EN11/12RWS-IIIigh-4: Identifies properties of a well-written text

a. Organization

- also known as arrangement, is achieved when ideas are logically and accurately arranged with focus on
the arrangement of ideas, incidents, evidence, or details in a definite order in a paragraph, essay, or
speech. It can be done with a recognizable plan that defines one sentence connection to the other
sentence and paragraph to the other paragraph. When ideas are organized well, a text can achieve
Coherence, Cohesion, and Unity. (Tan, nd)

b. Coherence and Cohesion

- Coherence refers to the overall sense of unity in a passage, including both the main point of sentences
and the main point of each paragraph. A coherent passage focuses the reader’s attention on the main
ideas and the specific people, things, and events you are writing about. Cohesion is also a very important
aspect of academic writing because it immediately affects the tone of your writing. Cohesive writing
does not mean just “grammatically correct” sentences; cohesive writing refers to the connection of your
ideas both at the sentence level and at the paragraph level. Cohesion is important because it allows
writers to make multiple references to people, things, and events without reintroducing them at each
turn. If we had to repeat these every time we wanted to refer to them, the text would be very tedious to
read. (Tan, nd)

c. Language Use

- is one of the clearest indicators of a well written text. It enables writers to effectively communicate
ideas without confusing the reader. An effective language is: Specific, Concise, Familiar, Correct, and
Appropriate. (Tan, nd)

d. Mechanics

- focuses on the technicalities of the structure. It determines errors on subject-verb agreement,

prepositions, tenses, the grammar, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations and acronyms, the use of
numbers as part of the statement, and the punctuation marks. (Tan, nd)

EN11/12RWS-IIIij-5: Explains critical reading as looking for ways of thinking

Critical reading is a type of reading where the reader analyzes and interpret the reading material to know
of it presents logical ideas and connection of ideas. In simple reading, it gives the basic definition of a
text while in critical reading, after recognizing basic definition of what a text says, it reflects on what the
text does by making judgments. Also in critical reading, its certain goal is to recognize the author’s
purpose in writing the material, understand the tone and persuasive elements in it, and to recognize bias
in the text. However in just simple reading, its central idea is the message being imparted. Critical
thinking involves a series of complex thought processes which allows you to make reasone
judgments,assess the way you think,and solve problems effectively. (Shek, nd)

EN11/12RWS-IIIij-6: Identifies claims explicitly or implicitly made in a written text

a. Claims of fact

- usually answer a “what” question. Claims of fact state a quantifiable assertion, or a measurable topic.
They assert that something has existed, exists, or will exist based on data. They rely on reliable sources
or systematic procedures to be validated. (Tiongson&Rodriguez, 2016)

b. Claims of policy

- posit that specific actions should be chosen as solutions to a particular problem. You can easily identify
a claim of policy because they begin with “should”, “ought to”, or “must”. Claims of policy because they
defend actionable plans, usually, answer “how” questions. (Tiongson&Rodriguez, 2016)

c. Claims of value

- attempt to explain how problems, situations, or issues ought to be valued. Claims of value assert
something that can be qualified. They consist of arguments about moral, philosophical, or aesthetic
topics. These types of topic to prove that some values are more or less desirable compared to others.
They make judgments, based on certain standards, on whether something is right or wrong, good or bad,
or something similar. (Tiongson&Rodriguez, 2016)

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