The document outlines a trivia game focused on famous biblical children, providing clues for participants to guess the identities of figures such as Jesus, Isaac, Esther, Jacob, Samson, Solomon, and Joseph. It also includes educational objectives for students to describe connected discourse in text and to understand the distinctions between text and discourse. Additionally, it features an exercise matching questions to appropriate responses to demonstrate conversational skills.

1. READING AND
WRITING SKILLS
TEXT AS CONNECTED
DISCOURSE

2. UNFREEZING ACTIVITY
LET’S SEE HOW WELL YOU READ
THE BIBLE THROUGH THIS
TRIVIA/GUESSING GAME.

3. Biblical
Child
Challenge

4. You will be shown a list of clues, one
at a time about a famous Biblical
child.

5. 1. I was the oldest child in my family.
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2. I was separated from my parents during a
trip to Jerusalem.
3. I worked in the family business.
4. The person I called Dad, was not my real dad.
Jesus

6. 1. My dad sent his servant to another
country to find a wife for me.
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2. My mom should be in the Guinness Book of
World Records for the oldest woman ever to
give birth to a child.
3. I obeyed my father, even when he put me on
the altar to offer me as a sacrifice to God.
4. My mother laughed when an angel told
my father that she was going to have a
child.
Isaac

7. 1. My parents died when I was young
and I was raised by my uncle. 3
2. Together my uncle and I spoiled a plot to kill
all the Jews in Persia.
3. My uncle spoiled a plot to assassinate the
King.
4. I won a beauty contest that was held by the
King of Persia, and I became his queen.
Esther

8. 1. I had a twin brother.
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2. My brother was a hunter, but I like to stay
close to home.
3. I deceived my father so that he would give me
the blessing of the firstborn, even though I
was born second.
4. I tricked my brother into giving me the
birthright for a bowl of beans.
Jacob

9. 1. An angel told my mom she was going to
have a child, then he came back and told
my dad as well.
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2. The angel told my parents that I was to be a
Nazarite. That means I couldn’t eat grape
products, touch dead bodies, or cut my hair.
3. My dad tried to get a wife for me, but she was
given to someone else.
4. After I gave away the secret of my strength my
hair was cut and my eyes were gouged out.
Samson

10. 1. My oldest sibling died seven days after
he/she was born.
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2. A prophet was sent to my father to point out
his sin after he committed adultery with my
mother.
3. My dad was Israel’s second king, I was Israel’s
third king.
4. My dad wrote most of the book of Psalms. I
wrote most of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and a
Song that bears my name.
Solomon

11. 1. I had 11 brothers and 1 sister. 7
2. I had two dreams in which I saw my parents
and brothers bowing down to me.
3. I was an ex-slave, ex-convict, and foreigner
who rose to a position of power in Egypt.
4. I was my dad’s favorite son and he gave me
a highly decorated coat.
Joseph

12. LEARNING OUTCOMES:
AT THE END OF THIS LESSON, THE STUDENTS
MUST HAVE:
a. Described the connectedness of discourse in a written
text; and
b. Write a paragraph explaining how text becomes a
connected discourse

13. TEXT AS
CONNECTED
DISCOURSE

14. What is text?
What is discourse?

15. Text
• Fowler (1991) maintained that a text is
made up of sentences, but there exist
separate principles of text-construction
that is beyond the rules for making
sentences
• Text form a unified whole

16. Text
• Texts are any of a wide variety of types of
genres of linguistic forms.
• Texts can be spoken or written.

17. Discourse
Discussion
C
o
n
v
e
r
s
a
t
i
o
n
Use of words to
exchange
thoughts and
ideas
A long talk or piece of
writing about a
subject

18. TEXT VS. DISCOURSE
TEXT DISCOURSE
Text is made up of
sentences
Discourse is the use of
such sentences
A text is made up of
sentences having the
property of
grammatical cohesion
A discourse is made
up of utterances
having the property of
coherence
Widdowson (1973)

19. Connected speech or connected
discourse in linguistics is a
continuous sequence of sounds
forming utterances or
conversations in spoken
language.

20. • To achieve a unified text, one must
consider the flow of ideas such that link is
established within the text.
• Text, setting, context = meaning

21. Questions
1. Are you ready to order?
2. Would you like any dessert?
3. Anything to drink?
4. How would you like your hamburger?
5. What would you like?
6. What kind of ice cream do you have?

22. Task 1- A
Match the Questions with the answers (a-f)
a. Medium, please.
b. I’ll have a bowl of soup.
c. Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.
d. Yes. I’d like an egg salad sandwich.
e. Just a glass of water.
f. Cherry pie, please.

23. Questions
1. Are you ready to order?-D
2. Would you like any dessert?-F
3. Anything to drink?-E
4. How would you like your hamburger?-A
5. What would you like?-B
6. What kind of ice cream do you have?-C

24. THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY