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Quarter 2 –Module No. 2- Week 2 Lesson 3

Distinguishing Various Types of

Information/Factual Text

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Quarter 2 –Module 2- Week 2- Lesson 3

Distinguishing Various Types of

Information/Factual Text

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 Table of Contents

How to Learn from this Module ........................................................................................ II

Icons of this Module ......................................................................................................... II

Lesson 1:
Distinguishing Various Types of Information/Factual Text ................................................ 1
Objective ................................................................................................... 1
What ‘s New .............................................................................................. 1
What Is It ................................................................................................... 2
What’s More .............................................................................................. 4
What I Have Learned ................................................................................ 5
What I can do ............................................................................................ 5

Key to Answers ............................................................................................................ 8

Appendices .................................................................................................................. 9
References ................................................................................................................... 12
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you have to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In Content Input

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 Distinguishing Various Types of
Lesson Information/Factual Text
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WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

After studying this module, you should be able to distinguish various

information/factual text.

WHAT I KNOW
Look at the following types of informational text. Check the
corresponding boxes if you have an idea of it.

Literary Nonfiction

Procedural Texts

Expository Texts

Argument or Persuasion Texts

WHAT’S IN

This module will help you distinguish various types of information or

factual text.

WHAT’S NEW

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin, Southern
Leyte of Vicente Duterte and Soledad Roa who were both civil servants. His mother was
a public school teacher while his father was a government worker. He graduated in 1968
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at the Lyceum of the Philippines
University and obtained a law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1972. He passed
the bar exam that same year.. He is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines
and has been Mayor of Davao City for seven terms. On May 9, 2016, He won a landslide
victory as the 16th President of the Philippines. He was officially proclaimed by a joint
session of the Philippine Congress on May 30, 2016. He is the first President from
Mindanao, and the first local chief executive to get elected straight to the Office of the
President.

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 1. What is the whole text about?
___________________________________________________________________
2. When was President Rodrigo Roa Duterte born?
___________________________________________________________________
3. Who were the parents of our president?
___________________________________________________________________
4. When did Rodrigo Roa Duterte win as president in our country?
___________________________________________________________________
5. When was his proclamation as official president in the Philippines?
___________________________________________________________________
Take Note: The text above is an example of informational text. As you answer the questions,
you gather factual information from the text you had read.

WHAT IS IT

Informational text is defined as text with the primary purpose of information about arts,
sciences, or social studies. This text ranges from newspaper and magazine articles to digital
information to nonfiction trade books to textbooks and reference materials.

There are specifically four types of informational text as follows:

1. Literary Nonfiction
Includes shorter texts, such as “personal essay, speeches, opinion pieces,
essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, and historical,
scientific, technical, or economic accounts (including digital sources) written for a broad
audience.” Autobiographies, biographies, other narrative nonfiction, informational
picture books, and informational poetry often fit into this category.
Narrative informational text typically communicates accurate information and
has a well-defined beginning, middle, and end. Informational poetry weaves facts into
poems.

Example: Biography of President Roa Duterte

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was born on March 28, 1945 in Maasin,
Southern Leyte of Vicente Duterte and Soledad Roa who were both civil
servants. His mother was a public school teacher while his father was a
government worker. He graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science at the Lyceum of the Philippines University and obtained a
law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1972. He passed the bar exam
that same year. He is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and
has been Mayor of Davao City for seven terms. On May 9, 2016, He won a
landslide victory as the 16th President of the Philippines. He was officially
proclaimed by a joint session of the Philippine Congress on May 30, 2016. He
is the first President from Mindanao, and the first local chief executive to get
elected straight to the Office of the President.

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2. Procedural Texts
Procedural text is a factual text that gives a set of instructions on how to do
something. To be able to follow a procedure, take note a transitional words that
signal time –order of steps such as first, then, next, and last.

Example: Safety Measures before Typhoon

Whole-year round typhoon occurs. It is necessary to be prepared for the

coming of any typhoon as predicted. First and foremost, inspect your house if it
needs to be repaired or fixed. Then, clean up the house drainage system to avoid
blockage. Next, store an adequate supply of food and water good for a few days.
Ensure that appliances should be place in an elevated position. They might be
damaged if water can penetrate into them in case floodwater rushes into your
house. Lastly, always keep flashlights, candles, batteries, and first aid supplies.

3. Expository Texts

Expository texts utilize various text structures such as description, cause-

effect, comparison and contrast, problem and solution, question and answer, and
temporal sequence.

