English 7

English – Grade 7
Quarter 2 – Module 9: Summarizing Information from a Text
First Edition, 2020

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 English 7
Quarter 2
Self-Learning Module 9
Summarizing Information from a Text
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 7 Self-Learning Module on Summarizing Information from

a Text.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st-century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the English 7 Self-Learning Module on Summarizing Information from

a Text.

The hand is one of the most symbolized parts of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action, and purpose. Through our hands, we may learn, create,
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies
and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 7. All the activities

provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand: Summarizing
Information from the Text.
Specifically, you will learn about the following:
1. make a topic outline from the sample texts and
2. write a summary using topic outline.

PRETEST

For a start, do the following the exercise. You can pause this video if
you will need more time. Press play again when you are finished with the
activity, and when you’re ready to proceed with the lesson.

Read the text below. Complete the topic outline below by filling in the
needed information.

Cyber Bullying is also the latest disadvantage of social media. It

includes mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on
social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites or fake
profiles.
Text from: https://www.slideshare.net/ronacatubig07/grade-9-informative-writing-journalistic-writing-and-
literary-writing

I. _____________________________________
A. __________________________________
B. __________________________________
C. __________________________________
D. __________________________________
 RECAP

We have learned that structural analysis is the process of breaking

down words to determine the word meaning. It is a powerful vocabulary tool
since knowledge of a few word parts can give you clues to the meanings of a
large number of words. We have studied about prefixes, suffixes, and root
words.

LESSON

Look at the picture. What can you say about it? (interval) Great! We can
see in the picture how a simple wood is transformed into a beautiful wooden
figure. Yes, the wooden figure is the Philippine Eagle. Amazing, isn’t it?

(“Amazon.com: Walnut Hollow Basswood Carving Block, 1.75’ x (“Philippine Eagle Wood Carved Sculpture.” Accessed June 29,
...” Amazon . Accessed June 29, 2020. 2020. https://lucenacityonlineshop.com/product/philippine-
https://www.amazon.com/Walnut-Hollow-Basswood-Carving- wooden-carved-eagle)
Block/dp/B002QKHS7U.)

This example I showed you can be compared to a very important skill a

student like you should learn. Do you know what is it? That is summarizing.

In summarizing, you should know how to simplify the text by focusing

on the important details only. Just like in sculpting, the sculptors remove
some pieces of wood or stone from what they are carving to achieve the form
they want, just like the picture I showed you earlier.

This lesson will help you understand summarizing and learn ways on
how to summarize the text you are reading.
 Summarizing is simply getting the main or the central ideas of the text.
You have to know what the text is all about for you to summarize.

This lesson will help you understand summarizing through writing a

topic outline The following terms are important for our lesson:

The outline summary mimics the structure of the text being

summarized. It includes the main points and argument in the same order they
appear in the original text.

The type of outline that we will use for this lesson is the topic outline.

A topic outline arranges your ideas hierarchically (showing which are

main and which are sub-points), in the sequence you want, and shows what
you will write about. Topic outline lists words or phrases. So we say that topic
outline summarizes the main topics and subtopics of the text in words or
phrases.
Our topic outline will serve as our basis in writing our summary. Let us
check an example format of a topic outline.

I. Main Topic
A. Subtopic
B. Subtopic
1. Detail
2. Detail
a. Sub-detail
b. Sub-detail
II. Main Topic

Guided Practice
Read the text below. Complete the outline by filling in the needed details.

There are four seasons in a year. They are called winter, spring, summer
and fall. In winter it is very cold and it can snow. In spring, it is warm and it
rains often. Summer is the hottest season and you can go to the pool. In fall,
it is cool and the leaves fall on the ground.
This is the template that we are going to use for our outline summary:

I. Four Seasons
A. Winter
1._________________
B. _____________________
1. warm and rains often
C. Summer
1.__________________
D. ______________________
1. cool and the leaves fall on the ground

Let’s begin now! What is the missing detail?

I. Four Seasons
A. Winter
1. _________________

The correct answer is “very cold and can snow” . That’s why people
wear thick clothes during winter snow.
Let’s try another item!

