Name: Grade 10: _____________________________________

LESSON 1. WRITING ESSAYS (Argumentative, Informative, Persuasive)

TASKS 1&2: THREE ESSAYS

You will be given different kinds of essays. Read each and take note of the content of each paragraph. In writing your answers, use the back of
this page if necessary.
Essay A (Argumentative Essay)
GRADING
As students we all have been challenged to do our best. Throughout our lives we have been labeled with our grades; in high school, the ones
with low grades were left alone in misery, while the ones with higher grades were praised as the leaders of this horse race. Then, the question that
comes into mind is: is it right to categorize students, does grading contribute to education?
It is assumed and stated in the philosophy of the current educational system that grading encourages learning and without it students would
not study. That is far from being true and also expresses another flaw of our education system. The system is based on fear: the basic motive for
students to study is fear of low grades. Furthermore, because the grades are the main criteria for passing courses, students do not study: they just
develop methods of cheating. Thus, without learning the subject, they keep passing.
Since grades received in exams are more important than learning the subject matter, all students have to do to pass their courses is memorize
how a specific problem is solved. Without knowing why such a method is used, students cannot apply their ability to solve the problem to daily life.
However, they pass exams without learning why, how or what of the matter.
Another disadvantage of grading is that grades of a student are not updated. That means the grades of a student for the first year of school will
still be valid in the last year, whether his knowledge about the subject has improved or deteriorated. Considering all the factors that affect a student’s
exams and marks, even a small incident may have a great impact in the long run.
Apart from these problems, which can be virtually solved by optimizing and improving the grading system, the most important defect of the
system cannot be repaired without changing the whole system. The grading system causes inequalities, superior-inferior relations, classifications and
even conflicts. It may be maintained that societies of the modern world are structured on these basic principles, but the fact that something exists does
not justify it. Moreover, the people grown up in such an education system will not be able to see the other side of the walls, or will be afraid even to take
a glimpse.
To sum up, grading students is not a good practice and should be abolished. It is clear that education, especially education during childhood,
has a great effect on one’s life. And if you bring the children up in conditions of conflict and competition, they will look for conflicts in the future too.
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Purpose (What words or phrases tell you that? Box them.)

*What is the author’s purpose in writing this? ______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Structure
*Color the introduction with yellow.
*What is the thought of the introduction? _________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Color the body with pink.
*What does each paragraph contain? ____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Color the conclusion with orange.
*What does the conclusion contain? _____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Essay B (Informative Essay)

Most Typical Cyber Crimes
Cyber crime refers to any criminal endeavor that involves computers and computer networks. Cyber crime involving compromisation of computer
networks is commonly referred to as hacking. It persists over the computer era threatening to jeopardize computer operations. That said, cyber crime
manifests itself in many different means under wide and narrow, severe and light ways. The detrimental extent of cyber crime has led to establishment
of units in government security agencies to deal with the menace. Most of the concerned institutions acknowledge the potential of harm that cyber crime
possesses to their businesses and government security operations.
Among the many typical cyber crimes, stalking, bullying and harassment are the most prevalent. Growth of these evil vices enjoys facilitation
by the wide accessibility of social networks in the world. It has been a source of concern by many that teenagers are bullying others over the internet.
Posting of cruel and obscene messages is the most common form of cyber bulling in common sites like Face book and YouTube among others.
Harassment occurs in the form of other people getting access to passwords and posting information on behalf of the victim. This is a form of
impersonation. The internet also serves as a platform for criminals to stalk their victims. This occurs in the event of the criminals getting access to the
victim’s information. It is triggers concern regarding the safety of computer users.
Fraud stands out as another detrimental manifestation of cyber crime. It threatens to render online financial transactions unachievable. Cyber
criminals often get access to personal financial details through hacking and get through to the available funds. They also strive to access website’s
databases and try to obtain customers’ security numbers that can be used to take out loans or credit cards. The criminal act demonstrated by such
actions is known as identity theft.
Spamming is a widespread cybercrime that affects almost every individual. Spams are unauthorized emails that are sent to a wide range of
email service subscribers. They intend to lure people into giving personal information (phishing). Some spam messages are known to carry computer
viruses and worms. So annoying are the spam messages that they threaten to ruin online email communication for many people.
Computer and Internet has made people’s lives easy. Unfortunately, there are those who use it to inflict harm to others. Due to the nature of
cybercrime coupled with the threat potential it carries, it is worth paying maximum attention to it. The efforts initiated by computer security firms and
governments can only be supplemented and stressed enough if cybercrime is to be suppressed.
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Purpose (What words or phrases tell you that? Box them.)
*What is the author’s purpose in writing this? ______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Structure
*Color the introduction with yellow.
*What is the thought of the introduction? _________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Color the body with pink.
*What does each paragraph contain? ____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Color the conclusion with orange.
*What does the conclusion contain? _____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Essay C (Persuasive Essay)

