ENGLISH REVIEWER
Lesson 1: Distinguishing Between General and
Specific Statements
General Statement
- Essentially indicates the broad key and
main point of the text and usually
demonstrates and highlights the topic
sentence or the main idea of the selection.
- The main idea can be identified by asking:
“What key point does the author want me to
know about the topic?”
- Examples:
 Computers are helpful.
 You can watch videos on YouTube.
 I like to read interesting books.
Specific Statement
- Provides details or pieces of evidence that
will support and strengthen how the readers
understand the main topic.
- Supporting details are specific information
such as facts, examples, reasons, facts, or
statistics that explain the general statement
or main idea.
- Specific statements answer the who, what,
where, when, and why about the topic.
- Examples:
 Maria loves eating strawberries from
Baguio City.
 Face shield and face mask protect us
from the Covid-19 virus.
Distinguishing Between General and Specific
Statements
 The country of Israel is now one of
the most progressive countries in the
world. Jews from all parts of the world
came to settle in Israel. They cleared the
land, they planted crops, they built
industrial and manufacturing centers.
Today, the income per capita of Israel is
higher than most countries of the East.
 Bold Text = General Statement
 General statements are usually the
topic sentence or the main idea of the
paragraph while specific statements
are the supporting information for the
topic sentence or main idea.
Lesson 2: Comparing New Insights with
Previous Learnings
Prior
- Existing or coming before in time, order, or
importance.
Knowledge
- Awareness or familiarity gained by
experience of a fact or situation.
Prior Knowledge
- Refers to the initial ideas or knowledge that
you have about the topic-what you already
know about it and how it can help shape
what will you eventually know.
- It is not just a simple comparison and
contrast but is weaving or integrating and
applying it to good use to gain access to
more information.
- A process that helps students make
connections between new information and
information they already know.
Lesson 3: Persuasive Text
Persuasive Text
- A type of non-fiction writing which can be
used to express one’s stand on an issue to
influence and convince readers to agree
with the writer’s idea or to act.
- Parts: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
Introduction
- A motivating question, a startling statement,
an interesting anecdote, or a powerful quote
may be used to hook the readers' attention.
- Relevant details showing the background of
the issue should be indicated.
- A clearly conveyed thesis statement about
the issue is presented.
- Example:
 Students should be prohibited from
bringing and using their cellular phones
in classrooms. As for the reason that the
use of cellular phones in classrooms by
students had been a hot topic of debate
until it was formally banned by DepEd.
Body
- Start with a topic sentence that explains and
gives reasons for your thesis statement.
- Supports your argument by giving additional
reasons or evidences.
Conclusion
- Summarize the main points of your
argument.
- Reiterates the thesis statement.
- Writes impactful words that call for
action.
- Examples:
 The thesis statement is the banner that
carries the main point of your argument,
the idea that you want your readers to
 believe. Hence, it must be strong and
written in the introduction.
 The use of cellular phones should be
banned in classrooms as they cause
distraction on the students.
 College education should be pursued for
it can guarantee a promising and bright
future.
Tips
1. State your position- your readers should
fully understand the point that you are
impressing on them.
2. Get organized- create an outline starting
with your thesis statement, then your major
points together with the evidences.
3. Persuade with passion- choose a topic that
you are passionate about and give your
best.
4. Knowing your audience-knowing whom you
are convincing will enable you to carefully
select the words and methods of persuasion
that you will use. The right words lead to the
right results.
5. Do your research- though persuasive writing
appeals more to the emotions of the reader,
the intellect must also be fed with factual
reasoning based on research.
6. Support your argument-opinions give rise to
arguments, and for arguments to withstand
counter-arguments, they must be backed up
by research logic and organization.
7. Write with integrity- observe accuracy and
objectivity in writing, avoid fallacies, bias
and misinformation just to make your
audience agree with you.
Useful Expressions
1. It has come to my attention that…
2. I am certain that…
3. I ask you to think about…
4. What needs to be done…
5. I am writing in order to…