21st Century Literature

from the Philippines

and the World
Quarter 2 – Module 8:
Creative Literary Adaptations
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2– Module 8: Creative Literary Adaptations
First Edition, 2020

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21st Century Literature
from the Philippines
and the World
Quarter 2 – Module 8:
Creative Literary Adaptations
Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World! This is
Grade 11/12 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Literary Genre.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
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This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
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Grade 11/12 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Literary Genre.

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 What I Need to Know

Most Essential Learning Competency:

Produce a creative representation of literary text by applying multimedia and

ICT skills.

This module has been designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
enhance your multimedia/ICT skills in producing creative adaptations of a certain
literary genre. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different
learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of
students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course.
But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

This module also aims to engage you in appreciation toward studying 21st Century
Literature from the Philippines and the World. Furthermore, it encompasses their
various dimensions, genres, elements, structures, contexts, and traditions. This will
give you a chance to embark on a journey from Philippine regions to the different
parts of the world through various literary encounters.

This module is divided into two lessons, such as:

 Lesson 1 – Literary Genre on Creative Multimedia Presentation

 Lesson 2 – Literary Genre with ICT Skill Empowerment

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. demonstrate ability to interpret specific literary genre;
2. create a unique literary adaptation through multimedia presentation;
3. illustrate a creative literary adaptation with one’s ICT skills; and
4. appreciate the use of multimedia to enhance ICT skills.
 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. A literary genre, is also known as literary .

A. composition C. essay
B. academic text D. epic

2. It is a short story designed to allegoricallly teach some religious principles,

moral lessons, or general truths.
A. fable C. anecdote
B. parable D. poem narrative

3. It is a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths about human

nature.
A. parable C. fable
B. poem narrative D. anecdote

4. He is the writer of the parable entitled, “The Story of the Pencil” and he is
known as a well-acclaimed writer.
A. Paul Coelho C. Paulo Colle
B. Paula Coole D. Paulo Coelho

5. The story of “The Ants and a Grasshopper” is an example of a/an

A. parable C. poem narrative
B. fable D. anecdote

6. Parables and fables are very interesting to read, because you will learn
lessons from them.
A. topic C. moral
B. review D. immoral

7. It is a nondescript object that gives a powerful message in the parable.

A. pencil C. wooden stick
B. paper D. umbrella

8. It refers to any electronic application that uses both words and pictures in a
combination of text, voice, picture or video.
A. media C. printer and scanner
B. multimedia D. projector
9. The use of multimedia enhances the teaching of lessons and aims to
, most especially in the Online Distance Learning.
A. further confuse learners
B. further waste learners’ time
C. further entertain with computer gaming world
D. further educate learners

10. Videos, animation, text, images, and audio are all multimedia .
A. formats
B. components
C. uses
D. presentations

11. Blogs, vlogs, webinars and other interactive contents are multimedia _ .
A. components
B. uses
C. formats
D. presentations

12. The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) that is developed by Microsoft is commonly
used in video cameras and TV and it plays well on Windows
computers.
A. programs
B. software
C. hardware
D. viewing

13. “You can also download a multimedia presentation or play it live.” It

tells us about multimedia .
A. uses
B. formats
C. benefits
D. characteristics

14. “Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge and

increases skills such as writing, researching and reading.” It tell us about
multimedia
.
A. benefits
B. formats
C. uses
D. characteristics

15. To make our multimedia presentation creative, we can import images, audio,
and video clips to unique output, but we have to , to avoid
plagiarism.
A. leave the webpages
B. screenshot the images
C. ignore the links
D. cite sources
 LESSON
Literary Genre on Creative
1 Multimedia Presentation
Literary genre, also known as type of literary composition, is easy to understand
with the right amount of knowledge gained from the previous modular lessons that
reflect essential literary contexts about cultural diversities of 21 st Century
Literature from across the globe.

In this lesson, you will encounter a new literary piece - a parable, as related to
literary genre. Incorporated in this lesson is the use of multimedia that plays an
important role in presenting a creative version of a certain literary piece. You have to
learn how to use these multimedia to further alleviate the quality of your learning
outputs.

