STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL

IN ENGLISH 4
EN4RC-IIB-3
Infer the moods or feelings of the character based
on what he/she says or do
 GUIDE CARD
Hello! I’m Dora and this is my best friend Boots.
Today we’re going on a story adventure. Come
and Join us as we begin to explore the English
world through reading.

Yes! Boots. For today’s

adventure we need to
infer the moods or
feelings of the
characters based on
what he or she says or
do. Isn’t that exciting?

That’s cool Dora.

Let’s begin
reading the story.

THE PROUD RED ROSE
One beautiful spring day a red rose
blossomed in a forest. As the rose looked
around, a pine tree nearby said, “What a
beautiful flower! I wish I was that lovely.”
Another tree said, “Dear pine, do not be
sad. We cannot have everything.”
The rose turned and remarked, “It
seems that I am the most beautiful flower
in this forest.”
A sunflower raised its yellow head
and asked, “Why do you say that? In this
forest there are many beautiful flowers.
You are just one of them.”
The red rose replied, “I see everyone
looking at me and admiring me.” Then the
rose looked at a cactus and said, “Look at
that ugly plant full of thorns!”
The pine tree said, “Red rose, what
kind of talk is this? Who can say what
beauty is? You have thorns too.”
The proud red rose looked angrily
at the pine and said, “I thought you had
good taste! You do not know what
beauty is at all. You cannot compare
my thorns to that of the cactus.”
“What a proud flower,” thought the
trees.
The rose tried to move its roots
away from the cactus, but it could not
move. As the days passed, the red rose
would look at the cactus and say
insulting things, like ‘this plant is useless.
How sorry I am to be his neighbor.’
The cactus never got upset and
even tried to advise the rose, saying,
 GUIDE CARD

“God did not create any form of life
without a purpose.”
Spring passed, and the weather
became very warm. Life became
difficult in the forest, as there was no
rain. The red rose began to wilt.
One day the rose saw sparrows
stick their beaks into the cactus and
then fly away, refreshed. This was
puzzling, and the red rose asked the
pine tree what the birds were doing.
The pine tree explained that the birds
were getting water from the cactus.
“Does it not hurt when they make
holes?” asked the rose.
“Yes, but the cactus does not like
to see the birds suffer,” replied the
pine.
The rose opened its eyes in
wonder and exclaimed, “The cactus
has water?”
“Yes, you can also drink from it.
The sparrow can bring water to you if
you ask the cactus for help.”
The red rose felt too ashamed to
ask for water from the cactus, but
finally it did ask for help. The cactus
kindly agreed. The birds filled their
beaks with water and watered the
rose’s roots.
Thus the rose learned a lesson and
never judged anyone by their
appearance again .

Let’s now begin

our quest Boots .
We have to
answer the
activities correctly.

Yes Dora!
but we can
ask
Backpack to
help us.

You’re right
Boots. Let’s call
Backpack!
Hello Dora! Anything that
you might need. I've got
inside for you. Emo and
friends are here to help
us in our activities.
 ACTIVITY CARD
REMEMBER: Characters in the story express their mood and
feelings in what they say and do. In oral reading, it is
important to read these lines with correct expressions to
convey the moods and feelings expressed by the
characters in the story. Example of moods and feelings are
sad, doubtful, happy, fearful, angry, afraid, jealous.

ACTIVITY 1. Read each sentence with correct expression. Identify the mood
or feeling expressed based on the dialog of the character in the story. Choose
your answer in the box.

proud annoyed curious afraid contented envy

1. “What a beautiful flower! I wish I was that lovely.”

2. “Look at that ugly plant full of thorns!”
3. “It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.”
4. “God did not create any form of life without a purpose.”
5. “The cactus has water?”

Great Job! Let’s move to the next activity.

ACTIVITY 2. Read the following lines with correct expression and write the
mood expressed.
1. Life became difficult in the forest, as there was no rain.
2. One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest.
3. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing.
4. The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus, but it
could not move.
5. The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus.

Very Good! Let’s keep moving

ACTIVITY 3. Complete the sentences with the right words.

1. When you find something funny, you feel _ _ _ _ _.

2. When you feel fear of something, you are _ _ _ _ _ _.

3. When you have nothing interesting to do, you are _ _ _ _ _.

4. When you lose your temper, it means that you’re _ _ _ _ _.

5. When something that you hoped for did not happen, you get
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _
EXCELLENT
 ASSESSMENT CARD

Hola Dora
Whoo..hoo! We
and Boots!
did it. We’re
Can I join
ready to take our
you?
adventure to the
next level

Great! Let’s
Of course Diego. This begin answering
is going to be fun the assessment.

Read the passages from the story The Legend of Sampaguita. Write
the mood or feeling inside each box.

Passage Mood or Feeling

Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful
garden in Eden. Every flower here has each own
inherent fragrance and beauty.
Despite all these wonders, there is one plant distinct
to all. It has no scent and sense of beauty at all, this is
the Sampaguita.

"Hey, Sampaguita! You don't belong here and you're

not supposed to be here. You're so ugly. Look at me,
many are fond of me because of my beauty and
color. “ yelled Gumamela
Because of what Sampaguita heard, the plant
became more depressed. It pities itself.
"I am the Goddess of flowers. Do not despair
because of your humility I will grant you flowers with
incomparable fragrance and beauty.." said the
Goddess.

You are getting better and better

We are one step closer to finishing
our adventure. Let’s enhance
ourselves with the high level
activities.
 ENRICHMENT CARD

Hey Diego! Yes Dora! This

Do you see will surely make
word puzzles? us smarter..
Let’s solve the
puzzle!

Enrichment 1. Complete the word puzzle. Infer the mood or feeling of the
character based on what he or she say.
1. “Wow, this is great. I never expected it.”
2. “Get out of my room! I don’t need you.”
3. “Yes! I passed the test.”
4. “I don’t feel well today.”
5. “I wish I work harder in school.”

Enrichment 2. Search and circle the moods or feelings that are hidden in the
grid.

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REFERENCE CARD
English Teacher’s Guide Grade 4

English Learner’s Material Grade 4

Kids World Fun, Short Stories

https://www.kidsworldfun.com/shortstories Accessed January 29, 2019

Steemit beta, Filipino Fiction

https://steemit.com/literature/@unhorsepower777 Accessed January 29, 2019

Image Source: Dora the Explorer Wiki

https://dora.fandom.com/wiki Accessed January 29, 2019

Image Source: Emoticons Stock Photos and Images

https://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/emoticons Acessed January 29, 2019