EAPP Q1 M2 Text Structure PDF

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This document provides an overview of different Text Structures. Includes explanations and examples for chronological, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, sequence, and spatial / descriptive writing. This learning material could be useful for a secondary school English class

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) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MODULE 2 English for Academic and Professional Purposes Text Structure ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )...

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MODULE 2 English for Academic and Professional Purposes Text Structure ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) OBJECTIVES Identify what text structure is used in the passage; Illustrate through an appropriate graphic organizer how ideas are presented; and, Use critical thinking in determining text structure used in texts. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ACTIVITY 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Direction: Identify the following statements. Choose your answer from the pool of words in the box and write it in your notebook. 1. It tells how two things are similar and different. 2. It describes something in order of space. 3. Information is listed step – by- step. 4. A problem and answer are suggested. 5. Information is organized in order of time. 6. An action and its result are explained. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WHAT IS TEXT STRUCTURE? It is how information in a passage is organized. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) TEXT STRUCTURE refers to the internal organization of a text. As authors write a text to communicate an idea, they will use a structure that goes along with the idea (Meyer,1985). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) SIX COMMON PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION: 1. Chronological 2. Cause and effect 3. Compare and contrast 4. Problem and solution 5. Sequence 6. Spatial / Descriptive ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1. CHRONOLOGICAL ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) information is organized in order of time. All stories are told chronologically. Signal words: shortly, since, second, third, immediately and etc. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 2. CAUSE AND EFFECT ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) an action and its result are explained. Don’t confuse with chronological. Won’t have a beginning, middle and end. Time won’t progress much. Signal words: (Causes – because, due to, for this reason, if this, etc.) (Effects – as a result, consequently, hence, resulting, since, therefore etc.). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 3. COMPARE AND CONTRAST ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) tells how two things are similar and different. Signal words: (Comparison –also, as well as, both, compared to, in comparison, similarly, and etc.) (Contrast – although, on the contrary, on the other hand, in spite of, unlike and etc.) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 4. PROBLEM AND SOLUTION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) a problem and answer are suggested. Signal words: answer, challenge, improve, respond, suggest and etc. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 5. SEQUENCE / PROCESS WRITING ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) information is listed step - by- step and explains how to do it or how it happens. Signal words: next, later, last, finally, in the end, at first and etc. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 6. SPATIAL / DESCRIPTIVE WRITING ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) describes something in order of space describes how something looks. Signal words: above, adjacent to, away, below, behind, nearby, toward ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) TIPS TO IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TEXT: Ask, “what is the author doing in this paragraph?” Put it in your own words. Have a hunch? Use the graphic organizer to see if the information fits. Look for signal words. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ACTIVITY 2 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Direction: Arrange the following sentences to form a paragraph. How to create a PowerPoint Presentation 1. Then, to put background designs on the presentation, click the Design Tab on the upper right side and choose any designs 2. There are four simple steps in creating a PowerPoint presentation. 3. First, open the Microsoft Office PowerPoint from the MS Office folder or straight from the desktop. 4. To add animation, click the Animations Tab and feel free to choose any animations or transitions to the slides. 5. Finally, click the Slide Show Tab to get started in presenting the report or simply hit F5 as a shortcut. 6. Next, on a slide key in the basic information needed for the presentation. It can either have a blank slide or choose any slide formats from the Insert Tab. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ACTIVITY 3 Directions: Narrate your Monday routine in going to school using a chronological text structure. Use signal words. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ACTIVITY 4 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Direction: Read the passage and answer the questions below. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ACTIVITY 4 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Direction: Read the passage and answer the questions below. Provoking Questions: 1. What is the text all about? 2. How does the author organize the ideas in the paragraph? 3. How are ideas and sentences connected in order to convey the meaning of the text.

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