Module 1: COMPOSE AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
Pre-assessment:
Directions: Read and comprehend each sentence. Choose the letter of the best
answer. Write the answers in your notebook.
_______ 1. What is the purpose of providing background information to readers in
writing an essay?
a. to have more information about the topic
b. to have distractions about the claim
c. to have warnings for an opposing view
d. to have a summary outline of the topic
_______ 2. Where can you find evidence and details in an essay?
a. introductory c. body paragraphs
paragraph d. thesis statement
b. conclusion part
_______ 3. What is shown when a statement of opposing view or claim is presented
in an essay?
a. what someone would argue for the claim
b. what someone would argue against the claim
c. what the reader should believe
d. what the writer tries to prove
_______ 4. Which of the following is the INCORRECT way of getting the audience’s
attention?
a. use a story c. use statistic
b. use an insult d. use a quotation
_______ 5. What is the purpose of writing a conclusion?
a. to restate the attention-getter and background
b. to restate the arguments and the reasons
c. to give the evidence and details
d. to give new information
Jumbled Words
Directions: Arrange the letters correctly to form a word related to
constructing an argumentative essay. Write your answers on the space before the
number
1. HCEAERSR ___________________________________
2. TIONISOPPRO ___________________________________
3. POSITPOION ___________________________________
4. UGRATNME ___________________________________
5. SISHET TASTENMET ___________________________________
6. IONCCONULS ___________________________________
7. DORTINUCIONT ___________________________________
8. SICALSLAC ___________________________________
9. UELVA ___________________________________
10. CYPILO ___________________________________
ASSESSMENT
COMPOSE YOURS!
Directions: Compose an argumentative essay by applying
what you have learned in this module. You can choose any topic that interest you
the most, or you may choose on the suggested topics listed. Be guided on how you
will be rated through the rubric on the next page. (Refer to pages 9-10 of your
module)
Module 2: Composing an Independent Critique
Pre-Assessment
Directions: Answer the following questions below by choosing the letter of the
correct answer. Write the answers in your notebook.
_______ 1. It is an analysis of a particular piece of writing.
a. essay b. critique c. editorial d. story
_______ 2. What does a critique aim to?
a. summarize the original text
b. analyze how well the points in the article are made
c. prove how flawed the literary work is
d. show the elements of the piece
_______ 3. A critique must be written based on observations of the text.
b. subjectively b. emotionally c. objectively d. freely
_______ 4. Which of the following states how critiques benefit the writer of the
text being critiqued?
a. Critiques help the writer make his work better.
b. Critiques encourage the writer to pursue a different line of
work.
c. Critiques give the writer concrete ideas for a new text.
d. All the above
_______ 5. Which of the following follows the correct steps in writing a critique?
1. State a conclusion as well as reasons for it.
2. Read and understand the text.
3. Evaluate the ideas and their flow in the text.
4. Orient the reader regarding the text.
a. 2341 b. 1234 c. 2431 d. 2413
What’s New
Directions: Read the statements below. In your notebook write a check ( ) mark if
the statement is a characteristic of a critique; write an X mark if it is not.
_______ 1. A critique should be subjective.
_______ 2. A critique should be flexible.
_______ 3. A critique should be acceptable.
_______ 4. A critique should be long to be comprehensive.
_______ 5. A critique should be constructive.
ASSESSMENT
(Please see pages 10-11 of module 2)
Module 3a: CRITIQUING A LITERARY SELECTION BASED ON STRUCTURALIST/
FORMALIST AND MORALIST APPROACHES
Pre-assessment
Directions: Identify the following sentences as true or false. Write T if the given
statement is true or correct and F if it is false or wrong.
_______ 1. Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of
literature.
_______ 2. In formalism, form is the key, not the content.
_______ 3. Moralist approach does not analyze the values or lessons and ethics
present in a literary text.
_______ 4. We write critiques for they help us develop an understanding of the
work’s purpose, intended audience, development of argument,
structure of evidence or creative style.
_______ 5. When a poem is analyzed in terms of formalism or structuralism, we
criticized it through its rhyme, meter, rhythm, tone, mood, among
others.
What’s In
Task 1
Directions: Before proceeding to the main lesson of this module let us first review our
past lesson on how to compose or write an independent critique of a chosen selection.
To critique a piece of writing is to do some basic steps (which are placed inside the
box). Identify what is defined in each of the following sentences by getting the correct
word from the word pool below.
describe assess critique analyze interpret
________________________ 1. To give the reader a sense of the writer's overall purpose and intent.
________________________ 2. To examine how the structure and language of the text convey its meaning.
________________________ 3. To state the significance or importance of each part of the text.
________________________ 4. To make a judgment of the work's worth or value.
________________________ 5. To evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way.
ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read and understand the following statements. Draw a in your notebook if the given
statement is true and if the statement is false.
________________________ 1. Literary criticism is the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of
literary works.
________________________ 2. When poem is analyzed in terms of formalism, we criticized it through its
rhyme, meter, rhythm, tone, mood, among others.
________________________ 3. Writing a critical analysis requires critical reading and critical thinking.
________________________ 4. Moralist criticism focuses on the text itself.
________________________ 5. To do moral criticism a critic has to find how the moral issues raised in the
given story relate to or reflect on moral issues facing our society.
________________________ 6. In formalism, form is the key to understanding, not the content of the text.
________________________ 7. In interpreting a poem using formalism, a critic should determine the form,
structure and devices used in the text.
________________________ 8. Critical approaches to literature are different perspectives we can consider
when looking at, analyzing, or interpreting a piece or pieces of literature.
________________________ 9. We can criticize or evaluate prose (like short story) only by using the
formalist approach.
________________________ 10. We write critiques to develop understanding of the work’s purpose, intended
audience, development of argument, and structure of evidence or creative
style.
