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Department of Education
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

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ENGLISH
Quarter 4 – Module 7
Developing Paragraphs

Name of Learner: ___________________________

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 What I Need To Know
Text types are written according to their purpose. It is important to know what text type is
compatible to a certain topic or situation. We usually write texts to increase understanding and help
in the process of learning. We also write to clarify and sort out ideas and information, to analyze a
material, to exercise critical judgment and most specially to communicate.

This module contains texts that will help you better understand the world you are in, thus,
guiding you in writing different text types: factual, personal recount, and persuasive.

At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:

• Develop paragraphs that illustrate each text type (factual and personal recount,
persuasive) UNCODED
✓ determine the type of text read; and
✓ write compositions that illustrate factual, personal recount, and persuasive text
types.

What I Know
Activity 1
Directions: Read and understand the following questions. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Elouise is tasked to write a text indicating facts and statistics. What type of text is she writing?
A. Factual C. Personal recount
B. Expository D. Persuasive

2. A factual text has the following purposes EXCEPT:

A. Inform C. Persuade
B. Instruct D. Describe
3. What makes a text persuasive?
A. It informs readers.
B. It attempts to convince readers to agree with a particular viewpoint.
C. It encourages readers to read more.
D. It tells something about the stories.
4. Which of the following BEST defines a personal recount?
A. A text which retells events or experiences in the past.
B. A text which encourages a reader to adopt a particular course of action.
C. A text which informs through the use of facts and information.
D. A text which focuses on educating its reader.
5. Which among the following is NOT an example of a factual text?
A. News report C. Novel
B. Records of history D. Recipes

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Activity 2: Let’s recall
Directions: Tell something about the following types of composition.
Narrative in Literature ___________________________________________________
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Read and understand the text and answer the questions that follow..

Reading Text

Coming to an Awareness of Language

By Malcolm X
(An Excerpt)

In the early years of my life, my mother taught me how to write. Initially, she made
me draw lines, circles, curves and this is how my writing process began. Eventually, I came
to know how to write A to Z and 1 to 10. After the initial writing process, she made me
read short stories including pictures along with those. As a result, I was able to figure out
what the word or sentence said with the help of picture. After completing my initial writing
and reading process, Mr. Trivedi, my English teacher, encouraged me a lot to write an
essay with different synonyms of a particular word. Eventually, my vocabulary enhanced
and there was a good reflection of new words in my essays. The teacher’s suggestion not
only made me write impressive essays but also enhanced my range of vocabulary. This is
how I feel I put a step ahead in my writing process.

Questions:

1. What is the text all about?

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2. What message does the author seem to suggest about literacy and education?

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 3. Describe the process by which the author improved his reading and writing abilities.

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The text you have just read is an example of a personal recount type of composition. The other
types will be discussed further in the next parts of this module.

What’s New
Activity 2: Into the text

Directions: Read and understand the texts. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Reading Text No. 1

Children’s Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1954 as a day
of “worldwide fraternity and understanding between children”. The UN chose 20 th of
November as it is the date in 1959 when Assembly adopted the Declaration of the
Rights of the child. The Declaration is important because it set in stone a key universal
value, stating unclearly that “mankind owes to the child the best it has to give”.

Questions:

1. What is the text all about?

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2. What information is provided in the text?

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3. What type of text is this?

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Reading Text No. 2

K-12 is not an additional year but minus 2 years for those families who cannot
afford a college education but still wish to have their children find a good paying job.
They will not pay for 2 years of basic education that will give them an employable
child. In effect we are saving parents 2 years of expenses. This is not plus 2 years after
graduation but minus 2 years before work. Aside from this, the program will enhance
the students’ attitude that can help them to be competitive globally.

Questions

1. What is the text all about?

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2. Are you convinced with the idea presented in the text?

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3. What type of text is this?

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Reading Text No. 3

Last summer, my family and I went to Palawan for vacation. We had never been
to Palawan before that’s why we were all excited to tour the entire area. One afternoon
we went to visit some caves in the hills. Inside the caves were the most amazing man-
made sculptures. On the third day, we visited a beach. The waves were just right for
surfing so we hired some body boards. It was a fun-filled experience as a whole.

Questions
1. What is the text all about?
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2. What do you think is the purpose of the writer?

