Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – MANILA
Manila Education Center Arroceros Forest Park
Antonio J. Villegas St. Ermita, Manila

ENGLISH 9

Finding Other’s Greatness

Quarter 2 Module 3
Most Essential Learning Competency:
Make connections between texts to particular social
issues, concerns, or dispositions
HOW TO USE THIS MODULE

Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will
disturb you while enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions
below to successfully enjoy the objectives of this kit. Have fun!

1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated in every

page of this module.
2. Write on your notebook the concepts about the lessons. Writing
enhances learning, that is important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
4. Let your facilitator/ guardian assess your answers using the
answer key card.
5. Analyze conceptually the post-test and apply what you have
learned.
6. Enjoy studying!

PARTS OF THE MODULE

 Expectations – These are what you will be able to know after

completing the lessons in the module.
 Pretest – This will measure your prior knowledge and the concepts to
be mastered throughout the lesson.
 Looking Back to your Lesson – This section will measure what
learnings and skills did you understand from the previous lesson.
 Brief Introduction – This section will give you an overview of the
lesson.
 Activities – This is a set of activities you will perform with a partner.
 Remember – This section summarizes the concepts and applications of
the lessons.
 Check your Understanding – It will verify how you learned from the
lesson.
 PostTest – This will measure how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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LESSON 3: NARRATIVE WRITING

EXPECTATIONS
In this module, you will write a paragraph using a narrative.
Specifically, this module will help you to:
 become familiar about a narrative paragraph and its components
 use ways on how to write a narrative paragraph
 use clue words and phrases in signaling actions that begin and end
 assess a narrative paragraph using standards
 relate text content to particular social issues, concerns or dispositions
in real life using narrative writing

Let us start your journey in learning more about Narrative Writing.

It’s now time to think and move!
PRETEST
Analogy
Mapping a comic strip.
Study the following comic strip and retell the story out of it.

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Great, you finished answering the activity!You may request your facilitator to check your work.
Congratulations and keep on learning!

LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON

Assess Your Work.
Refer to your written story and assess it by ticking on the checklist.

Yes No
1. Did I have a clear idea of the
story?
2. Did I have a good introduction?
3. Have I told the actions in order?
4. Was I able to end it clearly?

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
A narrative paragraph tells a story in chronological order. Something
happens first, second, third, etc. Narrative paragraphs are used in fiction as a
writer describes as the unfolding of events but they are also found when describing
any actual sequence of activity. It could be tale, novel, an account of one’s life,
natural phenomena or social events.
How to write a narrative paragraph:
1. Plan your narrative from the first or third person perspective. Use ‘I,’ ‘he,’
‘she,’ ‘it,’ or ‘they’ as the subject to tell your story.
2. Use consistent tense.
3. Create an engaging topic sentence.
4. Present any major characters involved in the story.
5. Set the scene of the story. Provide a setting for your story and orient your
reader to the time your story happens.
6. Plan to write a narrative paragraph of at least 9 sentences.
7. Present the story chronologically from its beginning.
8. End the story with a conclusion that reflects on the event.
A good narrative paragraph normally requires three necessary components:
1. Background Information- sets the scene for the audience. It begins with a
topic sentence which names the topic and shares a specific thought or
feeling about it.
2. The story or event (a summary)- happens at 3 different stages: beginning,
the middle, and the end of the story or event
3. Conclusion – is a concluding sentence. The writer can either restate the
topic sentence, give a concluding remark, make a prediction about the story,
or make a suggestion.
Narrative paragraph example:

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 My Shopping Nightmare
1I’ll never forget the first time I got lost in La Paz City. 2I was travelling with
my parents during summer vacation. We were in a department store, and I was so
excited to see such a huge place. Suddenly, I turned around to ask my mom
something, but she was gone! I began crying and screaming at the top of my lungs.
A salesclerk came up to me and asked if I was okay. She got on the public address
system and notified the customers that a little boy with blue jeans and a red cap
was lost. Two minutes later my mom and dad came running toward me. We all
cried and hugged each other. 3I’ll never forget that day as long as I live.

