Grade 9 English Q2 Ws 3 4

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Department of Education
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LEYTE PROVINCE
HILONGOS NATIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
SECOND QUARTER ENGLISH 9 Weeks 3 & 4
General Instructions: Please take your time studying the contents of this module. Perform all the
activities prescribed herein to maximize your learning experience. However, you will only submit the
answers to the ASSESSMENTS prepared for you. Write your answers on your English Answer Sheet.
Making Connections
Reading comprehension is a viable skill to develop in improving communication. All other macro
skills like writing and speaking greatly benefit from what you gain in reading. One relevant skill you need
to hone is making connections. How you are able to relate yourself to the materials you are exposed to
affects your understanding of their contents and themes.
Learning Objective:
In this lesson, you will learn how to make connections between texts, issues, social concerns and
disposition in life.
Learning Task 1. Let us read the poem below. Reflect and relate the poem to yourselves and the world
you live in by answering the questions that follow. Use your English NOTEBOOK in doing this activity.
Crossing the Bar
By Alfred Lord Tennyson - 1809-1892
Sunset and evening star,

And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have cross’d the bar.
Guide questions:
 What do sunset and evening star symbolize?

 What does turns again home in Stanza 2 mean?
 Who is the entity referred to by the word Pilot in Stanza 4?
 What does crossing the bar mean?
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 How can you relate the meaning of the poem to your personal experiences?
 Can you associate this with other people’s experiences? Explain.
Reading materials like the one presented above portray particular themes and meanings. By understanding
their elements, we can say that they create significant connections to our personal experiences and to the
world we live in.
Learning Task 2: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in your
NOTEBOOK.
An Excerpt from President Obama's Presidential Proclamation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2010)
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged our Nation to recognize that our individual liberty
relies upon our common equality. In communities marred by division and injustice, the movement he
built from the ground up forced open doors to negotiation. The strength of his leadership was matched
only by the power of his words, which still call on us to perfect those sacred ideals enshrined in our
founding documents.
"We have an opportunity to make America a better Nation,"

Dr. King said on the eve of his death. "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that
we, as people, will get to the promised land." Though we have made great strides since the turbulent era
of Dr. King's movement, his work and our journey remain unfinished. Only when our children are free to
pursue their full measure of success -- unhindered by the color of their skin, their gender, the faith in
their heart, the people they love, or the fortune of their birth -- will we have reached our destination.
Today, we are closer to fulfilling America's promise of economic and social justice because we stand on
the shoulders of giants like Dr. King, yet our future progress will depend on how we prepare our next
generation of leaders. We must fortify their ladders of opportunity by correcting social injustice, breaking
the cycle of poverty in struggling communities, and reinvesting in our schools. Education can unlock a
child's potential and remains our strongest weapon against injustice and inequality.
Recognizing that our Nation has yet to reach Dr. King's promised land is not an admission of defeat, but
a call to action. In these challenging times, too many Americans face limited opportunities, but our
capacity to support each other remains limitless. Today, let us ask ourselves what Dr. King believed to be
life's most urgent and persistent question: "What are you doing for others?"…
Answer the following questions:
1. On the eve of his death, what did Dr. King say about the opportunity that we have to do?
2. Even after his death, Dr. King has continued challenging the Americans to make America a better
nation. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
3. Based on this speech, what can you infer about economic and social justice in America?
4. Based on this proclamation, how could Americans support each other in bringing America closer to
Dr. King's "promised land" of equality and opportunity? Support your answer with evidence from the
text.
5. In the last paragraph of the text, what did President Obama try to persuade people to do? Do you
think this could also be applied in the current situation of our country? Explain your answer.
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Let us learn!
MAKING CONNECTIONS
You might have not noticed, but your previous experiences, knowledge, emotions, and
understanding affect what and how you learn (Harvey & Goudvis, 2000). Called the schema, your
background knowledge and experiences help you make sense and meaning of the material you are
exposed to. Learning how to access these prior knowledge, experiences, emotions, and opinions can help
you make a connection to the text to help you understand concepts better.
Keene and Zimmerman (1997, as cited in Kardash, 2004) concluded that students like you
comprehend better when you make different kinds of connections. These three (3) connections include
the following: text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world.
Types of Connections Questions to Ponder/Ask

