MODULE 2: NARRATING PAST EVENTS

Past Tenses
Topic Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, the students must have been able to:
A. define narrative;
B. familiarize the parts of a narrative report;
C. identify the correct verb tense to use in writing a narrative; and
D. write a personal narrative

Link-it-in
Instructions: Read the following article on Bukidnon Culture.

One of the Philippine celebrations I long wanted to attend is the Kaamulan Festival in
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Last March 22 to 27, I finally had the opportunity to experience this
cultural event as part of a media tour of Northern Mindanao, organized by the Tourism Promotions
Board of the Philippines, under the Department of Tourism (DOT), with the assistance of Earth
Explorers Travel & Tours, an outstanding tour operator based in Cagayan de Oro. This year’s festival
climaxed on the weekend of March 23, with its most-awaited event: the street dancing competition
and ground presentation.
Derived from the Binukid word amul meaning “to gather”, the Kaamulan Festival is the
celebratory congregation of the Bukidnon province’s seven indigenous groups, namely, the
Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon. The
celebration started in 1974 during the town fiesta when local officials invited some tribespeople to
perform their cultural dances. What started as a small gathering has grown to one of the biggest
festivals in Mindanao, drawing contingents from different municipalities across the province. Unlike
other cultural festivals which merely draw inspiration from indigenous arts and culture, the
participants of the Kaamulan are actual tribes’ people belonging to the different ethnic groups,
thereby making it “the only ethnic festival in the Philippines”, according to festival organizers.
Our festival experience was preluded by a cultural presentation on the eve of the grand
parade. At the Kaamulan Open Theater, we watched Ulaging: The Marriage of Agyu and Tagyakuwa,
a contemporary interpretation of an episode from a folk-epic of the Talaandig Manobo people,
performed by Bukidnon State University Dance Troupe. The dance-drama was accompanied by
soulful singing by the Bukidnon State University Chorale and Youth for Culture and Arts Project
Singers. The ulaging is a folk epic that recounts the adventures of Agyu, the cultural hero of the
Bukidnon. The following morning we woke up before sunrise to witness the grand parade, the
highlight of the Kaamulan Festival. Fortunately, our group was conveniently billeted at Pine Hills
Hotel located right along Sayre Highway, where the contingents gathered in formation. We were
amazed by the vivid explosion of ethnic diversity. We saw the dancers dressed in their traditional
attire, crafted in colorful fabric and embellished with intricate beadwork or embroidery, and
accessorized with bracelets, anklets, and, for some ethnic groups, with elaborate fan-like headdresses
like the panika of the Bukidnon. Aside from colorfully dressed dancers, we also noticed that the
contingents were also comprised of costumed performers (like frogs and horses), giant puppets, and
musicians playing rhythmic percussions on float.
Source: http://eazytraveler.net/2018/06/kaamulan-festival-malaybalay-bukidnon/

Come to think of it…

1. What is the narration all about?
The narration is all about the author's first experience visiting the Kaamulan
 Festival.

2. How did the author feel in narrating his experience in attending the Kaamulan
Festival? How can you say so?
The author's feeling in narrating his experience at the Kaamulan Festival is
assertive, and I can assure that he had a fine experience. It is clear from what the
author said that they were amazed by everything they saw. The information told by
the author is also clear as to what happened and the author also gives various specific
details.

3. What is the message of the author in writing the article?

The message to be expressed in the article made by the author is that we should
also experience the beauty of Kaamulan Festival as he experienced and witnessed. It
not only provides entertainment and fun to the viewers, but it also shows support for
all indigenous people in Bukidnon.

Decoding Grammar Concepts

Exercise 1

Instructions: Write down at least 10 verbs found in the text.

1. Dancing 5. Gathered

2. Watched 6. Attend

3. Singing 7. Playing

4. Woke 8. Wanted

5. Noticed 9. Started

Exercise 2

Instructions: Arrange the past events in Exercise 1 according to the correct sequence.
 amazed by the vivid explosion of ethnic diversity
woke up before sunrise to witness the grand parade
watched Ulaging
saw the dancers dressed in their traditional attire
preluded by a cultural presentation
waited to attend Kaamulan Festival

SEQUENCE EVENT
S
1 wanted to attend Kaamulan Festival
2 preluded by a cultural presentation
3 watched Ulaging
4 woke up before sunrise to witness the grand parade
5 amazed by the vivid explosion of ethnic diversity
6 saw the dancers dressed in their traditional attire

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A narrative is a report of connected events, real or imaginary, presented in a
sequence of written or spoken words, or still or moving images, or both. The word
derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to tell", which is derived from the adjective gnarus,
"knowing" or "skilled".

