Department of Education English 4 Noting Significant Details of Various Text Types Module 3 Girlie C. Campos Mrs. Leah S. Hernandez Writers Girlie C. Campos Olivia G. Elloso Ma. Carmen D. Solayao Validators Illustrator Schools Division Office – Muntinlupa City Student Center for Life Skills Bldg., Centennial Ave., Brgy. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City (02) 8805-9935 / (02) 8805-9940 ii This module was designed and created to help you, our learners, master the skills as well as deepen your understanding in noting significant details of various text types. Also, it allows different learning situations to relate in everyday experiences. The language and vocabulary used in this module fit to the Grade 4 learners. After going through this module, you are expected to: 1. Read samples of text types- literary/narrative and informational; 2. Tell if a text is literary or informational; 3. Understand the texts read by answering comprehension questions; 4. Participate actively in the different dependent activities; and 5. Note significant details of different text types. 1 Directions: Tell if each text is literary or informational. Write your answer on the blank provided before the number. __________1. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new strain of virus first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. Long ago, people study the moon with only their __________2. eyes. In 1600’s, Galileo was the first person to study the moon through a telescope. Then in July 1964, Ranger a lunar probe took the first close-up picture of the moon’s surface. Five years later, Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin made history as they were the first people to step onto the surface of the moon. They brought moon rocks back to earth for study. While running along the corridor in school, Joseph ___________3. stepped on a banana peeling so he slipped on the floor. God Loves Us Best God loves us best, ___________4. He keeps us in safety, He protects us in our way, He gives us our daily food. He teaches us to be good, He gives us the best of care, He is so very dear, God dos not ask us for everything Except to be good to all living things. Source: English for You and Me 2 ____________5. How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich 1. Get two slices of bread. 2. Spread some peanut butter on one slice of bread. 3. Put the other slice of bread on top of the one with peanut butter spread. 4. Serve the peanut butter sandwich on a plate. ____________6. ANNOUNCEMEN T What: Boy Scouts’ Camping Who: All boy scouts of Rizal Elementary School When: October 2, 2019, 1pm-5pm Where: Covered Court, Rizal Elementary School Registration: Please look for Mr. Allan Mercado April 12, 2018 _________7. Dear Diary, I’m happy because Papa said that Mama would be back home next week. It has been two years since Mama left us for a work abroad. I’m very excited. Love, Jenna The Lion and the Mouse Once upon a time, there lived a lion and a mouse. One day, the lion was sleeping. The mouse started ________8. playing on it. The lion woke up and caught up the mouse. He wanted to kill the mouse. The mouse asked for forgiveness. So, the lion let him go. After some days, the lion was trapped in a net. The mouse saw him and cut the net with his teeth. The lion was freed. He thanked the mouse. The two became good friends. Once upon a time, there were three cuddly little wolves living in the forest. They had soft fur and fluffy ___________9. tails. They lived with their mother. The first was black, the second was grey, and the thirds was white. They all live happily together. 3 Clouds are formed as part of the process called the ___________10. water cycle. First, the water from the land and seas goes up in the sky and forms clouds. Then, when clouds become heavy. Finally, they release water in the form of rain. Lesson NOTING SIGNIFICANT DETAILS OF VARIOUS TEXT TYPES 3 A learner should know what kind of text he or she is reading. It is for the reason that texts are different from one another. Knowing the characteristics of a text helps learners understand the reading material. In this module, you will study again the two types of texts- literary and informational. Along with that, this module will teach you how to answer comprehension questions that are made based on the text type. Enjoy while learning this module! A. Directions: Write each given kind of a text in the correct group- literary or informational. Use the table at the back for your answer. announcement diary legend fairy tale poem biography news article recipe science report autobiography fable sport article history editorial comic strip parable dialog myth 4 LITERARY INFORMATIONAL B. Directions: Answer this question. Based on the groupings, what are the differences between literary text and informational text? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ A. Read the story below then answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Philippine Heroes During their time, Rizal and Bonifacio did good things for the Filipinos and for our country. They are heroes. Our heroes were little children like you, once upon a time. When Andres was a little boy his parents died so he took care of his younger brother and sisters. Andres worked very hard to earn a living. He made paper fans and carved toys from wood. He sold them along the streets. He also ran errands for others. As a little boy, Jose Rizal used his time wisely. He read a lot of books. He drew hand painted pictures. He molded figures out of clay. He carved things from wood. He also wrote poems, stories, and plays. 5 This is a literary text. As you answer the following questions, observe the kind of questions asked for a literary text. 1. What was the story about? A. Little Boys C. Philippine Heroes B. Philippines D. The Children 2. Who are the characters in the story? A. Andres Bonifacio C. parents B. Jose Rizal D. Andres Bonifacio and Jose Rizal 3. Why did Andres Bonifacio take care of his younger brother and sisters? It is so because his parents ____________________ A. died when he was a little boy. B. parents were killed by the Spaniards. C. parents worked far away. D. parents taken by the Spaniards. 4. How did Jose Rizal use his time wisely? A. He read a lot of books. B. He drew hand painted pictures. C. He also wrote poems, stories, and playlets D. He did all the following in A-C. 5. Why did Dr. Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio become Philippine Heroes? A. They did a lot of things for the country. B. They fought against the Spaniards in their own ways. C. They became friends of the Spaniards. D. They worked so hard for the country. 6. The text given is ______________________ A. literary C. non-fiction. B. informational. D. fiction. 7. Do you also like to be a hero? Why? Explain your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6 REMEMBER These are the kind of questions asked or made for a literary text. Usually, a literary text like a biography you just have read, has setting, characters, plot or sequence of events, and ending, leaving its readers moral or lesson in life. The next is a sample of an informational text. Like what you did in the first text, look closely on the way questions are made. B. Directions: Read carefully the text and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided. The earth experiences global warming which causes climate change. Water and air are becoming polluted and these affect the lives of all creatures. As a result, everyone is alarmed of possible problems which could happen in the near future. 1. The text is simply about _____________________. A. climate condition C. possible problems B. global warming D. water and air 2. Water and air pollution affect the lives of ________________. A. humans. C. plants. B. animals. D. all of these. 3. Based on the text, how does everyone feel about the possible problems that global warming might bring out? _____________________. A. afraid C. excited B. alarmed D. worried 4. The structure of the text is __________________. A. cause-effect C. problem-solution B. description D. sequence As you have noticed, the kind of question here is different from that of the literary text. There is no question about characters, setting or plot. 7 For you to understand more of the lesson, here is a summary of the discussion. Text Types Literary/Narrative Informational Poem/ Story Figurative Facts Procedural Elements Language Fictional (imaginary)/ Non-Fictional Non-fictional (True) Remember: a. It is important to know the text type- literary or informational- of a reading material before answering comprehension questions. b. Some literary texts ask about elements of story like setting, characters and plot or sequence of events. They can be fictional (imaginary/fantasy) like fables, legends or poems. They can be non-fictional (true), too, such as autobiographies, biographies or diary entries. c. Informational texts have no elements of a story. All of them are factual and they can be found in science, social studies, MAPEH, math, TLE textbooks. Lastly, informational texts may have a structure of description, sequence, comparison-contrast, cause-effect or problem-solution relationship. 8 A. Directions: Read the text in the box.