What’s In

In the previous module, you have learned about an anecdote that tells a short
entertaining and interesting story of a person. Anecdotes and other literary genres
have made it possible to present creative literary adaptations. However, there is still
a better way of interpreting them with the use of varied multimedia formats. They
will also help you present more compelling learning outputs.

Before you learn another interesting literary genre and other multimedia
presentation tools, take time to answer the following questions:
1. What is an anecdote?
2. What are the different purposes of telling an anecdote?
3. What other literary genres do you like to read? Why does it interest you
most?
4. Can you name varied multimedia formats being used to better interpret
literary text? Mention few of them.

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s a specific Learning Competency (LC). At the end of this lesson, the learner is expected to produce a creative literary adaptation using
 What’s New

Read a parable entitled, “The Story of the Pencil” which is an excerpt from the novel
written by Paulo Coelho, “Like the Flowing River”. It is a thought-provoking story
about a nondescript object that gives a powerful message. Read the story aloud to
yourself and find out how the author creatively portrays the parable.

Before you read, familiarize yourself first with the author’s achievements.

Paulo Coelho

 The pride of Brazil whose novel, The Alchemist, became a worldwide

phenomenon; one of the best-selling books in history with 190
million copies sold and translated into 80 languages
 Musician and lyricist prior to pursuing a writing career as a novelist
 Published 30 books, majority of which are novels
 Recipient of international awards, among these awards are:
- Spain’s Elle- Best International Writer (2008)
- Denmark’s Hans Christian Anderson Award (2007)
- Mexico’s Las Pergolas Prize (2006)
- American Wilbur Award (2006)

THE STORY OF THE PENCIL

by Paulo Coelho

The Grandchild was looking at his grandma writing for a letter. Suddenly
he asked: “Are you writing a story about us? Is it by chance a story about
me?”. The grandma stopped writing, smiled and said to her grandchild:

“Indeed I am writing about you, however more important than the words is
the pencil I am using.

“I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up”.

The child, looked at the pencil curiously, but could not see anything special.
“But . . . it is exactly the same as every other pencil I saw in my life”.

“It is all in the way you look at things. There are five qualities in that pencil that, if
you will be able to maintain, will make you a man in peace with the whole world.
 First quality: you can make big things, but never forget that there is a
hand guiding your steps. This hand we call it God, and he will always have to
address you towards his will.

Second quality: sometimes I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. This
makes the pencil suffer a little, but at the end it will be sharper. So, learn to bear
a little pain because it will make you a better man.

Third Quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to cancel

mistakes. Understand that correct something we did is not necessarily a bad
thing, but something fundamental to keep us on the right path.

Fourth quality: what is really important in the pencil is not the wood or the
shape, but the lead that is inside. So, be always careful of what happens inside of
yourself.
At the end, the fifth quality is: always leave a sign. In any case, be aware that
everything you do in your life will leave trails; try to be conscious of every single
action”.

ared with one another most of the time, because of their confusing characteristics. Both have many aspects in common, with more sim
 FABLE PARABLE

a short story designed

a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths about human nature
to allegoricallly teach
some religious
principle, moral
el sson, or general
truths

often includes talking

includes real or literal occurrences to which anyone can relate
animals or animated
objects as the principal
characters

Example: The Ants Example: The Plant

and the Grasshopper Sower

What is It

Multimedia is an essential avenue to transform unique adaptations of a

literary genre, thus, making learning outputs interesting and productive. To have a
creative adaptation of literary genres, the following concepts have to take into
considerations.

A. Multimedia and its Concepts

A multimedia is any electronic application used to teach lessons or to further
educate learners on a particular topic. It is a presentation of material that uses
both words and pictures in a combination of text, voice, picture or video. Using
interactive digital tools to tell a story is called digital storytelling and often uses a
combination of multimedia venues to complete the task. The use of multimedia
allows educational ideas and materials to be presented in a more artistic, inspired
and engaging way.
B. Uses of Multimedia and its Formats

There are many uses of multimedia for a deeper understanding of a lesson.

