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English – Grade 7
Quarter 3 – Module 3: Explaining how a selection may be influenced by culture,
history, environment or other factors.
First Edition, 2020

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 English 7
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 3
Explaining How a Selection may be Influenced by Culture,
History, Environment or Other Factors

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Grade 7 Self-Learning Module on Explaining How a Selection

may be Influenced by Culture, History, Environment or Other Factors. This Self-
Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators
from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-in-Signs Charge
Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin, in partnership
with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N.
Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in developing this instructional
resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the English Self-Learning Module on Explaining How a Selection

may be Influenced by Culture, History, Environment or Other Factors.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 7. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Explaining How a Selection may be Influenced by Culture, History,
Environment or Other Factors.

Specifically, after learning through this self-learning module, you are

expected to:

1. Understand Philippine Culture and History, and environment;

2. Explain the influence embedded in a particular story;
3. Value family relationship especially these trying times.

PRETEST

Put check  marks if you agree on the given statements.

_______ 1. Philippines has a rich cultural history.

_______ 2. Selections help you realize the importance of cultural history.
_______ 3. It is a Filipino culture when we remember dead loved ones.
_______4. Selections give us a clear picture of our forefather’s way of life, their
beliefs, and ideals.
_______5. Mat weaving was a woman’s work, a tradition that had been around
for ages.

RECAP

Culture is the word for the ‘way of life’ of groups of people, meaning,
the way they do things. Culture is seen in people’s writing, religion, music,
clothes, cooking and in what they do. Some cultures place significant value
in things.

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 LESSON

Philippines is abundant in culture enriched in the family. As we can

observe, some families have traditions and values that they have inherited
from their forefathers which until now they have observed and follow.
Philippine heritage is an evidence of our cultural history and
development. It reflects our shared values and a tangible proof of Filipino
excellence and creativity. A Filipino society that values and preserves its
cultural heritage instills pride of place and strengthens Philippine national
identity.
Find out the Philippine cultural history embedded in the following story.
How does each family member value each other?
The Mats was a story written by Francisco Arcellana.

Arcellana was a highly regarded poet, essayist, critic, journalist and

teacher. He was proclaimed a national artist of the Philippines in 1990 and
was given a state funeral.
Read the summary of the story.
For the Angeles Family, Mr. Angeles’s homecoming from his periodic
inspection trips was an occasion for celebration. But his homecoming-from a
trip to the South-was fated to be more memorable than, say, of the others.
He had written from Mariveles; “I have just met a marvelous mat
weaver-a real artist-and I shall have a surprise for you. I asked him to weave
a sleeping mat for everyone in the family. He is using many different colors
and for each the dominant color is that of our respective birthstones. I am
sure that the children will be very pleased. I know you will be. I can hardly
wait to show them to you.”
Nana Emilia read that letter that morning again and again every time
she had a chance to leave the kitchen. In the evening when all the children
were home from school, she asked her oldest son, Jose, to read the letter at
dinner table. The children became very much excited about the mats and
talked about them until late into the night. This thoughts made her wrote her

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husband. For days after that, mats continued to be the chief topic of
conversation among the children.
Mr. Angeles travelled to southern Philippines and brought mats for his
wife and children. Each mat has the corresponding name of all his living
offspring, even those who already died. When he arrived home from his trip,
he presented the mats to his family. The sorrow heightened when the last
three mats he opened are for his dead children who made his wife reacted
with grief.
At that point, Mr. Angeles cried with pain while telling his wife that the
three mats were for Josefina, Victoria and Conception. He added that his three
dead children must always be in their memory no matter where they are now.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the title of the story you have just read?
2. Who is the author of the story?
3. Who are the main characters in the story?
4. What made Mr. Angeles a good father in the story?
Guided Discussion:
Read parts of the story taken from the original copy. Bring out some cultural
and historical aspect depicted by each. Here is the first one for you.
1. Papa’s homecoming from his many inspection trips around the Philippines
was always an occasion to remember. But there was one homecoming -
from a trip to the south - that turned out to be more memorable than any
of the others. “I have just met a marvelous mat weaver - a real artist - and
I shall have a surprise for you. I asked him to weave a sleeping mat for
every one of the family. I can hardly wait to show them to you…”
◼ What can you say about Mr. Angeles here?
➢ Mr. Angeles was the breadwinner of the family like other Filipino
families. Mr. Angeles was a caring, loving, thoughtful and responsible
father.
➢ He portrays here a typical Filipino father who remembers his family
away from home.
◼ What did Mr. Angeles bring to each of the family member?
➢ He makes everyone in the family special because of the special mat
with birthstones colors for each mat.
➢ Giving gifts is part of our tradition when someone comes back home.
2. … That evening Papa arrived. He had brought home a lot of fruits.

