ENGLISH 8

QUARTER IV- WEEK 1

Name of Learner: ________________________ Grade Level___________________

Section: ________________________________ Date: ________________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

Making an Outline

Background Information for Learners

What is Outline?
An outline is simply a framework for presenting the main and supporting ideas for a particular subject
or topic. Outlines help you develop a logical, coherent structure for your paper, making it easier to
translate your ideas into words and sentences. Once your outline is complete, you’ll have a clear picture
of how you want your paper to develop.

Sample Outline - Descriptive Essay

Visiting the Hundred Islands-Pangasinan

Introduction
Introduce the subject of your descriptive essay with a thesis statement covering the person, place, object,
etc. you are writing about.

The Hundred Islands is too popular because of its beautiful and adventurous sceneries, full of local
merchants and well-disciplined locals.

Body Paragraph 1
Set the scene and provide factual details.

Topic Sentence: The Hundred Islands National Park is the first national park and a protected area
located in Alaminos, Pangasinan in the northern Philippines.

Detail Sentence 1: Hundred Islands National Park Alaminos Pangasinan, as the name suggests, has
more than 100 islands for you to enjoy, 124 during low tide and 123 during high tide. You can swim at
the beautiful beaches and visit incredible natural areas. It has places ideal for recreational activities
ranging from swimming and trekking to sightseeing.
Detail Sentence 2: It’s known across the world for good reason—scattered beautifully upon the blue-
green waters of the Lingayen Gulf, with abundant inland and underwater flora and fauna, cream-colored
fine sand that yields to every step, and friendly local islanders.

Body Paragraph 2
Provide additional sensory details, descriptions, and experiences.

Topic Sentence: One Town, One Product (OTOP)

Detail Sentence 1: The Hundred Islands is also popular because of its quality and locally made
products. The Local Government Unit of Alaminos, Pangasinan also adapted the One Town, One Product
Policy. This policy has helped the local merchants in Hundred Islands to promote their Locally and
Quality made products.

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Detail Sentence 2: Aside from beautiful and adventurous places, local food like Alaminos Longganisa
and Daing na Bangus , delicacies like Sapin-sapin and Patupat, and crafts like home decors made of
shell and bamboo, are also the reason why Hundred Islands is so famous. Local merchants and locals in
the said place unite to promote their products because it will help them generate more income.

Conclusion
Conclude the essay with a paragraph that restates the thesis and recaps the descriptive and sensory
details.

Concluding Sentence: Hundred Island is one of the famous tourists’ spots in the Philippines where in
you can see a lot of beautiful sceneries, enjoy doing fun and adventurous activities, purchase locally and
quality made products or souvenirs of the place and make memorable moments with your loved ones.

Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary Sources – A primary source is an original, "first-hand", or "eye-witness" account offering an

inside view. It contains new information (new at the time it was created, that is) that has not been
interpreted, evaluated, paraphrased, or condensed. Such sources are usually created during or very close
to the time of the events they report on. The author of a primary source typically provides direct
impressions of events he or she is reporting on.
Examples:
Autobiographies Legislation & Court Records diaries
Speeches Newspaper Articles Official Documents

Secondary Sources – A secondary source provides "second-hand" information that has been digested,
analyzed, reworded or interpreted. Secondary sources are often written well after the events they report
on, and can put past information into its historical context.
Examples:
Textbooks, biographies, histories, Works of criticism and interpretation
Literature reviews and review articles (e.g., movie reviews, book reviews)

How to Synthesize Written Information from Multiple Sources

Synthesizing simply means combining. Instead of summarizing the main points of each source, you put
together the ideas and findings of multiple sources in order to make an overall point.

At the most basic level, this involves looking for similarities and differences between your sources. Your
synthesis should show the reader where the sources overlap and where they diverge.

4 Steps to synthesize information from different sources

1. Organize your sources
Before you can start writing, you need to organize your notes in a way that allows you to see the
relationships between sources.
2. Outline your structure
You should have a clear overview of the main connections and differences between the sources
you’ve read. Next, you need to decide how you’ll group them together and the order in which you’ll
discuss them.
3. Write paragraphs with topic sentences
The topic sentence signals what the whole paragraph is about; every sentence in the paragraph
should be clearly related to it.
4. Revise, edit and proofread
Like any other piece of academic writing, synthesizing literature doesn’t happen all in one go – it
involves redrafting, revising, editing and proofreading your work

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 Remember that all primary and secondary sources must be correctly cited to avoid plagiarism.

Most Essential Competencies:

a. Expand the content of an outline using notes from primary and secondary sources EN8WC-IIIc-
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b. Synthesize essential information found in various sources

Specific Objectives:
1. Recognize primary and secondary sources
2. Write a short descriptive outline

Directions: In order for you to master the desired competency in this session, you are tasked to answer
the following activities to enhance your knowledge and skills. This material is designed to provide you
an experience leading to independent learning of the target competency that will develop your 21st
Century real life-based skills.

Activity #1: Sources!

Directions: Identify whether the following sources are Primary or Secondary. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

___________1. DepEd Memorandum No. 011 s. 2020

___________2. Love letter
___________3. Resume
___________4. A biography written about Dr. Jose P. Rizal
___________5. Information from different Websites
___________6. Autobiography of Nick Joacqin
___________7. Dictionary
___________8. Artifacts
___________9. Student report concerning Environmental Issues
__________10. Textbook

Activity #2: My Outline!

Directions: Write your own descriptive outline that consists of a topic sentence, an introduction with not
more than 300 words, a first body paragraph with 300 words, a second body paragraph with 350 words,
and a conclusion with 300 words. Use the rubric below as a guide.

Scoring Rubric
1 2 3 4
Topic Sentence Topic sentence is Topic sentence does Topic sentence Topic sentence
missing. not relate to the rest states the general states the central
of the paragraphs. idea of the idea in an
paragraph. interesting way and
grabs the attention
of the reader.
Supporting One sentence or Two supporting Two supporting Three or more
Details less and it does sentences but do not sentences that all supporting
not relate to the relate to the topic. relate to the topic. sentences that
topic. relate to the topic.
Content The content does The content makes The content The content is clear
not make any sense but still needs makes sense but it and concise.
sense. improvement. is not completely
clear.

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Mechanics It is difficult to You have several You have some You did not make
read and spelling and spelling and any spelling or
understand your grammatical grammatical grammatical
paragraph, there mistakes. You did mistakes. You mistakes. You
is no evidence of not include a title included a title included a title and
editing. and/or forgot to and indented the indented the
indent your paragraph. paragraph
paragraph.

Reflection: Answer the question below. Avoid playing around the bush.

1. How do primary and secondary sources help you in writing your outline?

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Reference
https://www.herzing.edu/blog/herzing/5-steps-create-perfect-outline
https://www.scribbr.com/citing-sources/primary-and-secondary

Answer Key:
Activity #1: Sources!
1. Primary
2. Primary
3. Primary
4. Secondary
5. Secondary
6. Primary
7. Secondary
8. Primary
9. Secondary
10. Secondary

Activity #2: My Outline!

Answers may vary

LEZZIE ANN S. RAMOS

Writer

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