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 What Is It
A text is usually a piece of any written works and it is classified according to the following:

Factual Text

Factual text informs, instructs, or persuades by giving facts and information. It informs the
reader about a particular subject. Factual texts should give useful information and focus on facts.
Examples of factual texts are news reports, interviews, recipes, records of history, instructions,
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), etc. (Reading Text No. 1 is an example of factual text.)

Personal Recount

A personal recount often combines elements of both the narrative and memoir since an
insight about life or a personal belief is usually based upon both experiences and relationships that
have taught the writer what individual values are most important. The author writes like the way he
or she might talk in an ordinary or everyday conversation. (Reading Text No. 3 is an example of
personal recount text type.)

Generating ideas for writing Personal Recount:

In writing a personal recount, you go one step beyond reminiscing about a significant event
or moment. You choose a period in your life, explain and analyze it, and put it into context.

Choosing topic. Think about a significant period of time which has shaped you into the
person you are now. Complete the sentence “I am who I am today because
of the period of time when…”

Gathering events. Use cluster to help you think about significant events you experienced
during the time in question. Use sensory and memory details.

Organizing the events. This time decide on an order for the details you have gathered.
You may organize them following a chronological order or you may
share them according to your own order of importance.

Persuasive text

Persuasive text aims to convince the reader to adopt an opinion or a course of action. A
strong persuasive text is logically organized and clearly describes the issue. To be effective, a
persuasive text should have the following characteristics:

➢ has a clear thesis on an issue

➢ uses sound reasoning
➢ uses powerful language
➢ presents detailed and relevant pieces of evidence and references
➢ presents alternatives and counter arguments
➢ uses clear organization
➢ provides a clear conclusion
➢ uses effective and error-free sentence structure
(Reading Text No. 2 is an example of a persuasive text type.)

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 What’s More
Activity 4: You Complete Me

Directions: Read the topic sentence and the first supporting detail of each paragraph. Complete each
item by adding more details to support the topic sentences showing factual, personal
recount, and persuasion. Consider the scoring rubrics below.
Does not meet (5 pts.) Partially meets (8 pts.) Exceeds (10 pts.)
Writing is extremely limited Writes three related, quality Writing is confident and
in communicating paragraphs; uses point of view. clearly focused with a distinct,
Content knowledge; no sense of point clear and skillful point of view.
of view.
Writing is confused and Writing includes a strong Writing includes a strong
loosely organized. Transitions beginning, middle, and end, beginning, middle, and end,
Organization are weak and closure is with some transitions and good with clear transitions and
ineffective. closure. focused closure.
Some run-ons and fragments; Uses simple, compound, and Consistent variety of sentence
limited variety in sentence complex sentences; maintains structure throughout; uses
Language structure; occasional errors agreement between parts of consistent agreement between
Mechanics between parts of speech; speech; uses correct parts of speech; few, if any,
some errors in mechanics. punctuation, capitalization, errors in mechanics.
etc.
Total :

Paragraph 1
(Factual)
“COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. It was first reported in China in December 2019.”

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 Paragraph 2
(Personal Recount)
“During elementary days, I have so many unforgettable experiences.”
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Paragraph 3
(Persuasive)

“Face-to-face classes should not be allowed in the Philippines.”

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 What I Have Learned
Activity 5: Let’s Find Out

Directions: Tell something about the following:

1. Factual text _______________________________________________________________

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2. Personal Recount text _______________________________________________________

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What I Can Do

Activity 6: All Write

Directions: Below are suggested topics in writing your composition. Choose one that you feel
comfortable writing about. After choosing a topic, write a composition consisting of 150-200
words. This can either be a factual, personal recount, or persuasive text. You will be rated
according to the scoring rubrics provided.

Does not meet (5 pts.) Partially meets (8 pts.) Exceeds (10 pts.)
Writing is extremely
Writing is confident and
limited in Writes three related,
clearly focused with a
communicating quality paragraphs; uses
Content distinct, clear and skillful
knowledge; no sense of point of view.
point of view.
point of view.
Writing is confused and Writing includes a strong Writing includes a strong
Organization loosely organized. beginning, middle, and beginning, middle, and

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 Transitions are weak and end, with some end, with clear
closure is ineffective. transitions and good transitions and focused
closure. closure.
Some run-ons and Consistent variety of
Uses simple, compound,
fragments; limited sentence structure
and complex sentences;
variety in sentence throughout; uses
maintains agreement
Language structure; occasional consistent agreement
between parts of speech;
Mechanics errors between parts of between parts of speech;
uses correct punctuation,
speech; some errors in few, if any, errors in
capitalization, etc.
mechanics. mechanics.
Total:

Possible topics:
Factual text:

1. The suspension of face-to-face classes due to COVID-19.

2. Online Learning: Skills you need to develop to build your creative project.
3. How reading can help you become a better student and a better person.
4. Or other topics that interest you.

