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English
Quarter 1 - Module 1
Literature Study: Plot, Setting, and
Narrative
Language and Grammar: Nouns as
Building Blocks of Sentences
English – Grade 7
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Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Literature Study: Plot, Setting, and Narrative
Language and Grammar: Nouns as Building Blocks of Sentences
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 7
English
Quarter 1 - Module 1
Literature Study: Plot, Setting, and
Narrative
Language and Grammar: Nouns as
Building Blocks of Sentences
Introductory Message
This module in English for Grade 7 Learners Based on the Desired
Learning Competencies is instituted to make sure that the K to 12 learners are
afforded with the best and responsive training/learning that will equip them
skills and attitudes to survive in the changing demands and needs of
contemporary society.

The Module as tool for learning, helps students learn English in a fun
and meaningful way. It contains lesson and activities to work on. Key answers
were already given to self-Check their work until they will master the lesson

Remember, English is important because it is the universal language

across the globe. Master it in a shortest period of time to be competitive in any
platforms faced.

For the facilitator:

The teacher orient the learners and support the parents, elder sibling of
the learners on how to use the module. Remind the learners to use separate
sheets in answering the pre-test, self-check exercises, and post-test.)

For the learner:

Read carefully the instructions. Read it page by page and do not attempt to
skip any page. Do not write, tear or crumple the module.
Finish the Module one at a time. Chart your goal.
What I need to know; will give you an idea on what you need to know. It
states here the objectives of the lesson.
What I know; is a pre-test on what you know on the lesson.
What’s In; is an activity to test how much you have learned from reading the
lesson. There is still a note from the teacher of what is the lesson all about
What’s News; will test your creativity in enhancing your skill with regards to
the lesson.
What Is It; is a semi-independent activity.
What’ More; is also an activity that involves careful analysis to make.
What I have Learned; is an activity to know how much you have learned from
the lesson.
What I can do; is an independent activity that will push your zone of
proximity. It is an application of what you can do.
Assessment; is a post test of the lesson.
Additional Activities; is an activity that will reinforce your knowledge on the lesson
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written for grade 7 students like you. It is here to help
you master the lesson 1. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Literature Study: Plot, Setting, and Narrative
1.1 The Creation (An Igorot Myth)
1.2 Malakas at Maganda (Myth of the First Man and Woman)
 Lesson 2- Language and Grammar: Nouns as Building Blocks of Sentences

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Identify the different literary elements of folk narratives.

 Determine the literary elements of the story.
 Compare information gathered
 Construct sentences correctly.
What I Know

Literature Study: Read each sentence in Column A and study the underlined word.
Match the sentence with the meaning word in Column B.

Column A Column B

1. Her naked shoulders were covered in bamboo a. controlled

leaves.

2. The woman restrained her fear as she spoke. b. strike with a beak

3. The bird's attempt to break the reed was c. bare

ineffectual.

4. She could see tropical trees. d. pertaining to warm

weather

5. "Peck harder," a weak voice cried. e. not working

Language and Grammar: Read through each sentence and encircle the correct
determiner that would complete the sentence.

1. Could you bring me (this / these / that / those) books I left on the table?
2. (The / A / An) sun rises from the east.
3. The doctor advised me to eat (a / an / the) papaya every morning.
4. There aren't (several / much / a lot) of students in the canteen.
5. I haven't got (some / any / all) pictures in my album.

What's New
Literature Study:

Direction: Read and comprehend the following folk narratives.

