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English
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Evaluate Narratives Based on How the Author
Developed the Setting and Characters
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
This module was designed and written to assist you to identify the setting and
enumerate characters in the story. It prepares also for you to evaluate narratives
based on how the author developed the setting and characters.
At the end of this module, it is expected that you learned to:
1. Enumerate characters in the story;
2. Identify the setting in the story;
3. Explain narratives based on how the author developed the setting and
characters.

Lesson
Setting and Characters
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The Setting of the story refers to the geographic location (places or scene)
and time within a narrative. Characters in the story refer to the persons or animals
around which the story revolves.
The Setting makes the story vivid and interesting. Usually, the setting is not
said directly, instead, clues are given for the readers to infer. In some stories,
however, the setting can change. Time may not be described directly and can move
back and forth. The place where the scene is happening can be change abruptly.
While Characters in the story refers to the persons, animals, beings,
creatures, or things around which the story revolves. Writers are use characters to
perform the action and speak dialogue, moving the story along a plotline. Characters
are also an important element in narratives.
There are some traits of the characters in a story are shown in various ways:
1. Through the author’s use of descriptive words about the characters.
2. By the actions of the characters themselves.
3. By the words coming from the other characters or the narrator in the story.

In this lesson, we'll explore ways to evaluate narratives based on

how the author developed the setting and characters.

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 What’s In

Activity 1: Identify the proper noun in the following sentences. Write your answers
on a piece of paper.
1. Ryan went to the market.
2. The latest Iphones were missing.
3. The group of girls was having fun in Center Plaza Mall.
4. Mrs. Reyes cared for the babies throughout the day.
5. He likes to go swimming in Puntabelle.
6. Mary Anne got a rash and an allergy.
7. After a rainy day, Mr. Johnson checked the electricity box.
8. There were dolphins and sea lions at Ocean Adventure
9. My classmates are living in Springfield Subdivision.
10. Mimi’s height and talent helped her to win the contest.

Notes to the Teacher

This module prepares the pupils to identify the setting, enumerate
the characters, and explain the narratives of the story.

What’s New
Activity 1: Solve each problem. Write the corresponding letter from the answer
you’ve got in a piece of paper. This will form words that we will be learning today.

A B C D E F G H I J
36 22 24 39 50 41 12 100 20 63
K L M N O P Q R S T
72 80 105 32 88 79 87 64 40 28
U V W X Y Z
13 35 111 61 71 80

1. _
8x5 10x5 7x4 4x7 5x4 8x4 4x3
2. _ _ _
12x2 10x10 6x6 8x8 12x3 6x4 14x2 25x2 16x4 20x2

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 What is It

Setting is the time and place (or when and where) of the story. Example of
setting:

TIME PLACE

Long ago in the past, there was a young Cinderella’s home is in a faraway
girl named Cinderella. kingdom.

To understand more settings, the given example is the Disney movie

“Cinderella.” The time aspect of the setting changes after her father dies, skipping
roughly ten years into the future. Understanding these changes in time helps in
keeping up with the story or narration.
Let’s Try This. Read and understand the example below. Let’s find the setting in
the story.
As the sunset in the evening sky, Ryan slowly turned and walked his way
home. All was silent and still. Through the window, he could see her older sister Bella
watching a Korean movie on the television. Bella came home from the city where she
is currently studying. Though it was lonely at times for Ryan being alone in their
home, seeing Bella once a month makes him happy.
TIME PLACE

Evening Ryan and Bella’s home

While Characters in the story refers to the persons, animals, beings,

creatures, or things around which the story revolves. They are also important
elements in narratives.
There are some traits of the characters in a story are shown in various ways:
1. Through the author’s use of descriptive words about the characters.
Example: Ryan is playful and outspoken.
2. By the actions of the characters themselves.
Example: Ervin sat under the tree. He is happy being with the dragonflies that
dart around the plants and the spiders that make the web among the leaves.
3. By the words coming from the other characters or the narrator in the story.
Example: “That girl should be more friendly. She keeps to herself most of the
time.”
Let’s Try This. Now, try to check the story again. Let see who are the characters.
CHARACTERS

Ryan and Bella

Let’s Try This. Read and understand. Let’s identify the setting of the story and let’s
find who are the characters in the given story below.
Shela was alone at home when the doorbell rang. Jumping up from her seat
she ran to open the door. “Have you tried this brand of coffee before?” asked the
stranger. Shela was frightened. She was actually expecting her mother at the door.

