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English For Acad Module 3
English For Acad Module 3
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. determine thesis statement ; and
b. compose own thesis statement on given topics.
1. A thesis statement should contain a topic (main idea of what you are writing about)
contain an opinion about the topic (what your attitude is toward the topic)
Wordy
Some problems with Mountain City Elementary School is that it needs a larger
playground, an air conditioned gym, an auditorium, restrooms connected to each
classroom, running water in the classrooms, and a number of other physical changes
to the building.
Better
Mountain City Elementary needs several changes to its facility to make it a better
school.
Too Wordy
Abe Lincoln was an excellent speaker, the 16th President of the United States, a
liberator of slaves, and united the North and South at the end of the American Civil War.
A Fact: The recycling of one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three
hours.
LESSON 2: OUTLINING
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. use a topic and sentence outline in selecting and organizing information; and
b. outline reading text in various disciplines.
Quotes to ponder:
“If I try to articulate every little detail in a drawing, it would be like missing the forest for
the trees, so it’s just about getting the outline of the forest.” ~Jeff Koons
An outline is a summary that gives the essential features of a text. It shows how the
parts of a text are related to one another as parts that are of equal importance, or sections
that are subordinate to a main idea.
2 KINDS OF OUTLINE
1. Reading outline is used to get the main ideas of a text that is already written.
2. Writing outline is a skeletal overview of your draft, which contains your fundamental
points and the different ideas that support them.
The outline came from a short text entitled “The Spanish Legacy,” written by a local
historian Bonifacio Sibayan.
The text talks briefly about how the Spanish influenced Philippine languages and
Philippine life in the old times.
Note that a sentence outline was used, so that each point can be succinctly
explained. Also note that a couple of the main points contain up to four levels of
supporting details.
See how each level decreases in topic relevance, and how each level was properly
numbered and indented to signal this. Lastly, note that the writing purpose, the reading
audience, the tone, the point of view, and the thesis statement were all identified before
the line itself.
Sample Outline #1
Title: Frederick Douglass
Thesis: Frederick Douglass played a crucial role in securing the abolition of slavery and
equality of African-American rights through his actions, ideas, and efforts as a lecturer,
author/publisher, and politician.
I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Roles/Arguments
II. Douglass as Lecturer
A. History as slave and acquisition of education
1) He “experienced slavery”
2) Literacy allowed expression
B. Early lectures, including initial speech before Garrison
1) Success of initial speech
2) Goals for future speeches
C. Effect of lectures on society
1) Open eyes
2) Encourage activism
III. Douglass as Author/Publisher
A. Narrative’s success and effect
1) Springboard for paper
B. Goals/hopes for paper
C. Garrison set-back and significance
D. Significance of Paper
IV. Douglass as Politician
A. Key trait for success
B. Goal of political activism
C. Efforts for Republican party
1) Significance of efforts
D. Black soldier enlistment crusade
E. Joining of Republican party
1) Significance of efforts
V. Conclusion
A. Summarize arguments and efforts
I. Intro:
A. Thesis: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense articulated the anti-British
sentiments of the Colonies in a way so unprecedented that it permanently
changed the face of political thought in America.
V. Conclusion
A. Common Sense’s eloquent, articulate, and unprecedented arguments led
to a permanent change in American political thought.
1. Determine what your purpose is for writing the thesis, who your reading audience
is, and what point of view and tone you would like to assume in delivering your
message.
2. Begin your outline with a thesis statement.
3. Review your notes.
4. Group together similar ideas and thoughts.
5. Label all the main topics with Roman numerals (This will be your outline’s first
level).
6. Identify subtopics and classify them under the correct main topics. Label these
subtopics with uppercase letters (This will be your outline’s second level).
7. Identify supporting points, such as illustrations and examples), and classify them
under the correct subtopics. Indent and label them with Arabic numbers (This will
be your outline’s third level).
8. Identify particular details, such as statistics, quotes, and other secondary
information) and classify them under the correct supporting points. Indent and
label them with lowercase letters (This will be your outline’s fourth level).
9. Check your outline for unsupported evidence. Omit it, or add in new supporting
details as necessary.
10. Re-examine all your main topics, subtopics, supporting points, and particular
details to see that they all develop your thesis, and are logically sequenced. Also
check that all levels in the outline have parallel wording and grammatical structure.
11. Show your proposed outline to a number of people such as your teacher, your
classmates, your friends, or even your family. Get feedback from them on what to
improve in your outline.
Reference: Rodriguez, Maxine Rafaella C. and Marella Therese A. Tiongson. 2016. Reading
and Writing Skills. Manila: Rex Book Store, Inc.
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. identify facts from a given selection; and
b. distinguish facts from opinions.
Three examples of facts that are concrete and that could be documented include:
1. The house was painted on November 18, 1999.
2. Today is Saturday.
3. My son had a temperature of one hundred and two degrees this morning.
◼ A fact is a specific detail that can be proven as true based on objective evidence.
Whereas an opinion is defined as "indicating a belief, view, sentiment, conception.“
Obvious indicators of opinion are when sentences include words such as: "Generally, it is
thought" , "I believe that", "It is a sad day when."
Facts- are statements that can be proven. It may be true or false. But facts can be proven.