Text-to-self connections are personal  What does this remind me of in my life?
connections that you make between yourself  How is this similar to my life?
and the selection you are dealing with. Previous  How is this different from my life?
experiences, emotions, or opinions may be  Has something like this ever happened to me?
similar to the ones present in the material.  How does this relate to my life?
 What were my feelings when I read this?
Text-to-text connections are connections  What does this remind me of in another book I
where you relate one material to another that have read?
you have read or have already come across.  How is this text similar to other things I have
Texts might be from a similar author, same read?
theme or topic, same genre, and the like.  How is this different from other books I have
read?
 Have I read about something like this before?
Text-to-world connections are the larger  What does this remind me of in the real world?
connections that a reader brings to a reading  How is this text similar to things happening in
situation including our perception of the world real world?
which might vary since we have various sources  How is this different from things happening in
of learning things beyond personal experiences real world?
(e.g. television, radio, magazines, articles,  How does this part relate to the world around
movies, etc.) me?
How you relate yourself to the character of King Arthur in the “King Arthur and His Knights of the
Round Table” by Roger Lancelyn Green is text-to-self connection. The way you compare the theme of
the novels written by Nicholas Sparks to each other is text-to-text connection. Relating real-life issues
and scenarios to things read from a selection, on the other hand, is text-to-world connection.
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Let us practice!
Learning Task 3. Identify the type of connections manifested in every statement/item. Use your
NOTEBOOK in doing this practice exercise.
1. I read a book about how grocery stores get their food. It reminded me of the grocery trucks that
drive by on the highway every day.
2. I read a book about what life was like before electricity. It reminded me of the time I went
camping in a cabin that had no electricity.
3. I read a nonfiction book about how to get better at tennis. It reminded me of last summer when I
attended a tennis camp to improve my skills.
4. I read a magazine about the new airport the city is planning to build. It reminded me of how small
many local airports are.
5. I read a book about how eggs are produced. It reminded me of my visit last summer to my
grandparents' farm.
6. I read a story about a boy who loved to eat cheese for breakfast. It reminded me of the time we
ran out of cereal and my mom made me a cheese sandwich for breakfast.
7. I read an article about a woman who opened a boat rental business at a lake. It reminded me of
my vacation to Lake Michigan and the canoes we rented to explore the lake.
8. I read an article about how bananas are grown in the tropics. It reminded me of how oranges are
usually grown in Florida.
9. I read a book about the best sports for kids. It reminded me that I had baseball practice that
afternoon.
10. I read a story about how people talk without speaking, and it reminded me of school where sign
language is taught.
11. I read a chapter book about a girl who worked in a factory in New York. It reminded me of an
article that I read in school about child labor laws.
12. I read an article about how to catch a football. It reminded me of the time I caught the football
during the championship football game and captured the victory for my team.
13. I read a story about a boy who visited a magical land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of
the book Harry Potter.
14. I read a story about a woman who was afraid of black cats. It reminded me of all the black cats
left behind in animal shelters.
15. I read the nutrition label on the back of my frozen pizza. It reminded me of an article I read about
how to make healthy food choices.
Are you done answering the practice exercise above? Now, turn to the next page of this module
and check your own work using the key answers provided for you. So, how was your score? Did you ace
it? If you did not do well on your first attempt at answering the above exercises, then you may retake this
exercise until you get the perfect score you desired. This is highly recommended for you to do before
embarking on the assessment activities.
Key Answers
Learning Task 1. Crossing the Bar

"Crossing the Bar" is a poem by the British Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The poem,
written in 1889, is a metaphorical meditation on death, which sees the speaker comparing dying—or a
certain way of dying—to gently crossing the sandbar between a coastal area and the wider sea/ocean. In
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essence, it is a poem that argues that death is in fact a kind of comfort, a point of view based on the
speaker's religious faith in the afterlife. Accordingly, the speaker wants to die quietly and gently, without
fear, reassured by the knowledge that what comes next is a meeting with God. "Crossing the Bar" was
written shortly before Tennyson's own death, and is the poem that Tennyson wanted placed at the end of
all future collections and editions of his poetry.
-Taken from https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/alfred-lord-tennyson/crossing-the-
bar
Learning Task 2.
On the eve of his death, what did Dr. King say about the opportunity that we have to do?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that we can and have yet to reach to the promised land. Even
after his death, Dr. King has continued challenging the Americans to make America a better nation.
What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
He threw a very strong question—What are we doing for others?
Based on this speech, what can you infer about economic and social justice in America?
The economic and social justice of America can be inferred as flawed, posturing inequality and
injustice.
Based on this proclamation, how could Americans support each other in bringing America closer to Dr.
King's "promised land" of equality and opportunity? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
Americans can support each other by helping each other and by fortifying this generation’s
ladders of opportunity by correcting social injustice, breaking the cycle of poverty in struggling
communities, and reinvesting in our schools. Education can unlock a child's potential and remains our
strongest weapon against injustice and inequality.
In the last paragraph of the text, what did President Obama try to persuade people to do? Do you think
this could also be applied in the current situation of our country? Explain your answer.
President Obama tried to emphasize the power of unity, help, harmony, and generosity in making
America a better nation which can also be applied to us and in our country.
Learning Task 3
1. Text-to-World 11. Text-to-Text

2. Text-to-Self 12. Text-to-Self
3. Text-to-Self 13. Text-to-Text
4. Text-to-World 14. Text-to-World
5. Text-to-Self 15. Text-to-Text
6. Text-to-Self
7. Text-to-Self
8. Text-to-World
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9. Text-to-Self
10. Text-to-World
Prepared & Adapted by:
ROCHELLE T. BITO JEREMIAS M. MALBAS JOEL B. MARAON

Teacher III, English Teacher III, English Teacher I, English
Checked by:
MARIA CELESTE L. VINCOY

Head Teacher I, English Department
Approved by:
ZOSIMO R. CABUG-OS, Ph.D.