1 – background information 2 – story or event 3 - conclusion

ACTIVITIES
Activity 1: Mapping it out.
Write a narrative paragraph of at least 9 sentences telling the story of the
comic strip below. Be guided by the outline presented below:

Topic Sentence/s

Story or event

Conclusion

(http://discoverycreativewriting.weebly.com/narrative-structure.html)
Write your narrative paragraph here:
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Narrative Writing Rubric

4 3 2 1
Story has an Used a strategy in a Fairly effective use Attempted to used a Began story with
engaging creative way: of an engaging strategy but the basic line “one
beginning dialogue, action, strategy strategy was not day….”when I
question, interesting very effective was….
fact; sound effect Used no strategy
Story is focused Has a clear focus with Has a focused topic Could have missing Unfocused topic;
with a logical story details that with story details parts that interfere missing many
flow support a creative, that support a fairly with understanding; important details so
interesting, logical logical flow of may be unfocused; story is very difficult
flow of events/ uses events; uses rambling; few or no to follow, very
transition words transition transition words confusing; no flow
effectively words
Uses descriptive Used descriptive Used enough Used some but Used very few or no
language: adjectives/ vivid adjectives, vivid could have used adjectives and/or
adjectives/vivid verbs; effective verbs; at least one more adj. and vivid vivid verbs; no
verbs/ metaphor metaphors/ similes metaphor and simile verbs; ineffective metaphor or simile
and/or simile or one metaphor or
simile
Had an ending/ Great conclusion/ Fairly effective Confusing ending; Undeveloped ending;
conclusion ending! ending; some does not effectively quick close; no
showing Wraps up narrative reflection reflect back on the reflection; or no
reflection/ creatively and shows experience ending
insight insight about the
situation!
Conventions Spelling, Spelling, Spelling, Spelling,
capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, capitalization,
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, and
paragraphing and paragraphing paragraphing and grammar errors are
grammar are effective and grammar are grammar create numerous and make
and make the paper mostly correct. problems that slow writing difficult to
easy to read and Errors do not make the reader or cause follow
understand writing difficult to confusion
read or understand
Presentation Neatly written; Mostly neatly Difficulty reading Difficulty reading
recognized margins or written; recognized some parts of story; majority of story due
typed with proper margins. uneven margins. to handwriting and/
formatting, font size, Mostly correctly Formatting errors. or formatting.
etc. typed.
https://www.mesacc.edu/-paoih30491/ RubricParagraphAssignment.html

Activity 2: Pretend that you are baby-sitting for the first time. Write a
narrative paragraph about trying to feed a ten-month-old baby. Work with the
following details. Add more if you wish. Use clue words to help tell things in
sequence. Your paragraph should be at least 9 sentences.

Details:

put baby in high chair hurry back to baby

baby starts crying forgot spoon, go back for it
what will I do? Drop spoon, get another
hurry up and get food baby still crying
get it out of jars onto plate start feeding baby
baby stops crying, hooray!

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Clue words:

and first now before later

today next then after a while finally
yesterday last night at first soon last

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Activity 3: Refer once again to the clue words given above and fill in each
blank with a clue word or phrase that you think best fits the meaning of the
sentence.

I knew I’d never catch the 8:00 train, but I tried anyway. Several things
happened to delay me. (1)_________________________ I tripped on a crack in the
sidewalk. (2) ___________________________I dropped my suitcase. (3) ______________
I ran into a man with an armload of packages (4)____________________ had to stop to
help him pick them up, (5)_______________________I was ready to board, but the
train had already left.

REMEMBER
1. A narrative paragraph tells a story in chronological order.
2. It has three major components: the background information (topic sentence)
which names the topic and shares a specific thought or feeling about it, the
story or event, and the conclusion which can either restate the topic
sentence, give a concluding remark, make a prediction about the story, or
make a suggestion.