The Creation
An Igorot Myth
In the beginning there where no people on earth.
Lumawig, the Great Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. He
divided those into pairs which he said to them, "You must speak."
Immediately the reed became people, and in each place was a man and a
woman who could talk, but the language of each couple differed from that of the
others.
Then Lumawig commanded each man and woman to marry, which they did. By
and by there were many children, all speaking the same language as their parents.
These, in turn, married and had many children, in this way there came to be many
people on the earth.
Now Lumawig saw that there were several things which the people on earth
needed to use, so he set to work to supply them. He created salt, and told the
inhabitants of one place to boil it down and sell it to their neighbors. But these people
could not understand the directions of the Great Spirit, and the next time he visited
them, they had not touched the salt.
Then he took it away from them and gave it to the people of a place called
Mayinit. These they did he directed, and because of this he told them that they should
always be owners of the salt and that the other peoples must buy from them.
Then Lumawig went to the people of Bontoc and told them to get clay and make
pots. They got clay, but they did not understand the moulding, and the jars were not
well shaped. Because of their failure, Lumawig told them that they would always have
to buy their jars, and removed the pottery to Samoki. When he told the people there
what to do, they did just as he said, and their jars were well shaped and beautiful.
Then the Great Spirit saw that they were fit owns of the pottery, and he told them that
they should always make many jars to sell.
In this way Lumawig taught people and brought to hem all the things hich they
have.

Malakas and Maganda

(Myth of the First Man and Woman)
 Retold by Teofilodel Castillo
A long time ago, there was no land. There were only the sea and the sky. A bird
was flying in the sky. Soon she grew tired and wanted to rest. But she could not. As
she was smart, she made the sea throw rocks up the sky. And the sky turned very
dark ad poured down water. That was how the island came about. Now the waves
break on the shore and can never rise as high as the sky again.
Horrified by the unusual downpour of rain, the bird flew away as fast as she
could. She saw the land just created. And on that land, she could see tropical trees,
throwing up their naked shoulders. These green things were merely bamboos.
As the bird was flying all the time, she became thirsty. But she could not
quench her thirst with the salty sea water. She, therefore, looked for rivulets.
Unfortunately, there was none. Realizing that some water was stored in the bamboo
joints, she alighted, and started to peck on the bamboo clumps.
"Peck harder, peck harder," a weak voice cried, the moment her bill struck the
bamboo. The bird was extremely frightened, and was about to fly away. But like
curious woman, she restrained herself. She wanted to know what that voice really
was. Gathering her courage, she pecked, pecked, and pecked.
"Peck harder, peck harder," the weak voice complained again. The bird became
more curious. She pecked and pecked with al her might. But as her pecking was
ineffectual, she snatched a piece of rock nearby and dropped it on bamboo. The
bamboo was broken and split in two. In the wink of an eye, a man and a woman
stepped out of the bamboo joint, the man bowing politely to the woman. The woman
gave recognition to the man; then they walked away hand in hand.
The appearance of the human beings frightened the bird. She forgot her thirst
and flew away, hardly realizing that she saw the first human beings and had role in
their creation.

Language and Grammar:

Direction: Study the set of nouns in the charts.
Man / Anna / Miguel / parents / friend Bulacan / province / park / Philipphines

bamboo / salt / sky / peace / language / myth parentage / bravery / joy

plant

stone - stones / mountain - mountains woman - women / mouse - mice

the woman / the sky a rock / an apple / any taxi / that question / those
 apples / this paper / some apple / whatever taxi /
whichever taxi

peso / glass / students money / water / happiness

many trees / a few trees / not much dancing / little
several trees / a couple of dancing / little dancing /
trees / none of the trees a bit of dancing / a good
deal of dancing / a great
deal of dancing / no
dancing
all of the / some / most of
the / enough / a lot of /
lots of / plenty of / a lack
of

my /its / your / his / and her our / your / their

What is It

Literature Study:

Recall that a narrative is a type of text that retells the story or previous
experiences usually in a sequence of events. There are many kinds of narratives in folk
literature, such as myths, legends, and fables.

Like any story, the folk narrative has these literary elements:

 Plot- the series of events that unfold in the story.