Personal Recount text:

1. Write about an embarrassing event that happened to you.

2. Write about a trip or a vacation you have taken or places you visited.
3. Write about your experiences during this pandemic.
4. Or other topics that interest you.

Persuasive text:

1. COVID-19 vaccination is obligatory to all public schools

2. Does modular learning help students learn more?
3. What is the best way to reduce the spread of COVID-19?
4. Or other topics that interest you.

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 Assessment
Directions: Read and understand carefully the following questions. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. If the writer provides facts about a topic and believes that it is important for the reader to understand
it, what type of text is it?
A. Factual
B. Expository
C. Personal recount
D. Persuasive

2. You are reading a text that is attempting to convince you that playing basketball is the best way to a
healthy lifestyle. What type of text are you reading?
A. Factual
B. Expository
C. Personal recount
D. Persuasive

3. Why is personal narrative writing different from other writings?

A. Students can write from their own perspective.
B. Students can write whatever they want without penalty.
C. Students can have more spelling and grammar errors.
D. Students can use different styles of writing.

4. What should we include in writing narrative text?

A. Main idea, theme, conclusion
B. Topic sentence, body, conclusion
C. Problem, story, resolution
D. Beginning, topic sentence, resolution

5. When writing a persuasive text, your main purpose is to __________.

A. encourage the reader to do something
B. give instruction
C. describe something
D. narrate something

6. The passage below is an example of what type of text?

In any marriage, even the best marriage, there will come a day when you wonder why you
married this person. This handsome tuxedoed man is publicly binding his life to yours, and you think,
‘it would have to snow inside my house before I would ever feel anything but love for this man.’

A. Factual
B. Persuasive
C. Personal recount
D. Explanatory

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7. Which type of text is the paragraph below?

The cow is a domestic animal with four legs, two horns and a tail. It eats grass,
hay and other vegetarian food items. Dairy products like cheese, butter and yogurt are
used extensively all over the world. Cow’s solid waste is used as manure in rural areas.
Gobar gas from cow’s solid waste is a replacement to LPG. It is worshipped as a sacred
animal by Hindus in India. Its skin is used to make fancy products.

A. Factual
B. Persuasive
C. Personal recount
D. Explanatory

Read the text below to answer the next item.

It’s quick and easy to apply and you could get the money within just 2 days! Yes,
that’s right! 2 days! So why waste time? So if you want to clear your debts, make home
improvements, go on a holiday or just buy something you’ve always wanted, call us now
on 0900 7895 2369.

8. What is the text trying to persuade you to do?

A. To go on a holiday
B. To make some home improvements
C. To take out a loan with the advertising loan company
D. To buy something you’ve always wanted

9. Persuasive text encourages the reader to take certain action. What is the reader encouraged to do in
this example of a letter from a visionary?

I would like to help guide you through this difficult time so that you can have the
wonderful life that you deserve.
If you would like the advice you need to help you find the love and riches you have
always looked for, write to me immediately. The sooner I can send out your 12-month reading
and start you on your path to happiness and success the better.

A. To write to the visionary

B. To attend some visionary sessions
C. To phone the visionary
D. To fall in love

10. Which of the following is a persuasive text, as taken from a letter appealing against a parking fine?
A. I was given a parking ticket for parking in suspended space.
B. There were no warning signs or notice to say the parking was to be suspended the next day.
C. As there had been no previous warning, I would appreciate being let off this fine.
D. I have an up-to-date resident’s parking permit.

