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Writing and Composition
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Quarter 2 –Module 1: Writing and Composition
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ENGLISH
Quarter 2 - Module 1
Writing and Composition
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Table of Contents
What This Learning Package is About .................................................................................. i
What I Need to Know............................................................................................................. i
How to Learn from this Learning Package .......................................................................... i
Icons of this Learning Package ............................................................................................ ii
What I Know.......................................................................................................................... iii
Lesson 1:
Composing Effective Paragraphs.....................................................................................1
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................1
What’s New
Activity 1: My Diaries................................................................................1
What Is It
Personal Narratives...................................................................................3
What’s More
Activity 2: My daily Memoir .......................................................................6
What’s New
Activity 3: Getting Personal......................................................................6
What Is It
The Soul of the Great Bell........................................................................7
What I Have Learned
Activity 3: I Have this in my mind............................................................8
What I Can Do...............................................................................................9
Lesson 2:
Limiting a Topic ..................................................................................................................12
What’s In .......................................................................................................12
What’s New
Activity 1: Try Me!.....................................................................................13
What Is It ......................................................................................................14
What’s More
Activity 3: Illustrate Me ..............................................................................17
Activity 3: Show Me More .........................................................................17
What I Have Learned
Activity 4 ...................................................................................................18
What I Can Do
Activity 5: What’s the Topic...................................................................... 19
Lesson 3:
Using Variety of Techniques to Introduce a Topic .........................................................20
What’s In
Activity1 Do You Remember?................................................................20
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................20
What’s New
Activity 2: Let’s Be Friends.......................................................................20
What Is It
Techniques to Introduce a Topic ..............................................................21
What’s More
Activity 3: Let’s Introduce It.......................................................................22
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: What’s In My Mind...................................................................24
What I Can Do
Activity 5: describe It ................................................................................24
Lesson 4:
Developing a Paragraph through the Use of Support Sentences.................................26
What’s In ......................................................................................................26
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................26
What’s New ..................................................................................................26
What Is It ......................................................................................................27
What’s More
Activity 1: Identifying Supporting Details ..................................................27
Activity 2: Recognizing Supporting Details................................................28
What I Have Learned
Activity 3: Generalization .........................................................................29
What I Can Do...............................................................................................30
Lesson 5:
Using Variety of Techniques to Formulate Conclusion .................................................31
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................31
What’s In ......................................................................................................31
What’s New ..................................................................................................32
What Is It ......................................................................................................32
What’s More ..................................................................................................34
What I Have Learned ....................................................................................36
What I Can Do...............................................................................................37
Lesson 6:
Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Narrative...............................38
What’s In
Activity 1: Simple Recall .................................................................38
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................39
What’s New
Activity 2: Fill this Out........................................................................ 39
What Is It
What is Narrative Paragraph? ...........................................................39
What’s More
Activity 3: Think and Discuss.............................................................41
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: This is in my mind..............................................................42
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Narrate It...........................................................................42
Lesson 7:
Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Expository............................44
What’s In
Activity 1: Picture it Out ...................................................................44
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................45
What’s New
Activity 2: Now Explain......................................................................45
What Is It
What is Expository Paragraph? .........................................................46
What’s More
Activity 3: Approach Me .....................................................................48
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: This is in my mind..............................................................49
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................49
Lesson 8:
Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Persuasive ...........................53
What’s In
Activity 1: Answer It .........................................................................53
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................53
What’s New
Activity 2: Convince Me!....................................................................54
What Is It
What is Persuasive Paragraph? ........................................................55
What’s More
Activity 3: Convincing a Reader.........................................................55
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: Answer This.......................................................................56
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................57
Lesson 9:
Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Descriptive ...........................59
What’s In
Activity 1: Let’s Read it Loud ..........................................................58
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................60
What’s New
Activity 2: Sense It! ...........................................................................60
What Is It
What is a Descriptive Paragraph? .....................................................61
What’s More
Activity 3:Try it Out!............................................................................64
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: Answer This.......................................................................65
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................65
Lesson 10:
Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Recounts ..............................68
What’s In
Activity 1: Fill This Out ......................................................................68
What I Need to Know ....................................................................................68
What’s New
Activity 2: Let’s Have a trip! ..............................................................69
What Is It
What is a recount?.............................................................................70
What’s More
Activity 3: Report it Now.....................................................................72
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: Answer This.......................................................................74
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................74
Assessment: (Post-Test) .................................................................................................77
Key to Answers…………………………………………………………………………………………..80
References …………………………………………………………………………………………….......85
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading and understanding the lessons carefully.
• If you are having difficulty in understanding the lessons you can scan more books or
have more research online about the topic.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises with all honesty.
• Take a break in between lessons and activities, having it could give your mind more
room to absorb the lessons well. You don’t have to be exhausted upon learning make
sure to find joy in it.
What I Need to Know
At the end of this module you are expected to:
• Compose effective paragraphs (EN8WC-IIa-2.8)
• Limit a topic (ENWCIIa-2.8.7)
• Use variety of techniques to Introduce a Topic (EN8WC-IIb.2.8.8)
• Develop related support sentences (EN8WC-IIc-2.2.1)
• Use a variety of techniques to formulate conclusion (EN8WC-IIc.2.8.9
• Develop paragraphs that illustrate each text type: Narrative, Expository, Descriptive,
Persuasive and Recounts) ( E8WC-IIe-i2.2)
How to Learn from this Module
What This Module is About
Writing doesn’t start with a sharpened pencil nor with an expensive ink-it
starts with ideas. As you write, you need to know the structure of your composition,
choose the words carefully, put ideas in order, and include interesting details in it.
Keep on writing and soon you’ll be able to express your ideas in a style that’s all your
own.
As you go through on this module you’ll be able to learn about the techniques
on how to write different kinds of paragraphs and how each structure of your
composition will be developed.
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PRETEST
Test I: Read each question carefully and write the letter of your answer.
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What I Know
Selection:
(1)Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. (2)Without it, there
would be no newspapers, magazines, writing paper, or greeting cards. (3)There would
be no paper bags or boxes, paper money, gift-wrapping, or toilet paper. (4)Take a look
around you. (5)How many things can you see that are made from paper? (6) Learn to
conserve paper.
1. What is the selection all about?
a. newspapers b. paper c. paper products d. things around you
2. Which statement contains the main idea of the selection?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
3. Which statements support the main idea of the paragraph?
a. 1-4 b. 2-5 c. 1-6 d. 2-6
4. How many things are made from paper that are mentioned in the selection?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10
5. Which statement should not be part of the paragraph?
a. Take a look around you.
b. Learn to conserve paper.
c. How many things can you see that are made from paper?
d. Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products.
6. It is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its
content is non-traditional.
a. descriptive b. expository c. personal narrative d. persuasive
7. The following are the techniques in introducing a topic EXCEPT___________.
a. Ask Question b. Make a Conclusion
c.--Begin with a Startling Factd. d. Open with Lively Description
8. It is a type of text that is made by the author’s imagination.
a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction
9. This tells the story of someone’s life from the perspective of another writer.
a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction
10. This records daily life events and collects writer’s thought and feelings about the
events.
a. biography b. fiction c. diaries d. Letters
Test II: Formulate conclusions on the following statements. (5 points each)
1. In the tests for English and Filipino, the three topnotchers are girls. In biology and
geometry, the top three are boys.
Conclusion:
2. Records in the library for the past two months show that there were 158 female
borrowers of fiction books and there were 102 male borrowers.
Conclusion:
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11. These are stories that use magic, or supernatural as a primary plot.
a. fantasy b. horror c. mystery d. science fiction
12. This paragraph expresses the chronological order of events and give enough
information that the reader can understand.
a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
13. This paragraph type explains facts and ideas.
a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
14. It is a form of writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe
what you believe about a certain topic.
a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
15. This form of writing describes how a person/thing looks or feels.
a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
16. This retells an experience or an event that happened in the past. The purpose
of this is to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate.
a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
17. This writing is where the author is recounting an experience that they were
involved in directly.
a. events b. factual recount
c. imaginative recount d. personal recount
18. This writing can be used to retell a particular incident or event.
a. events b. factual recount
c. imaginative recount d. personal recount
19. This writing retells of an imaginary event through the eyes of a fiction character.
a. events b. factual recount
c. imaginative recount d. personal recount
20. Which of the following are the parts of the introduction?
a. Introduction-supporting details-Conclusion
b. Thesis Statement-Conclusion-Topic Sentence
c. Opening Statement-Conclusion-Supporting Details
d. Opening Statement-supporting details-Thesis Statement
3. The Lost and Found section reported that of the 10 books found this month, 8 belonged
to boys and 2 to girls. Of the 23 cases of lost ballpens, 20 were reported by boys and 3
by girls.
Conclusion:
4. The principal called an emergency meeting. All of the teachers attended except Miss
Salazar. Miss Salazar have never missed a single meeting in all the three years she has
been in school.
Conclusion:
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What I Need to Know
This lesson will guide you on how to compose effective paragraphs. Your skill
in writing will be demonstrated at the end of the lesson through composing your paragraph.
Activity 1: My Diaries
Directions: Read and understand what is written in the sample diaries below. Then answer
the questions that follow.
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Lesson
1
Composing Effective
Paragraphs
What’s New
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Questions:
1. What are the two diaries tell about?
2. Are you fond of writing during your spare time?
3. Do you keep diaries about important events in your life?
4. What is the significance of writing for you?
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What is It
The personal narrative is the foremost enjoyable kind of assignment to put in
writing because it provides you with a chance to share a meaningful event from your
life. How often does one to tell funny stories or brag a couple of great experience and
receive school credit for it?
Think of a Memorable Event
A personal narrative can target any event, whether it's one that lasted some
seconds or spanned some years. Your topic can manifest your personality, or it can
reveal happenings that shaped your outlook and opinions. Your story should have a
transparent point. If nothing involves mind, try one in all these examples:
• A learning experience that challenged and altered you;
• A new discovery that materialized in a noteworthy way;
• Something funny that happened to you or your family;
• A lesson you learned the hard way.
Planning Your Narrative
To write a narrative paragraph, start it with a brainstorming session. Take a
few moments to write down several memorable events from your life. Remember, this
doesn’t have to be highly dramatic: Your event could be anything. If you think your life
doesn't have that many interesting events, try to come up with one or more examples
for each of the following:
• Times you laughed the hardest
• Times you felt sorry for your actions
• Painful memories
• Times you were surprised
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Show, Don’t Tell
Your story should be written in the first-person point of view. In a narrative, the
writer is the storyteller so, you can write this through your eyes, and ears. Make the
reader experience what you experienced—not just read what you experienced.
Do this by imagining that you are reliving your event. As you think about your
story, describe on paper what you see, hear, smell, and feel, as follows:
Describing Actions
Don't say:
"My sister ran off."
Instead, say:
"My sister jumped a foot in the air and disappeared behind the closest tree."
Describing Moods
Don't say:
"Everyone felt on edge."
Instead, say:
"We were all afraid to breathe. Nobody made a sound."
Next, look over your list of events and narrow your choices by selecting people
who have a transparent chronological pattern, and people that will enable you to use
colorful, entertaining, or interesting details and descriptions. Finally, decide if your topic
encompasses a point. A shaggy dog story might represent irony in life or a lesson
learned in an exceedingly comical way; a scary story might demonstrate how you
learned from miscalculation. Settle on the purpose of your final topic and keep it in
mind as you write.
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Elements to Include
Write your story in chronological order. Make a brief outline showing the
sequence of events before you begin to write the narrative. This will keep you on track.
Your story should include the following:
Characters: Who are the people involved in your story? What are their
significant character traits?
Tense: Your story already happened, so, generally, write in the past tense. Some
writers are effective in telling stories in the present tense—but that usually isn't a good
idea.
Voice: Are you attempting to be funny, somber, or serious? Are you telling the story of
your 5-year-old self?
Conflict: Any good story should have a conflict, which can come in many forms.
Conflict can be between you and your neighbor’s dog, or it can be two feelings you are
experiencing at one time, like guilt versus the need to be popular.
Descriptive language: Make an effort to broaden your vocabulary and use
expressions, techniques, and words that you don’t normally use. This will make your
paper more entertaining and interesting, and it will make you a better writer.
Your main point: The story you write should come to a satisfying or interesting end.
Do not attempt to describe an obvious lesson directly—it should come from
observations and discoveries.
Don't say: "I learned not to make judgments about people based on their appearances."
Instead, say: "Maybe the next time I bump into an elderly lady with greenish skin and a
large, crooked nose, I'll greet her with a smile. Even if she is clutching a warped and
twisted broomstick."
What’s More
Activity 2: My Daily Memoir
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What’s New
Directions: Read and study sample personal narrative and answer the questions below.
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Directions: Read and
study the sample diary from
the book entitled The Diary of
a Wimpy Kid. Make your own
5-day everyday diary that
contains 4-10 sentences
each. Write it on your
creatively done journal.
Activity 3: Getting Personal
My First Talent Show
Standing backstage, I could feel my heart thumping in my chest. “Just relax” my
friend Jenny whispered. “You’re ready for this.” I nodded. Jenny was right. I’d been
practicing my song for the school talent show for six weeks. Still, picturing an audience
packed with kids, parents and teachers made me want to run out the door.
“Too late for that,” as Mr. Peterson announced my song. Jenny gave me a
nudge, and suddenly I was on the stage. Standing in the spotlight, I grasped the
microphone and belted out the lyrics. I heard my voice pour through the speakers and
fill the room. “It’s going well”, I thought to myself. “Don’t mess up.”
I looked out at the sea of faces. The auditorium was dark, but I could see
hundreds of eyes staring back at me. The smell of candy bars and popcorn filled the
room. “I hope Jenny is saving some for me,” I thought, as I startled the chorus one last
time.
As I finished the song, the audience began to clap. “Yeah, Katie!” one kid yelled.
“You roc!” screeched another. I took a bow and walked offstage with a smile plastered
across my face. “How many days until next year’s talent show?” I asked jenny.
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1. What details did the writer include to set the scene of the story?
2. How did the writer start his/her personal narrative?
3. What details did the writer include upon developing her personal narrative?
What is It
A narrative paragraph tells a story. Something happens first, second, third, etc.
These paragraphs are used in fiction as a writer describes the unfolding of events, but
they are also found when describing any actual sequence of activity.
Activity 4: I Have This In My Mind
Direction: Answer the following questions in the box.
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What I Have Learned
1. Is it important to keep diaries/journals of the important events of your life?
Explain your answer.
2. Will you consider writing as a fond activity to do during your spare times? Why?
Why not?
Personal narrative is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told
in first person; its content is non-traditional. "Personal" refers to a story from one's life or
experiences. "Non-traditional" refers to literature that does not fit the typical criteria of a
narrative
CATEGORY 3 2 1
ORGANIZATION
Writing has clear
beginning, middle,
and ending.
Writing has not
enough clear
beginning, middle, and
ending.
Writing has very
unclear beginning,
middle, and ending.
CONTENT
Writing makes sense.
It has many details
that help the reader
imagine what is being
described.
Writing mostly makes
sense and has some
details.
Writing does not
make sense and/or
has few details.
QUALITY OF
WORK
The work is neat and
easy to read.
Handwriting is legible
but could be better.
Work is difficult to
read.
MECHANICS
All sentences have
capital letters and
end marks in the
correct places.
ost of the sentences
have capital letters
and end marks in the
correct places.
Writing is missing
many capital letters
and end marks.
TOTAL:
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What I can do
Choose from any of the following topics for your personal narrative. A minimum of
150 words is required. Consider the rubric below upon writing and write it on your
creative.
❖ Most Memorable Place I Visited
❖ The Happiest Event in My Life
❖ My Ultimate Goal in Life
❖ My Dream Vacation
Activity 5: Write Now!
PERSONAL NARRATIVE RUBRIC
Write Here!
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Lesson
Limit a Topic
What’s In
Once you’ve selected a topic that feels right, you need to do yourself a favor; avoid
becoming hopelessly lost at the start.
One way to avoid this booby trap is to narrow or reduce the topic so that it becomes
more and more yours. Huge topics like “Eating Disorders,” “Social Networking,” or “The
Environment” have to be limited – not to add to your workload but to actually help you lessen
the size of things you have to tackle.
The more distinctive your way into the topic is, the less chance you have of falling
victim to the sinking feeling that you have nothing new to say – that everything about your
topic has already been written about. All writers, research writers or not, have all been
intimidated by the burden of the past. The burden becomes heavier in research writing when
we choose a topic that is too general. That’s not to say you shouldn’t write about eating
disorders, social networking, or capital punishment; however, you will have much more room
to maintain your voice, your position, and your sanity with less of a garden to weed or with
less water in your pool to keep your balance.
