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English for Academic and Professional Purposes T3.1: Teaching Guide

Topic 3: STRUCTURES AND FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT T3: Acid Plan (1st)

TOPIC / LESSON NAME STRUCTURES AND FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT

CONTENT STANDARDS The learner acquires knowledge of appropriate reading strategies for a better understanding of academic text

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The learner produces a detailed abstract of information gathered from the various academic texts read

The learner would be able to:

LEARNING COMPETENCIES  Recognize the importance of academic writing
 Explain the specific ideas contained in various academic text
Objectives (per meeting) At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
 Determine the structure and features of academic text
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Critique how an academic text construct
 Make an academic text guided by the structure and features that will discuss
TIME ALLOTMENT 4 hours (July 9-12, 2018)

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MATERIALS
Power Point Presentation
Wyson; English for Academic and Professional Purposes; 2016 by Vibal Group Inc.
RESOURCES 1253 G. Araneta Avenue, Quezon City
FILES%202017-2018/FIRST%20SEMESTER'S%20FILES/CG-Jhomz/SHS%20Contextualized_English%20for%20Academic
%20and%20Professional%20Purposes%20CG.pdf

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 CUENCA INSTITUTE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY
CUENCA, BATANGAS

English for Academic and Professional Purposes T3.1: Teaching Guide

Topic 3: STRUCTURES AND FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT T3: Acid Plan (1st)

LESSON OUTLINE:
1. INTRODUCTION : Connect and review the prerequisite knowledge
2. MOTIVATION : What you know? (Art of Questioning)
3. INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY : Discussion of structure and features of academic text
4. PRACTICE : Provide easy-medium-hard questions
5. ENRICHMENT : Pair/small group discussion
6. EVALUATION : Provide alternative formats for students: journal

MEETING
PROCEDURE LEARNERS’ NEEDS

1. ACTIVITY / INTRODUCTION : Game: “Pass the Message”

Let the students have a game to have a recap for the previous lesson about academic writing. They are
group into five then they will have their own position. What they are going to do is one of their group mates pick
a questions then if they know the answer he/she will pass the answer only, but if not he/she must cite the
questions in their group.
a. It describes the location and the loss occurred and required to start any investigation.
b. It is an informative piece of writing concerning a particular person, place, situation, plan, etc.
c. Summary of reports about law enforcement and police problems.
d. Information written in a logical manner or sequence.
e. The purpose is to describe the way things are, this type is mainly used in letter, non-fiction book,
information leaflet, catalogue, etc.
f. Present results so readers can understand a particular problem or situation.
g. This type advocate a particular course of action.
h. This type goes a step beyond presenting results.
i. Describes process, progress and results of scientific research.
j. Describes the ideas for an investigation on a certain topics.

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 CUENCA INSTITUTE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY
CUENCA, BATANGAS

English for Academic and Professional Purposes T3.1: Teaching Guide

Topic 3: STRUCTURES AND FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT T3: Acid Plan (1st)

2. MOTIVATION:
What you know? (Art of Questioning)
a. What is the easiet/most difficult writing assignment you have done so far?
b. What do you think made the writing assignment difficult or easy?

3. ANALYSIS / INSTRUCTION / DELIVERY : Learning Discussion

Discuss : a. Academic text
b. Structure of Academic Text
c. Features of Academic text
 Complex
 Formal
 Precise
 Explicit
 Objective
 Accurate
 Hedging
 Responsible

4. ABSTRACTION / PRACTICE :
Let the students answer the questions orally.
a. How does an academic text usually look like?
b. What are the purpose of writing an academic text?
c. What are the benefits of using the features for academic writing?
d. What do authors observe in writing an academic text?
e. Explain the common styles in writing an academic text?

5. ENRICHMENT:
The students group into five they were going to make an academic text based on the topic that they pick.

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 CUENCA INSTITUTE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY
CUENCA, BATANGAS

English for Academic and Professional Purposes T3.1: Teaching Guide

Topic 3: STRUCTURES AND FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT T3: Acid Plan (1st)

1. The nature, object and purpose of history

2. Tomorrow's phone calls
3. The control of noise
4. The road to happiness
5. Learning to live with the computer

6. ASSESMENT / EVALUATION:
a. Students make a reflection about the topic that already discussed.
b. Search and study critical approaches. Find the types of it.

Prepared by: Noted by:

________________________ _________________________
JHOMALYN C. ASUAR LILIA L. REMO

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