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EAPP Q3 WEEK4
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Quarter 3 – Week 4: Modules 4 and 5
Outlining and Identifying

the Thesis Statement
Development Team of the Modules

Writer: Alvin R. Lim
Editor: Maria Elizabeth M. Morales
Reviewer: Rolylyn H. Dado
Management Team Zenia G. Mostoles EdD, CESO V, SDS

Leonardo C. Canlas EdD CESE, ASDS
Rowena T. Quiambao CESE, ASDS
Celia R. Lacanlale PhD, CID Chief
Arceli S. Lopez PhD, SGOD Chief
June D. Cunanan EPS- English
Ruby M. Jimenez PhD, EPS-LRMDS
Published by: Department of Education, Schools Division of Pampanga

Office Address: High School Boulevard, Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Telephone No: (045) 435-2728
E-mail Address: pampanga@deped.gov.ph

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English for Academic

and Professional
Purposes
Quarter 3–Module 4:
Identifying the Thesis Statement
Development Team of the Module

Management Team: SDS Zenia G. Mostoles, EdD, CESO V

ASDS Leonardo C. Canlas, EdD, CESE
ASDS Rowena T. Quiambao, CESE
CID Chief, Celia R. Lacanlale, PhD
SGOD Chief, Arceli S. Lopez, PhD
June D. Cunanan, EPS-I, English
Ruby M. Jimenez, EPS-I, LRMDS
Published by the Department of Education, Schools Division of Pampanga

Office Address: High School Boulevard, Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando,
Pampanga
Telephone No: (045) 435-2728
E-mail Address: pampanga@deped.gov. ph
Week 4
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Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:
Welcome to the English for Academic and Professional Purposes Alternative Delivery Mode
(ADM) Module on Identifying the Thesis Statement.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from public
institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards
set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the
needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.
For the Learner:
(ADM) Module on Identifying the Thesis Statement.
In dealing with academic texts, it is really important for you to know the main idea or the central
argument of the text you are reading. This will give you an overview of the author’s opinion
and attitude towards the topic – this is the Thesis Statement.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided
and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the
contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
What I Need to Know
This module will assist you in encouraging the learners to realize the
importance of knowing and identifying the thesis statement in reading and writing
academic texts.
Please help the learners in sharing their ideas and knowledge from their
experiences so that there will be collaboration and learning will be easy.
Answers are written at the back of this module. Inculcate to the learners the
value of honesty while answering this module.
For the Learner

Aside from familiarizing yourself with various text structures, and summarizing
techniques, our venture into academic writing does not end there.
It is also very significant for you to master the skills of identifying and stating the
thesis statement of an academic text.

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At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. Define Thesis statement.
2. Identify the rules in writing and identifying the thesis statement.
3. Evaluating the correctness and appropriateness of a thesis statement.
4. Write a thesis statement.
What I Know
Tell whether each of the following sentences is a GOOD or BAD thesis

statement. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Twelfth-grade students are busy.
2. Today's movies do not have the emotional impact of the classic horror movies of
the 1940s.
3. The life of a typical grade 12 student is challenging due to the need to succeed in
extra-curricular activities.
4. The first mountaineering attempt can challenge a person both in body and spirit.
5. Students should help others who are less fortunate.
6. Popular music is the best music ever.
7. Many people do not like watching violent horror movies.
8. I enjoy mountaineering.
9. Community service projects include building shelter for the homeless, servicing
meals to the hungry, providing transportation for the sick, distributing clothes, and
a large number of other helpful activities.
10. Although many people find rap music offensive, it has had a positive impact on
today’s youth.
Lesson
Identifying the Thesis Statement
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In the first three modules of this quarter, you have been exposed to various
academic texts, and in every text you read and/or write, it should have a main point, a
main idea, or central message. The argument(s) presented in the paper should reflect
this main idea. The sentence that captures your position on this main idea is what we
call a thesis statement.