3. When you write narrative paragraphs, use clue words and phrases to help
tell things in sequence. The sentences in a narrative paragraph should move
the reader along smoothly from action to action. Clue words help smooth
out a narrative paragraph by signaling when one action ends and another
begins.

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CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Analyze the graphic organizer below. Fill them up with concepts that
summarize narrative paragraph writing.

Definition:
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Components:
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2. __________________________
3. __________________________

Narrative Ways on how to write:

Paragraph 1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________
4. __________________________
5. __________________________

How are clue words helpful?

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Inspire Others. Recall an unforgettable incident during the Enhanced Community

Quarantine period. Make a narrative account about it with the purpose of giving
inspiration or hope to others amidst adversities. The account may be written in
more than one paragraph.
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POST TEST
Read each statement and encircle the letter of the correct answer:
1. A narrative paragraph tells a story in chronological order.
A. Yes C. Maybe
B. No D. Does not say
2. Which of the following is not a component of a narrative paragraph?
A. Background C. Climax
B. Body D. Conclusion
3. How many sentences should a narrative paragraph have at least?
A. 5 C. 8
B. 6 D. 9
4. Which of the following is not a way of writing a narrative paragraph?
A. Consistency in tense C. use of perspective
B. Presence of major characters D. dialogues
5. What component has three stages?
A. Climax C. ending
B. Introduction D. summary/story
6. What does chronological mean?
A. Timely C. descriptive
B. Sequential D. imperative
7. Which of the following in not a clue word?
A. Understand C. now
B. Meanwhile D. next
8. What does a clue word or phrase signal?
A. Nearing danger C. a phenomena
B. Ending or beginning of an action D. mastery of a lesson
9. Which of the following is not a clue phrase?
A. Last night C. at that moment
B. At the same time D. yesterday
10. Which of the following is not true about narrative paragraph?
A. It can be a tale. C. It can be a personal account.

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 B. It focuses on sequence. D. It uses the past tense only.

REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

Name: _______________________Grade and Sec.______________

REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

Directions: Write a reflective learning on narrative writing by

answering the questions inside the box. You may express your
answers in a more critical and creative presentation of your great
learning. Have fun and enjoy!

This lesson What learnings have I What other example

guides me to reflect found from this can I contribute
on… lesson? to explore
and think more?

What learnings can What good What is my

I share with my character have I conclusion on the
family and peers? developed from this lesson?
lesson?

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Houston Community College. “Writing a Narrative Paragraph Exercise #1.” 2016
https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/descond.lewis/eso10354/unit-2writing-
a-narrative-paragraph-exercise-1/view

“Rubric for Evaluation of the Paragraph.” https://www.mesacc.edu/-paoih30491/

RubricParagraphAssignment.html

“Writing a Narrative Paragraph.” 2020.

https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/lessonplan/writing-narrative-paragraph

“Write in English Lesson Twelve: Narrative Paragraph. 2012.

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Peterman, Alexander. “How to Write a Narrative Paragraph.” December 6, 2019

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Sam An, Teng. Narrative Guide: Narrative Paragraph. July, 2014

https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/Greendiamount/narrative-paragraph-
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Images and Videos:

Davis, Jim. “When Nature Fights Back.” June 25, 1995. Daily Comic Strip saved
from garfield.com https://www.pinterest.ph/amp/pin/524950900313361
651/

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SilenceIsGolden

Management and Development Team

Schools Division Superintendentent: Maria Magdalena M. Lim, CESO V

Chief Education Supervisor: Aida H. Rondilla
CID Education Program Supervisor: Vicente M. Victorio Jr.
CID LR Supervisor: Lucky S. Carpio
CID-LRMS Librarian II: Hannah C. Gillo
CID-LRMS PDO II: Albert James P. Macaraeg

Editor/s: Imelda O. Galo, Head Teacher III

Writer/s: Shirley V. Nardo, MTI

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Post Test
1. A Activity 3:
2. C 1. First
2. Then
3. D
3. After a
4. D while
4. And
5. D 5. Finally
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10.D
Answer Key