cannot stand alone as a sentence. It has to be
connected to the main clause. An adjective clause in a sentence is introduced by a dependent signal. These signals are the
pronouns who, whom, whose, which and that.
Examples of an adjective clause:
o whom I met earlier o that was left untouched by the patient
o whose bag was stolen
Sentence examples:
Regina, whom I met earlier at the lobby, is the daughter of Ms. Gonzalaes.
The new secretary, whose bag was stolen, went straight to the security personnel.
The food that was left untouched by the patient was eaten by his relative.

DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Degrees of comparison are used to compare one person or one thing with another. There are three degrees of
comparison using the adjectives.
Positive Degree – when we speak about only one person or thing, we use the positive degree.
Example: Our swimming pool is wide.
In this sentence, only one noun, the swimming pool, talked about.
More examples of sentences in the positive degree:
The building is tall.
My bed is large.
His shirt is big.
Comparative Degree when we compare two persons or two things with each other, we use both the comparative degree.
Example: The Martin’s swimming pool is wider than our swimming pool.
In the above sentence, two swimming pools are being compared, our swimming pool and the swimming pool of the
Martins which is wider.
More examples of sentences in the comparative degree:
The church is taller than the building on the first block.
My sister’s bed is larger than my bed.
My shirt is bigger than his shirt.
Superlative Degree – when we compare more than two persons or things with one another, we use all the superlative degree. It
possesses the highest degree of quality.
Example: The swimming pool at the Mendoza residence is the widest in our place.
In the sentence above, nothing can be compared with the pool of the Mendoza’s when it comes to width.
Examples of sentences in the superlative degree:
The building near our school is the tallest building in the town.
My parents’ bed is the largest bed in our home because my youngest brother sleeps with my parents.
Your shirt is the biggest shirt because you are the tallest student in our class.
How to form the comparative and the superlative degree of an adjective?
1. The comparative degree is formed by adding the –er ending to the single syllable adjectives. The superlative degree is
formed by adding the –est ending to the single-syllable adjective.
Example: Comparative` Superlative
short shorter shortest
slow slower slowest
quick quicker quickest
2. If the adjective ends with a vowel and a consonant, then the consonant is doubled before adding -er to the comparative
degree and the –est to the superlative degree.
Examples: Comparative Superlative
wet wetter wettest
sad sadder saddest
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thin thinner thinnest

3. The comparative and the superlative degrees of two syllable words ending with the y is also formed by adding the –er and
the –est ending, while y letter is changed to i.
Examples: Comparative Superlative
lucky luckier luckiest
busy busier busiest
feisty feistier feistiest
4. The comparative and the superlative degrees of multi- syllable adjectives is formed by using the word more and most,
which is placed before the adjective.
Examples: Comparative Superlative
meaning more meaningful most meaningful
exciting more exciting most exciting
adorable more adorable most adorable
5. For a two-syllable adjectives such as quiet, clever, narrow, shallow, and simple, we can use both the word more and most or
the –er or –est ending.
Examples: Comparative Superlative
quiet more quiet most quiet
quieter quitest
clever more clever most clever
cleverer clevelest
narrow more narrow most narrow
narrower narrowest
shallow more shallow most shallow
shallower shallowest
simple more simple most simple
simpler simplest
6. Irregular adjectives form their comparative and superlative degrees differently.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
good better best
bad worse worst
far further furthest
far farther farthest
old (people in the family) elder eldest
little less least
many more most

V. NEW IDEAS. What have you learned from this lesson? I learned that ___________________________________
VI. EVALUATION
A. Directions: Underline the adjective clause in the sentence.
1. In the story, Joanne describes the day when she first meets Richard.
2. Mr. Santos, who is the supervisor of the department, is known as a very strict and demanding boss.
3. One night, Gerald surprises Kim by fixing her a delicious sandwich that he has prepared earlier.
4. While Manuel is working in Manila, he meets many interesting people who teach him about the life in the city.
5. My relatives are shocked when they first meet Sarah because she has blond hair and blue eyes.
B. Directions: Give an adjective that starts with the corresponding letter in the first column. Form the comparative and the
superlative degrees of this adjective. The first row is done for you.
Adjective Comparative Degree Superlative Degree
a adorable more adorable most adorable
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J

C. Compose an essay using your previous year in school with the current school year. Use adjective clause and the degrees of
comparison of adjectives. Write on your paper.