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What’s In
Reviewing the summarizing techniques, identify the the truthfulness of the

following statements.. Put a check mark (✓) if the statement is TRUE and cross () if
it is FALSE. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.
1. A summary should be arranged according to how we understand and remember

the original material.
2. An idea heading format starts with the summary before the citation.
3. Date heading format starts with the summary before the date the summary was
made.
4. If we were given a task sheet, we can encircle the key ideas and details.
5. In summarizing, we will know the reason after we read the original material.
6. Summarizing is stating what happened in less words.
7. When we connect the bulleted information using our own words, we can go back
to the original material to make sure we are not wrong.
8. When we read closely for details, we need to memorize the details we encounter.
9. When we summarize, we need to write by number in order to arrange the events.
10. Writing a summary should include all details in the original material.
What’s New
Look and observe this picture. Answer the following question:
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Guide Questions:
1. What is the biggest word you see?

2. What do you know about the thesis?
3. Does the term “thesis” have another definition?
What is It
Almost all of us—even if we don’t do it intentionally, —search early in an essay

for one or two sentences summarizing the argument or analysis that is to follow. We
refer to that summarizing sentence as a thesis statement.
A thesis statement is the main idea of an essay. It is often a point you want to
argue or support in an essay.
Moreover, the thesis statement explains to a reader the main idea of the essay
and the writer's opinion on that idea. It is usually one sentence and often placed in the
introductory paragraph of an essay.
A thesis statement is a claim that could be argued. The essay will contain
evidences and opinions that support the argument.
Thesis statements avoid the following:

 the first person (I believe, In my opinion, etc.)
 unclear language (It seems, etc.)
 attempting two topics at once (even if they seem related). Pick one and stick
with it.
 just stating a fact - A thesis is something you plan to make an argument about.
A thesis statement should:

✓ contain a topic (main idea of what you are writing about)
✓ contain an opinion about the topic (what your attitude is toward the topic)
Process in WRITING a THESIS STATEMENT
Step 1: TOPIC. State the topic under consideration. (E.g. cats)

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Step 2: ISSUE. State the specific issue in the form of a debating proposition (for
something). The issue usually answers the question “what?” What about cats? (E.g.
Cats should be subject to leash laws.)
Step 3: POSITION + RATIONALE (because clause). Your topic and issue = your
position. Now, using a because-clause, e.g. Cats should be subject to leash laws
because they are natural wanderers.
TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR THESIS STATEMENT
1. Determine what kind of paper you are writing:

▪ An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts,
evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to
the audience.
▪ An expository (explanatory) paper explains something to the audience.
▪ An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim
with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an
evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the
argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based
on the evidence provided.
If you are writing a text that does not fall under these three categories
(e.g., a narrative), a thesis statement somewhere in the first paragraph could still
be helpful to your reader.
2. Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will
discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.
3. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.
4. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis
statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.
What’s More
Independent Activity 1
Look for the following words in the puzzle. Briefly explain each word by relating
their essence to our lesson for today. You can locate them either vertically,
horizontally, or diagonally.

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ARGUMENT
ATTITUDE
ESSAY
IDEA
POSITION
RATIONALE
SUPPORT
THESIS
TOPIC
Independent Assessment 1
In writing a thesis statement, the following must be avoided: (1) too broad, (2)
too wordy, (3) too general, (4) title, and (5) fact. Now, in each set of thesis statement,
identify the better one by putting a check mark (✓) before the letter.
1. A thesis statement should not be too broad.

1a) Good teachers make Mountain City Elementary a fantastic school.
1b) The world is a magnificent place to live in.
2. A thesis statement should not be too wordy.

2a) Some problems with Mountain City Elementary School is that it needs a
larger playground, an air-conditioned gym, an auditorium, restrooms connected
to each classroom, running water in the classrooms, and a number of other
physical changes to the building.
2b) Mountain City Elementary needs several changes to its facility to make it a
better school.
3. A thesis statement should not be too general.

3a) Daily writing practice has led to improved writing skills for the students at
Mountain City Elementary.
3b) Mountain City Elementary is a good school.

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4. A thesis statement should not be a title.

