ENGLISH REVIEWER

Factual Information – are statements that can be verified or  Facts and opinions help us determine how true a
proven to be true. statement is. Thus, in any kind of article, facts, and
 Figures of numerical data opinions can be used in developing the paragraph to
 Results of research add details on the main point.
 General truth or established facts
Subjective Content – involves judgment, feeling, opinion, Main Idea – is the most important thought about the topic.
intuition, or emotion The topic is the person, place, thing, or idea being written
rather than factual information. about.
 Personal views and comments Supporting Details – can be defined as additional
 Emotional inputs information that explains, defines, or proves an idea.
 Individual preferences
Passive Listening – when you hear someone or something
 Adjectives based on one’s perspective
without paying full attention.
Bias – a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, Active Listening – when you fully focus and understand the
and to favor that person or thing. ‘unfairness” message of what is being said or listened to.

Prejudice – a preconceived opinion or feeling toward a  Listening is an integral part of communication. You
person based solely on their affiliation with a group. must be an active listener to interpret the
information you listen to. Having enough vocabulary,
Viewing – is defined as an active process of attending to and memory, and concentration will help you to
comprehending visual media, such as television, advertising comprehend what is being said by the speaker or
images, films, diagrams, symbols, photographs, videos, what is being conveyed in the material you are
drama, drawings, sculpture, and paintings. listening to.
 Therefore, viewing is important because as you are Faulty Logic –
dealing with mainly multimodal texts, you need to
understand them and become more effective,
active, and critical viewers to be able to participate
fully in society.
 Is an important skill that you can apply in several
instances with various purposes in mind.

Pre-viewing – You prepare to view by activating your

schema (the prior knowledge you bring to the study of a topic
or theme), anticipating a message, predicting, speculating,
asking questions, and setting a purpose for viewing.

During-viewing – You view the visual text to understand the

message by seeking and checking to understand, making
connections, making and confirming predictions and
inferences, interpreting and summarizing, pausing and
reviewing, and analyzing and evaluating. Your understanding
should be monitored by connecting to your schema,
questioning, and reflecting.

After-viewing – You are given opportunities to respond to

visual texts in an intimate, critical, and creative way. You
respond by reflecting, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.

Fact – should be based on observation or research and it is

not debatable since the information is true.

Opinion – is your assumption or personal view and it is

debatable because an opinion is not always true.