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Name: ___________________________ Learning Module 22

Gr.& Section: ____________________ THIRD QUARTER

What is this module all about?

The following topics are included in this module:
1. Cohesive Devices in Writing a Persuasive Essay
2. Writing a Narrative Report

What do you need to learn?

In this module, you are expected to meet the following competencies:
1. Dep Ed MELC: Use appropriate cohesive devices in various types of speech.
2. Appreciate literature as a mirror to shared heritage of people with diverse backgrounds by
writing a narrative report of personal experience (21st Century Skill – Creativity and
Critical Thinking) EN8LT-IIIe-10

Pre-Test:
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Identify the cohesive devices used in each of the
following the statements below.
______ 1. My thoughts will be with you wherever you go.
______ 2. Because of his hard work, he earns success.
______ 3. Marie never watches television in the evening; instead, she reads novels.
______ 4. There are several ways to lose weight. For example, you can cut down on carbohydrates.
______ 5. After three months of waiting, finally, the time arrives.

Refer to the Answer Key on the last page of this module to check your answers.

Day 1: Cohesive Devices in Writing a Persuasive Essay (Synchronous Session)

Cohesion refers to the connection of ideas within and among sentences. This element is maintained
through language use or grammar and vocabulary. Thus, you need to be acquainted with various cohesive
devices you may utilize in your writing. Coherence in writing refers to the smooth transition among the
ideas presented in the sentences and paragraphs.

Concept Notes:
Cohesive devices are words or ideas that are used to connect ideas between the part of a text. It is
important to study cohesive devices because it affects reading comprehension when readers cannot
integrate information between sentences in a text.

A persuasive essay is a piece of academic writing where you use logic and reason to show that your point
of view is more legitimate than any other. You must expose clear arguments and support them using
convincing facts and logical reasons.

How to Write a Successful Persuasive Essay

1. Choose your topic and know your goal about the topic.

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 2. Identify and understand your audience.
3. Brainstorm and outline the main points of your topic.
4. In the introductory paragraph, write a strong opening to get the attention of the audience.
5. In the body paragraph, provide the audience with convincing evidence to support the claim or position
on the topic.
6. In the conclusion, provide a summary of your points and end it with a call-to-action statement.

For further explanation of the lesson, refer to your Integrated English for Effective Communication book
on pages 277-278.
Example:
Okay, thank you very much, first of all my dear friends in the media, new friends, and friends from
some time ago, good afternoon and nice to see you all here this afternoon.
I am also being accompanied here by my colleagues in the Foreign Service here in the DFA, I wish
to acknowledge their presence, so I’ll start off first with some remarks regarding our work here in Foreign
Office and I think we’ll be able to have some time for some Q&A.
So let me start by saying that it is certainly a great pleasure to be here to officially meet the
members of the local and foreign media, for the first time, in my capacity as Acting Secretary of Foreign
Affairs.
First, I have mentioned that our paramount consideration in our foreign policy is the promotion and
protection of our national interest.
Second, we will endeavor to maintain friendly cooperative and mutually beneficial ties with all
nations.
Thirdly, we will pursue avenues to enhance our country’s capacities and we recognize that because
we are all now living in a globalized and inter-dependent world.
Finally, we need to build strong institutional partnerships.
Speech of Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo.
Exercise 22.1
Directions: Write a one-paragraph persuasive essay about the importance of dreaming and making your
dreams into reality. Write it on the spaces provided.
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Rubrics for Scoring

Categories and 1 2 3 4
Criteria

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 Content Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates
understanding of understanding of considerable thorough
topic/theme. topic/theme. understanding of understanding of
topic/theme. topic/theme.
Application of Frequent major Some major Some minor Few minor
Language mechanical errors. mechanical errors. mechanical errors. mechanical errors.
Conventions
Supporting Evidence Communicates ideas Communicate ideas Communicates ideas Communicates ideas
with limited clarity; with some clarity; few with considerable with a high degree of
unsupported evidence. supported evidence. clarity; effectively clarity; insightfully
supported evidence. supported evidence.

Day 2: Writing a Narrative Report (Synchronous Session)

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 Concept Notes:
Narrative essays tell a vivid story, usually from one person’s viewpoint. A narrative essay uses all the
story elements—a beginning, middle, and ending, as well as plot, characters, setting, and climax,
bringing them together to complete the story. The focus of a narrative essay is the plot, which is told
with enough details to build to a climax.
Writing a narrative report should not be confused with writing narrative essays.

A narrative report can be referred to any detailed chronological factual piece of writing. The main
feature and main distinction of a narrative report are detailed depictions of an event in chronological
order. It is mostly used in the legal sphere.

