English for Academic and

Professional Purposes
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Thesis Statement and Outline
Reading Text

CO_Q1_English 11_ Module 2

English for Academic and Professional Purposes – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text
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English for Academic and
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Quarter 1 - Module 2:
Thesis Statement and Outline Reading
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 What I Need to Know

In this module, you will acquire knowledge of appropriate reading strategies fora
better understanding of academic texts to be able to produce a detailed abstract of
information gathered from the various academic texts read. Concepts like the structure,
language used from various disciplines, ideas contained in various academic texts,
knowledge of the text structure to glean information that is needed, various techniques,
thesis statements, paraphrasing and outlining reading text in various disciplines are
discussed in the following lessons:

• Lesson 1 – Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text

To accomplish the desired performance stated, please be guided with the

following learning competencies as anchor:
• States the thesis statement of an academic text (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-6)
• Outlines reading texts in various disciplines (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-8)

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lessons, you will be able to:
1. State the thesis statements of an academic text.
2. Create an outline reading texts in various disciplines.

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 What I Know
I. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. What is a thesis statement?

A. It is the controlling idea that you will develop in your paper.
B. It is a sentence that elaborates the topic sentence.
C. It supports the main idea of in a paragraph.

2. Which of the following is NOT an element of a thesis statement?

A. Focus B. Argument C. Evidence

3. All of the statements below are true about thesis statement, EXCEPT:
A. t is a claim or stand that needs to be developed in an essay.
B. It acts as an adequate support to expound the main idea.
C. It must be debatable and supported with evidence.

4.Identify the most effective thesis statement.

A. The Hunger Games is a science fiction adventure film based on the novel of the
same name by Suzanne Collins.
B. The Hunger Games is a morality tale about the dangers of a political system that
is dominated by the wealthy.

5. What is an outline?
A. A technique that uses free flow of ideas by listing down everything that comes to
mind.
B. A design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or a article.
C. A technique that links a word or phrase to different related topics or ideas.

Key to answers on page 16

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Lesson
Identifying Thesis Statement
1 and Outline Reading Text

What’s In

Activity 1. Direction: Summarize the following excerpt below from Understanding

Calories. Use any of the summarizing techniques learned from module 1.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Understanding Calories

A calorie, also known as kilocalorie, is a unit of energy. This unit represents the
energy required to heat a kilogram of water on degree Celsius. While people generally
link the term calorie with food, it is a unit of measurement that can be applied to any
substance possessing energy. For instance, there are 8200 calories in a liter (about
one quart) of gasoline.

Summarizing Technique Use: _________________________

What’s New

Activity 2. Direction: Create a thesis statement based on the following information.

1. Topic: Education is important to have.
Supports:
1. It could enable one to get a better paying job.
2. It makes a person a more interesting individual.
3. It makes a person a more informed citizen.
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 Thesis Statement:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Topic: Bowling is a sport for everyone.

Supports:
1. It is not limited to any age group.
2. It can be played at any time.
3. It does not require any expensive equipment.
Thesis Statement:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 3. Direction: Arrange the main ideas and subordinate ideas in order to
create an outline. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

PRE-WRITING Write Topic Sentence PUBLISHING

Organize Ideas EDITING AND REVISING Generate Ideas
Define Topic WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT Proofread
Review and Evaluate Develop supporting details Write Conclusion
Publish and Share WRITING THE FINAL DRAFT

TOPIC: The Writing Process

I. __________________________________________________
A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
C. _______________________________________
II. ________________________________________________
A. _______________________________________
B. _______________________________________
C. _______________________________________
III. _______________________________________________
A. ______________________________________
IV. _______________________________________________
A. ______________________________________
V. ________________________________________________
A. ______________________________________

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 What is it

Thesis Statement

Definition
A thesis statement is the controlling idea that you will develop in your paper.
This can be found usually at the end of an introduction. A thesis statement can be one
sentence. However, if necessary, it can also be two or three sentences.

