Archdiocese of Tuguegarao

LYCEUM OF TUAO
Tuao, Cagayan, Philippines 3528
E-Mail Address: lyceumoftuao_1965@yahoo.com.ph
Instructor: Mr. James P. Ganab
Contact No.: 09757544262
Subject: Purposive Communication
Code: Com. Arts
Time Duration: 1 week

MODULE 4 THE DOCUMENTED ESSAY ON A CONCEPT

INTRODUCTION

In your secondary year level, you already have an experience in writing essay, blog,
etc. In this module, you will be taught the importance of writing a research based argumentative
essay, in which you will be able to argue with logic or critical thinking and also observing the
phenomena in the society based on the traditional culture.

TOPIC 1 ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND THE DOCUMENTED ESSAY IN

THE 21ST CENTURY
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
During the learning engagements, the students are able to:
1. differentiate research-based argumentative essay from the explanation essay
and blog;
2. exhibit appreciation and understanding of the benefits in doing a research; and
3. demonstrate the ability to transfer research into sound arguments.

Some of the advancements in science and technology are not be possible without
research. Research is substantial to learn and discover things that can help in our society. The
purpose of academic research is to seek the truth and new knowledge which enhances social
development.

  Explanation Blog Research-

Essay based Argumentative
Essay
What is it? An essay that answers the A personal journal or An essay that presents
question ―why? diary entry that is posted a writer‘s position
on online. with support from
research studies.
What is the To inform readers about Any of the following: To persuade readers to
purpose of the why something happens. To entertain accept the writer‘s
writing project? To instruct position.
To inform
To persuade

Does it Research may be used but Research may be used Research must be
acquire is not required. but is not required. used to support the
research? writer‘s claim or
position.
Table 2. As shown in the table above, research based argumentative essay is
different from other writings.
 CREATING THE RESEARCH QUESTION

This writing is argumentative. It is also called academic research and the documented
essay. You must present a clear stand on a particular issue that has at least two different or
opposing sides. An example of an issue is legalizing same sex marriage in the Philippines. In
this issue, one position is in favor passing of a law allowing same sex marriage; another position
rejects the passing of such law.

If you have an issue, read it. If these issue interests you, pick this as your topic for
the essay then create a research question similar to the example that follow.

Why should same sex marriage be legalized in the Philippines?

FINDING THE ANSWERS TO THE RESEARCH QUESTION

You have to submit first the research question to your teacher. If it was approved,
begin the steps for finding answers to your question. You have to write the bibliography of all
your sources with the brief description of the content of each research. Your source must be
legally published and recognized.

The following are not usually considered:

• Any holy book (i.e., Bible)

• Any work of literature (e.g., novels, shorts stories, plays, poems)

• The dictionary

• Personal blogs or journal, diary entries

• Wikipedia

DOING RESEARCH

If your research question was approved and provided with bibliography, you may
start to conduct or research must read each of the sources, you identified and take notes. If you
can‘t find the relevant answer from the sources you gathered, you have to find another sources.
The three types of notes are paraphrases, summaries, and direct quotations. Paraphrasing is done
when you use your own word in taking down notes. Summarizing is used to shorten the
information provided too. Direct quotations are used when you want to copy the exact
information presented but make sure to cite the source.

PREPARING TO WRITE THE PAPER

In pre-writing stage, you should create a thesis statement for your essay. The thesis
statement is the main point of your research. Your thesis statement must present a strong
position with convincing evidence and suggest a good structure of ideas for organizing an essay.
Consider the thesis statement below:

Despite the growing number of LGBT community in the country, same sex marriage
should not be legalized in the Philippines.

The characteristic of the thesis statement above clearly argues that a same sex
marriage law in the Philippines is not desirable. Next, the word despite can be predicted that the
writer will present contrasting scenarios for a country with same sex marriage law and a country
without it.
 THE OUTLINE

After having done research about your main point, choose one side that you agree
with. This side is your position or argument. Do the same for the other side, which is the
opposing position. List all the factual support you have gathered for the both sides. When these
are complete, you are ready to write an outline of your essay. It is a particular kind of written
plan for your essay. If you have the outline, then half the work of writing is done.

Your outline must contain all the main points that follow:

• Your thesis statement

• Your argument and specific support for this argument

• The opposing argument and specific support for this argument

• A list of sources for all the support

============================================================

PROCESSING QUESTIONS

1. How is the argumentative or documented essay the same or different from the
explanation essay and the blog?

2. What is the role of search in producing the argumentative essay?

3. What pre-writing tasks must be undertaken before you write the argumentative essay?

4. How can you practice intellectual honesty when you write your essay?

SYNTHESIS

1. Research is an important component in the production of an argumentative or

documented essay.

2. Writing the argumentative essay requires pre-writing activities that help sharpen the
focus of your writing.

3. Intellectual honesty should be observed in writing.

TEST YOURSELF!

1. It is an essay that presents a writers position with input from research studies.

a. Explanation essay

b. Research-based Argumentative Essay

c. Blog

2. Arrange the steps in writing a documented essay.

 I. Doing Research

II. Preparing to write the paper

III. Creating the research question

IV. Finding the answers to the research question

V. The outline

a. III, IV, I, II and V

b. I, III, II, V and IV

c. II, I, III, IV and V

3. It is the step where you must present a clear stand on a particular issue.

a. Doing Research

b. Finding the answers to the research question

c. Creating the research question

4. What is a thesis statement?

a. The research question b. The main point c. The documented essay

TOPIC 2 CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATION, AND THE WRITING

PROCESS

Image 4. Source:

https://bit.ly/2WeaK0m

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

During the learning engagements, the learners are able to:

1. explain and exhibit the characteristics of a critical thinker;

2. demonstrate actions and gestures which exhibit developing critical thinking skills; and
 3. apply critical thinking concept in writing a documented essay.

