Level 7 I Reading Visuals 2

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II - Cagayan Valley
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ISABELA

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Supplemental Reading Material for Reading Instruction and Intervention

Level 8 (English)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regional Office No. 02 (Cagayan Valley)
Schools Division Office of Isabela
City of Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines

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Consultants
Schools Division Superintendent : MADELYN L. MACALLING, PhD, CESO VI
Asst. Schools Division Superintendent(s) : EDNA P. ABUAN, PhD
DANTE J. MARCELO, PhD, CESO VI
Chief Education Supervisor, CID : RODRIGO V. PASCUA, EdD
Education Program Supervisor, English : JAY J. GALLEGOS
Education Program Supervisor, Filipino : MARIETESS B. BAQUIRAN, PhD
Education Program Supervisor, LRMS : MARIA CRISTINA A. ACOSTA, PhD

Development Team
Writers : Lesson 1 - Charine Grace M. Imbag
Lesson 2 - Liezel D. Lanquita
Lesson 3 - Sheramae T. Cureg
Lesson 4 - Laureano Pascua, Jr.
Lesson 5 - Rhodalyn M. Valerozo
Language Editor : Nanette Bautista
Content Editor : Ma. Lourdes A. Ugale
Illustrator : Florante D. Salazar
Layout Artist : Emmanuel N. Bernardino
Language Evaluator : Ronald A. Mayo
Content Evaluator : Ma. Lourdes A. Ugale
Head, Key Stage 1
Development Team : Aileen Joy R. Mora
 LEVEL 8
WEEK 2
Learning
Conversion

LIEZEL D. LANQUITA
Writer

LEVEL 8
WEEK
2
LEARNING
CONVERSION
Reading requires a
lot of effort and focus to
get the meaning of the
texts. This is why there
are books that make use
of non-linear texts to
allow you to fully
understand the message
of anything that you are
reading.
Sometimes, it is
easier to comprehend a
text by getting the key
information and
converting it to a graphic
organizer like graphs,
tables, information maps,
diagrams, and charts.
When you practice this,
you are enhancing your
skill in transcoding
information from linear to
non-linear texts.
In this reading
material, you are going to
develop your skill on how
to convert information
from linear to non-linear
texts and vice versa.
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GEAR UP
The pictures below are three sources from
which you can read various types of texts. Identify
each of them and write your answer on the space
provided. Choose your answer from the box.
newspaper book magazine
1.
2.
3.
POWER UP
Read the following statements and identify
the meaning of the underlined words from the
given choices. Encircle your answer.
1. You cannot underestimate the power of the
pygmies in bringing down the giants.
a. small people
b. strong people
c. tall people
d. smart people
2. Based on historical records, the Watusis can
grow up to seven inches.
a. strong African people
c. smart African people
b. small African people
d. tall African people
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3. I am afraid of ferocious animals like lion, tiger, and cheetah.
a. tamed b. free c. wild d. fast

4. Domesticated animals can be our friends.

a. wild b. tamed c. free d. fast

5. Covid-19 remains a dreaded disease worldwide.

a. widespread b. serious c. feared d. safe

SNAP UP

Did you know that Africa is the second largest continent in the world? Let us
take a glimpse of Africa as we read the text. Then, answer the questions that
follow.

A Glimpse of Africa
by Mary Penick Motley

Africa is a land of opposites. Among its people are the tiny Pygmies and
the giant Watusi. It has the ferocious lion and gentle domestic animals. It is
the home of the pygmy deer and the huge and not so gentle African elephant.
Africa has the poisonous asp and non-poisonous, but equally dangerous
python. The rhinoceros, a throwback to the Stone Age, lives there as well as
the ibis, the sacred bird of the ancient Egypt. The fastest living animal, the
cheetah, lives also there and the cumbersome but much feared crocodile.
Africa has the river cow, better known as the hippopotamus, which does not
swim but walks along the river bottom, and the deadly black mamba, which is
one snake that does not avoid men and so kills thousands yearly with its bite.
Yes, Africa is truly a land of contrasts. It has the greatest desert area in
the world, yet has thousands of square miles of coastline, and it has a
desperate need for harbors. It is the beautiful, the inviting; still it is the home
of some of the most dreaded diseases. So, Africa in a way, has sometimes been
a barrier to her own potential greatness.
Africa and Asia vie for the honor of being the largest continents in the
world. What is included or left out as a part of these continents makes first
one and then the other declared the biggest; the judgment depends, of course,
on the writer setting down the facts. But there is no uncertainty about Africa
being 11, 860,000 square miles in area.
The African continent contains 4, 120,000 square miles of desert: the Sahara
(world’s largest, larger than the continental United States and still growing),
the Libyan or Eastern Sahara, and the Kalahari. The first two are located in
North Africa and the third in Southwest Africa. Ninety percent of all deserts
are thirty to thirty-five degrees north or south of the equator. The areas
surrounding these deserts are dry and arid. Equatorial Africa, the central part
of the continent, has heavy yearly rainfall and is hot and humid, with dense
jungle growth. Areas like South Africa have a tropical climate, and the land is
excellent for farming and grazing of domestic animals.

