ANALYZING TEXT STRUCTURES

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

(AY 2018 – 2019; 2nd Term)
TARGET COMPETENCIES

 Using various techniques in summarizing variety of

text

 Stating the thesis statement/main idea of an academic

text

 Outlining reading texts in various disciplines

 Paraphrasing and summarizing academic texts

STATING THE MAIN IDEA

 Main Idea – thesis or main point of a text. It is the heart of a text.

INDUCTIVE ( supporting details are presented
before the topic sentence)
DEDUCTIVE (topic sentence is stated before the
supporting details)
IMPLICIT (the main idea is expressed through context clues)
EXPLICIT (the main idea is directly stated)
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
OUTLINING
OUTLINING
PARAPHRASING AND SUMMARIZING
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
REFERENCES:

Miciano, M. & Miciano, R. (2016). Enhanced English engagements: English for

academic and professional purposes. 12-30.
DEAR CLASSMATE ACTIVITY:

 Choose a CLASSMATE whom you would like to share your

learnings today (preferably an absent classmate).
 Write a personal letter sharing the ff:
3 – important ideas that you learned today (with short
explanations each)
2 - points that you want to clarify further
1 – realization about the lesson and how significant it is to
your life as a gr.12 student
WRITTEN WORKS:
 Answer the following:
(from the required textbook)

Part 1:
1.1 Find the main idea and
1.2 paraphrase each of the items under Employ on pp. 26 – 28

Part 2:
2.1 Summarize and
2.2 write an Outline of the text “On Texting” on p. 22.