UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
A. Y 2020-2021

Activity No. 1

Activity Title: Fundamentals of Reading Academic Texts

Type of Concept Notes, Exercises, Analysis

Activity:
Learning At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Targets: ● Display open-mindedness and ability to think critically;
● Determine the nature of academic reading, critical reading and other
strategies; and
● Analyze the content, style and structure used in a specific academic
text
References: Barrot, J. & Sipacio, P. (2016). Communicate Today: English For Academic
And Professional Purposes. Quezon City: C&E Publishing.p. 4-11
University of Reading (n.d).Reading Academic Text [Video File].Retrieved
from
https://www.screencast.com/users/UmRdg_Library/folders/Study%20Advice/
media/898c4360-f86d-4808-812a-758d4ef4ac02

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Concept Notes

Academic text refers to a text that ideas, concepts, and theories related to a specific
discipline.

Content Concepts and theories related to a certain discipline

Structure Introduction, body, conclusion, and list of reference
Style Express critical questions and issue; has objective point-of-view;
uses hedging; gives factual and reliable sources and evidences;
uses formal language

To efficiently read academically, readers should identify the purpose for reading, select
what to read, and read actively.
Critical reading involves practicing the strategies employed in each stage of reading.
(For the list of strategies for each reading stage, refer to pages 7, 8 and 9 of your book.)

SQ3R is a reading approach that stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review.

KWL is another reading method that guides you in understanding text by listing what
you know about the topic (K), what you want to learn (W), and what you learned (L)

Task 1. Identify if the text is academic or nonacademic. Write your answer on the space
provided before each number.

_____________1. Newspaper _____________6. E-mail message

_____________2. Thesis _____________7. Essay
_____________3. Blog Article _____________8. Conference Paper
_____________4. Textbook _____________9. Dissertation
_____________5. Research Article _____________10. Facebook Post

Task 2. Read the article entitled “A Study on Positive and Negative Effects of Social
Media on Society” using the SQ3R Critical Reading Strategy. Complete the table with
necessary details.

Link:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323903323_A_Study_on_Positive_and_Negat
ive_Effects_of_Social_Media_on_Society

Survey Read the title, and the section title of the article. Turn these into
questions.

Question Ask yourself what questions would you want to answer from your
reading, how much do you know about the topic, and your goal in
reading the material.

Read
Read actively. You may reread it or reduce the pace of your reading for better
understanding.
Recite Write down the answers to the inquiries you created at the Question
part. Do this part immediately after reading. Write down also new
information you discovered.

Review Write the summary about the text. Please limit your summary within 5
to 10 sentences only.

Task 3. Using the same article in the previous activity, analyze the content, style and
structure of the text. Using a minimum of 300 words and maximum of 500 words, write
an analysis about it.

Rubric for Assessing Academic Text Analysis

Criteria Excellent Very Good Fair Poor

(5) Good (4) (3) (2) (1)

1. The output shows

clear analysis of the
writing style of an
academic text.
2. The output shows
clear analysis of the
organization of an
academic text.
3. The output shows
knowledge about the
content of the text.

4. The output is free

from grammatical and
typographical errors.