Elements of a Thesis Statement

1. Topic. The topic of your paper.
2. Argument/Claim. This depends on the type of paper you are writing. If it is an
argumentative paper, then this should express your opinion. If it is a research or
explanatory paper, this should explain the purpose of your paper.
3. Evidence. The support for your argument/claim.

If you already have these three elements, you can combine them to create your thesis
statement.
Example 1: (argumentative)

1. Topic – The Harry Potter book series

2. Argument – stole many fantastical elements from The Lord of the Rings series
3. Evidence – giant spiders, dangerous hooded undead creatures (Dementors and
Nazgul), and a wise mentor.

The Harry Potter book series stole many fantastical elements from the Lord of
the Rings series. Some of the uncanny similarities include giant spiders, dangerous
hooded undead creatures, and a wise mentor that the hero must learn to survive
without.

Example 2: (Research/explanatory)
1. Topic – Chesse
2. Argument – has healthy tendencies
3. Evidence – calcium helps bones and teeth, boosts the growth of good bacteria in the
gut, and the protein helps cells repair themselves

Research has shown that cheese has healthy tendencies because its calcium
provides necessary nutrients for the growth of bone and teeth, it boosts the growth of
food bacteria in the gut, and it has protein that helps cells repair themselves.

Outline
An outline is a design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or a article.It
arranges a material in a logical way into main ideas, supporting ideas, and supporting
details.
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 The main idea or topic is the main topic of the outline. All main topics are indicated
by Roman Numeral. Subtopics are noted by letters and supporting details are indicated
by Arabic Numerals.
An outline can be a sentence outline or topic outline. A sentence outline is
written in full sentence while a topic outline is in words or phrases.

Guidelines in Writing an Outline:

1. Place the title at the center above the outline.

2. Every level of the outline must have at least two items (I and II, A and B, 1 and 2).
3. Put a period after each numeral and letter.
4. Indent each new level of the outline.
5. All items of one kind (roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic numerals) should lineup
with each other.
6. Capitalize the first letter of each item.
7. The terms Introduction, Body, and Conclusion do not have to be included in the
outline. They are not topics; they are merely organizational units in the writer’s mind.

Example
Benjamin Franklin – Scientist and Inventor
I. Experiments with Electricity
A. Studied nature of Electricity
B. Discovered Lightning Equals Electricity
C. Invented Lightning Rod
II. Other Scientific Work
A. Inventions
1. Bifocal Glasses
2. Franklin Stove https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/wp-
3. Daylight Saving Time content/uploads//2013/06/ben-Franklin.jp
B. Scientific Studies
1. Charted Gulf Stream
2. Worked on Soil Improvement
III. Importance as a Scientist
A. Scientific Honors
B. Writing Translated into Other
Languages
C. Experts’ Comments

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 What’s More

Activity 4. Direction: Identify the thesis statement in each of the following text. Write
you answers on a separate sheet.

1. Psychologists have argued for decades about how a person’s character is formed.
Numerous psychologists believe that one’s birth order (i.e. place in the family as the
youngest, oldest, or middle child) has the greatest influence. I believe birth order can
have a significant impact in the formation of a child’s character based on my own
experience growing up in a family of four children. Birth order can strongly affect one’s
relationship with parents, relationships with others, and how one views responsibility
as an adult.

Thesis Statement:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. One sign of pregnancy is nausea upon awakening. Other signs are increase in size and
tenderness of the breasts. Still other signs include increase in the frequency of urination
and an increase in the size of the abdomen. Thus, aside from pregnancy tests, a woman
can sometimes recognize the early signs and symptoms of pregnancy.

Thesis Statement:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 5. Direction: Read the text below and complete the topic outline that follows.
Write yours answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Text A

Origins of Writing

Ancient civilizations attributed the origins of writing to the gods. For the ancient
Egyptians, their god Thoth was the creator of writing and, in some stories, also the
creator of speech. The ancient Sumertans and Assyrians also believed that writing
originated with certain gods, as did the ancient Maya. In Chinese mythology, the creation
of writing is attributed to an ancient sage and was used for communication with the gods.
Clearly, writing was highly valued even by ancient peoples.

