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GETTING TO
KNOW EACH
OTHER!!!
OPPORTUNITY
IS
NOWHERE!!!
What is the
most unique
trait do you
have? Why?
 OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe a written text as
connected discourse.
2. Identify properties of a well-
written text
1. Alex is no stranger to
poverty.
2. Alex passed the highly
competitive college
admission test of a
respected university.
3. Alex will graduate with
the university’s highest
academic achievement.
4. Almost five years later,
Alex has become of the
country’s premier
chemists.
 NEWS FEATURE
From problem-solving
cheapskate to summa cum
laude: the story of Alex
Cruz
 April 24, 2014 - 3:40pm

MANILA, Philippines - In April 2009, two months

before studying chemical engineering at the
University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman,
Alexander John Cruz had a big problem. He
only had P2,500 in his wallet and was waiting
for classes to begin so he could receive his
scholarship allowance from the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST).
 He was already at the university that
time, attending tutorial classes as part of
his scholarship program. He was
promised a P3,000-allowance, to be
given in two tranches for the duration of
the preparatory classes. The first half
would be released at the start of the
tutorials, the second half by the end.
With little money for two months, he
had to ask for free menudo sauce at
the University Consumers
Cooperative canteen, so he would
only pay for rice in his meals. He
became a cheapskate not by choice,
but by circumstance.
Alex is no stranger to poverty. When he was 2
years old, his mother, a single parent, had to enroll
him at the barangay Day Care Center in Talavera,
Nueva Ecija because she didn't have the money to
buy for his milk. The center was managed by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development,
and the students were given free food in class.
When he was a kid, he was used to making a meal
out of rice swimming in sugar water.
 What is TEXT?
- It is a large unit of written
language which is actually
a connected discourse.
- It is a group of ideas put
together to make a point
or one central idea.
 What is DISCOURSE?
It is an expression of ideas.
It could be an utterance, a
talk that does not have a
particular structure.
 In order to understand the
main point in the text, several
connectors are used.
Ex. Alex is no stranger to
poverty.
He was 2 years old when his
mother enrolled him at a Day
Care center.
 ASSIGNMENT:
- Read the selection on
http://www.philstar.
Com/news-
feature/2014/04/24/1315611/
problem-solving-cheapskate-
summa-cum laude-
 Answer these questions.
1. How did the author
link the discourses to
express one main
idea?
 2. What do you think
is used to connect one
discourse to another?
 Reflect:
Why do you think it is
essential to have an
understanding of text as
connect discourse in
learning how to read and
write effectively?
MAY GOD
BLESS US
ALL!