STUDENT’S ACTIVITY SHEET

S. Y . 2023 - 2024
Name: Year & Section: 11 - Saint Luke

Subject: READING AND WRITING

Teacher: Ms. Geraldine S. Limbaga
Activity No. 3.2 (2nd Semester, Quarter 3)
Topic: Properties of a Well-Written Text
DepEd MELC: Evaluate a written text based on its properties (organization, coherence and
cohesion, language use and mechanics)
Learning Target: At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
 Give what are the most essential takeaways in this lesson.
 Practice how to organize in writing sentences.
 Write an expository essay, about given topics more about their life, one’s should consider
organization, coherence and cohesion, and language use.
Type of Activity: KUD/AMT
21st Century Skills Communication, Critical Thinking
RBT Level Remembering, Understanding, Applying
Values Excellence
References  https://www.coursehero.com/file/40761212/4-Patterns-of-Development-in-Writing-across-
Disciplines-1pptx/
 https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/university-of-southeastern-philippines/reading-and-
writing/reading-and-writing/11656383

CONCEPT NOTES

1 Organization
Arranging our thoughts to deliver a purposeful message is essential in all forms of communication. This is clearly evident among written
texts, which are supposed to be well-organized, coherent and cohesive, using proper language and mechanically neat.

2 Coherence and Cohesion

One of the most important elements in writing is the form or structure. Without a solid structure in place, the content you have gathered would
fall apart. After sequencing the events in your paragraph – a group of related sentences that leads to a single topic or idea, it is time to get on to unifying
your writing.
Coherence means the connection and organization of ideas in a text to create unity.
While coherence focuses on the overall (macro) structure of the essay, cohesionis more specific. It pays attention to links
between words and sentences.

3 Language Use
Now that you already know the importance of organization, coherence and cohesion in creating a well-written text, let’s move
on to another significant factor that a writer should consider – the language use.
Writing is a rigorous activity. No matter how good and substantial the content of a
document is, if it’s not carefully written as to how you, as the writer, would like to present it to your readers, your purpose will not be
served wisely. Hence, you have to bear in mind that aside from considering the organization of your ideas and the coherence and
cohesion of your sentences and paragraphs, you also have to regard the style, tone and clarity of your writing.

There are five major issues with appropriate language that should be avoided in an effective and well-written text, as
identified by (Purdue Online Writing Lab 2020):

First, the formality of the language one uses should depend on how formal the situation is and how the writer
and the reader are related to one another.

Second, jargons or specialized language used by groups of individuals in the same field, should only be used if
the target readers belong to the same group.

Third, slangs and idioms should be avoided. Slangs are words, phrases, or expressions that do not literally mean
what they express (like “frenemy” to describe someone who is both a friend and an enemy) while idioms or
expressions whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual word it contains (like “to kill two
birds at one stone”, which means to get two things done with a single action.

Fourth, euphemisms or words that veil the truth shall also be avoided. Examples of which are “virtually
challenged” for someone who is short; “passed away” instead of died, and other deceitful language.
Fifth, avoid using any biased language including those associated with any racial, ethnic, group, or gender.

4 Mechanics
Mechanics is essential in all types of writing because it describes the
technical aspects of writing. It also serves as a road sign to guide learners like you on how to use words appropriately in
terms of conventions such as spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and others.

Consider this example:

I can never forget my class last school year because they were so active and responsible in class they always
worked together well in doing their assignments performing group and individual tasks submitting their projects on time
keeping the classroom spic and span.
They are worth remembering for everything that they did inside and outside the campus they always helped one
another they seldom got themselves in conflict with anyone in the class.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES
A. CLARIFYING UNDERSTANDING
I. DIRECTIONS: Complete the following statements for you to remember the most essential takeaways from the
lesson:

 A well-organized piece of writing ___________, ____________ and ___________.

 In writing a story or an essay, it is necessary to identify the ___________ of
events from the beginning to the end.
 A strong organization comprises proper ________________ and logical _________
of presenting ideas

II. DIRECTIONS: In organizing your sentences, you need to be certain what to write first, your middle and your last sentences.
In this part of activity, follow the instructions in each set in organizing sentences.
Set A. Number the sentences to form a well-structured paragraph.
_____A. I knew that we will go to their house to celebrate her birthday but during that time, I was still in our
school because of my training for campus journalism.
_____B. I talked to her and said sorry for what I had done and I explained my reasons for not attending her
birthday. At last, I was still thankful to her for understanding my situation.
_____C. It was 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon when Angelita called me over the phone and said that she was
waiting for me at 7/11 store together with our other friends.
_____D. It's hard for me to choose what should I prioritize but I ended up staying in school.
_____E. On the next day, I saw her inside our room and it seemed that she did not want to look at me.

Set B. Combine the sentences in each set into two clear sentences. Add a transitional word or phrase to the
second to show how it relates to the first.

