The document outlines an educational framework for teaching English through narrative techniques and literary devices, emphasizing character, setting, and plot. It includes various activities and evaluations for understanding narratives—such as identifying story elements, using chronological order, in medias res, and flashback techniques. Additionally, it provides examples and prompts aimed at encouraging student engagement and critical thinking regarding storytelling.

2. English Time
It’s our English time (2x)
Let’s all get ready now,
It’s our English time.
What shall we do during English time?
We listen, we take in, we use our eyes,
and we use our ears, hands and mind
and mouth.

3. literary
devices

4. plot

5. narrative
technique

6. author

7. elements

8. flashback

9. literary devices
plot
narrative technique
author
elements
flashback

10. Directions: Identify the elements of a story.
Say/Tell C for character , S for Setting and P for
Plot.
Snow White and
the 7 Dwarfs
C S P

11. In a kingdom
far away
C S P

12. C S P
The vital signs of the patient were
checked as her health condition is
getting better after 14-day
quarantine.

13. C S P
Ibong
Adarna

14. C S P
Crisostomo Ibarra returns to
San Diego, his hometown, after
seven years of studying in
Europe.

15. 1. The ant is slaving himself just to
have more food for the coming
winter.
enjoying
working very hard for long hours
playing

16. slaving means
working very hard for
long hours

17. 2. A human being will begin to
starve if they don’t eat for several
days.
die from hunger
die from loneliness
die from illness

18. starve means
die from hunger

19. 3. The boy howled in pain when his
baby sister bit him.
sound expressing happiness
sound expressing strong emotion
sound expressing loneliness

20. howled means
sound expressing
strong emotion

22. Why is it the ant keeps on
collecting foods while the
grasshopper keeps on
playing?

23. Evaluate Narratives based on
how the author develop the
elements-Plot
(Chronological-sequential
Arrangement, In Medias Res,
Flashback)

24. Narrative
/story
setting
characters
Plot
Point of
view

25. The plot is also one of the elements of
a narrative which consists of several
events. The events tell the action and
conflict that leads to its climax and
conclusion. It is the storyline plan or
scheme.

26. The plot may be presented
through literary devices or
narrative techniques such as
the following:

27. 1. Chronological-Sequential
Arrangement of Events
2. In Medias Res
3. Flashback

28. Chronological-
Sequential Arrangement
of Events – the story has
beginning, middle, and
ending.

29. In Medias Res - “in
the middle of things”
The story starts in
the middle without
exposition.

30. Flashback – is the
interruption of the
current story to show
a scene from the
past.

32.  Who are the characters
in the story?
 What did the
grasshopper do? What
about the ant?

33.  Why is it the ant keeps
on collecting foods
while the grasshopper
keeps on playing?

34.  If you are to choose
one character from our
story, who would that
be and why?

35.  In the school, how can
you show that you are
hardworking?

36.  Was the story has
beginning, middle and
ending part?

37. We can also use signal words to indicate
sequence of events like first, then, after and
last.

38. Grasshopper had no food, very
hungry and sad, thinking that Ant
had enough food because he had
work hard to prepare in advance.

40. Ant remembered last winter
and how deep snow had
covered everything. Now, an
even worse winter was
predicted.

41. Clue words: remembered,
recalled, reminisce, etc.

42. GROUP ACTIVITY

43. REPORTING
TIME

44. How will you evaluate
different narratives
based on how the
author developed the
elements?

45. Directions: Evaluate the following
narratives or Storylines taken
from books and movies. Say if its
Chronological/Sequential, In
Medias Res or Flashback. Give
your reason or justification
afterwards.

46. 1. “Bring the rain!” Soldiers
were everywhere. Warfare
against the rebels began.
Civilians were rescued and
kept in safe places.
Answer: In Medias Res

47. 2. Sheryn is an indigenous learner who belongs to
a Maghat-Bukidnon tribe. Her parents always
remind her to study harder because this is her
right and the only wealth that nobody can ever
steal it from her. At first, she got confused of
where to get the wealth her parents often said.
But as the time goes by, she understands that it
is through education where she can learn many
things that will help her in making her future
brighter-a true wealth that cannot be stolen by
anybody and anyone.
Answer: Chronological-Sequential
Arrangement of Events

48. 3. Fire! Fire! The house of Lolo
Berto is on fire. My uncles were
bringing pails full of water.
Everyone in the neighborhood
helped in putting out the fire.
Answer: In Medias Res

49. 4. Mang Nono works as a carpenter in the
barangay. Despite of the small income he
gets from being a carpenter, he was able
to send all his seven (7) children in the
school. One of his daughters is now a
licensed professional teacher and all his
children were very proud of their father.
Answer: Chronological-Sequential
Arrangement of Events

50. 5. Jamie is cooking adobo. Suddenly,
the smell of the soy sauce took her
back to long ago. She had been
cooking when the phone call about
her dad’s accident came. Jamie froze
as she thought of this.
Answer: Flashback

51. ASSESSMENT
TIME

52. Directions: Evaluate the narratives
based on how the author developed
the elements. Write CS for
Chronological-Sequential
Arrangement of Events, IMR for In
Medias Res and F for Flashback.
Write your answer on the space
provided before each number.

53. _____1. During the two-month quarantine, Ana was
not able to see her grandmother until she had the
chance to do it. First, she prepares herself for
that day. Then, she packs the fruits and vegetable
to the basket. After that, she rides on her car to
visit her grandmother where she brought a basket
of fruits and vegetables as a gift. She hugged her
grandmother tightly. She made her very happy.
Lastly, they enjoyed the rest of their bonding
moments.

54. _____2. Rain comes, lightings and
thunders follow. The children are
terrified of it. They hide under the
tables and chairs until rescuers
came and help them.

55. _____3. Jose woke up that afternoon
with a headache, Jas could only
remember two things: one, someone
had broken into her home; and two,
the person that enter her home is
not alone.

56. _____4. The town officials plan to organize different
kinds of activities. First, a free online class for Senior
Highschool students as part of strengthening the
basic education sector cause by the COVID-19
pandemic. Next, cooking class and bartending is
scheduled every Saturday. All you need to do is to
watch the live stream via FB live. Then, the students
can take note important details of what they are
watching. Lastly, the parents are very thankful of the
online class because their children have learned a lot
in spite of the pandemic.

57. _____5. A mother remembers her lost
child. While going to a church, she
remembers her child’s birth, growing
up, and death. Later, she thinks back
further to a distant time in her past to
remember how her own mother was
ruthless to her.

58. ASSIGNMENT
Write in sequential/chronological the
things that you do every day before
going to school.