B. _____________________
1. warm and rains often

The correct answer is “Spring”. During the spring season we can see
the flowers, plants and trees bloom beautifully.
Let’s answer this item!

C. Summer
1._________________

The “hottest season” is the answer. Filipinos love the summer season.
We all like visiting beaches during this time.
Let’s try the last one!

D.______________________
1. cool and the leaves fall on the ground

We are looking for the word “Fall”. The fall season is also called as the
autumn season.

Let’s see the complete outline!

I. Four Seasons
A. Winter
1. very cold and snows
B. Spring
1. warm and rains often
C. Summer
1. hottest season
D. Fall
1. cool and the leaves fall down

Now, let’s try to make a summary out of the outline.

The four seasons that we have are winter, spring, summer and fall. The
winter season is very cold and has snows. In Spring season, it is warm and it
rains often. Summer is the hottest season. During the fall season, it is cool
and the leaves are falling on the ground

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Fill in the blanks with the missing words. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the space before each item.
______1. Summarizing is simply getting the main or the _____ ideas of the
text.
A. central B. one C. personal

______2. Summarizing is not a place for your own ______, your own
background knowledge or any personal information.
A. details B. opinion C. subject

______3. Outline summary includes the _____points and argument in the

same order they appear in the original text.
A. Main B. unimportant C. detail

______4. A topic outline arranges your ideas ______________.

A. Numerically B. alphabetically C. hierarchically

______5. Topic outline lists_____________.

A. Sentences B. words or phrases C. paragraphs

Activity 2
Study the given topic outline below. Write a summary using the details of
the outline. Use the space provided for your answers.

I. Zebras
A. herbivorous mammals
B. has 3 different species
1. Plain zebras
2. Grevy’s zebras
3. Mountain zebras
C. famous for having black and white stripes
D. no two zebras have exact same stripes
Summary:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Criteria 3 2 1 Score
Details Uses all the given Misses 1-2 details Does not include the
details important details
Sequencing Follows the correct Misses to follow Does not follow the
order of ideas the correct order of correct order of ideas
some ideas
Grammar Periods and capital Some periods and Most of the sentences
letters are where capital letters are do not have periods.
they should be . where they should Capital letters are
be. misused.
Spelling All words are spelled Several words are Many words are
correctly. spelled incorrectly. spelled incorrectly.

WRAP-UP

List the 3 things that you have learned from this lesson. Write your answers
in complete sentences. Use the space provided for your answers.

1.___________________________________
2.___________________________________
SUMMARIZING
SUMMARIZING
INFORMATION 3.___________________________________

VALUING

Here is today’s thought to ponder:

“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who
has the best information.” -Benjamin Disraeli
 Let’s learn not to limit ourselves. Life has so many things to offer. We
have to explore the world. As we gather more information, we are getting
smarter. Let’s use our new learnings to improve ourselves. Inform
yourselves with new ideas and make sure that this process never stops.

POSTTEST

Directions: Read the text below. Complete the outline by filling in the needed
details. Write a summary based on the topic outline that you made.

Patriotism means loving your country. You can be patriotic by doing

things to help your country be better, like getting a job that lets you help
lots of people or fix big problems. It is also patriotic to join the military and
protect people. You can also hang a flag at your house during holidays like
Flag Day to show your patriotism.

Text from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Citizenship-Reading-Comprehension-Passages-K-2-

Distance-Learning-3858236

(1) I. ___________________

A. Being patriotic
(2)1. ______________________________________________
(3)2. ______________________________________________
(4)3. ______________________________________________
(5)4. ______________________________________________

Summary:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
 KEY TO CORRECTION

house
5. hang a flag in the 5. B 5. fake profiles

protect the people videos, websites

4. join the military to 4.C 4. embarrassing pictures,
networking sites
people or posted on social
3. getting a job to help 3. A 3. rumors sent by email
your country emails
2. doing things to help 2. B 2. mean text messages or
1. Patriotism 1.A 1. Cyber bullying
Post-test Activity Pretest

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