Course: English 10 Q2

Topic outline

Module Introduction
- Announcements Forum
Resource Mapping Table
- English Resource Mapping Table File
Evaluating Informational Text in a Range of Media (Spoken, Written, Visual, and Multimedia) for Clarity of Meaning, Purpose, Form, and Function - I
Evaluating informational text in a range of media (spoken, written, visual, and multimedia) for clarity of meaning, purpose, form, and function
1. Examine text structures for clarity of meaning and purpose: journalistic texts, documentaries, and vlogs
2. Examine linguistic features as tools to achieve organizational efficiency in informational texts:
- diction and style
- transition devices
- sentence structure and function
3. Examine how visual elements are used as tools to achieve the intended meaning of informational texts:
- vectors (for scientific, mathematical, or technical topics) and viewpoint
- technical editing
- animations
4. Extract significant information.
5. Analyze the real-world issues/occurrences presented in informational texts.
Evaluating Informational Text in a Range of Media (Spoken, Written, Visual, and Multimedia) for Clarity of Meaning, Purpose, Form, and Function - II
6. Draw inferences and conclusions to formulate sound judgment:
- author's purpose and meaning
- target audience: hypothetical vs. real, experts vs. laypeople, managerial vs. rank-and-file
7. Determine the veracity of the information presented:
- credibility of the author
- accuracy of information
- relevance
- timeliness
- objectivity
- coverage
8. Analyze textual evidence to support an argument/general statement:
- quoting
- paraphrasing
- summarizing
9. Assess the quality of journalistic articles based on standard development principles:
- simplicity and brevity
- precision
- objectivity and factuality
- fairness and balance
- ethics
10. Synthesize significant information.
Publishing a Multimodal Informational Text for One’s Purpose and Target Audience
11. Identify the text type appropriate for one’s topic, purpose, and target audience.
12. Organize significant information using various technique.
13. Determine one’s thesis as the central idea of the paper.
14. Compose the informational text based on the chosen text type.
15. Apply multimodal elements appropriate to the chosen text delivery/ies.
16. Revise the text for coherence.
17. Revise the text for cohesion (diction, syntax, and style).
18. Edit the text for textual consistency.
19. Publish a multimodal informational text for one’s purpose and target audience: documentaries and vlogs.