SHS Reading and Writing Q3 W2
SHS Reading and Writing Q3 W2
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
WEEK 3
LEARNING
MODULE QUARTER 2
QUARTER 3
WEEK 2
Objectives
In your journey through the discussions and different tasks, you are expected to:
Pre-Test
Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the best answer. Use a separate sheet of paper
for your answers.
1. It is the use of words to exchange thoughts and ideas in an orderly and organized
manner.
a. discourse b. speech
c. text d. writing
5.If you were writing an essay to persuade people to visit your school’s Web site, it
would be most important to include –
a. a list of all the people who worked on creating the Web site
b. a story describing the creation of the Web site
c. facts and opinions about the benefits of visiting the school’s Web site
d. some examples of other places where the same information can be found
What’s In
In the previous lesson, you have learned how to distinguish between and
among techniques in selecting and organizing information.
Warm Up: Check the column that determines how often you practice what the following
statements say.
Total
/15
Grand total
• The interpretation of your scores can be found in answer key page.
The logical arrangement of ideas is known as the pattern of development. It helps you
to follow ideas easily and understand a text better. Having the ability to recognize it will help
you distinguish major details from minor ones and predict ideas. Traditionally, writing
paragraphs has been divided into four:
1. Exposition: Uses the logical order. In expository writing, the writer aims to explain,
to inform, or to disseminate information. Examples of expository writings are
paragraphs developed by example, cause and effect, comparison, analogy,
definition, and classification.
2. Narration: Tells or recounts in in time sequence what happened to someone or
to something which may be fictional or true. It uses time or chronological.
3. Description: Provides details that form an image or a mental picture of a person,
place, object, or concept. It uses the space order (spatial).
4. Persuasion: Seeks to convince the reader to change his mind or stand regarding
a controversial issue or a differing opinion. It presents arguments and offers
evidence. It uses the logical order. (Padilla, 2017)
But then, in this module you will focus on learning how to develop narration,
description and definition paragraph patterns.
What is It
Example:
By letting the story make the point, the writer’s narrative seems far more
persuasive than the usual sermons that begin with something like, “Smoking is
dangerous to your health”. The viewpoint in a narrative might be expressed as a topic
or topic sentence at the beginning or end of the story.
To rouse feelings, emotions and reactions from the readers is what descriptive
paragraphs aim for. Simple adjectives will not simply cut it for readers desiring for
appropriate description of an event, thing, place or person.
Here is a word bank of sensory words to refer to when you want to add
descriptive details to your paragraphs:
SIGHT SOUND SMELL TOUCH TASTE
sparkling yelp musty sticky spicy
gloomy shriek rotten grainy sweet
glossy whisper fragrant smooth sour
bright hiss fresh satiny bitter
dazzling screech pungent pointy bland
cloudy chortle fruity clammy creamy
blurred sneeze stinky furry delectable
Signal words that are most used denote location or direction: to the left, from
near to far, to the right, from far to near, from the top to the bottom, across,
nearby/adjacent, and so on.
Read this paragraph from Maya Angelou’s I know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Angelou doesn’t simply describe her subjects’ appearance; she uses description to
explain their characters. She also uses it to reveal her emotional reaction to their
behavior.
C. Definition explains a concept, term or subject. Its main purpose is to tell what
something is.
• It consists of three parts: (1) the term, concept or subject to be defined; (2) the
general class to which it belongs; and (3) the characteristics that differentiate it
from the other members of its class.
• A definition explains what a term means. When you want your readers to know
exactly how you are using a certain term or an unfamiliar concept, you use
definition.
Example:
The question of the age, we like to think, is one of survival, and that is true, but
not in the way we ordinarily mean it. The survival we ordinarily mean is a narrow and
nervous one, simply the continuation in their present forms, of the isolated lives we
lead. But there is the little doubt that most of us will survive as we are, for we are
clearly prepared to accept whatever is necessary to do so: the deaths of millions of
others, war waged in our name, a police state at home. Like the Germans who
accepted the Fascists , or the French citizens who collaborated with the Germans,
we, too will be able to carry one “business as usual ,”just as we do now .Our actual
crisis of survival lies elsewhere , in the moral realm so we carefully ignore, for it is
there that our lives are at stake(Peter Martin, 2019)
In a definition paragraph (or essay), the writer’s goal is to help the reader
understand new concepts or terms, or to come to new understanding of terms they
may be familiar with (Dayagbil, 2016).
What’s More
Read the story “Not Necessary News from The Beat” and answer the
comprehension questions that follow.
Palace liaison in Congress Jesus Ayala has an incident to share with friends,
after meeting a world-renowned missionary, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India last
week. When Mother Teresa, dubbed a “living saint “in religious circles, paid a courtesy
call on President Aquino at the Malacañang Premier Guest House Thursday
afternoon last week, Chito was one among the palace staff members who eagerly lived
up to have a glimpsed of the 79-year-old nun. It was a blessing that Chito even had
the chance to kiss Mother Teresa’s hands. And, on bended knees, Chito publicly
confessed. “Bless me, Mother Teresa for I have many sins, “he whispered to her.
(Reprinted from: Philippine Daily Inquirer “Not Necessary from the Beat”).
Wrap Up
In this lesson, you learned the nature and purposes of narration, description and
definition as a rhetorical pattern. Make sure to remember the following key points
discussed in this lesson.
Narration can be objective or subjective; it means telling a real fictional story or
account. It follows a chronological order which means you must take into account all the
time the correct sequence of events.
Description creates a mental image of a thing, a person or character, or an event.
It utilizes sensory details to form images into your reader’s mind. It is a pattern of
development used when a writer aims to convey the readers the physical characteristics
of a person, place, or thing.
Definition is best backed up by explanation and examples. Explanation must be
concise yet substantial.
SITUATION: The members of the editorial board are looking for aspiring writers
particularly those who are fit for the position of a fictionist, feature writer, and a
contributor. To pass on the elimination, the aspiring writers need to produce either
narrative, descriptive or definition essay, based on the position that they are
aspiring for.
GOAL: Your task is to produce either a narrative, descriptive or definition essay
based on the given topics in the product choices.
ROLE: You are an aspiring fictionist, feature writer or a contributor of your
school publication.
PRODUCT CHOICES:
For Aspiring Fictionist: The learners are expected to create a narrative essay
that tells a about their weirdest dream.
For Aspiring Feature Writer: The learners are expected to construct a descriptive
essay that highlights describe their favorite movie.
For Aspiring Contributor: The learners are expected to write a definition essay
that focuses on defining COVID-19.
Additional Activity
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Bunting, Joe. 2019. “What Is a Narrative Device: 9 Types of Narrative Devices.” The Write
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