Examples: application to a university, resolving the dispute, filing complaints

Structure of A Narrative Report

1. Statement of the thesis or the event – It states the context of the focal event of your report. Its time,
place, and actors.
2. Any background information related to this thesis. Sometimes, you can provide information
about events that preceded the key event in case they are relevant.
3. Chronological account of the event or a series of events – It should be as detailed as possible.
Don’t forget to mention the exact time and all the relevant numbers that can be applied. If there are
accounts from other witnesses or actors, you should quote them as well.
4. Summary of the event, its consequences, and implications - You should be as impersonal and
objective as possible.
Example:
Among the Philippines’ earliest achievements in science and technology were a number of
measures for the health of livestock and poultry. In 1906, for example, the work to eliminate rinderpest
began. This livestock disease became rampant following the importation of livestock into the
Philippines after the revolution and the war. Then, the Filipinos and Americans worked together to
develop, test, and eventually implement the use of a serum that would immunize animals. At around the
same time, our then-Bureau of Science also found itself devoting much of its work to monitoring public
health and the existing food supply. Undoubtedly, the hard work of generations of scientists and
stakeholders in the agricultural industry has redounded to great benefits for all.
As today, food security is not just about ensuring the stability of supply, but it is just as much
about public health and safety. For instance, toward maintaining the health of poultry and livestock, our
Department of Agriculture (DA) provides strategic vaccination and disease surveillance.
Events like these bring local and foreign stakeholders together. This event shows that government
is not alone in its effort. So, I encourage you to make the most of this event. Moreover, the sharing of
knowledge and best practices in this event will allow us to surpass the challenges. (President Benigno S.
Aquino III)
Source: Celebrating Diversity through World Literature, Lesson 6. pp 391-391

Day 3: Asynchronous Activity

Activity no. 22.1

Time started: ______
Time finished: ______
Directions: Write a 100-word short narrative as you give your own reflection about the passage below. Do it
on a clean sheet of paper.
“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily
life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.”
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 - C.S. Lewis

Source: “Top Quotes About Literature” Posted last July 21, 2013
https://www.writerswrite.co.za/the-top-12-quotes-about-literature/

Rubrics for Scoring:

Categories and Criteria 1 2 3 4
Content Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates
understanding of understanding of considerable thorough
topic/theme. topic/theme. understanding of understanding of
topic/theme. topic/theme.
Application Language Frequent major Some major Some minor Few minor
Conventions mechanical errors. mechanical errors. mechanical errors. mechanical errors.
Supporting Opinions Communicates ideas Communicate ideas Communicates ideas Communicates ideas
with limited clarity; with some clarity; few with considerable with a high degree of
unsupported opinions. supported opinions. clarity; effectively clarity; insightfully
supported opinions. supported opinions.

Day 4: Synchronous Session

Post-Test

Knowledge
Directions: Encircle the cohesive devices in the persuasive essay below.
Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I remember thinking that it would be hard to say goodbye ... and I was right - it is hard. Yet I
consider myself fortunate to have met such a special person ... a person that we care so much about ... that it
makes saying goodbye to him / her hard!
As we say goodbye, we remind ourselves that farewells are not forever, nor are they the end. They
are simply words to say that we will miss you dearly and that we will remember you fondly.
Although we may be separated by time and distance in the interim, nothing will diminish the
important role that you have and always will play in our lives.
And so, it is ... and always will be with you as we carry you always close to our hearts. May the road
rise up to meet you; may the wind be ever at your back. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the
hollow of his hand.
Source: https://www.examples.com/education/speech-examples-in-doc.html
Process
Directions: Remember the time that you got so sad and disappointed. How did it feel? What caused your
painful experience? How did you deal with it? Write a narrative report about it. Express your narrative in
100 words.
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Criteria Exceeds Expectations (5) Meets Expectations Somewhat Meets Needs
(4) Expectations (3) Improvement
(2)
Content Insight is logical, and the delivery Insight is logical. Insight is somewhat Insight is not
of the content is clear. logical. logical.

Mechanics Proficiently written the Observes Somewhat observes Does not

insight with the proper use of capitalization, capitalization, grammar, observe
capitalization, grammar, and grammar, and and sentence structure capitalization,
sentence structure sentence grammar, and
structure sentence
structure

Day 5: Asynchronous Activity

TRANSFER TASK
Directions: Write a 150-word persuasive essay. Choose one from the given topics below. Write your
answers on a clean sheet of paper.

a. The Most Valuable Childhood Possession Everyone Must Have

b. A Random Act of Kindness Costs Nothing
d. Troubles and Tribulations: The Secret Recipe to Success

1 2 3 4

Demonstrates no Demonstrates limited Maintains a general Maintain a clear purpose

understanding of the purpose;
lacks point of view, focus,
and unity between
paragraphs; little or no
paragraph development
understanding of the purpose
and an unclear point of view
and focus; lacks unity
between paragraphs; weak
paragraph development; lacks
sufficient support for the
thesis
understanding of the purpose
and mostly consistent point of
view and focus; ideas are on
topic; essay flows from one
paragraph to another;
paragraphs build and develop
the thesis.
and a consistent point of
view and focus; all ideas are
on topic, not extraneous;
essay logically flows from
one paragraph to another;
paragraphs fully elaborate
and develop the thesis.

Author makes so many errors
comprehension of the text is
inhibited.
Author makes minimal errors
in grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes minor errors in
grammar or
spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
Author makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.

No transitions; simple, Ineffective, awkward, or Includes appropriate Effective transitions

confusing, or fragmented missing transitions; simple
sentence patterns sentence patterns; may
include confusing or incorrect
vocabulary
transitions; may employ throughout the essay;
various sentence patterns; employs a variety of
sentences may vary in sentence patterns to
beginnings and length; uses enhance the writing;
accurate vocabulary sentences vary in
beginnings, length, and
complexity; precise and
engaging vocabulary

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 You are done with Module 22. Congratulations! You made it!
For clarifications, do not hesitate to consult your teacher.

Answer Key: Here are the answers in the pre-Test. Please check your answer and determine how much
knowledge you still need to know about the topics in this module.
Pre-test:
1. wherever
2. Because
3. Instead
4. For example
5. Finally

How many items did you get correctly?

Get ready to learn more in the next learning module!

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