Audiobooks are ideal for second-language learners. Song files and music videos can
be used to compare social norms in different eras. Multimedia can offer students a
better understanding of the lesson.

The multimedia formats from various media includes: text and graphics for
slideshows, presentations, diagrams and infographics. Audio has podcasts and
recordings. Screen captures, lecture captures and animation are examples of video
components of multimedia. Other multimedia components include blogs, vlogs,
webinars and other interactive content.

Multimedia applications include the interaction of different media types like

animation, video, text and sound. It has become a part of our lives as soon as we
entered the digital age. Before the modern technology, there are tools helping us
appreciate some of the types of multimedia such as videos on television. There are
various components of multimedia such as:

1. Videos

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Digital video is a primary component in multimedia, especially those that

appear online and on television. The different formats of these types of multimedia
include wmv, avi, mped and flash. Some of these formats are better than others
because they load faster and can be viewed or loaded using different platforms and
operating systems. Many videos have changed formats ever since the mobile phone
industry became more advanced in technology. Many of the video formats require
plug-ins on browsers and specific mobile applications to load.
Here is a list of multimedia formats:
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Format File Description

.mpg MPEG. Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group. The first
MPEG .mpeg popular video format on the web. Not supported anymore in
HTML.
AVI (Audio Video Interleave). Developed by Microsoft. Commonly
AVI .avi used in video cameras and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows
computers, but not in web browsers.
 WMA .wma WMA (Windows Media Audio). Developed by Microsoft. Plays well
on Windows computers, but not in web browsers.
flash swf Flash Video is a container file format used to deliver digital video
(small web file} content over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player version 6 and
newer.
MP3 files are actually the sound part of MPEG files. MP3 is the
MP3 .mp3 most popular format for music players. Combines good
compression (small files) with high quality. Supported by all
browsers.
MP4 .mp4 MP4 is a video format, but can also be used for audio. Supported
by all browsers.

2. Animation

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Animation is a form of art for most people, especially those that are in the
business of producing animated movies. Right now, animation has become
interactive, allowing users to directly affect the outcome of animated components
and events. Flash is the most common platform for animation, and using this
component, the interactivity of animation is enhanced.

3. Text

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Text has always been and will always been the most common among the
types of multimedia components in different applications. Text in combination with
other media components can make any application more user-friendly. By using
text, interactivity is increased. Text elements are particularly important for
accessibility purposes. Users of an application need to input text for the system to
identify them. Text is also used to create a digital signature, such as in passwords.
4. Images

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Digital image files are needed to create videos and animation. A user would
sooner go to a website filled with colourful photographs than one that contains only
text elements. Familiar image formats include jpeg and png. These formats permit
editing. Images are created by graphic designers using various software.

5. Audio

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Voiceovers comprise a tremendous number of the types of multimedia

components. Audio files include background music and special effects. Any audio in
an application is designed to improve a user’s experience.

C. Characteristic of a Multimedia
 Multimedia can be used in the presentations, making them more fun and
interesting.
 A multimedia presentation has various viewing options such as projector
or a media player and the like.
 You can also download the multimedia presentation or play it live.
 The technology of multimedia can also be used to make the information
be conveyed more easily to the user.
 Multimedia technology has improved the learning experience
by combining various forms of media together.
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D. Benefits of Using Multimedia

 Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge about a

specific subject and increases skills such as writing, researching and
reading.

 Using multimedia improve a learner’s overall academic performance. In

particular, multimedia in the classroom is used for self-directed learning
or SDL.

 Students manage their time and assess what needs to be included in their
learning activities. This style of learning is used mostly with older
students who already know how to manipulate many of the multimedia
venues available to them.

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What’s More

Enrichment Activities

Activity 1

Directions: Choose an emoji from the box below to describe the feeling that
fits each pencil description. Write your answer before each number.

1. A sharp-edge pencil in writing signifies smart and clever

guy.

