Reading and Writing

Reading and Writing

Quarter 1 – Module 11: Properties of a Well-written Text: Organization
First Edition, 2020

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Reading and Writing

Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 11
Properties of a Well-written Text:
Organization
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Reading and Writing Self-Learning Module on Properties of a

Well-written Text: Organization.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st-century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Reading and Writing Self-Learning Module on Properties of a

Well-written Text: Organization.

The hand is one of the most symbolized parts of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action, and purpose. Through our hands, we may learn, create,
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies
and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

The learners are able to identify organization as essential properties of

a well-written text.
Specific Objectives:
1. Distinguishes characteristics of organization as one property of a well-
written text;
2. Organize ideas to develop a well-written text;
3. Develop a well-written text considering organization.

PRETEST

Directions: Sequence the following ideas by numbering them from 1 t0 5 to

form a well written text. Number 1 being the first event and number 5 being
the last event.

_______Then, he ordered the implementation of community quarantine as one

of the non-pharmaceutical interventions against this virus.

_______The president received official report on the spread COVID-19 and its
cases in China.

_______To act on this alarming health risk, he immediately organized the

Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to look upon the pros and cons of this
virus and to balance economy and health in our country in making
resolutions.

_______Also, to unmask the said virus, he designated T Czar to oversee the

Testing, Tracing and Treating that are essentials to this war.

_______The president together with the IATF is consistently doing press

conferences for updates and resolutions.
 RECAP

In the previous lesson, you have learned that coherence and cohesion
is essential in developing a well- written. It may be achieved by using different
signals and devices.

LESSON

Communication plays a vital role in relaying messages to our audience

and recipients. Truly, it is challenging for a sender to make his/her thoughts
be understood precisely. On this note, both oral and written communication
must be treated and delivered in the most comprehensive ways. In doing so,
writers and speakers make use of some techniques and grammatical devices.
For an example, they consider to form their text logically and accurately.
Thus, organization came out as one of the essential properties of a well-
written text.
Organization is a property of a well-written text that is achieved when
ideas are logically and accurately arranged. This is necessary to create clear
statement or purpose, position, facts, examples, specific details, definitions,
explanations, justifications, or opposing viewpoints. It can be done through a
recognizable plan in relating sentences in paragraph. To secure this, there are
special words that can be used.

1. Chronological Order - first, second, later, before, next

2. Order of importance - less, more, primary, next, last
3. Spatial Order - above, below, beside, next to, in front of
4. Definition order - is, refers to can be defined as, means
5. Classification - classified as, comprises, is composed of
6. Process - first, next, after that, lastly
7. Cause and Effect - due to, for, since, stems from
 8. Comparison and Contrast - similarly, like, likewise, in the same way
9. Listing - the following, several, example, for instance
10. Clarification - in fact, in other words, clearly
11. Example - for instance, to illustrate
12. Addition - furthermore, additionally, also, besides
13. Summary - in conclusion, in brief

Example:
Ideas Organized text

We learned to become faithful and CoVid-19 has taught us core

discipline during this pandemic. values despite its deadly effect to
human race. For instance, we
The privileged ones bowed down to
reach out those in the hemline of our learned to become faithful and
society by giving not only food, but disciplined during this pandemic.
Furthermore, Filipinos reconciled
also empathy and love they need.
and revived their unwavering faith to
CoVid-19 has taught us core values
our Almighty Creator. In the same
despite its deadly effect to human
way, they valued their lives and
race.
their purpose of existence. To
Filipinos reconciled and revived illustrate this, the privileged ones
their unwavering faith to our reach out to those in the hemline of
Almighty Creator. the society by giving them not only

They valued life and their existence. food but also the empathy and love
they need.

*Notice that the second column is organized because the paragraph starts
with a topic sentence “CoVid-19 has taught us core values despite its
deadly effect to human race” then it is supported by specific details.
Supporting details are interconnected in a way that they are related to one
another and are presented in a comprehensive way. Ideas are also sown with
the use of word signals to make the text more logical, clear, accurate and well-
written.
 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Sequence the following ideas by numbering them from 1 t0 5 to form a well
written text. Number 1 being the first event and number 5 being the last
event.

_____The greatest achievement of my life during quarantine is self-

understanding.
_____Due to this phenomenon, I’d some realizations that made me more
optimistic and more driven to focus on the matters that make me real
happy.
_____It means that I was able to learn my inner feelings, my real emotions and
my truest desire in my life both as an individual and as a professional.
_____In addition, I had thought of living in my own space and area.
_____To illustrate, I decided to make a career move and consider to be in a
new working environment.

Activity 2
Develop a single paragraph about “Faith in Pandemic” using cohesive
devices. Be guided by the mechanics and rubrics below.
Mechanics:
1. It will be a minimum of 500 and maximum of 1000 content words.
2. Appropriateness in the use of signals (words to secure organization) is
a MUST.
3. Rubric must be considered.
Rubrics:
Organization - 50
Content - 30
Originality - 20
100 points
 WRAP-UP

One of the properties of a well –written text is organization. On this

note, proper arrangement of ideas, clauses and sentences are necessary in
developing a comprehensive and tight discourse. Thus, one must consider
logic and accuracy to do so.

Task: Gather ideas from your family members about their knowledge
about our current situation and organize it into well-written text.

VALUING

Organization is making ideas clear and properly arranged and ordered.

It is done by treating and conveying ideas/pieces of information logical and
accurate.

Task: Read or listen to different news regarding the actions of the

government in battling this pandemic. After that, organize these
information to develop a well- written text.
 POSTTEST

Directions: Organize the ideas in the first column logically and accurately to
form a well-written text in the opposite column. Use word signals properly.

Ideas Organized text

Remote enrolment was done in lieu CoVid-19 has modified mode of

of the traditional one in compliance educating Filipino learners. For an
of the mandate against CoVid-19. instance, remote enrolment was

CoVid-19 has modified mode of done in lieu of the traditional one in

compliance of the mandate against
educating Filipino learners.
CoVid-19. In addition, Teachers and
This only means that despite the
school staff used the online
changes that this virus has brought
platforms such as face book and
us our government has exhausted
messenger to trace and track
all the means to reach our learners
possible enrollees. Also, they
and to make education for all
depended on personal mobile
possible and feasible.
contacts to communicate learners
Teachers and school staff used the and updates them on the enrolment
online platforms such as face book procedures. This only means that
and messenger to trace and track despite the changes that this virus
possible enrollees. has brought us our government has

They depended on personal mobile exhausted all the means to reach

contacts to communicate learners our learners and to make education
and updates them on the enrolment for all possible and feasible.
procedures.
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References
Pretest Activity 1 Activity 2
3 1 Students’ answers vary
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2 2
4 5
5 4
Post Test (Possible answer. Students’ answers may vary.)
CoVid-19 has modified mode of educating Filipino learners. For an instance,
remote enrolment was done in lieu of the traditional one in compliance of the
mandate against CoVid-19. In addition, Teachers and school staff used the online
platforms such as face book and messenger to trace and track possible enrollees.
Also, they depended on personal mobile contacts to communicate learners and
updates them on the enrolment procedures. This only means that despite the
changes that this virus has brought us our government has exhausted all the
means to reach our learners and to make education for all possible and feasible.
KEY TO CORRECTION