4a) Cost of Living
4b) The cost of living in Mountain City is lower than in most other cities in the
United States.
5. A thesis statement should not be a fact.

5a) The average temperature for Mountain City in winter is 34 and in summer is
75 degrees.
5b) The climate in Mountain City is ideal for outdoor sports.
Read the following sentences. As you read complete the following tasks:
A. Identify and correct sentences which are too broad or too narrow (TB/TN)
B. Identify and correct sentences which announce the topic (A)
C. Identify and correct incomplete ideas (INC)
D. Identify the thesis statements that are fine as they are (OK)
1. How I arrived at the library.

2. If more people quit smoking, there would be fewer government resources needed
to pay for long hospital stays, expensive equipment and costly awareness
programs.
3. If you quit eating out, you may save more money.
4. James listens to hard rock every night before bed.
5. Manitoba is famous for its landscape, weather, and Festival du Voyageur.
6. Miss X can make fifteen different types of pie.
7. Religion is a controversial issue.
8. The movie’s graphics made the audience feel like they were fighting aliens too.
9. This essay concerns the role of moss in the arctic ecosystem.
10. This essay identifies Canada’s greatest prime ministers, doctors, and curlers.
State if the following thesis is weak or strong. Explain.
Example: Crime must be stopped.

Answer: Weak because it is a general statement. What crime? Where?

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1. The court needs to implement stronger sentences.

2. William Shakespeare is a good author.
3. English is an important subject.
4. William Shakespeare uses the setting of his novels to emphasize the theme of class
division.
5. Socialism is the best form of government for Haiti because it will promote equal
opportunity for workers.
Underline the opinion words below. If there are NO opinion words, it is NOT a thesis
statement.
1. Buffalo and Toronto differ in four major ways.

2. Developing color film is more complicated than developing black and white.
3. In this essay I will discuss abortion.
4. The subject of unwarranted fears, most bats are harmless and highly beneficial.
5. Vigorous exercise is a good way to reduce the effects of stress on the body.
Read the following paragraphs. Write a topic sentence for each paragraph. When you
have completed the topic sentences, write one thesis statement that would be
appropriate for an essay on the same topic.
1. _________________________________________________________________
People with good attitudes tend to be more effective problem solvers, and team-
players which are the types of people most employers are looking for. Being able to
see the positive side of a negative situation is a valuable character trait in the
workplace. Positive thinking contributes to more productivity and workplace harmony,
whereas, someone who is negative and complains a lot could affect others with their
negativity and result in less productivity in the workplace, which is why most employers
steer clear of pessimists.
2. _________________________________________________________________
Nothing is more frustrating to an employer than someone who cuts corners or
leaves work incomplete. Employers want to hire people who are not just positive about
doing work, but are willing to put in a bit of extra effort to get the work done. If you can
show an employer that you are willing to break a sweat to get a job done, they will take
you more seriously as a capable candidate for the position you are applying for.
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3. _________________________________________________________________
Passion and willingness to work hard can only offer a prospective employer so
much. Unless you can show how your experiences have helped prepare you for the
position you are interviewing for, the employers may decide to go with a candidate
who has completed the appropriate training already. It is costly and time-consuming
to train a new employee, which may make many employers hesitate before hiring less-
qualified applicants.
What I Have Learned

Reflect on what you have learned after taking up this lesson by completing the chart
below in 2-3 sentences
I thought…
What were your
thoughts or ideas
about thesis
statement?
What new or
additional ideas I learned that…
did you learn
after taking up
this lesson?
How did you

I applied that…..
apply the things
you have learned
about identifying
the thesis
statement?
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What I Can Do
Write a thesis sentence for each topic below.