 Setting- the location where the story from beginning, middle, to end.
 Characters- the persons, figures, or animals involved in the story.
Examples of Folk Narratives:

 The Creation (An Igorot Myth)

 Malakas at Maganda (Myth of the First Man and Woman)

Language and Grammar:

What is Noun?
Noun refers to names of people, places, or things.
People Places
Man / Anna / Miguel / parents / friend Bulacan / province / park / Philipphines

Things
Things you can see or Ideas and actions Conditions and qualities
touch
bamboo / salt / sky / peace / language / myth parentage / bravery / joy
plant

Nouns can also denote numbers. Singular nouns denote that there is only one
while a plural noun denotes more than one. Plural nouns are usually formed by
adding -s or -es to a regular noun. Irregular nouns however take a different form when
made into plural form.
Regular Nouns Irregular Nouns
stone - stones / mountain - mountains woman - women / mouse - mice

Nouns are also often preceded by noun determiners, demonstratives, and

possessive adjectives that indicate the number of the noun.
Noun determiners include definite and indefinite articles, and qualities.
Definite Articles Indefinite Articles
the woman / the sky a rock / an apple / any taxi / that question / those
apples / this paper / some apple / whatever taxi /
whichever taxi

Many determiners also express quality. Choosing the correct determiner can
also be done by identifying of the noun it refers is a count or mass noun. Count nouns
are nouns that can be qualified or counted with a number. Mass nouns are
uncountable by a number. Mass nouns are quantified by a word that signifies
amount.
Count Nouns Mass Nouns
peso / glass / students money / water / happiness
 The determiners that you can use before the count and mass nouns.
Count Nouns Mass Nouns Count and Mass Nouns
many trees / a few trees / not much dancing / little all of the / some / most of
several trees / a couple of dancing / little dancing / the / enough / a lot of /
trees / none of the trees a bit of dancing / a good lots of / plenty of / a lack
deal of dancing / a great of
deal of dancing / no
dancing

Possessive adjectives indicate ownership and number.

Singular Possessive Adjectives Plural Possessive Adjectives
my /its / your / his / and her our / your / their

What's More

Literature Study:

Direction: Compare the creation myths by the Igorots and "Malakas and
Maganda". Fill in the chart to point out the similarities and differences between these
myths.
Points to compare "The Creation" "Malakas at Maganda"
Presence of a great spirit
Symbolizes used
How Filipino culture is
portrayed

Language and Grammar:

Direction: Fill in the blanks the missing nouns that denotes numbers. Choose
your answers on the words before the numbers. Then write in the blank before the
given choices if the underlined words are regular or irregular noun.
_________(any / all / each)1. Janina gave a cookie to ______ child at the orphanage.
_________(any / some / all)2. The assigned math problems in my book.
_________(much / a lot / several)3. My sister doesn't like to drink ______ of milk.
_________(any / every / some)4. Mike always keeps ______ money in his wallet for
emergencies.
_________(this / that / the)5. From afar, I could see my classmates pick up ______
trash on the sidewalk.

What I Have Learned

What I Can Do

Direction: Answer the question and construct an essay using mass and count
nouns.
Note: Underline the nouns and indicate if it is mass or count nouns.
Question: What have you learned about you Filipino forefathers after reading
these traditional myths?

Assessment

Additional Activity
Direction: Read the first part of the Bagobo creation myth entitled "Origin". Underline
the nouns and write "S" for singular or "P" for plural nouns on top of the word.

Origin
Bagobo Myth

In the beginning there lived one man and woman, Toglai and Taglibon. Their
first children were a boy and a girl. When they were old, the boy and the girl went far
away across the waters seeking a god place to live in. nothing more was heard of them
until their children, the Spaniards and Americans, came back. After the first boy and
girl left, other children were born to the couple; but they all remained at Cibolan and
Mount Apo with their parents, until Toglai and Toglibon died and became spirits. Soon
after that there came a great drouht which lasted for three years. All the waters dried
up, so that there were no rivers, and no plants could live.
So they started out. The two went in the direction of the sunset, carrying with
them stones from Cibolan River. After a long journey they reached a place where there
were broad fields of cogon grass and an abundance of water, and there they made
their home. Their children still live in that place and are called Magindanau, because
of the stones which the couple carried when they left Cibolan.

Answer Key