2. A broken pencil suggests problem; heart-broken

3. A newly-sharpened pencil implies regaining one’s

strength thus being ready to face the world again.

4. A bigger-shaped pencil implies gaining body weight

caused by stress; imbalanced diet

5. A writing pencil is similar to you while you are into doing your
responsibility and duty to your work and family.

proud
proud determined contented
sad angry worried
and confident and happy
Activity 2

Directions: Choose a multimedia format

to creatively present your experiences in
life and tell how you feel about it using
the pencil pictures below. Notes to the Teacher
If the learner has no computer and
internet to work on with, the teacher
will ask the learner to create
his/her output the other way. For
example, creating a story board,
designing flash cards, and the like.

What I Have Learned

Read the fable entitled “The Ants and a Grasshopper” and have an artistic
and interesting way of presenting its story and moral lesson using multimedia. You
can refer to the given multimedia formats below. Refer to the format/file table to
clarify their descriptions.

 MP4
 AVI
 WMA

Notes to the Teacher

Another alternative presentation is using Microsoft PowerPoint (MS PPt) for slide presentation.
 The Ants and the Grasshopper

A Grasshopper spends his summer singing and dancing, while a team of Ants
has worked hard all summer collecting food for the winter. He doesn’t understand
why the Ants work so hard. When winter comes, the Grasshopper finds himself
dying of hunger and sees the ant serving up food to survive. He, then understands
why the Ants were working so hard.
The Lesson: There’s a time for work and a time for play! Just because you don’t
think something is important right now, doesn’t mean you should ignore it or put it
off. It’s okay to have fun, but make sure your work is done before! Always be
prepared for what’s ahead!
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What I Can Do

Create an mp4-video format adaptation of “The Story of the Pencil”.

Integrate text, audio clips and image file to your video presentation.

Notes to the Teacher

Have the learner save his/her file in the computer.
NOTE: Always cite the sources of any imported audio clips and images; copy and paste the URL address to your video file.

Excellent Very Satisfactory Fair

Criteria Satisfactory
(25) (20) (15) (10)
1. Creativity
 Unique video presentation
2. Visual/Audio Impact
 Layout, transition, and
sound
3. Technical Quality
 Over-all impact of video
presentation
 Assessment

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is short story designed to allegorically teach some religious principles, moral

lessons, or general truths.
A. fable C. anecdote
B. parable D. narrative poem

2. It is a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths about human

nature.
A. parable C. fable
B. narrative poem D. anecdote

3. A literary genre is also known as literary .

A. composition C. essay
B. academic text D. epic

4. Parables and fables are very interesting to read, because you will learn
lessons from them.
A. topic C. moral
B. review D. immoral

5. He is the writer of the parable entitled, “The Story of the Pencil” and he is a
well-acclaimed writer.
A. Paul Coelho C. Paulo Colle
B. Paula Coole D. Paulo Coelho

6. It is a nondescript object that gives a powerful message in the parable.

A. pencil C. wooden stick
B. paper D. umbrella

7. The story of “The Ants and a Grasshopper” is a example of

A. parable C. narrative poem
B. fable D. anecdote

8. The use of multimedia enhances the teaching lessons and aims to ,

most especially in the Online Distance Learning.
A. further confuse learners
B. further waste learner’s time
C. further entertain with computer gaming world
D. further educate learners
9. It refers to any electronic application that uses both words and pictures in a
combination of text, voice, picture or video.
A. media
B. multimedia
C. printer and scanner
D. projector

10. The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is developed by Microsoft. It is commonly used
in video cameras and TV and it plays well on Windows computers.
A. programs
B. software
C. hardware
D. viewing

11. To make our multimedia presentation creative, we can import images, audio,
and video clips to unique output, but we have to to avoid plagiarism.
A. leave the webpages
B. screenshot the images
C. ignore the links
D. cite sources

12. Videos, animation, text, images, and audio are all multimedia .
A. formats
B. components
C. uses
D. presentations

13. Blogs, vlogs, webinars and other interactive content are multimedia .
A. components
B. uses
C. formats
D. presentations

14. “You can also download the multimedia presentation or play it live.”
It tells us about multimedia .
A. uses
B. formats
C. benefits
D. characteristics

15. “Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge and increases
skills such as writing, researching and reading.” It tell us about multimedia
.
A. benefits C. uses
B. formats D. characteristic
 Additional Activities

Direction: What word from the wordArt image the description may suggest?

