Learning Area English Grade Level 10

W3 Quarter Third Quarter Date

I. LESSON TITLE Writing Techniques

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING MELC 16: Use a variety of Informative, Persuasive, and Argumentative Writing
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) Techniques.
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT Informative, Persuasive, and Argumentative Writing Techniques
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A. Introduction DAY 1 WHAT’S IN:

Remember that you already learned about the difference between ARGUMENTATIVE and
PERSUASIVE ESSAY. Let us add or include another Writing Technique, Informative Essay.

Let us define an informative, persuasive, and argumentative essay.

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WHAT’S NEW:

Now, go over this chart and study the writing techniques of these three
types of essays in terms of purpose, structure, and language features.
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B. Development Day 2 WHAT I KNOW:
Learning Task 1: TRUE OR FALSE
Write TRUE if you agree with the statement and FALSE if you disagree with it.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
_______1. The main purpose of informative writing is to persuade the audience.
_______2. Argumentative writing tries to change the reader’s mind by convincing
him or her to agree with the writer’s point of view.
_______3. Persuasive writing is very common in ad campaigns.
_______4. The basic formula of an argumentative writing consists of introductory
paragraph, body, and conclusion.
_______5. When writing a text, knowing the audience is not necessary.
_______6. Examples and evidences give support to every argument.
_______7. To tell a story is the main purpose of an informative text.
_______8. Thesis statement explains the main idea of the essay.
_______9. In informational writing, you will begin with supporting details.
_______10. A thesis statement appears at the first paragraph of an essay.
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WHAT IS IT:
Learning Task 2: Blue’s Clues
Read the following texts below. Take note of the writing techniques used and
evaluate their similarities and differences in terms of style and structure.
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Process Questions:
1. What kind of text is paragraph 1? paragraph 2? paragraph 3?
2. How do the three texts differ from each other?
3. What writing techniques were used in each text?
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C. Engagement DAY 3 WHAT IS MORE:
Learning Task 3: WRITE IT RIGHT
Do the following activities for informative, persuasive and argumentative
writing. Use a separate sheet of paper for your writing tasks.

A. Write an Informative Essay that explains the changes on how you study before and now.

B. Persuade readers on your essay that the modality you chose is the best.

C. Choose one statement and use it to begin your paragraph. It is your statement of opinion or
argument. Provide evidences to support your argument.

WHAT I CAN DO:

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Learning Task 4: GET THE JUICE
Choose one of the essays you did in Learning Task 3. Analyze what you have written through
completing the table below. You may write line/s from your essay to prove your point.

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D. Assimilation DAY 4 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED:
Learning Task 5: COMPARE AND CONTRAST LANGUAGE
ComparePURPOSE STRUCTURE
and contrast informative, persuasive and argumentative texts
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through the Venn Diagram below.

Persuasive

Informative Argumentative

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V. ASSESSMENT DAY 5 Learning Task 6: TEST YOURSELF
Directions: Read carefully the questions in each item and choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write the letter of the most appropriate answer on a separate sheet
of paper.
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1. What are the three main parts of an essay?

A. Introduction, Hook, Body
B. Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal
C. Introduction, Body, Conclusion
D. The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion
2. What is the purpose of an informative essay?
A. To tell a story
B. To persuade the reader
C. to entertain the readers
D. To provide information, or explain steps in a process
3. In informational writing, you will begin with _________________.
A. Body Paragraph B. Supporting Details
C. Conclusion Paragraph D. Introduction Paragraph
4. When writing an informational text, the next thing you will write after the
introduction is?
A. Body Paragraph B. Conclusion
C. Evidences D. Introduction
5. To inform means to _________________.
A. give in a form B. take the form
C. give information D. give informal speech
6. A writer uses persuasion attempts to __________________.
A. tell a story
B. teach you how to make or do something
C. influence you to do or believe something
D. inform you about historic or current events
7. What are the components of a persuasive writing?
A. Arguments, Details, Thesis
B. Introduction, Body, Conclusion
C. Topic Sentence, Details, Concluding Sentence
D. Introduction, Thesis Statement, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
8. What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
A. to argue B. to inform
C. to entertain D. to persuade
9. Where should a thesis statement appear?
A. last paragraph B. first paragraph
C. anywhere in the essay D. first sentence of every paragraph
10. What is a thesis statement?
A. It is a summary of the main idea.
B. It is a general idea of what the essay is about.
C. It is a suggestion that you should read the essay.
D. It is a statement that explains the main idea of an essay.
11. What are transitions used for?
A. helps add depth B. support your thesis
C. support your evidence D. guide you through the reading

12. What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?
A. argument B. hook
C. rebuttal D. three reasons
13. Every argument begins with one of these.
A. claim B. evidence
C. explanation D. reason
14. Facts, quotations, statistics, and case studies are all types of:
A. appeals B. evidences
C. opinions D. reasons
15. What is argumentative writing?
A. It is the trustworthiness of a source.
B. It is the evidence that supports a claim.
C. It is the writer’s position on an issue or problem.
D. It is a form of writing that expresses a position on a problem and supports
with reasons and evidences.

VI. REFLECTION DAY 5 Reflect on what you learned from the lesson by completing the sentence below:
I used to think that ________________________________________________________
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But now, I think ___________________________________________________________
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Prepared by: MARIA GOLDA J. PEREZ- TPINHS Checked by:
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