 Retirement should be the reward for a lifetime of work.

 It is widely viewed as a sort of punishment.
 It is a punishment for growing old

SAMPLE COMBINATION: Retirement should be the reward for a lifetime of work. Instead, it is widely viewed as a sort of punishment for growing old.

B. PROCESSING QUESTIONS
Note: These are the guide questions for this lesson.
1. Would it be enough to just consider organization, coherence and cohesion in writing?
2. How would improper use of language affect the message of a written text?
3. Why is language as significant as organization, coherence and cohesion in developing a well-
written text?

C. FRAMING CONCEPT

DIRECTIONS: Read the excerpt of the film review lifted from (Lionheartv.net 2017). Then, record
 the sequence of events of your designed graphic organizer.

MOVIE REVIEW: “SEVEN SUNDAYS” (excerpt)

Star Cinema’s “Seven Sundays” revolves around the story of Bonifacio family, whose patriarch, Manuel, (Ronaldo Valdez)
is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Seeing the family he built with his now deceased-wife, falling apart, Manuel has only
one dying wish: see his four children together again and reconnected, happy and looking for each other, like when they were
still kids.

But time and distance have taken a great toll on his children’s relationships which have been mostly strained by insecurities
and pride among them.

His eldest, Allan (Aga Mulach), is a struggling father trying to make ends meet for his own family. Bryan (Dingdong
Dantes), the middle child, who in spite of being the most successful, harbors bitterness towards Allan, whom he thinks has
remained his father’s favorite. Cha (Cristine Reyes), now a mother of three, tries to hide her malfunctioning marriage, and
Dexter (Enrique Gil), the youngest, keeps himself distant from the family he thinks abandoned him.

They are forced to reconcile under the same roof, and as they try to grant their dying father’s wish, a recollection of their
history and some assessment of where they are and have gone as a family, are inevitably ensued.

But Dingdong Dantes has arguably emerged as the strongest performer. There is a powerful exchange of accusations and
revelation of insecurities among the siblings, where Bryan bares his bitter struggle to prove himself and his worth in the
family.

Enrique Gil’s Dexter has practically the same baggage. He struggles to connect to the members of his family whom he feels
left him when he was in need of someone to guide him through growing up. As anticipated, every member of the family has
to survive the pains of growing up, but it is growing apart that proves to be more damaging to the Bonifacio family, and it is
more evident in Dexter.

But then, all these characters radiate around Manuel, played by Ronaldo Valdez, who has singularly maintained his dramatic
genius throughout the film. His struggle as a father trying to keep the foundations of his already rattled family makes his
character accessible, hence it emerges as the most relatable element of the film.

For what it’s worth, while “Seven Sundays” struggles to abandon the conventions of its genre, this Cathy Garcia-Molina-
helmed family drama turns out to be actually memorable. Its utter earnestness to relate a familiar story moves the film to
levels that are bracing enough to capture audience and tug at their heartstrings. With its poignant sentiments about family, it
hits right in the heart, and for that, “Seven Sundays” is exceptional

Note: Use your own graphic organizer to show the order of events recounted in the film review.

D.LIFELONG LEARNING
DIRECTIONS: Write a three-paragraph expository essay about one of the given topics below. Make
sure to consider organization, coherence and cohesion, and language use. Please be
guided by the scoring rubric.

1. How can pets make you happy and improve your life?
2. How to keep a virus – free environment?
3. Why do you want to pursue your desired career?
 5 4 3 2
Writing shows high Writing is coherent Writing is coherent Writing lacks logical
degree of attention to and logically and logically organized. organization. It shows
logic and reasoning of organized with transitions Some points remain some coherence but
points. Unity clearly leads used between ideas and misplaced and stray from ideas lack unity.
the reader to the paragraphs to create the topic. Transitions Serious errors.
conclusion and stirs coherence. evident but not used
thought regarding the Overall unity of ideas is throughout essay.
topic. present.
The idea/s presented The idea/s presented The idea/s presented The idea/s presented
is/are precise, clear and is/are is/are not precise and is/are not precise and
supported by facts and precise and clear but not unclear but supported by unclear and supported by
details. completely facts and details. opinions.
supported by facts and
details.
The writer used The writer used The writer used The writer used
constructive, constructive, unbiased constructive yet destructive, unbiased and
unbiased and language and some unbiased and informal language.
formal language. informal language used. informal language.
The writer did not The writer used The writer used The writer used
use one jargon/slang/ two three or more
jargon/slang/ idiomatic jargons/slang/ jargons/slang/
idiomatic expressions/ idiomatic idiomatic
expression/ euphemisms/other expressions/ expressions/
euphemism/other deceitful language. euphemisms/other euphemisms/other
deceitful deceitful language. deceitful language.
language.
There are no to There are few There are some There are many
little grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors. errors. errors. errors.