Principal IV, HNVS
SECOND QUARTER ENGLISH 9 Weeks 3 & 4
Name: __________________________________ Section:__________ Score: ________

Parent’s Name: ___________________________ Signature: ______________________
ASSESSMENT SHEET
Instructions: Please take your time accomplishing the learning tasks prescribed in this learning
module before performing the assessment tasks prepared for you. Use this assessment sheet for
your answers and learning output.
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Part I. Identify what is asked in every number. Use this ANSWER SHEET in doing this assessment.
________________1. It pertains to the background knowledge and experiences help you make sense and
meaning of the material you are exposed to.
________________2. It pertains to the larger connections that a reader brings to a reading situation
including our perception of the world which might vary since we have various
sources of learning things beyond personal experiences.
________________3. It refers to the connections where you relate one material to another that you have
read or have already come across.
________________4. It pertains to the personal connections that you make between yourself and the
selection you are dealing with.
________________5. Linking two or more texts together is called a ____ connection.
________________6. Linking one text to your own experiences is called a________ connection.
________________7. Linking one text to the issues, concerns, and events in the outside world is called a
________ connection.
________________8. When a student is reading a book and says, 'That makes me think about the
president of the U.S.,' he is making a ____ connection.
________________9. What does it mean to make text-to-text connections?

a. to look at the simple details of two stories c. to group books into categories
b. to look for ways two writings are different d. to discover what two writings
have in common through deeper analysis
________________10. What type of connection is this? I read a review of my favorite book. It reminded
me that not everyone has the same taste in books.
11. Text: It was a hot summer's day and there was no breeze. Linda wanted to open the window, but
it was stuck. Instead, she went outside.
Supply your TEXT-to-SELF connection response: It reminded me of
____________________________________________________________________________.
12. Text: My dad and I were solving math puzzles. My dad loves math and is very quick at it. I am a little
scared of numbers, but with my dad by my side, I was having fun!
Supply your TEXT-to-TEXT connection response: It reminded me of
____________________________________________________________________________.
13. Text: The children made costumes out of cloth strips. They pretended that they were kings and that
the dining table was their castle. They dressed the dog as a dragon and pretended to capture the
dragon to save the princess.
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Supply your TEXT-to-WORLD connection response: It reminded me of

_____________________________________________________________________________.
14. Text: Bonnie was eating mac and cheese for lunch. It was her favorite meal. She liked eating chicken
nuggets but not as much.
_______________________________________________________________________________.
15. Text: Liz was home sick one day and she was bored of lying on her bed. She sat up and looked out of the
window. Spring was just beginning and yellow flowers were growing in the field outside.
_______________________________________________________________________________.
PERFORMANCE TASK . ESSAY WRITING—Read the poem below, and show your understanding
of the material by making several connections between the poem and self, the poem and other reading
texts, and between the poem and the world/ society. Use the space available at the back of this
Assessment Sheet.
How will your essay be rated?

Content Use of Language Organization
(40%) (40%) (20%)
Your essay must demonstrate your Your essay must exhibit the Your essay must have a good
understanding of the message grammatical and writing standards introduction, well-constructed body,
embedded in the poem. The three which the language demand. and a solid conclusion organized in
ways of making connections must (correct usage of capitalization and a smooth and logical manner.
also be present in your essay. punctuation, spelling, and subject- Please use transition words to make
verb agreement) your essay well-organized.
Mother to Son
(Langston Hughes)
Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
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’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
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SECOND QUARTER ENGLISH 9 Weeks 3 & 4

Crossing the Bar

By Alfred Lord Tennyson - 1809-1892

Sunset and evening star,

 What do sunset and evening star symbolize?

"We have an opportunity to make America a better Nation,"

Answer the following questions:

Types of Connections Questions to Ponder/Ask

Learning Task 1. Crossing the Bar

What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

He threw a very strong question—What are we doing for others?

1. Text-to-World 11. Text-to-Text

ROCHELLE T. BITO JEREMIAS M. MALBAS JOEL B. MARAON

MARIA CELESTE L. VINCOY

ZOSIMO R. CABUG-OS, Ph.D.

SECOND QUARTER ENGLISH 9 Weeks 3 & 4

Name: __________________________________ Section:__________ Score: ________

________________5. Linking two or more texts together is called a ____ connection.

________________9. What does it mean to make text-to-text connections?

Supply your TEXT-to-WORLD connection response: It reminded me of

How will your essay be rated?

Well, son, I’ll tell you:

’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

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Name: ________________________ Section: Score:

____________5. Linking two or more texts together is called a connection.