LEARNING COMPETENCIES

Learners will be able to…

• define text in the context of multimedia (SSHS);
• describe the different dimensions of text
information and media (MIL11/12TIM-IVb-3);
• comprehend how text information and media
is/are formally and informally produced,
organized, and disseminated (MIL11/12TIM-IVb-4)
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
Learners will be able to…
• evaluate the reliability and validity of text
information and media and its/ their sources
using selection criteria (MIL11/12TIM-IVb-5)
TOPIC OUTLINE
I- TEXT INFORMATION AND MEDIA
A. Definition, Characteristics, Format and Types,
Sources, Advantages and Limitations, and
Value
B. Text as Visual
C. Selection Criteria
D. Design Principle and Elements
What is a text? a simple and flexible format of
presenting information or conveying
ideas whether hand-written, printed or
displayed on-screen
(Source: MIL TG by CHED)
TEXT
any ‘’human-readable
sequence of characters’’ that
can form intelligible words
(Rouse, 2015)
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

How is text used in the

following media?
Source:
https://www.zazzle.com/funn
y+kids+tshirts
Sources:
https://www.zazzle.co
m/funny+tshirts
Photo Credit: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images
Source:
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/man-blatantly-ignores-a-traffic-warning-sign-that-reads-no-news-phot
o/108428193#man-blatantly-ignores-a-traffic-warning-sign-that-reads-no-crossing-picture-id108428193
Source:
http://www.pinoygagj
okes.com/2014/07/50
-pictures-most-funnie
st-pinoy-signage.html
Source:
http://www.pin
oygagjokes.com
/2014/07/50-pi
ctures-most-fun
niest-pinoy-sign
age.html
Source:
http://www.pinoygagj
okes.com/2014/07/50
-pictures-most-funnie
st-pinoy-signage.html
What is the tone of this fraudulent
message?
Why do you think Filipinos fall for this
kind of fraudulent or scam text message?
Do you think that text-based messages are
powerful?
CREATORS OF TEXT
INFORMATION
CREATORS OF TEXT INFORMATION

1.Author – a person who writes

professionally, especially someone who
writes published books
2.Writer – someone who writes anything
3.Contributor – Writers whose work is
included in a book, magazine, or
newspaper
CREATORS OF TEXT INFORMATION
1. Columnist – a person who writes for publication in a series,
creating an article that usually offers commentary and
opinions
2. Blogger – a blogger publishes posts on an online journal or
website
3. Editor – a person in charge of ensuring that a written
material is accurate and quality
4. Publisher – The preparation of the text for sharing with an
audience, with attention given to the form and style of the
text
CLASSIFICATIONS OF TEXT
INFORMATION
Text Classification is classified into
two:
•Fiction
•Non-fiction
How Text Information is
produced?
Text information is produced through:
1. The writer selects a topic / issue worth writing
about
2. Thorough gathering of information about a topic
3. The writer constructs an outline of the topic and
composes the draft
4. Goes back to draft and develops it into a full text
5. Turns in the article to the editor or publisher
 TYPES OF TEXT AND
COMMON FILE FORMATS
What is a typeface?
also called font, font type, or type

refers to the representation or

TYPEFACE style of a text in the digital format

usually comprised of alphabets,

numbers, punctuation marks, symbols
and other special characters

Source: p. 119, MIL TG by CHED

TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

1.EMPHASIS
• importance or value given to a part
of the text-based content
1. EMPHASIS

• make the text bold

• Italicized
• have a heavier weight
• darkened or lightened
• enlarged
1. EMPHASIS

Source: https://tympanus.net/codrops/2011/10/08/25-examples-of-emphasis-applied-in-web-design/
1. EMPHASIS

Source: https://twitter.com/philredcross/status/706041623839244288
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

2. APPROPRIATENESS
• how fitting or suitable the text is
used for a specific audience,
purpose or event
2. APPRORIATENESS
Times New Roman
Arial
Aharoni
Rockwell
Edwardian Script
Jokerman
2. APPRORIATENESS

Sources: http://bonfx.com/bad-typography/
2. APPRORIATENESS

Source: http://bonfx.com/bad-typography/
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

3. PROXIMITY
• how near or how far the text elements
from each other
• when two things are closely related,
bring them close together
3. PROXIMITY
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

4. ALIGNMENT
• how the text is positioned in the page
• left, center, right, or justified
4. ALIGNMENT

Source: http://www.printwand.com/blog/basic-alignment-principles-in-graphic-design-with-examples
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

5. ORGANIZATION
• conscious effort to organize the different
text elements in a page
• ensures that while some text elements are
separated from each other, they are still
somehow connected with the rest of the
elements in the page
5. ORGANIZATION

Source:
MIL TG by CHED
5. ORGANIZATION

Source:
https://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.com
/2015/04/0
8/want-a-g
ood-design-
remember-
to-c-r-a-p-c
ontrast-rep
etition-alig
nment-prox
imity/
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

6. REPETITION
•consistency of elements
•unity of the entire design
•repeating some typefaces within
the page
6. REPETITION

Source:
https://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.com
/2015/04/0
8/want-a-g
ood-design-
remember-
to-c-r-a-p-c
ontrast-rep
etition-alig
nment-prox
imity/
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

7. CONTRAST
•creates visual interest
•two elements are different from
each other
CONTRAST: TWO ELEMENTS ARE DIFFERENT

 white text on a dark background

 large font with a small font
 serif and sans serif
 thin elements with wide elements
 cool color and warm color
7. CONTRAST

Source:
https://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.com
/2015/04/0
8/want-a-g
ood-design-
remember-
to-c-r-a-p-c
ontrast-rep
etition-alig
nment-prox
imity/
 ASSESSMENT – ½ Crosswise
Specify how the design principles
and elements were used in the
product label and the effect it
has on consumers. how the
design principles and elements
Design Principles
and Elements
Emphasis
Appropriateness
Proximity
Alignment
Organization
Repetition
Contrast

Source:
https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/
180340-zarks-burger-8-pesos-rush
REFERENCES
 Media and Information Literacy
Curriculum Guide by DepEd
 Media and Information Literacy Teaching
Guide by CHED
 Media and Information Literacy by Boots
C. Liquigan, Diwa Learning Systems Inc.