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English
Quarter 2 – Module 3
Use Appropriate Graphic Organizers for
Pre-Writing Tasks

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 Use Appropriate Graphic
Lesson Organizers for Pre-writing Tasks
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WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
After studying this module, you should be able to use appropriate graphic
organizers for pre-writing tasks.

WHAT I KNOW
Look at the following types of graphic organizers. Identify their names. (Use
the worksheet on page 11)

Solution
Problem

Solution
A
Only and
B
Only Solution
A B

____________________ __________________________

Check your answers found in the Answer Key. Did you get the right
answers? What did you learn from this activity? Do you know when and how to use
each graphic organizer? Study this module for you to know.

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 WHAT’S IN

In module 2, we have discussed how to plan a composition using an outline and

other graphic organizers. In this module you will learn how to choose and use
appropriate graphic organizers for your pre-writing tasks.

In writing you don’t just grab a bunch of things and put it on paper, there is an
order, and there are questions and steps to be made. Graphic organizers will help you
organize your thoughts in order, so that your essay will have a great flow that will keep
your readers engaged from start to finish.

WHAT’S NEW
Think as if your teacher asked you to write an essay about the topic,
“Should plastic bags be banned?”Then,you would like to organize your thought
on this topic. Take a look on this illustration.

Use of plastic bags should be banned

because they can cause environmental
pollution.

Supporting Detail 1: Plastic bags are non-

biodegradable thus, it can’t be disposed easily. It
will remain on earth for hundred years, mainly
causing land pollution.

Supporting Detail 2: (Add reasons why plastic

bags be banned)

Supporting Detail 3: (Add reasons why plastic

bags be banned)

Conclusion: (Summarize your key points)

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WHAT IS IT
What you read earlier is an example of Paragraph Sandwich strategy which
could be used during pre-writing task to generate and organize ideas for a certain
topic.
Prewriting is generating and developing ideas about a topic. Some people
also refer to prewriting as brainstorming. During this process, you will write down as
much information you know about the topic. In writing this information, you need to
use appropriate graphic organizers suited for each topic.
Graphic organizer is essential in prewriting process. It will help you organize
your thoughts and ideas before the actual writing. In our previous lesson, we have
discussed that graphic organizers are aids that show visual explanations of concepts
and relationships.
Let’s study the completed Paragraph Sandwich on the topic “Should plastic
bags be banned?

Topic Sentence: Use of plastic bags

should be banned because they are the
main cause of environmental pollution.

Supporting Detail 1: Plastic bags are non-

biodegradable in substance, thus it can’t be
disposed. It will remain on earth for hundred
years.

Supporting Detail 2: Plastic bags entering our

waterways will cause water pollution and
eventually harm marine creatures. They also
clogged sewage which cause floods in canals,
drainage system and rivers.

Supporting Detail 3: Plastic bags release toxic

chemicals. These chemicals are the main cause
of serious illness. The polluted environment is a
major reason for various diseases which are
spreading easily among human beings.

Conclusion: Production of plastic is a

threat to mankind, but this problem is
underestimated because plastic gives
comfort to many. We have to make a
choice now. Stop plastic use and save the
future of our land.
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 The top bun is the topic sentence which provides the key point of the entire
composition.

Topic Sentence: Use of plastic bags should

be banned because they are the main cause
of environmental pollution.

The meat of the paragraph is made up of supporting details that answers the
reader’s question about the topic sentence. Supporting details clarify or give evidence
to support the topic sentence.

Supporting Detail 1: Plastic bags are non-

biodegradable in substance, thus it can’t be
disposed. It will remain on earth for hundred
years.

Supporting Detail 2: Plastic bags entering our

waterways will cause water pollution and
eventually harm marine creatures. They also
clogged sewage which cause floods in canals,
drainage system and rivers.

Supporting Detail 3: Plastic bags release toxic

chemicals. These chemicals are the main cause
of serious illness. The polluted environment is a
major reason for various diseases which are
spreading easily in human beings.

The bottom bun consists of the conclusion of the composition. It wraps

up the paragraph’s topic and summarizes its key points.

Conclusion: Production of plastic is a threat to

mankind, but this problem is underestimated because
plastic gives comfort to many. We have to make a
choice now. Stop plastic use and save the future of
our land.

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 Paragraph Sandwich method is effective in writing topics that require
supporting details and evidences to prove a stand such as writing a persuasive essay.
The type of organizer that a pupil will use depend on the topic of the
composition to be written and the information to be presented. Here are some of the
graphic organizers that can be used when pupils are preparing to write.

1. Outlines allow pupils to organize their ideas based on topics, subtopics,

and details. Using outlines in pre-writing ensures that pupils discuss the
topic carefully by describing and providing details on each subtopics. Below
is the outline presented in our previous module about “Modern Gadgets and
its Effects to the children of this generation?

