Visual and multimedia elements can contribute to the meaning of a text in several ways: 1. They can clarify the meaning of words and concepts in the text by providing pictures, audio recordings, or videos to illustrate what is described. 2. They can communicate the tone of the text by using certain visual styles, colors, and audio to set a happy, sad, serious, or other tone. 3. They can enhance the imagery and help readers imagine the scenery or objects in the text by bringing narrative descriptions to life through added graphics, drawings, or other multimedia content.

1. ENGLISH 5
Virtual Class

2. ENGLISH 5
TOPIC
:
How Visual and Multimedia Elements contribute to the
Meaning of a Text
LEARNNG COMPETENCY:
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to
the meaning of a text

3. Do you love reading stories
with pictures?
Or do you love listening a
recorded story of a novel in
your phone or tablet ?

4. Reading is more fun when there are
colors, graphics and designs. It
contributes to the reader’s understanding
by widening their imagination as they
read.
These are visual and multimedia
elements.

6. Examples of Visual Elements
picture drawing
Comics/cartoons diagram

7. Visual elements help convert a
simple reading text to an
adventurous tale when readers
can “see” or visualize the story.

9. Multimedia elements help
the reader understand the
text in a whole new level
since it uses sight, sound and
other senses to experience
that they are reading first
hand.
It can be used in a digital form
through computers, audio players,
tablet, smartphones and other
technology.

11. ELEMENTS OF MULTIMEDIA
It is the basic element of multimedia. It
involves the use of text types, sizes, colors
and backgrounds.
Texts in the form of words, sentences
and paragraphs is used to communicate
thoughts, ideas and facts in nearly every
aspect of our lives.
1. TEXT

12. ELEMENTS OF MULTIMEDIA
Graphic make the multimedia application
attractive they help to illustrate ideas
through still pictures.
TWO TYPES OF GRAPHICS
BITMAPS
(Paint Graphics)
Are real images
that can be
captured from
devices such as
cameras and
scanners.
VECTOR
(Draw graphics)
Are drawn on the
computer and
only require a
small amount of
memory.
2. GRAPHICS

13. ELEMENTS OF MULTIMEDIA
Sound comprises
the spoken word,
voices, music and even
noise.
. 3. AUDIO

14. ELEMENTS OF MULTIMEDIA
the recording, reproducing
or broadcasting of moving
visual images.
. 4. VIDEOS

15. ELEMENTS OF MULTIMEDIA
It is the rapid display of a
sequence of images of 2D
artwork or model creations to
create an illusion of
movements. It makes static
presentation comes alive.
5. ANIMATION

16. ELEMENTS OF MULTIMEDIA
the images can be maps, charts, smile
sheets – anything you like. The audience clicks
anywhere on the image, and a green pin plots
their response.
6. INTERACTIVE IMAGES

17. Visual and Multimedia elements can help the readers
in many ways
1. Clarifying the meaning of the Text
visual elements can guide the readers in understanding
the vocabulary being used in the text
One example is the term “Bakunawa” which we can hear in the
folktales of our parents
It is a monstrous dragon which appears during full moon to eat
the moon causing a lunar eclipse

18. Once upon a time, there were
lots of moon in the sky. However,
a giant serpent named
“Bakunawa” tried to eat them all
leaving only one moon that we
see today.
Example:
A picture that supports the text read
can help in making the description
more vivid.

19. A video presentation can also clarify the meaning of the text by
letting us see the facial expressions and body language of the
characters used in the text. It can help us understand the sequence
of events in the text and help us properly visualize what happened
in the certain situation.
This is an example of video presentation
of the movie “Anak”
This clearly shows how a great mother’s
love is for her child.

20. Audio recordings of
character’s voices in
multimedia can clarify
the meaning of the
character’s words.
Just by hearing how the
lines are delivered, you
can tell how the
characters feel.
The tone of voice by the
narration also gives off the
overall aura or the theme of the
text read.

21. Visual and Multimedia elements can help the readers
in many ways
2. Communicating Tone
visual and multimedia elements reflect the writer’s
attitude towards the text. The writer’s tone gives a
hint on how the story is all about.
The narration of the story varies depending how the writer
wants to portray it. It could be happy, sad, serious, comical,
angry etc.

22. There are different ways to let the readers know
the tone of the text.
Pictures with
light background
often represents
comical, happy
and light stories.

23. Dark background
with fuzzy
images gives off
mysterious tone
for serious, sad
or horror stories.

24. Audio recordings also
sets the tone of the
story. You may have
probably experienced
having goosebumps
while listening to a
narrator’s voice while
entering an unknown
open gate inside the
forest.

25. Visual and Multimedia elements can help the readers
in many ways
3. Enhancing Imagery
Imagery is the language used by the writers to properly describe
a certain scene, appearance or things which you can imagine
based on the description
Writers use narration to effectively describe the scenery
of the story

26. “Bakunawa” is
being described by
the author to be a
giant serpent , with
a big mouth and it
can eat the moon.
This description is enough for us to imagine how enormous the
creature is.
Through the help of visual elements such as drawing or graphics, we
can clearly see Bakunawa coming to life from the text.
Example:

27. What are the Visual
elements?
Sum Up:
Drawings
pictures
Comics/
cartoons
diagram

28. What are the
Multimedia
Elements?
Sum Up:
animation
text
audio
video
graphics
Interactive
images

29. Guided Practice! Page 9
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute
to the meaning of the text
1. Dark shadows, sounds of crows, door squeaking included
in the story are visual and multimedia elements which
adds to the ____ tone.
a. comical
b. spooky
c. romantic
d. boring
Spooky stories are often accompanied by eerie feels
which can be set if the background has dark shadows,
crows and squeaking doors.

30. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute
to the meaning of the text
2. You read a story about Santacruzan in your computer.
You clicked the highlighted word, “Sagala” and it showed a video
of Sagala procession. This is an example of multimedia
element that____.
a. Sets the tone
b. Clarifies the meaning of Sagala
c. Helps you identify how the character feels
d. Gives false information about Sagala

31. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute
to the meaning of the text
3. Which of the following helps the reader imagine how Filipino
people show their faith in God?
a. Picture showing a Filipino family going to church
b. A narrative stating Filipinos pray before eating a meal
c. A 3D picture showing a Filipino Muslim reading a Koran
d. All of the above

32. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute
to the meaning of the text
3. Which of the following helps the reader imagine how Filipino
people show their faith in God?
a. Picture showing a Filipino family going to church
b. A narrative stating Filipinos pray before eating a meal
c. A 3D picture showing a Filipino Muslim reading a Koran
d. All of the above

33. Direction: Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is not
_____1.Visual and multimedia elements contribute in
understanding the meaning of the text.
_____2. The clenched teeth and fist of the main
character in comic strip show that he is happy and
satisfied on how the things turned out.
Activity 1 Page 10
T
F

34. Direction: Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is not
____3. Multimedia elements cause confusion to the readers
_____4. Videos about Simbang Gabi in the Philippines also help
readers “see” and relate to the story about Christmas.
Activity 1 Page 10
F
T
_____5. Horror stories need to be accompanied by happy and
light background music to set the author’s tone.
F

35. Module
Answer the Activity 2 Page 10
Activity 3 page 11
Wrap Up
Post Test