Name of Learner

Grade and Section

Date
Teacher

Writing Based
MOST ESSENTIAL on Research:
LEARNING Pre-Writing Tasks
COMPETENCY

Engage in writing based on research

Sub-competencies

Do pre-writing activities such as identifying topics, narrowing down topics, and

analyzing sample research-based report/essay

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS

Key Techniques in Writing on What Has Been Researched

 Develop relevant, interesting, and researchable questions
 Begin with a list of basic questions that are relevant to the topic
 Focus in getting the basic facts that answer the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and
HOW of the topic
 Think of questions that may provide interesting perspective that makes the readers think
 Check if your questions are researchable
 Ask questions that will uncover facts, statistics, case studies, and other documentable evidences
 Clarify your thesis statement
 Document your sources
 Support your idea with relevant evidences (facts, anecdotes, statistics) from reliable sources
 Use the internet, online libraries, periodicals, almanacs, encyclopedia
 Use key word search and conduct subject searches if you’re using the internet
(Source: Teacher’s Guide for Advanced English 10)

Like or Not?
Directions: Read each statement about important concepts in research. Write LIKE if you agree
and NOT if you disagree with what each statement says. Write your answer in your notebook.

1 Uncovering information in a variety of places can lead you to discover and to share
. the truth to others.

2 Writing about research challenges one’s intellect.

.
3 Writing about what has been researched fuels one’s imagination
.
4 As a writer, you can strengthen your prowess through research.
.

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 5 Self-selected and assigned topics can be good subjects for research
.
6 Self-esteem and assigned topics can be good subjects for research
.
7 Books, eyewitness accounts and interviews are only some sources of information for
. research works

Interests Survey
Directions: Find a partner whom you can easily communicate with. Take turns in
answering the following questions and do this activity in your notebook.

1. What kind of books or magazines do you like to read?

2. What kind of subjects do you like hearing about on TV programs?
3. Do you have a special hobby? What are your special collections of things?
4. What subjects/topics do you enjoy writing, thinking, wondering, and talking about?
5. What are the subjects you’d like to learn more about?
6. Has there been something in the news that intrigues you?
7. Have you tried scanning a computer index for a target subject for research?
8. Have you tried flipping through the volumes of encyclopedia for an interesting topic?
9. Do you have unanswered questions that you would like to research on?

After answering the questions, make a list of all the subjects of both your interest and rank them
based on your preferences. Choose the first five in the list.

Narrow it Down
Directions: Still with your partner, revisit your list of preferred topics. Choose one from
the list and do the following:
 Check if it is
o interesting enough to hold your attention
o appropriate for a repost
o a broad or a narrow one that will work for a report
 List some related topics to your chosen subject
 Use clustering/mapping of your chosen topics
 Sift through the great deal of information about a broad subject by focusing on one part
 Ask these questions to figure out if the subject/topic will work out for a report
o Do you think/believe you can
- find facts about the topic from sources like books or videos?
- find enough information about the topic?
o Will you have enough time to find information you need?
o What do you already know about your chosen topic? What else do you want to
find out?

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 o What puzzles you about the topic

Planning for a Writing Report

Directions: Continue working with your partner and do the following:

 Think about your target audience and purpose by answering the following questions
o What information will interest my readers?
o What do my readers already know?
o What information do they need?
 Discuss your answer to the following question to find a new angle for writing based on research
o What new and interesting facts can you discover about your chosen subject?

