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Quarter 3 – Module 4
Analysis of Materials Viewed

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 What I Need to Know
Distance is being challenged by information technology. With this latest technology,
you can virtually travel or reach other places and unite people worldwide. Thus, you can
transmit messages very easily through the prime means of a communication-the cellular phone.

This lesson allows you to discover the extent to which you can link to other people with
different personalities and needs.

In this module, you are expected to:

a. analyze the information contained in the material viewed;

b. extract information from the material viewed;
c. use the plot to analyze the information in the material viewed.

What I Know
A. Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human contact.

A. preferred B. prepared C. limited D. provided

2. The driver shushed us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell
phone.
A. called B. ordered to be silent C. reminded D. warned

3. Every advance in communications technology is setback to the intimacy of human

interaction.
A. hindrance B. priority C. needed D. considered

4. The communications revolution makes us stop talking to one another. This makes me
cringe.
A. glad B. happy C. shrink in fear D. shout for joy
5. I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging to people near me.
A. limit B. priority C. primacy D. urgency

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 Illustrated by: Nehma O. Bonifacio

B. Directions: Identify if the statement is TRUE or FALSE based on the illustration

presented above. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

________1. Technology can bring us to places impossible to reach.

________2. Technology makes things possible.

________3. Technology can replace the happiness when shared with someone
else.

________4. Mankind needs someone to talk to.

________5. Technology can assist human.

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 Lesson
ELEMENTS OF PLOT
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The plot is a sequence of events that force a character to make increasingly difficult
decisions, driving the story toward a climactic event and resolution. It is further divided into
sub-elements.

ELEMENTS OF PLOT

1. Exposition or introduction to a story- including the primary characters' names, setting,

mood, and time.

2. Rising action, which reveals the conflict, in all of the events that lead to the eventual
climax, including character development and events that create suspense.

3. The climax or turning point is the most exciting point of the story and is a turning point
for the main character's plot or goals.

4. Falling action is everything that happens as a result of the climax, including the wrapping-
up of plot points, questions being answered, and character development.

5. Resolution is not always a happy ending, but it does complete the story. It can leave a reader
with questions, answers, frustration, or satisfaction.

What's In
Directions: Read the synopsis and answer the questions below on a separate sheet of paper.

Sorry, Wrong Number

Synopsis

A wealthy, invalid, sick for 12 years, querulous, self-centered neurotic, Mrs.

Stevenson, found herself completely alone in her house at 53 North Sutton Place near the
Queen's borough Bridge. Thinking that her husband, Mr. Elbert Stevenson, would be home,
she gave her nurse and the servants the night off.

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 When her husband was not yet home, she called the operator to connect her to her
husbands' office at Murray Hill 4-0098. She was complaining to herself that every time she
dials, the line was always busy.

At last, the operator connected 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 would take place at
eleven o'clock in the evening; the victim was 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 related to the Chief Operator of what
she heard and demanded to trace that call source. The operator explained that only the police
could do that job and the owner of the telephone company. The operator connected her to the
Police Station; Sergeant Duffy was on duty at Precinct 43. She related the conversation she
overheard eight minutes earlier, but Sgt. Duffy paid no attention saying that they received much
information about crimes and others.

Later Mrs. Stevenson received a call from Western Union that a telegram was sent from
her husband saying that he is leaving for Boston at 11 pm for an urgent business. She called
the information to give her the number of Henchley Hospital, where she requested a nurse, but
Nurse Phillips will be back at 11:00 pm. While she was still speaking to the woman in the
hospital, she heard a click on her phone; she was scared that someone was in the house. She
dialed the operator and spoke in a suffocated voice that the operator asked her to speak louder.
She told the operator that someone was in the house downstairs who was going to murder
her…. she screamed, "give me the Police Department." The operator connected her to the
police department, Sgt. Duffy, still on duty, answered Mrs. Stevenson's call, but George
answered Sorry, the wrong number, then hangs the phone.

