Self-instructional Materials

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Modified In-School Off-School Approach Modules (MISOSA)
Distance Education for Elementary Schools
SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
SEQUENCING MAJOR
EVENTS IN A SELECTION/
USING OBJECT PRONOUNS
THAT AGREE IN GENDER
Department of Education
BUREAU OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue
Pasig City

2. Revised 2010
by the Learning Resource Management and Development System (LRMDS),
DepEd - Division of Negros Occidental
under the Strengthening the Implementation of Basic Education
in Selected Provinces in the Visayas (STRIVE).
This edition has been revised with permission for online distribution
through the Learning Resource Management Development System (LRMDS) Portal
(http://lrmds.deped.gov.ph/) under Project STRIVE for BESRA, a project supported
by AusAID.
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This material was originally produced by the Bureau of Elementary
Education of the Department of Education, Republic of the Philippines.

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Are you ready to start reading this new module?
You are interested to read stories, aren’t you? Reading
stories is fun. In this module you will be reading different kinds
of stories. You will read about a legend, the life of blind man
and other selections that tell about one’s experience.
As you read the stories and do all the practice exercises
you will be able to do the following:
• Sequence the major events in a selection
• Use object pronouns that agree in gender and
antecedent
Are you ready now?
Good luck!
SEQUENCING MAJOR EVENTS IN A SELECTION/USING OBJECT
PRONOUNS THAT AGREE IN GENDER AND ANTECEDENT
GETTING READY

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REVIEW TIME
How well can you follow directions?
You are coughing and you wanted to drink cough syrup.
Which of the following directions will you do first?
- Close the bottle tightly
- Shake the bottle very well
- Drink one teaspoonful after every meal
- Keep the bottle in a cool place.
Now read orally the directions in taking the medicine in their correct order.
Now if a friend asks you how to apply ointment on a wound. What will you tell him first?
a. Read the direction on the medicine label
b. Wash the wound with soap and water
When you give or follow directions you give the directions in the correct order.
In reading a story you also have to remember the events or happenings in their correct
order.
STUDY TIME
Read the paragraph below.
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Every afternoon, father and Ben go fishing. They row the boat into the sea.
Soon father throws the net into the water. After a while their nets become heavy. They
catch plenty of fish.

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These sentences fell about the events that happened in the story.
a. they catch plenty of fish.
b. they row the boat into the sea.
c. father throws the net into the water.
Are the sentences in their correct order? _______
Which sentences should be the first one?
Read the sentences in their correct order.
Here is another story. Read it well and try to remember the events that took place in the
story.
B.
The Farmer and His Dog
The farmer and his dog were walking in the field. Suddenly a rabbit came out of a
hole. The dog ran after the rabbit. The rabbit ran faster than the dog and headed
towards the forest.
The dog came back to the farmer. The farmer teased the dog.
“You are three times bigger than the rabbit.
And you didn’t catch it.
Is the rabbit better than you?
The dog answered.
“Of course, the rabbit ran faster than I did.
He was running for his life.
I was just running for fun.

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1. Which is the first event in the story?
Is it letter D? Yes, it is letter D.
2. Which event comes next?
3. Which is the last event in the story?
The correct order of the sentences are: D, E, B, C and A.
Read orally the sentences in their correct order.
C. Here is a story for you to read.
Do the exercises that follow.
Here are the important events in the story. Read them.
A. The farmer teased the dog for not catching the rabbit.
B. The dog ran after the rabbit as it came out of the hole.
C. The rabbit ran so fast and headed towards the forest.
D. The farmer and his dog were walking in the field.
E. Suddenly a rabbit leaped before the farmer and his dog.
The First Earthquake
Inok was the first man in the island of Mindanao. Bathala made Inok strong
and mighty. He wanted to be great. He would be the father of mankind.
Inok enjoyed all things created for him like fruits, fish and small animals. But
Inok was lonely for he was alone. He prayed to Bathala to give him someone of his
kind. Bathala gave him a weaker but beautiful and kind companion. Bathala was
afraid that tow strong people might destroy the earth. Bathala sent Inok a
companion, the first woman created on earth.
Inok first saw the woman riding on a wave of white foam from the sea. The
foam moved slowly towards the shore. Inok fell on his knees as she walked at
toward him. He embraced her and said. “I will call you Mahayag. You are the
sunshine of my life. You came to me with rising sun.”

