ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

NAME: Rhyne Mixzanry Magesarey L. Rodriguez

GRADE AND SECTION: 11 – Galatians

ACTIVITIES
MODULE 3: IDENTIFYING THE AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW

Page 28: What I learned so far?

POSITIVE NEGATIVE NEUTRAL

Delighted Refused Tell
Rejoiced Agonized Wondered
Agreed Retorted Asked
Valued Yelled Remarked
Declined Relayed

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3.2 – Read and Answer

Paragraph 1.

What is the author’s tone in the paragraph?

- Neutral with a hint of positivity on the author’s tone.

What were the three main points that the author raised to support the thesis statement that the
Philippines has been battling many challenges?
1. The endless battle against graft and corruption among some politicians and government officials.
2. The natural calamities that constantly bombard the country all year round.
3. The battle in the minds of the Filipino people on how to stay strong amidst all this trials.

Paragraph 2 is more positive as compared with the first paragraph. Aside from its positive tone, how else
would you describe the tone of the author in this paragraph?
- Paragraph two is more buoyant than the first paragraph.

What positive things did the author point out for each negative supporting detail?
1. Graft and Corruption: Thankful that these graft and corruption cases in our country are being exposed
instead of being hidden from the public eye.
2. Natural Calamities: Grateful that in spite of each tragedy, there is a bright side of experiencing natural
calamities and that is drawing worldwide attention for our country.
3. Negative thinking: Shun away any negative thoughts of despair and hopelessness. It is okay to mourn
for a while, but not forever!

MODULE 4: FACTS, OPINION AND INFORMATION.

PAGE 39: What have I learned so far?

Identify three celebrities who draw huge crowds of fans nationwide or worldwide. Write their names and short
descriptions about them. For each celebrity, write one fact and opinion about him or her.

1. Name: Naomi Scott

Fact: She played the role of Princess Jasmine in the live adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin.
Opinion: Naomi is a beautiful actress.
2. Name: Lalisa Manoban
Fact: She is the youngest member of a girl group named BLACKPINK in South Korea.
Opinion: Lalisa is a wonderful dancer.
3. Name: Kathryn Bernardo
Fact: Kathryn’s full name is Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo.
Opinion: Kathryn is a successful actress.
Have you ever been a fan of a celebrity or group of celebrities?
YES

If yes, how does it feel to be a fan? Describe this feeling in five words.
They’re part of my inspiration.

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4.1 Apply in Real Life

Ever since I was a child I always wanted to become a princess. Living in a castle, wearing fancy dresses,
eating full course meal and placing a tiara on my head would be a dream come true. I was a fan of Disney’s
Cinderella not until I watched the live adaptation of Aladdin last May 24, 2019. Jasmine’s story as a princess
changed my perspective. She did ruin my fantasies at first, but from what I came to realize. That princesses are
not always what we think they really are. With that, I made a piece of what I expect Jasmine feels being the
daughter of a Sultan.
In the city of Agrabah near Jordan River, there lies a princess who's in prisoned by the power of laws
governed by the Sultan–her father. Grew up with her pet tiger and lives within the vicinity of the Palace,
unaware of the life behind the walls that one day, she'll never believe.
“How dare you – all of you! Standing around deciding my future. ” – Jasmine
Sick by the rules and laws of the sultans to maintain the overwhelming name and reign, she decided to
escape the palace and see what's beyond those high walls, the reality that's been kept for years. The secrecy of
life behind those thick high walls making cleave between the royalties and civilians.
“The law is wrong.” – Jasmine
Upon seeing the life beyond the walls, her principals were varied into something that's not favourable of the
Sultan's sovereignty. Bestowed the title she has now, it became an instrument for her to fight and be the next
Sultan. Imagining a new epoch and making Agrabah be the best in extent what it has now.
“No, I won’t be silenced. You can’t keep me quiet. All I know is I won’t go speechless.” – Jasmine
Regardless of the Sultan's decision to let Jafar–the royal vizier–marry the Princess. Opposite to her beliefs, for
she wanted a real and true love. She went in berserk and made diverge between the old rules and bespeak; “I
choose you, Aladdin.”
“Not this princess. I am not a prize to be won! If I do marry, I want it to be for love.” – Jasmine
Being a feisty woman with oozing confidence, she broke the folklore of Agrabah. Letting the Sultan realize the
epistle of promises and love. The new era is coming and her wishes to come true: “It's all so magical.” In
dreamy eyes, she was caught in a daze.
The princess was the pivotal to enforce a revolution and new beginning and the name of the princess was–“I
am Princess Jasmine of Agrabah.”

In this piece, I realized that not all princesses wanted to be a princess. Jasmine didn’t have her freedom
at all, instead she’s locked up in the castle because the Sultan’s afraid since her mother was killed. Jasmine is a
brave woman and she’s a type of a person who’s independent, fiery beauty capable of taking care of herself.
She’s a very well defined character and through Jasmin’s story I can see myself when I was young. Somehow, I
can relate on what she feels and that made me look up on her and made her as my princess role model.