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Effective writing depends on the writer’s ability to limit the scope of a subject. We are
never able to write everything that could be said about a topic; most writing assignments
include specified length limits. Writing in all disciplines requires students to decide what is
really important about a subject. Writing situations after graduation impose similar limits.
Business reports, scientific articles, research grants, and dissertations have limits, and
readers have limits; they have limited time and massive amounts of information to absorb.
Our task is to provide important information in the space we are given.
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Lesson
2
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In this lesson, you are going to learn how to limit a topic.
What’s new
Activity 1: Try Me!
Directions: Read the paragraph carefully. Then answer the questions that follow. For
question number 1, just encircle the letter of your answer.
PARAGRAPH A
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The sun was just rising, gliding the crown of the donjon keep with a flame of sturdy
light. 2
Below, among the lesser buildings, the day was still, gray, and misty. 3
Only an
occasional noise broke the silence of the early morning—a cough from one of the rooms, the
rattle of a pot or a pan stirred by a sleepy scullion; the clapping of a door or a shutter; and
now and then, the crowing of a cock back of the long row of stables—all sounding aloud and
stirring in the fresh dewy stillness
--Howard Pyle, “Men of Iron”
Skill Builders for Efficient Reading 10
Phoenix Learning Package,
Phoenix Publishing House, Copyright 2003, page
130
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Limiting your subject begins with answering certain questions:
What subjects interest you as a writer?
What do you think will interest your readers?
What information can you find regarding your subject?
Questions:
1. Which of the following tells about the main idea of the paragraph?
a. beauty of sunrise. b. colors of early morning.
c. silence of early morning. d. noises in the castle buildings.
2. Underline the word in sentence 3 that is the opposite of silence
3. Give examples that act as supporting ideas to noise.
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
d. ________________________________________
Note: Answers to questions number 2 and 3 are just additional ideas to the answer of
question number 1. But the question is, how were you able to answer question number 1?
Your answer must have something to do with narrowing the details in the paragraph until you
come up with the central idea or topic of the entire paragraph of which the details are
written about.
What is it
Limiting a Topic.
Limiting a topic is the first step in writing a strong paragraph. Many topics are too
broad to talk about in 7-9 sentences. We must focus or limit the topic so that we can talk
about it completely in a single paragraph.
Illustration 1:
Walking to Physical Fitness
Walking is my favorite way to exercise. Walking thirty to forty minutes every morning
is a great way to relax. When I walk with a friend, I can talk about the day ahead or share
some challenges I am facing. When I walk by myself, I can meditate and get rid of my
stress. Walking regularly also improves my general health. Fitness experts recommend an
exercise routine to keep the heart strong. Furthermore, walking every day lessens my risk of
disease. I know the positive effects walking have made in my life, and I will continue my
walk to physical fitness.
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“Walking to Physical Fitness” has all the elements of a good paragraph:
 A focused topic: walking as a form of exercise
 A main idea expressed in a topic sentence: Walking is my favorite way to
exercise.
 Details supporting the main idea: a great way to relax, walk with a friend,
walk by myself, improves my general health, keeps the heart strong, lessens
my risk of disease
 A concluding sentence: I know the positive effects walking has made in my
life, and I will continue my walk to physical fitness.
Illustration 2:
3 ways to narrow the topic “Childhood”:
1. Childhood
 Birthday parties
 The best birthday party I ever had
2. Childhood
 My friends
 My friends in the seventh grade
⚫ My best friend in seventh grade
3. Childhood
 Summer vacations
 Family trips
⚫ The time my family went camping
⚫ The night it rained and our tent collapsed
Illustration 3:
Topic: Sports
 Indoor sports
o Soccer
 Girls’ Soccer
 Girls’ soccer at Sandcreek Middle School
⚫ The girls’ soccer game at SMS on a specific date
⚫ The best shot in the girls’ soccer game at SMS on the
above date
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Writing a Topic Sentence
✓ The topic sentence of a paragraph expresses the single main idea the writer
wants to communicate to the reader.
✓ All the other sentences in a paragraph explain the topic sentence.
✓ It keeps the writer on track as they write.
✓ It helps the reader understand the message of the paper.
✓ A topic sentence is neither too broad nor too narrow.
✓ If it is too broad, you will not be able to discuss it in a single paragraph.
✓ If it is too narrow, you will have difficulty writing an entire paragraph about
the topic.
Illustration 4:
Too Broad: Mystery novels are fun to read.
Too narrow: The last mystery novel I read was 300 pages long.
⚫ Just Right: The plot of the novel May Tomorrow Never Come is suspenseful.
Too Broad: Eating correctly is important.
Too narrow: Spinach is an excellent source of iron.
⚫ Just Right: An important step in preventing heart disease is eating fruits and
vegetables daily.
A topic sentence has 2 parts:
1. It names the topic.
2. It expresses an idea about it.
Illustration 5:
Topic Sentence: Successful students know how to manage study time.
Topic: Successful Students
What about the topic? Know how to manage study time
Illustration 6:
Topic Sentence: Knowing how to study for tests is important in high school.
Topic: Knowing how to study for tests
What about the topic? Is important in high school
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Illustration 7:
Topic Sentence: Taking notes in class is another essential study skill.
Topic: Taking notes in class
What about the topic? Is another essential study skill
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What’s More
Activity 2: Illustrate Me!
Directions: From broad topics below, make an illustration until you reach to a limited or just
right topics.
1. Topic: Health Problem
 ________________________________________________
 _________________________________________
 ______________________________________
2. Student’s Problem
 __________________________________________
 ___________________________________________
⚫ ________________________________
Activity 3: Show Me More
Directions: You are given topic sentences below. Identify its two parts. Write the topic and
what about the topic in the given blank.
1. Topic Sentence: Parents separation can affect the life of a child.
Topic: _________________________________________________________________
What about the topic_____________________________________________________
2. Topic Sentence: Following government’s health protocols can help lessen the worst
effects of COVID19 pandemic.
Topic: ________________________________________________________________
What about the topic: ___________________________________________________
3. Topic Sentence: Prolong use of gadgets can destroy one’s health.
Topic: ________________________________________________________________
What about the topic: ____________________________________________________
4. Topic Sentence: Prayer is the best weapon against all forms of violence and evil works.
Topic: ________________________________________________________________
What about the topic: ____________________________________________________
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5. Topic Sentence: Teachers are doing their best to continue educating the students even
during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Topic: ________________________________________________________________
What about the topic: ____________________________________________________
What I have learned
Activity 4: Generalization
Direction: Answer the question below.
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____________________________________________
Why do we limit our topic in writing paragraphs?
__________________________________
_________________________________________________
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What I can do
Activity 5: What’s the Topic
Directions: You are going to write a paragraph about how to become successful in life. From
there, you are going to identify the topic sentence, the topic and what about the topic.
Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________
Topic: _______________________________________________________
What about the topic: ___________________________________________
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What’s In
Activity 1: Do You Remember?
Directions: Answer the question below.
This lesson will guide you on how to use variety of to introduce a topic. Your
skill in writing will be demonstrated at the end of the lesson through composing your
own composition.
What’s New
Activity 2: Let’s be friends!
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Lesson Use a Variety of Techniques to
Introduce a Topic
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How will you limit a topic?
What I Need to Know
Have you experienced meeting a new friend? How did you introduce yourself upon
meeting them? Is it fun to meet a new one?
Write Here!
What is It
Techniques to Introduce a Topic
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Activity 3: Let’s Introduce It
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What’s More
It is important when you are writing to clearly introduce your topic in a way
that would grab the reader’s attention. Write an introductory statement that best
introduces the topic below.
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❖ What is your favourite color?
❖ Are dogs good pets?
❖ Which is better a big sister or a little sister?
Activity 4: What’s in my Mind
Activity 5: Describe It!
Directions: Choose one composition topic that you like the most and make an
introduction of it using the 5 techniques in introducing a topic
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What I Have Learned
1. How helpful are the techniques in writing an introduction useful to you?
What I Can Do
LIVELY DESCRIPTION
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STARTLING FACT
QUOTATION
QUESTION
What’s in?
In the previous lesson, we learned the different variety of techniques to introduce
a topic.
What I Need to Know
Develop related support sentences in a paragraph
a. What is a paragraph?
b. What is a topic sentence?
c. What are support sentences?
d. What is unity in a paragraph?
e. What is coherence in a paragraph?
What’s New
Read the paragraph carefully. Choose the statements that are not related to
the topic. Underline these statements. Reread the whole paragraph without these
statements.
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The Pinoy jeepney is considered as the “king of the Road”. 2
It is the
dominant means of transportation in the country. 3
Innovations have made the Pinoy
jeepney even better today. 4
Montero Sports are very expensive cars. 5
Today, some
jeepneys, are actually powered by electricity. 6
Sometimes I ride in a taxi because it is
cool and comfortable. 7
These jeepneys don’t contribute to pollution because they do
not emit smoke. 8
Smoke causes air pollution. 9
No matter how the Pinoy jeepney has
changed its appearance it continues to play an important role in the everyday lives of
Filipinos. 10
I hope I can buy a car someday.
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Develop Related Support
Sentences
Lesson
4
What is it
A paragraph is the basic unit of composition. It consists of a group of related
sentences that develop one main idea. It has three main parts; an introduction, a
body of the paragraph and a conclusion. In other words, it has a topic sentence, a
few supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.
The main idea of a paragraph is the primary point or concept that the
author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic. Hence, in a paragraph,
when the main idea is stated directly, it is expressed in what is called the topic
sentence. It gives the overarching idea of what the paragraph is about and is
supported by the details in subsequent sentences in the paragraph. The topic
sentence is usually found at the beginning of a paragraph.
Unity in a paragraph means that the entire paragraph should focus on one
single idea. The supporting details should explain the main idea. The concluding
sentence should end the paragraph with the same idea. Thus, a unified paragraph
presents a thought, supports it with adequate details and completes it with a
conclusion.
Coherence means establishing a relationship between the ideas presented in
a paragraph. It is introduced either in the chronological order or in the order of
importance. The ideas, thus expressed in the paragraph, flow smoothly from one to
the other in a logical sequence. This helps the reader to understand the paragraph.
Go back to the paragraph that you answered. What is it all about? Can
you tell which sentence talks about the main idea of the paragraph? Are the
sentences that come after the main idea all support it?
How are they arranged? Do these sentences contribute to the development
of the main idea?
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What’s More
Activity 1: Identifying Supporting Details
Directions: Read each pair of sentences. Write TS for Topic Sentence next to the sentence
that would make a good topic sentence. Write SD for Supporting Detail next to the
sentence that would make a good supporting detail.
____1. The house on the corner is beautiful inside.
____ The kitchen has recently been remodelled.
____2. He never jumps up on anyone.
____ Chase is a very well-behaved dog.
____3. Gardening is very good for you.
____ You get a lot of exercise working in the garden.
____4. Kari’s birthday party was a lot of fun.
____ We played games and won prizes.
____5. We spend all day Saturday cleaning.
____ It was a very busy weekend.
____6. Having a backyard garden is a lot of work.
____ You must continually monitor the condition of the plants.
Activity 2: Recognizing Supporting Details
Directions: Read each group of sentences. One of them is a topic sentence, and the other
two provide supporting details. Circle the letters of the sentences that provide supporting
details.
1. TOPIC: gardening
a. Many people enjoy flowers.
b. Gardening is a form of mild exercise.
c. Gardening is a fun and healthy pastime.
2. TOPIC: homework
a. There are many different opinions about homework.
b. Some people believe homework is unnecessary.
c. Others believe that homework is important.
3. TOPIC: dogs
a. Some breeds are best suited for athletic people.
b. Some breeds are “lap dogs” and suited for a quiet life.
c. There is a perfect breed of dog for everyone.
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4. TOPIC: novels
a. You learn to put yourself in someone else’s shoes.
b. Reading novels can help you develop important life skills.
c. Reading novels is an opportunity to practice critical thinking.
5. TOPIC: weather
a. This summer we have enjoyed wonderful weather.
b. Temperatures have averaged 85 degrees.
c. We have hardly had any rain.
6. TOPIC: Pokémon
a. Pokémon is popular around the globe.
b. There are Pokémon everywhere.
c. Pokémon products are available in many languages.
What I Have Learned
Activity 3: Generalization
Directions: Scan the paragraph. Rearrange the details to make a unified and coherent
paragraph. Rewrite the new paragraph in the box below. Make your topic sentence the first
sentence in the paragraph followed by the supporting details in correct order. DO NOT
number the sentences when writing your paragraph.
(1) The mouth connects right to a stomach that is like a bag.
(2) The mouth of a starfish is in the center of its body.
(3)Then it turns its stomach inside out and pushes its stomach inside the shell.
(4) It does not have teeth.
(5) It digests the animal outside the body of the starfish.
(6) When it is time for dinner, the starfish uses its arms and tube feet to pry open the
shell of a clam, mussel, or oyster.
(7) The stomach wraps around the soft body of the prey.
(8) Starfish have a really weird way of eating!
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What I Can Do
Activity 4: Let’s Compose
Directions: Fill in the spaces with the necessary supporting details. Then, add your own
paragraph afterwards.
The ‘New Normal” has made me realize many things. It realized that
____________________________. It helped me appreciate _____________. It
gave me the feeling of ________________________________________________.
In all of these I am ___________________ because ______________________.
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
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Lesson
5
Using A Variety of Techniques to
Formulate a Conclusion
What I Need To Know
In this module, you will learn how to:
➢ Use a variety of techniques to formulate a conclusion.
What I Know
Say something about the pictures. Think of the things that might happen
before and after in that situation.
(Picture taken at JDMNHS during General PTA Meeting and Reading of Honors) (Picture taken at Purok 1, Odiongan Gingoog City during Alay Linis 2019)
Picture A Picture B
Questions:
1. How did you come up with that conclusion?
___________________________________________________________________
2. What are your bases?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
What’s In
➢ In 2 to 3 supporting sentences, share what you know about conclusion.
Conclusion is _____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
The things to consider in writing a conclusion are ____________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
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What’s New
Read the following passages about Asian-African traditions and values and draw
conclusions about each.
1. Parents are really very keen to see that their children are married to suitable
families. Married sons continue to live in the same household with their parents. It
is considered ideal for men to marry and bring their wives to go and live with their
husbands after marriage. A unique feature of the Chinese family is the one child
policy that has been enforced by the law of the country. The first son enjoys the
greatest benefits in terms of education and opportunities. The first daughter takes
responsibility in helping to raise her younger siblings.
Conclusion Evidence
2. Unlike other Asian countries where women tend to be in more subservient
positions, women in the Philippines have had high societal positions since pre-
colonial times. Since there is gender equality, businesses are more accepting of
women performing business.
Conclusion Evidence
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What Is It
A conclusion is an opinion or judgment you make after studying all the facts you
have. When you draw a conclusion, you make a decision or form an opinion based
on facts and details. The facts and details are stated directly, but the conclusion is
not.
To draw a conclusion from something you have read, you must go beyond the
information a passage contains. However, you must be sure that your conclusion fits
with the facts and details that are given in the passage. You make and analyze also
the variety of ideas that relate to the same topic.
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It also means that when you’re going to make a conclusion, you must also
consider your reader. There are lots of strategies to be used in order for them to
understand. You may echo the introduction:
• Echoing the introduction: can be a good strategy if it is meant to bring the
reader full-circle. If you begin by describing a scenario, you can end with the
same scenario as proof that your essay was helpful in creating a new
understanding.
Example:
Introduction
From the parking lot, I could see the towers of the castle of the Magic Kingdom
standing stately against the blue sky. To the right, the tall peak of The Matterhorn
rose even higher. From the left, I could hear the jungle sounds of Adventureland. As I
entered the gate, Main Street stretched before me with its quaint shops evoking an
old-fashioned small town so charming it could never have existed. I was entranced.
Disneyland may have been built for children, but it brings out the child in adults.
Conclusion
I thought I would spend a few hours at Disneyland, but here I was at 1:00 A.M.,
closing time, leaving the front gates with the now dark towers of the Magic Kingdom
behind me. I could see tired children, toddling along and struggling to keep their eyes
open as best they could. Others slept in their parents’ arms as we waited for the
parking lot tram that would take us to our cars. My forty-year-old feet ached, and I felt
a bit sad to think that in couple of days I would be leaving California, my vacation
over, to go back to my desk. But I smiled to think that for at least a day I felt ten years
old again.
You can also challenge your reader,
• Challenging the reader by issuing a challenge to your readers, you are helping
them to redirect the information in the paper, and they may apply it to their own
lives.
