Narration is the act of telling a story or recounting a series of events arranged in chronological order, answering 'what happened?' with concrete details, point of view, and sometimes dialogue. Enumeration is the act of listing or naming ideas, items, characteristics, or examples related to one topic, answering 'what are they?' and often using sequence words like first, next, then, and finally to organize the list.
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ENGLISH 4 TERM 1 WEEK 6 DAY 1 | DIFFERENTIATE NARRATION FROM ENUMERATION - DESCRIPTION PATTERNS
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Learning competencies and objectives.
Express ideas appropriately, age appropriate, gender responsive, and culture sensitive for one's purpose, context, and target audience.
Objectives.
Number one, differentiate narration from enumeration description patterns. And number two, identify the structure and write a friendly letter.
Use appropriate nonverbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning.
Objectives: Use facial expressions, and gestures when speaking.
Day one.
Before we start our lesson, let's have a short review.
That's not a complex activity.
Instructions.
Teams of students will have to identify whether the given sentence is complex or not.
Number one, a party in our house is not ideal because our neighbors might oppose it. Is this sentence a complex sentence or not a complex sentence? What is the correct answer?
Very good. This sentence is a complex sentence.
Number two, Helen is very sick today. Is this sentence a complex sentence or not a complex sentence? What is your answer?
Very good. This sentence is not a complex sentence.
Number three. Although Mike is the smartest student in our [music] class, he failed to pass his examinations.
Is this sentence a complex sentence or not a complex sentence? What is your answer?
Very good. This sentence is a complex sentence.
Number four. The cat jumps on the table while I am eating. Is this sentence a complex sentence or not a complex sentence? What is your answer?
Very good. This sentence is a complex sentence.
And for number five, she enjoys swimming. Is this sentence a complex sentence or not a complex sentence? What is your answer?
Very good. This sentence is not a complex sentence.
Lesson purpose.
Learners will listen or watch the story about the ant and the dove.
Just visit the link below.
After watching the video from the link, answer this question. How does the storyteller read?
Is he or she narrating or enumerating?
For unlocking content vocabulary, fill in the correct letter to complete the word. Choose your answers from the letters given below.
Number one, there are missing letters to complete this word. What is this word?
It is extremely wet. What is the correct answer?
Very good. The missing letters are O and E. [music] That means this word is soak. Soak means extremely wet.
Number two. What is this word? There are some missing letters. It is a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends.
What is this word?
Very good. The missing letters are P A and E. That means this word is a paddle.
Paddle is a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends.
Subtopic number one, patterns on development.
Narration is the act of telling a story or recounting a series of events.
The story that follows is an example of narration.
Let's read the story. Last night, I was on my way home when it suddenly rained.
I forgot to bring my umbrella, so I ran to avoid getting completely soaked in the rain. Not seeing where I was going, I fell into the puddle of water. Then a guy helped me to stand. When I looked up, I recognized him. I forgot I was soaking wet and that I felt very cold.
He offered to walk me home and I just nodded. The next day, I saw him in school. At last, we talk like old friends.
Question. Who is telling the story?
Very good.
The story is told by the storyteller using the first person point of view as shown by the use of the pronoun I.
Second question, what important events are narrated by the storyteller?
There are many important events in this story.
Number one, the storyteller was walking home when it suddenly rained.
Number two, the storyteller forgot to bring an umbrella and run to avoid getting soaked.
Number three, the storyteller fell into a puddle because they were not watching where they were going.
Number four, a guy helped the storyteller stand up. Number five, the storyteller recognized the guy.
Number six, he offered to walk the storyteller home.
Number seven, the next day they met again at school.
And number eight, they talked like old friends.
Third question, how are the events arranged?
Very good. The events are arranged in chronological order, meaning they are told in the same sequence in which they happen. From the rain on the first night to meeting again at school the next day.
What is narration?
[music] Events in a narration are arranged in chronological or sequential order. It is because chronology is an important aspect of narration. Chronology includes concrete details, a point of view and sometimes even a dialogue.
What is enumeration?
[bell] Enumeration is the act of process of making or stating a list of things one after another.
The following paragraphs show examples of enumeration. Let's read paragraph one.
COVID 19 is a respiratory illness that is caused by different viruses.
Most people infected by COVID 19 will experience mild and moderate respiratory illnesses and recover without any special treatment.
