MODUL 1

NARRATIVE: HISTORICAL EVENT

Goals:
1. Students will be able to understand and recall key facts and details from the text about historical
event (the Mount Tambora eruption).
2. Students will analyze and evaluate the information provided in the text
3. Students will engage in group discussions, sharing insights and perspectives, which fosters
collaborative learning.
4. Students will articulate their understanding and analysis in written form through essays or short
answers, demonstrating their ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.
5. Students will develop empathy through discussing real-life events and considering ways to help
those affected.
6. Students will articulate their understanding and empathy through written diary entries and
conversations.
7. Students will create and promote an action plan for a good cause on social issues

PART I
PRE-ACTIVITY

Volcanic Eruption Simulation

• Materials: Small bottle or container, baking soda, vinegar, red

food coloring, tray.
The eruption of Mount
• Steps:
Tambora killed thousands,
a. Fill the container with a few spoonsful of baking soda.
plunged much of the b. Add a few drops of red food coloring to the vinegar.
world into a frightful chill c. Place the container on a tray to catch any overflow.
d. Pour the vinegar into the container and watch the
and offers lessons for
"eruption."
today. Greg Harlin/Wood
Ronsaville Harlin READ THE TEXT BELOW

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands, plunged

much of the world into a frightful chill and offers lessons for
today
Robert Evans

July 2002

A year after the eruption, The most destructive explosion on earth in the past 10,000

the effects were felt in the years was the eruption of an obscure volcano in Indonesia
northeastern United called Mount Tambora. More than 13,000 feet high, Tambora
States, where vital corn blew up in 1815 and blasted 12 cubic miles of gases, dust and
crops withered from rock into the atmosphere and onto the island of Sumbawa and
killing frosts. Greg the surrounding area. Rivers of incandescent ash poured
Harlin/Wood Ronsaville down the mountain’s flanks and burned grasslands and
Harlin forests. The ground shook, sending tsunamis racing across the
Java Sea. An estimated 10,000 of the island’s inhabitants died
instantly.

It’s the eruption’s far-flung consequences, however, that have

most intrigued scholars and scientists. They have studied how
debris from the volcano shrouded and chilled parts of the
Rapid cooling of burning
planet for many months, contributing to crop failure and
ash that poured from the
volcano formed pumice famine in North America and epidemics in Europe. Climate
that choked harbors, experts believe that Tambora was partly responsible for the
disrupting trade and unseasonable chill that afflicted much of the Northern
travel for months. Greg Hemisphere in 1816, known as the “year without a summer.”
Harlin/Wood Ronsaville Tamboran gloom may have even played a part in the creation
Harlin of one of the 19th century’s most enduring fictional
characters, Dr. Frankenstein’s monster.
GLOSSARY:
eruption The eruption of Tambora was ten times more powerful than
incandescent ash that of Krakatau, which is 900 miles away. But Krakatau is
hemisphere more widely known, partly because it erupted in 1883, after
gloom the invention of the telegraph, which spread the news quickly.
flanks
inhabitants
crops
pumice AFTER READING

Independent Assignment:
Task 1: Decide whether the statements below are True or False

GENRE DISCUSSION

The text that you read

above is categorized as
Factual Recount text. It
tells the event in
world’s history of
Mount Tambora’s
eruption.

Recounting is a style of
writing that recalls an
event or experience. Task 2: Answer the following questions based on the
They’re usually based information from the text above.
on the experience of 1. What is the topic of the text?
the writer, and are 2. What is the name of the island where Mount Tambora is
therefore most often located?
told from the first- 3. How high is Mount Tambora and In what year did Mount
person perspective. Tambora erupt?
However, this isn’t 4. Why do climate experts believe Tambora contributed to the
always the case - "year without a summer" in 1816?
sometimes they’re told
on behalf of someone
else.

A recount is also told in

the past tense, because
the event or experience
has already happened.
For example, if you
were describing an
experience to a friend,
it would make sense to
Group Assignment:
say 'it was the best day
ever', rather than 'it’s Work in pairs, discuss with your partner the following questions
the best day ever'. 1. What were the long-term consequences of the eruption?
To really bring the 2. How did Tambora influence global climate?
event or experience to 3. If a similar eruption happened today, what measures could
life, it’s important to be taken to mitigate the impact on the global climate and
use descriptive population?
language. This means 4. What can modern scientists learn from the Tambora
using adverbs and eruption in terms of disaster preparedness and
adjectives. If you’re management?
struggling to think
about how you might
describe an experience,
think about how it
affected the senses.
GAME TIME
 SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT

Imagine you were living during the era of Mount Tambora

explosion. Write a 3-entry diary, a day before the explosion, 3
days after the explosion and 6 months after the explosion. Tell
how you feel and describe your surrounding (the people, the
environment and else)

Do the summative assignment below

A day before the explosion

Types of recount
writing:

Personal Recount

All about the writer’s

recollection of a
particular event or
experience. It includes
things like diary
writing, but it’s also
what we do whenever
we tell someone a story 3 days after the explosion

about something that

happened to us.

Factual Recount

A factual recount
includes things like
newspaper reports. The
purpose of a factual
recount is to inform the
reader about a
particular event, rather
than to entertain them.
Because of this, adverbs
and adjectives are less
important. You’ll often
see facts and figures in
this kind of recount
writing. 6 months after the explosion

Imaginative
Recount

factual knowledge of an
event to create a
fictional account of that
event. They’re perfect
for creative writing.