1. relating to an audio recording method in which sound

waves are represented

2. the preparation of animated cartoons

3. connected to, served by, or available through a system

4. programs for a computer

5. to send message from one cellphone to another

n 1 enhances your creativity in presenting a unique literary adaptation.

sing one’s ICT skill. Another important life skill to develop among learners of Grade 11/12 of the 21st Century Literature from the Phil
 What I Know

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. A short story is interesting and fun to read because it teaches lesson.

A. biographical C. moral
B. political D. sociological

2. The main character in the story is known as the .

A. protagonist C. feminist
B. antagonist D. masculinist

3. The most exciting part of a story is called .

A. character C. conflict
B. climax D. plot

4. This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or comments on in his or
her writing.
A. plot C. climax
B. conflict D. theme

5. It refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle between the various
characters or forces in the story.
A. conflict C. setting
B. theme D. plot

6. To produce a literary adaptation of a story, one needs to apply his ICT skills.
ICT means .
A. Information and Communication Technology
B. Information to Centralize Tutorial
C. Inclusive for Classroom Technology
D. Important in Communication Technology

7. Information Technology (IT) is the use of to store, retrieve,

transmit, and manipulate data, or information.
A. printer
B. projector
C. computer
D. scanner
8. ICT skills are about understanding and applying a range of computer programs,
and other applications.
A. hardware
B. software
C. peripheral
D. hard drive

9. It generates slides for presentation; design professional presentations

A. Microsoft (MS) Word
B. MS PowerPoint
C. MS Excel
D. MS Publisher

10. To Copy, press (Ctrl+C); to Paste, press on the computer keyboard.

A. (Shift+V)
B. (Shift+P)
C. (Ctrl+P)
D. (Ctrl+V)

11. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is generally accepted to

mean all technologies and allow people and organizations to interact in the
world.
A. classical
B. traditional
C. digital
D. none of them

12. A video clip of a story entitled, “Rich People Problem” is in file format.
A. mp4
B. html
C. jpeg
D. xls

13. Using interactive digital tools to tell a story is called digital .

A. storybrowsing
B. storymapping
C. storykeeping
D. storytelling

14. A person employed to drive a private car is called .

A. diver
B. courier
C. chauffeur
D. pauper

15. When an item is lack of interesting quality, it has a label.

A. nonsense
B. nondescript
C. no quality
D. no value
 LESSON
Literary Adaptations with
2 ICT Skills Empowerment
Creative adaptation of a certain literary genre is easy to deal with if you have
satisfying ICT skills that can help you enhance learning outputs in studying literary
genres, its elements, and essential literary contexts about cultural diversities of 21 st
Century Literature from across the globe.

In this lesson, you will read a story entitled, “Rich People Problem” and apply your
ICT skills to generate a digital picture emphasizing the story elements.

What’s In

In the previous module, you have learned about short story and its basic elements.
Creative transformation of contemporary books on short story and other literary
genres has evolve over the digital technology today. The literary digital adaptations
will make interesting and fun way of learning.

Before reading the short story and learning how to integrate your ICT skills in this
lesson, take time to recall important details from the previous lesson to help you
answer the following questions:

1. What is a short story?

2. Name the basic elements of the story.
3. Why do you read a short story?
4. Aside from books, are there any electronic resources to obtain
a particular story to read? What are they?

ecific Learning Competency (LC). At the end of this lesson, the learner is expected to produce a creative literary adaptation with the in
 What’s New

Read the short story entitled, “Rich People Problem” by Kevin Kwan. Find out
significant characters, places, events that may refer to the elements of a story.