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

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

_____ 1. 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.

____ 2. What number is Mrs. Stevenson attempting to call when asking to

be connected to her husband's office?
A. Murray Hill 4-0098 C. Henderson Mill 5-1287
B. Lake Terrace 10-5465 D. Second Avenue 23-8988

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 ____ 3. 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. She heard a murder plan over the phone.
D. She wants to know the owner of the telephone company.

____ 4. 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.

____ 5. What sound covered the scream of Mrs. Stevenson when she was
murdered?
A. train B. airplane C. cars' horn D. ship

What Is It
The plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story
or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or
a sequence. The structure of a novel depends on the organization of events
in the plot of the story.

A plot is one of the most important parts of a story and has many different
purposes. The plot focuses attention on the important characters and their roles in the story. It
motivates the characters to affect the story and connects the events in an orderly manner. The
plot creates a desire for the reader to read by absorbing them in the middle of the story, ensuring
they want to know what happens next.

The plot forms a memory in readers' minds, allowing them to think about the book and
even make them want to read it again. By identifying and understanding the plot, the reader
can understand the message being conveyed by the author and the explicit or implicit moral of
the story.

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 What's More

Directions: Study the sample event on each element of the plot.

When I kicked and hollered at the dogs to get

away, they put their tails between their legs
and scattered. The kids ran to the curb, where
they watched me and the old man. (CLIMAX)

About a block away I saw aWhen I kicked and hollered at the dogsThat evening Grandpa called me
to get
crowd of little kids yelling, with
away, they put their tails between their to his room before he went to
legs
the dogs yipping and growling and scattered. The kids ran to the curb, where “Tomorrow,” he said,
sleep.
around someone who was they watched me and the old man. (CLIMAX) “when you come home, it will be
walking down the middle of the time to give you the medicine
street. (RISING ACTION) bag.” (FALLING ACTION)
The Medicine
Bag
My kid sister Cheryl and I That night Mom and Dad
That evening Grandpa called me
always bragged about our took Grandpa to the hospital.
to his room before he went to
Sioux grandpa, Joe Iron Two weeks later I stood
sleep. “Tomorrow,” he said,
Shell. (EXPOSITION) alone on the lonely prairie of
“when you come home, it will be
the reservation and put the
time to give you the medicine
sacred sage in my medicine
bag.” (FALLING ACTION)
bag. (RESOLUTION)

That night Mom and Dad

Activity 1. Determine which part of the plot each event belongs to. Write your answer on the
assessment sheet. Label them as; took Grandpa to the hospital.
Two weeks later I stood
E- Exposition alone on the lonely prairie of
RA- Rising Action the reservation and put the
C-Climax sacred sage in my medicine
FA-Falling Action bag.(RESOLUTION)
R-Resolution

_____1. Mrs. Stevenson overhears two men planning a murder.

_____2. Mrs. Stevenson is trying to call her husband, but the line is busy.

_____3. A dark figure rushes to Mrs. Stevenson's bed while a train passes by.

_____4. George tells the police, "Sorry, wrong number."

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_____5. The phone is ringing, the sound of the train beginning to fade in.

What I Have Learned

Activity
Directions: Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.

For Conversation, Press # 1

by Michael Alvear

A funny thing happened in the way to the communications revolution: we stopped

talking to one another.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting
our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and-poof!---I
became invisible, absent from the conversation because of a gadget designed to make
communication easier.
The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They passed other people
without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies, or stopping to pet their puppies.
Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human contact.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to
you feel absent.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance
in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail
and instant messaging over the internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to
one another. In depositing at the bank, you can insert your card into the ATM. With voice mail,
you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question,
I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets automated, the
alienation index goes up.
I am no Luddite. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and an e-mail
account. Giving them up isn't an option--- they're great for what they're intended to do. It's their
unintended consequences that make me cringe. So I've put myself on technology restriction:
no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends,
not letting the voice mail pick up when I'm home.
Readers Digest, pp.143-145, July 2000

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1. What was the effect of the ringing of the cell phone on the two friends?
A. interrupted conversation
B. heated conversation
C. prolonged conversation
D. continuous conversation

2.Why did the speaker became invisible in the scene?

