Republic of the Philippines

9 Department of Education
Division of Pagadian City

English
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Distinguishing Between and Among
Informative, Journalistic,
and Literary Writing

Learning Activity Sheets

(Extracted/Modified from CO/RO10 SLMs)

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What’s In

Hello learners! This time you will learn a new lesson which will give
you idea on how to distinguish types of text writing. Before we will proceed
deeper to understand clearly what this topic is all about let us refresh our
background knowledge on informative, journalistic and literary writing.
TEXT

A piece of writing that you read or create.

INFORMATIVE TEXT

It serves to inform or discloses information. It is instructive and / or

instructional. It is literary non-fiction, which has shorter texts like for
example personal essays, opinion pieces, speeches, and literature essay. It is
written using special text features that allow the reader to easily find key
information and understand the main topic.

JOURNALISTIC TEXT

It also presents information but are those that are found in radio, print,
television and online journalism. It is written originally by a writer or
journalist with a unique style and construction level. It’s main goal is to give
informative articles to the readers. News and information are example of
journalistic text.

LITERARY TEXT

It is defined as a wide variety of imaginative and creative writing that leads to

the appreciation of the cultural heritages of students. It is something related
or associated with literature or scholarly learning and writing. It has a wide
variety of imaginative and creative writing that leads to the appreciation of
the cultural heritage.

What’s New

Identify the Text

Look at the given sample texts, then identify/distinguish which text
type are examples of informative, journalistic, or literary. Then write your
answer at the side of each texts provided for your answer.

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 TEXT TYPE OF
TEXT
1.
So the thing to do when working on a motorcycle, as in
any other task, is to cultivate the peace of mind which
does not separate one’s self from one’s surroundings.
When that is done successfully then everything else
follows naturally. Peace of mind produces right values,
right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts
produce right actions and right actions produce work
which will be a material reflection for others to see of the
serenity at the center of it all.
—Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance

2.
With an artistic drama, we empathize with one or more of
its characters, but there’s also a distance between us and
their situation—a safety valve that allows us to express a
range of emotions, but also to say, “It’s only a movie,”
“It’s only a play,” “It’s only a novel.” Work is based upon
problem solving, how to eliminate conflict and get the job
done. Episodic is fine for work. We want day-by-day not
confrontational trauma—even if it would lead to life-
changing revelation. But drama exaggerates conflict,
pushes situations to their extreme, and leads us to a big
turning point.

3.
In a poem entitled Four Great Poets, Robert Francis puts
his finger on the heart of Frost’s greatness: “His head
carved out of granite O / His hair wayward drifts of snow
/ He worshipped the great God of Flow / By holding on
and letting go.” Here’s an example from part of one of
Frost’s lesser known pieces, For Once, Then, Something.
In the first half he says friends rebuke him for looking
into a well and seeing only himself, reflected in the water
godlike in a wreath of ferns and cloud puffs.
http://lehmaninfo.wordpress.com/sample-business-
literary-articles/

4.
DHAKA: Hosts Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in the
opening match of the four-nation Asia Cup cricket
tournament starting in Dhaka in March, an official said
on Monday. Old rivals Pakistan and India will meet in a
mouth-watering clash on March 18. The Sher-e-Bangla

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 TEXT TYPE OF
TEXT
National stadium will host all the matches, including the
inaugural tie on March 12 and the final on March 22,
Asian Cricket Council chief executive Syed Ashraful Huq
said. http://www.paper-articles.com/

5.From Beowulf
And then, in the morning, crowds surrounded
Herot, warriors coming to that hall
520 From faraway lands, princes and leaders
Of men hurrying to behold the monster’s
Great staggering tracks. They gaped with no
sense
Of sorrow, felt no regret for his suffering,
Went tracing his bloody footprints, his beaten

What’s Is It
Informative Writing

Informative writing gives readers straightforward information about

a topic. It is usually non-fiction.

Purpose:

 to inform or present information

 to raise awareness and to do so objectively
 to educate (use resources that are reliable and scholarly)

Structure:

 Introduction paragraph with thesis statement

 Body paragraphs with support
 Conclusion with a unique and engaging restatement of thesis

Organization:

 Logically – by date or time; by order of importance

 Categorically – by definition; by theme
 Contextually – by comparison and contrast; by historical or contemporary

Types of Informative Writing

a. Factual recount – a type of informative text that has an objective of

retelling a true event that happened in the past
b. Procedural – a type of informative text that has procedures to do one
thing

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 Diary – a type of informative text that records the daily experiences of a
person

Sample Informative Text

The most popular tourist attraction is the capital city Rome itself, with
its rich cultural heritage. The Colosseum, Castle Sant'Angelo, Fontana di
Trevi, the Pantheon, and the Vatican are some of the most visited sites in
Rome. Venice is another city in Italy that is famous for its beautiful canals
and gondolas. And if you are a lover of Italian art, the Uffizi Gallery in
Florence is a place you cannot afford to miss. The city of Naples is known
around the world for its architectural beauty and surely it is a
photographer's delight. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, being on of the Seven
Wonders of the World, attracts the highest number of visitors, not only in
Italy, but in the whole of Europe.

