It refers to the aspects dealing with information, actions, events and experiences.

The
Week 3 readers focus on the content of what a speaker is conveying, including thoughts, ideas,
English 9 beliefs, facts, data, etc.

Using the content of the editorial cartoon earlier, its message can be:
Name: __________________________________Year and Section: _____________ 1. Our health workers are bound by unity while battling against covid-19.
EXPECTATIONS • It is clearly illustrated that they are united in bringing up the flag which symbolizes the
This self-learning instructional module in English 9 will not only teach you the prescribed health workers themselves.
lessons on reflecting on the ideas of the speaker but will also expose you to variegated activities
especially crafted to enhance your skills. Reflecting Feelings
After going through this self-learning module, you are expected to: It involves expressing in your own words the essential emotions strongly implied in the
 determine the implied meaning of a given statement or a text; text either verbally or non-verbally.
 reflect on the ideas of the speaker thru the content, feelings and meaning;
 supply correct answers to given exercises; and Its purpose is to bring vaguely expressed feelings into clearer awareness.
 complete the variegated tasks.
A skilled reader will be able to reflect a speaker's feelings from verbal and non-verbal cues.
LESSON He/she has the ability to identify such feelings both from the words and actions descriptively used by
the writer such as body language, facial expressions, hand gestures, and the likes.

Examples:

An illustration like this is commonly seen in an editorial page of a newspaper. By examining

this editorial cartoon, what is the implied message? Proper technique must be studied in order to
interpret the presented ideas.
Whether in reading or listening, it is very important to find out if the readers/audience like you
1. Verbal Cue
are able to get the specific message that a writer/speaker wants to convey.
Today’s lesson will help you build greater understanding of what you are reading by reflecting “Our health workers should not bear the burden of deciding who lives and who dies. If the
the speaker’s ideas in a text through its content, feeling and meaning. health system collapses, it is ultimately our poor who are most compromised. In the end, winning the
war against COVID-19 relies heavily on being able to keep our health system capacitated to address
Reflecting Content the needs of all Filipinos.”
The most immediate part of a speaker's message is the content. This statement means that our health workers are overly exhausted due to the weight of their
jobs during this pandemic crisis and they begged for time out from over working.
2. Non-verbal Cue 1. What is the best word to describe Bert Baxter?
A. accommodating C. unhygienic
B. friendly D. unmindful
2. The following produced the foul smell in the room except?
A. man’s bad hygiene C. the food eaten at night
B. smoke from cigarettes D. dried blood on beddings
3. “The bed sheets looked as though they were covered in blood” means?

A. beddings are too old C. beddings are painted red

B. beddings are too dirty D. beddings are very colorful
4. Based from the given details, we can say that the speaker is__________?
A. informing the reader not to smoke in bed.
B. describing Bert Baxter and his issues on hygiene.
C. persuading the reader to always clean their sheets.
D. instructing the reader how to eat beetroot sandwiches.
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5. What does the text want to imply?
A. That tidy room impresses guests
The person in the picture wears exhausted face and body while resting on the hospital B. That smoking must be done outdoor
pathway/floor. Her body language depicts the over-all exhaustion that our health workers around the C. That personal hygiene is very important
D. That awful smelling rooms get rid of visitors
globe feel nowadays.

Reflecting Meaning Activity 2: Below are excerpts from a personal letter. Read the given lines and reflect on the writer’s
ideas.
It allows the reader to reflect the speaker's experiences and emotional response to 1) For the time I was sick and was crying all night, Maa you gave up your sleep and sat all night nursing
those experiences. me. Soaking the towel in ice water and placing it on my head, waiting for the fever to die down.
A. The speaker is grieving.
The skill involves understanding and reflecting both the feelings and the related B. The speaker is grateful.
content; thus, linking together the two components is necessary. C. The speaker is guilty.
D. The speaker is in agony.
As a reader or listener, you need to develop the ability to reflect the ideas of the speaker as 2) The time Papa, you came back late from work after a long tiring day, yet you went off to get my
employed in a text and to clarify that you have fully understood them correctly. school supplies without cribbing. Papa, every time I asked you for a certain amount of money, you
would give me more than what I asked for, with that perfect smile of yours.
In the end, what matters is that the real message of the speaker is well interpreted. A. The speaker is thankful.
B. The speaker is reminiscing.
C. The speaker is wondering.
ACTIVITIES D. The speaker is disappointed.
Activity 1: Choose the letter that best represents your answer on each given question.
3) You both are an epitome of compassion, hard work and determination. I have learnt these 3
qualities by watching you during your trying times.
Bert Baxter was lying in a filthy-looking bed smoking a cigarette, there was a horrible smell in A. The speaker recalls the past.
the room, I think it came from Bert Baxter himself. The bed sheets looked as though they were covered B. The speaker adores her parents.
C. The speaker feels sorry for them.
in blood, but Bert said that was caused by the beetroot sandwiches he always eats last thing at night. D. The speaker wants to reunite with them.
4) Mama, Papa, I have come of age where I demand reasons for your actions… Guide me through my
journey. But please do not cave the path for me.
A. The speaker is praying.
B. The speaker is pleading.
C. The speaker is wondering.
D. The speaker is fantasizing.
5) I will put in the best of my efforts in the field I am truly passionate about. And you will raise your head
with pride and tell me, that you are proud of me with those beautiful eyes glistening with moisture.
A. The speaker is a dreamer.
B. The speaker is an achiever.
C. The speaker is a hard worker.
D. The speaker is a wishful thinker.

POST TEST
Read the short paragraph below. Choose the letter that best represents your answer to the following
questions.

Everyone was in a state of high excitement, all the women in light cotton saris worn specially for the
occasion, now clambering over the side, screaming when the boat rocked and clutching each other in
pleasurable panic.
1. Reflecting on the details of the descriptions given by the speaker, what is the over-all atmosphere of
the scene?
A. Frightening C. Sorrowful
B. Joyous D. Triumphant
2. Which among the non- verbal cues does not support your answer in item number 1?
A. being in a state of high excitement
B. clambering over the side of the boat
C. wearing saris for the special occasion
D. clutching each other in pleasurable panic
3. Which place would this scene possibly happen?
A. Disco Bar C. Wedding Venue
B. Class Reunion D. Amusement Park
4. The sentence, “The women were screaming when the boat rocked.” can be used in ___________?
A. Reflecting Content C. Reflecting Meaning
B. Reflecting Emotions D. Reflecting Non-verbal Cues
5. The writer of the paragraph intends to __________.
A. describe
B. entertain
C. narrate
D. persuade