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English
Quarter 3 – Module 7:
Analyzing a Story
in Terms of its Elements
English – Grade 4
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 7: Analyzing a Story in Terms of its Elements
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 3 – Module 7:
Analyzing a Story
in Terms of its Elements
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 4 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 7 on

Analyzing a Story in Terms of its Elements!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills 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 own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and
assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the English 4 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 7 on

Analyzing a Story in Terms of its Elements!

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 resource while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of

the lesson. This aims to help you discover
and understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or
skill into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

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 to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
the lesson learned. This also tends retention
of learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find the References which contains
the list of all sources cited or used as a guide in developing the material.

To get the most out of this module, you should take note of the following
reminders:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know
I am Teacher Karen. I
Hi learner! will be your teacher too, in
I’m Teacher Ipe. this module.
How are you
At the end of your
today? I hope
journey, you will be able to
you are feeling
analyze a story in terms of
happy and
its elements. Let’s begin
excited to learn.
your journey and have fun
I will be one of
your teachers in answering the activities.
this module.

What I Know

Let’s find out how well you know the topic. Read the story and
answer the questions that follow.

Bantay
Bantay is Ana’s dog. They live in a farm. Ana loves
Bantay and always takes good care of him. She always
feeds and keeps him clean all the time.
Bantay loves playing with farm animals like goats,
chickens, cows, and pigs. He likes playing in the mud
with the pigs. He is always dirty all the time; so, Ana gets
him cleaned a lot. Bantay enjoys living in the farm.

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1. Who are the characters in the story?
_______________________________________________________

2. What does Bantay love to do?

_______________________________________________________

3. Who takes good care of Bantay?

_______________________________________________________

4. Where did the story happen?

_______________________________________________________

5. What part of the story shows what Bantay likes to do?

Beginning? Middle? Ending?
_______________________________________________________

Let’s check your answers. Were

your answers like these? Bantay and
Ana, playing with farm animals, Ana,
in a farm, and in the middle
If you were able to get the
correct answers, Good job! It means
you are ready to discover more about
the topic. If not, it’s OK. We are here
to learn and have fun.

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Lesson
Analyzing a Story in Terms
1 of its Elements

Reading a story is fun. It allows us to enter different worlds

and experience many things. We can fully appreciate a story if we
understand its elements.
This module provides you with fun activities for you to be
able to effectively analyze a story in terms of its elements:
characters, setting, and plot (beginning, middle, and ending).

What’s In

How are you? Before we

start with our new lesson,
let’s have a quick review of
our previous lesson.
Read the story inside the
box and answer the questions
that follow.

One sunny and bright day, children were playing outside.

Ben and Ana wanted to play outside. Their parents, Nanay
Nena and Tatay Pablo, told them not to go outside until they
arrived home from the market. Ben and Ana obeyed their
parents and watched cartoons while waiting. Moments later,
Nanay Nena and Tatay Pablo arrived home. They bought rice
cakes for their children. After eating, they went out excitedly
and played with their friends.

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Read the sentences below and answer the questions that follow.
Choose your answer inside the parenthesis. Write your answer in
your notebook.
1. It was a sunny bright day. Children were playing outside.
What is the tone in this sentence?
(disappointed relaxed)

2. After eating, they went out excitedly and played with their
friends. What is the mood in this sentence?
(worried excited)

3. Ben and Ana obeyed their parents and watched cartoons

while waiting. What is the tone of this sentence?
(obedient excited)

4. What is the purpose of this story?

(to explain to entertain)

5. What is the general mood of the story?

(happy sad)

Please review your answers

before checking them on page 20. If
you got 4 -5, you really mastered the
previous lesson. If you got 3 and
below, that’s OK. You can review the
lesson again.

What’s New

Read the story below and do the activity that follows.

Kate and Her Big Family
Kate and her friend wanted to put on a play. They needed
room to practice. Kate’s mom was in the living room. Her sisters
were in the bedroom. Her dad was in the kitchen baking a cake.
“Mom, can we play in your room?” asked Kate.

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 “No, Grandpa is napping,” she said.
“There are too many people in this family,” said Kate.
Then Kate had an idea. She got some sheets. The girls went
outside. They made a tent with the sheets. They practiced in
the tent.
Then Kate’s family came to see their play. They cheered and
clapped. Kate smiled at everyone. “I’m glad I have such a big
family,” she said.

A. Answer the following questions. Write the letter of the

correct answer in your notebook.

1. What is the title of the story?

A. Kate and Her Friend
B. Kate and Her Big Family
C. Kate’s Family

2. Who are the characters in the story?

A. Kate, Kate’s friend, and Kate’s family
B. Kate’s classmate and Kate’s pet
C. Kate’s neighbor

3. What did Kate and her friend want to do?

A. They wanted to take a nap.
B. They wanted to bake a cake.
C. They wanted to put on a play.

4. Where did the story happen?

A. at the park B. at home C. in school

5. Where did Kate and her friend practice their play?

A. in the living room B. in the kitchen C. in the tent

B. What part of the story did these events happen? Beginning?

Middle? Ending? Write your answer in your notebook.