1. Discuss who was the greater president of the United States: George Washington or
Abraham Lincoln?
___________________________________________________________________
2. What has been the greatest challenge in your life?
___________________________________________________________________
3. What are the most important character traits for a good brother?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Describe your favorite character in literature.
___________________________________________________________________
5. Should motorcycles be prohibited in major highways?
___________________________________________________________________
Assessment
Tell whether each of the following sentences is a GOOD or BAD thesis statement.
Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Although many people find rap music offensive, it has had a positive impact on
today’s youth.
2. Community service projects include building shelter for the homeless, servicing
meals to the hungry, providing transportation for the sick, distributing clothes, and
a large number of other helpful activities.
3. I enjoy mountaineering.
4. Many people do not like to watch violent horror movies.
5. Popular music is the best music ever.
6. Students should help others who are less fortunate.
7. The first mountaineering attempt can challenge a person both in body and spirit.
8. The life of a typical grade 12 student is challenging due to the need to succeed in
extracurricular activities.
9. Today's movies do not have the emotional impact of the classic horror movies of
the 1940s.
10. Twelfth-grade students are busy.
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Additional Activities
Rewrite the following statements to make the thesis statement clearer that how it is
stated.
1. The government should show concern about mental health.
___________________________________________________________________
2. The TLC provides great resources for understanding how to use commas.
___________________________________________________________________
3. Patients like nurses when they are nice.
___________________________________________________________________
4. Dragons can be scary when they breathe fire.
___________________________________________________________________
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What I Know aspect of it?
1. BAD subject? What
2. GOOD an important
3. GOOD
5b. ✓
Why is English
4. GOOD
5a. 
is too general;
5. GOOD
4b. ✓
3. Weak because it
6. BAD
4a. 
good author?
7. BAD
3b. 
makes him a
8. BAD
3a. ✓
9. BAD
2b. ✓ about his style
10. GOOD
2a.  opinion. What
1b.  15. A
accepted
1a. ✓ 14. A
What’s In Assessment 1 13. TN is a widely
1.  Independent 12. TB is obvious; This
2. ✓ 11. TN 2. Weak because it
3.  10. OK sentences?
4. ✓ puzzle) 9. TN What type of
5.  Activity 1 (check the 8. TN
6. ✓ Independent 7. OK
lacks specifics;
7.  6. INC
1. Weak because it
8.  Activity 2 Assessment 2
9.  Independent Independent
10. 
What’s More
Independent Independent
Assessment 2 Assessment 3
4. Strong because it Answers may vary
provides a specific
What I Can Do
aspect of Answers may vary
Shakespeare’s work
to discuss. Assessment
1. GOOD
5. Strong because it 2. BAD
states specifically 3. BAD
why socialism is 4. BAD
best for Haiti. 5. BAD
6. GOOD
Independent 7. GOOD
Activity 3 8. GOOD
1. differ 9. GOOD
2. more 10. BAD
complicated
3. None Additional
4. harmless and Activities
highly beneficial Answers may vary
5. good way
Answer Key
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References
• “Thesis Statement Worksheet.” Academic Success Center Reading and

Writing Lab. Accessed April 26, 2020.
https://www.lamission.edu/learningcenter/docs/asc/worksheets/GeneralWritin
gResources/Thesis%20Statement%20Answer%20Key.pdf
• “Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements.” Purdue Online Writing
Lab. Accessed April 22, 2020.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/thesis_statem
ent_tips.html
• “What, Why, and How? Thesis Statements.” Accessed April 24, 2020.
http://accounts.smccd.edu/skyenglish/7thesis.pdf
• Arunski, John. “Thesis statement ppt.” SlideShare. Accessed April 22, 2020.
https://www.slideshare.net/johnarunski/thesis-statement-
ppt?next_slideshow=2
• Tutoring and Learning Centre, George Brown College (2013). “Thesis

Statements Practice.”
https://my.georgebrown.ca/uploadedFiles/TLC/_documents/Thesis%20statem
ents-Practice.pdf
• https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/resume-writing-service-abstract-concept-
illustration-copywriting-service-cv-online-professional-help-writing-resume-
cover-letter-candidate-profile-career-
summary_12144943.htm#page=1&query=summary&posit
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English for Academic

and Professional
Purposes
Quarter 3–Module 5:
Outlining Reading Texts in

Various Disciplines
Development Team of the Module
Management Team: SDS Zenia G. Mostoles, EdD, CESO V

