PRESENTED BY: MR.

LEE FRANCISS SAGUM, LPT

PURPOSIVE
COMMUNICATION
Using English in Multilingual Contexts
 LESSON 1: THE EXPLANATION ESSAY

LESSON 2: THE BLOG

LESSONS
FOR UNIT 4:
COMMUNICATION
LESSON 3: RESEARCH-BASED
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
FOR VARIOUS
PURPOSES LESSON 4: THE ORAL PRESENTATION

LESSON 5: THE DEBATE

LESSON 6: LITERATURE AS
COMMUNICATION
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
LESSON 1: THE EXPLANATION ESSAY

To demonstrate an To appreciate the value of To write an explanation

understanding of the clearly explaining a essay of at least 500 words
conventions of the phenomenon; and on a topic of your choice
explanation essay;
WRITING AN
EXPLANATION ESSAY
• ‘WHY’ questions are very important.
• If people in ancient times or the recent past did not ask
‘why’ questions or attempt to answer these questions, we
would have a very limited knowledge about many things
in our world.
WHY “WHY” QUESTIONS
ARE VERY IMPORTANT?
 WHY “WHY” QUESTIONS
ARE VERY IMPORTANT?

• Being able to ask and answer students’ questions is an

important part of teaching and learning.
 WRITING AN EXPLANATION
ESSAY
• If Isaac Newton, for example, did not ask why things feel down
after throwing them up, he would have discovered the law of
universal gravitation.
 WRITING AN EXPLANATION
ESSAY
• It explains a particular topic to its reader. Since explanation
essay, it is meant to inform or educate the readers, the essay
should present convincing and adequate support for the
explanation.
 PARTS OF AN ESSAY
AN INTRODUCTION
An introductory paragraph is the first paragraph in an essay. It contains
two parts (sentence structure):

GENERAL STATEMENT: a few sentences about your

subject that catch the attention of your reader.

THESIS STATEMENT:a few sentences about your subject

that catch the attention of your reader.
PARTS OF AN ESSAY
BODY PARAGRAPH
A body consist of one or more paragraphs following the
introduction. Each paragraphs supports the main idea of your
essay by breaking it down into smaller ideas or sub-topics.
PARTS OF AN ESSAY
CONCLUSION
The conclusion paragraph is the last
paragraph in the essay. It completes the essay by
summarizing or repeating the most important ideas.
 PRINCIPLES OF
EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION: THE
7C’s
PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

1. BE CLEAR
Be clear about your message.
Always be guided by your
purpose in communicating
PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

2. BE CONCISE
Always stick to the point and do
not do beat or run around the
bush. Be brief by focusing on
your main point.
 PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

3. BE CONCRETE
Support your claims with enough facts. Your
readers will easily know if you are bluffing or
deceiving then because there is nothing to
substantiate your claims.
PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

4. BE CORRECT
It is important that you observe grammatical
correctness in your writing. Always have time to
revise and edit your work. Even simple spelling
errors may easily distract your readers.
 PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

5. BE COHERENT
Your writing becomes coherent only when you convey a logical message.
The ideas should be connected to each other and related to the topic. Make
sure that you observe a sound structure that will present a smooth flow of your
ideas. Use transitional or cohesive devices so that the ideas cohere with one
another
 PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

6. BE COMPLETE
Inlcude all necessary and relevant
information so that the audience will not be left
wanting of any information. Always place yourself
in the shoes of the audience, who is always
interested to receive new information
 PRICIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN
COMMUNITCATION

7. BE COURTEOUS
The tone of your writing should be friendly. Avoid
any overtone/undertone or insinuation to eliminate confusion
and misinterpretation
THANK
YOU <3