Status Check
Directions: Reflect on your learning by doing the activity below in your notebook.
3-2-1 Chart

Revisiting the Models

Directions: Revisit the sample documented/photo essays provided to you in the previous activity sheets
through the following weblinks and sources:

(From Week 1, LAS 1, Activity 3: A Closer Focus)

A. Coffee, A Health Drink
(Source: Dapat, J.R., 2016, Applied English for Academic and Professional Services,
Pasay City: JFS Publishing Services, pp. 172-175)
B. Uniform Circular Motion
(Source: Dapat, J.R., 2016, Applied English for Academic and Professional Services,
Pasay City: JFS Publishing Services, pp. 157-159)

(From Week 2, LAS 2, Activity 4: Working with Models)

C. Photo Essay | Students reflect on life inside the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic
(Source: https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/05/coronavirus-covid-19-new-york-city-
empty-students-photo-essay)

D. Income and poverty in the COVID-19 pandemic

(Source: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Han-et-al-conference-
draft.pdf)

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 Accomplish the following table. Do this in your notebook.
Examples Purpose Explanation on how it is developed
A
B
C
D
Examples Is there a Write here the Thesis Statement
Thesis How does each sentence in the first part of the report
Statement develop the topic?
A
B
C
D

Examples Parts of each What does each part contain?

research report
A
B
C
D

wrap up
Directions: Create an informative poster or pubmat on the importance of writiting a research-
based
report/essay. Refer to the given rubrics on the next page.

5 4 3 2 1
Content Content is Content is Content is Content is Content is
Poster contains accurate and all accurate but some accurate but either inaccurate.
appropriate items and required required some required questionable or Information is
information information is information is information is incomplete. incomplete,
(information is presented in a missing and/or missing and/or Information is inaccurate, or not
appropriate to logical order. not presented in a not presented in not presented in presented in a
assigned topic). logical order, but a logical order, a logical order, logical order,
is still generally making it making it making it
easy to follow. difficult to difficult to difficult to
follow. follow. follow.
Presentation Presentation is Presentation is Presentation Presentation is Presentation has
neat, clean, well- mostly neat and flows well. Some unorganized. no flow.

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 Poster is clean, neat, organized and clean. tools are used to Tools are not Insufficient
and creative. The presented in a Information is show acceptable used in a information and
information is well creative way. organized in a understanding. relevant lacking some of
organized, Presentation is logical manner Each member’s manner. the member’s
interesting, accurate, colorful and and shows some information is Lacking some information.
and reflects an creative. degree of represented and of the
understanding of the Information is creativity. The identified with members’
topic. interesting and overall their name. information/
accurate. presentation is and or
interesting. information is
not identified
Pictures,Clip Images, pictures, Images, pictures, Most images Images are No images or
clip art and drawn and clip art and and/or artwork is inappropriate artwork
Art and artwork are drawn artwork are are colorful and and artwork included.
Artwork colorful, and mostly colorful appropriate. The shows little, if
Images, pictures, clip appropriate to the and appropriate. layout shows any, creativity.
art and drawn topic. Layout Layout may show little creativity The layout is
artwork are colorful flows well, shows some degree of and/or is not messy,
and appropriate to creativity, and is creativity but is organized disorganized or
the assigned topic. pleasing to the not organized logically or cluttered.
The layout flows eye. logically and/or is cluttered.
well and shows cluttered.
creativity. The
overall result is
pleasing to the eye.
Mechanics No spelling, A few (2-3) errors No more than 5 No more than 7 More than 7
Spelling, grammar, grammar, or in spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling,
and punctuation errors grammar or grammar or grammar or grammar or
punctuation in any in the text. Text is punctuation. punctuation punctuation punctuation
text on the poster is in the student’s Most text is in errors. Several errors.. Most of errors. Text is
accurate. own words. student’s own instances where text is not in copied or not
words. the text is not in authors’ own included.
student’s own words and/or no
words. text included.
Overall The poster fulfills The poster fulfills
all requirements all but one of the
Presentation of the assignment requirements of
The poster fulfills all and represents the the assignment
requirements of the student’s full and shows that the
assignment and potential. student put forth
shows the student’s an honest effort to
full potential. complete the
assignment.
Scoring Rubrics for Poster
(Source: https://www.uen.org/lessonplan/download/18726?lessonId=12365&segmentTypeId=2)

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