Grade 7 English First Quarter Module Week 2

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Lesson 1: Pursue Literature

Through literature you will be introduced to a new world of experience because it reflects the
cultures and traditions of people in different places.

We will begin with the rich Philippine Folk Literature and understand and be proud of its value to us
Filipinos.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of lesson 2 in literature you are expected to:

 Identify the meaning of the unfamiliar words through context clue

 Identify the elements of narrative: conflict, climax and theme
 Determine the plot of a story

Let’s Try This

Activity 1:

Before we start our next lesson in literature, guess the titles of the stories based from the given
pictures and tell what the story is all about.
 Title of the story based from first picture:
What the story is all about:
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Title of the story based from the second picture:

What the story is all about:
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Title of the story based from the second picture:

What the story is all about:
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Activity 2: Read Me

The Tortoise and the Monkey

Once, the tortoise and the monkey found a banana tree floating amidst the waves of a river. It was a very fine
tree, with large green leaves, and with roots just as if it had been uprooted by a storm. They took it ashore.

“Let us divide it,” said the tortoise, “and plant each its portion.” They cut it in the middle, and the monkey, as
the stronger, took for himself the upper part of the tree, thinking that it would grow quicker for it had leaves. The
tortoise, as the weaker, had the lower part that looked ugly, although it had roots. After some days, they met.

“Hello, Mr. Monkey,” said the tortoise, “how are you getting on with your banana tree?”

“Alas,” said the monkey, “it has been dead a long time! And yours, Miss Tortoise?”

“Very nice indeed, with leaves and fruits. I cannot climb up to gather them.”
 “Never mind,” said the wicked monkey, “I will climb up and pick them for you.”

“Do, Mr. Monkey,” replied the tortoise gratefully. And so they walked toward the tortoise’s house.

As soon as the monkey saw the bright yellow fruits hanging between the large green leaves, he climbed up
with agility and began eating them rapidly, laughing and grinning.

“But give me some, too,” said the tortoise, seeing that the monkey did not take the slightest notice of her.

“Not even a bit of the skin, if it is eatable,” rejoined the monkey, both his cheeks crammed with bananas.

The tortoise meditated revenge. She went to the river, picked up some pointed shells, planted them around the
banana tree, and hid herself under a coconut shell. When the monkey came down, he hurt himself and began to bleed.

After a long search he found the tortoise.

“You must pay now for your wickedness; you must die. But as I am very generous, I will leave to you the
choice of your death. Shall I pound you in a mortar, or shall I throw you into the water? Which do you prefer?”

“The mortar, the mortar,” answered the tortoise; “I am so afraid of getting drowned.”

“O ho!” laughed the monkey; “indeed! You are afraid of getting drowned! Now I will drown you!”

And going to the shore, he threw the tortoise and threw it in the water. But soon the tortoise reappeared
swimming and laughing at the deceived, wicked monkey.

The Dog and the Lion

(Maranao)

The lion commonly known as Arimaonga and the acclaimed king of the jungle but hungry and
emaciated was walking on a muddy road when he saw a dog. The dog turned pale and he would have
run away if he were sure he could reach a place of safety. But there being no escape, the dog faced
the lion.
“What can I do for the kind of the jungle?” the dog said trying to sound composed.
“I want you for my food. I am hungry now,” the lion roared.
The dog trembled at the lion's words but he tried to think hard. He saw a shadow reflected on a clear
pool of water. Then an idea struck him. He said:
“Lion, you cannot eat me, because if you do, all the lions that the dogs have captured will all be
killed.”
The lion laughed loud and long.
“Look into these prison-houses, Lion,” the dog said pointing at the clear pools of water, and
you will behold the lions we dogs have captured.”
The lion followed the dog and sure enough in every pool of water he looked into, he saw a lion and a
dog.
The great king of the jungle was saddened. He and his tribe were not as strong as they used to
be. And he walked away.
 The Monkey and the Crocodile

One stormy day a monkey was standing by the shore of a river, wondering how he could get to the other side.
He could not get over by himself for the water was deep, and he did not know how to swim. He looked about for some
logs, but all he saw was a large crocodile with its mouth wide open, ready to seize him.

He was very much frightened, but he said, “O Mr. Crocodile! Pray, do not kill me! Spare my life, and I will lead
you to a place where you can get as many monkeys as will feed you all your life.”

The crocodile agreed, and the monkey said that the place was on the other side of the river. So the crocodile told
him to get on his back, and he would carry him across.

Just before they reached the bank, the monkey jumped to land, ran as fast as he could, and climbed up a tree
where his mate was. The crocodile could not follow, of course, so he returned to the water, saying, “The time will
come when you shall pay.”

Not long afterwards the monkey found the crocodile lying motionless, as if dead. About the place were some
low chili-pepper-bushes loaded with numerous bright-red fruits like ornaments on a Christmas tree. The monkey
approached the crocodile and began playing with his tail, but the crocodile made a sudden spring and seized the
monkey so tightly that he could not escape.

“Think first, think first!” said the monkey.

“Mark you, Mr. Crocodile! I am now the cook of his Majesty the king. Those bright-red breads have been
entrusted to my care,” and the monkey pointed to the pepper-shrubs. “The moment you kill me, the king will arrive
with thousands of well-armed troops and will punish you.”

The crocodile was frightened by what the monkey said. “Mr. Monkey, I did not mean to harm you,” he said. “I
will set you free if you will let me eat only as many pieces of bread as will relieve my hunger.”

“Eat all you can,” responded the monkey kindly. “Take as many as you please. They are free to you.”