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 Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. It contains some of the
world’s largest diamond and gold mines. It is a source of silver, mahogany,
asbestos, manganese and bauxite. It has lead, tungsten, uranium, cobalt,
copper, zinc, rubber, and oil; parts of North Africa are literally sitting on a
limitless supply of oil.
Agriculturally, it produces sugar, rice, copra, cotton, maize, bananas,
citrus fruit, coconut oil- just to name a few of its products. Africa’s wealth has
probably not yet been more than touched.

To assist you in your understanding, read and analyze the questions below.
Write the letter of your choice on the space provided.

____1. Aside from Africa, which continent vie for the honor of being the largest
continent in the world?
a. Asia b. Europe c. Australia d. North America

____2. Based on the text that you have read, Africa is a land of opposites. Which of
the following statements DOES NOT belong in the group?

a. It has a ferocious lion and gentle domestic animals.

b. Among its people are the tiny Pygmies and giant Watusi.
c. It is the home of pygmy deer and the huge and not so gentle African
elephant.
d. It is the beautiful, the inviting; still, it is the home of some of the most
dreaded diseases.

____3. According to the author, Africa is a land of contrasts. Which of the following
statements shows that Africa is indeed a land of contrast?
a. It has a ferocious lion and gentle domestic animals.
b. Among its people are the tiny Pygmies and giant Watusi.
c. It is the home of pygmy deer and the huge and not so gentle African
elephant.
d. It has the greatest desert area in the world, yet has thousands of square
miles of coastline, and it has a desperate need for harbors.

MOVE UP

Were you able to take a glimpse of Africa after reading the selection?
Can you relate your personal knowledge about Africa with the current
information that you obtained from the text? Well then, let us give the
similarities and differences of Africa and Philippines using a Venn diagram.
This time, pick out appropriate concepts from the box that would show
comparison and contrast about the two given key words. Write the similarities
in the middle portion of the graphic aid, whereas in the outer circle, write their
differences.

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 rich in natural resources abundant with agricultural products
a country 115, 831 square miles in area
11, 860,000 square miles in area a continent
surrounded by islands surrounded by deserts

Africa Philippines

SCALE UP

In the previous lesson, you were taught about the different non-linear visuals.
This time, you are going to identify once again which non-linear visuals are best used
to represent the following concepts taken from the text you just read.

1. Which of the following is best used to present the different ideas that you could
attach to Africa?
a. concept map c. line graph
b. cartoon d. Venn diagram

2. Which are you going to use to show the geographical location of Africa?
a. table c. map
b. caricature d. pie graph

3. Which would you use to show that Africa is a land of opposites and contrasts?
a. table c. picture
b. caricature d. line graph

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 ATTAINING UNDERSTANDING

Processing Questions:

Go over the selection once again then read and answer the questions below.
Write the letter of your choice on the space provided.

____1. In terms of its natural resources, Africa is known to be rich in limitless

reserves. What are some of these resources mentioned in the text?
a. diamond and gold c. uranium and cobalt
b. silver and mahogany d. All of the above

____2. Is the African continent composed mainly of deserts?

a. yes c. maybe
b. no d. cannot be determined

____3. What feeling or attitude of the writer can you infer from the selection titled A
Glimpse of Africa?
a. optimistic c. sad
b. b. pessimistic d. serious

WRAPPING-UP
Generalization/ Reflection

There are different ways to understanding the texts that you are reading. One
of these is the use of non-linear texts like graphs, diagrams, and the like. So,
studying these non-linear texts is important in fully understanding the message
and the information given in various linear texts.

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