It also gives you the opportunity to widen your business. Social

Mediais a great and cheap way to tools. Aside from that, it lets you meet
people who can help you with your career. You can find out what companies
are hiring and hire people to hire for your company, you can ask and get
responds from your friends.
Source: https://penlighten.com/informative-essay-sample

Journalistic Writing

Journalistic writing is different from the other forms of literary texts.

Unlike a short story, poem, or novel, a journalistic text is more closely
related to essay. News reports, features, editorial, sports, and other
columns in a newspaper or magazine are considered journalistic texts.

Purpose:
 To quickly inform (news articles)
 To entertain (comics section, lifestyle column, feature)
 To persuade (editorial, opinion, column)
Structure:
 Inverted pyramid
Organization:
The essential and most interesting elements of a story are put at the
beginning, with supporting information following in order of diminishing
importance.

Types of Journalistic Text

Print journalism – type of journalism that focuses on print media, such as
newspapers and magazines
Broadcast journalism – type of journalism that is being broadcast, . radio
and television

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Yellow journalism – type of journalism that uses exaggerating words or
sensationalism; uses eye-catching heading

Sample of Journalistic Writing

BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA—Vegetable farmers dumped tons of ripe
tomatoes on roadsides here and in nearby Ifugao province due to a glut in
supply and low market prices.
Small and medium-sized tomatoes were found abandoned along the
roads in Tinoc town in Ifugao on Tuesday, a week after tomatoes were also
seen rotting on a roadside in Bambang town in this province.
“The sorry sight of dumped tomatoes adds to the woes of farmers, who
are suffering from the impact of the quarantine,” Adrian Albano,
administrator of Ifugao Highland Farmers’ Forum, told the Inquirer by
telephone on Thursday.
According to farmers, the low retail price of tomatoes would prevent
them from recovering their huge production expenses, as it would only cost
them more to transport the produce to buyers.
Source: https://bit.ly/3glx8Ac

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ confirmed coronavirus disease 2019

(COVID-19) cases surged to 20,626 as the Department of Health (DOH)
reported Friday an additional 244 cases.Meanwhile, 82 more patients have
recovered from the respiratory disease, bringing the total recoveries to
4,330.
The new reporting system has resulted in a massive surge in new
COVID-19 cases in recent days. But the DOH said the spike in cases does
not mean that the outbreak is getting worse as it attributed the increase to
the government’s increased testing capacity and “aggressive efforts” to catch
up on the validation backlogs.
Earlier, COVID-19 Response Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said the
government is now eyeing to include asymptomatic patients in its “expanded
targeted testing” program.
This came as he reported that the country’s rated testing capacity
increased to nearly 42,000 a day.
However, the DOH earlier said that daily actual tests done by all the
accredited laboratories is only around 8,000 to 9,000 as some testing
centers face operational issues.There are currently 52 accredited
laboratories nationwide, of which,
40 can use RT-PCR tests while the other 12 are testing centers licensed to
use GeneXpert rapid tests.
Source: https://bit.ly/3ketuJv

Literary Writing

Literary writing may not be entirely factual or timely. It may also

cover imaginary events or ideas. It also tends to be subjective where the
most important point may be found anywhere in the text.

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Purpose:

 To express
 To entertain
 To communicate or appeal to the emotions

Structure:

 Depends on the form

Organization:

 Logically – by date or time; by order of importance

 Categorically – by definition; by theme
 Contextually – by comparison and contrast; by historical or
contemporary

Types of Literary Text

a Prose
a Poetry

What’s More
Think it through
To further enhance your knowledge on distinguishing the types of
writing, Kindly read carefully the given items then check the column where
it belongs.
Items Given Informative Journalistic Literary
1. Novel

2. Factual recount

3. Sports news

4. Editorial column

5. A recipe for carbonara

6. Movie review

7. A social etiquette article

8. A brochure on the detecting signs

of drug abuse

9. Poem on entitled: Why Do I Love

Thee

10. Signs of Covid 19 as Lead news

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What I Can Do

Show your Writing Talent

A. Informative Writing.

After going through the activities, you are now very familiar on
distinguishing the three (3) Types of Text. Choose one (1) of the following
themes. Write your own informative article.
- Friendship - courage - loyalty love
B. Journalistic Writing.
1. Read an article/story from a newspaper. Cut it then, paste it on a
short coupon bond. Take note on the following key points.

2. Write a short news article on another short coupon bond.

 What is the story about?
 Are there words you do not understand?
 Give me an example of formal language used in the text?
 Write/pick out the five (5) W’s of the article (who, what, where, when,
why).
C. Literary Writing.
I want you to write one a short poem (1) as your example of literary
writing base on what you have learned from the module.

