English 10 Q3 WK2

1. Using a Variety of
Informative, Persuasive, &
Argumentative Writing
Techniques

2. Writing is a important form of communication.
Over the years, developing writers become
good ones as they have embraced a clear
understanding of the different types of writing
techniques and the specific purpose each one
serves.

3. Read the speech bubbles below. Decide to which
of them uses writing techniques in the following
types:
 informative
 persuasive
argumentative

5. One of the best ways to develop your skills in
writing is to learn how to choose the most
effective approach or techniques to get your
message across. In this lesson, we will explore
techniques to help you apply them in informative,
persuasive, and argumentative writing.

6. a. Informative writing
• Educates the readers by importing straight
words information, facts, and details on a
certain topic.
• Gives them a new understanding or new
appreciation at some topic which one might be
familiar.
• Writers answers question of why or how.

7. Types of Informative Writing
1. Definition Essay – provides detailed
explanation of an idea.
2. Cause and Effect Essay – explains the
connection/ link up of two or more events.
3. opposing Sides Essay – presents all sides of
an issue.
4. Process Essay – gives step by step
explanation on how something works or how
to do something.

9. b. Persuasive writing
• convince the reader of the validity of the writers
arguments.
• builds arguments on opinion and factual statements.
•Intends to make the certain things.
•Presents arguments only about one.
Parts (I+B3R+C)
a. Introduction
b. Body
c. conclusion

11. In Quarter 3 Week 1-2 you learned that argumentative
writing aims to get the reader to recognize that your side
of the arguments is valid. The main argument presented
is elaborated and explained through the presentation of
its pros( in favor of) and cons (against) of your position in
an issue or topic.

12. It begins with an introduction and ends with a
conclusion. In between are the body paragraphs, where
you must do three things: support your opinion, present
the opposing point of view, and tell why that viewpoint is
wrong. When you write an arguments, you are trying to
convince your reader that your opinion is correct. A
strong arguments has five key parts.

13. Learning task 1.
Below is a mixed up informative text. Arrange it in a
way that shows the structure( I+MID+c) of the
ideas with topic, details, and big idea.

14. HOW TO SOLO TRAVEL SUCCESSFULLY
•The first way to travel solo successfully is to arrive well-
informed on the are.
•Use money belt as a purse not for storage. Keep your
passport, extra stores of money, and keep other
documents in a theft-resistant bag.
•Freya Stark once said. “ to awaken quite alone in a
strange town is one of the most pleasant sensation in
the world.”

15. •Traveling alone is an achievable feat,
•You will be surprise that you absorb new surrounding make
new acquaintances, and encounter self discovery.
•Also, in line with safety, you must have to carry good
identification in more than one place.
•Your security is at risk when you are trapped in a busy street
scanning frequently the GPS on your phone while looking for
a place to eat or stay. It also matter if you booked for you
accommodation in advance and are in the know of public
transportation system.

17. Learning task 2.
Persuasive writing states and supports an opinion.
Based on the given statements, write your own
persuasive text using the structure ( I+B3R+C)

18. Some people think recesses in school should
be longer. They believe kids might learn better if they
had a longer break in the middle of a day. However,
the extra class time after recess would make the
school day longer. Therefore, kids would get out of
school later in the day. What do you think? Support
your opinion with persuasive writing.

19. Learning Task 3
Write an essay arguing for or against the topic. “
Young people nowadays should decide to take a gap
year before they start university.”

20. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
• Outline the value of education.
• Decide whether one decision is more beneficial than
the others.
• Suggest how the issue should be treated in the future.
• Develop a live paragraph argumentative essay of 100-
200 words be guided by the following outline /
structure:(I- C/T+8- PCR+C)

21. Introduction: Claims/ Thesis Statements_____________
Body: Evidence/ Pros
_____________________________
Body: counterarguments/ cons_____________________
Body: Rebuttal/
Refutation_________________________
Conclusion____________________________________
_

22. Learning task 4
Read the given facts or ideas about throw-away
culture. Use them in developing your essay
focusing on techniques in one (1) of the writing
forms- informative, persuasive and
argumentative.

23. • People in the Philippines should learn to use things over
instead of simply throwing them away.
• Plastics in disposable items remain in the environment
for many years after the items have been thrown away.
•Filipinos throw out 2 to 3 kilos of items per day, this is
more than half a ton of garbage per person each year.
•Each year 1 million dogs and cats are put to sleep in
humane societies..

24. •Filipinos spend about 100 million pesos each year on
disposable plastic and paper plates.
•Filipinos spend nearly 29 million pesos each year on
disposable diapers.
•Other disposable items, such as pen, lighters and razors
cost another 18 million pesos.
•This fairly throw away attitude or culture has become
the worst problem of our time.

25. CONCEPT DIGEST
• Informative writing educates the readers by importing
straightforward information.
• Persuasive writing builds arguments on opinions and
factual statements.
• The main arguments is an argumentative essay is
explained in an presentation of its pros ( in favor of) and
cons( against) of your position in an issue.
• Body paragraph in an argumentative essay includes stating
one’s opinion/ claims, giving reasons to support the opinion
and arguing against the opposite opinion.

26. Instructions: read the statements carefully. On
your paper , write AGREE if the statement
expresses truth about argumentative, informative
and persuasive writing: and DISAGREE if it says
otherwise.
______1. the main objective of an argumentative
essays it to tell a story.

27. ______2. persuasive text combines facts with
emotions to convince the reader that the author is
“right”.
______3. In developing body paragraph in an
argumentative essay, you must state your opinion,
expand the claims, give reasons to support your
opinion or argue the opposite opinion.

28. ______4. Informative writing aims to give the readers
a new understanding or appreciation of some topics
with which you might be familiar with.
______5. There is no need to present the pros and
cons arguments in an issue of an argumentative text.

29. Instructions: reflect on what you have learned from
the lesson by completing the statements below.
The aspect of the lesson I believe I learned most
about is ___________.
The task which found most challenging is ________.
I realized that I can use the things I learned from this
lesson when _________.