Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF MANDAUE CITY
Jose L. Briones St.,Mandaue City

Orpheus
( Elements of a Short Story)

SELF-LEARNING KIT
FOR ENGLISH 10 LEARNERS
(E10-Wk6)
 FOREWORD

This Self-Learning Kit (SLK) is English 10 is made for the students

of grade ten especially for those who cannot attend classes on face to
face basis or on online platforms. This modality of learning is provided
by the Department of Education in the Philippines to safeguard the
health of every learner due to the on-going pandemic-COVID 19 that
has struck the whole world.

In this kit, the most essential learning competency and objectives

are set for every learner to master skills, allowing learners to evaluate
text contents, elements, features, and properties using set of criteria.
This SLK provides activities for the development of higher order
thinking skills. This contains also the assessment to check the learning
of every student of the focused skill.

Please take care of this SLK, do the task religiously and submit this
back to the teacher as scheduled.

Keep safe and stay healthy!

God bless.

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LEARNING Evaluate text content, elements,
COMPETENCY: features, and properties using
a set of criteria.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Determine the elements of the given

texts.
2. Trace the development of the
story through graphic organizer.
3. Evaluate the content of the given story
using a criteria.

What Happened?

Pre-Activity: A. Fill ! Feel! Not to Fail!

Direction: Fill in the blanks with what is described. Find the answers from the pool
of words in the box.
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Climax resolution plot point of view characters
setting theme Conflict falling action

___________________ 1. the series of events in the story

___________________ 2. the persons involved in the story
___________________ 3. tells the place, time, season when the story happened.
___________________ 4. the most interesting part.
___________________ 5. the problem of the main character in the story
___________________ 6. how the story being told.
___________________ 7. the ending of the story.
___________________ 8. the lesson of the story
___________________ 9. how the conflict being solved.

B.“ I LOVE IT”

Write your own story, maybe your experience or your family or

friend’s experience. Then, fill in the graphic organizer below to easily
trace the happenings.

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Title/Author______________________________________________________

Plot (Beginning, Middle , End)

Questions

1. How did you start your story?

_______________________________________________________________________
2. Which part of your story did you introduce your characters? How did you
introduce your characters and the setting for the readers to imagine?

3. How did you organize your story?

________________________________________________________________________
4. Are all the elements present in your story? If yes, what are your bases to
make your story complete?
________________________________________________________________________
5. What are the elements of a short story? What are its characteristics?

___________________________________________________________________________

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 What to Learn?

• the physical location, but also the time the action takes place.
Setting
• It is the where and the when of a story

• characters are most often people or animals.

• .Writers use characters to perform the actions and speak the
Characters dialogue of a story

• relates to the events that happen in a story.

• can be further divided into sub-elements such as: introduction,
Plot rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

• refers to the underlying insight, the moral or idea that the writer is
expressing through the story.
Theme • .It is often thought of as the ‘message’ of the story.

• the narrator or speaker in the story?

• can be first person, second person or third person point of view.
Point of • First person if narrator is tha main character. The subject is "I".
View • Second person if narrator is one of the characters in the story
• third person if the narrator is not invloved in the story

The Flow of the Story

climax
climax falling
rising action
resolution
action/
introduc coflict
tion
Ending

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 Plot is a sequence of events in a story that force a character to make
increasingly difficult decisions, driving the story toward a climactic event and
resolution..

