Department of Education

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF MEYCAUAYAN

Pag-asa St., Malhacan, City of Meycauayan, Bulacan

Activity Sheet 7
in
ENGLISH
Fourth Quarter – Week 1
Distinguish Features of Academic Writing
(EN7WC-I-c-4.2)
Sub-Competency: Distinguish Descriptive
from Expository Writing
 DISTINGUISH FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING
SUB-LC: DISTINGUISH DESCRIPTIVE FROM
EXPOSITORY WRITING

LET US KNOW
Are you fond of reading books or newspaper? Have you thought
how those were written? In this lesson, you will study the features
of academic writing. You will also know their differences.
This first activity sheet tackles about descriptive and expository
academic writing. Knowing academic writing will guide you as student of the
20th century.
Getting Ready Activity
Directions: Look carefully at the given pictures. Are you familiar
with the pictures? Where did you see these? Write one sentence for each
picture. Please be honest in answering the activities and questions that
follow on blank sheets of paper. (5 points)

(Photos credited to VectorStock, online labels.com)

1-2) ____________________________ 3-5) _______________________

LET US REVIEW
Directions: Are you familiar with the following verbs? Define
each. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. (5 points)

1. Describe- __________________________________________________________
2-3. Expose-__________________________________________________________
4. Narrate- ___________________________________________________________
5. Persuade- _________________________________________________________

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 LET US STUDY
Academic Writing – nonfiction and formal written essay

1. Descriptive Writing- gives a concise and clear description of

places, people, objects, or events.
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Example:
A map is a drawing of a place. The drawing shows where things are. A
map can show the things in a room such as a classroom. A map can show the
houses, buildings, and streets in a town. A map can show the towns, lakes,
and mountains in a state or country. A map also can show many other things
about the world we live in

* This academic writing is a descriptive writing because it gives concise

or brief description of a map. The underlined phrases such as “shows where
things are” is one of those.

2. Expository Writing- explains an important information.

Example:
Did you know not all forest fires are bad? Some forest fires actually be
a good thing, because they provide many benefits the forest. In this defense,
this little secret is not very well known. But forest fires might be a good thing
for a forest, because they help clean the forest and nourish the soil. According
to article on page 5, “Forest fires kill harmful insects and bacteria in the soil
allowing for new growth to occur.” This is very helpful because getting rid of
the harmful insects and bacteria allow for new seeds to spread across the
forest floor and create more green foliage.

*This is an expository academic writing because it explains the

reasons why forest fires are not bad. The underlined phrases like “it help clean
the forest” is one of those. This essay explains an important information about
the benefits of forest fire.

References for Learners

Link if available online: Studying Distinguish Features of Academic
Writing on Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/514512832/distinguish-features-of-
academic-writing-flash-cards/?x=1jqU&i=2v2ovg

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 LET US PRACTICE
Directions: Read aloud the paragraph. Then analyze if it is
descriptive or expository academic writing by answering the set
of questions that follow. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper. (5 points)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles,
or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body
from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment
include physical, electrical, heat, chemicals, biohazards, and airborne
particulate matter. Protective equipment may be worn for jo-
related occupational safety and health purposes, as well as for sports and
other recreational activities. "Protective clothing" is applied to traditional
categories of clothing, and "protective gear" applies to items such as pads,
guards, shields, or masks, and others. PPE suits can be similar in appearance
to a cleanroom suit. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_protective_equipment)

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

____________________________________________________________
2. What is descriptive writing?
____________________________________________________________
3-4. Does the paragraph describe something? Does it give concise and clear
description of object/thing?
____________________________________________________________
5. Is the paragraph a descriptive form of writing?
____________________________________________________________

LET US REMEMBER
Descriptive Writing gives concise and clear
description of places, people,
object, or event

Expository Writing explains an important

information

LET US APPRECIATE
While we are under quarantine, we indulge to sorts of reading
materials around us. While reading, we analyze how the author
writes it and what’ s the main reason why he writes it. We should be watchful
in the writings we browse on the internet or scan on books.