Example: Comparison and Contrast between the Moon and the Sun

The moon and sun are both bright round objects in the sky. Indeed,
viewed from the Earth’s surface, both appear as similarly sized disks. That said,
however, they are otherwise very different. The sun is a star, while the moon is a
large mass of work rock and dirt. According to most theories, the sun formed from
the solar nebla, a giant mass of cloud and dust that collapsed because of its
gravity. When it did, the material that pulled into the center formed the sun. When
the Earth was formed in the early solar system, it didn’t have a moon. The moon
was likely created when a large planet collided with the Earth. The resulting
particle cloud rose and eventually condensed into the moon.

4. Argument or Persuasion Texts

Argumentative or persuasion texts provide evidence with the intent of

influencing the beliefs, or actions of the target audience. These texts typically include
claims, evidence, and warrants to explain how the evidences are linked to the claims.
Writers of persuasion or argument also make appeals-appeals to the author’s
credibility, to the audience’s needs, or to reason and evidence

Example: The Effect of Mobile Phone to Children

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 Many children now possess a mobile phone and they are fast becoming
the latest fashion item.Children continue to use mobiles despite the obvious risk
to their health. Mobile phones emit a dosage of radiation, which is harmful to the
user and cause severe brain damage.Mobiles are useful, however. They enable
parents to maintain contact with their children whenever they need to. There are
also obvious benefits to their use in emergency situations. The recent rise in
crimes associated with mobiles is a worrying trend: many of our children are
under threat of violence merely by the possession of a phone. Parents should
think carefully before purchasing a mobile phone for their child.

Try to do this activity.

Write a one-paragraph expository text using the ideas in the graphic organizer showing
problem and solution.

Problem
Amira is doing her project due next day.
Suddenly, a power interruption occurs.

Solution Solution Solution

Amira must sleep early Amira ought to use Amira may ask help to
and wake up early to candlelight with extra her parents or older
finish her project. care. siblings to do the project.

Conclusion
Amira submits her project the next day.

WHAT’S MORE

A. Directions: Mix and match the following types of information to its description. Write
the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided before each number. (Use the
Worksheet on page 8)

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________ 1. Argument text
________ 2. Literary Nonfiction
________ 3. Procedural text
________ 4. Expository text

A. utilizes question and answer, problems and solutions

B. provides step-by-step guidelines that describe how to complete a task
C. includes biographies, memoirs, journalism, and historical, scientific, technical, or
economic accounts
D. includes claims, evidence, and warrants to explain how the evidence linked to
the claims.

B. Directions: Draw thumb up , if the statement is true and thumb down , if it

is false. Draw it before the number.

1. Autobiographies and biographies are examples of literary nonfiction.

2. Argument or persuasive texts provide step-by-step guidelines that describe
how to complete a task.
3. Comparison and contrast is one of the structures of expository texts.
4. Procedural texts provide evidence with the intent of influencing beliefs.
5. Literary Nonfiction includes shorter texts.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

REMEMBER THIS

Informational text - is a text that gives factual information about arts,

sciences, or social studies.
There are specifically four types of informational text:
1. Literary Nonfiction
-includes shorter texts, such as “personal essay, speeches, opinion
pieces, essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, and
historical, scientific, technical, or economic accounts (including digital sources) written
for a broad audience.”
2. Procedural Texts
- provide step-by-step guidelines that describe how to complete a task.
3. Expository Texts
- utilize various text structures such as description, cause-effect, comparison
and contrast, problem and solution, question and answer, and temporal
sequence.
4. Argument or Persuasion Texts
- provide evidence with the intent of influencing the beliefs, or actions of the
target audience.

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 WHAT I CAN DO

A. Directions: Read each passage properly. Then, distinguish what type of

informational/factual text it belongs. You choose your answer inside the box. Write your
answer on the space provided below the passage (Use the Worksheet on page 9)

literary nonfiction procedural text

expository text argument/persuasion text

1. Junk Food is very harmful that is slowly eating away the health of the present
generation. The term itself denotes how dangerous it is for our bodies. Most importantly,
it tastes so good that people consume it daily. However, not much awareness is spread
about the harmful effects of junk food. The problem is more serious than you think. Various
studies show that junk food impacts our health negatively. They contain higher levels of
calories, fats, and sugar. On the contrary, they have very low amounts of healthy nutrients
and lack dietary fibers. Parents must discourage their children from consuming junk food
because of the ill effects it has on one’s health.

__________________________________________

2. A private school is autonomous and generates its own funding through various
sources like student tuition, private grants and endowments. A public school is
government funded and all students attend free of cost. Because of funding from
several sources, private schools may teach above and beyond the standard
curriculum, may cater to a specific kind of students (gifted, special needs,
specific religion/language) or have an alternative curriculum like art,
drama, technology etc. Public schools have to adhere to the curriculum charted out by
the district, and cannot deny admission to any child within the residential school zone.
There are several preconceived notions regarding private and public schools. Private
schools are often assumed to be very expensive, elitist and a better bet for admission
to good colleges. Public schools are often thought of as shoddy, less disciplined and
low-grade curriculum. This comparison offers a fair insight into both schools for parents
to make an informed decision.