Example:
Though serving on a jury is not only a civic responsibility but also an interesting
experience, many people still view jury duty as a chore that interrupts their jobs and
the routine of their daily lives. However, juries are part of America’s attempt to be a
free and just society. Thus, jury duty challenges us to be interested and responsible
citizens.
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Or you can look to the future,
• Looking to the future can emphasize the importance of your paper or redirect
the readers’ thought process. It may help them apply the new information to their
lives or see things more globally.
Example:
Without well-qualified teachers, schools are more than buildings and equipment.
If higher-paying careers continue to attract the best and the brightest students, there
will not only be storage of teachers, but the teachers available may not have the best
qualifications. Our youth will suffer. And when youth suffers, the future suffers.
And you can also pose a question,
• Posing questions either to your readers or in general, may help your readers
gain a new perspective on the topic, which they may not have held before
reading your conclusion. It may also bring your main ideas together to create a
new meaning.
Example:
Campaign advertisements should help us understand the candidate’s
qualifications and positions on the issues. Instead, most tell us what a boob or knave
the opposing candidate is, or they present general images of the candidate as a
family person or God-fearing American. Do such advertisements contribute to
creating an informed electorate or a people who choose political leaders the same
way they choose soft drinks and soap?
Conclusions are often the most difficult part of an essay to write, and many
writers feel that they have nothing left to say after having written the paper. A writer
needs to keep in mind that the conclusion is often what a reader remembers best.
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What’s More
Formulate conclusions on the following passages using the different techniques
in writing a conclusion:
1. In many places in Africa, young girls are trained to be good wives from an early
age. They may even learn secret codes and secret languages that allow them to
talk with other married women without their husbands understanding what is
being said. Depending on which part of Africa you are in, wedding ceremonies
can be extremely elaborate, some lasting many days. Often huge ceremonies are
held during which many couples are united at the same time.
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Conclusion:
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___________________________________________________________________
2. Taking off one’s shoes is another prevalent practice in Japan. While entering
houses, schools and many other buildings, people are expected to take off their
shoes. It is basically done to keep the houses clean. Make sure you are wearing
decent socks, as you will be expected to take off your slippers when seated on
tatami mats.
Conclusion:
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___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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3. In African culture, a child learns at an early age on how to become a good
member of his tribe. Each member of the tribe belongs to an age group that has
special services within the tribe. Each person is expected to contribute to the tribe
by doing his share of the work and obeying its customs.
Conclusion:
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What I Have Learned
➢ Identify the difference between the two conclusions using the Venn Diagram:
Conclusion A:
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Write your observation in your activity notebook and discover by yourselves that
there are different kinds or techniques in making conclusions.
➢ Using the different strategies you’ve learned from the discussion; write a conclusion if
Ciel and Mattie have known each other for a very long time.
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The Women of Brewster Place
by Gloria Naylor
“Miss Johnson, you wanna dance?” A handsome teenager posed himself in a
seductive dare before Etta. She ran her hand down the side of her hair and took off her
apron.
“Don’t mind if I do.” And she pranced around the table.
“Woman, come back here and act your age.” Mattie speared a rib off the grill.
“I am acting it—thirty-five!”
“Umph, you got regrets older than that.”
The boy spun Etta around his arms. “Careful, now honey. It’s still in working order,
but I gotta keep it running in a little lower gear.” She winked at Mattie and danced toward
the center of the street.
Mattie shook her head. “Lord keep her safe, since you can’t keep her sane.” She
smiled and patted her foot under the table to the beat of the music while she looked
down the street and inhaled the hope that was bouncing off swinging hips, sauce-
covered fingers, and grinning mouths.
A thin brown-skinned woman, carrying a trench coat and overnight case, was
making her way slowly up the block. She stopped at intervals to turn and answer the
people who called to her—“Hey, Ciel! Good to see you, girl!”
Ciel—a knot formed at the base of Mattie’s heart, and she caught her breath. “No.”
Ciel came up to Mattie and stood in front of her timidly. “Hi, Mattie. It’s been a long
time.”
Conclusion B:
“No,” Mattie shook her head slowly.
“I know you’re probably mad at me. I should have written or at least called before now.”
“Child.” Mattie placed a hand gently on Ciel’s face.
“But I thought about you all the time, really, Mattie.”
“Child.” Both of Mattie’s hands cupped Ciel’s face.
“I had to get away; you know that. I needed to leave Brewster Place as far behind me as
I could. I just kept going and going until the highway run out. And when I looked up, I was in
San Francisco and there was nothing but an ocean in front of me, and since I couldn’t swim, I
stayed.”
“Child, Child.” Mattie pulled Ciel toward her.
“It was awful not to write—I know that.” Ciel was starting to cry. “But I kept saying one
day when I’ve gotten rid of the scars, when I’m really well and over all that’s happened so
that she can be proud of me, then I’ll write and let her know.”
“Child. Child. Child.” Mattie pressed Ciel into her full bosom and rocked her slowly.
“But that day never came, Mattie.” Ciel’s tears fell on Mattie’s chest as she hugged the
woman. “And I stopped believing that it ever would.”
“Thank God you found that out.” Mattie released Ciel and squeezed her shoulders. “Or
I woulda had to wait till the Judgment Day for this here joy.”
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What I Can Do
Write a conclusion using the different strategies that you have learned from this
module regarding the effort made by our government to stop the spread of COVID-19 that
we have suffered this year.
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Activity 1: Simple recall!
Directions: Remember the stories that you read and the movies you watched before.
Enumerate the fiction stories and non-fiction stories. Write your answers on the chart below.
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Lesson
6
Developing Paragraph that
Illustrate Each Text Type -
Narrative
What’s In
Let’s connect what you have in your mind to our new lesson today.
FICTION NON-FICTION
How do you identify fictional stories from non-fictional stories? Explain.
FICTION
Activity 2: Fill this Out
Directions: Read the article below and fill in the chart that follows.
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What I Need to Know
While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to learn how to
develop a narrative paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the
end of the lesson is a simple narrative text.
What’s New
Showing off for bridesmaid at my sister’s wedding reception years ago, I
caught and at a large black cricket. Later I mentioned the incident in a book I wrote.
At a talk I gave recently, someone who had read the book asked if the story was
true. My sister happened to be present, so I pointed her out and told the questioner
he should ask her himself. All heads swivelled to look at her where she was sitting
by the aisle in the back row. “He eats bugs,” she explained shortly. Her lip curled in
understated disgust.
-Ian Frazier, “It’s hard to Eat Just One”
WHEN
WHERE
WHO
WHAT
What is It
A narrative paragraph helps tell a story. It
expresses the chronology of a specific event and
give enough information that the reader can
understand not only the order of the event but the
entire event itself. It could be tale, novel, an account
of one’s life, natural phenomena or social events.
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Organizing Narrative Paragraph
1. Background
The background information sets the scene for the audience. It includes the
following pieces of information:
• A topic Sentence
• What story/event is about
• Who it is about,
• When it happens,
• Where it happens,
• Where is the source of narration
Note: The topic sentence of a narrative paragraph does not start the narration. It
establishes a purpose. It does not tell only a story, but also the reader’s viewpoint.
Therefore, writing a strong topic sentence is important.
2. The Story/ Event
The story or event happens at 3 different stages:
The beginning of the story; the beginning tells what happens first in the story. It can
be the problem which makes the story or event happen.
The middlle of the story- this tells the main events or important activities of the
story/event.
The end of the story- the end tells the final events, this usually brings the result or
the resolution of the problem/conflict that was first p[resented in the story.
3. The conclusion
It is the concluding sentence. The writer can either
• Restate the topic sentence,
• Give a concluding remark,
• Make a prediction about the story,
• Or make a suggestion
Write Your Answer Here!
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QUESTIONS ABOUT STORY IDEAS
1. What is the problem?
2. What characters are involved?
3. What happened before?
4. What will happen next?
5. What is the solution to the problem?
What’s More
Activity 3: Think and Discuss
Which sentence is out of order in the paragraph below?
What time-clue words and phrases can you find?
The day of my thirteenth birthday was packed with surprises. First, I
woke up to the smell of my favourite food, pancakes. Later that day my dad
took me to the hardware store with him. Second, I heard music playing on my
birthday present--- a mini disc player. When we came home, all the house
lights were off. As I walked inside, all my friends jumped out. “Surprise!” they
shouted. “Happy Birthday!”
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Directions: Write your answers in the box.
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What I Have Learned
1. What new things did you learn?
2. What ideas or concepts do you need more?
3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you
encountered?
What I can do
African Children Playing
Directions: Write a narrative
paragraph about the picture on the
right. Use your imagination to
invent details that help answer
who, what, when, where, why and
how.
Activity 5: Narrate it!
Activity 4: This is in my mind!
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Write Here!
Lesson
7
What’s In
Let’s connect what you have learned in the past to our new lesson today.
Activity 1: Picture It Out!
Directions: Write sentences by comparing and contrasting the pictures below.
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Developing Paragraph that Illustrate
Each Text Type - Expository
TELESCOPE MICROSCOPE
Similarities:
Differences:
COFFEE TEA
Similarities:
Differences:
What I Need to Know
While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to develop an
expository paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end of the
lesson is a simple expository text.
What’s New
Activity 2: Now Explain!
Directions: Write sentences that explains the diagram below:
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Process Questions:
• How did you write sentences that
compares and contrast the two
pictures in task 1?
• How did you write sentences that
explains the diagram?
Write it here!
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APPROACHES TO EXPOSITORY WRITING
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What is It
An expository/ informative paragraph presents or explains facts and ideas.
Writers use informative paragraphs to define terms, to give directions, to explain
processes, and tell how things work. You can use then in various kinds of writing,
from history papers to test answers to game instructions.
Goal
The goal of expository writing is to explain or inform. The following chart
shows four approaches to expository writing. These approaches can be used alone,
or they can be combined in any expository piece of writing.
Defining
Defining a term or an idea is one approach to expository writing. You can
give a formal definition or a personal definition. In a formal definition, you should
provide specific qualities of the term you’re explaining to help your audience
understand it. For a personal definition, you might use real-life examples and vivid
details. These examples and details will express your personal feelings about the
idea or term.
Organize Your Definition
Begin having research with a dictionary or other reliable sources. After
you’ve written the basic definition or idea, you can add details. When you write your
draft, try different orders of organizations. You might want to start with the basic
definition and move to a broader sense of the term, or you could begin with details
and examples and conclude with the basic definition.
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Comparing and Contrasting
Comparison-contrast is another kind of expository writing. When you
compare two things, you explain how they’re similar. When you contrast two
things, you explain how they’re different. Comparing and Contrasting two items
can be useful way of explaining them.
Organize the Details:
There are two ways to organize a comparison-contrast piece
• One way is by subject. In this method, you discuss all the details about
one subject first and then all the details about the other subject.
• The second way to organize your details is by feature. In this method,
you choose one feature and discuss the similarities and differences for
both subjects. Then you do the same thing for another feature and so on
until you’ve covered all the features.
Explaining a Process
To explain a process, choose a topic you know well. Then identify
your audience and what they may already know. Locate terms they’ll
understand and those you’ll have to explain. Be clear about your purpose.
Make the Order Clear
Before you write about a process, gather information through
research, observation, or interviews. List steps of the process in
chronological order. Then write. Use transition words to help make the
order of the steps clear for the reader. First, then, after, later, while and
finally are some useful transition words in explaining a process.
Using Cause and Effect Relationships
Sometimes events are connected in a cause-and-effect relationship. A
cause is an identifiable condition or event. An effect is something that happens
as a direct result of that condition or event.
A cause-and-effect explanation may show one cause and one effect. It
may explain a series of effects resulting from a single cause. It can also present
multiple causes and multiple effects.
Arranging Details:
Once you’ve selected supporting details for your explanation, you’re
ready to organize them. Ask yourself what you’re trying to do in your essay.
Activity 3: Approach me!
Directions: At this time, you have to identify the approach that is being referred to
each statement below. Write your answers on the space provided.
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Summary
Expository writing explains and informs. You can include one or more of these
elements:
• Definition
• Step-by-step processes
• Comparison and contrast
• Cause-and-effect relationship
You can support your explanation with facts, statistics, examples, incidents, and
reasons. Use appropriate transition words and phrases to make relationship clear.
What’s More
1. Coastal fishing fleets often stay at sea for days or weeks.
Long-range fishing vessels may remain at sea for months.
2. To breathe, a whale surfaces in a forward rolling motion. For two seconds, it
blows out and breathes in as much as twenty-one hundred quarts of air.
Answer: ____________________________
Answer: ____________________________
3. The death of Floyd, George led to a clash between the white and the black
people of America.
Answer: _____________________________
4. Sivuquad, a name for St. Lawrence Island, means “squeezed dry.” The islanders
believed that a giant had made the island from dried mud.
Answer: _____________________________
Activity 4: This is in my mind
Directions: Write your answers in the box.
Activity 5: Write Now!
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What I Have Learned
1. What new things did you learn?
2. What ideas or concepts do you need more?
3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you
encountered?
What I can do
As evidence of your understanding about expository paragraph, you will
now make your own simple expository text. It will be graded according to the
rubric that is presented below.
GOAL
Your goal is to write one simple expository text.
Choose one of these topics:” You are free to choose your
own topic to talk about.
Rubric for Writing an Expository Paragraph
Category
1 2 3 4
Introduction
The topic was
not introduced
at all.
The topic was
somewhat
introduced
The topic was
introduced.
The topic was
introduced in a
very creative
way.
Organization of
ideas
Related
information were
not grouped
together.
Some of the
related
information were
grouped
together.
Related
information were
grouped
together.
All related
information were
clearly grouped
together.
Illustrations
There were no
illustrations
used at all.
Few illustrations
were used to
aide
understanding.
Several
illustrations
were used to aid
understanding.
Many
illustrations
were used to aid
understanding in
a very creative
way.
Supporting
details
Facts,
definitions or
details were not
used.
Few facts,
definitions or
details were
used.
Several facts,
definitions or
details were
used.
Many facts,
definitions or
details were
used in a very
creative way.
Transition
Words
Transition words
and phrases
were not used to
connect ideas.
Some transition
words and
phrases were
used to connect
ideas.
Several
transition words
and phrases
were used to
connect ideas.
Many transition
words and
phrases were
used to connect
ideas.
Conclusion
Concluding
statement or
section was not
provided at all.
Concluding
statement or
section was
somewhat
provided.
Concluding
statement or
section
provided.
Concluding
statement or
section provided
in a very
creative way.
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Lesson
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Activity 1: Answer It!
Directions: Write your answers in the box.
While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to learn how to
develop a persuasive paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end
of the lesson is a simple persuasive text.
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Developing Paragraph that Illustrate
Each text Type - Persuasive
What’s In
Let’s connect what you have learned in the past to our new lesson today.
..today.
Have you ever tried to convince someone to act a certain way or do something?
If so, what technique did you use? What kind of argument did you make?
What I Need to Know
Activity 2: Convince Me!
Directions: Read and answer the thought provoking prompts below with a minimum
of three sentences each. Write your answers on space provided for you
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What’s New
Write You Answer Here!
Write You Answer Here!
Write You Answer Here!
Do cats or dogs make
better pets? Write an opinion
piece about this topic.
Which holiday do you
believe is the best? Write
an opinion piece about this
topic.
You work at an
advertising company. Write
an advertisement for a new
bike.
What is It
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A persuasive paragraph is writing that tries to convince a reader to do
something or to believe what you believe about a certain topic.
In persuasive writing, a writer takes a position FOR or AGAINST an issue and
writes to convince the reader to BELIEVE or DO something.
This paragraph appeal emotion or reason or both, supporting the appeal with
anecdotes, examples, or facts and statistics. You can use persuasive paragraphs in a
variety of types of writing.
The goal of persuasive writing is to make people think or act in certain way.
Remember these tips:
• State your position clearly and forcefully
• Consider you audience
o Who is my audience?
o How much does my audience know about my topic?
o Does my audience care about this topic?
o What evidence will be most interesting to my readers?
o What evidence wi9ll be most convincing to my readers?
• Include suitable supporting details in the form of facts and opinions.
o Evidence in Persuasive Writing
Kinds Examples
Facts : Americans spent 33 billion dollars on th diet industry in 1990.
Statistics: In 1990, 34 % of men and 38% of women spent 33 billion dollars
on diets.
Example: A Preteen boy guzzles protein drinks, hoping to increase his size
and strength
Opinion: Well-known diet specialist Dr. Luz Waite recommends regular
exercise along with any weight-loss plan.