Without another word, the crocodile let the monkey go and rushed at the heavily-laden bushes. The monkey
slipped away secretly and climbed up a tree where he could enjoy the discomfiture of his voracious friend. The
crocodile began to cough, sneeze, and scratch his tongue. When he rushed to the river to cool his mouth, the monkey
only laughed at him.
Let’s Study This
Elements of Narrative
Elements of narrative make the story meaningful. There are also elements of narrative aside from setting, plot
and character. These elements are the following:
1. Conflict – the struggle between two opposing forces or characters that gives rise to the dramatic action.
2. Climax – the strongest part of the story where the conflict builds up to the emotional peak.
3. Theme – the message of the story and essentially what the writer wants to convey.
Examples in a story:
The Fox and the Crane

Once, a fox and a crane became friends. One day, a fox invited a crane for dinner at his house. The crane
was happy to receive the invitation and agreed readily. When she went over, the fox welcomed the crane inside. They
sat together and talked and talked and soon it was time for dinner.

When the fox came out of the kitchen, he carried two flat dishes with soup. He served and sat down to
enjoy the soup. The crane could not drink the soup because of its long beak. This irritated the crane, but it greatly
amused the fox. He lapped up his own soup and kept looking at the crane.

The next day, the crane invited the fox to dinner. The fox readily agreed. When the fox reached the
crane’s house, the crane welcomed him warmly. Soon it was time for dinner and the fox could smell something lovely
brewing in the kitchen.

The crane came out with two jugs full of soup. The jugs had a long narrow neck. Neither could, the fox
get his snout in the jug, nor could his tongue reach the bottom. This irritated the fox a lot. The fox returned home
hungry. Now he realized that he had been repaid for his behavior with the crane.

Now let’s identify the elements of a narrative. Let’s also have a review of the past elements of the story we
tackled in our first lesson which are the setting, characters, and plot and our lesson today which are conflict, climax,
and theme.

Elements of Narrative:
Setting: At the house of the fox and the crane
Characters: The Fox and the Crane
Plot:
Beginning: The fox invited his friend, the crane for dinner at his house.
Middle: The fox put the soup in flat dishes but the crane cannot drink on it. He just watches the crane while he
is drinking the soup which makes the crane irritated.
 End: The crane also invited the fox for dinner and serves two narrow-necked jugs of soup but the fox cannot
drink on it and it made the fox realized what he had done to the crane.
Conflict: The crane can’t drink on the flat dish
The fox can’t drink on the long-necked jugs.
Climax: After the fox invited the crane and make it feel irritated he reaped what he sowed when the crane also
served a narrow-necked jar and the fox cannot drink the soup inside it.
Theme: This fable teaches us the “Golden Rule”, “Do not do to others what you would not want them do to you.”
This means if we want something good as a return, we should do something good to others too; and if we will not do
well to them we will also get the bad things that we have done. This is the theme or the message of the fable, “The
Fox and the Crane”.

Let’s Do This

Activity 3: What does it mean?

The following unfamiliar words were used in the selections read. Choose the best meaning of
the underlined word in each sentence. Box your answer.

1. The strong wind uprooted the banana tree.

pulled out planted
2. The wicked monkey was also deceived by the tortoise.
kind evil
3. Upon hearing that the monkey will help the tortoise get the banana fruits, she agreed gratefully.
unhappily thankfully
4. The monkey climbed up the banana tree with agility.
quickness intelligence
5. After fooling the crocodile, the monkey was smiling seeing its discomfiture after eating the pepper-
shrubs.
cast-iron bullets
6. The lion who was the king of the jungle looked emaciated and was searching for food.
contented hungry
7. The voracious meat-eater, the crocodile, was tricked by the monkey.
To consumed great amounts to be angry at food
Let’s Do More

Activity 4:

Compare and contrast the fables: “The Dog and the Lion”, “The Monkey and the Crocodile”, and
“The Tortoise and the Monkey”. Fill in the chart below with the points of similarities and differences
between among the fables.

Points of Similarities and “The Dog and the Lion” “The Monkey and the “The Tortoise and the
differences Crocodile” Monkey”

Who are the main

characters in the fables?

What is the setting of the

fable?

What is the theme of the

fable?

What is the moral of the

story for you?

Let’s Remember This

 Elements of narrative (setting, characters, plot, conflict, climax, and theme) make the story
meaningful.
 Conflict is the struggle between two opposing forces or characters that gives rise to the dramatic
action.
 Climax refers to the strongest part of the story where the conflict builds up to the emotional peak.
 Theme is the message of the story and essentially what the writer wants to convey.
Let’s Test Ourselves

Activity 5:
Determine the conflict and climax in the fables. Tell also how the characters resolve their conflicts.
Write your answer in the chart.

“The Dog and the Lion” “The Tortoise and the “The Monkey and the
Monkey” Crocodile”

What was the conflict

about?

What is the climax?

How did the characters

resolve the conflict?

Let’s Enhance Ourselves

Activity 6:

The following quotations are based from the message or theme of the fables you have read. Explain
each and give a real-life situation where you encounter it and what did you do to overcome such conflict.

In answering, please refer to the rubrics on how your explanation and examples will be graded.

Rubrics

Relevance -5
Organization of ideas -5
10

1. “What you sow in the lives of others is the harvest you will reap tomorrow.”
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 2. “The trick to being smart is to knowing how to play dumb.”
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Summary of Scores in Lesson 2 (Literature)

Activity Number Highest Possible Score Your Score

Activity # 1
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