LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 4

Quarter 4, Worksheet 1

Learner’s Name ______________________________________________________

Grade Level/Section___________________________________________________
Date _______________________________________________________________

I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competency:
Write a short story (fiction/nonfiction) with its complete elements.
B. Objectives:
 Identify the elements of the short story
 Compose a short story with complete elements

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Are you fond of reading storybooks?
Reading teaches us many things and bring us to many places.
It is a means where we can get information and update those we
already know. Stories can help us explore our imagination. It also
develops our love for writing short story.
A story can be fiction or nonfiction. Fiction is a make believe
or imaginary story while nonfiction is a story that really happen in
real life situation.
You will find it easy to write short story because you will be
guided by the following elements:

 Characters - the people or animals in the story.

 Setting - talks about the place and the time that the events in the
story happened.
 Plot - made up of the events that happened in the story. It
consists of the beginning, middle, and the ending.
 Beginning – gives the problem faced by the main characters.
 Middle – presents the actions made by the characters to solve
the problem.
 Ending – gives the solution to the problem.

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III. ACTIVITIES
A. Practice Tasks
Task 1. Study the conversation between Jose and Lina. Write a
short story from this conversation by using the complete
elements.

1. 2.

You know
how to help
other people.

3. 4.

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Title
Characters: ____________________________________________
Setting: ____________________________________________
Plot
Beginning: ____________________________________________
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 Middle: ____________________________________________
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Ending: ____________________________________________
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Task 2. Read the story “The Lion and the Mouse”. Based on the
story, identify the characters, setting, and plot (beginning, middle,
ending). Write the complete elements on the blank provided below.

The Lion and the Mouse

Aesop’s Fable
The lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running across
his face. With a terrible roar, the lion seized the mouse with his paw and
tried to kill it. “Oh please,” the mouse begged. “Spare my life!” I will
repay you for your kindness.”

The lion was amused at the thought of mouse being able to help
him that he let the frightened creature go.

Shortly afterwards, the lion fell into a trap set by some hunters
and was helplessly caught in a net of strong ropes. In his misery, the
lion roared so loudly that all the beasts in the forest heard him. The
mouse recognized the roar of his former captor and ran to the place
where the lion lay trapped. At once, the mouse began to gnaw the ropes
with his teeth. He gnawed rope after rope until at last the lion was free.

The Lion and the Mouse

Title
Characters: ____________________________________________
Setting: ____________________________________________
Plot
Beginning: ____________________________________________
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Middle: ____________________________________________
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Ending: ____________________________________________
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 Setting: ____________________________________________

Task 3. Think of a memorable events or experiences that happened

to you in this time of pandemic. Tell us your story by using the
elements of a short story.

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Title

Characters: ____________________________________________
Setting: ____________________________________________
Plot
Beginning: ____________________________________________
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Middle: ____________________________________________
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Ending: ____________________________________________
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Assessment:
Write a short story with its complete element. You can choose
whether you like fiction or non-fiction story. Follow the complete
elements in writing your short story.

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Title

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IV. RUBRIC FOR SCORING
SHORT STORY RUBRIC
Story 4 3 2 1
Setting / Many vivid, Some vivid The reader can The reader
Scenes descriptive words descriptive figure out when has the
are used to tell words are used and where the trouble
when and where to tell when and story took place, figuring out
the story takes where the story but the author did when and
place. takes place not supply much where the
detail story took
place.
Characters The main The main The main It is hard to
characters are well characters are characters are tell who the
named and clearly named and named using a main
descriptive. A described using few direct and characters
variety of direct some direct and indirect are and
and indirect indirect techniques. The there is little
techniques are techniques. reader knows or no use of
used. Readers can Most readers very little about direct or
picture the would have characters. indirect.
character clearly some idea of Characteriz
as they read. what the ation
characters looks techniques.
and acts like
Chain of The story is very The story is well The story is little Ideas and
Events well organized. organized. One hard to follow. scenes
Ideas are idea or scene The transition is seem to be
chronicled well, may seem out of sometimes not randomly
and one scene place. clear, and events arranged
follows another in Clear transitions seem out of and
logical sequence are used, but order. improveme
with clear not often nt is
transitions. enough. needed.
Opening The opening The opening The opening The
Sentence sentence is well sentence is sentence is opening
structured and very structured and structured but sentence is
interesting. somewhat unclear. unclear or
interesting. flawed.
Ending The story builds The story closes The story closes The story is
intensity creativity with some in a matter of fact unfinished.
and the closing awareness of or aimless way.
contribute to the the reader’s
reader’s enjoyment.
enjoyment.

Total Marks: / 20

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 Score Equivalent
20 Excellent
18 – 19 Very Good
14 – 17 Good
11 – 13 Fair
5 – 10 Needs improvement

V. REFERENCE
Self-learning Module, English 4 Quarter 4 Week 1

Prepared by:
GINA RACHEL G. BONA, Teacher

Quality Assured by:

BABY ELSIE M. JOVE, MT-II

CLAUDIA MARILOU S. MARPURI, EPS - English

Validated by:
ESTEFANIE V. MONTESCLAROS, MT-I
Canaman Central School

ELMA B. TRINIDAD, T-III

Sua Elementary School

Layout Artist:
MARY JANE S. SAN AGUSTIN, T-III
Fundado ES, SDO Cam. Sur

Reviewed by:
ALMA C. AGUIRRE, School Principal 1
Baya Elementary School

PRECIOSA R. DELA VEGA, EPS – 1 in English

SDO Camarines Sur

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 ANSWER KEY

TASK 1
Characters: Jose and Lina
Setting: ________________________________
Plot
Beginning: _______________________________
Middle: _______________________________
Ending: _______________________________
(Answers may vary)

TASK 2
Characters: Lion and Mouse
Setting: ________________________________
Plot
Beginning: _______________________________
Middle: _______________________________
Ending: _______________________________
(Answers may vary)

TASK 3
(Answers may vary)

ASSESSMENT
(Answers may vary)