A. His friend surfed on the cell phone.
B. His friend started researching.
C. He is not fun to be with.
D. His friend became busy talking on the cell phone.

3. The speaker feels that the more connected we get, the more disconnected he feels. Which is
NOT TRUE to his explanations?
A. We can communicate without seeing each other.
B. We can deposit through ATM.
C. We can conduct conversations through voice mail without reaching
anyone.
D. We became absent from conversation because of the gadget.

4.What does the speaker mean when he said, "I am no luddite."

A. He has nothing more to ask for.
B. He still wanted many things.
C. He has several things in mind.
D. He is systematic.

5.Which of the following technology restrictions is NOT CORRECT based on the

selection?
A. not letting the voice mail pick up when home
B. no cell-phoning in the presence of friends
C. no instant messaging with people who live near
D. not saying hello when passing other people

6. The text is giving us the realization that …

A. Human contact is interfered with by communications technology.
B. In the past, we communicate less due to distance.
C. Communication technology is irrelevant in today's generation.
D. Other people are being forgotten because of their absence at home.

7. Which of the following tells the truth about the text?

A. It reveals the author's anger at communication technology.
B. It invites the reader to disagree with the author.
C. It highlights the author's examples and arguments.
D. It challenges the reader to find answers to problems.

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8. Why did the author mention putting on technology restriction in the last paragraph?
A. Because he feels that communications technology breaks the essence of interacting
physically
B. Because nobody cares about him when he uses his phone
C. Because he feels out of place in the digital world
D. Because he could not reach other people by his phone

9. The effect of communications technology bothers the author, which gives him the idea that
people will most likely _____________.
A. limit communication with strangers
B. lack social skills and physical shows
C. have an extreme preference for cell phones
D. deviate from meaningful interaction

10. What makes the text relevant to the present time?

A. It teaches readers to use cellular phones for easy access communication.
B. It teaches readers to balance between the use of communications technology and the
the essence of human contact.
C. It teaches readers to be adaptable to the digital era while conscious about personal
issues.
D. It teaches readers to be comfortable with communications technology and feel
connected at all times.

What I Can Do

Directions: Read the story below comprehensively then Complete the plot diagram by filling
out the correct events briefly. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Revenge
by: Philip Cleveland

A young man in the village had been badly insulted, and he hurried to his pastor to tell him
about it, adding that he was going immediately to his offender and avenge his honor:
“Better go home, son,” said the pastor kindly.
“But I’ve been insulted!”
“That’s exactly why you should go home at this time. An insult is like mud.”
“I know that … and I’m going to clean it up.”
“Son, there is one thing you might as well learn now as later. Mud brushes off a lot more
easily when it is dry.”
Source: Josefina Payawal-Gabriel and Edda Manikan-Martires
English III, p. 134.

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1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution

3.

2. 4.

1. 5.

Assessment

A. Directions: Read the statements on elements of the plot and choose the letter of the best
answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. It usually leaves the reader with a question, answer, frustration, or satisfaction.
A. climax C. rising action
B. resolution D. exposition

2. It refers to everything that happens as a result of the climax.

A. resolution C. exposition
B. rising action D. falling action

3. It contains the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.

A. resolution C. exposition
B. rising action D. falling action

4. It is the most exciting part of the story and is a turning point for the plot or goal of the main
character.
A. climax C. rising action
B. resolution D. exposition

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5. It reveals the conflict that leads to the eventual climax that creates suspense.
A. climax C. rising action
B. resolution D. exposition

B. Directions. Identify the elements of the plot used on the following texts. Write the letter of
your answer in a separate sheet.

