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What’s New

Read the parable entitled “The Story of the Pencil”, an excerpt from the novel “Like
the Flowing River”, which was written by Paulo Coelho. It is a thought-provoking
story about a nondescript object that gives a powerful message. Read the story aloud
to yourself and find out how the author creatively portrays the parable.

Before you read, familiarize yourself first with the author’s achievements.

Paulo Coelho

 The pride of Brazil whose novel, The Alchemist, became a


worldwide phenomenon; one of the best-selling books in history
with 190 million copies sold and translated into 80 languages
 Musician and lyricist prior to pursuing a writing career as a novelist
 Published 30 books, majority of which are novels
 Recipient of international awards, among these awards are:
- Spain’s Elle- Best International Writer (2008)
- Denmark’s Hans Christian Anderson Award (2007)
- Mexico’s Las Pergolas Prize (2006)
- American Wilbur Award (2006)

The Story of the Pencil


By: Paulo Coelho

The Grandchild was looking at his grandma writing a letter. Suddenly he


asked: “Are you writing a story about us? Is it by chance a story about me?”

The grandma stopped writing, smiled and said to her grandchild, “Indeed
I am writing about you, however more important than the words is the pencil I am
using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.”

The child looked at the pencil curiously, but could not see anything special.

“But . . . it is exactly the same as every other pencil I saw in my life.”

“It is all in the way you look at things. There are five qualities in that pencil
that, if you will be able to maintain, will make you a man in peace with the whole
world.

‘First quality: you can make big things, but never forget that there is a hand
guiding your steps. This hand we call it God, and he will always have to address you
towards his will.’

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‘Second quality: sometimes I have to stop writing and
use a sharpener. This makes the pencil suffer a little, but at
the end it will be sharper. So, learn to bear a little pain
because it will make you a better man.’

‘Third Quality: the pencil always allows us to use an


eraser to cancel mistakes. Understand that correcting
something we did is not necessarily a bad thing, but
something fundamental to keep us on the right path.’

‘Fourth quality: what is really important in the pencil is not the wood or the
shape, but the lead that is inside. So, be always careful of what happens inside of
yourself.’
‘At the end, the fifth quality is: always leave a sign. In any case, be aware that
everything you do in your life will leave trails; try to be conscious of every single
action.’

Notes to the Teacher


Parable and fable are being compared with one another most of the
time because of their confusing characteristics. Both have many
aspects in common, with more similarities than difference.

FABLE PARABLE

a short story designed


a brief story
to allegoricallly teach
illustrating a moral
some religious
or revealing general
principle, moral
truths about human
lesson, or general
nature
truths

often includes talking


animals or animated includes real or literal
objects as the principal occurrences to which
characters anyone can relate

Example: The Ants Example: The Plant


and the Grasshopper Sower

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What is It

Multimedia is an essential avenue to transform unique adaptations of a literary,


thus making learning outputs interesting and productive. To have a creative
adaptation of literary genres, the following concepts have to take into
considerations:

A. Multimedia and its Concepts


A multimedia is an electronic application used to teach lessons or to
further educate learners on a particular topic. It is a presentation of material
that uses both words and pictures in a combination of text, voice, picture or
video. Using interactive digital tools to tell a story is called digital storytelling and
often uses a combination of multimedia venues to complete the task. The use of
multimedia allows educational ideas and materials to be presented in a more
artistic, inspired and engaging way.

B. Uses of Multimedia and its Formats

There are many uses of multimedia for a deeper understanding of a


lesson. Audiobooks are ideal for second-language learners. Song files and music
videos can be used to compare social norms in different eras. Multimedia can
offer students a better understanding of the lesson.

The multimedia formats from various media include: text and graphics
for slideshows, presentations, diagrams and infographics. Audio has podcasts
and recordings. Screen captures, lecture captures and animation are examples
of video components of multimedia. Other multimedia components include
blogs, vlogs, webinars and other interactive content.

Multimedia applications include the interaction of different media types


like animation, video, text and sound. It has become a part of our lives as soon
as we entered the digital age. Before the modern technology, there are tools
helping us appreciate some of the types of multimedia such as videos on
television. There are various components of multimedia such as:

1. Videos
Digital video is a primary component in
multimedia, especially those that appear online
and on television. The different formats of
these types of multimedia include WMI, AVI,
MPED and flash. Some of these formats are
better than others because they load faster and
can be viewed or loaded using different
https://www.thejigsaw.in/blog/ho
w-to-make-youtube-videos

platforms and operating systems.

