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Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Division of Ilocos Sur

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LESSON TITLE:

WRITING A SHORT DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH ABOUT A

CHARACTER OR A SETTING

Name of Teacher –Writer: TERESITA C. DOMINGO

School: ORA WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 People express their ideas, thoughts and feelings about other persons,
places or things by using descriptive words. Descriptive words tell something
about the size, shape, color, kind and number of the person, place, animal or
thing they modify. In addition, these are used to facilitate better communication
and promote better understanding.
Therefore, this Self-Learning Kit was developed to help you improve
your skills in writing short descriptive paragraphs about a character or setting in
stories listened to.

To the Learner

This Self Learning Kit opens an avenue for you to know more about
yourself, to discover your limitations, and be encouraged to do something about
your limitations. This is a learner-friendly because the activities are designed to
have an orderly progression of the mastery of the competency. It is hoped that
you will become self-directed as you work independently in two days. Follow
and understand the directions carefully. Kindly use a separate sheet of paper to
write on your answers. Furthermore, handle this kit with care. Lastly, be honest
in answering all the activities provided.

MELC: Write a short descriptive paragraph about a

character or setting in stories listened to.

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

1. note important details pertaining to character and
setting (EN1LC -llla-j-l.l);
2. value the importance of writing a short descriptive
paragraph correctly; and,
3. use correct descriptive words about a character or a
setting in writing a paragraph.

Before you begin the lesson proper, you need to answer 2

the first activity below.
Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.

1. Which of the following is referred to as a setting of a story?

A child playing his toys
B. Mina is cooking hotdog.
C. The flowers are in bloom.
D. under the mango tree

2. Which words tell us about the characters in the story?

A. Alfonso, Mother, Lion
B. chairs, tables, books
C. plants, pictures, houses
D. pots, balls, ribbons

3. Which are descriptive words?

A. mirror, love, fruits, stars
B. red, friendly, sad, many
C. run, clap, drink, play
D. water, map, ball, tree
4. What words describe in the garden as a setting of a story?
A. new and young
B. original and healthy
C. weak and normal
D. wide and beautiful
5. Which words describe a friend as a character of the story?
A. green, round, one
B. lovely, pretty, sweet
C. move, clap, smile
D. take, grant, give

Today, you will learn how to write a short descriptive

paragraph about a setting and character of a story. In addition,
you will learn to apply again what you have learned in writing
paragraph properly like indention, capitalization of proper 3
nouns and the beginning letter of a sentence and the use of
proper punctuations like comma, period or question mark.
 The following are two important elements of a story:
Characters -these are the persons or animals that take
part in the story.
Setting – tells the time and place the story took place.

Directions: Think of at least five of your favorite short stories read to you by
your mother, your teacher or a friend. List down the characters and setting of
each story by completing the table below. Then, give a word or words that
describe/s the setting and characters.

Title of the story Setting Character/s

1
2
3
4
5

Directions: Read and study the selection. Then, answer the questions that
follow. Write your answer in your notebook.

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 Farm House
The Reyes family owns a farm house in a barrio where they usually stay
during summer time.
Mang Kanor, the father, loves to bring his family to this place because it
is cool, quiet, and the air is so breath-refreshing.
Mona, the only daughter, likes to paint and draw here because she finds it
very inspiring and motivating. She can make lots of funny and interesting
stories here because of the natural and green surroundings. She loves to stay
here with her family every summer time.
1. The characters of the story are _________ and __________.
2. The setting is ___________________ of a barrio.
3. Where did the story happen?
A. Farm House
B. Farmville
C. in the farm
D. in the town
4. Tell something about the place, Farm House.
A. cool, quiet, breath refreshing
B. green, beautiful, cloudy
C. hot, windy, quiet
D. natural, windy, boring
5. What do we call the words that tell something about the place Farm
House?
A. clause
B. descriptive words
C. name words
D. phrase

You were able to note details about the selection read.

You were able to identify the words that describe the place
or setting of the selection like: cool, silent, breath-
refreshing, inspiring, natural, and green. These are some
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examples of descriptive words.
 Read and understand the selection. Then, copy the
descriptive words in the paragraphs.

Nina and Allan

“I am glad it is summer time. It makes me happy because I can go to near lakes

to pick up big snails and get fresh kangkong for our food,” said little Nina.
“Hey, I am also excited because it is summer time. I can play all day and
be merry. I can relax at the farm because it is cool and fresh air. I shall ask
Mother to teach me how to prepare and cook delicious pinakbet and
dinengdeng. Come on! Let us have fun and be happy,” said Allan.

You are now equipped with the skills in writing short

descriptive paragraph. Thus, you are ready to answer the
following exercises.

ACTIVITY 1.
Directions: Read the words in the box. Copy and complete the paragraph by
writing the correct descriptive word for each blank in your notebook.

A. four exciting orderly

lively interesting clean many

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 In the Classroom
Miss Mica de Ocampo arrived early in her classroom that morning. She
was surprised to see her classroom _____ and ________. There were ______
materials placed almost in the _______corners of the room that can make
learning more _______ and ________.

hot perfect windy

B. cloudy beautiful

At the Beach
The children enjoyed the ____day at the beach last Sunday. They did
nothing but boating, fishing, and swimming. The day was ______ but good, it
was ________. They had so much fun in building __________sand castles.

