ENGLISH 4

Quarter 4-Week 1

MODULE 1 Write a short story (fiction/non-fiction) with its complete elements

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

After going through this module, you are expected to:
● Identify the elements of (fiction/nonfiction)
● Write a short story (fiction/nonfiction)

WHAT I KNOW
Directions: Identify the elements of the story being described. Encircle the letter of
the best answer.
1. These are the people or animals in the story.
a. setting
b. character
c. climax

2. It is called the sequence of all events in a story.

a. setting
b. character
c. plot

3. This is the place and time the story happened.

a. setting
b. character
c. plot

4. This is the highest point of conflict in the story.

a. plot
b. climax
c. setting

5. This is called the problem in the story.

a. character
b. conflict
c. setting

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 WHAT’S NEW
Directions: Complete the story with the details from the box below. Write your
answer on the space provided.
Kurt’s Breakfast

It was very _____________________. Kurt _________________________. He dressed up.

Then he went to _________________. He _______________________and made bacon and eggs.
The bacon was very crunchy and tasty. After that, _______ put a few cookies on a plate and
ate them with a cup of milk.
the kitchen early in the morning Kurt
woke up with a hungry stomach. prepared a small pan

WHAT’S IN
Directions: Read and identify the elements of the story by completing the diagram
that follows.
Karyll’s Dog
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Karyll loved her dog Poebe so much. She was a little spotted dog who loved to play.
Last Sunday, when Karyll got home from church she went to her room and looked for
Poebe. She looked in the yard. She looked everywhere, no Poebe. She was sad.

Karyll was getting worried. She had an idea! She got out Poebe’s favorite treats and
began to call her. Suddenly, Poebe came running from their neighbor’s house. He had been
sleeping under the sofa. Karyll was so happy to have her dog back.

Character Setting

What was the problem What was the solution

WHAT IS IT

Fiction refers to stories or narratives created from the imagination.

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We read or watch this material for fun.

Non-fiction refers to factual stories that are based on real people and true events.
We read or watch this material for information.
Characters, setting, plot, and climax are the elements of the story.

Characters can be persons or animals or objects.

Setting tells us where and when the story happens.
Plot is a sequence of events.
Problem an issue or conflict in the story.
Solution how the problem gets solved.

WHAT’S MORE
Directions: Write a short story about your experience during the First Enhanced
Community Quarantine by supplying possible answer.

Topic ___________________________________

What are corona viruses?

Where do they come from?
What Causes Covid-19?
How does the disease spread?
What is the effect of Covid-19 in your family and other people?
How can you minimize the risk to slow down the spread of virus?

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 WHAT HAVE I LEARNED

Let us sum-up what you learned!

Directions: Supply the missing letters to complete the sentences below.

F_ _ t _ _ _ refers to any narrative that is derived from imagination.

_ o _ f _ _ _ ion are factual stories on real people or true events.
The common elements are T_ t _ _, Ch _ r _ _ t _ _ _, S _ _ _ ing and P _ _ _.

WHAT I CAN DO

Directions: Complete the story of Midas and The Golden Touch by filling-in the
blanks with the phrases from the box.

TITLE: Midas and the Golden Touch

In the story Midas and the Golden Touch, Midas makes a wish that he ends up
regretting. Midas helps an _________________________ that he finds in the ___________. Midas
takes him to Bacchus and is rewarded with the _____________. Midas wishes everything he
touches to turn to gold. Midas ________________________. ______________________________.
Bacchus tells Midas how to break the spell. He says to wash in the river.
____________________________________. The people found gold on the river bank.

turned his food and water into gold.

Midas turned his daughter into gold.
old man
rose bush
The spell was broken! His daughter became human again.
golden touch

ASSESSMENT
Directions: Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. The story Crime and Punishment takes place in the 1860s in Russia. Most events
happened in the city of St. Petersburg, and others took place in a prison in Siberia.
a. characters b. plot c. setting
2. From the story the Princess and the Frog. Princess and Frog are the __________?
a. plot b. characters c. setting
3. The frog turned back into a prince and the princess was very surprised.
a. setting b. character c. plot
4. The Princess and The Frog
a. title b. setting c. plot
5. Romeo and Juliet
a. setting b. plot c. character

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