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Activity 1: Taken vs. Single

Directions: Read the statements about academic writing. Write Taken if the answer is
Yes and Single if the answer is No.

1. Students who master academic language are more likely to be successful in academic and
professional settings.
2. An academic text makes use of complex jargons to promote a higher level of
comprehension.
3. Academic text uses words which tones up claims expressing certainty.
4. Both academic and non-academic texts can be used to inform.
5. The language used in academic texts should be conversational.
6. In reading an academic text, it helps acquire new information.
7. An academic text needs less concentration and focus because the terms are simple.
8. It is in academic text that issues are stated to provoke information discussion.
9. A magazine is an academic text.
10. Academic language should be objective, precise, impersonal and formal.

Activity 2

Directions: Using the Venn diagram, compare and contrast the characteristics of academic
texts from non-academic texts.

Academic Text Non-Academic Text

Little Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time there lived a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen.
Her mother had a little red riding hood made for her. Everybody called her Little Red Riding
Hood.
One day her mother said to her: “Go my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing, for I
hear she has been very ill.”
Little Red Riding Hood set out immediately.
As she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf. He asked her where she was going.
“I am going to see my grandmother.”
“Does she live far off?” said the wolf.
“It is beyond that mill you see there”.
It was not long before the wolf arrived at the old woman’s house. He knocked at the door.
Tap, tap, tap.
“Who’s there?”
“Your grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood,” replied the wolf, faking her voice.
The good grandmother called out, “Pull the string, and the latch will go up.”
The wolf pulled the string and the door opened, and then he immediately fell upon the good
woman and ate her up in a moment.
He then shut the door and got into the grandmother’s bed, expecting Little Red Riding Hood,
who came some time afterwards and knocked at the door.
Tap, tap, tap.
“Who’s there?”
“It is your grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood.”
The wolf cried out, “Pull the string, and the latch will go up.”
Little Red Riding Hood pulled the string, and the door opened.
Grandmother, what big arms you have!”
“All the better to hug you with, my dear.”
“Grandmother, what big ears you have!”
“All the better to hear you with, my child.”
“Grandmother, what big eyes you have!”
“All the better to see you with, my child.”
“Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!”
“All the better to eat you up with.”

Fortunately, a hunter was passing near by the hut. He heard the wolf, and recognised him
right away. He ran over to the window. He took a good aim, and that was the end of the wolf.
Group 2
The Tortoise and the Hare by Aesop
Group 3 (Three Little Pigs)
Group 4

The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest.
Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked
right in.
At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She
tasted the porridge from the first bowl.
"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.
So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.
"This porridge is too cold," she said.
So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.
"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.
After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts, she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she
walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sat in the first chair to
rest.
"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.
So she sat in the second chair.
"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.
So she tried the last and smallest chair.
"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest,
it broke into pieces!
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the
first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay
down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep.
As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it to pieces," cried the Baby bear.
They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa
bear growled,
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed.”
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed the Baby bear.
Just then, Goldilocks woke up. She saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she
jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran
away into the forest. She never returned to the home of the three bears.
THE END
Group 5

The Ants & the Grasshopper

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine,
drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his
fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in
the world were you doing all last summer?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making
music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

"Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs
on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

There's a time for work and a time for play.

What Am I?

Directions: Read the passages and determine what sentence structure is used. Choose your
answer from the list of words below. Write only the letter of your choice.

a. Narrative b. Chronological/Sequence c. Cause-Effect

d. Descriptive e. Problem-Solution f. Compare-Contrast

______1. There are two popular sports played at Milton, basketball, and volleyball. Both take
place inside of the gym at Milton. Also, each sport has two teams of people. In
basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball
cannot touch the floor, or it is out of play. Basketball and volleyball are popular sports
at Milton. What text structure is this?
_____2. Lots of students fail classes. Some students fail because the work is too hard for
them. Other times they may fail because they are lazy, and don’t do any work.
Another reason why students may fail is if they don’t go to school. If you’re not in
class, you may miss a lot. Many students fail classes every quarter. What text
structure is this?
_____3. Dr. Knapp doesn’t want people to sit back and let the toad vanish. He believes that
everyone is responsible for restoring the toad species. Dr. Knapp thinks we could help
restore the toad population if we stop mowing parts of our lawns and let the grass
grow wild to reserve space for the toad. He also believes we need to stop using
pesticides and fertilizers. The chemicals kill the insects that toads eat. If we preserve
some spaces in our lawns and stop using fertilizers, Dr. Knapp believes we can save
the toads. What text structure is this?
_____4. Devers experienced the highlight of any sprinter’s career, as she stood on the huge
platform in the giant stadium and received an Olympic gold medal. Eighteen months
earlier she wasn’t thinking about running. She was hoping that she would be able to
walk again. Just four years earlier, in the summer of 1988, as Devers was training for
the Olympic Games, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, she began to feel very tired all
the time and failed to make the Olympic finals. What text structure is this?
_____5 The Eiffel Tower is divided into three sections. I. The lowest section of the tower
contains the entrance, a gift shop, and a restaurant. II. The middle section of the tower
consists of stairs and elevators that lead to the top. III. The top section of the tower
includes an observation deck with a spectacular view of Paris.
Directions: Choose one topic about love then present it through graphic organizer.