Procedural Recount

Most often used to

describe an experiment
so that it can be
replicated by others. It’s
more for scientists

Literary Recount

All about
entertainment. They
can be about fictional or
real events and involve
real or fictional
characters

PART II

Pre-Activity

Watch video from the link below:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9xzzy57lyo

Question
Sympathy Expression is
What did you see? How can those events happen? If you were
an expression or feeling
one of the victims, how would you feel, what would you do and
of pity and sorrow
what would you expect other people do about it?
when we know and see
someone or people are
unlucky or have trouble
and in bad condition.
By expressing Task 1: Read the conversation below. practice it with your
sympathy, we want to friend.
show our concern or
carefulness on other
people's condition.

List of expression in
showing sympathy

• I’m so sorry to have

heard the news.
• Please accept my
sincerest
condolences.
• I want you to know
that I’ve been
thinking of you.
• You have my
Answer the questions based on information from the text
heartfelt
above!
sympathies.
1. What are they talking about?
• These are difficult
2. How do Andi and Budi feel after hearing the news?
times, and I want
3. What kind of expression are they?
you to know how
4. What are they trying to do to help the people affected by
sorry I am for your
the unfortunate event?
loss.
5. What other suggestion can propose?
• I’m sure that you
have wonderful
memories that you
Now read Andi’s diary entry below. What different
will always
information can you find compare to the conversation
treasure.
above?
• I was deeply
saddened to learn
the news. July 3, 2024

Dear Diary,

Today has been a really emotional day. I woke up to the news

that Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted. It’s heartbreaking
to see the images of the destruction and hear about people
losing their homes. Thankfully, my family is safe, but many
others are not as fortunate.
 At school, everyone was talking about it. Sari and I decided
that we have to do something to help. We talked about
organizing a fundraising event and collecting donations like
A Diary is a journal
clothes, food, and blankets. Even though we are just students,
organized by date
we feel that every little bit helps.
where you express
your thoughts, feelings, After school, we spoke with some of our teachers about our
opinions, and plans. ideas, and they were very supportive. They suggested we start
with a charity concert or a bake sale. I feel hopeful that we can
make a difference, even if it's just a small one.

It’s moments like these that remind me how important it is to

come together and support each other. I hope we can help
bring some relief to those affected by this disaster.

Goodnight, Diary.

Andi

Information from the dialog Information from the Diary

Are having friends important in life? What do you usually

discuss and do with your friends? How can friends help you in
life?
FORMATIVE ASSIGNMENT

Look at the picture below and create a conversation with your

partner (in pairs). Your conversation must consist of expressing
sympathy and suggestions you can do to help those affected
people.
 PART III
Task 1

Watch the video from this link

https://ai.invideo.io/watch/TDWQ7K4smiE. What is the talk
about? Write as many information as you can get from the text.

THINGS I GET FROM THE VIDEO ARE ...

Now look at the text below and try to fill in the missing
word/phrase based on the information from the video.

Hello everyone,
A presentation can be
Today, I want to talk about ______________________ the people
divided into three
affected by the recent floods in North Jakarta. The situation
parts: an introduction
is_________, with many families losing their homes and lacking
detailing the purpose
basic _________________. The most ______________________ are
and structure of the
temporary shelter, non-perishable food, clean drinking water,
talk; a body covering
medical ___________, and ___________ clothing.
the main points; and a
conclusion summarising Here’s how we can make a difference. First, we can organize
and highlighting the ______________ events like a charity concert, bake sale, or sports
significance of your event to raise funds. We’ll also ___________ donation drives to
talk. collect clothes, food, water, and medical supplies. Forming
____________________________ to help pack and distribute
donations is another ______________ step. Additionally, we
should use social media and school platforms to spread
_______________ and encourage more people to _________________.

Our plan is ___________________: in the first week, we’ll

______________ a meeting to plan events and set up
______________________. In the second week, we’ll start our
fundraising events and begin collecting donations. During the
 third week, we’ll _________________________ the donations, and in
the __________ week, we’ll distribute the _________________________
to the affected areas.

We need your ___________________ this happens. Every

contribution count, no matter how small. Please join us,
donate, or volunteer to support the flood victims in North
Jakarta. Together, we can bring __________________________ to
those in need. Let’s show our community spirit and make a
The term “social
positive impact.
problem” is usually
taken to refer to social
conditions that disrupt Now answer the question based on the information from the
or damage society. monolog above
Here are some 1. Who is the speaker?
examples of social 2. What is the purpose of the talk?
problems: 3. What is the main idea of second paragraph?

1) economic problems 4. Make the timeline-event based on the information from the

(i.e. poverty, third paragraph

unemployment) 5. What does the speaker try to reach out in the last part of
her talk?
2) health problems (i.e.
living conditions, access
to health systems)
Task 2
3) political problems
Work with your friend in pairs and create a mind map (written
(i.e. immigration, civil
illustration) to lay out the talk above!
rights)

4) socio-psychological
problems (i.e. racism,
gender inequality)

5) educational
problems (i.e. access to
education)

6) environmental
problems (i.e. climate
change)

source:
SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT
https://socialbusinessd
esign.org Look around you and find social problems that need attention.
Try to get as many information as you can about it and try to
find some action plan to solve or ease the problem.
Submit your work in form of Video OR Voice note to the
following link

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1WU_aTg7ateyvM
-iDyq24HubjBxacOBSj

REFLECTION

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT FROM THIS MODUL?

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WELL?

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