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Many videos have changed formats ever since the mobile phone industry
became more advanced in technology.

Many of the video formats require plug-ins on browsers and specific mobile
applications to load. Here is a list of multimedia formats:

Format File Description


MPEG. Developed by the Moving Pictures
.mpg
MPEG Expert Group. The first popular video format
.mpeg
on the web. Not supported anymore in HTML.
AVI (Audio Video Interleave). Developed by
Microsoft. Commonly used in video cameras
AVI .avi
and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows
computers, but not in web browsers.
WMA (Windows Media Audio). Developed by
WMA .wma Microsoft. Plays well on Windows computers,
but not in web browsers.
Flash Video is a container file format used to
swf
flash deliver digital video content over the Internet
(small web file}
using Adobe Flash Player version 6 and newer.
MP3 files are actually the sound part of MPEG
files. MP3 is the most popular format for
MP3 .mp3 music players. Combines good compression
(small files) with high quality. Supported by all
browsers.
MP4 is a video format, but can also be used for
MP4 .mp4
audio. Supported by all browsers.
Source: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_media.asp

2. Animation
Animation is a form of art for most people, especially
those that are in the business of producing animated
movies. Right now, animation has become interactive,
allowing users to directly affect the outcome of animated
components and events. Flash is the most common
platform for animation, and using this component, the
interactivity of animation is enhanced.

3. Text https://www.hitechanimation.com/blog/top-5-
animated-character-who-changed-the-face-of-
Text has always been and will always be the animation-industry/

most common among the types of multimedia


components in different applications. Text in
combination with other media components
can make any application more user-friendly.
By using text, interactivity is increased. Text
elements are particularly important for
accessibility purposes. Users of an application
need to input text for the system to identify
them. Text is also used to create a digital http://todo.design/photoshop-tutorial-how-
signature, such as in passwords. to-make-a-portrait-made-only-of-text/

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4. Images
Digital image files are needed to
create videos and animation. A user
would sooner go to a website filled with
colorful photographs than one that
contains only text elements. Familiar
image formats include jpeg and png.
These formats permit editing. Images
are created by graphic designers using
various software. https://www.ephotozine.com/article/microsoft-windows-
xp--review-4338

5. Audio
Voiceovers comprise a
tremendous number of the types
of multimedia components. Audio
files include background music
and special effects. Any audio in an
application is designed to improve
a user’s experience. https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-audio-
waves-microphone-image14394820

C. Characteristics of a Multimedia
● Multimedia can be used in the presentations, making them more fun and
interesting.
● A multimedia presentation has various viewing options such as projector
or a media player and the like.
● You can also download the multimedia presentation or play it live.
● The technology of multimedia can also be used to make the information be
conveyed more easily to the user.
● Multimedia technology has improved the learning experience by combining
various forms of media together.
https://www.educba.com/best-free-multimedia-software/

D. Benefits of Using Multimedia

● Digital storytelling allows students to improve their knowledge about a


specific subject and increases skills such as writing, researching and
reading.
● Using multimedia improves a learner’s overall academic performance. In
particular, multimedia in the classroom is used for self-directed learning
or SDL.
● Students manage their time and assess what needs to be included in their
learning activities. This style of learning is used mostly with older
students who already know how to manipulate many of the multimedia
venues available to them.
https://classroom.synonym.com/types-multimedia-classroom-7941275.html

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What’s
More
Enrichment Activities
Activity 1

Directions: Read carefully the following lines lifted from the text “The Story of the
Pencil”. Infer from the text the quality highlighted by choosing the appropriate emoji
from the box below. Write the answer on your answer sheet.

thankful determined brave kind-hearted


proud angry careful
and confident

1. ‘The pencil always allows us to use an eraser to cancel mistakes.


Understand that correcting something we did is not necessarily a
bad thing, but something fundamental to keep us on the right path.’
2. ‘Sometimes I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. This makes
the pencil suffer a little, but at the end it will be sharper. So, learn to
bear a little pain because it will make you a better man.’
3. ‘You can make big things, but never forget that there is a hand
guiding your steps. This hand we call it God, and he will always have
to address you towards his will.’
4. ‘Always leave a sign. In any case, be aware that everything you do in
your life will leave trails; try to be conscious of every single action.’

