LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 7

Worksheet No.1, Quarter 4

Learner’s Name: ______________________________________________
Grade Level/Section: ______________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________

I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competency

Distinguish features of academic writing

Differentiate literary writing from academic writing

B. Objectives

1. Identify the different features of academic writing

2. Differentiate literary from academic writing
3. Construct sentences showing academic features.

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Academic writing is a form of writing using formal language and
includes data, such as actual events, dates, names of authoritative persons
and other facts that are taken from other sources to back up its statements.
It is written to inform, persuade, argue or support a claim. Research paper is
an example of this.

CHARACTERISTICS:
 Clarity – easily understood by intended audience
 Conciseness – clear without excess verbiage
 Specific Audience – targeted to particular readers
 Specific Purpose – written for a specific purpose
 Accuracy – factual, correct and free from bias
 Correctness – follows grammatical and technical
conventions
 Comprehensiveness – contains all necessary
information
 Accessibility – includes Table of Content, headings,
subheadings, indexes

Literary writing is also called as Creative Writing which inspires and

entertains with word pictures, concepts and has deep meaning. It is usually
fictional, and it makes use of figurative or symbolic language. It is enjoyable
to read. It touches us while teaching us. It is written in an artistic way.
 CHARACTERISTICS:
 Usually fiction that displays a sense of reality.
 Tension or conflict
 Artistic unity (a main idea is conveyed)
 Figurative language (similes, metaphors, irony,
symbolism, analogy)
ACADEMIC WRITING LITERARY WRITING
 Factual  Fictional and imaginative
 Informative, instructional  Entertaining, provocative
or persuasive and captivating
 Clear, precise and straight  Artistic, figurative,
forward symbolic or even vague
 Objective  Subjective

III. ACTIVITIES

Practice Task 1-A

DIRECTIONS: Read the following excerpts and mark with (X) the literary
writing and with a (/) the academic writing. Use the discussion in the link to
help you do the task.
________ Excerpt 1
“When my daughter was ten, a careless boy at the ice rink cut the back
of her hand with his skate, and I drove her to the emergency room to be sewn
up. She was frightened and in tears, so on our way to the hospital I told her
that some of my happiest, most vivid memories involved accidents. I showed
her my dimple and told her about the scars on my arms and my big toe, and
I ran down most of the rest of my inventory of falls and fractures and stitches
and chipped teeth.”
Excerpt from “Scars by David Owen”
Source: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/19/scars
________ Excerpt 2
“This study determined the dropout rate and absenteeism of the fourth-
year high school students of San Ramon National High School for the school
year 2009-2010.Specific questions put forward were: 1.) What is the profile of
the students in terms of age, gender, parental status? 2.) What are the factors
affecting the dropout rate and absenteeism of students? 3.) Which among the
factors influence the students’ decision to drop out from class and make
absences?”

Excerpt from “PERCEIVED FACTORS ON DROP OUTS AND

ABSENTEEISM AMONG FOURTH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS written by Mrs. Melchie M. Porteza and Ms. Zairah
Lynn C. Obias”
Practice Task 1-B
DIRECTIONS: Cite some importance of academic and literary writing.
A. The importance of academic writing is ______________________.
B. The importance of literary writing is ________________________.

Practice Task 2
DIRECTIONS: Label the following as Academic or Literary writing. Identify
the features found in each writing.
TEXT A TEXT B
One day, a mound of earth was Geologists observe that many of
seen growing in the east. After several our mountain ranges seem to
years, the mound grew into a beautiful resemble human-like forms. However,
mountain range resembling they argue that these earth formations
Alunsina’s face and her wonderful are the result of interrelated geological
hair. The magical breeze whispered to processes such as earthquakes, rock
the unhappy Tungkung Langit that formations and even volcanic
Alunsina grew old and died of sorrow eruptions. They cited several
somewhere in the east. This made conclusive researches that detail the
Tungkung Langit mournful. As the formation such natural wonders. They
sun rises in the east, the shadow of also conducted experiments that show
the mountain reminds Tungkung how bodies of water have contributed
Langit of his dear Alunsina. And as the to rock formation worldwide. In the
shadow fades away at nightfall, years to come, scientists expect to
Tungkung Langit waters the earth with generate more data to explain such
his tears. phenomena.

Text A is a form of _______________ writing.