• Arrange your evidence in the most effective way.
o After you gather your evidence, review it piece by piece. Which evidence
is the strongest or most convincing?
o The structure of a persuasive piece can resemble the three-part structure
of a report.
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Tips for Structuring a Persuasive Piece
1. Decide how to arrange your evidence.
2. Write a strong opening that states your position clearly.
3. Present suitable supporting evidence in the best order.
4. Anticipate and answer opposing arguments.
5. Begin or end with your strongest point.
6. Sum up your argument and give your conclusions.
What’s More
Write a paragraph that would persuade your family members and neighbours to
wear their face mask whenever they gout from their homes and to observe physical
distancing with another.
Activity 3: Convincing a Reader
Write Your Answer Here!
What I Have Learned
1. What new things did you learn?
Activity 4: Answer This!
2. What ideas or concepts do you need more?
3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you
encountered?
What I can do
Activity 5: Write Now
Directions: As evidence of your understanding about expository paragraph, you
will now make your own simple persuasive text. Assume that you are a
businessman and you have to sell your product online, make a persuasive
paragraph that would convince the people to buy and avail your product.
Write Here!
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Lesson
9
Activity 1: Let’s Read It Aloud!
Directions: Below are two of Matsou Basho’s self-authored Haikus, come on and read them
aloud then answer the questions that follow.
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Developing Paragraph that Illustrate
each text Type ∙ Descriptive
What’s In
Let’s connect what you have learned in the past to our new lesson today.
Haiku 1 Haiku 2
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What idea is expressed in each poem?
Remember that your expected output at the end of the lesson is to write your
own descriptive paragraph. You need to apply what you have learned throughout the
lesson. Your final output will be rated based on the criteria that will be given to you.
We all know that lines from the Haiku let the readers generate mental
pictures. These images allow the readers to envision and realistically experience the
author’s writing.
What image is reflected from the poems in activity 1? Describe the image by
responding to the sensory map.
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Haiku 1
Haiku 1
What I Need To Know
What’s New
Activity 2: Sense It!
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What is It
A descriptive paragraph describes how a person/thing looks or feels. In
descriptive paragraphs, you can describe people, places, objects, or events. The
main purpose is to create an image in reader’s minds. In short, it is a kind of
painting with the words.
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Purpose of Descriptive Paragraph
The purpose of descriptive paragraph is to make our readers see, feel, and
hear what we have seen, felt, and heard. Whether we’re describing a person, a
place, or a thing, our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected
details.
Structure of Descriptive Paragraph
Identification
Identification is a part in which you identify or write the recognition, it can be a
general statement about place, person, or thing that you want to describe.
Descriptive
Descriptive are vivid detail of place, person, or thing that you want to describe so
that the reader can easily imagine, pictured the descriptions, or they can feel that
they involve in the experience.
Conclusion
Conclusions are the summary of the paragraph or paraphrase; furthermore, the
conclusion may be include a restatement of the introduction to conclude the
paragraph.
How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph
Top of Form
Finding a Topic
The first step in writing a strong descriptive paragraph is identifying your topic. If you
received a specific assignment or already have a topic in mind, you can skip this
step. If not, it's time to start brainstorming.
Examining and Exploring Your Topic
After you've selected a topic, the real fun begins: studying the details. Spend time
closely examining the subject of your paragraph. Study it from every possible angle,
beginning with the five senses: What does the object look, sound, smell, taste, and
feel like? What are your own memories of or associations with the object?
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Organizing Your Information
After you've compiled a lengthy list of descriptive details, you can begin
assembling those details into a paragraph. First, consider again the goal of your
descriptive paragraph. The details you choose to include in the paragraph,
as well as the details you choose to exclude, signal to the reader how you feel about
the topic. What message, if any, do you want the description to convey? Which details
best convey that message? Reflect on these questions as you begin constructing the
paragraph.
Showing, Not Telling
Remember to show, rather than tell, even in your topic and concluding
sentences. A topic sentence that reads, "I am describing my pen because I love to
write" is obvious "telling" (the fact that you're describing your pen should be self-
evident from the paragraph itself) and unconvincing (the reader
cannot feel or sense the strength of your love of writing). Avoid "tell" statements by
keeping your list of details handy at all times.
Edit and Proofread Your Paragraph
The writing process isn't over until your paragraph has been edited and
proofread. Invite a friend or teacher to read your paragraph and provide feedback.
Assess whether the paragraph clearly conveys the message you intended to express.
Read your paragraph aloud to check for awkward phrasing or cumbersome
sentences. Finally, consult a proofreading checklist to confirm that your paragraph is
free of minor errors.
What’s More
Activity 3: Try It Out!
Directions: Read the paragraph presented below and answer the comprehension questions.
Comprehension Questions:
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My living room may be small, but it is tidy and well-organized. On the right, there
is a wooden bookcase with four shelves. On top of the bookcase is a small lamp with a
dark base and a matching lamp shade. The first and third shelves are filled with carefully
arranged books. On the second shelf, there is a antique clock with faded numbers on its
face. The bottom shelf has a few newspapers. On the opposite side of the room is an old
television set with nothing on top of it. Between the television and the bookcase is a
large sofa. A fat, striped cat with long whiskers is curled up in a ball on the right on the
right side of the sofa. Lying to the left of my cat is a single sock that the cat probably
brought from another room. Directly in front of the sofa, there is a long coffee table lie
two magazines. They are stacked one on top of the other. Perhaps the most striking item
in the room is the beautiful beach painting above the sofa. This extraordinary painting
shows a peaceful beach scene with a sailboat on the right, far from the beach. Although
it is a small room, everything in my living room is in its place.
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1. What does the paragraph describe?
2. Describe the ambiance conveyed in the room?
3. What are some of the sensory details the writer used in describing the room?
Activity 4: Answer This!
Activity 5: Write Now
As evidence of your understanding about descriptive paragraph, you will now make
your own simple descriptive paragraph. It will be graded according to the rubric that is
presented below.
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What I Have Learned
a. What new things did you learn?
b. What ideas or concepts do you need more?
c. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered?
What I Can Do
GOAL
Your goal is to write one simple descriptive text.
Choose one of these topics:” Describe your bestfriend or
your favourite family member”. “Describe your Favorite
Food”, “Describe your favourite Room in the House”,
“Describe an object that is commonly used by the people in
your House”.
Rubric for Writing Descriptive Paragraph
• Using sensory images, precise adjectives, and vivid verbs
• Readers enjoy descriptive writing because it helps them see someone or
something in a new way. Using words and images that bring sight, smell, touch,
taste, and hearing to life are crucial to good descriptive writing. Powerful
adjectives can help tell a descriptive story, too.
Category 1- Novice 2- Discoverer 3- Achiever 4- Hero
Ideas and
Organization
No evidence of a
purpose or logical
ideas that help
the reader see
what is being
described.
Few hints are
evident at using
organized ideas
to describe
people, places,
and things.
Well-focused
sentences and
paragraphs are
logical and help
readers see
what is being
described.
Interesting and
precise sentences
and paragraphs
tell a descriptive
story with
metaphor.
Word Choice
Lacks evidence of
sensory words
and adjectives
Provides some
sensory words
and adjectives
Use well-crafted
sensory images
and appropriate
adjectives that
describe.
Engages the
reader in the story
by making people,
places, and
objects come
alive with sensory
details,
comparisons, and
powerful
adjectives.
Structure,
Grammar,
and
Mechanics
Proper use of
complete
sentences,
spelling,
punctuation, or
grammar are not
evident.
Proper use of
complete
sentences,
spelling,
punctuation, or
grammar are
somewhat
evident.
Shows variety
of sentence
structures with
few errors in
spelling,
punctuation,
and grammar
Offers readers
engaging and
compelling
sentences and
paragraphs
without spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar errors.
Presentation
and
Creativity
No sense of
artistic concern to
neatness and no
attempt to interest
the reader
through sensory
detail.
Provides some
concern for
artistic
technique and
neatness; offers
basic
description.
Exhibits strong
use and
understanding
of artistic
concepts;
details figure
strongly in the
work.
Creative use of
materials to tell an
engaging story
artistically;
powerful details
and description
Notes:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Key:
14-16 pts.: Excellent
11-13 pts.: Very Good
8-10 pts.: Good
5-7 pts.: Fair
0-4 pts.: Poor
Score:
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Lesson
10
Activity: 1: Fill this Out!
Directions: Read the article and fill the chart with the details that answer the
questions.
While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to develop an
expository paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end of this
lesson is a simple expository text.
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Developing Paragraph that Illustrate
each Text Type ∙ Recounts
What’s In
At the Beach
My friend and I went
to the beach on Saturday.
While we were at the beach
we had a cool swim. After
our swim we built
sandcastles. Later it began
to rain, so we packed up
and went home. We were
tired from our day at the
beach, so we went to bed
early.
What I Need to Know
What’s New
Activity: 2: Let’s Have a Trip
Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow.
Questions:
1. How did the writer organize the events of the story?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. How did the writer conclude the story?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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A Trip to the National Zoo and Aquarium
Yesterday, my family and I went to the National Zoo and Aquarium to visit the
new Snow Cubs and the other animals.
In the morning, when we got to the Zoo and Aquarium there was a great big line,
so we had to wait awhile to get in.
After we entered the zoo, we went straight to the enclosure for the Snow Cubs. My
brother and I were so excited to see them. They were so cute and playful.
At lunchtime Dad decided to cook a barbecue. He cooked sausages so we could have
sausage sandwiches. Mum forgot the tomato sauce so we had to eat them plain.
In the afternoon, we visited the aquarium. My brother was excited to see the
sharks and the tropical fish. At the end of the day when we left we were going to go and
get ice cream but we decided we were too tired so we drove straight home.
A personal recount
- is where the author is
recounting an experience
that they were involved in
directly.
Examples: recount, letter,
diary
A factual recount
- can be used to retell a
particular incident or event.
Example:
accident or newspaper report.
An imaginative recount
- is the retell of an imaginary
event through the eyes of a
fiction character.
Example:
The day in the life of Shrek.
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What is It
Recount Writing
A recount retells an experience or an event that happened in the past. The
purpose of a recount can be to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate. A recount
can focus on a specific section of an event or retell the entire story.
Recounts are usually written in chronological order. This means putting things in
the order that they actually happened. If you don’t use chronological order in your
recount writing, it could get very confusing.
Types of Recount Writing
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Organizing Recounts
Introduction
Set the scene by telling your audience:
o When and where the event took place
o Who was involved and how they got there,
o What happened and why.
Events
Using lots of detail, tell your audience
o About the sequence of events that took place, in the order that they
happened. You could use paragraphs to separate each event. You
also have to describe the facts and could mention feelings of the
people involved (and quotes from them).
Conclusion
Tell your audience what happened in the end. You could also add your own
comment about the events.
Recounts describe things that have happened in the past, so use the past tense
when you are writing. Take a look at the examples below:
√ I ran to the shops with my dad.
x I am running to the shops with my dad.
√ David smiled when he saw his birthday cake.
x David will smile when he sees his birthday cake.
W hat’s More
Activity 3: Report it Now!
You are now aware on how to write and organize recounts. This time, try
making a factual recount on your own. To do that, make a report about a recent
incident that you witnessed in your place. Be sure to apply what you learned!
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Activity 4: Answer This!
1. What new things did you learn?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. What ideas or concepts do you need more?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Write Now
As evidence of your understanding about recount writing, you will now make
your own simple personal recount. To do that, choose a topic from the list of prompts
given below.
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What I Have Learned
• Looking back on our childhood, we often come back to key events that had a
major impact on us. Tell about one of those defining events from your
childhood.
• It has been said that parents are our first and most important teachers.
Describe a time when you learned a valuable lesson from one of your
parents.
• Far too often we take nature for granted. Describe an experience that made
you appreciate our natural world.
• Some unexpected experiences can help us mature from children into young
adults. Describe one of those key experiences in your life.
‘ Consider this self-check assessment upon writing your personal recount.
SELF ASSESSMENT
➢ I have written in first person by using words like I, me, we, you, she, he
➢ I have written in third person by using words like them, they, him, their, she,
her, his
➢ I have written mainly in the past tense using words was, were, saw or words
that end in ‘ed’
➢ I have written an introduction that has told the reader ‘who, when, why, and
where’
➢ I have written all the events in order of time that they happen in
➢ I have used interesting adjectives to create a picture for the reader
➢ I have used strong verbs to describe what happened in the story like scream,
plead, shout etc
➢ I have described the feelings of the person telling the story
➢ I have written a conclusion that says how the writer feels, how things went and
have mentioned something that might happen later
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• Often we put people we have great admiration for so high on a pedestal that
we forget they’re human. Describe a time when you realized that someone
you admired was imperfect.
• Describe a time when you witnessed something unbelievable.
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POST TEST
Test I
Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Which stories that use magic, or supernatural as a primary plot?
a. fantasy b. horror c. mystery d. science fiction
2. Which paragraph that expresses chronological order of events and gives enough
information that the reader can understand?
a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
3. This paragraph types explains facts and ideas.
a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
4. It is a form of writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe what
you believe about a certain topic.
a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
5. This form of writing describes how a person/thing looks or feels.
a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
6. This retells an experience or an event that happened in the past. The purpose of this
is to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate.
a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts
7. This writing is where the author is recounting an experience that they were involved in
directly.
a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount
8. This writing can be used to retell a particular incident or event.
a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount
9. This writing retells of an imaginary event through the eyes of a fiction character.
a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount
10. Parts of the Introduction
a. Introduction-supporting details-Conclusion
b. Thesis Statement-Conclusion-Topic Sentence
c. Opening Statement-Conclusion-Supporting Details
d. Opening Statement-supporting details-Thesis Statement
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Test II
Directions: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.
1
Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. 2
Without it,
there would be no newspapers, magazines, writing paper, or greeting cards. 3
There
would be no paper bags or boxes, paper money, gift-wrapping, or toilet paper. 4
Take a
look around you. 5
How many things can you see that are made from paper? 6
Learn to
conserve paper.
11. What is the selection all about?
a. newspapers b. paper c. paper products d. things around you
12. Which statement contains the main idea of the selection?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
13. Which statements support the main idea of the paragraph?
a. 1- 4 b. 2- 5 c. 1- 6 d. 2- 6
14. How many things are made from paper that are mentioned in the selection?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10
15. Which statement should not be part of the paragraph?
a. Take a look around you.
b. Learn to conserve paper.
c. How many things can you see that are made from paper?
d. Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products.
16. It is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its content
is non-traditional.
a. descriptive b. expository c. personal narrative d. persuasive
17. The following are the techniques in introducing a topic EXCEPT:
a. Ask Question b. Make a Conclusion
c. Begin with a Startling Fact d. Open with Lively Description
18. It is a type of text that is made by the author’s imagination.
a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction
19. This tells the story of someone’s life from the perspective of another writer.
a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction
20. This records daily life events and collects writer’s thought and feelings about the events.
a. biography b. diaries c. fiction d. Letters
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Test III
Directions: Read each passage below and formulate its possible conclusion. Choose the
letter of your answer.
21. The Lost and Found section reported that of the 15 books found this month, 10 belong to
boys and 5 to girls. Of the 20 cases of lost ballpens, 18 were reported by boys and 2 by
girls.
a. Girls are careless than boys. b. Girls are negligent than boys.
c. Girls are incautious than boys. d. Girls are more careful than boys.
22. The baby keeps on crying even if the nurse has just changed his diapers. The baby has
just been fed so he is not hungry.
a. The baby is wet. b. The baby just want to cry.
c. The baby is not feeling well. d. The baby wants to eat again.
23. The Barangay captain called an emergency meeting to all barangay officials. All of the
barangay officials attended except the secretary who is very important in the meeting.
The secretary has never missed a single meeting in all the three years she has been a
secretary in the barangay.
a. The secretary feels ill. b. The secretary was not informed.
c. The secretary doesn’t want to attend. d. The secretary is busy for nonsense.
24. Betty’s store has just opened. She has been in business for only about two months. The
people who used to patronize other stores now go to Betty’s store.
a. Betty is very friendly. b. Betty threatens the customers.
c. Betty has a lot of stocks in store. d. Betty offers lowest prize and discounts.
25. Out of 70 graduating Grade 12 students, only 62 could march on their Graduation Day.
The 8 students failed to pass the given requirements.
a. The students who failed are lazy and tedious.
b. The students who could not march are proud.
c. The 8 students has another best plan in life.
d. The 8 students has a special recognition in another date.
