LEARNING PLAN

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Describe the characteristics of a well written text.
2. Differentiate coherence from cohesion.
3. Apply the properties of a well written text.

II. Topic/Subject Matter

UNIT 1- The Power of Words: Reading and Writing, Writing, and Thinking
Strategies across Text
Lesson 6- Properties of a Well Written Text

III. Procedure

A. Preliminary activity
TEACHERS’ ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
Good morning class let’s start our day with
a prayer.
Good morning Ma’am
(Checking of attendance) (One student will lead the prayer)
Okay, open your camera and say present
if I call your name. Am I clear?
Students: Yes ma’am!
(Then each of the students open
Okay before we start, I would like to know their camera and say present)
if how is your morning?
Students: It was a wonderful
morning ma’am.
It was nice to hear!

B. Developmental Activities
REVIEW

Let us have first a review to what you have

learned on the previous discussion.

Anyone?
Student 1: Ma’am, our previous
topic is techniques in selecting and
organizing information.

Okay. Now, what is all about Techniques

in Selecting and Organizing Information?
Student 2: Ma’am, techniques in
selecting and organizing
information is all about outlining.

Then, what is outline?

Student 3: Ma’am, an outline is a
system used by a writer to see the
clarity of his purpose of writing and
organize his ideas. and to make
sure that his ideas are connected
to one another. And I also learned
that in outlining you must have a
topic and sub-topic to support your
main topic.

Very good!
It is important to make first an outline
before finalizing for example your essay or
speech.
Thank you everyone for sharing of what
you have learned.

a. Activity
Have you already read the Religion and
conflict by Eric Brahm?
Students: Yes ma’am.
Okay, very good.
Since you already read it, let’s find out if
you really understand it.

1. What aspects of religions make it

susceptible as a latent source of
conflict?
Student 4: All religions have their
accepted dogma, or articles of
belief that followers must accept
without questions. This can lead to
inflexibility and intolerance in the
face of other beliefs. And also
having different interpretations can
arise conflict.

2. How can religious extremists

contribute to conflict escalation?
Student 5: Religious extremists
can contribute to conflict
escalation. They see radical
measures as necessary to fulfilling
God's wishes. Without legitimate
mechanisms for religious groups to
express their views, they may be
 more likely to resort to violence.

3. How do you handle conflict in

relation to the beliefs of different
religions?
The most important asset in an
interfaith relationship is respect.
b. Analysis

Paragraph and Essay

Are paragraphs and essays the same? In

what manner are they similar? In what
aspects are they different?
Student 4: Paragraphs have the
same composition as a whole
essay. The essay begins with its
thesis, the paragraph starts with a
topic sentence. The essay has
organization, while a paragraph
must show order of sentences.
The only difference between the
paragraph and an essay is that the
first one is relatively shorter than
the latter.

c. Abstraction

Characteristics of a Well Written Text

A. Completeness
The written text must be able to
achieve its purpose. In the case of
an essay, an effective essay
 explicitly explains its thesis
complete with supporting details.

B. Unity
A unified paragraph makes a clear
reading. The discussion of the topic
starts with the beginning sentence
and ends with the last. There is
nothing in-between that distracts the
reader from a clear understanding
of the text. A unified paragraph
sticks to the purpose for which it is
written.
C. Orderly Movement of Ideas
This is referring to the relationships
of the sentences in the paragraph.
There five types of orderly
relationships of sentences.
1. Time or Chronological
Relationship
Events are presented in the
natural order by which they
occur, like — first, second, next,
and so on until the last.
2. Space Relationship
This is very effective when
reporting an observation. The
description shows movement or
action — from a designated
beginning to a logical or natural
progression, from one
 descriptive detail to the next.
3. Particular to General
One example is the presentation
of evidences or proofs which
lead to a conclusion or a general
statement. The particular details
are enumerated before the
pronouncement of the thesis.
4. General to Particular
This is the opposite of the earlier
one mentioned. The writer
begins with the general
statement, and then moves on
the details or proofs of the
statement.
5. Cause-Effect Relationship
The writer may state the causes
first, and then the subsequent
effects of that incident. Or, the
writer may enumerate first all the
events that happened—and
then, collect them all to point
towards the underlying cause.

D. Coherence and Cohesion

Cohesion is the connection of the
sentences and ideas in your text.
For example, words and phrases
used in one statement must stick
together or lead to the flow of ideas
in succeeding statements. When a
 text is cohesive, the sentence
appears as single unit, not just as
random sequence of sentences or
thoughts. Good cohesion leads to
coherence.
Coherence is the overall
understandability of what you say or
write.it refers to the logic of ideas
and how such ideas are presented,
rather than the language used to
explain or express them. It makes
sure that each phrase, sentence,
and paragraph contribute to the
overall meaning of an entire piece.

Anaphoric and Cataphoric Reference

(backward and forward reference)

Anaphoric Reference is reference to

something that has already been
mentioned in the text or speech.

Cataphoric Reference is reference to ideas Student 5: Completeness, unity,

or elements introduced later in the text or orderly movements of ideas, and
speech. coherence and cohesion.

Again, what are the characteristics of a

Well Written Text?

Student 6: Time or chronological

relationship, space relationship,
Thank you! particular to general, general to
particular, and cause-effect
Now, what are the five types of orderly relationship.
movements of ideas?
Students: No ma’am.

Correct, Thank you.

Any more questions or clarifications?

d. Application

Now, here is an example of a text that is

cohesive but not coherent.

My favorite color is yellow. I love yellow

motorbikes because they look cool and
they can go very fast. Driving fast is
dangerous and may cause accidents.
Actually, I had an accident just this
summer and I broke my arm. Because of
that, I wasn’t able to go with my friends to
the beach.

Why do you think this text is cohesive and

not coherent? Student 5: In this paragraph the
sentences is clearly connected to
one another. However, if you read
the entire paragraph the overall
meaning of the text is not logical
and make no sense, you started
talking about your favorite color
 and ended up missing the trip to
the beach. Thus, we can say that
the paragraph follows the principle
of cohesion but not coherence.

Correct!
Because cohesion refers to the sentence
unity, while coherence deals more on text
unity.

IV. ASSESSMENT
For your activity, answer exercise on p.81 of your textbook, number 3 only.

V. AGREEMENT
Read in advance the lesson 4, Organizing Ideas through Graphic Organizers.