In talking about past events and situations, we use past tenses. Past tenses describe
events that happened in the past. Past tenses include Simple Past, Past Perfect and Past
Progressive.
Plug in
Instructions: Read and analyze the underlined words in the narrative. Study how they
differ.

Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Saturday that the police had arrested a
man with 193 counts of rape in Pampanga.CIDG officials identified the suspect as Anthony Nopat,
36, who was hiding in his house when the police came. Agents of the CIDG arrested Nopat at 3:20 in
the morning after a witness had informed suspect was seen in Angeles City, Pampanga. Nopat’s
daughter accused him of sexual molestation multiple times. Police turned over suspect to authorities
to face court cases while daughter was referred to local social development office for psychosocial
intervention.

1. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Saturday that the police
had arrested a man with 193 counts of rape in Pampanga.

The word said is a simple past tense that was used to describe a completed
action while the words had arrested is a past perfect tenses used to talk about actions
that were completed before some point in the past.

2. Nopat was hiding in his house when the police came.

The words was hiding is a past progressive tense that conveys an ongoing
action in the past that has been completed while the word came is a simple past tense
that was used to describe a completed action.

3. Agents of the CIDG arrested N opat at 3:20 in the morning after a witness had
informed suspect was seen in Angeles City, Pampanga.

The word arrested is a simple past tense that was used to describe a
completed action while the words had informed is a past perfect tenses used
to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.
Boot Up

PRACTICE A

Instructions: Analyze each sentence carefully. Identify the verbs in each item and transform
each into the past tense. Then, rewrite the sentences with the verbs in the past tense.

1. We move to a new house. We moved to a new house.

2. They bring a sandwich. They brought a sandwich.

3. They sell cars. They sold cars.

4. Clarisse miss the bus. Clarisse missed the bus.

5. She reads a book. She read a book.

6. Last year, I go to Baguio on Last year, I went to Baguio on holiday.

holiday.

7. I visit my friend last week. I visited my friend last week.

8. She loves to read pocket She loved to read pocket books.

books.

9. My mom bakes cookies for My mom baked cookies for snacks.

snacks.

10. The teacher calls her The teacher called her students.
students.

PRACTICE B

Instructions: Analyze each sentence carefully. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. Yesterday, they got

A. marry B. marries C . married D. marrying

2. He last night.
A. study B. studies C. studied D. study

3. My sister a bear few hours ago.

A. seen B. sees C. see D. saw

4. I to the mall after school.

A. gone B. go C. went D. goes

5. I my project myself.
A. do B. did C. does D. done
PRACTICE C

Instructions: Encircle the correct past form of the verb to complete the sentences.

1. The datu (arrived, had arrived) early in the meeting place this morning.

2. The officiating priest (began, had begun) the wedding when the photographers
(arrived, had arrived) at the church.

3. The Philippine President (gave, had given) his speech after he (took, had taken) a
call.

4. The children (did, had done) caroling through the Christmas season.

5. The gentle Bae (got, had gotten, was getting) married last year.

BEYOND GRAMMAR

Instructions: Write a 7-sentence narration of a memorable event you have experienced in

any of the following events listed below. Write out your story in the past tense using the first
person point of view. And be sure to be guided with the rubric in grading your output. Be
guided with rubric for grading your output in the next page.

A. Festival
B. Christmas celebration
C. Wedding
D. Birthday
E. Reunion

My friend invited me to attend her sister’s wedding on the 16th of July. It

was a cold windy afternoon when we arrived at the venue, the whole place was
festooned with colorful flowers, the tables were filled with delicious foods and
there was the illumination of multicolored electric lights around the place. The
bride was wearing a beautiful soft white with glittering beads wedding gown and
the groom was wearing a navy blue men’s suit. The wedding feast was filled with
heart-to-heart conversation, laughter, and joy. I met many strangers and they
became my new friends. After they gave their thanks to everyone who attended
their wedding, the bride and groom went to the center and started to dance their
love song. Indeed, I am very happy that I was one of those who witnessed the day
CRITERIA
they ADVANCE
legally committed PROFICIENT
their love for each other to God. DEVELOPING EMERGING