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Eng8 q2 mod1_v3

  • 1. Quarter 2 – Module 1 Writing and Composition
  • 2. English - Grade 8 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 –Module 1: Writing and Composition First Edition, 2020 Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalty. Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this book are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them. Published by the Department of Education – Division of Gingoog City Division Superintendent: Jesnar Dems S. Torres, PhD, CESO VI Development Team of the Module Author/s: Hermie G. Pocot; Evita Luz A. Reyes; Michelle O. Tarucan; Joan Kate C. Vallar Reviewers: Levie D. Llemit, PhD Illustrator: Raul A. Mabilen Layout Artist: Michelle Tarucan Management Team Chairperson: Jesnar Dems S. Torres, PhD, CESO VI Schools Division Superintendent Co-Chairpersons: Conniebel C.Nistal ,PhD OIC- Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Members Pablito B. Altubar CID Chief Levie D. Llemit, PhD – Instructional Supervisor Leah L. Tacandong - Instructional Supervisor Himaya B. Sinatao, LRMS Manager Jay Michael A. Calipusan, PDO II Mercy M. Caharian, Librarian II Printed in the Philippines by Department of Education – Division of Gingoog City Office Address: Brgy. 23,National Highway,Gingoog City Telefax: 088 328 0108/ 088328 0118 E-mail Address: gingoog.city@deped.gov.ph
  • 3. ENGLISH Quarter 2 - Module 1 Writing and Composition 8
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  • 5. Table of Contents What This Learning Package is About .................................................................................. i What I Need to Know............................................................................................................. i How to Learn from this Learning Package .......................................................................... i Icons of this Learning Package ............................................................................................ ii What I Know.......................................................................................................................... iii Lesson 1: Composing Effective Paragraphs.....................................................................................1 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................1 What’s New Activity 1: My Diaries................................................................................1 What Is It Personal Narratives...................................................................................3 What’s More Activity 2: My daily Memoir .......................................................................6 What’s New Activity 3: Getting Personal......................................................................6 What Is It The Soul of the Great Bell........................................................................7 What I Have Learned Activity 3: I Have this in my mind............................................................8 What I Can Do...............................................................................................9 Lesson 2: Limiting a Topic ..................................................................................................................12 What’s In .......................................................................................................12 What’s New Activity 1: Try Me!.....................................................................................13 What Is It ......................................................................................................14 What’s More Activity 3: Illustrate Me ..............................................................................17 Activity 3: Show Me More .........................................................................17 What I Have Learned Activity 4 ...................................................................................................18 What I Can Do Activity 5: What’s the Topic...................................................................... 19 Lesson 3: Using Variety of Techniques to Introduce a Topic .........................................................20 What’s In Activity1 Do You Remember?................................................................20 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................20 What’s New Activity 2: Let’s Be Friends.......................................................................20 What Is It Techniques to Introduce a Topic ..............................................................21 What’s More Activity 3: Let’s Introduce It.......................................................................22 What I Have Learned Activity 4: What’s In My Mind...................................................................24 What I Can Do Activity 5: describe It ................................................................................24
  • 6. Lesson 4: Developing a Paragraph through the Use of Support Sentences.................................26 What’s In ......................................................................................................26 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................26 What’s New ..................................................................................................26 What Is It ......................................................................................................27 What’s More Activity 1: Identifying Supporting Details ..................................................27 Activity 2: Recognizing Supporting Details................................................28 What I Have Learned Activity 3: Generalization .........................................................................29 What I Can Do...............................................................................................30 Lesson 5: Using Variety of Techniques to Formulate Conclusion .................................................31 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................31 What’s In ......................................................................................................31 What’s New ..................................................................................................32 What Is It ......................................................................................................32 What’s More ..................................................................................................34 What I Have Learned ....................................................................................36 What I Can Do...............................................................................................37 Lesson 6: Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Narrative...............................38 What’s In Activity 1: Simple Recall .................................................................38 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................39 What’s New Activity 2: Fill this Out........................................................................ 39 What Is It What is Narrative Paragraph? ...........................................................39 What’s More Activity 3: Think and Discuss.............................................................41 What I Have Learned Activity 4: This is in my mind..............................................................42 What I Can Do Activity 5: Narrate It...........................................................................42 Lesson 7: Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Expository............................44 What’s In Activity 1: Picture it Out ...................................................................44 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................45 What’s New Activity 2: Now Explain......................................................................45 What Is It What is Expository Paragraph? .........................................................46 What’s More Activity 3: Approach Me .....................................................................48 What I Have Learned Activity 4: This is in my mind..............................................................49 What I Can Do Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................49
  • 7. Lesson 8: Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Persuasive ...........................53 What’s In Activity 1: Answer It .........................................................................53 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................53 What’s New Activity 2: Convince Me!....................................................................54 What Is It What is Persuasive Paragraph? ........................................................55 What’s More Activity 3: Convincing a Reader.........................................................55 What I Have Learned Activity 4: Answer This.......................................................................56 What I Can Do Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................57 Lesson 9: Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Descriptive ...........................59 What’s In Activity 1: Let’s Read it Loud ..........................................................58 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................60 What’s New Activity 2: Sense It! ...........................................................................60 What Is It What is a Descriptive Paragraph? .....................................................61 What’s More Activity 3:Try it Out!............................................................................64 What I Have Learned Activity 4: Answer This.......................................................................65 What I Can Do Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................65 Lesson 10: Developing a Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type: Recounts ..............................68 What’s In Activity 1: Fill This Out ......................................................................68 What I Need to Know ....................................................................................68 What’s New Activity 2: Let’s Have a trip! ..............................................................69 What Is It What is a recount?.............................................................................70 What’s More Activity 3: Report it Now.....................................................................72 What I Have Learned Activity 4: Answer This.......................................................................74 What I Can Do Activity 5: Write Now.........................................................................74 Assessment: (Post-Test) .................................................................................................77 Key to Answers…………………………………………………………………………………………..80 References …………………………………………………………………………………………….......85
  • 8. To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following: • Take your time reading and understanding the lessons carefully. • If you are having difficulty in understanding the lessons you can scan more books or have more research online about the topic. • Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently. • Answer all the given tests and exercises with all honesty. • Take a break in between lessons and activities, having it could give your mind more room to absorb the lessons well. You don’t have to be exhausted upon learning make sure to find joy in it. What I Need to Know At the end of this module you are expected to: • Compose effective paragraphs (EN8WC-IIa-2.8) • Limit a topic (ENWCIIa-2.8.7) • Use variety of techniques to Introduce a Topic (EN8WC-IIb.2.8.8) • Develop related support sentences (EN8WC-IIc-2.2.1) • Use a variety of techniques to formulate conclusion (EN8WC-IIc.2.8.9 • Develop paragraphs that illustrate each text type: Narrative, Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive and Recounts) ( E8WC-IIe-i2.2) How to Learn from this Module What This Module is About Writing doesn’t start with a sharpened pencil nor with an expensive ink-it starts with ideas. As you write, you need to know the structure of your composition, choose the words carefully, put ideas in order, and include interesting details in it. Keep on writing and soon you’ll be able to express your ideas in a style that’s all your own. As you go through on this module you’ll be able to learn about the techniques on how to write different kinds of paragraphs and how each structure of your composition will be developed. i
  • 9. ii
  • 10. PRETEST Test I: Read each question carefully and write the letter of your answer. iii What I Know Selection: (1)Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. (2)Without it, there would be no newspapers, magazines, writing paper, or greeting cards. (3)There would be no paper bags or boxes, paper money, gift-wrapping, or toilet paper. (4)Take a look around you. (5)How many things can you see that are made from paper? (6) Learn to conserve paper. 1. What is the selection all about? a. newspapers b. paper c. paper products d. things around you 2. Which statement contains the main idea of the selection? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 3. Which statements support the main idea of the paragraph? a. 1-4 b. 2-5 c. 1-6 d. 2-6 4. How many things are made from paper that are mentioned in the selection? a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 5. Which statement should not be part of the paragraph? a. Take a look around you. b. Learn to conserve paper. c. How many things can you see that are made from paper? d. Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. 6. It is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its content is non-traditional. a. descriptive b. expository c. personal narrative d. persuasive 7. The following are the techniques in introducing a topic EXCEPT___________. a. Ask Question b. Make a Conclusion c.--Begin with a Startling Factd. d. Open with Lively Description 8. It is a type of text that is made by the author’s imagination. a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction 9. This tells the story of someone’s life from the perspective of another writer. a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction 10. This records daily life events and collects writer’s thought and feelings about the events. a. biography b. fiction c. diaries d. Letters
  • 11. Test II: Formulate conclusions on the following statements. (5 points each) 1. In the tests for English and Filipino, the three topnotchers are girls. In biology and geometry, the top three are boys. Conclusion: 2. Records in the library for the past two months show that there were 158 female borrowers of fiction books and there were 102 male borrowers. Conclusion: iv 11. These are stories that use magic, or supernatural as a primary plot. a. fantasy b. horror c. mystery d. science fiction 12. This paragraph expresses the chronological order of events and give enough information that the reader can understand. a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 13. This paragraph type explains facts and ideas. a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 14. It is a form of writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe what you believe about a certain topic. a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 15. This form of writing describes how a person/thing looks or feels. a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 16. This retells an experience or an event that happened in the past. The purpose of this is to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate. a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 17. This writing is where the author is recounting an experience that they were involved in directly. a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount 18. This writing can be used to retell a particular incident or event. a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount 19. This writing retells of an imaginary event through the eyes of a fiction character. a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount 20. Which of the following are the parts of the introduction? a. Introduction-supporting details-Conclusion b. Thesis Statement-Conclusion-Topic Sentence c. Opening Statement-Conclusion-Supporting Details d. Opening Statement-supporting details-Thesis Statement
  • 12. 3. The Lost and Found section reported that of the 10 books found this month, 8 belonged to boys and 2 to girls. Of the 23 cases of lost ballpens, 20 were reported by boys and 3 by girls. Conclusion: 4. The principal called an emergency meeting. All of the teachers attended except Miss Salazar. Miss Salazar have never missed a single meeting in all the three years she has been in school. Conclusion: v
  • 13. What I Need to Know This lesson will guide you on how to compose effective paragraphs. Your skill in writing will be demonstrated at the end of the lesson through composing your paragraph. Activity 1: My Diaries Directions: Read and understand what is written in the sample diaries below. Then answer the questions that follow. 1 Lesson 1 Composing Effective Paragraphs What’s New https://bit.ly/3g8Gqxb https://bit.ly/2YDAru0
  • 14. Questions: 1. What are the two diaries tell about? 2. Are you fond of writing during your spare time? 3. Do you keep diaries about important events in your life? 4. What is the significance of writing for you? 2
  • 15. 3 What is It The personal narrative is the foremost enjoyable kind of assignment to put in writing because it provides you with a chance to share a meaningful event from your life. How often does one to tell funny stories or brag a couple of great experience and receive school credit for it? Think of a Memorable Event A personal narrative can target any event, whether it's one that lasted some seconds or spanned some years. Your topic can manifest your personality, or it can reveal happenings that shaped your outlook and opinions. Your story should have a transparent point. If nothing involves mind, try one in all these examples: • A learning experience that challenged and altered you; • A new discovery that materialized in a noteworthy way; • Something funny that happened to you or your family; • A lesson you learned the hard way. Planning Your Narrative To write a narrative paragraph, start it with a brainstorming session. Take a few moments to write down several memorable events from your life. Remember, this doesn’t have to be highly dramatic: Your event could be anything. If you think your life doesn't have that many interesting events, try to come up with one or more examples for each of the following: • Times you laughed the hardest • Times you felt sorry for your actions • Painful memories • Times you were surprised
  • 16. 4 Show, Don’t Tell Your story should be written in the first-person point of view. In a narrative, the writer is the storyteller so, you can write this through your eyes, and ears. Make the reader experience what you experienced—not just read what you experienced. Do this by imagining that you are reliving your event. As you think about your story, describe on paper what you see, hear, smell, and feel, as follows: Describing Actions Don't say: "My sister ran off." Instead, say: "My sister jumped a foot in the air and disappeared behind the closest tree." Describing Moods Don't say: "Everyone felt on edge." Instead, say: "We were all afraid to breathe. Nobody made a sound." Next, look over your list of events and narrow your choices by selecting people who have a transparent chronological pattern, and people that will enable you to use colorful, entertaining, or interesting details and descriptions. Finally, decide if your topic encompasses a point. A shaggy dog story might represent irony in life or a lesson learned in an exceedingly comical way; a scary story might demonstrate how you learned from miscalculation. Settle on the purpose of your final topic and keep it in mind as you write.
  • 17. 5 Elements to Include Write your story in chronological order. Make a brief outline showing the sequence of events before you begin to write the narrative. This will keep you on track. Your story should include the following: Characters: Who are the people involved in your story? What are their significant character traits? Tense: Your story already happened, so, generally, write in the past tense. Some writers are effective in telling stories in the present tense—but that usually isn't a good idea. Voice: Are you attempting to be funny, somber, or serious? Are you telling the story of your 5-year-old self? Conflict: Any good story should have a conflict, which can come in many forms. Conflict can be between you and your neighbor’s dog, or it can be two feelings you are experiencing at one time, like guilt versus the need to be popular. Descriptive language: Make an effort to broaden your vocabulary and use expressions, techniques, and words that you don’t normally use. This will make your paper more entertaining and interesting, and it will make you a better writer. Your main point: The story you write should come to a satisfying or interesting end. Do not attempt to describe an obvious lesson directly—it should come from observations and discoveries. Don't say: "I learned not to make judgments about people based on their appearances." Instead, say: "Maybe the next time I bump into an elderly lady with greenish skin and a large, crooked nose, I'll greet her with a smile. Even if she is clutching a warped and twisted broomstick."
  • 18. What’s More Activity 2: My Daily Memoir https://bit.ly/2Vool6e What’s New Directions: Read and study sample personal narrative and answer the questions below. 6 Directions: Read and study the sample diary from the book entitled The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Make your own 5-day everyday diary that contains 4-10 sentences each. Write it on your creatively done journal. Activity 3: Getting Personal My First Talent Show Standing backstage, I could feel my heart thumping in my chest. “Just relax” my friend Jenny whispered. “You’re ready for this.” I nodded. Jenny was right. I’d been practicing my song for the school talent show for six weeks. Still, picturing an audience packed with kids, parents and teachers made me want to run out the door. “Too late for that,” as Mr. Peterson announced my song. Jenny gave me a nudge, and suddenly I was on the stage. Standing in the spotlight, I grasped the microphone and belted out the lyrics. I heard my voice pour through the speakers and fill the room. “It’s going well”, I thought to myself. “Don’t mess up.” I looked out at the sea of faces. The auditorium was dark, but I could see hundreds of eyes staring back at me. The smell of candy bars and popcorn filled the room. “I hope Jenny is saving some for me,” I thought, as I startled the chorus one last time. As I finished the song, the audience began to clap. “Yeah, Katie!” one kid yelled. “You roc!” screeched another. I took a bow and walked offstage with a smile plastered across my face. “How many days until next year’s talent show?” I asked jenny. https://bit.ly/2ZbkaMd
  • 19. 7 1. What details did the writer include to set the scene of the story? 2. How did the writer start his/her personal narrative? 3. What details did the writer include upon developing her personal narrative? What is It A narrative paragraph tells a story. Something happens first, second, third, etc. These paragraphs are used in fiction as a writer describes the unfolding of events, but they are also found when describing any actual sequence of activity.