6. She is obsessed with the yellow wallpaper in her room and imagines that a woman, like
her, is stuck in it and wants to come out.
A. climax C. rising action
B. resolution D. exposition

7. John, sees her creeping around the room and faints.

A. climax C. rising action
B. resolution D. exposition

8. He doesn’t allow her to do her favorite activities, like writing which helps her escape
reality
A. climax C. rising action
B. resolution D. exposition

9. Charlotte sheds light on the difficulties faced due to depression after the childbirth.
A. resolution C. exposition
B. rising action D. falling action

10. The imaginary woman, starts peeling the wallpaper.

A. resolution C. exposition
B. rising action D. falling action

Additional Activities

A. Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters to form the elements of a plot. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. S T I R E U O L O N

2. I M X C A L

3. I O S E P I T X O N

4. G I S A C R T I I N O N

5. A L T C O I L I F N G A N

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B. Word Search

Directions: There are five elements of a Plot inside the box. Look for these words
and write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

A E A G A R E A O T E E N O T I N E A R W
B D E R E U I U I O R O E T O O E R D E I
C S I D D I U I U P I O R U I N O T U M T
D C O E R O O P A T U U G T S G N H L E N
E A F R X R P U U U I R C I E S G Y T M E
F E G E E P Y L O H O A B L G T S E A B S
G U B G R T O I I T G E D I I H M I L E S
H O H D O S T S U N U A S N S M I U W R I
A H U S E E R O I J I S A G R A A O A A G
E G O R E O U S P T N T E O D A L X Y L O
C N U E R I I O Q K I G R M F K E E S L D
F B I S S R Y N R O G O E A G E I U N I B
E F H C D E T F A L L I N G A C T I O N Y
R E G D E A D Y U U I N I O E A I O O G M
F A D C U T E T L I N G N U S L O N N O Y
D U S E I Y R R M O G L G S C L N G E D S

Directions: There are five elements of a Plot inside the box. Look for
these words and write your answer on a separate sheet.

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What I Can Do
(Possible answers, however learners’ answers may vary so long they are related or similar
to the given answers. They are considered correct.)
1. A young man in the village had been badly insulted.
2. He hurried to his pastor to tell him about it.
3. The man likes to go immediately to his offender and avenge his honor.
4. The pastor calm him down and taught him a lesson.
5. The man learned a lesson that day and eventually did not do anymore what he wanted
which is to seek revenge.
Additional Activities
A.
1.Resolution
Assessment What I Have
2.Climax learned
3.Exposition
1.B
4.Rising Action 2.D 1.
5.Falling Action 3.C 1.A
B. 4.C 2.D
1.Exposition 5.C 3.D
2.Rising Action 4.A
3.Climax
6.A
7.B 5.D
4.Falling Action 6.A
10.Resolution 8.C 7.C
9.C 8.A
10.D 9.D
10.B
What I Know What's In What’s More
A. A. 1.
1. C 1. D 1. RA
2. B 2. A 2. E
3. A 3. C 3. C
4. C 4. D 4. R
5. A 5. A 5. FA
B. B.
1. TRUE A. 3
2.TRUE B.4
3.FALSE C.1
4.TRUE D.2
5.FALSE E.5
Answer Key
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https://www.storyboardthat.com/article/e/plot-diagram.

Liza R. Almonte, et.al, A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature- Grade 9 English-

Learner's Material. Pasig: Department of Education, 2014. 240-267.

Josefina Payawal-Gabriel and Edda Manikan-Martires English III, Quezon City: St.
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'Sorry, Wrong Number' Al Wallis Productions.accessed on June 19, 2020

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

"The Medicine Bag" Virginia Driving Hawk accessed on December 13, 2020
https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_The%20Medicine%20Bag%20by%20Virginia%20Driving%2
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Development Team

Writer: Rosalie M. Alvarez, EdD

Vitali National High School
Vitali, Zamboanga City

Editors/QA: Edna A. Natividad, MAELS

Entizar A. Ibrahim, MAEd
Ma. Loradel G. Delumpines, PhD

Reviewer: Valeriafides G. Corteza, PhD

Education Program Supervisor

Illustrator: Nehma O. Bonifacio

Layout Artist: Jovie R. Cruz, MAEd

Management Team:
Roy C. Tuballa, EMD.JD.CESO VI
Jay S. Montealto, CESO VI
Norma T. Francisco, DM
Mildred D. Dayao, EdD
Valeria Fides G. Corteza, PhD
Aida Coyme, EdD
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