Let's read paragraph two. As a grade four pupil, Emmanuel is already motivated in many ways. He does things in order so that he will not forget anything when he starts helping his parents. First, he would assist his mother in doing some household chores.
Next, he would go to his father in the farm to pasture the caribou in the field. Then, he would gather firewood to be carried back home. Finally, he would burn the midnight oil working on his assignments and study his lesson.
Now, answer the following question. What is the main idea in each paragraph?
In paragraph one, the main idea is that COVID 19 is a respiratory illness and most infected people experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment.
What evidence or specific examples support the main ideas?
Examples: COVID 19 is a respiratory illness.
It is caused by different viruses.
Most infected people have mild and moderate respiratory illnesses. Most people recover without any special treatment. Those are specific examples support the main ideas.
What is the main idea in each paragraph for paragraph 2?
The main idea is that Emmanuel is a responsible and motivated grade four pupil who completes his task in an organized order.
What evidence or specific examples support the main ideas?
Examples.
He first helps his mother with household chores.
Next, he helps his father pasture the carabow.
Then he gathers firewood to bring home.
Finally, he finishes his assignments and studies his lessons.
These are the specific examples support the main ideas.
The second paragraph uses the words first, next, then, and finally. What do we call these words?
Very good. These words are called sequence words or signal words for sequence also known as transition words.
How do these words contribute to the development of ideas of the paragraph?
This sequence words like first, next, then, and finally show the order in which the events or actions happen, making the paragraph organized, easy to follow, and helping the reader understand the correct sequence of Emanuel's activities.
First, next, then, and finally are examples of transition or signal words.
These words show that important ideas are enumerated in a given text.
And now let's have a work example instructions.
Identify whether the paragraph shows narration or enumeration.
First paragraph. The child was very excited in the ice cream parlor. There was a world of chocolate, vanilla, mango, strawberry, apple, grapes, and every possible flavor.
Is this paragraph shows narration or enumeration? What is your answer?
Very good. This paragraph shows enumeration because it lists different flavors of ice cream.
Second paragraph. What could I say about Fernando?
He was someone attentive. He liked watching video games, singing, going fishing with his friends, and studying.
In short, he was a very well-rounded young man.
Is this paragraph shows narration or enumeration? What is your answer?
Very good. This paragraph shows enumeration because it lists Fernando's interests and qualities.
Third paragraph.
He came and talked to us for a few moments. He seemed upset, but he managed to get through all the bad news. Shaking our hands before he left the house come twilight, he seemed to feel better now that he had delivered the news. He waved from the car as he pulled out the driveway, narrowly missing the mailbox again and drove off to return home.
Is this paragraph shows narration or enumeration? What is your answer?
Very good. This paragraph shows narration because it tells a sequence of events that happen over time.
And for paragraph 4, it was late summer the last time we saw Max. He was standing at the edge of the hill and he never looked up even though he knew we were there. He was there to see Carrie, but he never showed up. Max was still there waiting for Carrie to come. After a few hours, we decided to go home and Max stayed hoping he would meet Carrie.
Is this paragraph shows narration or enumeration?
What is your answer?
Very good. This paragraph shows narration because it tells a story with events arranged in chronological order.
Narration is a type of paragraph that tells a story or describes a series of events in the order they happened. It answers the question, what happened?
For example, Maria woke up early. She ate breakfast, went to school, attended her classes, and returned home in the afternoon.
Enumeration is a type of paragraph that lists or names ideas, items, [music] characteristics or examples related to one topic. It answers the question, what are they? For example, fruits rich in vitamin C include oranges, lemons, mangoes, pineapples, and guavas.
And now let us proceed for formative assessment.
For letter A, identify whether the statement below is a narration or enumeration.
Number one, I like everything about him.
his smile, his personality and his sense of humor. Is this statement a narration or enumeration?
What is your answer?
Very good. This statement shows enumeration.
Number two, she unpacked her suitcase, her toothbrush, her slippers, her shirt, her pants, and her laptop. Is this statement a narration or enumeration?
What is your answer?
Very good. This statement shows enumeration.
And for number three, I was 7 years old when I started singing. My mother taught me to sing. My favorite song is Dream.
As I got older, I became a choir member.
Singing is a God-given talent that I will treasure.
Is this statement a narration or enumeration? What is your answer?
Very good. This statement shows narration.
So kids, do you understand our lesson for today?
Wow.
Good job.
Kids, I hope you learned a lot from this lesson. Until our next topic. Bye-bye kids.
Thank you for watching.
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