English 6

English – Grade 6
Quarter 1 – Module 18: Theme and Point of View
Edition, 2020

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 English 6
Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 18
Theme and Point of View
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 6 Self-Learning Module on Theme and Point of

View.

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-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 learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the English 6 Self-Learning Module on Theme and Point of

View.

The hand is one of the most symbolized parts of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action, and purpose. Through our hands, we may learn, create,
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in
your own hands!

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.
 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 6. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Theme and Point of View.

PRETEST

Direction: Draw a line to match the theme with its message.

1. Friendship a. Andrei spent hours on his

project and got an A.
2. It’s okay to be different b. Maria strived to be obedient to
God’s command in thought and
action, wanting to please God.
3. Hard work pays off c. No matter what happened Abi
and Ara were always there for
each other.
4. Bravery d. Renzo and Dan were totally
opposite but they were both
excellent players.
5. Faith in God e. Even though Lovelyn was afraid
of heights, she still went to the
ridge of the mountain.
 RECAP

In the previous sessions, we learned about some of the elements of

narrative text or story and those are the characters, setting, and the events
in the plot. Other than these, there are other core elements of a story that
we can discover in reading for us to fully understand the thought or
message of the author.

LESSON

A narrative is similar to your favorite food that needs the best

ingredients for you to enjoy its delicious taste, so it wouldn’t be fun without
the complete elements. Oftentimes, after reading or listening to a story, we
try to ask, “What is the story about?” and also try to find out who is telling
the story.

Today, let us talk about the other elements of narratives. They are
themes and points of view.

The theme is the central idea or the underlying message that the
author wants to share with the readers. In other words, the theme is what
the story teaches the reader. It can be stated or implied in the story. Now,
how can we look for the theme if it is implied? We have to figure it out by the
events, actions of the characters, and the setting of the story as we read.

Let’s try to find out the theme of this one-liner story. Let’s read.

Christian, a grade six pupil helped in repacking the relief goods since
the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and during the Taal Volcano’s explosion.
If you say, the theme is civic-mindedness, you’re correct.

What are the words or phrases in the story that helped us identify the
theme? The phrases are helped in repacking the relief goods, the COVID-19
pandemic, and Taal Volcano’s explosion. And this makes sense that helping
or showing concern for the public good or doing community service is being
civic-minded.

We cannot see the words civic-mindedness in the story, right? And so,
the theme is not stated in the story. As a reader, it is our job to discover it.
Again, we need to look at the clues to infer the theme of the story.

Here are common themes of the story: Courage, Love, Hope, Friendship,
Teamwork, Care for the Environment, Unity in Family, Faith in God,
and a lot more.

A point of view refers to who is telling or narrating a story. There are

three basic points of view in a narrative text, they are:

1. First Person Point of View – the story is told by a character in the story.
Keywords, such as I, me, we, our, or us are used.
Example:
I was stunned when I heard the news about my best friend. I felt really
sad knowing that her family will be kept in quarantine for another week.

2. Second Person Point of View – the writer uses a narrative onlooker who
is saying something about you - the reader. The narrator talks to the
reader. Keywords, such as you, your, and yours are used.
Example:
You were stunned when you heard the news about your best friend. You
felt really sad knowing that your friend’s family will be kept in quarantine
for another week.
3. Third Person Point of View – the story is told by someone who is not
actually involved in the events. The happenings are usually told by a
narrator. Keywords such as names of people, he, she, him, her, it, they,
and them are used.
Example:
Maria was stunned when she heard the news about her best friend. She
felt really sad knowing that her friend’s family will be kept in quarantine
for another week.

Guided Practice
Let’s practice identifying the theme of the story. Determine the word clues
used to complete the sentence below.

I know the theme is _______________ because the text says _______________.

Example:
I know the theme is civic-mindedness because the text says helped in
repacking the relief goods, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Taal Volcano’s
explosion.

Let’s begin!

The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts of the Philippines went camping. They went to
the mountainside and saw that almost all the trees in the area had been cut down. They
decided to do something to help save Mother Earth. The campers planted trees and cleaned
the place.

If your answer is, “I know the theme is caring for the environment because
the text says help save the Mother Earth, planted trees and cleaned the
place.”, you are correct. Kids out there the more we care about our
environment the safest to live on. How about in this story?

The crow tried to push his head into the jug. Sadly, he found that the neck of the jug
was too narrow. Then he tried to push the jug to tilt for the water to flow out, but the jug was
too heavy. The crow thought hard for a while. Then, looking around it, he saw some pebbles.
He suddenly had a good idea. He started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each
into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was
high enough for the crow to drink. His plan had worked!

If your guess is, “I know the theme is hard work because the text says
tried to push, too heavy, started picking up and plan had worked.” You are
right again. The story of the thirsty crow shows us that every problem has a
solution. Just think positively and work hard.

Now, let’s do exercises for Point of View. Say F if the narrative is in the first
person, S if it is in the second person, and T if it is in the third person.

Martha loved music and always carried her guitar with her. She was also good at
writing psalms, which are holy songs or poems.

If you say T, you’re correct. The sentence uses the third person point of view
because the author narrates the character by name and uses the pronouns
her and she. What about the next example?

You went to see the terrible king and told him that you wanted to accept Prince
Andrew‟s challenge.