  • 20. Activity 4: I Have This In My Mind Direction: Answer the following questions in the box. 8 What I Have Learned 1. Is it important to keep diaries/journals of the important events of your life? Explain your answer. 2. Will you consider writing as a fond activity to do during your spare times? Why? Why not? Personal narrative is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its content is non-traditional. "Personal" refers to a story from one's life or experiences. "Non-traditional" refers to literature that does not fit the typical criteria of a narrative
  • 21. CATEGORY 3 2 1 ORGANIZATION Writing has clear beginning, middle, and ending. Writing has not enough clear beginning, middle, and ending. Writing has very unclear beginning, middle, and ending. CONTENT Writing makes sense. It has many details that help the reader imagine what is being described. Writing mostly makes sense and has some details. Writing does not make sense and/or has few details. QUALITY OF WORK The work is neat and easy to read. Handwriting is legible but could be better. Work is difficult to read. MECHANICS All sentences have capital letters and end marks in the correct places. ost of the sentences have capital letters and end marks in the correct places. Writing is missing many capital letters and end marks. TOTAL: 9 What I can do Choose from any of the following topics for your personal narrative. A minimum of 150 words is required. Consider the rubric below upon writing and write it on your creative. ❖ Most Memorable Place I Visited ❖ The Happiest Event in My Life ❖ My Ultimate Goal in Life ❖ My Dream Vacation Activity 5: Write Now! PERSONAL NARRATIVE RUBRIC
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  • 24. Lesson Limit a Topic What’s In Once you’ve selected a topic that feels right, you need to do yourself a favor; avoid becoming hopelessly lost at the start. One way to avoid this booby trap is to narrow or reduce the topic so that it becomes more and more yours. Huge topics like “Eating Disorders,” “Social Networking,” or “The Environment” have to be limited – not to add to your workload but to actually help you lessen the size of things you have to tackle. The more distinctive your way into the topic is, the less chance you have of falling victim to the sinking feeling that you have nothing new to say – that everything about your topic has already been written about. All writers, research writers or not, have all been intimidated by the burden of the past. The burden becomes heavier in research writing when we choose a topic that is too general. That’s not to say you shouldn’t write about eating disorders, social networking, or capital punishment; however, you will have much more room to maintain your voice, your position, and your sanity with less of a garden to weed or with less water in your pool to keep your balance. https://www.brookdalecc.edu/humanities-institute/english/english-composition/limiting-the-topic/ Effective writing depends on the writer’s ability to limit the scope of a subject. We are never able to write everything that could be said about a topic; most writing assignments include specified length limits. Writing in all disciplines requires students to decide what is really important about a subject. Writing situations after graduation impose similar limits. Business reports, scientific articles, research grants, and dissertations have limits, and readers have limits; they have limited time and massive amounts of information to absorb. Our task is to provide important information in the space we are given. 12 Lesson 2
  • 25. https://www.tamug.edu/writing/no%20show/Selecting%20and%20Limiting%20your%20Topic.html In this lesson, you are going to learn how to limit a topic. What’s new Activity 1: Try Me! Directions: Read the paragraph carefully. Then answer the questions that follow. For question number 1, just encircle the letter of your answer. PARAGRAPH A 1 The sun was just rising, gliding the crown of the donjon keep with a flame of sturdy light. 2 Below, among the lesser buildings, the day was still, gray, and misty. 3 Only an occasional noise broke the silence of the early morning—a cough from one of the rooms, the rattle of a pot or a pan stirred by a sleepy scullion; the clapping of a door or a shutter; and now and then, the crowing of a cock back of the long row of stables—all sounding aloud and stirring in the fresh dewy stillness --Howard Pyle, “Men of Iron” Skill Builders for Efficient Reading 10 Phoenix Learning Package, Phoenix Publishing House, Copyright 2003, page 130 13 Limiting your subject begins with answering certain questions: What subjects interest you as a writer? What do you think will interest your readers? What information can you find regarding your subject?
  • 26. Questions: 1. Which of the following tells about the main idea of the paragraph? a. beauty of sunrise. b. colors of early morning. c. silence of early morning. d. noises in the castle buildings. 2. Underline the word in sentence 3 that is the opposite of silence 3. Give examples that act as supporting ideas to noise. a. ________________________________________ b. ________________________________________ c. ________________________________________ d. ________________________________________ Note: Answers to questions number 2 and 3 are just additional ideas to the answer of question number 1. But the question is, how were you able to answer question number 1? Your answer must have something to do with narrowing the details in the paragraph until you come up with the central idea or topic of the entire paragraph of which the details are written about. What is it Limiting a Topic. Limiting a topic is the first step in writing a strong paragraph. Many topics are too broad to talk about in 7-9 sentences. We must focus or limit the topic so that we can talk about it completely in a single paragraph. Illustration 1: Walking to Physical Fitness Walking is my favorite way to exercise. Walking thirty to forty minutes every morning is a great way to relax. When I walk with a friend, I can talk about the day ahead or share some challenges I am facing. When I walk by myself, I can meditate and get rid of my stress. Walking regularly also improves my general health. Fitness experts recommend an exercise routine to keep the heart strong. Furthermore, walking every day lessens my risk of disease. I know the positive effects walking have made in my life, and I will continue my walk to physical fitness. 14
  • 27. “Walking to Physical Fitness” has all the elements of a good paragraph:  A focused topic: walking as a form of exercise  A main idea expressed in a topic sentence: Walking is my favorite way to exercise.  Details supporting the main idea: a great way to relax, walk with a friend, walk by myself, improves my general health, keeps the heart strong, lessens my risk of disease  A concluding sentence: I know the positive effects walking has made in my life, and I will continue my walk to physical fitness. Illustration 2: 3 ways to narrow the topic “Childhood”: 1. Childhood  Birthday parties  The best birthday party I ever had 2. Childhood  My friends  My friends in the seventh grade ⚫ My best friend in seventh grade 3. Childhood  Summer vacations  Family trips ⚫ The time my family went camping ⚫ The night it rained and our tent collapsed Illustration 3: Topic: Sports  Indoor sports o Soccer  Girls’ Soccer  Girls’ soccer at Sandcreek Middle School ⚫ The girls’ soccer game at SMS on a specific date ⚫ The best shot in the girls’ soccer game at SMS on the above date 15
  • 28. Writing a Topic Sentence ✓ The topic sentence of a paragraph expresses the single main idea the writer wants to communicate to the reader. ✓ All the other sentences in a paragraph explain the topic sentence. ✓ It keeps the writer on track as they write. ✓ It helps the reader understand the message of the paper. ✓ A topic sentence is neither too broad nor too narrow. ✓ If it is too broad, you will not be able to discuss it in a single paragraph. ✓ If it is too narrow, you will have difficulty writing an entire paragraph about the topic. Illustration 4: Too Broad: Mystery novels are fun to read. Too narrow: The last mystery novel I read was 300 pages long. ⚫ Just Right: The plot of the novel May Tomorrow Never Come is suspenseful. Too Broad: Eating correctly is important. Too narrow: Spinach is an excellent source of iron. ⚫ Just Right: An important step in preventing heart disease is eating fruits and vegetables daily. A topic sentence has 2 parts: 1. It names the topic. 2. It expresses an idea about it. Illustration 5: Topic Sentence: Successful students know how to manage study time. Topic: Successful Students What about the topic? Know how to manage study time Illustration 6: Topic Sentence: Knowing how to study for tests is important in high school. Topic: Knowing how to study for tests What about the topic? Is important in high school 16
  • 29. Illustration 7: Topic Sentence: Taking notes in class is another essential study skill. Topic: Taking notes in class What about the topic? Is another essential study skill Source: https://slideplayer.com/slide/8383244/ What’s More Activity 2: Illustrate Me! Directions: From broad topics below, make an illustration until you reach to a limited or just right topics. 1. Topic: Health Problem  ________________________________________________  _________________________________________  ______________________________________ 2. Student’s Problem  __________________________________________  ___________________________________________ ⚫ ________________________________ Activity 3: Show Me More Directions: You are given topic sentences below. Identify its two parts. Write the topic and what about the topic in the given blank. 1. Topic Sentence: Parents separation can affect the life of a child. Topic: _________________________________________________________________ What about the topic_____________________________________________________ 2. Topic Sentence: Following government’s health protocols can help lessen the worst effects of COVID19 pandemic. Topic: ________________________________________________________________ What about the topic: ___________________________________________________ 3. Topic Sentence: Prolong use of gadgets can destroy one’s health. Topic: ________________________________________________________________ What about the topic: ____________________________________________________ 4. Topic Sentence: Prayer is the best weapon against all forms of violence and evil works. Topic: ________________________________________________________________ What about the topic: ____________________________________________________ 17
  • 30. 5. Topic Sentence: Teachers are doing their best to continue educating the students even during the COVID 19 pandemic. Topic: ________________________________________________________________ What about the topic: ____________________________________________________ What I have learned Activity 4: Generalization Direction: Answer the question below. 18 ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Why do we limit our topic in writing paragraphs?
  • 31. __________________________________ _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ What I can do Activity 5: What’s the Topic Directions: You are going to write a paragraph about how to become successful in life. From there, you are going to identify the topic sentence, the topic and what about the topic. Topic Sentence: _______________________________________________ Topic: _______________________________________________________ What about the topic: ___________________________________________ 19
  • 32. What’s In Activity 1: Do You Remember? Directions: Answer the question below. This lesson will guide you on how to use variety of to introduce a topic. Your skill in writing will be demonstrated at the end of the lesson through composing your own composition. What’s New Activity 2: Let’s be friends! 20 Lesson Use a Variety of Techniques to Introduce a Topic 3 How will you limit a topic? What I Need to Know Have you experienced meeting a new friend? How did you introduce yourself upon meeting them? Is it fun to meet a new one?
  • 33. Write Here! What is It Techniques to Introduce a Topic 21
  • 34. Activity 3: Let’s Introduce It 22 What’s More It is important when you are writing to clearly introduce your topic in a way that would grab the reader’s attention. Write an introductory statement that best introduces the topic below. https://bit.ly/2CLSFBi
  • 35. 23 ❖ What is your favourite color? ❖ Are dogs good pets? ❖ Which is better a big sister or a little sister?
  • 36. Activity 4: What’s in my Mind Activity 5: Describe It! Directions: Choose one composition topic that you like the most and make an introduction of it using the 5 techniques in introducing a topic 24 What I Have Learned 1. How helpful are the techniques in writing an introduction useful to you? What I Can Do LIVELY DESCRIPTION
  • 38. What’s in? In the previous lesson, we learned the different variety of techniques to introduce a topic. What I Need to Know Develop related support sentences in a paragraph a. What is a paragraph? b. What is a topic sentence? c. What are support sentences? d. What is unity in a paragraph? e. What is coherence in a paragraph? What’s New Read the paragraph carefully. Choose the statements that are not related to the topic. Underline these statements. Reread the whole paragraph without these statements. 1 The Pinoy jeepney is considered as the “king of the Road”. 2 It is the dominant means of transportation in the country. 3 Innovations have made the Pinoy jeepney even better today. 4 Montero Sports are very expensive cars. 5 Today, some jeepneys, are actually powered by electricity. 6 Sometimes I ride in a taxi because it is cool and comfortable. 7 These jeepneys don’t contribute to pollution because they do not emit smoke. 8 Smoke causes air pollution. 9 No matter how the Pinoy jeepney has changed its appearance it continues to play an important role in the everyday lives of Filipinos. 10 I hope I can buy a car someday. 26 Develop Related Support Sentences Lesson 4
  • 39. What is it A paragraph is the basic unit of composition. It consists of a group of related sentences that develop one main idea. It has three main parts; an introduction, a body of the paragraph and a conclusion. In other words, it has a topic sentence, a few supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. The main idea of a paragraph is the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic. Hence, in a paragraph, when the main idea is stated directly, it is expressed in what is called the topic sentence. It gives the overarching idea of what the paragraph is about and is supported by the details in subsequent sentences in the paragraph. The topic sentence is usually found at the beginning of a paragraph. Unity in a paragraph means that the entire paragraph should focus on one single idea. The supporting details should explain the main idea. The concluding sentence should end the paragraph with the same idea. Thus, a unified paragraph presents a thought, supports it with adequate details and completes it with a conclusion. Coherence means establishing a relationship between the ideas presented in a paragraph. It is introduced either in the chronological order or in the order of importance. The ideas, thus expressed in the paragraph, flow smoothly from one to the other in a logical sequence. This helps the reader to understand the paragraph. Go back to the paragraph that you answered. What is it all about? Can you tell which sentence talks about the main idea of the paragraph? Are the sentences that come after the main idea all support it? How are they arranged? Do these sentences contribute to the development of the main idea? 27
  • 40. What’s More Activity 1: Identifying Supporting Details Directions: Read each pair of sentences. Write TS for Topic Sentence next to the sentence that would make a good topic sentence. Write SD for Supporting Detail next to the sentence that would make a good supporting detail. ____1. The house on the corner is beautiful inside. ____ The kitchen has recently been remodelled. ____2. He never jumps up on anyone. ____ Chase is a very well-behaved dog. ____3. Gardening is very good for you. ____ You get a lot of exercise working in the garden. ____4. Kari’s birthday party was a lot of fun. ____ We played games and won prizes. ____5. We spend all day Saturday cleaning. ____ It was a very busy weekend. ____6. Having a backyard garden is a lot of work. ____ You must continually monitor the condition of the plants. Activity 2: Recognizing Supporting Details Directions: Read each group of sentences. One of them is a topic sentence, and the other two provide supporting details. Circle the letters of the sentences that provide supporting details. 1. TOPIC: gardening a. Many people enjoy flowers. b. Gardening is a form of mild exercise. c. Gardening is a fun and healthy pastime. 2. TOPIC: homework a. There are many different opinions about homework. b. Some people believe homework is unnecessary. c. Others believe that homework is important. 3. TOPIC: dogs a. Some breeds are best suited for athletic people. b. Some breeds are “lap dogs” and suited for a quiet life. c. There is a perfect breed of dog for everyone. 28 https://rb.gy/welgp6
  • 41. 4. TOPIC: novels a. You learn to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. b. Reading novels can help you develop important life skills. c. Reading novels is an opportunity to practice critical thinking. 5. TOPIC: weather a. This summer we have enjoyed wonderful weather. b. Temperatures have averaged 85 degrees. c. We have hardly had any rain. 6. TOPIC: Pokémon a. Pokémon is popular around the globe. b. There are Pokémon everywhere. c. Pokémon products are available in many languages. What I Have Learned Activity 3: Generalization Directions: Scan the paragraph. Rearrange the details to make a unified and coherent paragraph. Rewrite the new paragraph in the box below. Make your topic sentence the first sentence in the paragraph followed by the supporting details in correct order. DO NOT number the sentences when writing your paragraph. (1) The mouth connects right to a stomach that is like a bag. (2) The mouth of a starfish is in the center of its body. (3)Then it turns its stomach inside out and pushes its stomach inside the shell. (4) It does not have teeth. (5) It digests the animal outside the body of the starfish. (6) When it is time for dinner, the starfish uses its arms and tube feet to pry open the shell of a clam, mussel, or oyster. (7) The stomach wraps around the soft body of the prey. (8) Starfish have a really weird way of eating! 29 https://rb.gy/iiah0u
  • 42. What I Can Do Activity 4: Let’s Compose Directions: Fill in the spaces with the necessary supporting details. Then, add your own paragraph afterwards. The ‘New Normal” has made me realize many things. It realized that ____________________________. It helped me appreciate _____________. It gave me the feeling of ________________________________________________. In all of these I am ___________________ because ______________________. _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________. 30
  • 43. Lesson 5 Using A Variety of Techniques to Formulate a Conclusion What I Need To Know In this module, you will learn how to: ➢ Use a variety of techniques to formulate a conclusion. What I Know Say something about the pictures. Think of the things that might happen before and after in that situation. (Picture taken at JDMNHS during General PTA Meeting and Reading of Honors) (Picture taken at Purok 1, Odiongan Gingoog City during Alay Linis 2019) Picture A Picture B Questions: 1. How did you come up with that conclusion? ___________________________________________________________________ 2. What are your bases? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ What’s In ➢ In 2 to 3 supporting sentences, share what you know about conclusion. Conclusion is _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________. The things to consider in writing a conclusion are ____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________. 31
  • 44. What’s New Read the following passages about Asian-African traditions and values and draw conclusions about each. 1. Parents are really very keen to see that their children are married to suitable families. Married sons continue to live in the same household with their parents. It is considered ideal for men to marry and bring their wives to go and live with their husbands after marriage. A unique feature of the Chinese family is the one child policy that has been enforced by the law of the country. The first son enjoys the greatest benefits in terms of education and opportunities. The first daughter takes responsibility in helping to raise her younger siblings. Conclusion Evidence 2. Unlike other Asian countries where women tend to be in more subservient positions, women in the Philippines have had high societal positions since pre- colonial times. Since there is gender equality, businesses are more accepting of women performing business. Conclusion Evidence Sources:file:///E:/English%208%20Materials/english_teachers_guide1%20ENGLISH%208.pdf What Is It A conclusion is an opinion or judgment you make after studying all the facts you have. When you draw a conclusion, you make a decision or form an opinion based on facts and details. The facts and details are stated directly, but the conclusion is not. To draw a conclusion from something you have read, you must go beyond the information a passage contains. However, you must be sure that your conclusion fits with the facts and details that are given in the passage. You make and analyze also the variety of ideas that relate to the same topic. 32