ASDS Leonardo C. Canlas, EdD, CESE
ASDS Rowena T. Quiambao, CESE
CID Chief, Celia R. Lacanlale, PhD
SGOD Chief, Arceli S. Lopez, PhD
June D. Cunanan, EPS-I, English
Ruby M. Jimenez, EPS-I, LRMDS
Published by the Department of Education, Schools Division of Pampanga

Office Address: High School Boulevard, Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando,
Pampanga
Telephone No: (045) 435-2728
E-mail Address: pampanga@deped.gov.ph
Week 4
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Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:
(ADM) Module on Outlining Reading Texts in Various Disciplines.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from public
institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards
set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the
needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also
need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own learning.
Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks
included in the module.
For the Learner:
(ADM) Module on Outlining Reading Texts in Various Disciplines
Remember that an excellent execution is a result of an excellent preparation. Engineers have

their blueprints in order to construct the strongest and mightiest buildings. Teachers craft their
lesson plans and lesson logs for them to efficiently and effectively facilitate your learning. It is
the same with successful writers who have mastered the orderly and creative skill of outlining.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided
and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the
contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

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What I Need to Know
This module will assist you in encouraging the learners to realize the
importance of outlining as a one of the preliminary activities in developing and
understanding an academic text.
Please help the learners in sharing their ideas and knowledge from their
experiences so that there will be collaboration and learning will be easy.
Answers are written at the back of this module. Inculcate to the learners the
value of honesty while answering this module.
For the Learner
Academic writing is different from creative writing. The former really requires an
active and critical effort in in dealing with this text type.
After possessing the knowledge, skills, and value in text structures,
summarizing techniques and thesis statement; there is still another skill and strategy
that you need to master for you to effectively comprehend and analyze various
academic texts – it is OUTLINING.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. Define outline and its uses.
2. Classify outlines according to content and format
3. Explain the outlining process and identify the components of an effective
outline.
4. Create an outline on a particular topic.
What I Know
Identify what concept is being described in each item. Choose the best answer
from the pool of choices inside the box. Write your answer on a sheet of paper.
Alphanumeric Outline Ordering Paragraph Outline

Brainstorming Organizing Sentence Outline
Decimal Outline Outline Topic Outline
Labeling

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1. It is a tool used to organize written ideas about a topic or thesis into a logical
order. It arranges major topics, subtopics, and supporting details.
2. This type of outline is useful for outlining relatively simple subjects
3. An outline which uses a complete sentence for each item.
4. This outline is fitting for long papers whose individual sections can be
summarized in whole paragraphs
5. This is the most common type of outlining format which uses alphabets and
numeral combinations.
6. An outlining format which utilizes only Arabic numerals to list main points.
7. Listing all the ideas that you want to include in your paper.
8. Grouping related ideas together.
9. Arranging material in subsections from general to specific or from abstract to
concrete.
10. Creating main and sub headings.
Lesson
Outlining Reading Texts in Various
5 Disciplines
Writing any academic paper and output requires a demanding effort. Aside from
reading a lot of references and related literature - summarizing them, locating the
thesis statement of each, and restating them in other words; meticulous planning is
required so that we can come up with a well-organized paper.
Just like how a teacher drafts his/her lesson plan to produce the best learning
experience for his/her learners, an architect plots and designs the blueprint prior to
construction, and how a fashion designer intelligently and creatively doodles on his/her
sketchpad visualizing a new fashion statement, a writer needs to plan first how he/she
is going to begin, develop and end his/her essay whatever text structure he/she wishes
to use.
After stating your thesis, the next stage involved in the pre-writing process is to
create an outline before you write your first draft.

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What’s In
Identifying the Thesis statement. Put a check mark (✓) if it is a good

characteristic of a thesis stament and cross () if it is not. Write your answer on a sheet
of paper.
_____ 1. A thesis statement should not be too broad.
_____ 2. A thesis statement should be too wordy.
_____ 3. A thesis statement should not be too general.

