Analyzing How Visual and

Multimedia Elements
Contribute to the Meaning of
a Text
English 5
Quarter 4-Week 2
 Learning Competency

Analyze how visual and multimedia

elements contribute to the meaning of
a text
EN5VC-IVd-1.7.1
Day 1
In your previous lesson, you have
learned how to provide evidence to
01.

support an opinion.
Do you know why story books are accompanied by
illustrations, photographs or diagrams?
In this lesson you will learn how an illustration or other visual
and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of text. As
a learner, you should learn how to analyze visual and
multimedia elements so that you can easily understand the
words and the whole meaning of a text.
Do you have scouting movement in your school? Did you join such
school organization?
Scouting offers a lot of thrilling indoor and outdoor activities that
you can enjoy. Here, you can learn different skills like pioneering,
first aid, and survival techniques. Hiking is another exciting
outdoor activity usually done in the woods. Have you experienced
attending an outdoor camp?
Now, read the story about a scout who joined a camp.
Find out
what happened to him. Study the given illustration and
analyze how it becomes helpful to understand the
meaning to the text. Answer the questions that follow.
 Scout’s Answered Prayer
A boy scout once lost his way in the woods. He was left behind by
his patrol during a hike as part of their outdoor activity. He had tried
his best to look for the other scouts but he failed. The sun was so
bright and it was extremely hot. He was very thirsty, tired and
hungry. He looked for something to eat or drink but his backpack
was already empty. He uttered a short prayer while walking
carefully.
“Lord, I’m hungry and thirsty please give me some food to
eat and water to drink. Help me find my brother scouts.” As
the scout came close to a big tree, he saw something like a
sack-filled with something. “God heard my prayers that’s
why he sent me food”, the scout whispered. He hurriedly
approached the sack and opened it with his jungle knife.
“Oh my!” the boy gasped. There were assorted fruits inside
the sack. He ate some fruits and put the rest in his backpack.
He continued walking until he found his patrol resting and
cheering near a brook.
He happily joined his patrol and silently said, “Praise God
because you answered my prayers”.
Process Questions:
1. Who is the main character in the story? What is the setting?
2. What happens to the scout in the woods?
3. Why does he say that God is really good?
4. What are the things found in the illustration?
5. Does the illustration show relationship with the text?
6. Does the illustration speak of the meaning of the text? Why?
7. What is the message of the story?
8. What is the tone of the character in the illustration?
Does the tone affect the illustration?
9. What is the mood of the story?
10. How does the illustration help you to understand
the words of the text?
Did you see that an illustration is used with the text? Did you
realize that it has the connection to the text you have read? The
different objects in the illustration like the scout, trees, sack of
fruits, and jungle knife contribute to the meaning of the text. By
just looking at the visual elements, you can get an idea what the
entire text is all about. The illustration can also help you understand
the different words in the text.
As a learner, you should learn how to analyze visual and
multimedia elements and how they contribute to the meaning of
the text that you read. By analyzing images, diagrams and other
visual elements you can read and understand the terms you
encounter in a text. With the help of visual and multimedia
elements you can analyze and generalize the story or poem based
on the visual and multimedia elements presented.
In order to acquire the skill of analyzing visual and multimedia
elements, you need to read and study the bolded words below.
Visual elements are images such as photographs and drawings.
These can be in the form of images like pictures, illustrations,
comics, cartoons and diagrams. Multimedia elements are video,
audio recordings, sound effects, animations and interactive
images.
Meaning suggests the message of the visual and multimedia
elements that the text would like to convey. Tone is the feeling of
the story that the author wants to convey to the reader/viewer. It
indicates a particular feeling. It can be cheerful, serious, funny,
sad, frightening/fearful, angry, hopeful, gloomy, etc. Mood is the
general impression of the story. It is somewhat similar to the tone.
Importance of Visual and Multimedia Elements
I know you are familiar with illustrated big books. The
illustrations add or contribute to the meaning of the story.
With visual elements, you can easily understand the meaning
stated in the text. When you encounter unfamiliar words
while reading, you can go over the illustration to give you
idea what the terms is about.
Photographs and diagrams are helpful in comprehending the
information in factual or nonfiction writing. Adding
illustrations can also makes us feel the way the author wants
us to feel. Multimedia elements also work the same as visuals
in printed materials. They are essential to make the materials
you are reading or viewing more meaningful and appealing.
Study the comic strip and read the
dialogue of the characters. Then
answer the questions that follow.
Questions:
1. Who are the characters in the comic strip?
2. What topic are they talking about?
3. Does the comic strip relate to the text?
4. What is the tone used by Mark in the text? Does it
affect the message conveyed in the text?
5. Does the mood of the characters affect
the message conveyed in the text?
6. How did the illustration help you
understand the words in the text?
Study the given illustration and
read the poem. Then answer the
questions.
 Beauty of the Eyes
By: Elena C. Tugade
A pair of marble-like gems, shiny and round
Like open doors that can explore you around
Our eyes are marvelous, magical and lovely
Let’s see nature’s amazing beauty and serenity.
We see the environment with our naked eyes
The trees, birds, fields and the blue skies
 Tall mountains, blue oceans, rivers and falls
Our heart beats fast when we see them all.
Be grateful and fortunate we’ve got good sight
Let’s take good care of our incredible eyesight
God gave them to us for happiness and satisfaction
For seeing the things around because of our vision.
Questions:
1. What things are presented in the illustration?
2. What is the message of the poem?
3. Does the illustration show relationship to the text?
4. Does the illustration speak of the meaning of the text?
Why?
5. What is the tone of the poem? Does the
tone affect the illustration?
6. How did the illustration help you to
understand the words of the text?
Study the given drawing then
read the text. Then answer
thequestions.
Albert is a Grade 5 pupil. He loves to play football. He is an athlete
of the school. He is one of the players of RG Football Team in
Occidental Mindoro. He plays during district, provincial and even
regional levels. Theteam had already won in several local football
competitions.
One day, Albert came late to school because of playing football. He
did not know that they had a test. As a result, he got a low score in
the examination.
“Next time, don’t play too much so
you will not be late in going to
school”, Miss Cruz reprimands Albert.
Questions:
1. What does the illustration tell the reader about Albert?
2. Which words in the text show connection to the given
illustration?
3. Does the illustration has the relationship to the text?
4. Does the illustration speak of the
meaning of the text? Why?
5. How did the illustration help you to
understand the words of the text?
Visual and multimedia elements affect or
contribute to the meaning of a text. They
can help us to better understand words in a
text and to connect with given information.
Study the given picture, cartoon and
diagram. Then, read the text and
answer the questions that follow.
1. What does the image tell the reader about Orange?
A. Orange is my pet.
B. Orange is colorful.
C. Orange loves to play.
D. Orange loves to pose in front of camera.
2. Which word in the text shows connection to the
given illustration?
A. Orange is happy go lucky.
B. Orange is playful.
C. Orange likes to eat fish.
D. Orange makes me happy.
3. Does the image tell something about the text?
A. Not at all.
B. Partially yes.
C. Maybe.
D. Yes.
4. Which of the following sentences is not mentioned in
the text?
A. Orange loves to play with me.
B. Orange likes to run around.
D. Orange loves to pose in front of the camera.
D. Orange is my pet.
Analyze the picture and read the
given text. Then answer the
questions that follow.
Questions:
1. What concept or idea does the illustration show?
2. What is the message of the text?
3. Does the illustration has the relationship to the
text?
4. Does the illustration speak of the
meaning of the text? Why?
5. How did the illustration help you to
understand the words of the text?