  • 45. It also means that when you’re going to make a conclusion, you must also consider your reader. There are lots of strategies to be used in order for them to understand. You may echo the introduction: • Echoing the introduction: can be a good strategy if it is meant to bring the reader full-circle. If you begin by describing a scenario, you can end with the same scenario as proof that your essay was helpful in creating a new understanding. Example: Introduction From the parking lot, I could see the towers of the castle of the Magic Kingdom standing stately against the blue sky. To the right, the tall peak of The Matterhorn rose even higher. From the left, I could hear the jungle sounds of Adventureland. As I entered the gate, Main Street stretched before me with its quaint shops evoking an old-fashioned small town so charming it could never have existed. I was entranced. Disneyland may have been built for children, but it brings out the child in adults. Conclusion I thought I would spend a few hours at Disneyland, but here I was at 1:00 A.M., closing time, leaving the front gates with the now dark towers of the Magic Kingdom behind me. I could see tired children, toddling along and struggling to keep their eyes open as best they could. Others slept in their parents’ arms as we waited for the parking lot tram that would take us to our cars. My forty-year-old feet ached, and I felt a bit sad to think that in couple of days I would be leaving California, my vacation over, to go back to my desk. But I smiled to think that for at least a day I felt ten years old again. You can also challenge your reader, • Challenging the reader by issuing a challenge to your readers, you are helping them to redirect the information in the paper, and they may apply it to their own lives. Example: Though serving on a jury is not only a civic responsibility but also an interesting experience, many people still view jury duty as a chore that interrupts their jobs and the routine of their daily lives. However, juries are part of America’s attempt to be a free and just society. Thus, jury duty challenges us to be interested and responsible citizens. 33
  • 46. Or you can look to the future, • Looking to the future can emphasize the importance of your paper or redirect the readers’ thought process. It may help them apply the new information to their lives or see things more globally. Example: Without well-qualified teachers, schools are more than buildings and equipment. If higher-paying careers continue to attract the best and the brightest students, there will not only be storage of teachers, but the teachers available may not have the best qualifications. Our youth will suffer. And when youth suffers, the future suffers. And you can also pose a question, • Posing questions either to your readers or in general, may help your readers gain a new perspective on the topic, which they may not have held before reading your conclusion. It may also bring your main ideas together to create a new meaning. Example: Campaign advertisements should help us understand the candidate’s qualifications and positions on the issues. Instead, most tell us what a boob or knave the opposing candidate is, or they present general images of the candidate as a family person or God-fearing American. Do such advertisements contribute to creating an informed electorate or a people who choose political leaders the same way they choose soft drinks and soap? Conclusions are often the most difficult part of an essay to write, and many writers feel that they have nothing left to say after having written the paper. A writer needs to keep in mind that the conclusion is often what a reader remembers best. Your conclusion should be the best part of your paper. (Sources: https://leo.stcloudstate.edu) What’s More Formulate conclusions on the following passages using the different techniques in writing a conclusion: 1. In many places in Africa, young girls are trained to be good wives from an early age. They may even learn secret codes and secret languages that allow them to talk with other married women without their husbands understanding what is being said. Depending on which part of Africa you are in, wedding ceremonies can be extremely elaborate, some lasting many days. Often huge ceremonies are held during which many couples are united at the same time. 34
  • 47. Conclusion: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Taking off one’s shoes is another prevalent practice in Japan. While entering houses, schools and many other buildings, people are expected to take off their shoes. It is basically done to keep the houses clean. Make sure you are wearing decent socks, as you will be expected to take off your slippers when seated on tatami mats. Conclusion: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. In African culture, a child learns at an early age on how to become a good member of his tribe. Each member of the tribe belongs to an age group that has special services within the tribe. Each person is expected to contribute to the tribe by doing his share of the work and obeying its customs. Conclusion: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Source: file:///E:/English%208%20Materials/english_teachers_guide1%20ENGLISH%208.pdf 35
  • 48. What I Have Learned ➢ Identify the difference between the two conclusions using the Venn Diagram: Conclusion A: Source: https://blog.hubspot.com Source: https://blog.hubspot.com Write your observation in your activity notebook and discover by yourselves that there are different kinds or techniques in making conclusions. ➢ Using the different strategies you’ve learned from the discussion; write a conclusion if Ciel and Mattie have known each other for a very long time. 36 The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor “Miss Johnson, you wanna dance?” A handsome teenager posed himself in a seductive dare before Etta. She ran her hand down the side of her hair and took off her apron. “Don’t mind if I do.” And she pranced around the table. “Woman, come back here and act your age.” Mattie speared a rib off the grill. “I am acting it—thirty-five!” “Umph, you got regrets older than that.” The boy spun Etta around his arms. “Careful, now honey. It’s still in working order, but I gotta keep it running in a little lower gear.” She winked at Mattie and danced toward the center of the street. Mattie shook her head. “Lord keep her safe, since you can’t keep her sane.” She smiled and patted her foot under the table to the beat of the music while she looked down the street and inhaled the hope that was bouncing off swinging hips, sauce- covered fingers, and grinning mouths. A thin brown-skinned woman, carrying a trench coat and overnight case, was making her way slowly up the block. She stopped at intervals to turn and answer the people who called to her—“Hey, Ciel! Good to see you, girl!” Ciel—a knot formed at the base of Mattie’s heart, and she caught her breath. “No.” Ciel came up to Mattie and stood in front of her timidly. “Hi, Mattie. It’s been a long time.” Conclusion B:
  • 49. “No,” Mattie shook her head slowly. “I know you’re probably mad at me. I should have written or at least called before now.” “Child.” Mattie placed a hand gently on Ciel’s face. “But I thought about you all the time, really, Mattie.” “Child.” Both of Mattie’s hands cupped Ciel’s face. “I had to get away; you know that. I needed to leave Brewster Place as far behind me as I could. I just kept going and going until the highway run out. And when I looked up, I was in San Francisco and there was nothing but an ocean in front of me, and since I couldn’t swim, I stayed.” “Child, Child.” Mattie pulled Ciel toward her. “It was awful not to write—I know that.” Ciel was starting to cry. “But I kept saying one day when I’ve gotten rid of the scars, when I’m really well and over all that’s happened so that she can be proud of me, then I’ll write and let her know.” “Child. Child. Child.” Mattie pressed Ciel into her full bosom and rocked her slowly. “But that day never came, Mattie.” Ciel’s tears fell on Mattie’s chest as she hugged the woman. “And I stopped believing that it ever would.” “Thank God you found that out.” Mattie released Ciel and squeezed her shoulders. “Or I woulda had to wait till the Judgment Day for this here joy.” Source: PRE-GED Reading pp.33-35 What I Can Do Write a conclusion using the different strategies that you have learned from this module regarding the effort made by our government to stop the spread of COVID-19 that we have suffered this year. 37
  • 50. Activity 1: Simple recall! Directions: Remember the stories that you read and the movies you watched before. Enumerate the fiction stories and non-fiction stories. Write your answers on the chart below. 38 Lesson 6 Developing Paragraph that Illustrate Each Text Type - Narrative What’s In Let’s connect what you have in your mind to our new lesson today. FICTION NON-FICTION How do you identify fictional stories from non-fictional stories? Explain. FICTION
  • 51. Activity 2: Fill this Out Directions: Read the article below and fill in the chart that follows. 39 What I Need to Know While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to learn how to develop a narrative paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end of the lesson is a simple narrative text. What’s New Showing off for bridesmaid at my sister’s wedding reception years ago, I caught and at a large black cricket. Later I mentioned the incident in a book I wrote. At a talk I gave recently, someone who had read the book asked if the story was true. My sister happened to be present, so I pointed her out and told the questioner he should ask her himself. All heads swivelled to look at her where she was sitting by the aisle in the back row. “He eats bugs,” she explained shortly. Her lip curled in understated disgust. -Ian Frazier, “It’s hard to Eat Just One” WHEN WHERE WHO WHAT What is It A narrative paragraph helps tell a story. It expresses the chronology of a specific event and give enough information that the reader can understand not only the order of the event but the entire event itself. It could be tale, novel, an account of one’s life, natural phenomena or social events. https://bit.ly/31sALh0
  • 52. 40 Organizing Narrative Paragraph 1. Background The background information sets the scene for the audience. It includes the following pieces of information: • A topic Sentence • What story/event is about • Who it is about, • When it happens, • Where it happens, • Where is the source of narration Note: The topic sentence of a narrative paragraph does not start the narration. It establishes a purpose. It does not tell only a story, but also the reader’s viewpoint. Therefore, writing a strong topic sentence is important. 2. The Story/ Event The story or event happens at 3 different stages: The beginning of the story; the beginning tells what happens first in the story. It can be the problem which makes the story or event happen. The middlle of the story- this tells the main events or important activities of the story/event. The end of the story- the end tells the final events, this usually brings the result or the resolution of the problem/conflict that was first p[resented in the story. 3. The conclusion It is the concluding sentence. The writer can either • Restate the topic sentence, • Give a concluding remark, • Make a prediction about the story, • Or make a suggestion
  • 53. Write Your Answer Here! 41 QUESTIONS ABOUT STORY IDEAS 1. What is the problem? 2. What characters are involved? 3. What happened before? 4. What will happen next? 5. What is the solution to the problem? What’s More Activity 3: Think and Discuss Which sentence is out of order in the paragraph below? What time-clue words and phrases can you find? The day of my thirteenth birthday was packed with surprises. First, I woke up to the smell of my favourite food, pancakes. Later that day my dad took me to the hardware store with him. Second, I heard music playing on my birthday present--- a mini disc player. When we came home, all the house lights were off. As I walked inside, all my friends jumped out. “Surprise!” they shouted. “Happy Birthday!” https://cutt.ly/buWsKes
  • 54. Directions: Write your answers in the box. 42 What I Have Learned 1. What new things did you learn? 2. What ideas or concepts do you need more? 3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered? What I can do African Children Playing Directions: Write a narrative paragraph about the picture on the right. Use your imagination to invent details that help answer who, what, when, where, why and how. Activity 5: Narrate it! Activity 4: This is in my mind! https://bit.ly/3eFcbNJ
  • 56. Lesson 7 What’s In Let’s connect what you have learned in the past to our new lesson today. Activity 1: Picture It Out! Directions: Write sentences by comparing and contrasting the pictures below. 44 Developing Paragraph that Illustrate Each Text Type - Expository TELESCOPE MICROSCOPE Similarities: Differences: COFFEE TEA Similarities: Differences:
  • 57. What I Need to Know While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to develop an expository paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end of the lesson is a simple expository text. What’s New Activity 2: Now Explain! Directions: Write sentences that explains the diagram below: 45 Process Questions: • How did you write sentences that compares and contrast the two pictures in task 1? • How did you write sentences that explains the diagram? Write it here! https://bit.ly/3d9JreK
  • 58. APPROACHES TO EXPOSITORY WRITING 46 What is It An expository/ informative paragraph presents or explains facts and ideas. Writers use informative paragraphs to define terms, to give directions, to explain processes, and tell how things work. You can use then in various kinds of writing, from history papers to test answers to game instructions. Goal The goal of expository writing is to explain or inform. The following chart shows four approaches to expository writing. These approaches can be used alone, or they can be combined in any expository piece of writing. Defining Defining a term or an idea is one approach to expository writing. You can give a formal definition or a personal definition. In a formal definition, you should provide specific qualities of the term you’re explaining to help your audience understand it. For a personal definition, you might use real-life examples and vivid details. These examples and details will express your personal feelings about the idea or term. Organize Your Definition Begin having research with a dictionary or other reliable sources. After you’ve written the basic definition or idea, you can add details. When you write your draft, try different orders of organizations. You might want to start with the basic definition and move to a broader sense of the term, or you could begin with details and examples and conclude with the basic definition.
  • 59. 47 Comparing and Contrasting Comparison-contrast is another kind of expository writing. When you compare two things, you explain how they’re similar. When you contrast two things, you explain how they’re different. Comparing and Contrasting two items can be useful way of explaining them. Organize the Details: There are two ways to organize a comparison-contrast piece • One way is by subject. In this method, you discuss all the details about one subject first and then all the details about the other subject. • The second way to organize your details is by feature. In this method, you choose one feature and discuss the similarities and differences for both subjects. Then you do the same thing for another feature and so on until you’ve covered all the features. Explaining a Process To explain a process, choose a topic you know well. Then identify your audience and what they may already know. Locate terms they’ll understand and those you’ll have to explain. Be clear about your purpose. Make the Order Clear Before you write about a process, gather information through research, observation, or interviews. List steps of the process in chronological order. Then write. Use transition words to help make the order of the steps clear for the reader. First, then, after, later, while and finally are some useful transition words in explaining a process. Using Cause and Effect Relationships Sometimes events are connected in a cause-and-effect relationship. A cause is an identifiable condition or event. An effect is something that happens as a direct result of that condition or event. A cause-and-effect explanation may show one cause and one effect. It may explain a series of effects resulting from a single cause. It can also present multiple causes and multiple effects. Arranging Details: Once you’ve selected supporting details for your explanation, you’re ready to organize them. Ask yourself what you’re trying to do in your essay.
  • 60. Activity 3: Approach me! Directions: At this time, you have to identify the approach that is being referred to each statement below. Write your answers on the space provided. 48 Summary Expository writing explains and informs. You can include one or more of these elements: • Definition • Step-by-step processes • Comparison and contrast • Cause-and-effect relationship You can support your explanation with facts, statistics, examples, incidents, and reasons. Use appropriate transition words and phrases to make relationship clear. What’s More 1. Coastal fishing fleets often stay at sea for days or weeks. Long-range fishing vessels may remain at sea for months. 2. To breathe, a whale surfaces in a forward rolling motion. For two seconds, it blows out and breathes in as much as twenty-one hundred quarts of air. Answer: ____________________________ Answer: ____________________________ 3. The death of Floyd, George led to a clash between the white and the black people of America. Answer: _____________________________ 4. Sivuquad, a name for St. Lawrence Island, means “squeezed dry.” The islanders believed that a giant had made the island from dried mud. Answer: _____________________________
  • 61. Activity 4: This is in my mind Directions: Write your answers in the box. Activity 5: Write Now! 49 What I Have Learned 1. What new things did you learn? 2. What ideas or concepts do you need more? 3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered? What I can do As evidence of your understanding about expository paragraph, you will now make your own simple expository text. It will be graded according to the rubric that is presented below. GOAL Your goal is to write one simple expository text. Choose one of these topics:” You are free to choose your own topic to talk about.
  • 62. Rubric for Writing an Expository Paragraph Category 1 2 3 4 Introduction The topic was not introduced at all. The topic was somewhat introduced The topic was introduced. The topic was introduced in a very creative way. Organization of ideas Related information were not grouped together. Some of the related information were grouped together. Related information were grouped together. All related information were clearly grouped together. Illustrations There were no illustrations used at all. Few illustrations were used to aide understanding. Several illustrations were used to aid understanding. Many illustrations were used to aid understanding in a very creative way. Supporting details Facts, definitions or details were not used. Few facts, definitions or details were used. Several facts, definitions or details were used. Many facts, definitions or details were used in a very creative way. Transition Words Transition words and phrases were not used to connect ideas. Some transition words and phrases were used to connect ideas. Several transition words and phrases were used to connect ideas. Many transition words and phrases were used to connect ideas. Conclusion Concluding statement or section was not provided at all. Concluding statement or section was somewhat provided. Concluding statement or section provided. Concluding statement or section provided in a very creative way. 50
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  • 65. Lesson 8 Activity 1: Answer It! Directions: Write your answers in the box. While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to learn how to develop a persuasive paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end of the lesson is a simple persuasive text. 53 Developing Paragraph that Illustrate Each text Type - Persuasive What’s In Let’s connect what you have learned in the past to our new lesson today. ..today. Have you ever tried to convince someone to act a certain way or do something? If so, what technique did you use? What kind of argument did you make? What I Need to Know
  • 66. Activity 2: Convince Me! Directions: Read and answer the thought provoking prompts below with a minimum of three sentences each. Write your answers on space provided for you 54 What’s New Write You Answer Here! Write You Answer Here! Write You Answer Here! Do cats or dogs make better pets? Write an opinion piece about this topic. Which holiday do you believe is the best? Write an opinion piece about this topic. You work at an advertising company. Write an advertisement for a new bike.