Before you read, you have to unlock first word difficulty. A table is presented below.
There are jumbled letters on the first column; its definition on the second column;
and you have to write the correct / exact words on the third column (The first letter
is given to serve as a clue.)

Jumbled Letters Definition Vocabulary

1. T T E D T U - used to express
disbelief or disapproval T
2. F E U R C H A U F - a person employed to
drive a private car C
3. S K W H I - to agitate with a light
rapid motion W
4. R E N C E R E V E - a deep respect for
someone or something R
5. T O M E DA C C U S - normal or usual due
to its being familiar A
6. C O O N T Y - a business person of
exceptional wealth T
7. V E N H A - a place offering
favorable opportunities H
8. C R I P T N O N D E S - lack of interesting
quality N

RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS

an excerpt by Kevin Kwan
1 Bettina Ortiz y Meñ a was not accustomed to waiting. A former Miss
Venezuela and Miss Universe runner-up, of course, the exceedingly bronzed
strawberry blond was these days the wife of Miami auto-parts tycoon,
Herman Ortiz y Meñ a, and at every restaurant she chose to grace with her
presence, she was always greeted with reverence and whisked to the exact
table she desired. Today she wanted the corner table on the terrace at Sip
Sip, her favorite lunch spot on Harbor Island.

She wanted to sit on one of the comfy orange canvas director’s chairs
and stare out at the gently lapping turquoise waters while eating her Kale
Caesar salad, but there was a large noisy group taking up the entire terrace
and they didn’t seem in much hurry to leave.

Bettina fumed as she glared at the tourists happily savoring their

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lunch in the sun. Look how tacky they were…the woman overly tanned,
wrinkled and saggy, none of them properly lifted or botoxed.
 She felt like walking up to their table and handing out her
dermatologist’s business cards. And the men were even worse. All dressed in
all rumpled shirts and shorts, wearing those cheap straw hats sold at the
trinket shot on Dunmore Street. Why did such people have to come here?
3 The three-and-a-half-mile-long paradise with its pristine pink-
Sandbeaches was one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean, a haven for
the very rich filled with quaint little wood houses painted in shades of
sherbet, charmin boutiques, chic oceanfront mansions turned into inns, and
five-star restaurants to rival St. Barths. Tourists should have to take a
style exam before being allowed to set foot on the Island! Feeling that she had
been patient long enough, Bettina stormed into the kitchen, the fringe on
her crocheted Pucci caftan top shaking furiously as she made a beeline for
the woman with a shock of pixie-cut blond hair manning the main stove.

4 “Julie,honey, what’s the dealio? I’ve waited more than fifteen minutes
for my table!” Bettina sighed to the owner of the restaurant.
“Sorry, Bettina, it’s been one of those days. The party of twelve on the terrace
showed up first just before you did,” Julie replied as she handed off a bowl of
spicy conch chili to waiting server.

“But the terrace is your prime spot! Why on earth did you let those
tourists take up all that space?”

5 “Well, that tourist in the red fishing cap is the Duke of Glencora. His
party just boated over from Windermere – that’s his Royal Huisman you see
moored
off the coast. Isn’t it the most handsome sailboat you’ve ever seen?”

6 “I’m not impressed by big boats,” Bettina huffed, although secretly

She was rather impressed by people with big title. From the kitchen window,
she surveyed the party assembled on the terrace with new eyes. These aristo
British types were such a strange breed. Sure, they had their Savile Row suits
and their heirloom tiaras, but when they traveled, they looked so painfully
frumpy.

7 It was only then that Bettina noticed three tan, well-built men in
fitted white T-shirts and black Kevlar pants sitting at the adjacent table. The
guys weren’t eating but sat watchfully, sipping glasses of seltzer water. “I
assume that’s the duke’s security detail?
They couldn’t be more obvious! Don’t they know that we’re all
billionaires here on Briland, and this isn’t how we roll?”
Bettina tutted.

8“Actually, those bodyguards belong to the duke’s special guest. They

did a whole sweep of the restaurant before the party arrived.
 They even searched my walk-in freezer. See that Chinese fellow
seated at the end of the table?”

