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Features of Acad Writing Final

This lesson guide outlines an English lesson for 7th grade students on the features of academic writing. The lesson includes (1) a preliminary activity reviewing a previous lesson and discussing two sample paragraphs, (2) a lesson discussing formality, objectivity, explicitness, and caution as key features of academic writing, and (3) a culminating activity where students practice expanding contracted words and answer questions about academic writing.

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Features of Acad Writing Final

This lesson guide outlines an English lesson for 7th grade students on the features of academic writing. The lesson includes (1) a preliminary activity reviewing a previous lesson and discussing two sample paragraphs, (2) a lesson discussing formality, objectivity, explicitness, and caution as key features of academic writing, and (3) a culminating activity where students practice expanding contracted words and answer questions about academic writing.

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LESSON GUIDE TEMPLATE FOR LIMITED FACE TO FACE CLASSES

Subject/Grade Level/Date English/ Grade 7 / April 12,2022


Competency (MELCs):
Objectives: *Distinguish features of academic writing. EN7WC-I-c-4.2
*Answer Activity 3: EXPANDED OVER CONTRACTED
*Explain the importance of carefulness in one’s life
Subject Matter: FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING
Activities: A. Preliminary Activity:
Review:
Have a short review of the previous lesson by asking the class to
formulate three (3) thought provoking questions based on the topic
in the box below.
COVID-19 Pandemic

My three thought provoking questions:


1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
Motivation:
Ask the students to examine the boxes of information Set A and Set
B. Ask the class to compare the paragraphs in boxes A and B. Which
paragraph is clearer, more formal, concise, focused, structured and
back up by evidence. Which paragraph is more conversational,
informal and subjective?
Unlocking of difficult words:
1. Academic writing-is a formal style of writing.
2. Formality- is using formal language rather than everyday
common language.
3. Objectivity- means that the writing must be impersonal.
4. Explicitness- is the responsibility of the writer in English to
make it clear to the reader how the various parts of the text
are related.
5. Caution- is an important feature of academic writing which is
the concept of cautious language, often called “hedging” or
“vague language”
B. Lesson Proper:
Discuss to the class the features of Academic writing
1.Formality:
1.1 Choosing expanded forms over contracted forms.
Poor examples Improved
Can’t cannot
Doesn’t Does not
Won’t Will not
I’ve I have

Sentence:
The policy does not permit illegal dealings.
1.2 Choosing one verb form over two-word verbs.
Poor examples Improved
Mess up damage
Brought up raised
Give back return
Sentence:
The business sectors raised the questions of excluding tax payment
from the dialogue.
Note:
To continue from pages 4-6 (1.3,1.4)
2. Objectivity
(2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
3. Explicitness:
(3.1, 3.2,)
4. Caution:
( 4.1)

C. Culminating Activity:
Let the students answer the Activity 3. EXPANDED OVER CONTRACTED
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences by expanding the
underlined contracted words
1-10
Assessment: Answer the following questions:
1.How significant to you is academic writing?
2. Why do we need to learn the academic writing?
3. Enumerate the 5 features of academic writing.
Assignment: Copy in your notebook the topics from pages 3-7 in your English
notebook. Get ready for checking
Remarks/Feedback:
(To be filled out by the
teacher after conducting the
session):

Prepared by: JHARHONN N. RUBIO

Checked by: MARY CERES P.ALFORQUE

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