_____ 4. A thesis statement should be a title.
_____ 5. A thesis statement should not be a fact.
What’s New
Activity 1
Benjamin Franklins once said “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Good
execution needs good planning. A good construction requires a strong framework or
foundation.
Guide Questions:
Why is the skeletal system an important structure of human anatomy?
What is the importance of architectural skills in building constructions ?
Why is there a need to list all the ingredients prior to cooking your dish?
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What is It
Discussion of Activity 1
An outline is a map of your essay. It shows what information each section or

paragraph will contain, and in what order. Most outlines use numbers and/or bullet
points to arrange information and convey points. (George Mason University Writing
Center, 2016)
An outline of an essay can be very helpful for two reasons:

(1) an outline will help make your essay more organized. A careful plan will
help your body paragraphs stay focused on the ideas in your thesis
statement; and
(2) An outline saves time for writers. Preparing an outline can take time, but
when you are finished, you will be able to write the rough draft of your essay
more quickly than if you didn’t have an outline.
Here is an example of how a blank outline might look:
Essay Outline
I. Introduction Thesis: _____________________

II. Body Paragraph #1- Topic Sentence: _____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
III. Body Paragraph #2- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
IV. Body Paragraph #3- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
V. Conclusion

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What’s More
Identify each characteristic as a description of a particular type of outline. Write

your answer on a sheet of paper – TO for topic outline, SO for sentence outline, and
PO for paragraph outline. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Each item is a complete paragraph

2. Each item is a phrase
3. It is especially well suited for complex subjects
4. It is used to produce a condensed version of the paper.
5. It is useful for long papers whose individual sections can be summarized in
whole paragraphs.
6. It is useful for outlining relatively simple subjects.
7. It uses a complete sentence for each item.
8. Make the subject into the major subheadings
9. Some instructors allow the entries to be questions, but most prefer declarative
sentences.
10. This type of outline is seldom recommended by instructors for college
papers.
Compare and contrast the three types of outlines according to content. Using a
Venn Diagram, write your answers on a sheet of paper.
Topic Outline
Sentence Outline
Paragraph Outline

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Outlines can also be classified according to format – alphanumeric and the
decimal format. For this activity identify, the correct numbering format of the following
outlines. Be guided by the correct indention and alignment of elements.
Alphanumeric Outline (begin with number “one”; letter “A”)

___ Roman Numeral
___ Capitalized Letter
___ Arabic Numeral
___ Lowercase Letter
___ Arabic Numeral inside parentheses
___ Lowercase Letter inside parentheses
Decimal Outline (begin with “1” and add other point digit for each succeeding level)
__ Main point
__.__ Subpoint
__.__.__ Detail
__.__.__.__ Subtopic
__.__.__.__.__ Sub detail
Below is a concept map showing the common problems experienced by
students. Your task now is to convert this graphic organizer into a topic-alphanumeric
outline. Just copy the terms and arrange them properly following the prescribed format.
Common
Students'
Problems
Family Economic
Child Support
Problems Probles
Custodial: Lower
Women's Job Possible Loss of
Non-custodial Child Support Standard of
Training Relocation Friends
Conflicts Living
Extended Relationships
New School
Family with Dates
Poorer
Adolescent's
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Arrange the following steps in writing an outline. Write the letter of the correct
answer on a sheet of paper.
a. Audience. Determine the audience you are writing for.

b. Brainstorm: List all the ideas that you want to include in your paper.
c. Label: Create main and sub headings.
d. Order: Arrange material in subsections from general to specific or from abstract
to concrete.
e. Organize: Group related ideas together.
f. Purpose. Determine the purpose of your paper.
g. Thesis Statement. Develop the thesis of your paper.
1. ____
2. ____
3. ____
4. ____
5. ____
6. ____
7. ____
Match Column A with Column B by identifying the Effective Outlining Component

being described in each item. Write the letter of the best answer on your answer sheet.
Column A Column B
______ 1. Parallelism a. All the information contained in Heading 1 should
______ 2. Coordination have the same significance as the information
______ 3. Subordination contained in Heading 2.
______ 4. Division b. Each heading and subheading should preserve this
structure. If the first heading is a verb, the second
heading should be a verb.
c. Each heading should be divided into 2 or more parts
d. The information in the headings should be more
general, while the information in the subheadings
should be more specific.

