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Expanded Definitions of Words
Expanded Definitions of Words
LESSON 1 – PAGE 5
LESSON 2 – PAGE 8
1. What are some approaches to making expanded definitions?
Using visual aids, giving the history of the word or term, and comparing and
contrasting ideas are some of the approaches to making expanded definitions.
2. How do visual aids help in making an expanded definition?
Visual aids makes a concept or process much easier to understand. It is also an
advantage for those visual learners because they learn better when something is
illustrated or being demonstrated. Some examples of visual aids are graphs, drawings,
charts, diagrams, and pictures.
3. Why do we sometimes need to include the origin of a word in making an expanded
definition?
We sometimes include the origin of a word because it can explain clearly the
definition of the word itself. Some origins are exactly the literal meaning of the word. By
just knowing its origin, some people can quickly understand the idea or definition of a
term.
4. What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Compare and contrast means that you are finding the differences or similarities
between certain topics or ideas.
5. Which among the three do you think is the most effective approach? Why?
In my own opinion, using visual aids is the most effective approach because it is
easier to understand than the two approaches. Visual aids can be used to people with
small capacity of thinking like kids and elderlies. They can understand a certain topic or
term in a short period of time unlike in the origin and compare and contrast because it
requires them time and critical thinking and understanding until they can fully understand
the topic or term.
LESSON 3 – PAGE 13
1. How does providing examples help expand the definition of a word?
Providing examples help elaborate a concept, it gives the readers a concrete idea
about a certain topic and meaning of a term or word.
2. How do you use the “cause and effect” approach?
You use the “cause and effect” approach by giving the causes and effects of a
term that refers to an event. Using this approach will answer the questions “Why did it
occur?” and “What are its effects?”
3. Among the approaches discussed in this lesson, which approach do you think best suits
defining scientific terms?
In my own opinion, giving an analogy best suits defining scientific terms because
its gives the readers a concept that is both related to the topic and is familiar to them.
With this they can have their comparisons between the unfamiliar and the familiar
concept using its similarities.
4. Choose one concept and define it by stating its function.
A pen is an instrument for writing or drawing with ink. It releases ink once it has
a contact with a surface like paper. It helps you list important things that you need to
remember, draw random things, and many more.
5. What is the approach is used in the definition below? Explain.
Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth. They have long trunks, floppy ears,
and four wide and thick legs.
The approach used is “providing descriptions.” It gives extensive details by
describing the physical characteristic of the subject in order to expand its definition.
LESSON 4 – PAGE 17