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She wanted to shut the door but it was too late. The salesman had already pushed
his way into the house.
SETTING CHARACTERS

Shela’s home Shela and the Stranger/Salesman

Opinion is an explanation or judgment about the story or narratives on what

you have read, but this is not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Basically, it
answers the questions “How” and “Why.” For example:
QUESTION IN THE GIVEN STORY OPINION

1. If you were Shela, would you also No, I will not open the door because I’m
open the door? Why or why not? not yet sure who knocks.

2. What do you think might happen at I think Shela would be in trouble.

the end of the story?

What’s More

The Angel
by Hans Christian Abdersen

“Whenever a good child dies, an angel of God comes down from heaven, takes the
dead child in his arms, and flies with him over all the places the child had loved
during his life. Then he gathers a handful flowers, which he carries up to the
Almighty that they bloom more brightly in heaven than they do on earth. And God
presses the flowers to His heart, but He kisses the flower that pleases Him best, and
it receives a voice, and is able to join the song of the chorus of bliss.”

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 The flower grew beautifully, rose-bush, but some wicked hand had broken the
stem. The dead child said, “That was so pitiful! Let us take it to heaven in God’s
garden so that it will grow there.” The angel took up the rose-bush; then he kissed
the child, and the little one half opened eyes. The angel picked also some beautiful
flowers, as well as a few humble buttercups and heart’s-ease. "Now we have more
flowers," said the child; the angel only nodded and he did not fly upward to heaven.
It was quite still in the middle of night in this great town. They remained still
and the angel came over a small, narrow street. There are dirty plates, pieces of
plaster, rags, old hats, and other things that is not good to see. In all this confusion,
the angel pointed to the pieces of a broken flower-pot. The earth had been kept from
falling flower-pot and to a lump of earth which had fallen out of it. The earth had
been kept from falling to pieces by the roots of a withered field-flower, which had
been thrown by the rubbish.
The angel said, “We will take this with us, I will tell you why as we fly.” And
as they flew the angel started to tell a story.
"Down in that narrow alley, in a low cellar, lived a poor sick boy; he had been
troubled from his childhood, and even in his best days he could just manage walk
up and down the room on crutches once or twice, but no more. Some days in
summer, the sunbeams would lie on the floor of the cellar for about half an hour. In
this spot the poor sick boy would sit and warming himself in the sunshine. Then he
would say he had been out, they knew nothing of the green forest in its spring
verdure, till a neighbor’s son brought him a green bough from a beech-tree. This he
would place over his head, and fancy that he was in the beech-wood while sun shone,
and birds carolled gayly. One day the neighbor’s boy brought him some field-flowers,
and among them was one to which the root still adhered. This he carefully planted
by a fortunate hand, for it grew, put forth fresh shoots, and blossomed every year. It
became a splendid flower-garden to the sick boy, and his little treasure upon earth.
He watered it, and cherished it, and took care of it. It should have the benefit of every
sunbeam that found its way into the cellar, from the earliest morning ray to the
evening sunset. The flower entwined itself even in his dreams, for him it bloomed, for
him it spread its perfume. And it gladdened his eyes and to the flower he turned,
when the Lord called him. He has been one year with God. The flower has stood in
the window, withered and forgotten. Even this flower, withered and faded as it is, it
gave more real joy than the most beautiful flower in the Queen’s garden,”
"But why do you know this?" he asked. "I knew it, because I ‘am the sick little
boy and I know my own flower very well," said the Angel.
Then the child opened his eyes and looked into the glorious happy face of the
angel, and at the same moment they found themselves in God's Heaven where all is
happiness and joy. The Almighty pressed the child to His chest, and he received white
wings, so they can flew together with the angels, hand in hand. After that, God
pressed all the flowers to His heart, but He kissed the poor withered flower. All were
supremely happy and they all graciously sang, the God blessed child and the
withered field flower that had lain so long in the rubbish heap in the narrow, dark
alley.

