LESSON 11

Comparing
Information Text
 OBJECTIVES
1.Determine various social, moral, and
economic issues discussed in the text listened
to - EN8LC-IIIh7.4
2. Synthesize essential information found in
various sources
3. Compose effective paragraphs - EN8WC-
IIa-2.8
 VOCABULARY
• renewable energy source (something like wind or sunlight that can be
used to generate power and will always be there – unlike coal, for
instance, which once it’s used it’s gone forever)

• solar panels

• aluminum (a metal used in building

 VOCABULARY
 photovoltaiccells (cells that contain
silicon and can convert light into
electricity)
 silicon
(a hard, brittle crystal-like
element which acts as a semi-
conductor – i.e. it can be used to
convert sunlight into electricity)
>fossil fuels (natural energy sources
like coal and gas)
>efficient (effective, not wasteful)
 Solar Power11
Solar energy is created by the heat and light of the
sun. Solar power is created when solar energy is
converted into electricity. Solar power is a
renewable energy source and is slowly growing in
use because it does not contribute to climate
change. By 2021, solar power sources were
producing 3% of the world’s electricity.
One of the most common methods of
generating solar power is through solar
panels which can be installed on the roofs of
buildings and houses. Solar panels contain
cells called photovoltaic cells that contain
silicon and can which convert light into
electricity. The cells are contained in a glass
and aluminum panel.
Solar power is good for reducing climate
change because it emits much less carbon
dioxide than fossil fuels. It does not cause
pollution. It is always available whenever
the sun shines. It is estimated too that
solar power will lower the cost of
electricity for people.
Solar power does have some problems. Solar
panels can be expensive to install in houses,
although it is thought that costs will come down
as solar power becomes more popular. Storage of
unused power is needed, which can also be a
problem. Batteries can be used for storage but
much research needs to be done to make them
more efficient. It is true, too, that the sun does
not always shine.
 QUESTIONS

Q1.Is Solar Power an Q2.How does solar Q3.Look at the first

Information Report, an
power help to slow paragraph of each text.
Explanation or an
Instructional text. Give climate change? How do they compare?
reasons for your answer.
 Q4. Give each paragraph of
Solar Power a heading.

Q5. Look at the last

paragraph of each text. How
QUESTIONS do they compare?
Q6. Imagine that you are having a conversation with one of your
parents or grandparents and you are trying to persuade them
changing ONE thing in their lives that would help reduce climate
change. Using the information in both texts, what would you talk
about? Write a short paragraph outlining what you would say.
 Q1.The focus of the lesson was on
learning about how information is
presented in two different
information-based texts. How has the
lesson helped you to understand this?

Q2.Which questions were easy

QUESTIONS to answer? Why?

Q3.What strategies/plan did

you use to answer the harder
questions?
 LESSON 12
Using Texts and Images to Inform
 OBJECTIVE
S
• Explain visual-verbal relationships
illustrated in tables, graphs, and
information maps found in expository
texts
• • Compare and contrast the
presentation of the same topic in
different multimodal texts
• • Transcode information from linear to
non-linear texts and vice-versa
• • Summarize key information from a
text
 VOCABULARY
• linear text (written material consisting of
words written in sequence, e.g., in sentences,
paragraphs, stanzas, with no pictures,
illustrations or images)
• non-linear text (material that uses visuals such
as pictures, drawings or images to communicate
information that is not sequential)
• sequential pattern (paragraph that describe a
series of events, steps, or a process in some sort
of order)
 VOCABULARY
• multiple reading paths (reading in linear,
nonlinear or non-sequential way; the readers can
choose their own reading path)
• infographic (information + graphic - a
representation of information using pictures and
diagrams designed to make the data easy to
understand at a glance.
• evaluate (to judge how good, useful, or valuable
something is) credible (worth believing,
trustworthy, convincing)
• current (belonging to the present time; happening
or being used or done now; not obsolete)
 Text 1 Linear non-linear texts12
• A linear text is any printed written material
which has no pictures, illustrations or
images. It merely consists of words formed
into sentences, paragraphs or stanzas. It is
the kind of text we read from left to right
and top to bottom, following a sequential
pattern. It often requires a lot of time to get
information from a linear text. Examples of
linear texts include poems, short stories,
folktales, drama, diaries and newspaper
articles.
A. On the other hand, non-linear text
uses visuals such as pictures, drawings or
images to communicate information. The
reader reads and analyzes the text using
multiple reading paths. Because non-
linear texts use images, it is easier to find
information quickly. Examples of
nonlinear texts are: graph, charts, tables,
infographics, flowchart
Text 2 __________________________
Water can exist as a solid (ice), liquid (water) or gas (vapor or
gas). As liquid water cools down, the amount of potential energy
is reduced and the molecules start to move slower. When the
water temperature reaches around 0°C, the molecules stick
together and form a solid – ice. Even in this solid stage, the
molecules are still moving – we just can’t see it.
 QUESTIONS
• Q1.What text types are Texts
1, 2 and 3?
• Q2.What title would you give
Text 2?
• Q3.Which text is an example
of a non-linear text? Give
reasons for your answer.
 QUESTIONS
• Q4. Which text has the same purpose as Text type A?
Text type B? Text type C? (Name the text type first
and its state its purpose, then match the texts with the
text type)
• Q5. Is it quicker to find information from linear or
non-linear texts? Give reasons for your answer.
• Q6. Websites often combine linear and non-linear
texts on a webpage. Lots of information in many
formats appears on websites. a. Why do you think is
it important to evaluate information from the
internet? b. Using the information in text 3, write a
set of instructions for evaluating information from
websites.
 QUESTIONS
• Q1.The focus of the lesson was on
the features of different types of
information texts. How has the
lesson helped you to understand
this?
• Q2.Which questions were easy to
answer? Why?
• Q3.What strategies did you use to
answer the harder questions?
THANK YOU!