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What I Have Learned
I thought…
What were your
thoughts or ideas
about outlining?
What new or
additional ideas I learned that…
did you learn
after taking up
this lesson?
How did you I applied that…..

apply the things
you have learned
about outlining?

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What I Can Do
Think of a person who serves as your idol. Describe his/her worth-emulating

characteristics through any type of outline. Create your outline on a sheet of paper.
My Most Admired Person
I. Introduction Thesis: ________________________________________

II. Main Point: _______________________________________________
A. Subpoint: ______________________________________________
B. Subpoint: ______________________________________________
III. Main Point: _______________________________________________
A. Subpoint: ______________________________________________
1. Detail: ______________________________________________
2. Detail: ______________________________________________
B. Subpoint: ______________________________________________
Note: Outline can be expanded depending on your main points and subpoints.
Assessment
Read and answer each item. Write the letter of the best answer on your
answer sheet.
_____1. It is considered as the map of your essay. It shows what information each
section or paragraph will contain, and in what order.
A. Outline
B. Paraphrase
C. Summary
D. Thesis statement
_____2. Most outlines use __________ and/or bullet points to arrange information and
convey points.
A. Emoticons
B. Numbers
C. Shapes
D. Symbols
_____3. An outline saves time for writers. This statement is ______.
A. True
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B. False
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
_____4. This type of outline uses a complete sentence for each item.
A. Paragraph Outline
B. Sentence Outline
C. Topic Outline
_____5. If you wish to create an outline for relatively simple subjects, which typology
of outline should you use?
A. Paragraph Outline
B. Sentence Outline
C. Topic Outline
_____6. To begin an outline, you need to start with your ___________. This
will be your guide throughout the process of writing your essay.
A. Outline
B. Paraphrase
C. Summary
D. Thesis statement
_____7. The second level of an alphanumeric outline must begin with a/an _______.
A. Capitalized letter
B. Hindu-Arabic number
C. Lowercase letter
D. Roman numeral
_____8. The terms Academic, TVL, Arts and Design, and Sports are under what
particular broad term?
A. Senior High School Exits
B. Senior High School Tracks
C. Senior High School Strands
D. Senior High School Subjects
_____9. Below are the primary reasons for creating an outline, EXCEPT ONE: ____.
A. Aids in the process of writing
B. Helps you organize your ideas
C. Presents your material in a logical form
D. Constructs messed up overview of your writing
_____10. The notion: “if the first heading is a verb, the second heading should be a
verb” adheres to what component of effective outlining?
A. Coordination
B. Division
C. Parallelism
D. Subordination
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Additional Activities
Read the paragraph. Then fill in the blanks with the best type of outline that
follows.
1What makes an effective leader? 2To be sure, no one characteristic or trait
defines an effective leader. 3It is true, however, that effective leaders get the
most out of employees or group members by holding them to very high
standards or expectations. 4Setting high standards increases productivity
because people tend to live up to the expectations set for them by superiors.
5This is an example of the Pygmalion effect, which works in a subtle, often
unconscious way. 6When a managerial leader believes that a group member will
succeed, the manager communicates this belief without realizing that he or she
is doing so.
7Conversely, when a leader expects a group member to fail, that person will
not usually disappoint the manager. 8The manager’s expectation of success or

failure becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. 9Thus it pays for a manager to expect
the best from employees.
(Adapted from Andrew J. DuBrin, Leadership 4/e, © Cengage Learning.)
Main Idea: Effective leaders encourage a high level of performance by expecting the
best from their employees.
Support: 1. People are likely to live up to a manager's or superior's expectations.
2. Called the “Pygmalion effect” i.e. expect the best and you'll get it.
3. ______________________________________________________
a. leader who expects the best gets high achievement
b. leader who doesn't expect much gets low achievement
c.___________________________________________________
d. pays for leaders to expect the best
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Answer Key
Additional Assessment Independent

