Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
DIVISION OF ANTIPOLO CITY
SY 2022-2023

OUR LADY OF HOPE INTEGRATED ACADEMY

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
3RD PERIODICAL EXAM

NAME
LEVEL AND SCORE
SECTION
Mr. Daniel Abaño PARENT’S
TEACHER
SIGN

CHOOSE 1 OF DIFFERENT RESEARCH TOPICS AND WRITE AN ACADEMIC WRITING ABOUT IT.

A. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
B. POLICE BRUTALITY
C. HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY
D. RACIAL EQUALITY

15 POINTS
Reviewing playground use, learning and agency

The primary school at St Paul's Grammar has been exploring play-based learning
strategies in classrooms and outside spaces. St Paul's is a private coeducational day
school on the outskirts of Sydney, where students learn within an inquiry model based
on the International Baccalaureate.

Four years ago the primary executive began a review, to look beyond the classroom
at break times as part of an inquiry learning strategy. Having seen success for
students in some of the play-based activities being used in classrooms – particularly
with regards to confidence in learning and collaboration – the team decided to explore
ways that learning could be extended and enhanced in the playground.

Extending learning and inquiry to the playground, the goal was for students to see
themselves as active learners wherever they go. The team began by looking at the
spaces used by students, both indoors and outdoors. They considered where
arguments over games were occurring during breaks and reviewed the activities
being undertaken.

The review found opportunities for staff to support and extend students’ natural
inclination to learn through play. There are many kinds of play that children can be
involved in. Researchers define an important difference between ‘free play’ that is
child-directed, and ‘guided play’, set up by teachers to promote specific learning
outcomes. (Paye & Danniels, 2017).

Our classrooms usually include opportunities for guided play and we assume that
playground time is free play. However, we are learning to question this

5 POINTS EACH

 Who makes the decisions on what is played and where?

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 How many options are there?

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 What are the rules?

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 Do the tools and toys of play have one purpose?

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 How free are the children to engage in play that they choose?

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“ CRITICAL READING IS AN ACTIVE PROCESS OF DISCOVERY” – GARY GOSHGARIAN

41-45 . WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO READ CRITICALLY? ( FILL UP ALL THE SPACES PROVIDED)

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46-50. WHY DID GOSHGARIAN SAY THAT CRITICAL READING IS AN ACTIVE PROCESS OF
DISCOVERY?

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Prepared by: Checked by:

Daniel Abaño Mr.Ulnico C. Juanane

Teacher, oral comm unication School Principal