ENGLISH FOR

ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
THESIS
STATEMENT
IS A CONCISE SUMMARY OF
THE MAIN POINT OR CLAIM
OF THE ESSAY, RESEARCH
PAPER, ETC.
EXAMPLE:

CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERNMENT IS

THE ROOT OF POVERTY AMONG
FILIPINOS.
 LET’S DO IT:

NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN TO

SHARE IDEAS OR
INFORMATION THAT WILL
COMPLETE THE THESIS
STATEMENT.
 TOPIC SENTENCE

IS USUALLY THE FIRST

SENTENCE OF THE
PARAGRAPH BECAUSE IT GIVES
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
SENTENCES THAT FOLLOW.
 THESIS STATEMENT
VS TOPIC SENTENCE
BOTH SHOULD BE SPECIFIC, CLEAR,
AND FOCUSED.

THESIS STATEMENT IS MORE

GENERIC THAT TOPIC
SENTENCE.
 PARAGRAPHS
INTRODUCTION
General Statement
Thesis Statement
BODY
Topic Sentence
Supporting Sentences
Concluding Sentence
CONCLUSION
Restate Thesis Statement
Summarize Argument
REACTION PAPER
IS TYPICALLY A 2-5 PAGE
DOCUMENT IN WHICH THE
WRITER RESPONSE TO ONE OR
MORE TEXT.
HOW TO WRITE REACTION PAPER
1. Read and analyze the work thoroughly
2. Craft your thesis statement
3. Create the paper’s statement
4. Compose the first draft
5. Polish and repeat
 Move on and Move Up
It's not easy to let go of something you have been holding
for quite sometime. But, if letting go is the only way to free
yourself, why won't you try?
If your baggage makes you feel heavy, drop it, leave it and
just fly. Soon enough, you will realize that it's just the heavy load
that makes the flight unworthy. If something is bothering you,
and you are unsure about it, and you don't have any idea how to
deal with it, scrap it.
Life is short. Life is short for those who are hurting, for
those who are minding the problems around, for those who are
unhappy and for those who are asking what it feels like to know
the answers to all the questions. But, not knowing some of the
answers to life's questions makes life.
 Life on Social Media

What you don't know won't kill you. It's better not to
know the answer and not be hurt, than to know the answer
and hurt yourself and die a little inside from time to time.
Life should be enjoyed. Life should be celebrated. Life
should be lived the way you want it. So, move on and move
up, life!
Reaction papers usually start with a brief
summary of the text(s) that will be discussed in
the paper. It is necessary to include the title and
author(s) for each text.

A summary in a reaction paper should capture the

thesis statement or main argument/idea from the
text within a few sentences.
Paraphrasing
Try to recall a story you have
discussed in your previous classes
in English. Try to re-write that story
using your own words.
Paraphrasing
Did you find retelling of the story
difficult? If yes, why? If no, why not?

What strategies did you use to retell

the story? Were they helpful? Why
or why not?
Why do we
paraphrase and
summarize?
What is paraphrasing?

Paraphrasing is restating text giving

the meaning in another form.
Steps:

1. Repeatedly read the passage to be

paraphrased until you have
completely understood what it
says.
2. Do not look at the passage while
you are writing your paraphrase.
PLAGIARISM

An act of presenting the words, ideas,

images, sounds, or the creative
expression of others as your own.
PLAGIARISM

An act of presenting the words, ideas,

images, sounds, or the creative
expression of others as your own.
 ACTIVITY:
Believe it or not, there are some people who think
that the only way to succeed is to make others fail, I
think that's not just immature and unprofessional,
hence, reveals a character flaw.
I believe that we never succeed alone. Never,
because we need other people to help us succeed by
helping them succeed as well.
Therefore, let's celebrate other people’s success
and to stay humble with our own.
When you’re done paraphrasing, re-
read the original text if you were able
to accurately capture its meaning.
This avoid misquoting your source.

Check whether your paraphrase has

errors in grammar or mechanics.
Don’t forget to cite the source.
When you’re done paraphrasing, re-
read the original text if you were able
to accurately capture its meaning.
This avoid misquoting your source.

Check whether your paraphrase has

errors in grammar or mechanics.
Don’t forget to cite the source.
When you’re done paraphrasing, re-
read the original text if you were able
to accurately capture its meaning.
This avoid misquoting your source.

Check whether your paraphrase has

errors in grammar or mechanics.
Don’t forget to cite the source.
NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN TO PARAPHRASE.

1. We need more proof that active learning

really works.
2. They will build a huge medical center on
the site in the near future.
3. The organizers cancelled the talk because
the main speaker was ill.
SUMMARIZING
Buckley (2004), in her popular
writing text Fit to Print, defines
summarizing as reducing text to
one-third or one-quarter its
original size, clearly articulating
the author’s meaning, and
retaining main ideas.
SUMMARIZING
Hacker (2008), in A Canadian
Writer’s Reference, explains
that summarizing involves
stating a work’s thesis and
main ideas “simply, briefly,
and accurately” (p. 62).
BASIC RULES:

1. Erase things that don’t

matter.
BASIC RULES:

1. Erase things that don’t matter.

2. Only write down important
things.
BASIC RULES:

1. Erase things that don’t matter.

2. Only write down important
things.
3. Erase things that repeat.
BASIC RULES:

1. Erase things that don’t matter.

2. Only write down important
things.
3. Erase things that repeat.
4. Trade general terms for specific
names.
BASIC RULES:

1. Erase things that don’t matter.

2. Only write down important
things.
3. Erase things that repeat.
4. Trade general terms for specific
names.
5. Use your own words to write the
Outlining

An outline is a map for your

essay. It shows what
information each section or
paragraph will contain and in
what order.
Outlining

I. Main Idea/Thesis Statement

A. Topic Sentence
B. Concluding Sentence
II. Main Idea/Thesis Statement
C. Topic Sentence
D. Concluding Sentence
Somebody Wanted But So Then

•Somebody—Who is the text about? Wanted

— What did the main character want?
•But—What was the problem encountered?
•So—How was the problem solved?
•Then—How did it end?
S-A-A-C Method

State— The name of the article, book, movie

Assign—the name of the author
Action—what the author is doing (ex. Tells,
explains)
Complete—complete the sentence or summary
with keywords and important details.
5Ws and 1H

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

Who is the text about?
What did he/she do?
When did it happen?
Why did he/she do it?
How did he/she do what he/she did?
First, Then, Finally

First– What happened first?

Then– What key details took place during
the event/action?
Finally– What were the results of the
event/action?
Make sure that what you reflected in your
introduction and body will be totally in toto
reflected in the end part of your narrative, it
should have a different way to present
everything. You may end it with a question or
better a challenge for the readers.
 POST – WRITING
STAGE
This is the phase when inconsistencies that you
have written in the draft is being carefully
checked and corrected in terms of its content
and mechanics.
In this stage, the written text is shared with other audience,
can be another learner (peer) or a teacher. Your peer
(another learner) will read your narrative if there is a sense.
Since there is a re – reading that will happen, your peer will
eliminate fluff (unnecessary or redundant details). Not only
the fluffs will be eliminated or checked, even spellings,
vocabulary grammar are critically looked by another peer
paying attention to content organization and mechanics
leading you to focus on the bigger picture of your draft
(revision) and on the finer details, making sure every word
contributes precise meaning to your writing subject.
REVISION
Is a process of going back through your whole draft
there will be adding in, taking out, moving around,
and polishing certain parts of the draft
EDITING (PROOFHEADING)
A meticulous process of clarifying meaning
by revising each word and line of your draft.
EXAMPLE OF REVISING