Author’s Purpose Quiz

Directions: Read the description of each text and identify the MAIN purpose of the author.
1. A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

2. An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

3. A map of the world, showing all continents, countries, and oceans

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

4. A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

5. A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

6. The fourth novel in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

7. A student’s book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

8. A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

9. The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

10. The instructions for the board game, Monopoly.

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

11. The story of a young man who learns to resist the influences of drugs and gangs
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

12. A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

13. The lyrics to a song written by popular music group, Mindful Behavior
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

14. A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches

A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

15. A note to a teacher where a student asks if her seat can be switched because of a conflict
A. Entertain B. Inform C. Persuade

Importance of Knowing the Author’s Tone and Point of View in Writing

Knowing the author’s tone is important because it helps reader fully understand the writer’s intention. The
author’s tone conveys a message and affects the reader in a certain way and it can also affect how the reader
receives the message. The reader must “read between the lines” to feel the author’s attitude and identify the
tone. The importance of knowing the point of view in writing is that it helps the reader to understand the
feelings and actions of the characters in a story. Every character’s point of view creates an impact to the
reader’s opinion of other characters and events. The point of view also allows the reader to see many different
sides of the story.

1. The tone of the passage is

a. sad. c. plain and factual
b. boastful. d. critical, or finds fault
2. The writer says, “He seemed to see us only as automatic tip machines.” The tone of this sentence is
a. very serious. c. sympathetic.
b. threatening. d. sarcastic.
3. The writer’s main purpose is to
a. inform the reader. c. flatter the reader.
b. caution and entertain the reader. d. sell something to the reader.
4. In which sentence does the author use exaggeration to make a point about the food?
a. The owners offer a menu of Italian food/
b. They also know how to make hearty red sauce.
c. They also seem to lace everything with truckloads of garlic.
 d. The food and low prices bring the customers in the door.
Choose the tone word from the box that best describes each item.

a. sympathetic c. sad e. irritated

b. straightforward d. sarcastic f. threatening
B 5. “Please note in your
checkbook how much money you spent using your ATM card today.”
E 6. “Hey, lay off, you don’t have to nag me. I was going to do it anyway!”
D 7. “When are you going to take the garbage out? Sometime this year, maybe?”
A 8. “I know it’s been hard and I appreciate all you are going through right now. If you will just put the
receipts on the counter, I will take care of the paperwork for you.”
Identify the author’s purpose for the following items.
I = to inform P = to persuade E = to entertain
P 9. Cloning human beings should be banned.
E 10. The best way to survive babysitting a set of triplets is to come armed with plenty of energy, lots of
patience, and a first-aid kit.

Module 5: Fallacies in Reasoning

Exercise: Identify the fallacy in the following arguments by writing the letter of the fallacy
in the black space provided.
A. Non Sequitor D. Either/Or G. Circular J. False Cause
Reasoning
B. Argument to the E. Hasty H. Red Herring K. Testimonial
People Generalization
C. Faulty Analogy F. Ad Hominem I. Bandwagon L. Card Stacking
Appeal

D 1. If you know about BMW, you either own one or want one.
A 2. The congressman is clearly an able leader. He has a warm family life and attends Church every Sunday.
E 3. The Chinese people have a natural talent for art. Two Chinese girls took an art course with me last
semester, and they were the best students in the class.
F 4. A friend has recommended a new investment opportunity, but your significant other rejects the
recommendation with the remark, “How can you possibly value the advice of that idiot?
I 5. The Golden Rule is basic to every system of ethics ever devised, and everyone accepts it in some form or
other. It is, therefore, an undeniably sound moral principle.
B 6. “The Inquisition must have been justified and beneficial, if whole peoples invoked and defended it, if men
of the loftiest souls founded and created it severally and impartially, and it’s very adversaries applied it on their
own account, pyre answering pyre.” -- Benetton Croce

J 7. The Macklin Company was more prosperous before Ms. Williams became president. Clearly, she is the
cause of the decline.

C 8. I have to balance my personal checkbook; why shouldn’t the federal government have to?

K 9. After all, my views on gun control have been endorsed by some of Hollywood’s most notable actors —
Sylvester Stallone, Barbara Streisand, and Alex Baldwin, among others. How could you not agree with me?

E 10. Women are so sentimental! My mother and sister always cry at the movies. My father and I never do.
C 11. If we can send a spacecraft to Mars, then we should be able to find a cure for cancer.

I 12. The Great American Soup. About as close as you can get to homemade without making it yourself.

F 13. You can tell Frank is a disreputable person by the character of his associates because people who go
around with somebody like Frank are the lowest type.

C 14. I am the father of two daughters. When I hear this argument that we can’t protect freedom in Europe, in
Asia, or in our own hemisphere and still meet our domestic problems, I think it is a phony argument. It is just
like saying that I can’t take care of Lucy because I have Linda Bird. We have to take care of both of them and
we have to meet them head on.

H 15. Television can’t be harmful to children because it occupies their attention for hours and thus keeps them
off the street.

L 16. You don’t want to be a nurse. You have to go through all the training and then what do you get? You
work with sick, crabby people and take orders from doctors who don’t know the patients as well as you do.
You’re underpaid, overworked, and unappreciated. Moreover, having to work different shifts makes a normal
home life impossible.