_____________ 1. Kate and her friend needed a room to

practice for their play.
_____________ 2. Kate’s family enjoyed the play.
_____________ 3. Kate and her friend made a tent and
practiced in a tent.

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 What is It

Hello learner! How was the

activity in What’s New? To check your
answer, go to page 20.
You are now ready to master a
new skill. These are the elements of
a story: setting, character, and plot.
Let’s study them together.
▪ The character is a person, animal or sometimes even
an object, that takes part in the action. It answers the
question who.
▪ The setting is the place and time in which the story
happens. It answers the questions where and when.
▪ The plot is the sequence of events of a story. It consists
of the beginning, the middle, and the ending.
➢ Beginning – it catches the reader’s attention. The
characters and setting are introduced in this
part.
➢ Middle – it presents the events and details about
what happens to the characters.
➢ Ending – it shows how the characters change or
are different than they were at the beginning of
the story. This part also gives solution to the
problem.

Let’s read the story in the

box and enjoy answering the
activity that follows.

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 At the Park
Miko loves playing at the park. He goes there every
Saturday. The park has many trees and flowers. He even
meets new friends at the park.
One Saturday afternoon, Miko saw a lost little kitten
next to a tree. The kitten looked hungry. Miko brought
home the cat and gave some milk and a piece of bread.
From then on, the kitten became Miko’s pet. They
always go to the park and play together.

Match Column A to the elements of a story in Column B. Write

the letter of your answer in your notebook.
A B
1. at the park
2. kitten A. Character
3. Miko saw a lonely kitten B. Setting
next to a tree C. Beginning
4. Miko D. Middle
5. Miko goes to the park E. Ending
every Saturday
6. They always go to the
park and play together
7. Saturday afternoon

Let’s check your answers.

Were your answers like these B,
A, D, A, C, E, and B?
If you were able to get the
correct answers, Amazing! It
means you are ready for the next
activity. If not, don’t be sad. It’s
ok. Next time, aim higher.

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 What’s More

Read the story below.

To Fly Again

Blag!
“What is it Kuya? Is it a thunder?”
Lisa asked her brother Ali while they
were having breakfast.
“I guess it was from the window,
Lisa,” Ali quickly answered. He hurriedly
went to the window to see what it was.
“Lisa, look!” Ali shouted as his eyes
opened wide with what he saw.
“Kuya, what was that?” Lisa exclaimed.
“It is a bird that fell off!” Ali shouted. “What happened to the
bird, Kuya?” Lisa asked.
“I think it felt cold that is why it cannot move,” Ali said to
his sister.
Ali and Lisa went closer to the bird and dried it off.
Ali got a shoe box and put a soft cloth in it. He gently put
the bird inside the box.
“The bird has gotten tired because of the heavy rain since
last night,” Ali explained. “It needs to rest and dry up,” he added.
They took care of the tired bird. Lisa always peeks inside the
box to check the bird. “Let’s be quiet so that the bird can rest
well,” Ali whispered to his younger sister.
After a few hours, the tired bird woke up. “Kuya Ali! Come
here! The bird’s wings are now moving!” Lisa happily yelled at
her brother.
Ali hurriedly brought some water and a small piece of rice to
feed the bird.

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 The rain has stopped. Ali and Lisa stood in front of the
window near the tree while holding the box where the bird rested.
They opened the box and let the bird fly freely. “Goodbye,
little bird!” they shouted. Ali and Lisa happily watched the bird as
it flew again.

Answer the questions below. Write your answer in your notebook.

A. Characters
Who are the characters in the story?
___________________________________________________________
B. Setting of the story
Where did the story happen?
______________________________________
When did the story happen?
_______________________________________

C. Plot
Arrange the sequence of events in the story. Use the letters
A, B, C, and D. Write your answer in your notebook.

_____1. They took care of the tired bird.

_____2. The bird fell off outside the window.
_____3. Ali gently put the bird inside the box.
_____4. Ali and Lisa opened the box and let the bird
fly freely.

Review all your answers

before checking them on page 20.
Were you able to answer
letters A, B, and C correctly? If
yes, Excellent! You were able to
follow through the lesson. If no,
that’s OK. You can review it
again. Take a deep breath and
focus.

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 What I Have Learned

What did you learn from this

module? Let’s find out.
Complete the paragraph below.
Choose your answer inside the box.
Write your answer in your notebook.

time character
plot setting
middle place
who sequence

beginning ending

The elements of a story are (1) ____________________,

(2) ____________________, and (3) ____________________. The
character answers the question (4) ____________________. The
setting is the (5) ____________________ and (6)
____________________ in which the story happens. The plot is the
(7) ____________________ of events of a story. The plot consists of
the (9) ____________________, the (8) ____________________, and
(10) the ____________________.