INTRODUCTION

The ability of every decision making, to make good decisions relies upon their ability
to think critically. Critical thinking enables you to make the argument more interesting. Critical
thinkers are more effective when they have the following:

• Creating important questions precisely

• Gathers relevant information

• Open-minded within alternative systems of thought

• Communicates effecting with others

Critical thinking is the ability to analyze, criticize, and advocate ideas. To reach
factual reasons based on sound of knowledge or belief.

HOW TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Now that you have understood what critical thinking is, let us now try to develop it.
First, you must become a self-critic of your own thoughts and actions. You can criticize your
own thoughts by asking yourself why you believe in something. By answering this question, you
are able to observe how to respond to a situation in your mind. Second is, you need to be able to
listen or recognize other people‘s ideas. You must hear someone else‘s story, struggles, success,
and passion. Third is, when you hear it you can take that information and analyze it. Fourth is,
communicate with courtesy and in a productive way. Fifth is, you must develop a foresight.
Predict the future impact of your own decisions.

APPLYING CRITCIAL THINKING IN A DOCUMENTED ESSAY

When you make a research question, you must criticize why you formed that
question. When you do a research, analyze the ideas and information of your sources.

============================================================

PROCESSING QUESTIONS

1. How does critical thinking skills be developed?

2. What is the role of critical thinking in producing the argumentative or documented

essay?

SYNTHESIS

1. Critical thinking is an important component in the production of an argumentative or

documented essay.

2. The ability of every decision maker to make good decisions relies upon their ability to
think critically.
3. Self-critic is you criticize your own thoughts by asking yourself why you believe in
something

============================================================

TEST YOURSELF!

1. Critical thinkers are more effective when they have the following:

a. Creating not important questions precisely, Gathering relevant information, Open-

minded within alternative systems of thought and Communicates effecting with
others.

b. Creating important questions precisely, Gathering relevant information, Open-

minded within alternative systems of thought and Communicates effecting with
others.

c. Creating important questions precisely, Gathering relevant information, Open-

minded with no alternative systems of thought and Communicates effecting with
others.

2. It is the ability to analyze, criticize, and advocate ideas.

a. Critical Thinking

b. Critical Analysis

c. Critical Observing

3. To reach factual reasons based on?

a. Sound of belief or knowledge.

b. Sound of knowledge or wisdom.

c. Sound of knowledge or belief.

4. Arrange the steps on how to develop the critical thinking skills.

I. You need to be able to listen or recognize other people‘s ideas.

II. You must become a self-critic of your own thoughts and actions.

III. Communicate with courtesy and in a productive way.

IV. When you hear it you can take that information and analyze it. V. You must develop
a foresight.

a. II, I, IV, III, and V b. V, III, II, I, and IV c. III, II, I, IV and V

5. When you make a research question, you must ______ why you formed that question.
When you do a research, ______ the ideas and information of your sources.

a. Analyze and Criticize

b. Criticize and Analyze
c. Analyze and Analyze
 d. Criticize and Criticize

TOPIC 3 CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

During the learning engagements, the learners are able to:

• explain the significance of cultural and social concepts; and

• apply social and cultural significance concept in writing a documented essay

At the 20th century, a clear distinction was maintained in most social and cultural
literature between attitudes, behavior, and between ways and intensity. The concept of social and
cultural significance is when people spend time conveying information to each other about their
beliefs and the way they think and behave. In other words, it is the interaction of two people
coming from different cultures which deals with the exchange of information.

APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL

SIGNIFICANCE IN WRITING A

DOCUMENTED ESSAY

In making a research, it is best to consider issues that are relevant in the society. It
becomes more interesting when your argumentative or documented essay is related to the latest
phenomena because it catches more attention if it is timely and relevant. Information is critical if
we pertain to a documented essay wherein data is strictly necessary to be able to satisfy or
complete the whole thought of the narrative. As a writer, you should be mindful with your
audience/readers in a sense that you take into consideration the concept of social and cultural
significance.

PROCESSING QUESTIONS

1. How the concept of social and cultural significance relates in writing argumentative or
documented essay?

2. What is the role of the concept of social and cultural significance in producing the
argumentative or documented essay?

SYNTHESIS

1. The concept of social and cultural significance is an important component in the

production of an argumentative or documented essay.

2. When you make a research it is better to consider the issues involved about the benefits
in a particular society.

TEST YOURSELF!

1. What clear distinction was maintained at the 20th century?

 a. In most social and cultural literature between attitudes, behavior, and between ways
and intensity.

b. In most social literature between attitudes, behavior, and between ways and
intensity.

c. In most cultural literature between attitudes, behavior, and between ways and
intensity.

d. In most attitudes, behavior, and between ways and intensity.

2. The concept of social and cultural significance is when people ______ conveying
information to each other about their _____ and the way they ______.

a. Beliefs, spend time, behave and think

b. Spend time, beliefs, think and behave
c. Behave, beliefs, spend time and think

3. When you make a research it is better to consider the ______ involved about the
benefits in a particular ______.

a. Culture and society

b. Problem and society

c. Issues and society

4. It becomes more interesting when your ________ is related to the latest _________.

a. Idea and activities

b. Argumentative or documented essay and phenomena
c. Explanation essay and variety

5. It is when people spend time conveying information to each other about their beliefs and
the way they think and behave.

a. Concept of analyzes and criticizes

b. Concept of social and issues significance

c. Concept of social and cultural significance