1. Exposition or introduction. This establishes characters and setting. Not all your
world-building happens here, but this is where you show your readers what
“normal” is for your characters. That way, readers will know what’s wrong when
we hit the next step.
2. Rising action, which reveals the conflict. You know that quote about getting
your characters up a tree, then throwing rocks at them? This is rock-throwing
time. Here’s where you raise the stakes and begin building up to the story’s
climax. It’s crucial that your readers know what’s at stake here; it’s also critical
that they clearly understand the conflict.
3. The climax, or turning point. You’ve been building up to this moment all story
long. This is the moment that matters most, the moment a character’s
choice determines the outcome of the conflict. The big conflict must be
addressed here. If you did it right, this is the worst (i.e. best) moment of tension in
the whole story, setting your readers on edge, which means now it’s time for . . .
4. Falling action. It’s time to wind everything down, nice and easy. Here’s where
you address all the other problems and questions you’ve brought up, filling in
the holes. More importantly, this is also where you explore the results of your
characters’ decisions. Think consequences, folks; every choice your characters
made have had an effect, and however they resolved the conflict, here’s
where we see what happened after.
5. Resolution. Now, in the resolution, you’re establishing “normal” all over again—
but the new normal, incorporating the changes and experiences of your
characters. Your readers can sit with your characters a little in their new normal,
emotionally wrapping everything up so your reader can put the book away
without flipping back through the pages to see what they missed. It’s a scene-
closure with enough finality to deserve those two words: The End.

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 Read this story and answer the questions below:

Orpheus was the son of Apollo, the Greek god of music and poetry.
Eurydice was a beautiful nymph. Their tragic love story would tell the tale of
losing someone you love and having the opportunity to get them back if you
can follow one simple rule.

Orpheus Plays the Lyre

Apollo is the Greek god of music and poetry, and he is most famously
known for playing the lyre, a musical instrument made of strings, and a tortoise
shell. Apollo gave his son a lyre and taught him how to play.
Orpheus quickly learned how to play and could play more beautifully
than his father Apollo. Wherever Orpheus would play his lyre, objects would
come to life, and beings would become entranced by the music. Orpheus had
a true talent for playing music.

Orpheus Falls in Love with Eurydice

One day, Orpheus was in the woods playing the lyre that his father had
given him when he noticed a beautiful wood nymph named Eurydice. Eurydice
had heard Orpheus playing the lyre, and she was drawn to the beautiful music.
Likewise, Orpheus was drawn to the beauty of Eurydice. It was love at first sight
for them.

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 Orpheus and Eurydice Get Married

Orpheus and Eurydice were madly in love and spending all their time together,
so they got married. They had a beautiful ceremony with a festive celebration
afterward. Hymenaios, the god of marriage who blessed their matrimony,
warned Orpheus and Eurydice that the harmony of their marriage would not
last.

However, Orpheus and Eurydice were in love, and nothing seemed to

be less than perfect in their relationship.

A Fatal Snakebite

Eurydice was a beautiful nymph, and her beauty was apparent to more
than just Orpheus. A shepherd named Aristaeus had noticed Eurydice’s beauty
and wanted her for himself, so he hid in the bushes and waited for her. He
planned to kill Orpheus and take Eurydice as his own.

As Eurydice and Orpheus neared, Aristaeus jumped out but was unable to
kill Orpheus. Instead, Orpheus grabbed Eurydice, and they began running
through the woods away from Aristaeus. As they ran, Aristaeus chased them.
Orpheus held Eurydice’s hand as they ran through the woods until he felt her fall
and slip out of her hands.

When he turned around, Orpheus saw Eurydice had stepped on a

venomous snake that had bitten her. She was dying, and Orpheus was unable
to save her. Eurydice died in the woods from a venomous snakebite and
descended to the underworld.

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 Orpheus Goes to the Underworld

Orpheus was not the same person he was after Eurydice died. He no
longer enjoyed playing the lyre, and he no longer enjoyed life. Orpheus wanted
Eurydice back, and he did the only thing he knew: he asked his father for help.

Orpheus asked Apollo to help him go into the underworld and retrieve his
wife. Apollo went to Hades, the god of the underworld, and told him that
Orpheus wanted to visit him to request the return of his wife, Eurydice.

With his lyre in hand, Orpheus made his way into the underworld and
found Hades. Orpheus played his lyre and sang to Hades and those in the
underworld to hear. Everyone in the underworld was moved by the beautiful
song that Orpheus played for his wife.

Hades agreed to let Orpheus take his wife to the upper world under one
condition: Orpheus had to lead Eurydice out of the underworld and could not
look back at her for any reason.

