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ENGLISH – 10
Q1-week-1

Information from
Various Sources
What is information?

INFORMATION
-are facts provided or learned
about something or someone.
(oxford dictionary)
 3 Basic Types of Information

primary,
secondary, and
tertiary
 Primary source

 Provides direct or firsthand information about an event, person, object, or work

or art.

 They are original materials which have not been interpreted, condensed, or
evaluated by a second party.

 Materials that were created at the time the event occurred or by those who
experienced the event

 Example: diary, interview transcript, oral history interview, films and movies,
 Secondary source
Offers an analysis or restatement of primary
sources
Materials which summarize, interpret,
recognize, or otherwise provide an added value
to a primary source
Created after the event; created by someone
Examples:
documentaries, documentary
production, history, encyclopedias,
magazines, biographies, book “on”
the subject, blogs, etc.
 TERTIARY SOURCE
Lists, compiles, or indexes primary and secondary information
sources
These source are most often used to look up facts or to get a general
idea about something

Note: some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary

source when their chief purpose is to list summarize or simply
repackage ideas or other information
 Examples:
Thesaurus, philosophy, atlas,
dictionary, almanacs,
handbooks, indexes, statistics,
guidebooks, directories
1. SPEECH is a spoken expression of ideas,
opinions, etc., that is made by someone who is
speaking in front of a group of people.

EXAMPLE:
*presidential address
2. NEWS is an information that wasn't known
before or current events broadcast over the radio,
television, online or in print media.

Example: The New York Times announcing the

winner of a presidential race.
3. NEWS CASTING is the broadcasting of news
on radio or television.
Tips on news casting:
• Put stress and emphasis on words to give them
meaning
A reporter’s voice affects the meaning of a
report.
 It is important for the reporter to give value and
4. News report are found in newspapers,
television and radio and their purpose is
to inform readers of what is happening in
the world around them.
5. PERSUASIVE SPEECH is a specific
type of speech in which the speaker has a
goal of convincing the audience to accept
his or her point of view.

Example: sales pitch; the speaker is trying

to convince the audience to buy his or her
product or service.
6. TALK SHOW is a television or radio
programming genre structured around the act of
spontaneous conversation. A talk show is
distinguished from other television programs by
certain common attributes.

Example: Ellen DeGeneres show

7. PANEL DISCUSSION is a method of
teaching in which four to eight persons or
students discuss the assigned
topic/problem/issues creatively among
themselves in front of an audience.

Example: group activity

8. DEBATE is a formal discussion on a particular
topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly,
in which opposing arguments are put forward.

Example: The registration of personal sim

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