Lesson 1

I. Introduction
We are tasked to love, protect, and take care of all those that co-exist with us in this wonderful
world we live in. We are all stewards, caretakers of God’s creation.
In this lesson, we will learn strategies to unlock unfamiliar words and to use aspects of verbs as
we learn to appreciate and protect many Gods’ creation.
II. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
a. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar compound words on a given context clues.
b. Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical.
III. A. Schema Setting/Activating Prior Knowledge

Illustrate renowned character from various genres, outlining their encounters with
supernatural entities and identifying their archenemies. Present each character along with
a concise explanation to conclude the characters' critical response log that follows.
1. Book

Main Mission Archenemy

Final Battle of the Amazing Moment

Protagonist and the
Antagonist

B. Brief connection between the schema and the reading selection

Do you remember what short story are?
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C. Reading Selection
A short story is a brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict that is
worked out in the plot of the story. Some short story examples are, The Masque of the Red
Death, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
Background of the Story
The story “Two Were Left” takes place in the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic is the area of land and
ocean around the North Pole. It is frozen most of the year. In the spring, the Arctic Sea ice breaks
up. This creates large ice floes and small ice islands. People can get stranded on ice islands. Full
of fear, they may float in the sea. If no one finds them, they will die.
Set Your Reading Purpose
Why are dogs called “man’s best friend”?
Have you had an experience with a dog that will support or contradict that statement?
Summary of Two Were Left
On the third night of hunger, Noni thought the dog. Nothing but lived on the ice island.
In the breakup of the iceberg, Noni lost everything. He had only Nimuk, his devoted, loyal
husky. And now the two were alone. They were stranded on the ice. They eyed each other.
Noni’s love for Nimuk was very real. But Noni knew that the men of his village killed their dogs.
They did it when there was no food. They did not think twice about it.

Where were Noni and Nimuk stranded and left?

What is the relationship between Noni and Nimuk?
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And he knew that Nimuk was hungry, too. “One of us will soon be eating the other,” Noni
thought.
He could not kill the dog with his bare hands. Nimuk was powerful. A weapon, like a knife, was
needed.Removing his mittens, he unstrapped the brace from his leg. He had hurt his leg a few
weeks ago. He had made the brace from pieces of leather and iron.
He put one of the pieces into a crack in the ice. Then he began to rub the other against it. Nimuk
watched him. He worked all night. At dawn, his task was complete.
Noni pulled the finished knife from the ice. He touched its edge. The sun reflected from it. “Here
Nimuk” he called sofly. The dog watched him suspiciously. “Come here,” Noni called. Nimuk
came closer, Noni saw fear in the animal’s eyes. Weakened by hunger, the dog dragged his body
forward. Noni’s heart wept.
A terrible feeling came over Noni, and he started to cry. He could not hurt Nimuk. He cursed the
knife and threw it far from him. He fell. Now the dog growled. He circled the boy’s body. Noni

Why did Noni make a knife?

was sick with fear. Without the knife, he was defenseless. He prayed for the attack to be fast. He
felt the dog’s breath against his neck. He knew this was the end. Then the dog’s hot tongue.
Nimuk was licking his face. Noni’s eyes opened. He did not believe it. He pulled the dog into his
arms. Then began to cry.

The plane came out of the south. The pilot looked down. He saw something flashing. He turned
his plane. He saw a shape. It looked human. Or were there two shapes?
He set his plane down and went to them. They were a boy and a dog. The boy was unconscious.
But he was alive. The dog whined. He was too weak to move.
A short distance away there was a shiny object. It was what caught the pilot’s attention. It was a
knife stuck in the ice. It moved gently in the wind.

How did Noni and Nimuk survived?

Who saved Noni and Nimuk?
What is the shiny object that caught the pilot’s attention?

1. Vocabulary Building
Encircle the best answer that fits the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence.
1. A terrible feeling came over Noni, and he started to cry.
a. Awful b. Happy c. Hurt d. Cool

2. Now the dog growled. He circled the boy’s body.

a. Bark b. Jump c. Walk d. Angry

3. A short distance away there was a shiny object.

a. Bright b. Dark c. Dull d. Rough

4. It moved gently in the wind.

a. Softly b. Heavily c. Hard d. Firmly

5. The boy was unconscious. But he was alive.

 a. Passed out b. Awake c. Aware d. Sleepy

6. The dog watched him suspiciously.

a. Innocent b. Doubtful c. Trustful d. Questioning

Comprehension Questions:
Answer the following questions below.
1. Why is it good to have pets?
2. Do you have pets, too? How do you take care of them?
3. Why do you have to value the animals around you?
4. How can you show respect for animals?
5. How do you describe the relationship between Noni and Nimuk?
Grammar Discussion
Read the paragraphs below. Copy the verb form to be used in each sentence.
1. Mangrove trees (grow, growing) in tropical swamps. Their long roots (grow, grew) high
above the mud. Roots (hold, holding) the tree in place. They (keep, keeping) the rest of
the tree above the water.
2. The water moccasin (is, be) a snake. It was (lives, living) in some swamps. It (eats,
eating) some of the swamp animals.
3. Many endangered animals (is dying, are dying) because of smuggling and illegal hunting.
4. He (are looking, is joining) for ways of helping his group.
5. These organizations (is sending, are sending) volunteers to different places in the country.
Tense refers to time as in present, past, and future. Aspect has to do with the form or structure of
the action happening at any time.
Study the chart that shows the forms and the uses of the simple or zero aspect.
TENSE FORM EXAMPLES
Present Base (plural) write
-s (singular) write

Past -ed (regular) walked

(irregular) wrote
Future will + have will write
will walk
Exercise 1
Things you do every day. Underline the action verbs.
1. I like to prepare my own food.
2. I wash the vessels.
3. I sweep my home.
 4. I wear my uniform.
5. We will play in the evening.
Exercise 2
1. James remembered to make his bed this morning.
2. Jenna picked up the bat and threw it to Sophia.
3. Last night, mom baked a cake and a dozen cookies.
4. The students ran outside when the bell rang.
5. Melissa and her brother played at the park.
D. Writing Activity
1. Prewriting
Routines Using Verbs
Complete the sentences below.
1. __________ up at 7:00 am.
2. __________ a shower at 7:15 am.
3. __________ cereal for my breakfast every morning.
4. __________ the school at 8:00 am.
5. __________ school at 9:00 am.
6. __________ a snack at 10:30am.
7. __________ a story at 11:00 am.
8. __________ a set of math problems at 11:00 am.
9. __________ lunch in the hall at 12:00 pm.
10. __________ my multiplication tables at 2:00 pm.

2. Writing
Complete the story grammar based on the story “Two Were Left”

TITLE

Two Were Left

By Hugh B. Cave
 SETTINGS
CHARACTERS THEME

PLOT

Beginning Middle Ending

3. Post-Writing

Sort the words in the bank below into the correct category.
PAST TENSE PRESENT TENSE
Ran
Walked
Listened
Grow
Grew
Sang
Purchase
Bought
Drank
Drove
Taught