Write Your Persuasive Essay in Under 30 Minutes
School can be stressful, and so can writing a paper. There are many people out there who also procrastinate a lot as well and need some
guidance in their lives. This article seeks to be that guidance, that helping hand that you may very well need. As such discussion will be centered on
how to write your persuasive essay in under 30 minutes.
In order to get your paper started you need to figure out what your point is. It may very well be the hardest part of your paper to tackle.
Sometimes you will be provided what the point of your paper is by your professor, but chances are its up to you to decide. If you don't have a clue just
think about the assignment. As yourself what is your professor asking of you and draw a point from that. Once you have drummed up a question, you
need to think about relevant topics discussed in class or otherwise, and turn your question into an answer that you can address in your paper. The
topic should be controversial if you are doing a persuasive paper. As such you will need to address your viewpoint on the issue.
After you have come up with your topic, you must define your thesis statement. If if your question is “Why do you think democracy is failing”
you may make your statement to be “Democracy is failing because of uneducated voters” This makes clear what your stance in the issue is to the
reader. After you have defined your thesis you need to tell the reader why it is you believe your argument to be correct. Since you are in a rush be
short and sweet. Avoid big words and filler sentences as they tend to make your paper look messy. You can manipulate the margins if you are worried
about the word count, but not too much as you don't want your professor to take notice.
In order to make your paper sound legit you will need to do a little research at the last minute. Go to your favorite search engine and type in
your thesis statement. From there choose research that coincides with what you are trying to say and your point, and reference them in a meaningful
way. If you do all of these things you will have a successful paper in under 30 minutes.
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Purpose
*What is the author’s purpose in writing this? ______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What words or phrases tell you that? Box them.
Structure
*Color the introduction with yellow.
*What is the thought of the introduction? _________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Color the body with pink.
*What does each paragraph contain? ____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Color the conclusion with orange.
*What does the conclusion contain? _____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TASK 3. MY LEARNING
From the given answers, ask the students to complete the graphic organizer below. What is the characteristic of each essay?
Argumentative Essay Informative Essay Persuasive Essay
Introduction
Characteristics

Body
Conclusion

LESSON 2. SENSORY IMAGES

In literature, writers employ techniques to make the description of their pieces more effective. The use of these techniques gives life to literary
pieces. How do they capture in words things and experiences that are supposedly seen, tasted, heard, smelled, and felt?

TASK 1: GROUP THE WORDS

A. There are five types of imagery. Try rearranging the letters to find out the term for each type of imagery.
S L I U V A
______________ imagery is the use of figurative language to address our sense of vision. In that way, the reader can visualize what is
happening in the story in her or his own mind.

T R D U I A O Y
______________ imagery is the use of figurative language to address to our sense of hearing. To create a complete mental picture in the
minds of the reader about the incident in the story, the writer incorporates a description of the sounds too.

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F O Y R L A O C T
_____________ imagery is the using figurative language to address to our sense of smell.

G A T U S Y O R T
_____________ imagery is using words to address to our taste buds. This way the writer is capable of making us taste the food he or she is
describing in the story.

A E I L C T T
_____________ imagery is addresses our sense of touch or that which we can feel with our skin.
Reference: http://pediaa.com/what-are-the-types-of-imagery/
B. Classify whether the word appeals to the sense of sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. Write the words in the appropriate column.
crimson stinky rubbery murmur hiss overripe
crash giggle roar stench musty odorous
slippery inaudible damp swollen crooked reeking
azure elastic gallop earsplitting prickly scented
buttery gigantic icy freckled buzz Raw
lukewarm thud twitter rough robust aromatic
bland bittersweet salty ramshackle furry spicy
sour sticky tiptoe sugary spoiled Perfumed

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TASK 3. CHECKPOINT
Directions: Identify the type of imagery used in the following statements. Write VIS for visual imagery, OLF for olfactory imagery, GUS for gustatory
imagery, AUD for auditory imagery, and TAC for tactile imagery.
_______ 1. She was fragrant like a morning when papayas are in of roots exposed to the night air.
bloom. _______ 11. I thought of the food being made ready at home and my
_______ 2. Her teeth were very white, her eyes were so full of laughter, mouth watered.
and there was the small dimple high up on her right _______ 12. I laid a hand on Labang's massive neck.
cheek. _______ 13. Her eyes were on the long, curving horns.
_______ 3. The sound of his insides was like a drum. _______ 14. He rattled the handle of his braided rattan whip against
_______ 4. Ca Celin drove away hi-yi-ing to his horse loudly. the spokes of the wheel.
_______ 5. The sky was wide and deep and very blue. _______ 15. Labang’s white coat glistened like beaten cotton under
_______ 6. The fields swam in a golden haze through which floated the lamplight.
big purple and red and yellow bubbles. _______ 16. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
_______ 7. He faced the sun and from his mouth came a call so loud _______ 17. Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft, the
and vibrant. redbreast whistles from a garden-croft.
_______ 8. The earth seemed to tremble underfoot. _______ 18. Languidly, and with no thought of going in, I watched him,
_______ 9. The wind whistled against my cheeks and the rattling of the his hard little body, skinny and bare, saw him wince
wheels on the pebbly road echoed in my ears. slightly.
_______ 10. The thick, unpleasant smell of dangla bushes and cooling _______ 19. He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
sun-heated earth mingled with the clean, sharp scent _______ 20. It was a rimy morning, and very damp.