Bettina squinted through her Dior Extase sunglasses at the portly,

balding, seventy-something Asian man dressed in a nondescript white short-
sleeved golf shirt and gray trousers. “Oh, I didn’t even notice him! Am I
supposed to know who he is?”

That’s Alfred Shang, Julie said in a hushed tone.

9 Bettina giggled. “He looks like their chauffeur. Doesn’t he look like
that guy that use to drive Jane Wyman around in Falcon Crest?”
Julie, who was trying to focus on searing a cut of tuna to perfection, shook
her head a tight-lipped smile. “From what I hear, that chauffeur is the most
powerful man in Asia.”

“What’s his name again?”

To check your comprehension, answer the following questions on a

separate sheet of paper.
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. Can you tell the significant places reflected in the story?
3. What is the theme of the story?

What is It

A. The Basic Elements of a Short Story

1. Character| The character element is the person or people in a story.
Sometimes the characters are not human, some may be animals or
spirits. Incidentally, even when non-human characters are used, they
tend to have human characteristics.

Characters are usually of two types:

the protagonist and the antagonist.

The protagonist is the main character. He or she is in conflict with

another character, who is known as the antagonist.

An example of a protagonist and an antagonist are Superman, the

protagonist, and Lex Luthor, the antagonist.

2. Setting| The first important element of a short story is the setting. The
setting refers to the time and place that the event(s) in the story take
place.
 3. Plot| The plot refers to the flow of events in the story. Essentially, the
plot refers to what is happening in the story.

4. Conflict| The conflict or complication refers to the tension, the fight or

the struggle between the various characters or forces in the story. This
actually gives fuel to the story and influences its flow (i.e. its plot).
Without the conflict, then you have no story.

5. Climax| The climax is the most exciting part of a story. It is when

the conflict is about to or is getting resolved.

6. Theme| This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or
comments on in his or her writing. The theme is the motif of the story,
that is, it permeates the whole story and recurs throughout the
narrative. An example of a theme is the topic of "bravery" in Harry
Potter.
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B. Information and Communication Technology or ICT

Information and communications technology (ICT) refers to all the
technology used to handle telecommunications, broadcast media, intelligent
building management systems, audiovisual processing and transmission systems,
and network-based control and monitoring functions. ICT is often considered an
extended synonym for information technology (IT).

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24152/
information-and-communications-technology-ict

Information Technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve,

transmit, and manipulate data, or information. IT system is generally an
information system, a communications system or, more specifically speaking, a
computer system – including all hardware, software and peripheral equipment –
operated by a limited group of users.

C. ICT Skills
ICT skills are about understanding and applying a range of computer
programs, software and other applications. These include: word processing,
spreadsheets, databases, power points and search engines.

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mputer-skills-list-2063738
 ICT skills are being manifested if you can do the following:

 type / encode your document; bring out your best writing using MS Word- word
processor

 manipulate numbers and data for computation; discover and connect to data,
analysis using MS Excel – number processor

 generate slides for presentation; design professional presentations using MS

PowerPoint – slide presentation

 create everything from labels to newswriting and marketing materials using MS

Publisher

 Copy(Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) any items from internet – images, video clips,
music and be able to embed them in your outputs

 CITE SOURCE(s) on any imported images, video clips, music ---to avoid
plagiarism

 Manage browsing websites

 Save any files with appropriate file formats

 Associate yourself as a Techie person (one who has smart and clever ways of
manipulating computer and other related-gadgets)

D. Components of ICT
The term Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is generally
accepted to mean all technologies that, combined, allow people and organizations to
interact in the digital world.

Cloud software
computing

Internet
hardware
access

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information-and-communication-
Communications
technology

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 What’s More

Enrichment Activities

Activity 1
Direction: Fill out the elements of a story entitled, “Rich People Problem”. Generate
slides presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint or simply have the same graphic
organizer in your WORD.doc file format.

r
on pages 27-28 to note down details on the elements of a story. If the learner has no way of accessing the computer, copy the same layout manuall

Rich People Problem by kevin Kwa

Activity 2

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 Characters

Setting

Plot

Conflict

Climax

Theme

Direction: Insert a table using your WORD.doc file format and fill in the double-
entry journal based on the story. Save your file.

