Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BILIRAN
CABUCGAYAN DISTRICT

Learner’s Activity Sheets

ENGLISH 3
Quarter 3 Week 7

Write a Simple Story

Name: ________________________________Grade: _________

Section: _____________ School: __________________________

Lesson: Write a Simple Story

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 Let’s Recall

Directions: Draw a if the sentence form is correct using capitalization

and punctuation mark, if it not. Rewrite the sentence to
make it correct using capitalization and punctuation mark.

_____ 1. jose rizal is our national hero.

_____ 2. My mother is beautiful.
_____ 3. i am a Filipino

_____ 4. Where are you going.

_____ 5. Wow!You’re beautiful.

Let’s Study and Discuss

Read the simple story below.

A Day in Our Garden
Ethan and Joy went to their garden yesterday. They planted some
seedlings, Ethan picked up the dried leaves and threw them into the garbage
bin. Joy watered the plants and bushes. After doing their tasks, they sat under
the tree and ate mangoes and pineapples. They immediately went back to their
house because it rained
Question:
1. What is the title of the story?
 Answer: The title of the story is “A day in Our Garden”.
2. Who are the characters in the story?
Answer: The character in the story are Ethan and Joy.
3. What is its setting:
Answer: The setting of the story is in the garden.
 The text above is an example of a simple story. It presents the characters Ethan
and Joy. It also shows the setting as to when and where the story happened. As
a story, it is composed of several parts known as the beginning, the middle, and
the ending.

 Simple Story is a text that narrates events. Stories may either be fictional or
non-fictional. Fictional stories are events that are imaginary. Meanwhile, non-
fictional stories are those that are based on facts and happen or have happened
in real –life.

 Basic Parts of a simple story

 Title –presents the overview of the story.
 Character- refers to the actor of the story. They may be humans, animals,
etc.
 Setting- tells when and where the story happened.
 Events- refers to the occurrences in a story. They are basically divided into
three parts: beginning, middle, and ending.
 Beginning of the story- introduces the characters and the setting.
 Middle of the story-narrates what the characters do and what happens to them.
 Ending of the story- tells the story ends. Usually, it also presents the lesson
learned by the characters (and the readers)

Let’s Try This

Activity 1
Directions: Read the story. Put a check (/) if the following sentences
is based onia the given title of the story and cross mark
(X) if not.

A Fish Out of the Water

My and I went to the park. The park had a lake. We saw a little orange
fish. It had gotten out of the water. My friends and I helped put back fish in the
water.
_____ 1. My friends and I helped put back fish in the water
_____ 2. We saw a plant.
_____ 3. The park had a lake.
_____ 4. My friends and I went to the park.
_____ 5. I swim in the sea.

Activity 2
Directions: Arrange the following sentences in order to form a story
based on the given title

 He grabs things with his long legs.

 He grabs apples to eat and a beach ball to play with.
 He sometimes comes out of the sea to grab things.
 The octopus lives under the sea.
 An Octopus Grabs
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Activity 3
Directions: Using the given elements of the story, create a simple
story based on the given title.
Title: The Tree Looks Beautiful
Characters: Sally and Ben
Settings: in the tree
Plot:

 They string popcorn and place it around the tree.

 They add the colorful ornaments.
 They put gold star on the top of the tree.
Problem: The lights on the are not working. They forgot to plug in the lights.
Solution: They plug in the lights; the tree looks beautiful.

__________________________________________
Title
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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________

Let’s Remember

 Simple Story is a text that narrates events.

 Basic Parts of a simple story
 Title –presents the overview of the story.
 Character- refers to the actor of the story. They may be humans,
animals, etc.
 Setting- tells when and where the story happened.
 Events- refers to the occurrences in a story. They are basically
divided into three parts: beginning, middle, and ending.

Let’s See What You Have Learned

Directions: Using the set of pictures, create a simple story and write

the title of it.

 _______________________
Title
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___________________________________.

Additional Activity

Directions: Create a simple story base to the given title.

My Family
Title
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________________________________________________________________
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_______________________.

Scoring is based on rubrics.

Rubrics:

5- Excellent

4- Very Good

3 – Good

2 – Poor

1- Needs Improvement

Criteria Score

1. Is beginning to attempt to use words, symbols and/or

pictures to tell brief narratives about own ideas and
experiences

2. Beginning presents information about events,

characters and/or setting

3. Words and expressions are descriptive and enhance

 writing

4. End punctuation and capitalization are correct

5. Many familiar words are spelled correctly

Answers Key

Let’s Recall

jose rizal is our national hero. Answer: Jose Rizal is our

national hero

_____ 2. My mother is beautiful.

_____ 3. i am a Filipino Answer: I am a Filipino.

_____ 4. Where are you going. Answer: Where are you

going?

_____ 5. Wow!You’re beautiful.

Activity 1
1. /
2. x
3. /
4. /
5. x
 Activity 2
 The octopus lives under the sea.
 He sometimes comes out of the sea to grab things.
 He grabs apples to eat and a beach ball to play with.
 He grabs things with his long legs.
Activity 3
Answer may vary

Developed by:

MELBA M. ALIMON
Teacher III-Talibong ES

JOAN P. CHURCH
Teacher III-Langgao ES

QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM/ EVALUATOR

District Level

MARIVIS R. PAANO RONICO Y. AMISTOSO EdD

Co-Chairman/HT IIII Chairman/PSDS

ZYRA R. AMOR MARYJANE I. QUEMAÑO

Member/ TIII Member/ MTI

Consultants:
DELIA S. QUIJANO
EPS- English

LUCILLE C. ROA EdD

SGOD CHIEF

JOSE B. MONDIDO EdD

CID CHIEF

Recommending Approval:

MARGARITO A. CADAYONA JR. PhD

Assistant Schools Division Supervisor