TRIXIE MEI VILLENA

G11-HILTON

What were your misconceptions about the topic prior to What new or additional learning have you had after
taking up the following lessons? (You can either taking up this lesson in terms of skills, content,
elaborate per topic or in general.) and attitude?

Academic Text
Academic Text
I learned that, learning academic text helps me to be
At first, I really thought that the academic text was only about
more analytical and develop a more understanding
giving information and such. So, I thought that even the
about the text.
journals, blogs and newspaper with academic topics are
considered academic text.

Main Idea
Main Idea
I basically thought that it will be easy for me to know the
I learned that main ideas are often found at the
main idea of the text. But then, it was kind of hard for me
beginning of the paragraphs. After learning it, I can say
now. It now became harder for me to understand.
that it was now easy for me to locate the main idea

Basic Essential Writing Skills:

Basic Essential Writing Skills:
In summarizing a text, I was having a difficulty because I’m
Now, I am more aware on the easier way to summarize
not that good a that part. But in paraphrasing, I was able to
because I now understand it. In terms of paraphrasing,
accomplish that because of what I have encountered in
I was able to understand how to rewrite a sentence
junior high school.
without changing the structure or the meaning of the
original text.