I. What modern gadgets are

A. Definition/Description of gadgets
B. Examples of modern gadgets
II. The effects/impacts of using modern gadgets
A. Positive Effects
2. Problem-Solution Diagram allows learnersEffects
B. Negative to identify a problem and think
of suitable solutions in a more ordered manner. This method is effective in
writing topics that involve problems and solutions. Example presented
below is the problem of everyone water shortage.
Water Shortage

Sustainable water management

Rainwater harvesting and

wastewater recycling

Pollution control and treatment

Awareness campaign and

education

3. Venn Diagrams are useful when learners plan to compare and contrast set
of ideas. They help pupils to be able to visualize similarities and differences
of topics.The information written inside two overlapping circles is common
to both topics. The information written outside the overlapping area is
information unique to only one of the ideas. Below is an example of a how
Edgar prepared a Venn diagram for his essay on the similarities and
differences of computers and books.

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 Computers and Books

Computers Books
Similarities (Difference)
(Difference)
• Source of
knowledge • Safe to use
• Source of • Man’s best • More valid
harmful radiation friend • Used for reading
• Less valid • Take us to and research
• Do more jobs places purposes only
and functions we’ve
never been

4. Sequence Chart
A sequence chart is a graphic organizer that helps visualize the order
of steps of a process or a timeline of events. This is best used if the topic
you are writing involves historical events, stages, steps and processes.
Below is an example of how Elsa prepared her pre-writing activity about
“Metamorphosis” of which she described her life like that of the
transformation of a butterfly.

Metamorphosis

butterfly
My house was
pupa a bit far from
As I started school but
caterpillar
schooling, I after all the
Little by little I learned many sacrifices, I
egg grew with love things. I knew finished
and care. My how to read and Elementary
I started out as mother fed write and do math with flying
an egg, and loved as well. At first, I colors. I
conceived in my me. Like a was a bit shy to graduated
mother's womb. caterpillar I talk in front of our with High
Little did I know, grew too fast. class but my Honors.Like a
that I was sown I ran and teacher helped beautiful
on earth for a played with me along the way. butterfly, I will
purpose. my friends. There were many fly high to
things happening reach my
to me each day dreams. My
as years passed parents will be
by. proud to see
me earn my
price.

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Try to do this activity.
Your teacher asked you to make pre-writing plan about the topic “The Dangers of
COVID-19”. Choose one from the graphic organizer being presented to visualize your ideas.

WHAT’S MORE
You are given the topic “Youth’s Life of Yesterday and Today”. Use appropriate graphic
organizer to establish your ideas before writing your composition.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Directions: Let’s check what you have learned. Complete the statement by
supplying the missing words.
1. ___________________is a graphic organizer that will help you visually
represent a comparison of differences and similarities between two topics.
2. ___________________is a tool that helps visualize the order of steps of a
process or a timeline of events.
3. Some people also refer __________________as brainstorming of ideas.
4. ________________method is effective in writing topics that involves
problems and solutions.
5. _________________ will aid you in organizing your ideas before you start
writing your piece.
6.

WHAT I CAN DO

Prepare an appropriate graphic organizer for the topic “My New Normal
Days during the Pandemic”.

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Name: _______________________________________ Date: _________________
School: ______________________________________ Score: ________________

WHAT I KNOW
Look at the following types of graphic organizers. Identify their names.

Solution

Problem
A
Only and Only
A B B Solution
Solution

______________________ __________________________

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

I. Directions: Let’s check what you have learned. Complete the statement by supplying
the missing words.
1. ___________________is a graphic organizer that will help you visually represent a
comparison of differences and similarities between two topics.
2. ___________________is a tool that helps visualize the order of steps of a process or
a timeline of events.
3. Some people also refer __________________as brainstorming of ideas.
4. ________________method is effective in writing topics that involves problems and
solutions.
5. _________________ will aid you in organizing your ideas before you start writing your
piece.

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 Composing Clear and Coherent
Lesson Sentences using Appropriate
Grammatical Structures
1 (Adverbs of Frequency)
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

After studying this module, you should be able to compose clear and
coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical structures of adverbs of
frequency.

WHAT’S IN
This module will help you learn on how to compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate grammatical structures of adverbs of frequency.

WHAT’S NEW

Directions: Choose and write the correct adverb of frequency on the blank to
complete the sentence.(Use the Worksheet on page 5)

1. He often comes very ________________ to the class.

o late
o lately
2. He came here two months ________________.
o ago
o before
3. He __________________ to our house.
o often comes
o comes often

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 4. James failed to pass the final exam though he worked very __________________.
o hard
o hardly
5. Peter, who took things __________________passed the training.
o easy
o easily
6. He ____________________ comes to see me.
o seldom
o ever
7. I ____________________ to meet him.
o always have wanted
o have always wanted
o have wanted always
8. He is __________________ lazy fellow.
o rather
o a rather
9. I have never seen such a man; he is ____________________
1 noble.
o so
o too
10. When I met John last summer he told me that he had lost his father two years
___________________.
o before
o ago

WHAT IS IT

REMEMBER THIS
• Adverbs of frequency are used to say how often to do things or how
often things happen. It answers the question “How often?” or “How
frequently?” An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb in the
sentence.
• 100% Always I always study after class
• 90% Usually I usually walk to work
• 80% Normally/Generally I normally get good marks
• 70% Often/ Frequently I often read in bed at night
• 50% Sometimes I sometimes sing in the shower
• 30% Occasionally I occasionally go to bed late
• 10% Seldom I seldom put salt on my food
• 5% Hardly ever/Rarely I hardly ever get angry
0% Never Vegetarians never eat meat

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