Plot/Ide as The storyline The storyline The storyline establishes a The storyline is
 skillfully and effectively plausible context and is incomplete or does
effectively establishes an built on an exposition that not establish a
establishes an engaging, plausible supports the establishment plausible context.
engaging, plausible context and is built of the plot, incorporating The exposition does
context and is built on an exposition that some description to situate not support the
on an exposition that supports the the conflict(s) or central establishment of the
supports the establishment of the idea that builds toward a plot and/or does not
establishment of the plot. Purposeful climax and resolution. The incorp
plot. Purposeful description plot and ideas attempt to orate description that
description appropriately fulfill the purpose and situates the conflict
appropriately situates the address the demands of or central idea
situates the conflict(s) or central the task. building toward a
conflict(s) or central idea that builds climax and
idea that builds toward a logical resolution. The plot
smoothly toward an climax and effective and ideas do not
exciting climax and resolution. The plot fulfill the purpose
thoughtful and ideas completely and/or address the
resolution. The plot fulfill the purpose demands of the task.
and ideas and address the
thoroughly fulfill demands of the task.
the
purpose and
address the
demands of the
task.

Develop/ The narrative The narrative The narrative attempts to The narrative does
Elabotate establishes and establishes and establish a setting, but it not have an
maintains a clear, maintains a clear may not be completely established, clear
vivid setting setting while also clear. Characters are setting. The narrative
while introducing and introduced but may not be may be missing
also developing developed in a way that characters entirely, or
introducing and interesting, advances the story and/or they may not be
developing enga reveals the central idea or adequately
interesting, ging characters that theme with dialogue and developed, with little
engaging advance the story description. or no dialogue and
characters that and reveal the descrip
advance the story and central idea or theme
reveal the central idea through meaningful
or theme and significant
through dialogue and
meaningful and description.
significant dialogue,
description, and
reflection.
Organizati n o The narrative The narrative utilizes The narrative includes a The narrative does
utilizes a clear a clear sequence of sequence of events that not contain a
sequence of events events to establish a attempt to establish a sequence of events
to establish a beginning, middle, beginning, middle, and that establish a
beginning, middle, and end and end. Some pacing to beginning, middle,
and end and effectively support the development and end. Efforts at
effectively incorporates pacing of the story is attempted. pacing may be
incor to support the The narrative includes missing entirely or
porates pacing to development of the some transitions or other do
enhance the story. The narrative narrative techniques but not support t
development of the uses effective may not clearly signal he development of
story. The narrative transitions and other shifts in time or setting. the story. Transitions
uses effective narrative techniques The narrative includes and other narrative
transitions and other to signal shifts in some attempt at a techniques to signal
narrative techniques time or setting, and resolution but may not shifts in time or
to signal shifts in the resolution offers successfully offer closure setting may be
time or setting, and closure to and to the course of events. missing or are
the resolution offers reflects on the course confusing. A
closure to and of events. resolution that offers
reflects on the closure to the course
course of events. of events is absent.
 Lang/St The narrative The narrative uses The narrative uses some Descriptive words,
yle uses descriptive words, descriptive words, sensory sensory
descriptive words, sensory language, and language, or figurative language, and
sensory language, figurative language to language in an attempt to figurative language
and figurative create distinct create imagery and convey are used sparingly, if
language to create imagery and setting and characters. The at all, and do not
vivid imagery and clearly conveys writing attempts to engage create imagery or
clearly convey set readers and build voices for convey setting and
setting, characters, ting, characters, and the characters and narrator, characters. The
and feelings. Writing feelings. Writing is but the attempts may be writing is not
is interesting and varied inconsistent or not wholly engaging and does not
interesting and varied in a manner that effective. Point of view may build clear voices for
in a manner that builds the voices of be unclear at times or the characters or
builds the voices of characters, as well as inconsistent. The narrative narrator. Point of view
characters, as well as the narrator. Point of may contain some attempt is not established or is
the narrator. Point view is well- to use language to suggest a not consist
of view is established tone, mood, and/or effect
wellestablished and an (i.e. suspense, mystery,
consistently d consistently horror, comedy), but is not
maintained. The maintained. The successful.
narrative employs narrative employs
language throughout language throughout
in order to achieve a in order to suggest a
specific tone, mood, tone, mood, and/or
and/or effect (i.e. effect (i.e. suspense,
suspense, mystery, mystery, horror,
horror, comedy). comedy).

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