LESSON 3. KINDS OF PRONOUNS

Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun points out a noun (something specific) that can be either near or far in distance or time.
Near Far
Singular This That
Plural These Those
Examples:
That is a good idea. These are hilarious cartoons.

NOTE: A demonstrative pronoun may look like a demonstrative adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence; it acts as a pronoun, taking the
place of a noun.
Source: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

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Activity 1A. Circle the demonstrative pronoun in each sentence. BE CAREFUL. NO ERASURES. RIGHT MINUS WRONG.
1. This teddy bear, that my sister has been keeping for a long time, is her 3. Those years that we shared together were the best times of my life.
favorite. 4. That is the toy that I would like to buy.
2. I’ve already told her that I would you like to buy some of these. 5. Our guests exclaimed that these were absolutely delicious!

Activity 1B. Encircle the correct demonstrative pronoun to complete each sentence.
6. (This/These) is the year we’ll win the finals! 10. (Those/This) students over there are my pals.
7. (This/That) car over there is the best one. 11. I’ve been looking for a turkey, and I’d like to buy (that/those) one.
8. (These/Those) books right here are mine. 12. (These/This) are the shoes I like.
9. (That/Those) store across the street sells bags.

Relative Pronoun
A relative pronoun introduces a clause, or part of a sentence, that describes a noun. The relative pronouns are that, which, who, and whom.

Examples:
You should bring the book that you love most.
That introduces “you love most,” which describes the book.
Hector is a photographer who does a great work
Source: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

Activity 2A. Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose.

1. What's the name of the man __________ car you borrowed? by the police last night.
2. The lady __________ he married is my relative. 6. This school is only for children __________ first language is not English.
3. A pacifist is a person __________ believes that all wars are wrong. 7. I don't know the name of the woman to __________ I spoke on the
4. An orphan is a child __________ parents have passed away. phone.
5. The old man __________ lives next to our house the street was arrested

Activity 2B. Complete the following sentences with correct relative pronouns, choosing from the items given.
1. Jake and Jessica Carter, _______________ (that / who) got married have volunteered to lend their tools.
about a year ago, recently bought a new house. 7. The Jetsons _______________ (who / whom) live across the street from
2. The neighborhood _______________ (that / in which) they have been Jake and Jessica, have promised to help them put in a new lawn.
living is a somewhat dangerous one. 8. The Flintstones, _______________ (who / whose) daughter is the same
3. The neighborhood _______________ (that / who) they are moving into is age as Mackenzie, Jake and Jessica's daughter, are helping Mackenzie
much safer. make new friends.
4. Their new house, _______________ (that / which) they bought quite 9. Jessica, _______________ (that / who) works for a county hospital, will
cheaply, does need some fixing up. still have to commute to work.
5. However, they will be receiving some help from their neighbors, most of 10.Jake, _______________ (whom / whose) company is nearby, will be
_______________ (who / whom) they like. able to walk to work.
6. The Flintstones _______________ (who / whom) live next door to them,

Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used in a question. It helps to ask about something. The interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom,
whose, and compound words ending in “ever,” such as whatever, whichever, whoever, and whomever.

Examples:
What on earth is that? Who ate the last piece of banana?

An interrogative pronoun may look like an interrogative adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of
a noun.
Source: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

Activity 3. Add an interrogative pronoun to complete each question sentence

1. __________ one of the books is your favorite? 10. __________ homework was turned in without a name written on
2. To __________ should I address the letter? it?
3. __________ shoes are sitting outside the front door? 11. __________ is your dog’s name?
4. __________ would you like to do tomorrow? 12. __________ car is yours?
5. __________ house should we go to on Saturday to watch the 13. __________ birthday is in the month of December?
game? 14. To __________ was the angry phone call made?
6. To __________ was the package sent? 15. __________ is in the tropical punch in the punch bowl?
7. __________ is the new student in the band? 16. __________ is the new principal of the elementary school?
8. __________ is the title of the poem that you liked? 17. __________ one of the sandwiches is made with ham?
9. __________ is going to be the guest speaker for the assembly? 18. __________ did we see at the movies last week?

Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun refers to an indefinite, or general, person or thing.

Singular Plural

any everyone nothing both

anybody everybody someone few
anyone everything somebody many
anything no one something several
each (one) either (one) another others
everyone nobody neither (one)

Examples:
Something smells good. Many like salsa with their chips.

An indefinite pronoun may look like an indefinite adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun.
Source: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

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Activity 4A. Underline the indefinite pronouns in the following sentences. There are 10.
1. Everybody enjoys a good movie. 6. No, the secret was known by many.
2. Does anybody have the time? 7. Calculus is too hard for some.
3. One sang while the other played the guitar. 8. Surely you recognize somebody.
4. Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen. 9. Is there anything that I can do?
5. The secret was known by few.

Activity 4B. Encircle the indefinite pronouns in the following paragraph. Hint: there are 10.
I went on another trip last week. Few have visited the park I saw, because everyone visits Yellowstone. I saw something moving in the woods,
but could not see it clearly. Then there was more movement and everybody saw it. Either could have been a bear or both were just the wind. Nobody could
figure it out, but we had many guesses. The scenery there was gorgeous; one could see for miles. Anybody would love that one view of the valley because
nothing is more beautiful.

LESSON 4. EXPANDED / EXTENDED DEFINITION the readers a much clearer grasp of the uses or functions of the words.
 Definitions
A definition is an explanation of the meaning of a certain word or phrase. Example:
There are different kinds of definitions, one of which is the expanded Suspension comes from the Latin word suspensionem, which means the
definition. state of hanging up or the act of hanging up. Therefore, the meaning
of suspension bridge is that it is a bridge that is hanging up.
 Expanded Definition
An expanded definition, also called as extended definition, is used when Explanation:
a certain term needs to be explained with much detail. This kind of In the given example, the writer defined the words suspension
definition may range from a few sentences to several pages long. bridge by giving its history.
Approaches in Making Expanded Definitions
1. Using Visual Aids 3. Comparing and Contrasting
Some authors use visual aids such as graphs, charts, and The author may also use comparing and contrasting when
diagrams when presenting expanded definitions. This is particularly helpful presenting an expanded definition. By building a definition based on the
when the author is discussing a process or a concept that is much easier to readers' existing knowledge, it would be easier for them to understand the
understand with the aid of pictures or drawings. This would also be better for meaning of technical terms.
learners who are highly visual and learn better when they see something Example:
illustrated or demonstrated. Fifty years ago, people had relatively small carbon footprints since a lot
Example: of people are doing their work manually and the use of automobiles and
Mobile phone manual technological devices is not as prevalent as it is today. The huge number
Explanation: of people nowadays, as well as the widespread use of gadgets, vehicles,
When you buy a new mobile phone, you could see a drawing of and the number of factories around are all factors that contribute to our
the phone from the manual. This picture shows the functions of each button carbon footprint.
and each icon on the phone. This way, although the technical words written Explanation:
in the manual are a bit confusing or difficult to understand, the readers could From the given expanded definition, the reader could use his
easily see the necessary information based on the pictures. previous knowledge and guess that the words carbon footprint must mean
the greenhouse gas emissions caused by activities that have an impact on
2. Giving the History of the Word the environment.
Another approach in presenting an expanded definition is to give
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term to the readers, the readers could have an insight about how the nts/new
technical terms develop. Understanding the origin of the words could give

TASK 1. Answer the following questions.

_______________________________1. It is an explanation of the meaning of a certain word or phrase._
_______________________________2. It is used when a certain term needs to be explained with much detail.
_______________________________3. An expanded definition is also called ________ definition.
_______________________________4. The use of a pictograph to show how the population changed for the last ten years is an example of _.
_______________________________5. Which of the following approaches is used in the given definition of game consoles? Game consoles today are
more sophisticated and have more vivid graphics than video game machines twenty years ago.
_______________________________6. Which of the following approaches is used in the following definition? The term precipitation comes from the Latin
word precipitationem, which means act of falling headlong. Examples of precipitation are rain and snow.
_______________________________7. Tamara presented a diagram of a new gadget in order to explain it to the audience. Which of the following
approaches did she use?
_______________________________8. Roger needs to explain additional information about a concept that he knows his audience is already familiar with.
Which of the following should he do?
_______________________________9. Portia is a very visual person. She understands an idea better when she can see a picture of it. Which of the
following would best help in explaining something to her?

TASK 2. Give the extended definition of each of the word below. Write your answers at the back of this page.
1. FAREWELL
2. THEATER
3. BAGGAGE
4. IMPEDE
5. COURTYARD
6. INSOMNIA
7. ORGANISM
8. SACRAMENTAL
9. WAGES

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