From the Text From my Mind

Example: Bettina Ortiz y Meña was not Patience is a virtue.
accustomed to waiting.

From the Text (Paragraph 1) From my Mind

From the Text (Paragraph 2) From my Mind

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 From the Text (Paragraph 3) From my Mind

From the Text (Paragraph 4) From my Mind

From the Text (Paragraph 5) From my Mind

What I Have Learned

Reflect on the sequence of events in the story. Have a creative digital picture
presentation; import images and music, and add voice over. Save your file.

e the story of his/her choice and comply with the task. It is the learner’s creativity that matters most here. If computer is not available, he/she can c

Create a digital picture story of “The Rich People Problem” showcasing your ICT
skills, for a creative and unique presentation. Follow the steps in creating a digital
picture story.

Steps in Creating a Digital Picture Story

1. Use the story, “The Rich People Problem” for your digital picture story.
2. Note the sequence of events for the creative adaptation of the literary text.
3. Import images and music to your slides.
4. Apply appropriate template designs.
5. Record a voice-over.
6. Add transitions.
7. Adjust the timeline.
8. Save your output.
B. Digital Picture Rubric

Needs Needs Needs Needs

NO MINOR MAJOR TOTAL
Digital Picture Story Criteria revisions revisions revisions revisions
(25) (20) (15) (10)
1. Video Clarity and Resolution
 Creativity
 Technical Quality
2. Audio
 Audio is balanced between
music and voice over.
 Audio is clear all throughout the
video.
3. Pacing
 Clip durations are appropriate,
with elements of excitements
and surprise.
 The sequence of story is easy to
comprehend.

Assessment

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. The most exciting part of a story is called .

A. character C. conflict
B. climax D. plot

2. It refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle between the various
characters or forces in the story.
A. conflict C. setting
B. theme D. plot

3. A short story is interesting and fun to read because it teaches lesson.

A. biographical C. moral
B. political D. sociological

4. The main character in the story is known as the .

 A. protagonist C. feminist
B. antagonist D. masculinist

5. This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or comments on in his or
her writing.
A. plot C. climax
B. conflict D. theme

6. Information Technology (IT) is the use of to store, retrieve, transmit,

and manipulate data, or information.
A. printer C. computer
B. projector D. scanner

7. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is generally accepted to

mean all technologies and allow people and organizations to interact in the
world.
A. classical C. digital
B. traditional D. none of them

8. To Copy, press (Ctrl+C); to Paste, press on the computer keyboard.

A. (Shift+V) C. Ctrl+P)
B. (Shift+P) D. (Ctrl+V)

9. It generates slides for presentation; used to design professional presentations.

A. Microsoft (MS) Word C. MS Excel
B. MS PowerPoint D. MS Publisher

10. To produce a literary adaptation of a story, one needs to apply his ICT skills.
ICT means .
A. Information and Communication Technology
B. Information to Centralize Tutorial
C. Inclusive for Classroom Technology
D. Important in Communication Technology

11. ICT skills are about understanding and applying a range of computer
programs, and other applications.
A. hardware C. peripheral
B. software D. hard drive

12. When an item lacks of interesting quality, it has a label.

A. nonsense C. no quality
B. nondescript D. no value

13. A person employed to drive a private car is called .

A. diver C. chauffeur
B. courier D. pauper

14. A video clip of a story entitled, “The Rich People Problem” is in

file format.
A. .mp4 C. .jpeg
 B. .html D. .xls
15. Using interactive digital tools to tell a story is called digital .
A. storybrowsing C. storykeeping
B. storymapping D. storytelling

Additional Activities

Direction: Get five (5) words from the ICT ArtWord image. Define each word
of your own and use them in your own sentences.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
Answer Key
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traditions-from-around-the-world/.

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Kwan, Kevin. Rich People Problems. New York: Anchor Books, 2017.
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