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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Creating Stories
Write a Short Story (Fiction/ Nonfiction)
with Its Complete Elements
CO_Q4_English 4_ Module 1
English– Grade 4
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Quarter 4 – Module 1: Creating Stories
Write a Short Story (Fiction/ Nonfiction) With Its Complete Elements
First Edition, 2020
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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Creating Stories
Write a Short Story (Fiction/ Nonfiction)
with Its Complete Elements
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our
dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home.
Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are
carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
What I Know
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Princess Ella’s Good Deed
By: Lea E. Basquińas
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Lesson Writing a Short Story
1 (Fiction/ Nonfiction) With Its
Complete Elements
Stories are part of your childhood especially when you were
not yet sent to school. You kept on telling your grandmother or
your mother to tell you stories. As you grow older, you learned that
stories have elements.
As you go along the module, you will be learning the
difference between fiction and nonfiction stories as you are tasked
to write a beautiful fiction/ nonfiction story. This module awaits
exciting adventures as you learn. It will also help you how to write
a short fiction/ nonfiction stories. Happy learning!
What’s In
Let’s have a review
then. Read the
story below. Kuya
Way back in Quarter 3. Pat will tell you
Module 7, you learned to what to do after
analyze story in terms of reading the story.
its elements. Do you still Have fun, learner.
remember that lesson?
Excellent if you still
remember but if you
don’t it’s okay.
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I guess you are done reading the story, right
learner? Then, let us have an activity. Copy
the graphic organizers below on your answer
sheets. Fill in the necessary information from
the story you read. Hope you have fun
learner!
Title:
Setting: Characters:
Plot
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Before we proceed learner, bear in mind that
the elements of the story are the title, setting,
characters and plot. The plot has three parts,
the beginning, middle and ending.
What’s New
Are you ready, learner?
The story you are about
to read is an example of
a narrative text. As you
We prepared a story read the story, you
for you. Read the imagine the story in
story carefully and be your mind.
able to answer the
comprehension
questions that follow.
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“Thank you, my princess, you are so kind and generous to a
poor and old woman like me”, said the old woman with tears
flowing down her cheeks.
“Here, take my shawl, I know it's quite hot, but you can use
this shawl at night to keep you warm”, said Sari. The old woman
thanked her.
Sari arrived late at the school because of what happened
earlier. But she never got angry with the old woman. As the classes
ended, her teacher asked Sari what went wrong. Without
hesitation, she told the story to her teacher. The teacher
understood what happened and warned Sari not to be late
anymore.
Years passed and Princess Sari was now in grade 4.
One late afternoon as she goes home from school, Sari and
her maid named Nana encountered some bandits. They were going
to kidnap Princess Sari and let King Saam and Queen Aliya pay for
ransom in return for their daughter’s freedom.
Sari and Nana were so frightened that they can’t even run.
They just cried for help but no one can hear them.
“Help! Help! Please, great God, help Princess Sari”, cried Nana
as the bandits tied the hands of the princess.
“Help me, please! Help me! Help!” shouted Sari as loud as she
could. But no one could hear her.
As the bandits took Sari away from Nana, someone as fast
as the lighting flew in front of the princess. She wore a blue shawl.
She had a blue magic wand on her hand. She looked like a warrior
fairy. Her eyes were full of fire but her face was beautiful as an
angel. And she had powers, magic!
“Stay away from the princess!” she ordered. “No one will hurt
the princess. Now, go away! Go home, or else I will turn you into
frogs!” she even added.
But one of the bandits tried to hit Princess Sari with his sharp
bolo. Before the bolo could even hit the princess, the man bandit
turned into a
“Kokak, kokak, kokak”
“I told you to leave the princess alone!” she said turning all
the bandits into frogs.
“Kokak, kokak, kokak”
The fairy untied Sari’s hands while Nana approached them,
thanking the fairy for rescuing them.
“Thank you for helping me. I owe my life to you. How could I
ever repay you?” said Sari with tears on her eyes.
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“You do not have to repay me, my princess. Remember this
shawl which you gave to me when you were just little? I always use
this to remember you” said the fairy.
