WEEK 1

Information dissemination can be done through news as it is a packaged

information about new events happening somewhere else. It can also be through
speech, informative talks, and a panel discussion.

1.) News Reports – a packaged information about new events happening somewhere
else. News moves through many different media. It can be based on word of mouth,
printing, broadcasting and electronic communication.

2.) Speech - is the communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words. This

usually persuades the audience into the topic being talked about.

3.) Informative Talks – This generally centers on talking about people, events,
process, places, or things. It is informing an audience about one of these subjects
without being persuasive.

4.) Panel Discussion – is a specific format used in a meeting, conference or

convention that is a live or virtual discussion about a specific topic amongst a
selected group of panelists who share differing perspectives in front of a large
audience.

INFORMATION SOURCES
1.) Primary Sources - are original/authentic and experienced firsthand
2.) Secondary Sources - are discussions/interpretations of primary sources
3.) Tertiary Sources - are collections of primary and secondary sources

6 CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD INFORMATION:

1.) Accuracy - info should be correct, reliable, free from flaws, and high quality
2.) Completeness - information should provide all needed questions (WH questions)
3.) Timeliness - information should be up-to-date
4.) Consistency - information should not differ greatly in quality over time
5.) Relevance - info should suit the demands, needs, and interests of the readers
6.) Uniqueness - information must be distinct
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A graphic organizer, also known as a knowledge/ concept/story map, advance

organizer, or concept diagram is an informative tool that uses visual symbols to
express knowledge and concepts through relationships between them like comparison
and contrast, identifying the parts of the story, and making descriptions.

TYPES OF TEXT
1.) Linear - follows 1 direction, can be read from left to right, top to bottom, etc.
2.) Non-linear - uni-directional, can be read in a spiral, radial, etc.

Transduction - Transforming linear to non-linear text and vice versa

TEXTUAL AID
- non-textual elements that help readers understand the content

TYPES OF TEXTUAL AID

1.) Advanced Organizers
2.) Titles
3.) Non-linear Illustrations

STORY ELEMENTS
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Plot - skeleton framework of a selection piece
1. Exposition - the characters and setting are introduced
2. Rising Action - inciting incident that pushes the plot
3. Climax - the turning point where the protagonist faces the problem
4. Falling Action - events are resolved by the protagonist
5. Resolution - conclusion or the end of the story

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE (PIE)

1. Persuade
2. Inform
3. Entertain

CHARACTERIZATION
1. Protagonist and Antagonist
2. Main and Supporting
3. Round and Flat
4. Dynamic and Static
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE (PIE)
1. Persuade - tries to get you to do or believe something
2. Inform - it gives you information about a topic
3. Entertain - tells you a story

CHARACTERIZATION
Protagonist Antagonist

Main character Against the main character

Main Supporting

Has more screen time Has less screen time

Round Flat

Are interesting characters Are boring characters

Dynamic Static

Moves/changes for the better/worse Stays the same from the beginning to
(character development) end (no character development)

WEEK 4
MEDIA STREAMING - involves video, audio, & animation that provide:
1. Communication - transmitted through delivery media like televisions,
cellphones, and the internet
2. Information - transmitted through broadcasting like news reports. radio
broadcasts, newspapers, and magazines
3. Entertainment - transmitted through tv photography, cinema, s advertising
4. E-Learning - transmitted through delivery media too

WEEK 5
Analytical Listening - ability & capacity to analyze what is being said through audio
production where meaning is interpreted.

STEPS
1. Define the Problem
2. Generate New Ideas
3. Evaluate and select solution
4. Implement and Evaluate
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CRITERIA IN EVALUATING TEXT
1. Significance and contribution of Text
2. Argument and use of Evidence / comparing of Arguments
3. Writing style and structure of text

SPOKEN TEXT
- term used to name spoken language in use
- Oral language, meaning language produced in its spontaneous form

EXAMPLES OF SPOKEN TEXT

1. Interview - one participant asks questions and the other answers
2. Panel Discussion - group of people discuss a topic in front of an audience
3. Oral Presentations - verbally addressing an audience on a topic
4. Storytelling -social and cultural activity of sharing stories
5. Speech - formal address/discourse delivered to. an audience
6. Monologue - long speech by one actor in a movie/play
7. Debate - organized argument/contest of ideas from 2 opposing sides

EVALUATING SPOKEN TEXT

1. Cohesion - organized idea, making it easy for listeners to understand
2. Correctness - notion that certain words, word forms, structures, & concepts
3. Tone - elements of language that communicate identity, mood & personality
4. Fluency - speaking easily reasonably quickly and without having to stop and pause
a lot.