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 Humans began painting pictures on cave walls 25,000 years ago or more, but
writing systems did not develop until groups of people began settling in farming
communities. Scholars say that writing systems developed independently in at least
three different parts of the world: Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoarnertca.

The oldest known writing system developed among the ancient Sumertans in
Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C. Along with the rise of agricultural societies carne the
development of property ownership and the need to keep records of it. In early
agricultural societies, property consisted largely of land, livestock such as cattle, and
grain. Originally, clay tokens of various shapes were used to count these possessions.
From this developed a system of impressing the shapes onto clay tablets. One of the
earliest clay tablets of this type was found in excavations in Mesopotamia and dates from
the time of the Sumertan culture. Scribes then began using reeds instead of tokens to
mark the clay, developing a system of wedgelike shapes to represent the tokens. This
system of writing using wedge shapes is known as cuneiform. It was later adopted by
other cultures and became the basis for other writing systems. Originating in a system
that used pictures to represent objects, cuneiform writing eventually developed into
systems that used symbols to represent the sounds of language.

The oldest form of Chinese writing dates from around 1500 B.c. It is called oracle
bone script because it was carved on animal bones and shells that were used for
predicting the future. At a later period, Chinese writing appeared on bronze vases and
later still developed into a system that was used to record government affairs. The
Chinese writing system was also the original basis for both the Japanese and Korean
writing systems.

In Mesoarnertca, a region that encompasses parts of Mexico and Central Arnertca,

it is the ancient Mayans who are famous for the writing they inscribed on temple walls
and other religious structures. However, scholars believe that writing in that part of the
world may have begun before the rise of the Mayan civilization. The Zapotec culture,
centered on Oaxaca, Mexico, was already using writing around 400 B.C., or possibly
earlier. The Olmec culture may have developed a writing system even earlier than that.
Recent discoveries show that the Mayans may have begun writing around 2,300 years
ago. They used a system of symbols that represented words and syllables to record
information about the deeds of their rulers as well as information connected to their
calendar and astronomy. Their system of writing survived until the time of the Spanish
Conquest in the 1500s.

In ancient times, only specialized people such as scholars, priests, or government

officials used writing. Today, close to three-quarters of the world's adult population can
read and write, and literacy is considered a basic skill necessary to function in the
modern world

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 Origins of Writing

Thesis Statement: The origin of writing systems can be attributed to ancient

civilizations of Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica.

I. Ancient Sumerian in Mesopotamia

A. Recording of property ownership
1. Clay tokens
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
II. Oldest form of Chinese writing
A. _______________________________________
1. Used for predicting the future
B. _______________________________________
1. Basis for Japanese and Korean writing systems
III. Writing systems in Mesoamerica
A. _______________________________________
1. Temple walls and religious structure inscriptions
2. Used a system of symbols
B. Zapotec Culture
1. Writing around 400 B.C.
C. ______________________________________
1. Developed earlier a writing system
Key to answers on page 16

What I Have Learned

GETTING DEEPER!
Lesson:

What I want to say about the lesson:

What I found out:

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 What I Can Do

Activity 6. Direction: Read the essay below and pay careful attention to
how it is organized. Identify the thesis statement and make an
outline for this essay. You may modify the sample outline
format

The Golden Age of Comics

(1) The period from the late 1930s to the middle 1940s is known as the golden
age of comic books. The modern comic book came in the early 1930s in the United
States as a giveaway premium to promote the sale of the whole range of household
products such as cereal and cleanser. The comic books, which are printed in bright
colors to attract the attentions of potential customers, proved so popular that some
publishers decided to produce comic books that would come out on a monthly basis
and would sell for a dime each. Though comic strips had been reproduced in
publications prior to this time, the Famous Funnies comic book, which was started in
1934, marked the first occasion that a serialized book of comics was attempted.