Activities 1. A Assessment 3
3. Communicate a 2. B 1. b
belief without 3. A 2. a
realizing that he 4. B 3. d
or she is doing 5. C 4. c
so 6. D
c. manager’s 7. A What I Have
expectation of 8. B Learned
success or 9. D Answer may vary
failure becomes 10. C
a self-fulfilling 11. D
prophecy 12. D What I Can Do
13. C Answer may vary 7. c
14. D 6. d
15. D 5. e
4. b
3. g
2. a
1. f
Activity 3
Independent
Independent Independent What’s New

16. ✓
15. 
Assessment 2 Assessment 1 Answers may vary 14. ✓
I. Family Problems Answers may vary
13. 
A. Custodial: Non- 12. ✓
custodial Conflicts
Independent What’s More What’s In
B. Extended Family
Activity 2 Independent
C. Adolescent's Age
16. I Activity 1 20. Label
II. Economic Problems
17. A 1. PO 19. Order
A. Child Support
18. 1 2. TO 18. Organize
B. Women's Job
19. A 3. SO 17. Brainstorm
Training
20. (1) 4. PO Outline
C. Lower Standard
21. (a) 5. PO 16. Decimal
of Living 6. TO
22. 3 Outline
D. Possible 7. SO
23. 3.1 15. Alphanumeric
Relocation 8. TO
24. 3.1.1 Outline
1. Poorer 25. 3.1.1.1 9. SO 14. Paragraph
Neighborhood 26. 3.1.1.1.1 10. PO Outline
2. New School 13. Sentence
III. Peer Problems 12. Topic Outline
A. Loss of Friends 11. Outline
B. Relationships What I Know
with Dates
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References
• “Example of Topic Outline.” Oakton Community College. Accessed May 26,

2020.https://www.oakton.edu/studentservices/learning_center/tutoring/research_
paper_tips/topic_outline.php
• “Four Main Components for Effective Outlines.” Purdue Online Writing Lab.
Accessed April 22, 2020. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_
process/developing_an_outline/how_to_outline.html
• “Why and How to Create a Useful Outline.” Purdue Online Writing Lab. Accessed
April 22, 2020. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/
developing_an_outline/how_to_outline.html
• Flemming, Laraine. “Exercise Practice with Outlining.” Accessed April 30, 2020.
http://www.laflemm.com/reso/OutliningFill-InREVISED.pdf
• Luman, Ruth. “Making an Outline.” SlidePlayer. Accessed May 26, 2020.

https://slideplayer.com/slide/880352
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Quarter 3 – Week 4: Modules 4 and 5

Outlining and Identifying

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Management Team Zenia G. Mostoles EdD, CESO V, SDS

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Identifying the Thesis Statement

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For the Learner:

What I Need to Know

For the Learner

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At the end of this module, you are expected to:

Tell whether each of the following sentences is a GOOD or BAD thesis

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Reviewing the summarizing techniques, identify the the truthfulness of the

1. A summary should be arranged according to how we understand and remember

Look and observe this picture. Answer the following question:

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1. What is the biggest word you see?

Almost all of us—even if we don’t do it intentionally, —search early in an essay

Thesis statements avoid the following:

A thesis statement should:

Process in WRITING a THESIS STATEMENT

Step 1: TOPIC. State the topic under consideration. (E.g. cats)

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TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR THESIS STATEMENT

1. Determine what kind of paper you are writing:

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1. A thesis statement should not be too broad.

2. A thesis statement should not be too wordy.

3. A thesis statement should not be too general.

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4. A thesis statement should not be a title.

5. A thesis statement should not be a fact.

1. How I arrived at the library.

Example: Crime must be stopped.

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1. The court needs to implement stronger sentences.

1. Buffalo and Toronto differ in four major ways.

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What I Have Learned

How did you

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Write a thesis sentence for each topic below.

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• “Thesis Statement Worksheet.” Academic Success Center Reading and

• Tutoring and Learning Centre, George Brown College (2013). “Thesis

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Outlining Reading Texts in

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For the Learner:

Remember that an excellent execution is a result of an excellent preparation. Engineers have