Sari was delighted to hear the fairy’s story.
“So it’s you?” asked Sari.
“Yes, I am an old woman. You gave me something to drink
and eat. And you gave me this shawl, remember?” said the fairy.
“I have heard lots of stories about you. That’s why I tried to turn
myself into an old woman and there goes the story. People were
all right; you have a good heart” the fairy added.
“From that day onwards, I made a promise to myself. I’ll
always stay by your side. You can never see me because I have
powers and magic, but you can always feel my presence, my
princess”, the fairy added.
Princess Sari hugged the fairy as gratitude. Nana also
thanked the fairy.
It was dark when they got home. King Saam and
Queen Aliya were worried that they hugged and kissed the
princess. Sari told her parents what happened to them. And the
story passed on to generations.
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Comprehension Questions:
3. If you were the princess, would you help also an old woman?
Why?
a. Yes, because I want a reward from the old woman.
b. No, because I hate to help helpless people.
c. Yes, because I wanted to help others.
d. No, because I just don’t want to.
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5. Recognize the fiction scene based on the story.
a. They are going to kidnap Princess Sari and let
King Saam and Queen Aliya pay for ransom in return for
their daughter’s freedom.
b. As the classes ended, her teacher asked sari what went
wrong, and without hesitation, she told the story to her
teacher. The teacher understood what happened and
warned Sari not to be late anymore.
c. As the bandits took Sari away from Nana, someone as fast
as the lighting flew in front of the princess. She had a blue
magic wand on her hand. She looked like a warrior fairy.
And she had powers, magic!
d. It was dark when they got home.
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What is It
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She looked like a warrior The warrior fairy untied
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fairy. Her eyes were full of Sari’s hands. Sari hugged
fire but her face was the fairy warrior to thank
beautiful as an angel. And her.
she had powers, magic!
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Are you done, learner? Let us see if your
answers are correct. Below is the short
fiction story that Ella and Eloy tasked
you to do. As you can see, it has the
elements: setting1, characters2 and the
plot that consist of beginning3, middle4
and ending5.
One late afternoon1, Sari and her maid Nana 2 meet some
bandits. The bandits are going to kidnap Princess Sari and let
King Saam and Queen Aliya pay for ransom in return for their
daughter’s freedom. Sari and Nana were so frightened that they
can’t even run3. They just cried for help but no one can hear them.
As the bandits take Sari away from Nana, someone as fast as the
lighting flew in front of the princess. She looks like a warrior fairy.
Her eyes were full of fire but her face is beautiful as an angel. And
she has powers, magic!4 The warrior fairy untied Sari’s hands. Sari
hugged the fairy warrior to thanked her. 5
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I have prepared similar activity
A while ago, Ella that Ella and Eloy gave you,
and Eloy tasked but this time you will write a
you to do an short non-fiction story based
activity in writing a on the story below. Are you
ready, learner? Take note that
short fiction story.
non-fiction stories express
reality.
1
One sunny morning, in the 2
middle of the road, going to Sari happened to see an
school old woman who is walking
alone.
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One sunny morning1, while in the middle of the road, going
to school. Sari2 happened to see an old woman2 who is walking
alone.3 Sari stop for a moment and asked the old woman why she
is walking alone on the road. There are no people here and either
house.4 Sari gave her water to drink and food to eat. The
old woman thanked the princess and bid farewell.5
What’s More
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Setting: Characters:
Long ago in the farthest school Ms. Cruz is the teacher who
of Albay, there lived a teacher lives in the school with her
and a pupil. pupil Ana.
Ending:
In return for the good deeds, the dwarfs gave Ms. Cruz and Ana
pieces of gold and gems and from then on, they became friends.
The dwarfs, Ana and Ms. Cruz ate lunch together.
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Setting: Characters:
One day as the three children In return for the good deeds,
walked going to school, they the old man gave each child a
met an old man. He asked Ara book that they can read. The
for some water to drink old man told them that when
and Ria for some bread to eat. they read books, they can go to
The children gave the old man places they wanted to even if
what he wanted though the they are just sitting in one
food is just enough for the three place.
of them.