(2) Early comic books reprinted already existing comic strips and comics based
on known characters, however, publishers soon began introducing original characters
developed specially for comic books. Superman was introduced in Action Comics in
1938, and Batman was introduced a year later. The tremendous success of these
superhero comic books led to the development of numerous comic books on a variety
of topics, though superhero comic book predominated. Astonishingly, by 1945,
approximately 160 different comic books were being published in the United States
each month, and 90 percent of US children were said to read comic books on a regular
basis.

Key to answers on page 16

Assessment

Activity 7. Direction: Read the short passage below and do the instructions
that follow.

The Psychology of Fame

Until the beginning of the 1990s western psychologists had not systematically
studied the human desire to be famous. However, in the few years up to this time, the
amount of celebrity news in the media had been increasing dramatically. Scientists at
various US universities then started to investigate the reasons why some humans seem
to be driven to become famous, while others have no interest in attracting the limelight.
Extensive research with people from different cultures led to the conclusion that
people who desire fame are not the same people who want to be rich. The former group
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 may have some desires for social acceptance based on previous experiences in their
lives. It seems that many of these people used to find it difficult to make friends when
they were younger, or they didn’t use to receive praise or recognition from their
parents. The psychologists believe that it is likely that these people would often
demand attention from others as teenagers and this desire has remained in adulthood
and is now expressed as a longing to be famous. Conversely, those who want to be rich
are much more focused on the future than the past; in contrast to the former group, the
study found that many of this group had learned from their parents that success is
generated by hard work and that their friends and family had always encouraged them
to strive for the best in life. These conclusions suggest that there is a link between our
upbringing and how we measure success.

Source: Leahdeoferio11

Fill out the topic outline based from the short passage The Psychology of Fame, choices
are provided below.

Thesis Statement: ____________________________________________________________________________

I. _________________________________________________
A. ________________________________________
B. ________________________________________
C. ________________________________________
D. ________________________________________
II. _________________________________________________
A. _______________________________________
B. ________________________________________
C. _______________________________________

Select your answer from the following choices.

● People who desires to be famous
● Learned from their parents about success
● Scientists investigate the reasons why some humans want to be famous while
some wants to be rich.
● Difficult to make friends when they were younger
● Friends and family encouraged them
● Demand attention from others
● People who want to be rich
● Didn’t use to receive praise or recognition from their parents
● Focused on the future than the past
● Desire for social acceptance

Key to answers on page 16

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 Additional Activities

Activity 8. Direction: Read the article and make an outline. Be guided by the rubric for
outlining. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Wrigley’s Chewing Gum

(1) Wrigley’s chewing gum was actually developed as a premium to be given away
with other product rather than as a primary product for sale. As a teenager, William
Wrigley Jr. was working for his father in Chicago selling soap that has been
manufactured in his father’s factory. The soap was not very popular with merchants
because it was priced at 5 cents, and this selling price did not leave a good profit margin
for the merchants. Wrigley convinced his father to raise the price to then cents and to
give away cheap umbrellas as a premium for the merchants. This worked successfully,
confirming to Wrigley that the use of premium was an effective sales tool.

(2) Wrigley then established his own company, in his company he was selling soap
as a wholesaler, giving baking soda away as a premium, and using a cook book to
promote each deal. Over time, the baking soda and cook book became popular than the
soap, so Wrigley began a new operation selling baking soda, he soon decided on chewing
gum. Once again, when Wrigley realized that the demand for premium was stronger
than the demand for the original product, he created the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to
produce and sell chewing gum.

(3) Wrigley started out with two brands of gum, Vassar and Lotta gums, and soon
introduced Juicy Fruit and Spearmint. The latter two brands grew in popularity, while
the first two were phased out. Juicy Fruit and Spearmint are two of Wrigley’s main
brands to this day.

Rubric for grading:

Format - 10
Organization/Development - 10
Focus and Quality of Presentation - 10
Total - 30

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Answer Key

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