Examples
1. Statistically, women live longer than men.
2. Most buses weigh more than most cars.
3. There are ten inches in a foot (false).
Opinions- Opinions are statements that cannot be proven. Opinions can be argued. It may
be supported with facts. It cannot be proven.
Examples
1. Golf is boring.
2. Pizza is delicious.
3. Math is the hardest subject.
Fact or Opinion?
1. According to sales records, strawberry ice-cream is the worst selling of all flavors.
2. Therefore, we can conclude that strawberry is the least popular major ice-cream
flavor.
3. This is because strawberry ice-cream does not taste as good as vanilla and
chocolate.
Fact or Opinion?
◼ __A spinning class is a group exercise program of about 45 minutes riding on a
stationary bike.
◼ __A spinning class is a form of torture.
Fact or Opinion?
Objectivity
BIAS it can become unclear how to separate fact and opinion when many people
hold the same opinion. This is when it becomes important to understand what the word
bias means. It is a personal, pre-conceived belief not based on evidence or fact. It is
literally pre-judging – making up your mind about something or someone before you know
the relevant facts.
A bias is an opinion or an attitude we have for or against something. A bias usually
stems from our feelings rather than from rational thought. What is very important to
realize is that ALL of us are biased. We are biased for or against certain people, activities,
and ideas. We become biased because certain people, activities, or ideas do not appeal to
us at some level. Of equal importance to realize is that we have "good biases" as well, that
is we favour certain people, activities, or ideas. In these cases, our biases are still
irrational, just like our negative ones.
Most of the time we keep our biases inside and use them to decide who to vote for,
what to study in school, and how we want to appear in public.
Many of our biases are not based on fact or reasoned judgments but on opinions
handed down to us by parents, teachers, and friends. Unfortunately, we don't always take
the time to examine the source of our biases, and many of us carry unhealthy opinions
and prejudices because of it.
Other times, however, people can let their bias or opinions guide them to do
dangerous acts. Issues such as racism, gun control, abortion, and patriotism provoke
many people to act on their biases and do things that harm others.
As long as biases are peacefully shared, there is little harm. But, when they are
uncontrolled, strong biases can bring out anger and create hatred toward those who
disagree. That is when facts and opinions become very challenging to separate.
REFERENCE:
Marethe Spies,2016 “Fact and Opinion”
Retrieved from: https://www.slideshare.net/MarethaSpies/fact-and-opinion-
60999254
I hope that the discussion above helps provide you with a more workable road map that you
can use to understand what we mean when we talk about English for Academic and
Professional Writing ☺
Name:___________________________________________STRAND_____________________
TEACHER:
Keep them in your Portfolio or compile on a folder and submit to your adviser.
To validate your answer, feel free to contact your subject teacher.
Date of submission: September 21,2020
1. Although most people believe otherwise, bats are harmless and highly beneficial.
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2. Energetic exercise is a good way to help relieve stress.
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3. Mountain City and Boone differ in many ways.
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4. This paper will consider the advantages and disadvantages of students having
nightly homework.
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5. 5.Many people do not like to watch violent horror movies.
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6. Today’s movies do not have the emotional impact of the classic horror movies of the
1940’s.
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7. Rap music is the best music ever.
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8. Although many people find rap music offensive, it has had a positive impact on
today’s youth.
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9. I enjoy white water rafting.
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10. Sixth grade students are busy.
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Sample:
TOPIC: Cats
ISSUE: Cats should be subject to leash laws.
POSITION+ RATIONALE: Cats should be subject to leash laws because they are natural
wanderers.
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BULLYING
Teenagers interacting through social media avenues such as Facebook may
encounter bullying situations, stated O’Keeffe and Klark-Pearson. The authors of the
AAP report, define cyberbullying as the deliberate use of digital media to hurt,
embarrass or share hostile information about someone else. With the social interactions
that take place between “friends” on Facebook, it’s common for cyberbullying situations
to occur. The results of cyberbullying can include anxiety, depression and even suicide.
- Kathryn Hatter (2015), How Does
Facebook Affect Teenagers Socially?
www.livesstrong.com/article/562566-how-does-facebook-affect-teenagers-
socially/
ACTIVITY 7.
Express your opinion from a given fact. (100-150 words) Write your answer on
a separate sheet of paper.
Fact: Facebook interactions can distract an adolescent from learning activities.
ACTIVITY 8.
Write down whether each example is fact or opinion. Write F if it is FACT and O if it is an
Opinion. Explain your answer.
1. There are fewer panda bears in the world than grizzly bears.
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2. Drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth tastes bad.
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3. Justin Bieber deserved to win the Grammy for best new artist.
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4. Chicken that has not been properly prepared and cooked may cause salmonella.
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5. Cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend is wrong.
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6. Super Mario is one of the greatest video game characters of all time.
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7. Chocolate milk tastes better than regular milk.
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8. Every year except leap year has 365 days.
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9. French fries taste better with ketchup.
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10. Penguins are birds that don’t fly. They swim instead.
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11. The penguin’s thick, oily feathers are warm and waterproof.
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12. When penguin chicks are first hatched, the adults chew up the fish for them.
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13. The one foot tall blue fairy penguin is the cutest of all penguins.
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14. Penguins look cute when they waddle.
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15. All penguins are black and white and look like they are wearing tuxedos.
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