Worksheet: COMPARISON-CONTRAST TEXT STRUCTURE||Expository Text| GRADE 7|| MATATAG||QUARTER 3||LESSON 1| Week 3

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ENGLISH 7 | Quarter 3, Lesson 1 | EXPOSITORY TEXT: Comparison & ContrastENGLISH TEACHER NI JUANhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPmtliaq61w
ENGLISH 7 | Quarter 3, Lesson 1 | EXPOSITORY TEXT: Comparison & Contrast

Vocabulary

  • Expository Text — A type of text that aims to inform, explain, describe, or clarify a topic.
  • Transition markers — Words or phrases that connect sentences, so they become a unified whole rather than separate ideas.
  • Block Method — A method of writing a comparison-contrast essay that describes first the similarities of one point of a topic with a point of the other topic.
  • Point-by-Point Method — A method of writing a comparison-contrast essay that presents all facts and supporting details about one topic followed by the facts and supporting details about the second topic.
  • Venn Diagram — A graphic organizer that visually shows the similarities and differences between two or more subjects using overlapping circles.

Questions

Watch the video carefully and answer the following questions based on the information presented.
1.
According to the learning objectives presented at the beginning of the video, what are the two methods for writing comparison-contrast texts that students will examine?
2.
In the activity on transition markers (01:45), which transition marker is used to complete the sentence: “Sinulog dancers do not paint their skin. ____, Ati-Atihan dancers would color their skin black to signify the color of our Ati ancestors.”?
3.
Based on the table presented in the video (04:23), how is the Block Method defined?
4.
Which of the following is an advantage of the Point-by-Point Method, as stated in the video’s table (05:13)?
  1. Keeps each set of points for discussion close together.
  2. The reader does not immediately see the similarities and differences of the subjects or topics being explained.
  3. Presents the whole picture of the two sides.
  4. The paper is not always as clearly organized.
5.
Explain how a Venn Diagram can be a helpful tool for organizing ideas when writing a comparison-contrast essay, using specific examples from the video’s discussion of public transportation and private cars (17:38).

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