English:

Quarter 2- module 8:
Transcoding Linear
and Nonlinear
 OBJECTIVES:
 distinguish linear and non-linear texts;
 appreciate the importance of using
graphic organizers to understand the
text;
 present information through graphic
organizers; and
 construct a paragraph out of the graphic
organizer.
 What’s In
Direction:
Group the following pictures according to their
similarities. Draw a line to connect the picture to its
group labeled as Group A, for pictures that use texts
that need to be read from beginning to end and
Group B, for pictures with texts that do not need to
be read from beginning to end.
 Character Map Poem Letter Venn Diagram

A
pictures that use texts that need
B
pictures with texts that do not
to be read from beginning to need to be read from beginning
end to end
 What’s New
Directions:
Refer to the previous activity. Write your answers
in the table below.

A B
 What is it?
What is a Linear text and a Non-linear text? How do they
differ?

Linear Text Non-linear Text

Refers to traditional texts Refers to texts that do

Definition that need to be read from not need to be read from
beginning to the end. beginning to the end.
 What is it?
Linear Text Non-linear Text
There is only one reading There are multiple
Reading path, which is decided by reading paths. They are
path the determined by
author. the reader.

Typically includes printed Typically includes

Content
texts. digital texts.
 What is it?

Linear Text Non-linear Text

It may take time to find the Allows readers to find

Efficiency information readers are more information
searching for. efficiently
 What is it?

Linear Text Non-linear Text

• Tables
• Novels
• Pie charts
• Poems
• Flow charts
• Letters
Examples • Pictures
• Textbooks
• Diagrams
• News Reports
• Character Maps
• Essays
• Sequence Charts
Some examples of
Linear Texts
Essay
An essay is a short formal
piece of writing dealing
with a single subject.
Letter
A letter is a written, typed, or
printed communication,
especially one sent in an

envelope by mail or
messenger
Poem
A poem is a piece of writing
that partakes of the nature of
both speech and song that is
nearly always rhythmical,
usually metaphorical.
Poem
It often exhibits such formal
elements as meter, rhyme, and
stanza structure.
Some examples of
Non-linear Texts
Sequence Chart
A graphic sequence organizer is a
tool that helps visualize the order
of steps of a process or a timeline
of events, etc. It can also be used
for note-taking, lesson planning,
and essay writing.
Sequence Chart
How to use it:

Step 1: Identify the steps in

the process or event.

Step 2: Using a sequence

chart, arrange these
steps in sequential order
Venn Diagram
A Venn diagram is used to
show comparison
 How to use it:

Step 1: Write down the topics being

compared on the top of each
circle.

Venn Diagram Step 2: Write down the differences or

unique characteristics inside
its own sector, avoiding the
overlapping area.
 How to use it:

Step 3: List the similarities in the

Venn Diagram common area. Identify the
steps in the process or event.
Character Map
A character map is a graphic
organizer that illustrates the
personality elements, flaws,
relationships, and the ultimate
journey of a fictional character.
Character How to use it:
Map Step 1: Draw boxes or circles to
represent the character’s
state at the beginning of the
story, the important plot
points that cause him to
change, and who he ends up
being at the end.
 How to use it:
Character
Map Step 2: Connect the boxes to make a
flow chart.

Step 3: Using the literary text or your

story draft, write specific
quotations from the text that
illustrate that character’s
journey of change.
The difference between linear and non-linear texts mainly
depends on their reading paths.

Since linear texts have a sequential order, they have only

one reading path.

However, non-linear texts have multiple reading paths

since they are non-sequential.
What’s More
Activity 1:
Clear the Doubt
Directions:
Choose the letter of the word
that is close to the meaning of
the underlined word.
Horacio Cabilin worked as curator of the
Rizal Shrine.

A B C D
a caretaker of a guardian of assistant to a principal of a
museum parents priest school
 The nipa houses standing in Rizal’s
Talisay estate are only replicas.

A B C D
fancy original
clear pictures exact copies
imitations models
Rizal’s students built a dike to direct the
rainwater away from the house.

A
A well in
B C D
A platform for A barrier for A bridge
which water
diving into a preventing connecting
can be
pool flood land to water
collected
What’s More
Activity 2: Read and
Comprehend Directions:
Read the excerpt of the essay,
Rizal, the Teacher, and His
Students. Then, do the
activities that follow.
Directions:
After reading the excerpt, analyze the following
questions then write the correct answer on the blank.

1
Who is Horacio Cabilin?
 22
Who is Horacio abilin?
How many students did Rizal have?
How did the students pay him?
 3
By building a dike, what did Rizal teach
his students?
What’s More
Activity 3: Directions:
How Good Am I?
Write the qualities of Rizal by
completing the character map.
On each
line, write one of his qualities
by choosing a word from the
box.
 kind dynamic strict hardworking
lazy arrogant disciplined committed
helpful dedicated innovative heartless

Rizal as a
teacher
What’s More
Activity 4: Directions:
Step by Step
Illustrate the sequence of events
in the letter of Rizal to
Blumentritt from the time he and
his students were building a water
tank. Choose your answers from
the events in the box
 • finished the well
• construction of dike of stone
• teaching language, mathematics and how to work
• building a water tank
• sixteen boys studying with the teacher
• other things they have learned from Rizal
What’s More
Activity 5:
Compare and
Contrast Directions:
Fill in the Venn Diagram with
correct details based on the
essay, “Rizal, the Teacher, and
his Students”.
 COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Qualities that both Rizal and
his students possess
Qualities of Rizal’s
Qualities of Rizal students
What I have
Learned?
Complete Me
Directions:
Assess your learning by completing the statements below.
What I can do?
Write it up
Directions: Take a closer look at the Venn Diagram, showing a
comparison between FLU and COVID-19. Write a
paragraph based on the given details.
Assessment
Te s t 1 : D i r e c t i o n s :
R e a d e a c h i t e m c a r e f u l l y.
Choose the letter of the
best answer and write it
on the blank before the
n u m b e r.
1. What is a linear text?
A. It is a traditional text that needs to be read from the beginning to
the end.
B. It presents graphs and maps.
C. It contains information that is found in a graphic organizer.
D. It includes digital texts.
2. What is a non-linear text?
A.It includes printed texts.
B. It is a traditional text that needs to be read from the beginning to
the end.
C. It is lengthy.
D. It refers to texts that do not need to be read from the beginning to
the end.
3. Which is an example of a linear text?
A. charts B. maps C. essay D. tables
4. Which is an example of a nonlinear text?
A. flow charts B. novels C. narratives D. short stories

5. Why do the readers find the nonlinear text more efficient?

A. It does not take time for the readers to search for information.
B. It is like a picture. The readers will enjoy looking at it.
C. It will help the readers think wisely.
D. It does not distract the reader’s attention.
Assessment
Te s t 2 : D i r e c t i o n s :
Read the procedure of
cooking scrambled eggs in
the box. Then, fill in the
sequence chart with the
correct step or sequence, as
mentioned in the procedure.