  • 67. What is It 55 A persuasive paragraph is writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe what you believe about a certain topic. In persuasive writing, a writer takes a position FOR or AGAINST an issue and writes to convince the reader to BELIEVE or DO something. This paragraph appeal emotion or reason or both, supporting the appeal with anecdotes, examples, or facts and statistics. You can use persuasive paragraphs in a variety of types of writing. The goal of persuasive writing is to make people think or act in certain way. Remember these tips: • State your position clearly and forcefully • Consider you audience o Who is my audience? o How much does my audience know about my topic? o Does my audience care about this topic? o What evidence will be most interesting to my readers? o What evidence wi9ll be most convincing to my readers? • Include suitable supporting details in the form of facts and opinions. o Evidence in Persuasive Writing Kinds Examples Facts : Americans spent 33 billion dollars on th diet industry in 1990. Statistics: In 1990, 34 % of men and 38% of women spent 33 billion dollars on diets. Example: A Preteen boy guzzles protein drinks, hoping to increase his size and strength Opinion: Well-known diet specialist Dr. Luz Waite recommends regular exercise along with any weight-loss plan. • Arrange your evidence in the most effective way. o After you gather your evidence, review it piece by piece. Which evidence is the strongest or most convincing? o The structure of a persuasive piece can resemble the three-part structure of a report.
  • 68. 56 Tips for Structuring a Persuasive Piece 1. Decide how to arrange your evidence. 2. Write a strong opening that states your position clearly. 3. Present suitable supporting evidence in the best order. 4. Anticipate and answer opposing arguments. 5. Begin or end with your strongest point. 6. Sum up your argument and give your conclusions. What’s More Write a paragraph that would persuade your family members and neighbours to wear their face mask whenever they gout from their homes and to observe physical distancing with another. Activity 3: Convincing a Reader Write Your Answer Here! What I Have Learned 1. What new things did you learn? Activity 4: Answer This!
  • 69. 2. What ideas or concepts do you need more? 3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered? What I can do Activity 5: Write Now Directions: As evidence of your understanding about expository paragraph, you will now make your own simple persuasive text. Assume that you are a businessman and you have to sell your product online, make a persuasive paragraph that would convince the people to buy and avail your product. Write Here! 57
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  • 71. Lesson 9 Activity 1: Let’s Read It Aloud! Directions: Below are two of Matsou Basho’s self-authored Haikus, come on and read them aloud then answer the questions that follow. 59 Developing Paragraph that Illustrate each text Type ∙ Descriptive What’s In Let’s connect what you have learned in the past to our new lesson today. Haiku 1 Haiku 2 https://bit.ly/30WnSvo https://bit.ly/2zEACMd
  • 72. What idea is expressed in each poem? Remember that your expected output at the end of the lesson is to write your own descriptive paragraph. You need to apply what you have learned throughout the lesson. Your final output will be rated based on the criteria that will be given to you. We all know that lines from the Haiku let the readers generate mental pictures. These images allow the readers to envision and realistically experience the author’s writing. What image is reflected from the poems in activity 1? Describe the image by responding to the sensory map. 60 Haiku 1 Haiku 1 What I Need To Know What’s New Activity 2: Sense It!
  • 73. 61 What is It A descriptive paragraph describes how a person/thing looks or feels. In descriptive paragraphs, you can describe people, places, objects, or events. The main purpose is to create an image in reader’s minds. In short, it is a kind of painting with the words.
  • 74. 62 Purpose of Descriptive Paragraph The purpose of descriptive paragraph is to make our readers see, feel, and hear what we have seen, felt, and heard. Whether we’re describing a person, a place, or a thing, our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details. Structure of Descriptive Paragraph Identification Identification is a part in which you identify or write the recognition, it can be a general statement about place, person, or thing that you want to describe. Descriptive Descriptive are vivid detail of place, person, or thing that you want to describe so that the reader can easily imagine, pictured the descriptions, or they can feel that they involve in the experience. Conclusion Conclusions are the summary of the paragraph or paraphrase; furthermore, the conclusion may be include a restatement of the introduction to conclude the paragraph. How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph Top of Form Finding a Topic The first step in writing a strong descriptive paragraph is identifying your topic. If you received a specific assignment or already have a topic in mind, you can skip this step. If not, it's time to start brainstorming. Examining and Exploring Your Topic After you've selected a topic, the real fun begins: studying the details. Spend time closely examining the subject of your paragraph. Study it from every possible angle, beginning with the five senses: What does the object look, sound, smell, taste, and feel like? What are your own memories of or associations with the object?
  • 75. 63 Organizing Your Information After you've compiled a lengthy list of descriptive details, you can begin assembling those details into a paragraph. First, consider again the goal of your descriptive paragraph. The details you choose to include in the paragraph, as well as the details you choose to exclude, signal to the reader how you feel about the topic. What message, if any, do you want the description to convey? Which details best convey that message? Reflect on these questions as you begin constructing the paragraph. Showing, Not Telling Remember to show, rather than tell, even in your topic and concluding sentences. A topic sentence that reads, "I am describing my pen because I love to write" is obvious "telling" (the fact that you're describing your pen should be self- evident from the paragraph itself) and unconvincing (the reader cannot feel or sense the strength of your love of writing). Avoid "tell" statements by keeping your list of details handy at all times. Edit and Proofread Your Paragraph The writing process isn't over until your paragraph has been edited and proofread. Invite a friend or teacher to read your paragraph and provide feedback. Assess whether the paragraph clearly conveys the message you intended to express. Read your paragraph aloud to check for awkward phrasing or cumbersome sentences. Finally, consult a proofreading checklist to confirm that your paragraph is free of minor errors.
  • 76. What’s More Activity 3: Try It Out! Directions: Read the paragraph presented below and answer the comprehension questions. Comprehension Questions: 64 My living room may be small, but it is tidy and well-organized. On the right, there is a wooden bookcase with four shelves. On top of the bookcase is a small lamp with a dark base and a matching lamp shade. The first and third shelves are filled with carefully arranged books. On the second shelf, there is a antique clock with faded numbers on its face. The bottom shelf has a few newspapers. On the opposite side of the room is an old television set with nothing on top of it. Between the television and the bookcase is a large sofa. A fat, striped cat with long whiskers is curled up in a ball on the right on the right side of the sofa. Lying to the left of my cat is a single sock that the cat probably brought from another room. Directly in front of the sofa, there is a long coffee table lie two magazines. They are stacked one on top of the other. Perhaps the most striking item in the room is the beautiful beach painting above the sofa. This extraordinary painting shows a peaceful beach scene with a sailboat on the right, far from the beach. Although it is a small room, everything in my living room is in its place. https://bit.ly/2Bd30pi 1. What does the paragraph describe? 2. Describe the ambiance conveyed in the room? 3. What are some of the sensory details the writer used in describing the room?
  • 77. Activity 4: Answer This! Activity 5: Write Now As evidence of your understanding about descriptive paragraph, you will now make your own simple descriptive paragraph. It will be graded according to the rubric that is presented below. 65 What I Have Learned a. What new things did you learn? b. What ideas or concepts do you need more? c. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered? What I Can Do GOAL Your goal is to write one simple descriptive text. Choose one of these topics:” Describe your bestfriend or your favourite family member”. “Describe your Favorite Food”, “Describe your favourite Room in the House”, “Describe an object that is commonly used by the people in your House”.
  • 78. Rubric for Writing Descriptive Paragraph • Using sensory images, precise adjectives, and vivid verbs • Readers enjoy descriptive writing because it helps them see someone or something in a new way. Using words and images that bring sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing to life are crucial to good descriptive writing. Powerful adjectives can help tell a descriptive story, too. Category 1- Novice 2- Discoverer 3- Achiever 4- Hero Ideas and Organization No evidence of a purpose or logical ideas that help the reader see what is being described. Few hints are evident at using organized ideas to describe people, places, and things. Well-focused sentences and paragraphs are logical and help readers see what is being described. Interesting and precise sentences and paragraphs tell a descriptive story with metaphor. Word Choice Lacks evidence of sensory words and adjectives Provides some sensory words and adjectives Use well-crafted sensory images and appropriate adjectives that describe. Engages the reader in the story by making people, places, and objects come alive with sensory details, comparisons, and powerful adjectives. Structure, Grammar, and Mechanics Proper use of complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, or grammar are not evident. Proper use of complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, or grammar are somewhat evident. Shows variety of sentence structures with few errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar Offers readers engaging and compelling sentences and paragraphs without spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Presentation and Creativity No sense of artistic concern to neatness and no attempt to interest the reader through sensory detail. Provides some concern for artistic technique and neatness; offers basic description. Exhibits strong use and understanding of artistic concepts; details figure strongly in the work. Creative use of materials to tell an engaging story artistically; powerful details and description Notes: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Key: 14-16 pts.: Excellent 11-13 pts.: Very Good 8-10 pts.: Good 5-7 pts.: Fair 0-4 pts.: Poor Score: 66
  • 80. Lesson 10 Activity: 1: Fill this Out! Directions: Read the article and fill the chart with the details that answer the questions. While on your journey in this lesson, you are expected to develop an expository paragraph. Be reminded that your expected output at the end of this lesson is a simple expository text. 68 Developing Paragraph that Illustrate each Text Type ∙ Recounts What’s In At the Beach My friend and I went to the beach on Saturday. While we were at the beach we had a cool swim. After our swim we built sandcastles. Later it began to rain, so we packed up and went home. We were tired from our day at the beach, so we went to bed early. What I Need to Know
  • 81. What’s New Activity: 2: Let’s Have a Trip Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow. Questions: 1. How did the writer organize the events of the story? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. How did the writer conclude the story? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 69 A Trip to the National Zoo and Aquarium Yesterday, my family and I went to the National Zoo and Aquarium to visit the new Snow Cubs and the other animals. In the morning, when we got to the Zoo and Aquarium there was a great big line, so we had to wait awhile to get in. After we entered the zoo, we went straight to the enclosure for the Snow Cubs. My brother and I were so excited to see them. They were so cute and playful. At lunchtime Dad decided to cook a barbecue. He cooked sausages so we could have sausage sandwiches. Mum forgot the tomato sauce so we had to eat them plain. In the afternoon, we visited the aquarium. My brother was excited to see the sharks and the tropical fish. At the end of the day when we left we were going to go and get ice cream but we decided we were too tired so we drove straight home.
  • 82. A personal recount - is where the author is recounting an experience that they were involved in directly. Examples: recount, letter, diary A factual recount - can be used to retell a particular incident or event. Example: accident or newspaper report. An imaginative recount - is the retell of an imaginary event through the eyes of a fiction character. Example: The day in the life of Shrek. 70 What is It Recount Writing A recount retells an experience or an event that happened in the past. The purpose of a recount can be to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate. A recount can focus on a specific section of an event or retell the entire story. Recounts are usually written in chronological order. This means putting things in the order that they actually happened. If you don’t use chronological order in your recount writing, it could get very confusing. Types of Recount Writing
  • 83. 71 Organizing Recounts Introduction Set the scene by telling your audience: o When and where the event took place o Who was involved and how they got there, o What happened and why. Events Using lots of detail, tell your audience o About the sequence of events that took place, in the order that they happened. You could use paragraphs to separate each event. You also have to describe the facts and could mention feelings of the people involved (and quotes from them). Conclusion Tell your audience what happened in the end. You could also add your own comment about the events. Recounts describe things that have happened in the past, so use the past tense when you are writing. Take a look at the examples below: √ I ran to the shops with my dad. x I am running to the shops with my dad. √ David smiled when he saw his birthday cake. x David will smile when he sees his birthday cake.
  • 84. W hat’s More Activity 3: Report it Now! You are now aware on how to write and organize recounts. This time, try making a factual recount on your own. To do that, make a report about a recent incident that you witnessed in your place. Be sure to apply what you learned! 72
  • 86. Activity 4: Answer This! 1. What new things did you learn? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. What ideas or concepts do you need more? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. What actions should be done to cope up with the difficulties you encountered? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ What I Can Do Activity 5: Write Now As evidence of your understanding about recount writing, you will now make your own simple personal recount. To do that, choose a topic from the list of prompts given below. 74 What I Have Learned • Looking back on our childhood, we often come back to key events that had a major impact on us. Tell about one of those defining events from your childhood. • It has been said that parents are our first and most important teachers. Describe a time when you learned a valuable lesson from one of your parents. • Far too often we take nature for granted. Describe an experience that made you appreciate our natural world. • Some unexpected experiences can help us mature from children into young adults. Describe one of those key experiences in your life.
  • 87. ‘ Consider this self-check assessment upon writing your personal recount. SELF ASSESSMENT ➢ I have written in first person by using words like I, me, we, you, she, he ➢ I have written in third person by using words like them, they, him, their, she, her, his ➢ I have written mainly in the past tense using words was, were, saw or words that end in ‘ed’ ➢ I have written an introduction that has told the reader ‘who, when, why, and where’ ➢ I have written all the events in order of time that they happen in ➢ I have used interesting adjectives to create a picture for the reader ➢ I have used strong verbs to describe what happened in the story like scream, plead, shout etc ➢ I have described the feelings of the person telling the story ➢ I have written a conclusion that says how the writer feels, how things went and have mentioned something that might happen later 75 • Often we put people we have great admiration for so high on a pedestal that we forget they’re human. Describe a time when you realized that someone you admired was imperfect. • Describe a time when you witnessed something unbelievable.
  • 89. POST TEST Test I Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of your answer. 1. Which stories that use magic, or supernatural as a primary plot? a. fantasy b. horror c. mystery d. science fiction 2. Which paragraph that expresses chronological order of events and gives enough information that the reader can understand? a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 3. This paragraph types explains facts and ideas. a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 4. It is a form of writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe what you believe about a certain topic. a. expository b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 5. This form of writing describes how a person/thing looks or feels. a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 6. This retells an experience or an event that happened in the past. The purpose of this is to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate. a. descriptive b. narrative c. persuasive d. recounts 7. This writing is where the author is recounting an experience that they were involved in directly. a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount 8. This writing can be used to retell a particular incident or event. a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount 9. This writing retells of an imaginary event through the eyes of a fiction character. a. events b. factual recount c. imaginative recount d. personal recount 10. Parts of the Introduction a. Introduction-supporting details-Conclusion b. Thesis Statement-Conclusion-Topic Sentence c. Opening Statement-Conclusion-Supporting Details d. Opening Statement-supporting details-Thesis Statement 77
  • 90. Test II Directions: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow. 1 Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. 2 Without it, there would be no newspapers, magazines, writing paper, or greeting cards. 3 There would be no paper bags or boxes, paper money, gift-wrapping, or toilet paper. 4 Take a look around you. 5 How many things can you see that are made from paper? 6 Learn to conserve paper. 11. What is the selection all about? a. newspapers b. paper c. paper products d. things around you 12. Which statement contains the main idea of the selection? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 13. Which statements support the main idea of the paragraph? a. 1- 4 b. 2- 5 c. 1- 6 d. 2- 6 14. How many things are made from paper that are mentioned in the selection? a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 15. Which statement should not be part of the paragraph? a. Take a look around you. b. Learn to conserve paper. c. How many things can you see that are made from paper? d. Paper is one of the world’s most important and useful products. 16. It is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its content is non-traditional. a. descriptive b. expository c. personal narrative d. persuasive 17. The following are the techniques in introducing a topic EXCEPT: a. Ask Question b. Make a Conclusion c. Begin with a Startling Fact d. Open with Lively Description 18. It is a type of text that is made by the author’s imagination. a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction 19. This tells the story of someone’s life from the perspective of another writer. a. biography b. fiction c. news columns d. non-fiction 20. This records daily life events and collects writer’s thought and feelings about the events. a. biography b. diaries c. fiction d. Letters 78
  • 91. Test III Directions: Read each passage below and formulate its possible conclusion. Choose the letter of your answer. 21. The Lost and Found section reported that of the 15 books found this month, 10 belong to boys and 5 to girls. Of the 20 cases of lost ballpens, 18 were reported by boys and 2 by girls. a. Girls are careless than boys. b. Girls are negligent than boys. c. Girls are incautious than boys. d. Girls are more careful than boys. 22. The baby keeps on crying even if the nurse has just changed his diapers. The baby has just been fed so he is not hungry. a. The baby is wet. b. The baby just want to cry. c. The baby is not feeling well. d. The baby wants to eat again. 23. The Barangay captain called an emergency meeting to all barangay officials. All of the barangay officials attended except the secretary who is very important in the meeting. The secretary has never missed a single meeting in all the three years she has been a secretary in the barangay. a. The secretary feels ill. b. The secretary was not informed. c. The secretary doesn’t want to attend. d. The secretary is busy for nonsense. 24. Betty’s store has just opened. She has been in business for only about two months. The people who used to patronize other stores now go to Betty’s store. a. Betty is very friendly. b. Betty threatens the customers. c. Betty has a lot of stocks in store. d. Betty offers lowest prize and discounts. 25. Out of 70 graduating Grade 12 students, only 62 could march on their Graduation Day. The 8 students failed to pass the given requirements. a. The students who failed are lazy and tedious. b. The students who could not march are proud. c. The 8 students has another best plan in life. d. The 8 students has a special recognition in another date. 79
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