5. ‘What is really important in the pencil is not the wood or the shape,
but the lead that is inside. So, be always careful of what happens
inside of yourself.’

Activity 2
Directions: Using your multimedia
device, create a photo collage reflecting Notes to the Teacher
your experiences as an MDL/ODL If the learner has no computer and
student in the new normal. Using the five internet to work on with, the
images of pencils as a guide for your teacher will ask the learner to
reflection, think of situations you have create his /her output the other
experienced or are experiencing. Include way. For example, creating a story
your own photos which would best board, designing flash cards, and the
reflect those experiences in different like.
situations.

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1. …when you are like a pencil attached to 2. …when you are like a newly-
compass and draw perfect circle sharpened pencil

3. …when you are like a pencil


4. …when you are like a
not in use
broken pencil, unable to
write properly

5. …when you are like a pencil enable to


write down creative ideas

Multimedia Presentation Rubric


Exemplary Admirable Acceptable
Criteria
(50) (40) (10)
Content - covers topic completely and in
depth; Media used contributes to
understanding of topic

Graphic Design - persuasive design;


Graphics effectively entice audience
Mechanics - correct grammar, usage,
mechanics, and spelling
TOTAL

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What I Have Learned

Read the fable entitled “The Ants and the


Grasshopper”. Using multimedia, present
the story in interesting and artistic way in Notes to the Teacher
a video format. You can refer to the Another alternative presentation is
multimedia formats below: using Microsoft PowerPoint (Microsoft
PowerPoint) for slide presentation.
● MP4
● AVI If MS PPt is not possible/or without
● WMA computer and internet, a
manual/visual presentation will do.

The Ants and the Grasshopper


A Grasshopper spends his summer singing and dancing, while a team of Ants
has worked hard all summer collecting food for the winter. He doesn’t understand
why the Ants work so hard. When winter comes, the Grasshopper finds himself
dying of hunger and sees the ant serving up food to survive. He, then understands
why the Ants were working so hard.
The Lesson: There’s a time for work and a time for play! Just because you
don’t think something is important right now doesn’t mean you should ignore it or
put it off. It’s okay/OK to have fun, but make sure your work is already done!
Always be prepared for what’s ahead!
https://www.imagineforest.com/blog/life-lessons-aesops- fables/

scene 1 scene 2 scene 3 scene 4 moral

Multimedia Presentation Rubric

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Very
Excellent Satisfactory Fair
Criteria Satisfactory
(40) (15) (10)
(35)
1. Creativity
● Unique video
presentation

2. Visual/Audio Impact
● Layout, transition, and
sound
3. Technical Quality
● Over-all impact of video
presentation

What I Can Do

Create an mp4-video format adaptation of “The Story of the Pencil”. Integrate text,
audio clips and image file to your video presentation. Cite your sources by including
the URL address in your video file.

Notes to the Teacher

Have the learner save his/her file in the computer.


For sample/guide mp4-video, access the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lquKP-QnC_c

Video Presentation Rubric


Very
Excellent Satisfactory Fair
Satisfactory
Criteria (40) (20) (10)
(30)
1. Content/Organization
Creative and interesting

video content
2. Concept
Clear picture of what is

trying to achieve
3. Quality
● Completed and well-
edited video

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References

https://www.bing.com/images/. https://www.bing.com/images/search?
q=Pen+and+Paper+Clip. https://www.bing.com/search?.
https://www.mobal.com/blog/travel-talk/destination-guides/customs- and-
traditions-from-around-the-world/.

https://www.sprachcaffe.com/english/magazine-article/amazing-cultural-
facts.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/essay.
https://www.typesof.com/types-of-multimedia/.
https://www1.udel.edu/edtech/multimedia/index.html.
Kwan, Kevin. Rich People Problems. New York: Anchor Books, 2017.
https://www.google.com/search?q=multimedia+presentation+rubric.
https://www.google.com/search?q=steps+in+creating+a+digital+picture+story&bih.

https://studylib.net/doc/15992019/video-project-rubric

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