Ma. Andrelene F.

Truzan

Grade 12- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Recall
1. What was the easiest writing assignment that you have done so far?
-The easiest writing that I have done so far is a reaction paper or an essay.

2. How about the most difficult writing assignment?

-For me, the most difficult writing assignment is a research paper and also
when it’s about solving.

3. What do you think made the writing assignment difficult or easy?

-Well I think it relies upon the subject likewise on the best way to compose
the assignments, also it depends on the subject as well as the sense of
difficulty depends on your interest in the subject

In this activity, read and evaluate these four texts after reading
them.

1. Which of the following texts is an academic writing?

-The academic writing are Text A-C since it produced academic work.

2. Why do you consider it/them as academic text?

-I consider them as an academic writing since the reports given is called an
academic writing.
 PONDER

1. What do you think are the problems that you and your classmates encounter
when you write academic papers?

2. What language do you/they use at home? Is it English or Filipino, or any

other language?

3. Do you/they find it difficult to express your/their ideas in English if they

don’t speak English language at home? How does this affect their language
and style?

QUIZ
In general, academic writing is commonly regarded as a formal type of writing
for an informed audience and involves writing in such a way that the data
sounds accurate and valid. Academic writing is typically done in an impersonal
and dispassionate tone in many connections of forms and genres aimed at a
critical and knowledgeable audience based on thoroughly considered
information. To a certain extent, academic writing are complex formal,
objective, explicit, hedged and responsible. The importance of academic writing
is that it is a function as a communication medium that in a particular field of
research conveys acquired information. Academic writing from a letter is you
have to place your personal emotions or phrases, which causes distance, but
ultimately makes it more objective. On the other hand, letter is usually an
informal, casual written content without a rigid structure, other than the usual
opening marks, body and closing remarks. The editorial is an article that
expresses the view of the newspaper on a specific event, while features article
offers human interest information. Well, academic writing equated to thinking
that it is possible to connect some kind of writing to thinking. This depends on
how you think and the way you feel like sharing your thoughts. Academic
writing is related with thinking since you need to present a structured and
professional writing that provides accurate data. Well yes, since the eras have
been prohibited from using I, it is still an academic writing and we would
practically accept it as ancient tendencies.

ACTION
At the end of this activity, the learner will have been able to summarize using a viewed
material.

1. Watch the TedTalk through the link provided.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi4t1Hd93GU
2. You may take notes while watching the video.
3. Summarize the TedTalk according to the speaker’s main point.

-Well, Mackenzie Mathenson talks about Disney movies that pointed out as an
alternative outlet for learning ideals compared to the many manipulative voices of
today’s teen pop culture, also she talks about how Disney company has been
making us laugh, cry and reminisce on our childhoods, and when Disney movies
connects pop culture the result is a fixed generation headed back on the right track.
The shows that she’s talking about like the Gossip girl, Pretty little liars, etc are
very prevalent and popular among teens. And in the music industry 92% of teens
choose rap or pop/enemies genre incessantly listening to the top 10 songs they play
on the radio, sung by artists notorious for their rebellious nature and express their
dehydration without a slew of comets thrown at them this is a result of the mature
content we are exposed and because of this drug use has increased and some high
schoolers smoked marijuana. In Disney movies it is not only entertaining but it is
very wholesome, they teach good family values that other people seem to overlook
and Disney movies also have taught gender equality diversity obedience love and
self-respect.
 LESSON 3 PARAPHRASING

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is when taking or stealing someone else’s words, ideas or work and
use it as your own.

PARAPHRASING

Paraphrasing is rewriting or rearranging the particular sentence from someone

else or simply replacing the words.

ACTION
Try paraphrasing this quote.

“If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shabby furniture let us be more ashamed of
shabby ideas and shabby philosophies… It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better
than the meat wrapped inside it.”

-Albert Einstein

“In the event that the majority of us are embarrassed about decrepit garments and pitiful
furniture let us be more embarrassed about ratty thoughts and pitiful methods of reasoning… It
would be a dismal circumstance if the covering were superior to the meat bundled inside it. ”
 ASSESMENT

Passage 1

Passage 2
QUIZ