Hades told Orpheus that he could look at Eurydice when she finally
entered the light of the upper world, but he could not look at her while she was
in the dark in the underworld. Hades warned that if Orpheus turned and looked
at Eurydice while she was still in the dark, she would be condemned to the
underworld forever.

Orpheus was overjoyed that his plan had worked, and he began leading
Eurydice out of the underworld. As they were nearing the upper world, Orpheus
could hear the land of the living above him and could not contain his
excitement.

Orpheus finally entered the light in the upperworld and turned around to
embrace his wife, but she had not emerged from the underworld. She was still in
the dark when Orpheus turned around to hug her. At that moment, Eurydice
was condemned to the underworld forever.
- Source: https://www.theoi.com/articles/the-tragic-myth-about-orpheus-and-eurydice/

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 What Have You Learned?
Activity A: Determine the elements of the above story and fill in the graphic
organizers below.

Story Elements

Characters Setting

Problem Solution

Theme

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Activity B: Determine what elements of a story are the following
texts/situations best describe . Write your answer on the space
provided. Choose from the pool of words. There may be
repetitions.

1. The point of highest tension in a story is _______.

a. falling action c. climax
b. conflict d. plot
2. The theme of a short story is ________.
a. the series of event c. the problem or struggle
b. the central idea d. the time and place the story happen
3. The plot of the story is made up of___________.
a. the characters c. the problem or conflict
b. the series of events d. the details of the characters
4. Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our
scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood
makes civil hands unclean. This is an example of ___________.
a. characters c. setting
b. description of characters d. exposition
5. Every year, the end of summer, lazy and golden, invites grief and regret.
This is an example of ____________.
a. introduction c. setting
b. plot d. climax

Activity C: Determine if the story has the complete element by putting a check
mark if it meets to the criteria given below otherwise put an X mark.

Criteria
I can read the descriptive words and phrases to describe the
characters.
I can read the beginning that properly introduced the people
involved, the place and the time where it happened.
I can sentences to explain the plot
I can identify the problem and solution.
I can identify the beginning, the middle and end.
I can tell how the problem is solved.
I can tell who the narrator is.
I can tell the characteristics of the people involved.
There is a theme that revolves in the story.
There are strong words to describe the characters.

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 A story has five basic but important elements. These five components are:
the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution. These
essential elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to
develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.

My scores for this module are:

Activity A = _____/10

Activity B = _____/5

Activity C = _____/10

Total Score =_____/25

References

https://www.literacyideas.com/teaching-story-elements

https://www.courses.lumenlearning.com/introlietrature/chapter/how-to-
analyze-a-short-story

https://www.theoi.com/article.the/tragic-myth-about-orpheus-and-eurydice/

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF MANDAUE CITY
Mandaue City

NIMFA D. BONGO, Ed. D., CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

ESTELA B. SUSVILLA, Ph.D., CESO VI

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

JAIME P. RUELAN, Ed. D.

OIC-Chief Curriculum Implementation Division

ISMAELITA N. DESABILLE, Ph. D.

Education Program Supervisor-LRMDS

MERCEDITA M. DEMORAL, Ed. D.

Education Program Supervisor-English

ARLENE M. OMAQUE
Writer/Illustrator/Layout Artist
It is hoped that you have understood and mastered the competencies
covered in the Self-Learning Kit. The skills you have learned will be of great
help as you take part in the challenging demands of society.

The enriching experiences you have gained through this learning material
enable you to know more about yourself, especially your capabilities.
Hence, you are ready to extend your horizons.

Learning the essential competencies in English 10 is to prepare you to

become globally competitive in the future. As you meet the complex
demands of the global world, you stand confident because of the wide
range of competencies you have mastered which made you more
expressive of your thoughts and ideas.

Bringing up rear, as productive learners, you are equipped with the 21st
century skills which you need to be ready for tomorrow’s world.

Answer Key
Activity A. Varied
Activity B. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. c
Activity C. Varied

LearningResourceManagementandDevelopmentCenter
(LRMDC)
Curriculum Implementation Division
Division of Mandaue City