It has the following features:
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________

Text B is a form of _______________ writing.

It has the following features:
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________

Practice Task 3
DIRECTIONS: Write at least one paragraph in academic form of writing
consisting of 2 – 3 sentences.
TOPIC: How to spend time wisely during Pandemic?
 ASSESSMENT
DIRECTIONS: Read the following paragraphs and identify whether it is an
Academic or Literary Writing.
_______________1. Some insects are known for their character traits. The ants
for example, teach us thrift and good planning. The bees
show us the virtue of industry, and the grasshoppers, pure
joy of living. The cockroaches, nothing in particular, except
for living quietly and minding one’s own business.
_______________2. Crisswin’s pair of slippers was stolen. His mother empty
bottles and old newspapers. He counted his money and
said, “I have ninety pesos”, Crisswin went to the market to
buy a new pair of slippers.
_______________3. While computers process data very quickly and accurately,
they cannot think for themselves. In order for computers to
function, they must receive instructions that control the input
and processing data, as well as the output of information, a
computer program, also known as a stored program, in a set
of specific instructions that tells the computer what to do.
_______________4. Jerome was alone at home. He played with his pet dog. He
ran after his dog that he bumped into the table in the sala.
The flower vase on the table fell. When his mother came
home, she saw the broken vase. Jerome told her the truth.

_______________5. In ancient Persia, physical education was practiced at an

early age. At six, the children were trained for physical and
military training. They were made to run, use a slingshot,
shoot the bow and arrow, and throw a javelin. They also
practiced jumping on and off the horse. They were taught to
hunt, to endure extreme heat and cold, to eat very little food
and to sleep on the ground.

IV. REFERENCES

Department of Education. (2020). Evaluation. Grade 7 Daily Lesson Plan (Q1, W2, D4, p.
66-72). DepEd ROV.

Department of Education. (2020). Evaluation. Grade 7 Daily Lesson Plan (Q1, W3, D3, p.
106-114). DepEd ROV.

Department of Education. Teacher’s Guide K-12 (p.25-26)

Department of Education. K-12 Learning Package (p. 25-26, 333)

English 7 Teacher’s Guide (Department of Education, Compiler). (n.d.). Department of
Education. p. 72-73; 88-89

English 7 Learner's Material (Department of Education, Compiler). (n.d.). Department of

Education. p.66, 96-98; 112-113

Writing Skills | SkillsYouNeed. (n.d.). https://www.Skillsyouneed.Com/Writing-Skills.html.

Retrieved February 7, 2021, from https://www.skillsyouneed.com/writing-skills.html

Owen, D. (2017, June 19). Scars. The New Yorker. Retrieved February 7, 2021, from
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/19/scars

Write, W. (2020, February 9). 17 Of The Most Powerful Excerpts From Poetry. Writers Write.
Retrieved February 7, 2021, from http://www.writerswrite.co.za/17-of-the-most-
powerful-excerpts-from-poetry/

Prepared by:

ZAIRAH LYNN C. OBIAS, Teacher I, Cabalinadan HS, SDO Camarines Sur

Quality Assured by:

GILDA A. CASTAÑEDA, Principal I, Dalipay HS, SDO Camarines Sur

GEMMA A. REALO, Principal-II, Don Mariano C. Veneracion NHS, SDO Camarines
Sur
PRECIOSA R. DELA VEGA – EPS-I – English, SDO Camarines Sur

Illustrator/Layout Artist:

MARY JANE S. SAN AGUSTIN, Teacher II, Fundado ES, SDO Camarines Sur
ANSWER KEY
Practice Task 1
Excerpt 1 – Literary Writing (X)
Excerpt 2 – Academic Writing (/)

1. Writing is defined as creating new piece of work, such as poems or

novels, and compilations or volumes of creative work. Composing a
novel is an example of literary writing. Its purpose is to entertain.
2. Academic writing is a particular style used in formal essays and other
assessments for your course. It requires formal language, a logical
structure and evidence. Its purpose is to inform.
Practice Task 2
Text A is a Literary Writing
 It has the following features:
o Fictional and imaginative
o Entertaining
o Artistic, figurative and symbolic

Text B is an Academic Writing

 It has the following features:
o Factual
o Informative
o Clear and precise information

Practice Task 3
(Answers may vary)

ASSESSMENT
1. A
2. L
3. A
4. L
5. A