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 ◼ Aside from the mats, what other presents awaits the family?
➢ Mr. Angeles brought home fruits fresh from Mariveles.
➢ Bringing home fruits is always the best pasalubong for Filipinos
especially if you are from the province.
3. A mat was not something new to us. There was already one in the house.
It was one we seldom use, a mat older than any of us. This mat had been
given to mama by her mother when mama and papa were married.
◼ Who gave the mat older than anyone of the kids to Nana Emilia?
➢ The older mat was given to Nana Emilia when they got married.
➢ Mats plays an important role to Nana Emilia. Like other Filipinos who are
naturally sentimental. Filipinos always treasure the things we received
from our special someone or family member. We, Filipinos care for that
certain thing we have received from others.
4. “I said I would bring home a sleeping mat for everyone of the family. And
so, I did,” Papa said. Then his eyes fell on each of us. “Do you think I’d
forgotten them? Do you think I had forgotten them? Do you think I could
forget them?”
“This is for you Josefina! And this, for you Victoria! And this, for you
Conception! Papa’s face was filled with a long-bewildered sorrow. Then I
understand. The mats were for my three sisters, who died when they
were still very young.
◼ How did Mr. Angeles remember departed loved ones in the family?
➢ He never forgets them.
➢ It shows our Filipino sentiment and cultural attitude toward honoring
our dead departed loved ones. We never forget remembering our dead
loved ones no matter how many years had passed.
5. “I have just met a marvelous mat weaver - a real artist - and I shall have
a surprise for you. I asked him to weave a sleeping mat for every one of
the family…”
◼ Is making mats or ‘banig’ part of our history and tradition? Is using
mats or banig part of our culture? What particular area of our country
is famous for mat weaving?
➢ Yes, definitely!
➢ A banig is a handwoven mat usually used in East Asia and made in
the Philippines for sleeping and sitting.
➢ Native mat weavers are from Tawi-Tawi. The Samal Mat considered
design-wise as one of the most interesting traditions in the Philippines.

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 The Samals are Muslims occupying the bigger islands in Tawi-Tawi.
The Samal mat uses the leaves of pandanus plant which grows
abundantly in the area.
The Angeles family showed great love for each member of the household, and
that begins from the head of the family, which is honestly visible to all Filipino
families even before.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Draw a heart if the following statements depict Philippine culture, a history
or valuing a family on the space provided.
__________1. Remembering a family member during birthdays and special
occasion.
__________2. Teaching a younger brother/sister to read at home.
__________3. Placing folded mats on a corner of the house.
__________4. Bringing home delicacies of the place after a long travel.
__________5. Helping mother in the household chores.

Activity 2
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is culture?
A. A shared way of life
B. The spread of ideas
C. A short well-known expression
D. A custom prohibiting or restricting a practice
2. The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers
is an example of
A. Cultural trait
B. Ethnic trait
C. Cultural differences
D. Cultural region

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3. Selections may be embedded with
A. Environmental aspect
B. Cultural aspect
C. Historical aspect
D. All of the above
4. Cultural features may have connections to
A. Geography
B. History
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
5. People’s culture adopts to the environment.
A. Yes
B. No

Activity 3
Read the following paragraphs from different selections. Bring out the
cultural, historical, and environmental aspect embedded in each item and
explain.
1. But even a Filipino town fiesta must, and does, come to an end. And the
Filipino host and hostess finally find relief when the last visitor has gone and
the front gate is closed. But their relief is not complete. There are still the little
gifts that they have to give to their relatives and friends from out of town who
have come to help them give gargantuan feast. (The Town Fiesta by IV Mallari)
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2. Thus, only nine, the girl had been left alone in the world, and Jose
Lactaotao’s father-in-law, something of a deputy governor in those remote
regions, had brought the little orphan to town. (Patricia of the Green Hills by
Maximo D. Ramos)
___________________________________________________________________________
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3. I think of how had you worked to finish my studies. I believe I have not
wasted my time. Brother dear, If the fruits are bitter, it is not my fault but the

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fault of circumstances. I know that you have suffered much for my cause. I
regret it deeply. (Rizal’s Last Letter to His Brother)
___________________________________________________________________________
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4. One day, David took us to his house.…..His mother was very kind….Then
she gave us food-hot chocolate, and suman, and some preserves that she said
had come from Pampanga. (The Stranger by IV Mallari)
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5. Dodong said while his mother was out that he was going to marry Teang.
There, it was out, what he had to say and over which he had done so much
thinking. (Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa)
___________________________________________________________________________
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WRAP-UP

To wrap up everything that we have talked about in this lesson, do this

activity.
Make a five-sentence summary of the Filipino culture and other things you
have learned for today.

VALUING

Use the quotation below in making a slogan promoting unity in family during
pandemic. Make sure to integrate the culture and tradition of a Filipino
family.
“Focus on what ties you together and your family can never fall apart.”

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 POSTTEST

Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.

________ 1. Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts that are
inherited from past generations, maintained by the present, and bestowed for
the benefit of the future.
________ 2. Every aspect of our present is greatly influenced by our past
experiences and environment we are associated with.
________ 3. Objects are important to the study of historical heritage because
they provide concrete basis for ideas.
_________4. The natural and cultural resources are conserved for its
continuous use in the future.
_________5. Through the nation’s collaborative effort, tying the world’s cultural
heritage may be possible.

Agreement
Interview your parents about how they were guided by their own parents. If
those disciplinary measures they had learned before were used by Filipinos
in these trying times, can we still experience the third wave and so on…of this
pandemic? Give your initial reaction to what you have discovered.

KEY TO CORRECTION

5.T 5.A 5. 5.√

4.T 4.B 4. 4.√

3.T 3.D 3. 3. √

2.T 2.A 2. 2. √

1.T 1.A 1. 1. √ 

Posttest Activity 2 Activity 1 Pretest

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