What I Have Learned

From the examples given, fill out the table below: Informative vs.
Journalistic vs. Literary Writing
A. Fill the table with the needed information
ELEMENT/FEATURE INFORMATIVE JOURNALISTIC LITERARY

Purpose

Manner of reading
(formal, informal,
entertaining/dramatic)

Format (where do you

find the text?)

Other Features

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B. How Well Do You Know?

Directions: Identify whether the statement described is informative,

journalistic or literary writing.

____________________ 1.It uses a wide variety of imaginative and creative

writing that leads to the appreciation of a
variety of subjects.

____________________ 2.It is the style of writing used to report news stories in

newspapers, television broadcasts, on radio and
on the Internet.

____________________ 3.These are texts which intend to inform the reader or

viewer. They use facts to describe and explain
people, animals, objects, events, or
phenomena.

____________________ 4.It is a piece of written material, such as a book or

poem, that has the purpose of telling a story
or entertaining, as in a fictional novel. Its
primary function as a text is usually aesthetic,
but it may also contain political messages or
beliefs.

____________________ 5.The purpose of this text is to educate and enlighten

the reader. It is a very straightforward piece
of writing.

Assessment:
I. Multiple Choice: Read the statements carefully. Encircle the best answer.
1. It is a type of text which presents information that are found in radio,
print or television.
A. informative B. literary C. journalistic
2. It gives readers straightforward information about a topic.
A. literary B. informative C. journalistic
3. It is a type of text which is usually non-fiction.
A. informative B. journalistic C. literary
4. It is written originally by a writer.
A. journalistic B. literary C. informative
5. It is a type of text which is defined as a wide variety of imaginative and
creative writing.
A. literary B. journalistic C. informative

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6. It serves to inform or discloses information.
A. journalistic B. informative C. literary

7. It is a type of text which leads to the appreciation of the cultural heritage

of students.
A. literary B. journalistic C. informative

8. It is a type of writing which used to report news stories.

A. literary B. journalistic C. informative

9. It has a unique text type and construction level.

A. informative B. literary C. journalistic

10. It is a type of text in which the intention is to inform the reader about a
specific topic.
A. literary B. informative C. journalistic

11. It is a type of text which is instructive and instructional by nature.

A. journalistic B. literary C. informative

12. It is a type of text which is written using special text features that allows
the reader to easily find key information and understand the main topic.
A. informative B. journalistic C. literary

13. It is a type of text which are found in online journalism.

A. literary B. informative C. journalistic

14. It involves finding, creating, editing and publishing of news to be shared.

A. informative B. journalistic C. literary

15. It is a type of text in which visual representation may include: charts,

diagrams, and tables and these are accompanied by captions that
further explain the image.
A. informative B. literary C. journalistic

16. It gives interests to people who would like to be inform of something.

A. Journalistic B. literary C. informative

17.It imparts straight forward information and facts; but never personal
opinions.
A. literary B. journalistic C. informative

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18. It relates to, or have the characteristics of humane learning.
A. literary B. informative C. journalistic
19. It is a type of text that imparts knowledge to the readers.
A. journalistic B. literary C. informative
20. It is a type of text which has shorter texts like for example: personal
essays, opinion pieces, speeches and literature essay.
A. informative B. journalistic C. literary

II. Identify the type of text used in the following articles such as: informative,
journalistic or literary. Write the letter of your answer.
Text A

They walked downtown in the light of mother-of-pearl, to the Majestic,

and their way to seats by the light of the screen, in the exhilarating smell of
stale tobacco, rank sweat, and dirty drawers, while the piano played fast
music and galloping horses raised a grandiose lag of dust.
A Death in the Family by James Agee

1. A. informative B. literary C. journalistic

Text B

A fire of undetermined origin razed to the ground a three-story apartment of

Juana de la Cruz 456 Lapulapu St., Valencia City last night. Five fire companies
subdued it within an hour. The damage, estimated at P5 million, was covered by
insurance.

2. A. journalistic B. informative C. literary

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 Text C

Toledo, Spain (Reuters) - Scientists believe they could discover life outside
the Solar System within the next 25 years covered by insurance. “Yes,
definitely, there’s life out there, “Mike Kaplan, director of US space agency
NASA’s origins program, told Reuters during a meeting of Astronomers in
Toledo.
The Philippine Star, 15 March 1996

3. A. informative B. journalistic C. literary

Text D

Scientific theories are not guesses or random ideas. A Scientific theory is a

collection of well-supported hypotheses based on repeated testing that
explains some aspect about the natural world.

4. A. literary B. journalistic C. informative

Text E

It was dark and stormy. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an
old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing
in the frenzied lashing of the wind.

5. A. journalistic B. literary C. informative

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