Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR
Freedom Sports Complex, San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur

LEARNING ACTIVITY NUMBER: 3 - Grade 8 – English

Name of Student:__________________________ Section: ____________

Date:____________

I. Introductory Concept:
Transitions or signals are words and phrases that show the connection between ideas
and help the reader follow the direction of a writer’s thought. The use of transition signals,
along with repeated words and reference words, is one of the many ways to achieve good
cohesion and coherence in writing. Transitions clarify and convey sequence and signal shifts.
Transitions help students understand the relationship between sentence parts, sentences and
paragraphs This lesson is designed to teach students what transitions are, what their purpose
is, and how to use them, more importantly.

Examples

1. Repatriated Filipino workers undergo quarantine; consequently, they are confined in

government designated facilities.
2. DepEd conducts remote enrolment nationwide. In fact, teachers facilitate enrolment by
contacting the parents and the learners through digital platforms.
3. General Community Quarantine was declared in most parts of the country; however, local
government units are still empowered to impose restrictions.

TRANSITION WORDS

ADDITION CONTRAST COMPARISON

and but likewise
not only however in the same way
but also on the other hand similarly
moreover
furthermore
EMPHASIS ILLUSTRATION CAUSE AND EFFECT
First example so
summary specifically as a result
most importantly for instance therefore

II. Learning Skills from the MELCs:

Q3 Use appropriate cohesive devices in various types of speech
 III. Activities:

ACTIVITY 1 Directions: Read the biography of Benjamin Pogrund. As you read, look for
cohesive devices used and write them on your answer sheets.

Benjamin Pogrund was brought up in Cape Town. In particular, he began his career as
a journalist in 1958, writing for The Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg. Eventually, he
became deputy-editor of the The Rand Daily Mail which was the only newspaper in South
Africa at that time to report on events in black South African townships. In the course of his
work, he came to know the major players in the apartheid struggle and gained the respect and
confidence of leaders such as Nelson Mandela. Soon, Pogrund was a reporter at the
Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. Then, he wrote about the1965 series on beating and
torture of black inmates and maltreatment of white political prisoners. During his career
reporting on apartheid in South Africa, he was put on trial several times, put in prison once,
had his passport revoked and was investigated as a threat to the state by security police.
Source: Wikipedia
ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Circle the transitional expressions in the selections that follow. The number in
parentheses tells you how many signal words to look for in each case. Also, write in the
margin beside each signal whether it shows emphasis, addition, comparison, contrast,
illustration, or cause-and-effect.

1. Many of the restless and dissatisfied sons and daughters of these middle, upper-middle,
and upper-class homes had never known poverty. Consequently, they could not understand
their parents’ emphasis upon money, status, and work. Parents, on the other hand, could not
understand how some of their children could be indifferent, even hostile, to such practical
things as formal education and preparation for work. (2 signal words)

2. The greatest value of play technique is in the study of personality. Children often cannot or
will not explain themselves in the first person. However, they may reveal much of their inner
lives in play. The child who will not tell about his or her own fears and conflicts may readily
project these feelings into dolls. Feelings of rejection, insecurity, ambivalent attitudes toward
parent, repressed hatred, fears, and aggressions may all be freely revealed in play. As a result,
the play technique, when properly handled, offers opportunities for understanding the child
that are otherwise difficult to create. (3 signal words)

3. Energy is used to cause chemical changes. For example, a chemical change occurs in the
electroplating of metals when electrical energy is passed through a salt solution in which the
metal is submerged. A chemical change also occurs when radiant energy from the sun is
utilized by plants in the process of photosynthesis. Moreover, as we say, a chemical change
occurs when heat causes mercuric oxide to decompose. Chemical changes are often used to
produce energy rather than new substances. The heat or thrust generated during the
combustion of fuels is more important than the products formed. (5 signal words)

4. Along with food production, human beings found time to develop the arts and sciences.
Some hunter-gatherers, as was already pointed out, must have had considerable leisure
without making any notable movement toward civilization. A difference between the hunter-
gatherers and farmers that is important to note is that the former are usually nomadic;
whereas, the latter are sedentary. But even those pre-agricultural people who had fairly
stationary living sites did not develop in civilized ways comparable to the farmers.
Agriculture probably required a far greater discipline than did any form of food collecting.
Seeds had to be planted at certain seasons, some protection had to be given to the growing
plants and animals, harvests had to be reaped, stored, and divided. Thus, we might argue that
it was neither leisure time nor a sedentary existence that produced great changes in human
culture. The cause was rather the more rigorous demands associated with an agricultural way
of life. Humanity was changing plants and animals to suit its needs, and living in close
relation with plants and animals was
changing humans’ way of life. (8 signal words)

ACTIVITY 3

Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Then, choose from the
parentheses the appropriate transitional device that completes each idea. Write the correct
word
of your choice.

African religion is closely intertwined with African life. (1. In like manner, Hence),
African art is a vital part of the celebration of African life. (2.Furthermore, And), it is knit
tightly into the whole fabric of African tradition and culture. (3. Hence, Besides), art is (4.
indeed, in order to) an imitation of life ; (5. thus, hen), a representation of it. Life flows. Man
is born. He grows to sexual maturity, reproduces and dies. (6. Moreover, Hence), he depends
on the land, on vegetation, and on the animal world for food and shelter. The farmer plants,
cultivates, and harvests his crops in
seasonal rotation. (7. On the other hand, Similarly), the animal world has the same cycle of
birth, reproduction, and death. (8. And, So) the hunter counts on its continuity.