How did you find the activity? Did you enjoy answering? I
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ACTIVITY2
Directions: Read and understand the story. Answer the questions that follow
and write the letter of the correct answer in your notebook.

Homework or Basketball?
Jerome was sitting in the sala. He is doing his English homework. He
looked restless and unhappy while working on his homework. His mother
noticed it.
“What’s the matter Jerome? You seem worried and sad,” asked his
mother. “I can’t understand my English homework, Mother,” answered Jerome.
His mother did not believe on his reason because English has been his
favorite subject since Grade 1. She believed that the main reason was his
sleeping late at night. He had been spending too much time watching basketball
games.
“Please, Mother, I don’t want to miss this basketball game tonight. It is a
crucial game between the two best PBA teams.”
“I’m sorry, Jerome. Your health comes first. You have to relax and go to
bed now. By the time you wake up tomorrow, your English homework will be a
lot easier for you. Turn off the television now,” his mother said.
Jerome felt bad that he had to miss the basketball games but he had to
follow what his mother told him to do so
Jerome woke up early, fresh and ready for school that day. He did not
forget his homework and to his surprise, it was not difficult at all.
1. What is the title of the selection?
A. Basketball or Billiards?
B. Basketball or Boxing?
C. Homework or Basketball?
D. Mother and Son
2. Who wanted to watch the PBA games?

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 A. mother
B. mother and son
C. Jerome
D. Jerome and his classmates
3. Who noticed him of having no concentration doing the homework?
A. his father
B. his friend
C. his grandmother
D. his mother
4. Where did Jerome work for his homework?
A. in the bedroom
B. in the kitchen
C. in the sala
D. In the terrace
5. What descriptive words can you give for Jerome?
A. concern playful, lazy
B. excited, happy, curious
C. studious, friendly, loving
D. unhappy, restless, worried

ACTIVITY 3
Directions: Study the picture. This is Isko. He has a simple party for his
birthday celebration. Write a short paragraph on your paper describing the
feeling of Isko as he is celebrating his birthday. The title of your paragraph is
given.

Isko’s Birthday
Party

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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

What words do you use to describe the setting or the

character of a selection/paragraph?
In writing a short paragraph about a character or
setting in stories, use adjectives or descriptive words to
modify them.

Directions: This is Miss Santos. She is a teacher. On your

paper, write a descriptive paragraph about her. The title is
given for you.

My Idol Teacher

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 ______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

A. Directions: On your paper, copy the paragraph and underline the correct
descriptive word inside the parenthesis to complete it.

Animals are like people. They are (friendly, dirty) and (loving, cruel) when
treated with care.
Jun’s pet color is a (black, tricky) dog. It has a (beautiful, ugly) cage under
the (big, small) tree. It guards the house every time Jun is out.
Pet animals loved to be cuddled, touched and hugged. They need (proper,
improper) care and love and they understand our actions.

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B. Directions: Read the words in the box and copy the paragraph. Write in the
blank with the correct descriptive word.

new strict famous

old daily

My Dream
One of my dreams is to become a ______ singer. I always attend _____
practices with my ______ teacher near our _____ house. My parents support me
to achieve my dream. They bought me a _____ guitar for my daily practice.
C. Directions: On your paper, write a short paragraph using descriptive words
about this setting. Remember the correct way of writing a paragraph. (indention,
punctuation, capitalization of words when needed)

At the Carniva

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Milagros Tadeo et. al, Language Arts 4, New English Series (Manila City:
Rex Publishing House, 2010), 14-15.

Mil Flores Ponciano et.al, Let’s Get Better English 3 LM, First Edition 2015
(Pasig City: Department of Education)
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 Day 1 ( )
Review/ Motivation
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B
Discussion
Farmhouse
1. Mang Kanor and Mona
2. In the farmhouse
3. C
4. A
5. B
Example
Nina and Allan
glad, happy, near
big, fresh, delicious
merry, long

Exercises
Activity 1-A
In the Classroom
Miss Mica de Ocampo arrived late in the classroom that morning. She was
surprised to see her classroom clean and orderly. There were many materials placed
in the four corners of the room that made learning more exciting and interesting

B. At the Beach
The children enjoyed the perfect day at the beach last Sunday. They did
nothing but boating, fishing and swimming. The day was windy but good it’s cloudy.
This made them continued making fun by building beautiful sand castle

Activity 2
Homework or Basketball?
1. A. 4. C
2. C 5. C 14

3. D
 C. At the Carnival
Rubrics for the paragraph writing

Criteria Points
1. The paragraph Is written correctly 5
(correct indention,
B. Isko’s punctuation
Birthday and
Party (The paragraph that learners write will
Capitalization)
vary) 15
2. The paragraph is written butIsko’s
no indention.
Birthday Party 4
3. The paragraphIskois written but9no
is turning indention
years 2 to have a simple
old. He is happy
 Rubrics for the paragraph writing, At the Carnival

Criteria Points
1. The paragraph is written correctly. 5
(correct indention, punctuation &
capitalization)
2. The paragraph is written but no 4
indention.
3. The paragraph is written but no 2
indention and punctuation.

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