Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Module 14
ENGLISH
WRITING A COMPOSITION
(ARRANGING DETAILS IN
ORDER)
A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
To the Learner
Dear Learner,
Did you enjoy working in your previous module? I am sure you
had fun in answering the exercises and did a great job.
Let us move on to another learning experience. I know you are
eager to learn more. In this module, you can write a good paragraph
by arranging details according to time order.
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Rearrange the following events to make the story right. Copy the
sentences on your paper. Number the sentences 1-7.
_____ Mr. Hawk saw Pretty Little Hens neck without his ring.
_____ The chicks would never be safe with the hawk.
_____ Mr. Hawk fell in love with Pretty Little Hen.
_____ Mr. Hawk got angry and punished the hen to keep scratching
the ground in search of the ring.
_____ Mr. Hawk gave Pretty Little Hen a ring to show his love for her.
_____ Mr. Cock got angry at Pretty Little Hen so she threw away
the ring.
_____ Mr. Cock saw his girlfriend, Pretty Hen, showing off her ring.
1 Are you done answering the exercise? Compare your answers
First,LittleBlackSamboputonthebeautifulred
coatandbluetrousersthathismothergavehim. Next,he
worealovelypairofpurpleshoeswithredsoles.Then,he
openedabeautifulgreenumbrellawhichhisfatherbought.
Soon,LittleBlackSamboreachedthejunglewherehemet
severaltigers.Thesetigersallwantedhisclothes.Buthe
finallyescapedthembyclimbingatree.
What happened first in the story? What did Little Black Sambo
do next? What finally happened?
The time order signals such as first, next, then, soon and finally
show how the events follow one another.
You maybe guided by words or phrases that tell time, like in
1904, when he was young, two years after, at the age of 56.
Transition words, such as first, next, then, afterwards, finally,
however, consequently, so, then, since, therefore, and thats why,
can also help. These serve as your signals in arranging the events
one after the other.
Transition signals are connecting words or phrases that link your
sentences and paragraphs together smoothly so that there are no
abrupt jumps or breaks between ideas. They help carry a thought
from one sentence to another to make it easier for our reader to
follow your ideas.
Lets Do This
On your paper, arrange the following events in order. Number
them from 1 to 5.
1. _____
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2. _____
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3. _____
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Lets Do More
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The Challenge
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Enrich Ourselves.
Lets Enrich
Ourselves
Read the selection.
The Swans
Gift by Brenda
Seabrooke
Anton was a farmer who lived with his wife, Rubina and
their seven children at the edge of the forest. He worked hard
and they were happy for many years. Then one spring, the
rains didnt fall and Antons wheat died in the fields.
As winter came, their food supply grew smaller and
smaller. Soon, Antons shoulders were stooped with
worry. Rubinas
plump apple cheeks withered. The children no longer sang or
laughed or danced, for they were too hungry.
Every day, Anton went out to look for game but returned
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water hit the snow it froze into crystals that sparkled in the
moonlight. Anton reached out and touched one. It was hard,
harder than ice, and did not melt in the warmth of his hand.
A diamond! Anton said.
Quickly, he scooped up the diamonds that lay in a
glittering circle around him. He filled his pockets with them
and set off through the snow to a nearby village.
Anton was no longer tired. He no longer felt the cold. He
woke up the innkeeper calling, I need food.
Your crops failed, said the innkeeper. Everyone knows
youhave no money.
I have a diamond, said Anton.
Where would the likes of you get a diamond? the man
scoffed. Let me in and I will explain.
The innkeeper fed Anton cold venison and sweet
dumplings while Anton told his story and the innkeepers wife
packed a sledge for him with roast chickens and cheese and
onions and turnips. Then they sent Anton on his way so that
they could begin looking for the magic swan themselves.
Rubina met him at the door. Did you find any game?
Mischa was fainted.
No. But look what I have brought. Anton showed her
the sledge.
But how did you get it? she asked.
For answer, he spilled the diamonds on the
table. Oh, cried Rubina, You have turned
to robbery!
No, said Anton. And he told her all about the swan, and
how it had circled him with diamonds falling from its wings.
Anton and Rubina woke the children even though it was
the middle of the night, and they all sat at the table eating
slowly, enjoying the flavor of the food and the wonderful
feeling in their stomachs. Rubinas black eyes sparkled as she
filled her childrens bowls. Anton felt his strength returning.
Several of the children hummed as they were put to bed.
Anton and Rubina and their children prospered, for they
used their diamonds wisely and well. News of the magic swan
spread throughout the land and many people searched for it.
But the swan was never found.
Sometimes, when Anton was alone in the forest, the
image of the swan rose before him. He saw again the gleam of
its feathers, the coral glow of its beak, and the magnificent
reach of its wings as it glided silently across the sky.
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The following events are taken from the story. Arrange theM in
order and put the number of each event in the chain graph. Write the
answers in your notebook.
First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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Title:_____________________
Eighth
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Seventh
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Sixth
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Fifth
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2. His family lived prosperously for they used the diamonds wisely.
3. Anton and Rubina had seven children and they lived at the edge
of the forest.
none.
7. Winter came and there was no food for his family because of
famine.
8. His friends asked about his secret and searched for the swan but
failed.
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Answer Key
Lets Do This
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1
3
5
4
2.
2
4
1
3
5
3.
1
2
5
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Lets Do More
1. Miss Lapuz and her pupils had a picnic last Saturday. They
brought their packed lunch and ate under some shady trees.
Many of the children wrote poems and drew pictures under the
trees. Afterwards, some boys tried chasing dragonflies while
some girls picked flowers. In the afternoon, they all went home
happily.
2. Find out how roots absorb water and animals from the soil. First,
put some ink or dye into a glass of water. Next, cut off the lower
part of the radish. Then, place the upper part with leaves in the
water with ink or dye in the glass. Leave it for a day or overnight
and you will be surprised to see the colored stems of the leaves
of the plants.
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First
3
Second
7
Third
6
Fourth
1
Title:_____________________
Eighth
2
Seventh
8
Sixth
4
Fifth
5
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