ACTIVITY 4
Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Then, choose from the pool of words the
appropriate transitional device that completes each idea. Write the letter of your choice.

A. However B. Of course C. Moreover D. Meanwhile E Undoubtedly

B. F. As a result G. At the same time . H. In like manner I. For this reason

(1)______________ nearly all, if not all people believe in a Supreme Being. The name varies
(2)____________ because of the different languages in the world. God is the Creator. He is
transcendent, living in heaven whom men naturally look up to. Belief in life after death is
perhaps the most ancient religious belief of all mankind. God may be an abstract idea but he
cares and does not strike with terror.
(3) ____________ He sustains all things. It is generally agreed that in the earliest times,
God lived on earth but due to some fault, God got angry.
(4) ___________, he left the earth and went up to heaven. The Shiller of the Upper Nile
regions say that in the beginning man and woman lived in the land of God, but they ate the
forbidden fruit.
(5) ______________ God sent them away. The Africans may be asked why men must
pay attention to many spirits and not to one god alone. One answer may be that people
cannot afford to neglect any power that can influence their lives.
 (6)______________, they do not pay attention to one person alone but to many officials with
whom they must deal. Belief in a spiritual power animating the earth is found all over Africa.
So,
(7)_______________the Africans worship god, they also must worship a lot of earth spirits.
(8)_______________new religions have come to Africa but much of the old remains.

ACTIVITY 5

Directions: Read each statement carefully. Choose and use the appropriate
transitions at the right. Capitalize when necessary.

WORD BANK
for example finally but so to the left beyond still

1. I would like to see you tomorrow, _____________ let’s have lunch together.
2. My sister loves to eat, ______________ I don’t care much about food.
3.When you begin an exercise program, you must be careful not to overdo it. My father,
_____________, hurt his back by exercising too hard without warming up first.
4.She had looked everywhere for a job; ___________, she was called for an interview.

WORD BANK
third similarly nevertheless however as a result then therefore
for instance

5. She had been studying for hours, _______________, she hoped to do well on the test.
6. First, Mary went to the store. _____________, she went to visit her mother.
7. I would like to read many books; _______________,I don’t seem to have enough time to
read.
8. John ate and ate; ________________, he never gained weight.
9. Joe ate too fast,____________, he had indigestion.

WORD BANK
in contrast consequently until then in fact third meanwhile
furthermore first

10. He stayed up too late night; ______________, he slept until noon.

11. I want you to buy milk, eggs and fruit juice; ____________ I want you to be sure to get
cereal and ice cream.
12. I was concentrating on my homework. _____________the soup boiled over.
13. ________________, I will boil the water. Second, I will brew the tea, and ____________,
I will serve it.
14. Joe, _______________, happens to be my best friend.
15. Jane studies all the time; ______________, Billy never studies.

ACTIVITY 6

Directions: Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph about the importance of healthy lifestyle
using transitions to show coherence.
 IV. Rubric for Scoring

Title: Staying Healthy Amidst Covid 19 Crisis”

Criteria 4 Very 3 Satisfactory 2 Fair 1 Needs

Satisfactory improvement
Use of All cohesive Most cohesive Some cohesive Many cohesive
Cohesive devices are used devices are used devices are not devices are not
Devices correctly to correctly to used correctly. used correctly.
have a smooth have a smooth That’s why
transition of transition of there
ideas from one ideas from one is no smooth
paragraph to paragraph to transition of
another another. ideas from one
paragraph to
another

Relevance The content of The content of The content of The content of

the paragraph is the paragraph is the paragraph is the paragraph is
very relevant to relevant somewhat irrelevant .
the given topic. enough. relevant .

Punctuation All punctuation Most Some of Many

Marks and marks used and punctuation punctuation punctuation
Spelling spelling are marks used and marks used and marks used and
correct. spelling are spelling are spelling are
correct. incorrect incorrect.

V. References:

Bloor, T., & Bloor, M. (2013). The Functional Analysis of English: A Hallidayan Approach
(3rd ed.). London: Routledge. pp.70-74
Gonzales, Carolina et.al., English for 21st Century Learning ( Afro – Asian ) Teacher’s
Manual pp. 86-89
Halliday, M. A. K., & Hasan, R.(1976). Cohesion in English. London: Longman. pp.52-55
Hasan, R. (1968). Grammatical Cohesion in Spoken and Written English: Part one.
University College pp.64-66
Ladera, Helen & Guevara, Eufrocina (2003). The New Dimensions in Learning English II
( For the Secondary Schools)pp.402-407
Tanskanen, s.-k. (2006): Collaborating Towards Coherence. Lexical Cohesion in English
Discourse. Amsterdam: Benjamins. pp.54-57
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https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-cohesion-and-cohesive-devices-in- writing
https://www.cpp.edu/ramp/program-materials/recognizing-transitions.shtml
www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/transitions.html
MELCs of the K-12 Curriculum

Prepared By:

WINSTON T. YUTA
Teacher