EAPP Reviewer Quarter 1 PDF

EAPP REVIEWER QUARTER 1 LESSON 1 LANGUAGE USED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES Academic Text · is a written language that provides information, which contain ideas and concep...

EAPP REVIEWER QUARTER 1 LESSON 1 LANGUAGE USED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES Academic Text · is a written language that provides information, which contain ideas and concepts that are related to the particular discipline. · Formal language and a third person point of view should be used. Features of an Academic Text 1. Tone - This refers to the attitude conveyed in a piece of writing. 2. Citation - Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of references as either footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of an academic text. 3. Complexity - An academic text addresses complex issues that require higher-order thinking skills to comprehend. 4. Evidence-based - Arguments that is valued in an academic text is that opinions are based on a sound understanding of the pertinent body of knowledge and academic debates that exist within, and often external to a specific discipline. Academic Language · is a set of vocabulary terms used in schools · includes language used in textbooks · is the linguistic register that students are expected to use in school subjects Social Language · language used by people in everyday conversation.  LESSON 2 TEXT STRUCTURES Cause and Effect - shows what happened and why it happened Sequence - present ideas or events in the order in which they happen o Example: A paragraph gives the dates in order of how typhoon Odette made landfall in Palawan. Description - describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples o Example: In the center of Luna’s Spoliarium painting are fallen gladiators being dragged by Roman soldiers. Comparison and Contrast - discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar LESSON 3 TECHNIQUES IN SUMMARIZING Summarizing · The Summary is what the passage is mostly about. · The Summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about. · The Summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage. Techniques in Summarizing Somebody Wanted But So Then - an excellent summarizing strategy wherein each word represents a key question related to the story's essential elements 5 W's, 1 H - this strategy relies on six crucial questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. These questions make it easy to identify the main character, the important details, and the main idea. SAAC Method - another useful technique for summarizing any kind of text (story, article, speech, etc) and is an acronym for “State, Assign, Action, Complete” First, Then, Finally - helps students summarize events in chronological order. The three words represent the beginning, main action, and conclusion of a story.  LESSON 4 THESIS STATEMENT Thesis Statement Ø is the controlling idea that you will develop in your paper. Ø It clearly presents a specific argument or position. o Example: Topic: “Should cigarettes be made illegal?” Although smoking has many negative health effects, making smoking illegal would not solve the problem. o Example: “Social media affects communication by creating superficial connections and reducing face-to-face interactions.” LESSON 5 OUTLINING Outline - used to arrange information according to main ideas, major details, and supporting details. Parts of an Outline · Introduction - the attention grabber that makes the essay sound interesting. · Body · Conclusion LESSON 6 CRITICAL APPROACHES Formalism - the key to understand a text is through the text itself. o Example: A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself and does not refer to any biography of Milton. Reader-response criticism - is concerned with the reviewer’s reaction as an audience of a work. Marxist Approach - examines the relationship of a literary product to the actual economic and societal reality of its time and place including class stratification, class relations and dominant ideology. v Example: “The friars have the greatest power in the community for they are capable of collecting taxes, putting a particular person to death, and even dictating how towns and communities should be run.” Feminist Criticism - this approach is focused on female representation in literature, paying attention to female point of view, concerns and values. v Example: “Saudi Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel interview on CNN program runs for 12 minutes. Princess Ameerah expresses her voice for female empowerment in Saudi Arabia”  LESSON 7 REACTION PAPER Reaction Paper v The writer expresses ideas and opinions about what has been read or seen. v It may be informal, two pages long. v It has an introduction, body and conclusion. v It is not a summary of the article although information should be included. v The first part of your paper should contain information on the author and the topic. Steps in writing a Review or Reaction Paper ü Read or watch the material carefully ü Come up with a thesis statement. ü Write down your thoughts while reading or watching. ü Compose an outline. ü Construct your paper. LESSON 8 CONCEPT PAPER Concept Paper § aims to clarify a concept which can be about any topic from any field and tells the reader what the project is, why it is important, and how it will be carried out. § it gives the opinion of the writer about a certain concept. § it serves as a foundation of the full proposal. § it helps determine whether a certain project is feasible or not. § write jargon in a concept paper when it is appropriate in the field § slang words are not acceptable in concept paper writing because slang terms are not acceptable in formal writing. Three ways of elucidating a concept Definition - Identifies a term and sets it apart from all other terms that may be related to it. Often, definitions begin by mentioning the general class to which a term belongs. Then they provide specifics to distinguish the term from other members of that class. v Formal - follows a pattern or equation; term+genus+differentia (differentiating characteristics) Example: Technology is the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. v By synonym – using a word or phrase that shares a meaning with the term being defined. Example: Technology – Knowledge, Computers v By analysis – breaking down wholes into parts, aspects to levels and a process into steps) Example: Technology is defined as the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. v By negation – stating what the term is not Example: Technology is not harmful if used properly. Clarification - an analysis of an abstract concept through investigation pf examples and the identification of critical and less critical attributes Explication - a method of explanation in which sentences, verse, quotes or passages are taken from a literary or academic work and then interpreted and explained in a detailed way Three types of Academic Concept Papers § Research Concept Paper Example: “Effectivity of Online Learning on Chemistry Subject to Grade 9 Students” § Advertising Concept Paper § Project Concept Paper