11

Reading & Writing

(SHS – Core Subject)
Second Semester
Quarter 4- Week 1
Unified Learning Activity Sheets (ULAS)
Context of Text Development

Writer:
RIVA N. MENDOZA
Nasipit National High School
Agusan Del Norte Division
Creative Writing -Senior High School Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Second Semester-Quarter-4 Week - 1 Weekly Learning Activity Sheets (WLAS)
Context of Text Development
First Edition, 2021

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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

READING & WRITING 11/12, Quarter 4, Week 1

CONTEXT OF TEXT DEVELOPMENT

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC)

Identify the context in which a text was developed

a. Hypertext
b. Intertext

Code: EN11/12RWS-lVac-7; EN11/12RWS-lVac-7.1; EN11/12RWS-lVac-7.2

Learning Objective:
 At the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to do the
following:
1. identify the context in which a text was developed;
2. differentiate hypertext from intertext; and
3. reflect on the significance of identifying the context in which a
text was developed.

Key Concepts

CONTEXT OF TEXT DEVELOPMENT

Context- is the backdrop, the situation, the reality behind the text.

Text Development (here are the essentials that you need to remember):
● Purpose - The reason why you are writing the text, and what you intend to
achieve from your readers—to make them laugh, to convince them to take
action, among others.
● Audience - Is it for the youth, adults, or experts? You need to focus on a target
audience, so you will be able to adjust the content, use of language, and style of
presentation.
● Content and Meaning - Your work needs to have substance.

a. HYPERTEXT
⮚ K. Amaral, 2010- It is simply a non-linear way of presenting information. Rather
than reading or learning about things in the order that an author sets out for us,
readers of hypertext may follow their own path, create their own order-- their own
meaning out the material.
⮚ If you read texts through gadgets, you may have noticed that some web pages have
texts that have hyperlinks (normally underlined and in blue color).
⮚ What makes hypertext unique is the speed at which you can shift to different texts.

What happens when we shift to different texts?

⮚ When you navigate around the internet and view several web pages in a matter of
seconds, you have a greater chance of getting a better picture of the entire scenario
in a fast manner.
⮚ When you read a news article – especially one that belongs to a series – you will see
hyperlinks that will bring you to other related news stories. This helps the reader
get a better understanding of the whole story.

b. INTERTEXT
⮚ Intertextuality draws origin from literature and asserts that texts can only be
understood in relation to other texts.
⮚ Also, present-day texts are believed to have been based on or at least inspired by
previously-published literature – from the style to the content, to the context, etc.

Benefits of intertextuality:
● We can widen our knowledge. Reading more leads to knowing more.
● We can view different texts and different perspectives.
● We can be more certain of what we know. Finding out that your ideas match the
ideas of the previous authors helps validate the things you know. It likewise
increases credibility.

THE WRAP
● A text’s meaning can be determined based partly on the context in which it was
developed.
● Hypertext is a reading environment that is based on the internet.
● Hypertext allows people to shift to different texts as fast as the internet speeds
allow.
● Intertextuality helps people understand better by referring to multiple texts for
comparison.

ACTIVITY 1

Read the selections below. Identify the context in which the text was developed.
Afterwards, enhance the text through another context of text development.

Selection 1 For Whom the Bell Tolls by Earnest Hemmingway

In the following example, Hemmingway uses intertextuality for the title of his
novel. He takes the title of a poem, Meditation XVII written by John Donne. The
excerpt of this poem reads: “No man is an island…and therefore never send to know
for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.’ Hemmingway not only uses this excerpt for
the title of his novel, he also makes use of the idea in the novel, as he clarifies and
elaborates the abstract philosophy of Donne using the concept of Spanish Civil War.
By the end, the novel expands other themes such as loyalty, love and camaraderie.

Context: ___________________________________________________________________

Enhanced: _________________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITY 2A

Read any materials that contain information of any of the topics below. Present it both
in intertext and hypertext way. Choose one topic only.

Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic; Social Media; Distance Learning; and Gender Stereotype

Intertext:

Hypertext:
ACTIVITY 2B

Read the situation below and do the task assigned.

You are a blogger who has been hired by the Department of Tourism to promote
tourist spots in Mindanao. Your task is to post an entry on Facebook – complete with
text and graphics about the tourist spots found in Mindanao. You are also given the
option to use hyperlinks in order to help the reader go to websites that will (1) show
more pictures; (2) provide travel packages, with services and cost; and/or (3) book
flights or ferry trips.

Your blog entry will get you retained in your job—even promoted—if the blog
entry has high-quality graphics, has a well-written promotional text, and has active
hyperlinks to all the required web information.

Note: Since this is only a task for this subject, CUSTOMIZE THE PRIVACY
CONTROL OF YOUR POST. It should be YOU and your SUBJECT TEACHER can
view the post on your Facebook wall/timeline.

References for Learners:

Abao, E. L., et al. (2016). Critical Reading and Writing for the Senior High School. Lorimar
Publishing Inc.
Elcomblus. (2019, April 11). Re: Context, hypertext, and intertext (lesson guide). Elcomblus.
Retrieved from https://elcomblus.com/context-hypertext-and-intertext/

Answer Key
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