Ending:
The siblings tried to read the books the old man gave to them
during their free time in school. They were so surprised that
indeed they can travel to places they wanted to by reading books.
They shared the experiences and the books as well to their
classmates.
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What I Have Learned
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What I Can Do
Setting: Characters:
Beginning:
Plot Middle:
Ending:
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Go to the Answer Key Page to check
your work with the rubrics. If you correctly
got the answers for each part, very good! You
learned a lot.
You are in the right track! You are well
ready for the next activity. If you did not get all
the correct answers in each part, you can do
it better for the second time. You can go
back to the discussion. Keep in mind that
successful people make mistakes too.
Assessment
Hey, learner! This is to
check whether you
learned a lot, right Ella?
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Check your answers by referring to the
Answer Key Page to check your work with the
rubrics. What score did you get?
If you got 9-10, great job learner! You
learned well in this module.
If you got 7-8, Very good! This module had
been friendly to you. Keep up the good work!
If you got a score 6 and below, you did
well. You could have done better if you used this
module well, Anyway, you can still go back to
the discussion and read it all again. Don’t lose
hope, learner!
Additional Activities
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What I Know What’s In
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Title: Zarie, the Good Pupil. What's New
B Setting: One sunny morning at
Mabuti Elementary School, Comprehension
Setting: One sunny
Chracters: Zarie and Aling Nena Questions:
morning,
Plot: 1. A
Characters: Mira and Lira
Beginning: Zarie was the only 2. C
Plot: walked barefooted in
pupil who come to school the 3. Answer may
going to school because
earliest. She saw the canteen vary
their shoes were lost. As
manager, Aling Nena cleaning 4. Answer may
they walked, an
the canteen. vary
old woman asked them
Middle: She helped Aling Nena 5. B
why they walked
cleans the canteen. As she is 6. A
barefooted and they said
that it was lost. The sweeping the floor, she found a
old woman pitied Mira and one hundred peso bill and gave
Lira. She gave them two it to Aling Nena.
pairs of shoes. The two Ending: She thanked Zarie for
pupils were very happy. the honest deed she done. As a
They thanked the reward, Aling Nena gave Zarie a
old woman for her pouch of chocolates. She
generous heart. thanked Aling Nena for the
reward se receives.
What is It What I Have Assessment
A. A.
5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 6
Learned
Fiction 5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 6
-1 if 2 numbers interchanged -1 if 2 numbers interchanged
-2 if 3 numbers interchanged Imagination
Nonfiction -2 if 3 numbers interchanged
-3 if 4 numbers interchanged -3 if 4 numbers interchanged
-4 if 5 numbers interchanged Reality
Setting -4 if 5 numbers interchanged
B Character
Plot B.
5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 6
5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 6 -1 if 2 numbers interchanged
-1 if 2 numbers interchanged What I Can Do -2 if 3 numbers interchanged
-2 if 3 numbers interchanged -3 if 4 numbers interchanged
-3 if 4 numbers interchanged
A.
5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 6 -4 if 5 numbers interchanged
-4 if 5 numbers interchanged
-1 if 2 numbers
interchanged
What’s More -2 if 3 numbers Additional
interchanged
A-B 5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 -3 if 4 numbers Activities
-1 if 2 numbers interchanged 5pts- 1, 2, 3, 4,5 6
interchanged -4 if 5 numbers -1 if 2 numbers interchanged
-2 if 3 numbers interchanged -2 if 3 numbers interchanged
interchanged -3 if 4 numbers interchanged
-3 if 4 numbers -4 if 5 numbers interchanged
interchanged
-4 if 5 numbers
interchanged
Answer Key
References
Hey, learner! Do you want to learn
more about writing fiction/
nonfiction short stories with its
complete elements?
https://www.oercommons.org/
https://www.curriki.org/
https://www.ck12.org/student/
https://www.khanacademy.org/
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/advSearc
hMaterials.htm
https://www.oercommons.org/advanced-
search
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
http://www.bibliomania.com/
http://www.gutenberg.org/
https://reader.letsreadasia.org/
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