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Activity 1
Answer the following questions and name the characters in the given story. Write
your answers on a piece of paper.
1. Whenever a good child dies, who comes down from heaven?
2. Who sends an angel to takes the dead child?
3. One spring day, who brought some field flowers to the little boy?
4. In the said story of the angel, who is the poor sick little boy that had
been bedridden since his childhood?
5. Who takes the angel by his arms and flies with him all over the place?

Activity 2
Identify the setting of the story. Match Column A to Column B. Choose the letter of
the correct answer. Write it on a piece of paper.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Where the angel of God does come a. God’s Heaven
down from?
2. In this place, there was everlasting joy b. Beautiful Garden
and happiness.
3. After they passed over the places where c. Queen’s Garden.
the child used to play, they came to?
4. It has given more happiness than the d. Field Flowers
richest flower in what garden it is?
5. This place was the little sick boy’s one e. Gardens with Lovely
and only treasure on earth Flowers
f. Heaven

Activity 3
Read the following question. Write your answer on the given blank.
1. If you were the dead child, what would you feel if there’s an angel taking you to
heaven? Why?

2. Which flowers will you take to plant in heaven? Why?

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 1: Write a word to complete each sentence. Get the word from the box.

Characters Time and Place Writers

Opinion Vivid and Interesting Traits

1. The setting of the story is the (or when and where) of the story.
2. in the story refers to the persons, animals, being, creatures or things
around which the story revolves.
3. is an explanation, or judgment about the story or narratives on what
you have read, but this is not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
4. are use characters to perform the action and speak dialogue, moving
the story along a plot line.
5. Setting of the story makes the story .

What I Can Do
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
By Anita A. Bagabaldo

Ching and Lu were brothers. They lived in a four-storey building with many other
families.
One early dawn in August 1968, the brothers were fall asleep in their room.
Suddenly, they were awakened by the strong shaking of the building. Both brothers
knew instantly that there was a strong earthquake. In a second, they found
themselves buried under tons of bricks, cement and wood.

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 Ching and Lu could hardly move. “Come, Lu,” Ching said. “Let us try to get
out.”
“How can I when I can hardly move?” whispered Lu. “Try, dear brother, and
pray,” Ching said. But Lu did not move. On the other hand, Ching tried to get out of
the mounds of rocks and wood. He prayed to God to help. Later he touched the side
of a wall. He got a piece of rock and tried to pound on it with all his might.
“A Miracle!” cried Ching as he heard someone pounding outside the wall. “They
heard me at last! I’ll be saved.”
After long hours of waiting, Ching saw a hole on the wall. Soon he felt strong
hands drawing him out of the wall. Ching was saved. But Lu could not save anymore.
Help came too late for Lu. He died along with hundreds of people who buried in the
building by the strong quake that August dawn. Many people were saved. Like Ching,
they believed that God would not forsake them if they helped themselves. God helped
them indeed.

Activity 1

Find the settings and characters of the story from the crossword puzzle below. Write
your answers in a piece of paper. (In any order)

A S T O N I S H E D
N F A C E D R N N V
G B Y E V A O O O I
E X I T G I L R E L
L B E G S R L L M L
D B E N I L T A O A
A B A G A S A O S S
R M T O A A O K B Y
K N O C L A Y S E Y
O T E E R T S D L O

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Answer Key