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Both of them fell on their knees to thank Bathala for having blessed them.
Bathala gave Inok and Mahayag a dove as a gift to remind them of his love. Bathala
told them to take care of his gift. Something terrible would happen if the gift is not
cared well. The couple lived happily in their cave home. Soon they were blessed by
a son whom they called Bugtong.
Inok taught Bugtong how to catch fish, hunt animals and use the bow and
arrow. Most of all Bugtong loved using the bow and borrow. He used them very
often. One day, he took his bow and arrow and accidentally pulled the string. It
whizzed in the air. The arrow hit and killed the dove, the gift of Bathala to Inok and
Mahayag. The earth trembled when the dove hit the ground. And that was the first
earthquakes come when Bathala remember what happened to his gift.

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These are the events that happened in the story. Number the sentences in their correct
order. Write your answers in your notebook.
_____ a. Bathala gave Inok a woman companion named Mahayag.
_____ b. A dove was given by Bathala as a gift to them.
_____ c. Bathala made Inok strong and mighty to be the father of mankind.
_____ d. Inok and Maahyag were blessed by a son whom they named Bugtong.
_____ e. Earthquake come when Bathala remembered what happened to his gift.
_____ f. Bugtong accidentally killed the dove and it fell to the ground.
_____ g. Bugtong learned to hunt animals using bow and arrow.
_____ h. The first earthquake occurred.
KEEP IN MIND
In reading or listening to a story, try to remember the important events in
their proper order. Sequencing events will help you in retelling a story read or
heard.

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PRACTICE TIME
A. Read and do the exercises that follow.
The Master is Coming
Mirriam dreamed the Lord would visit her. She prepared for his visit. She
scrubbed and cleaned the house. She dusted and polished the furniture. She hang
new curtains. Then she prepared bread, roasted meat and good wine for the Lord.
She sat down and waited for the Lord.
Somebody knocked at the door. Mirriam saw a beggar. She said,
“Not today, please!
I’m waiting for the Lord.”
She closed the door and waited. There was another knock. She opened
the door to a woman asking for help. Her son was renting one of the rooms in the
block. She got her directions mixed up.
“Not today, please!
I’m waiting for the Lord.”
She closed the door and waited some more. Soon there was another
knock. A boy asked for some empty bottles and old newspapers.
“Not today, please!
I’m waiting for the Lord.”
Night came. The Lord did not come. Mirriam cried. She heard a voice.
“Mirriam. I came to you three times.
Three times your turned me out.

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Answer each question. Write your answer in your notebook.
1. How did Mirriam prepare for the Lord’s visit? Number in the correct order the
things she did to prepare for the Lord’s visit.
a. She hangs new curtains.
b. She scrubbed and cleaned the house.
c. She prepared bread, roasted meat and good wine.
d. She dusted and polished the furniture.
2. Who were the visitors of Mirriam on that day? Number in the order they came.
a. A boy asking for some empty bottles and old newspapers.
b. A man begging for some food.
c. A woman asking for help to locate her son’s in the block.
3. Which event tells the beginning of the story? Copy the letter.
a. Mirriam cried when the Lord did not come.
b. Mirriam dreamed the lord would visit her.
c. Mirriam closed the door when she saw the woman.
d. Mirriam prepared for the Lord’s visit.
4. Which event is the last part of the story? Copy the letter.
a. A beggar knocked at Mirriam’s door.
b. A boy asked for some empty bottles and old newspaper.
c. Mirriam prepared for the coming of the Lord.
d. Mirriam cried and heard the Lord’s voice.
B. Here are sentences about the story “The Master is coming”. Read and study them.
1. Mirriam waited for the Lord to come.
2. She waited for him the whole day.
3. A beaggar knocked at her door and greeted her.
4. She told him to go away.
5. A woman came at some other day.
6. She told her to come at some other day.
7. A boy asked her for some other day.
8. She did not give him for she was busy waiting for the Lord.
9. The Lord did not come. Mirriam cried and said. “Lord you told me you will
come.
10. The Lord answered. “I vLord answered. “I visited you three times but you drove
me away.”

