Department of Education

National Capital Region

Schools Division of Parañaque City
Self-Learning Modules
English 9 Quarter 2 Week 7

Name: _______________________________ Grade & Section: ______________

Teacher: ______________________________Date: ________________________

Learning Competency (Essential Competency)

Identify types and features of short prose (EN9WC-llg9.2)

Objectives

1. Recognize the types and features of short prose.

2. Determine the types of prose given.

3. Write a short prose following its features correctly.

Let’s Recall (Review)

Prose is the most common form of writing used in both fiction and non-
fiction. It comes from the Latin word, “prosa oratio,” meaning straightforward.
Prose uses ordinary language that adds style, pace and flow in a literary text.
Good prose engulfs the reader and takes ordinary sentences and makes them
into art. Normal everyday speech is spoken in prose, and most people think
and write in prose form.
Before we proceed, let me know your prior knowledge on the different
types of prose.
Think about It!
Directions: The following are examples of prose. Identify its type by writing
the letter of the correct answer. Refer to the given choices below.

A. Nonfictional Prose
B. Fictional Prose
C. Heroic Prose
] D. Prose Poetry

_______1. news report _______6. biography

_______2. autobiography _______7. short story
_______3. fables _______8. tall tale
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 _______4. novel _______9. legends
_______5. essay _______10. myths

Let’s Understand (Study the Concept)

A prose is any type of written text that is not classified as poetry. They are
written in complete sentences and organized in paragraphs. Prose is a form of
language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech, and
ordinary grammatical structure, rather than rhythmic structure, such as in the case of
traditional poetry.
Example of a Poetry Verse vs. the Prose Form
Below is a poetry verse from a popular work of Robert Frost:
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
(Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost)

Prose Form
Following is the same sentiment written in prose form:
“The woods look lovely against the setting darkness and as I gaze into the
mysterious depths of the forest, I feel like lingering here longer. However, I have
pending appointments to keep, and much distance to cover before I settle in for the
night, or else I will be late for all of them.”

The above paragraph is conveying a similar message, but it is expressed in ordinary

language, without a formal metrical structure to bind it.

Types of Short Prose

1. Nonfictional Prose:
A literary work that is mainly based on fact, though it may contain fictional
elements in certain cases.
Examples include biographies and essays.

2. Fictional Prose:
A literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical.
Examples are short stories and novels.

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 3. Heroic Prose:
A literary work that may be written down or recited, and which employs many
of the formulaic expressions found in oral tradition.
Examples are legends and tales.

4. Prose Poetry:
A literary work that exhibits poetic quality – using emotional effects and
heightened imagery – but which are written in prose instead of verse.

Features of Prose
• Prose does not have poetic measures. As such, it is written in complete
sentences and organized into paragraphs.
• Prose does not have a particular rhythm or meter. It does not set rules for
metrical structure unlike some forms of poetry.
• Prose does not rhyme. It makes use of natural language.

Let’s Apply
Below are examples of prose. Identify its type by writing your answers
on your answer sheet.

1. Proposed rev-gov to give Duterte ‘extra powers’,

including legislation

2. Big Men, Big Country by Paul Robert Walker

3. The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner

4. DOH assures support for local PPE manufacturers

5. The Gnat and the Bull by Lee Seon-ah

6. 1984 by George Orwell “It was a bright cold day in

April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

7. Frederick Douglass Biography

8. Why Swimming is an Ideal Sport for Kids?

9. Belling the Cat by Aesop

10. On a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams

“You can be young without money, but you can’t be old

without it.”

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 Let’s Analyze
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if it is false, identify the word or

phrase that makes it wrong then write the correct answer.

1. Prose has a particular rhythm or meter and set rules for metrical structure.

2. A prose is any type of written text that is classified as poetry.

3. Fictional prose is a literary work that may be written down or recited.

4. Nonfictional prose is a literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical.

5. A prose poetry is a literary work that exhibits poetic quality – using emotional effects and
heightened imagery.

6. Fictional prose is a literary work that is mainly based on fact, though it may contain
fictional elements in certain cases.

7. A prose is written in complete sentences and organized in paragraphs.

8. Prose does not rhyme. It makes use of natural language.

9. A fable is an example of heroic prose.

10. An essay contains personal experiences and opinions of an author.

Let’s Try (Evaluation)

Convert the poem below into a short prose following its features correctly.

Covid 19
by Mohammed Salihu
Our fingers are all crossed
As we all hope for a cure
A cure to end the pandemic of Covid 19
Which has killed many like Ebola did in 15
Friends have journeyed to the land of the dead
Enemies have journeyed as well
We are now united by sympathies but still divided by entities
Our compassions cannot travel beyond the walls of our rooms
We are now left to succumb to the limitations set by W.H.O
As that is better me and you
Our fingers are still crossed
As we hope for a cure
A cure to make things get back to how it used to be like before.

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 Let’s Create

Goal – Your task is to write a speech applying the features of prose correctly.

Role – You are an SK Chairman in your barangay.

Audience – Your target audience are the youth or teenagers in your community.

Situation – Your barangay captain asked for help from you as an SK Chairman. This is because

many teenagers in your barangay violate the rules pertaining to the General Community

Quarantine. You are scheduled to deliver your speech on encouraging them to

embrace, The Role of Youngsters in the World Pandemic Crisis.

Product/ Performance – On a short bond paper, you are to write a persuasive speech about The

Role of Youngsters in the World Pandemic Crisis.

Standards – Your output will be graded according to the following rubric.

CRITERIA Exemplary Adequate Minimal

performance performance performance
(9-10 points) (5-8 points) (1-4 points)
Organization The speech is The speech is The speech is
(x3)
organized and uses somewhat unorganized and
the natural organized, but is often difficult to follow or
language; hence it is difficult to follow or understand.
easy to follow. understand.
Impact The speech is The speech is The speech is
(x3)
completely somewhat unconvincing,
convincing, full of convincing and uninteresting and
emphasis, and holds emphasizes lacks compelling
the attention and several details but fails and attention-
interest of the to hold the attention holding details.
audience. and interest of the
audience.

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Knowledge of Complete Knowledge of the Minimal knowledge
Subject
knowledge and subject is evidenced, of the subject is
(x4)
understanding of but the speaker fails to evidenced in the
the subject and relate and convey a speech; the content
relationship to the clear understanding of does not relate to the
theme are the theme. theme; the
conveyed through participant does not
the content of the convey an
speech. understanding of the
theme.
Total = 100 pts.