Yes, it’s S! The sentence is in the second-person point of view because the
writer uses a narrative onlooker who is saying something about you the
reader and uses the pronoun you. Here is another item.

"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been
to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.” (excerpt from the story To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee)

You are right again. It’s F. The sentence is in the first-person point of view
because the character is the one telling the story and uses the pronoun I.
 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Read each passage from different narratives. Choose the theme from the box
on the left, then identify the narrators’ point of view. Write the answer on
the space provided below.
Passage Theme Narrator’s Point of
Themes: View
1
Unity Faith
2
Courage Kindness
Gratitude Determination 3
4
5

Passage 1:

“So impossible is only a thought; impossible is merely a belief. But neither thought
nor belief can be as strong as our will. Nothing can possibly be impossible if we are willing –
if we have the will to succeed”, he said.
(excerpt from the story Nothing is Impossible to a Willing Hand by Kahlil Joseph)

Passage 2:

As I walked past each stranger, I looked them in the eye and smiled. I felt so good. It
wasn‟t that I thought that they were looking at me differently because of my new sneakers. It
was more than I was seeing them differently. I used to think no one was on my side. But that
day I knew that any person I walked by could be the one who gave me my new shoes.
Whoever they were, I wanted them to know I was saying, “Thank you.”
(excerpt from the story Tell Me a Story About Your Shoes by Lani Peterson)

Passage 3:
Sons were standing there in confusion that why their father is asking such things to
do. Seeing this father understood and said, “My sons, if you are divided among yourselves,
you will be easily targeted of your enemies and you would be hurt easily, but if you are one
of one mind and unite to assist each other then you will be like a bundle of sticks which can‟t
be injured if you are stick together.
(excerpt from the story Brothers Story by MoralStories26.com)
Passage 4:

“And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a
great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
And they went and woke him saying, „Save us, Lord; we are perishing.‟ And he said to them,
„Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?‟ Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea,
and there was a great calm.”
https://www.gominno.com/blog/3-bible-stories-to-teach-your-kids-about-faith

Passage 5:

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through
school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask
for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened
the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so
brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe
you?” You don‟t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay
for a kindness.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-milk-of-human-kindness/

Activity 2
Choose a story from a book you have read. Write the title, the theme, and
point of view of this story.

Theme Point of View

_______________ _________________
Title
______ _________________
 WRAP-UP

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

always remember that:
The theme is the central idea or the underlying message that the
author wants to share with the readers.
A point of view refers to who is telling or narrating a story.
Also, remember that theme is the heart of the story while the point of
view is an important literary device for exploring a story.

VALUING

Scouters contribute a big task in the community. They help in making

the environment clean and green.

POSTTEST

Read each text carefully and identify the theme or point of view expressed by
the author. Write the letter of your answer on the blank provided.

__________1. Finally, Ruben got his last bun. He was about to take a bite
when the bird flew up to his shoulder. Ruben smiled, cut the bun in two,
and said to himself, “I think someone also likes bread and butter.” What is
the theme of the story?
a) Sharing is only true among friends.
b) Ask and you shall receive.
c) One good turn deserves another.
d) Something good is even better when shared.
__________2. On a trip to a university, the driver told the professor, “I’ve
heard you give this speech many times. I can deliver it to you.” The
professor said, “The people in this university haven’t seen me yet. Give the
lecture. I’ll pretend to be your driver.” When they arrived, the driver was
introduced to be the professor. He gave an excellent speech. Everybody
applauded. Afterward, somebody asked a question which the driver couldn’t
answer. To get out of the sticky situation, he said, “Oh, that’s such an easy
question. Even my driver can give you the answer!” What is the theme of the
story?
a) care for the employer
b) coping with stress
c) creativeness
d) kindness to other

__________3. I trust in God and so I replied, “You come to me with a sword

and a spear. But I come to you in the name of the lord. This day, he will give
you into my hands. What is the theme of the story?
a) faith in God c) courage
b) facing reality d) dedication

__________4. And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed
away. What is the narrator’s point of view?
a) the first-person point of view
b) second-person point of view
c) the third-person point of view
d) no point of view

__________5. “Do you love caramel cake?” I asked my friend Rose. I always
make friends with other people. What is the narrator’s point of view?
a) the first-person point of view
b) second-person point of view
c) the third-person point of view
d) no point of view
 KEY TO CORRECTION

3rd Person Kindness 5

3rd Person Faith 4
3rd Person Unity 3
1st Person Gratitude 2
5. A 1st Person Determination 1 5. B
4. C View 4. E
3. A may vary Point of Theme Passage 3. A
Answers Narrator’s
2. B 2. D
2 1
1. D 1. C
Posttest Activity Pretest

References
(https://www.moralstories.org/the-thirsty-crow/) page 8
(excerpt from the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee) page 9
(excerptfrom the story Nothing is Impossible to a Willing Hand by Kahlil Joseph)
page 9
(excerpt from the story Tell Me a Story About Your Shoes by Lani Peterson) page 10
(excerpt from the story Brothers Story by MoralStories26.com) page 10
https://www.gominno.com/blog/3-bible-stories-to-teach-your-kids-about-faith
page 10
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-milk-of-human-kindness/ page 10
http://www.puffun.com/stories/chauffer.phtml page 10