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Do you think Mirraim learned a lesson from her experience?
How about you-what leson did you learn from the story?
There are underlined words in the sentences. Study the meaning of these words.
beggar
Him-refers to male
boy
Mirriam
Her-refers to female
woman
Me-refers to the person talking
You-refers to the person you are talking with
Do you know what these words are?
These are another kind of pronoun.
You have already learned the personal pronouns he, she, it, we and they which are
used to replace names of persons or things.
Read the sentences again. You will notice the words come after the verb or the action
word.
These pronouns are called object pronouns. They are used as the object of the verb.
Object pronouns refer to persons or things. Read them.

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Here are some more sentences for you to study about object pronouns. Read them.
1. Mirriam told her visitors to 1. She told them she was
come at some other day waiting for the Lord.
2. “I dreamed that the Lord will 2. MY mother told us to prepare
visit me. “Mirriam said to her for the visit of the Lord.
3. The boy bought a bottle of 3. A group of boys bought
coke. He bought a bottle of several bottles of coke. They
He bought it at Mirriam’s store bought them at Mirriam’s store.
4. Mother told me, “ You wash 4. Mother my sister and I.
the dishes.”
“ You go to the market after washing
the dishes”.
Read the following paragraphs.
Ato and Lota are my Igorot friends. They just arrived from Baguio. Mona
gave me everlasting flowers. I thanked her for the flowers. Ato gave me a red
rose I put it on the flower vase. In return I gave on the flower vase. In return I
gave him a handkerchief. He likes it very much.
My family loves them. They are courteous and polite. Mother said,
“Someday we will see you and Ato there.”
To whom do the underlined words refer to?
Now, do the same with the following exercises. Do this orally.
Example: tanked her-refers to mona
1. put it
2. gave him
3. likes it
4. loves them
5. see you

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C. Do this practice exercises. Write the correct object pronoun for each of the
underlined nouns to complete the sentences in letter b. Write your answer in your
notebook.
1. a. My friends Mona and Ato wanted to go to the city.
b. We met ___ at the bus station.
2. a. Ato bought a wood carving of the Last Supper.
b. He gave ____ to Mother.
3. a. Mona brought fresh vegetables.
b. We cooked ____ for lunch.
4. a. My aunt invited Mona, Ato and I to their house.
b. She gave _____ some chocolate candies.
5. a. Mother and Mona went to the department store.
b. She bought _____ a new dress.
D. Study the event.
Rearrange the events in a way to make a story.
___ a. The earth shook and trembled on August 02, 1968.
___ b. Its occupant were buried in a mountain of debris.
___ c. The Ruby Tower that housed around 600 people toppled down.
___ d. They gave food and water and treated the people who were wounded.
___ e. Ki9nd hearted people rushed to the scene
of tragedy.
E. Now you can do the following:
Are you fond of drawing? If so, draw on a piece of paper, everything you did last
Saturday. Show it to a friend or to you teacher the next time you see her. Draw your
pictures in sequence.

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TEST YOURSELF
A. Below are pictures of events. Study them and answer the questions that follow.
Write the letters of you answers.
1. Which event in the series of pictures happened first?
2. Which is the second event?
3. Which picture tells the third event?
4. Which event is last in the series?
When you have answered the questions about the picture events, continue
with the activity on the next page.