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 Answer Key

3. Personal recount text

2. Answers may vary 10. C 5. A
1. Answers may vary 9. A 4. B
Reading Text No. 3 8. C 3. A
3. Persuasive text 7. A 2. D
2. Answers may vary 6. C 1. A
1. Answers may vary Assessment:
Reading Text No. 2
3. Factual text Answers may vary
2. Answers may vary Activity 6
1. Answers may vary What I can do:
Reading Text No. 1
Activity 3 Answers may vary
What’s New: Activity 5
What I have learned:
Answers may vary.
Activity 2 Answers may vary
What’s In: Activity 4
What’s more:
5. C
4. A
3. B
2. D
1. A
Activity 1
What I Know:

References
Textbooks

Peña, Rey S. and Ali G. Anudin. Reading and Writing. Quezon City: Vibal Group Inc., 2016, 32-37, 64.

Gasulas Allen M., Fritzie Gay S. Lusica, Louie G. Mendoza, Ace Lyn U. Miranda, Mark Gleen O. Cidro,
Anne Margareth A. Mallari, and Danilo Ciceron T. Yabut. Reading and Writing Skills. Quezon City: The
Phoenix Publishing House Incorporated, 2016, 118, 121.

Online

Mary Jane G. Funa, “K-12… Is it a help or a waste?” Persuasive Essays, February 2, 2021
http://maenged.blogspot.com/2011/11/persuasive-essay_14.html?m=1.

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The NSW Department of Education. “Different Types of Writing – Text Types.” Accessed on February 2,
2021. https://education.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/learning/english/english-a-to-z-support-pages/text-
types-different-types-of-writing

The Independent. “Children’s Day 2019: Five Things You Need to Know about This Celebration of
Kids’ Rights.” Accessed on February 1, 2021,
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/homenews/childrens-day-google-doodle-childhood-uk-un-rights-
nature-play-outside-a8910176.html.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Writer: Georgie P. Santillan, Basilan National High School
Editor:
Language Editor:
Proofreader: Sayana S. Hasan, EPS
Illustrators: Georgie P. Santillan and Christianvil T. Garcia
Layout Artist: Christianvil T. Garcia, Basilan National High School
Management Team:
Julieto H. Fernandez, Ed. D., CESO VI
SDS-Isabela City
Maria Laarni T. Villanueva, Ed. D., CESE
ASDS-Isabela City
Henry R. Tura, CID Chief
Elsa A. Usman, LR Supervisor
Helen De Leon, EPS-English, Module Coordinator