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 Directions: Analyze the academic writing below if it’s descriptive or expository
academic writing. Then answer the questions that follow. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper. (5 points)

The Daily Meal spoke to Doctor Robert Murphy, a John P. Phair Professor of Infectious
Diseases at Northwestern Medicine and Executive Director of the Institute for Global Health. He
said that right now, it’s safer to be outside than
4 inside because of air circulation. But even if
you’re following social distancing guidelines, Murphy says you need to wear a mask to minimize
airborne respiratory droplets produced by sneezing, coughing or talking, which is how COVID-19
spreads. Being outside only reduces your risk. It doesn't take it away completely.
“People have told me, ‘I’m 6 feet away and I don’t need to wear the mask,’” Murphy said.
“Everybody outside should be wearing a mask.” That said, wearing a mask is not a substitute for
social distancing. Help flatten the curve by staying at least 6 feet apart at all times. A recent study
confirms that it does slow the spread of coronavirus. (https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/yes-you-
should-still-wear-a-mask-outside-here-s-why/ar-BB14YKPO)

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

____________________________________________________________
2. What is an expository writing? What is a descriptive writing?
____________________________________________________________
3-4. Does the paragraph explain an important information or does it give concise description
of an object?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. Is the paragraph an expository writing or descriptive writing?
____________________________________________________________

LET US PRACTICE MORE

Directions: Read silently the paragraph Then study if it is
descriptive or expository academic writing by answering the group
of questions after it. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. (5
points)

The single most important piece of advice health experts can give to help
us stay safe from COVID-19 is this one: Wash your hands. “In the final
analysis, it’s the hands. The hands are the connecting piece,” says Elizabeth
Scott, PhD. Scott co-directs the Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and
Community at Simmons University in Boston. “You can’t necessarily control

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 what you touch. You can’t control who else touched it. But you can look after
your own hands,” she says.
Hand-washing -- with soap and water -- is a far more
powerful weapon against germs than many of us
realize. Scott says it works on two fronts: “The first
thing that’s happening is that you’re physically
removing things from your hands. At the same time,
for certain agents, the soap will actually be busting
open that agent, breaking it apart.”
(March 6. 2020; https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200306/power-of-hand-washing-to-prevent-
coronavirus)
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
____________________________________________________________
2. What is an expository writing?
____________________________________________________________
3-4. Does the paragraph explain an important information? What
information is it?
____________________________________________________________
5. Is the paragraph an expository writing?
____________________________________________________________

EVALUATION
Directions: Identify what type of writing is each excerpt by
choosing one from the choices. Then distinguish its features by
answering the questions after each text. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper. (10 points)
Choices: A) Descriptive Writing
B) Expository Writing

Reindeers are large deer with a body length between 1.2 and
2.2 m (4 - 7.25 ft), a tail length between 10 and 25 cm (4 - 10
inches) and they weigh between 120 and 300 kgs (260 - 660
lbs.). Their coat is thick and it is brown in color during the
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/
mammals/hoofed_mammals/rein summer and grey during the winter months. Their chest and
deer.html)
underside are pale in color and their rump and tail are colored white.
Reindeers have specialized hooves that adapt according to the season. During
summer when the tundra is soft and wet, their footpads become spongy to

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 provide them with extra traction and during the winter months their pads
shrink and tighten, which exposes the rim of the hoof enabling them to cut
into the ice and snow

to prevent them from slipping. Their nose features nasal turbinate bones
which increase the surface area within their nostrils. Reindeers are excellent
swimmers and when migrating they will not hesitate to swim across a lake or
river that is in their path. They can also reach speeds of 80 km/hr (50 mph)
if required. (http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/hoofed_mammals/reindeer.html)

►1. The Letter of My Answer: _______

Reason of my Answer: _____________________________________
(features of the academic writing)
Main Topic of the Academic Writing: _________________________
(5 points if you complete your answer)

Snow refers to a type of ice crystals precipitated

from the atmosphere which experience numerous
changes upon falling on the surface of the earth.
When talking about snow, it is important to
remember that it is related to the entire life cycle of
water that is from liquid state through solid and
finally back to vapor. Snow is formed when the
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=winter
weather is cold enough to allow it. In the places where there are lengthy
periods of cold weather, such as two years or more, then a glacier may
be formed; this happens in few places though. For most places, the
snow melts away as summer approaches. This water is then evaporated
back into the atmosphere and the cycle continues.
(https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-is-snow-formed.html)

► 2. The Letter of My Answer: _______

Reason of my Answer: _____________________________________
(features of the academic writing)
Main Topic of the Academic Writing: _________________________
(5 points if you complete your answer)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CAROLINA S. VIOLETA, EdD

Schools Division Superintendent

JERRY D. CRUZ, PhD, CESE

Asst. Schools Division Superintendent

DOMINADOR M. CABRERA, PhD

Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division

EDWARD C. JIMENEZ, PhD

Education Program Supervisor- LR Manager

MARILOU J. DEL ROSARIO, PhD

Education Program Supervisor- ENGLISH

KLEAVHEL C. FAMISAN/
MARVIN Q, GOSIACO/
MA. CECILIA DJ. MULDONG /
VERONICA T. ESCABILLAS
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