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Now, read carefully the list of events on the life of Claro M. Recto. Arrange
these events in correct sequence showing time order. Copy only the letters of the
events.
Check your work with your teacher and find out if you did well
A. Claro M. Recto, known politician. firs served as congressman for Batangas in
1919.
B. After being congressman for the third term he as elected senator.
C. He was re-elected as congressman for another term.
D. A year before his membership to the Supreme Court, he was president of the
convention that made the constitution.
E. Claro M. Recto died in Rome during a trip around the world.
G. In 1935, he was made member of the Supreme Court.

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Work on the following as an added exercise. Hope you enjoy doing it.
The Savior of the Blind
(Find out who is called “Savior of the Blind.” Why is he called by that name?)
Once a boy name Louis shouted in pain. He father came running. He saw
blood oozing from his eyes. The three-year old boy had tried to use an awl to make a
hole in a piece of leather while his father was busy at work. The awl instead hit his eye.
The boy was taken to a physician in Paris. He said that the case was hopeless for the
boy’s eye was already been infected. Since then the boy had been blind.
One day some years after the unfortune incident, Louis told his father that we
would like to read.
His Father told him about a school for the blind in Paris. He told his parents he
would like to go and he could manage being alone.
In the early 1800s, teaching the blind to read was difficult and tedious. Pupils
ran their fingers along twigs shaped into the letters on the alphabet. Learnings ended
because of the unavailability of books made of twigs.
So Luis left his hometown and enrolled in a school for the blind in Paris.
In the early 1800s, teaching the blind to read was difficult and tedious. Pupils
ran their fingers along twigs shaped into the letters of the alphabet. Learnings ended
because of the unavailability of books made of twigs.
Other methods were devised like embossing letters of the alphabet on cloth so
they could be felt with the fingers. There were very few of such embossed books for
they were expensive and very heavy because of the big sizes of the letters.
Louis, with his strong desire to read, kept on thinking how the blind will be
freed from their dark prison. The only way for him to do this is though books.
One day, already a teacher, heard about a system of “Night Writing” invented
by a French army officer. It consisted of a series of dots punched into thick paper.
Louis thought that it was it. That would be the tool that will allow the blind to
read books.

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Day in and day out, Louis punched and punched up to the wee hours of the
nigh until he succeeded.
Louis Braille had come up with a code system of reading and writing for the
blind. The Braille System that had freed them from darkness and had opened windows
to the world though they could not see.
Adapted
Exercise for you to do.
Exercise I
Write t he object pronoun for the underlined words in the sentence.
Write your answer in your notebook.
1. Louis’ father told Louis that there was a school for the blind.
2. Louis told his parents that he would like to go to school.
3. A big book with embossed letters was given to the girl.
4. Louis said, ‘The big book was very heavy for me and my classmate to carry.
5. Louis asked his classmates, “Are you going with Louis?
What can you say about Louis Braille?
Write your answer in your notebook.
Answer the following;
1. Why did Louis go to Paris? What character traits did he show with his decision
to leave home?
2. Describe the ways the blind was taught to read in those days. What difficulties
went with each method? Which one was the most useful? Read again this part
of the selection.
3. What was Louis’ dream in life? Did he realize his dream? What helped him
realize his dream? Read this part of the story to a friend.
4. What lesson do you learn from the story Louis? Discuss with a friend your
suggestions on what to do to avoid similar unpleasant incidents in life.

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Exercise 2 – Number from 1 to 5 the following sentences in proper sequences.
______ a. Louis went to Parish to study in school for the blind.
______ b. The Braille System has freed the blind form their dark prison.
______ c. When Louis was young boy, he hurt his eyes with an awl while playing.
______ d. He worked day and night on his code system until he succeeded.
______ e. Louis heard about Night Writing invented by a French army officer.
Show you work to your teacher.
Thank you for working on this module.
Congratulations for a job well done!