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 Region IX: Zamboanga Peninsula Hymn – Our Eden Land
Here the trees and flowers bloom Gallant men And Ladies fair
Here the breezes gently Blow, Linger with love and care
Here the birds sing Merrily, Golden beams of sunrise and sunset
The liberty forever Stays, Are visions you’ll never forget
Oh! That’s Region IX
Here the Badjaos roam the seas Hardworking people Abound,
Here the Samals live in peace Every valleys and Dale
Here the Tausogs thrive so free Zamboangueños, Tagalogs, Bicolanos,
With the Yakans in unity
My Final Farewell
Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd
Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost!,
Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life's best,
And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest
Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost.
On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight,
Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed;
The place matters not-cypress or laurel or lily white,
Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight,
T is ever the same, to serve our home and country's need.
I die just when I see the dawn break,
Through the gloom of night, to herald the day;
And if color is lacking my blood thou shalt take,
Pour'd out at need for thy dear sake
To dye with its crimson the waking ray.
My dreams, when life first opened to me,
My dreams, when the hopes of youth beat high,
Were to see thy lov'd face, O gem of the Orient sea
From gloom and grief, from care and sorrow free;
No blush on thy brow, no tear in thine eye.
Dream of my life, my living and burning desire,
All hail ! cries the soul that is now to take flight;
All hail ! And sweet it is for thee to expire ;
To die for thy sake, that thou mayst aspire;
And sleep in thy bosom eternity's long night.
If over my grave some day thou seest grow,
In the grassy sod, a humble flower,
Draw it to thy lips and kiss my soul so,
While I may feel on my brow in the cold tomb below
The touch of thy tenderness, thy breath's warm power.
Let the moon beam over me soft and serene,
Let the dawn shed over me its radiant flashes,
Let the wind with sad lament over me keen ;
And if on my cross a bird should be seen,
Let it trill there its hymn of peace to my ashes.
I Am a Filipino, by Carlos P. Romulo
I am a Filipino–inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain
future. As such I must prove equal to a two-fold task–the task of
meeting my responsibility to the past, and the task of performing my
obligation to the future.
I sprung from a hardy race, child many generations removed of
ancient Malayan pioneers. Across the centuries the memory comes
rushing back to me: of brown-skinned men putting out to sea in
ships that were as frail as their hearts were stout. Over the sea I see
them come, borne upon the billowing wave and the whistling wind,
carried upon the mighty swell of hope–hope in the free abundance of
new land that was to be their home and their children’s forever.
I am a Filipino. In my blood runs the immortal seed of heroes–seed
that flowered down the centuries in deeds of courage and defiance.
In my veins yet pulses the same hot blood that sent Lapulapu to
battle against the first invader of this land, that nerved Lakandula in
the combat against the alien foe, that drove Diego Silang and
Dagohoy into rebellion against the foreign oppressor.
The seed I bear within me is an immortal seed. It is the mark of my
manhood, the symbol of dignity as a human being. Like the seeds
that were once buried in the tomb of Tutankhamen many thousand
years ago, it shall grow and flower and bear fruit again. It is the
insignia of my race, and my generation is but a stage in the
unending search of my people for freedom and happiness.
Cebuanos, Ilocanos, Subanons, Boholanos, Ilongos,
All of them are proud and true
Region IX our Eden Land
Region IX
Our..
Eden...
Land...
Let the sun draw the vapors up to the sky,
And heavenward in purity bear my tardy protest
Let some kind soul o 'er my untimely fate sigh,
And in the still evening a prayer be lifted on high
From thee, 0 my country, that in God I may rest.
Pray for all those that hapless have died,
For all who have suffered the unmeasur'd pain;
For our mothers that bitterly their woes have cried,
For widows and orphans, for captives by torture tried
And then for thyself that redemption thou mayst gain
And whe n the d ark nig ht wr ap s the gr ave y ar d ar ound
With only the d e ad in the ir v ig il to s e e
B re ak not m y re p os e or the m ys tery p r of ound
And pe rc hanc e thou m ays t he ar a s ad hym n re s ound
' T is I, O my c ountry, r aising a s ong unto the e .
And ev e n my g rav e is r em em be re d no m ore
Unm ark 'd by ne ve r a c r os s nor a stone
Le t the plow s we ep thr oug h it, the sp ade tur n it o' er
That m y as hes m ay c arp e t e ar thly f loor,
B ef ore into nothing nes s at las t the y are b lown.
The n will ob liv ion br ing to me no c ar e
As ove r thy v ale s and p lains I s we e p;
Thr ob b ing and c le anse d in thy s p ace and air
With c olor and lig ht, with s ong and lame nt I f are ,
E v er re p e ating the f aith that I k ee p .
M y F athe rland ad or' d, that s ad ne ss to my sor r ow le nd s
B e lov ed F ilip inas, he ar now m y las t g o od -b y!
I g ive the e all: p are nts and k indr ed and f r iend s
F or I g o wher e no s lav e be f or e the op pr es s or b e nds ,
Whe r e f aith c an ne ve r kill, and God r e ig ns e ' er on hig h!
F are well to y ou all, f r om m y s oul tor n away,
F rie nds of m y c hild hood in the home disp oss e ss ed !
Giv e thanks that I re s t fr om the we ar is om e d ay !
F are well to the e, too, s we e t f rie nd that lig hte ne d m y way;
B e lov ed cre ature s all, f are well! In d e ath ther e is re s t!
I am a Filipino, child of the marriage of the East and the West. The
East, with its languor and mysticism, its passivity and endurance,
was my mother, and my sire was the West that came thundering
across the seas with the Cross and Sword and the Machine. I am of
the East, an eager participant in its spirit, and in its struggles for
liberation from the imperialist yoke. But I also know that the East
must awake from its centuried sleep, shake off the lethargy that has
bound his limbs, and start moving where destiny awaits.
I am a Filipino, and this is my inheritance. What pledge shall I give
that I may prove worthy of my inheritance? I shall give the pledge that
has come ringing down the corridors of the centuries, and it shall be
compounded of the joyous cries of my Malayan forebears when first
they saw the contours of this land loom before their eyes, of the battle
cries that have resounded in every field of combat from Mactan to
Tirad Pass, of the voices of my people when they sing:
“I am a Filipino born to freedom, and I shall not rest until freedom
shall have been added unto my inheritance—for myself and my
children and my children’s children—forever.”
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