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 What I Can Do

We are almost done with

this module. I hope you
are still excited to do
some more fun activities.
Learn and enjoy!

A. Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.
Write your answer in your notebook.

It was a sunny afternoon. Noel and Jose decided to

play basketball at the gym near their house. While playing,
they saw their new classmate sitting on a bench. His name is
Harold. He does not have many friends because his family just
moved to their barangay.

Noel and Jose made friends with Harry and enjoyed

playing basketball together. After playing, they invited Harry to
have a snack in their house. Their mother, Aling Nena was
cooking spaghetti in the kitchen when they arrived.

They had fun while having a snack in the living room.

Harry was very happy because of his new friend.

1. Who are the characters in the story?

A. Noel, Jose, Harry, and Aling Nena
B. Noel, Jose, Ricky, and Aling Nena
C. Noel and Jose only

2. Where did they play basketball?

A. In the kitchen B. At the gym C. At home

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 3. When did Noel and Jose play basketball?
A. In the afternoon B. In the morning C. At night

4. Where was Aling Nena cooking spaghetti?

A. in the living room
B. in the kitchen
C. at the gym

5. Where did they have snack?

A. in the kitchen B. in the room C. in the living room

B. Read the story “Bantay” again and match events in column A

to its correct order in column B. Write the letter of your answer
in your notebook.

Bantay
Bantay is Ana’s dog. They live in a farm. Ana
loves Bantay and always takes good care of him. She
always feeds and keeps him clean all the time.
Bantay loves playing with farm animals like goats,
chickens, cows, and pigs. He likes playing in the mud
with the pigs. He is always dirty all the time so Ana
gets him cleaned a lot. Bantay enjoys living in the farm.

A B

______ 1. Bantay likes playing in the a. Beginning

mud with the pigs.
______ 2. Ana always feeds and b. Middle
keeps Bantay clean all the time.
______ 3. Bantay gets cleaned a lot. c. Ending

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 Assessment

Hi learner! I hope you are

doing great. We have reached your
final activity. Let’s find out if you
can do it by yourself now.
Remember everything you have
learned from this module.

Read the story that follows and fill out the Story Worm in
your notebook.
The Turtle and the Elephant
The turtle and elephant are friends.
One sunny day, the elephant invited the
turtle to walk on the other side of the river.
“Let’s walk to the other side of the
river!” the elephant said.
“I would want to, but I am afraid of
being washed away by strong water current,” the turtle replied. “I
have never been to the other side of the river,” added the turtle.
The elephant thought of a plan. “I will carry you on my
back,” the elephant told the turtle.
The turtle happily agreed with his big friend. The elephant
carefully put up the turtle on its back using its long nose.
“Now we are ready to cross the river,” the elephant said.
While crossing the river, “Stop!” the turtle shouted “Why?”
the elephant asked.
“I think the water is too deep,” the turtle replied. The
elephant laughed at the turtle, “The water is just my knee level.”
“Don’t worry we will cross the river safely,” the elephant
assured the turtle.
The two friends enjoyed the sunny day walking on the other
side of the rive

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 Setting
Plot

Characters Beginning:

Title Middle:

Ending

Additional Activities

Congratulations learner! Are you ready for

Before we go to the next your last activity?
module, we will give you a Read your favorite
special task that will enhance story and complete the
your skill in analyzing a story graphic organizer in
in terms of its elements. your notebook.

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Title:

Characters

Setting:

Plot
Beginning:

Middle:

Ending:

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Assessment
Title: The Turtle and the
Elephant
Character: Turtle,
Elephant
What I Can Do
Setting: By the River
A. 1. A
What I have Learned Plot: 2. B
Beginning: The elephant 3. A
1. Character invited the turtle to walk 4. B
2. Setting 5. C
on the other side of the
3. Plot
river.
4. Who B. 1. B 2. A
5. Place Middle: The elephant 3.C
6. Time carried the turtle on his
7. Sequence back and they crossed
8. Beginning
the river.
9. Middle
10.Ending Ending: They enjoyed the Additional Activities
sunny day by the river.
Answers may vary
What’s In What’s New
What's More
1. relaxed A. 1. B
2. excited 2. A A. Characters: Ali,
3. obedient 3. C Lisa, and the
4. to entertain 4. B bird
5. happy B. Setting:
5. C
Where: at home
B. 1. Beginning When: one rainy
2. Ending morning
C. Plot
3. Middle
1. B
Answer Key
References:

Austria, Felipe Jr., P. (2019), Big Book: To Fly Again.

Austria, Felipe Jr., P. (2019), Self – Learning Kit, The Turtle and
the Elephant, pages 4 – 5.
Reading Starter 2, Lesson 7 – Kate and Her Big Family, McGraw
Hill, Compass Publishing (2011).

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