__________________________________________

3. Mango float is a Filipino icebox cake dessert made with layers of graham
crackers, whipped cream, condensed milk, and ripe mangoes. It is a modern variant
of the traditional Filipino crema de fruta cake. Here are the steps to follow to prepare
it. Prepare a rectangular glass dish with or without lid. In a bowl, whisk Nestle cream
until smooth. Add the condensed and evaporated milk. Whisk until well combined.
Using a ladle, place a small amount of the milk mixture into the bottom of the dish, then
place a layer of Graham crackers and top with the sliced mangoes. Ladle a mixture
again, slowly pours over the crackers and the mangoes, making sure it covers all of
the Graham crackers. Repeat by placing layers of crackers, mangoes and milk mixture.

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 Top off with Graham crumbs (or just crushed some Graham crackers).Cover and
freeze overnight. Serve and enjoy!

___________________________________________

4. Dr Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June
1861. The second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco
Mercado and Teodora Alonso. He began his early education at home with his mother
as his first teacher and continued in Biñan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo
Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in
1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because
he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors.
He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24; he
finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “Excellent.”

_________________________________________

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What’s New
1. The whole text is about the life of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
2. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was born on March 25, 1945.
3. The parents of our president were Vicente Duterte and Solidad Roa.
4. Rodrigo Roa Duterte won as president on May 4, 2016.
5. He was proclaimed officially as president in the Philippines on May 30, 2016.
What is It
The answer may vary.
What’s More
A.
1. d
2. c
3. b
4. a
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What I Can Do
1. Argumentative or persuasion text
2. Expository text
3. Procedural text
4. Literary Nonfiction
Key to Corrections
Appendices

WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

WHAT’S MORE

A. Directions: Mix and match the following types of information to its description. Write
the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the before number.

________ 1. Argument text

________ 2. Literary Nonfiction
________ 3. Procedural text
________ 4. Expository text

A. utilizes question and answer, problems and solutions

B. provides step-by-step guidelines that describe how to complete a task
C. includes biographies, memoirs, journalism, and historical, scientific, technical, or
economic accounts
D. includes claims, evidence, and warrants to explain how the evidence linked to the
claims.

B. Directions: Draw thumb up , if the statement is true and thumb down , if

it is false. Draw it before the number.

3. Autobiographies and biographies are examples of literary nonfiction.

4. Argument or persuasive texts provide step-by-step guidelines that describe
how to complete a task.
3. Comparison and contrast is one of the structures of expository texts.
4. Procedural texts provide evidence with the intent of influencing beliefs.
5. Literary Nonfiction includes shorter texts.

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WHAT I CAN DO

Directions: Read each passage properly. Then, distinguish what type of informational/factual
text it belongs. You choose your answer inside the box. Write your answer on the space
provided below the passage.

literary nonfiction procedural text

expository text argument/persuasion text

1. Junk Food is very harmful that is slowly eating away the health of the present
generation. The term itself denotes how dangerous it is for our bodies. Most importantly,
it tastes so good that people consume it daily. However, not much awareness is spread
about the harmful effects of junk food. The problem is more serious than you think. Various
studies show that junk food impacts our health negatively. They contain higher levels of
calories, fats, and sugar. On the contrary, they have very low amounts of healthy nutrients
and lack dietary fibers. Parents must discourage their children from consuming junk food
because of the ill effects it has on one’s health.

__________________________________________

2. A private school is autonomous and generates its own funding through various
sources like student tuition, private grants and endowments. A public school is
government funded and all students attend free of cost. Because of funding from
several sources, private schools may teach above and beyond the standard
curriculum, may cater to a specific kind of students (gifted, special needs,
specific religion/language) or have an alternative curriculum like art,
drama, technology etc. Public schools have to adhere to the curriculum charted out by
the district, and cannot deny admission to any child within the residential school zone.
There are several preconceived notions regarding private and public schools. Private
schools are often assumed to be very expensive, elitist and a better bet for admission
to good colleges. Public schools are often thought of as shoddy, less disciplined and
low-grade curriculum. This comparison offers a fair insight into both schools for parents
to make an informed decision.

__________________________________________

3. Mango float is a Filipino icebox cake dessert made with layers of graham
crackers, whipped cream, condensed milk, and ripe mangoes. It is a modern variant
of the traditional Filipino crema de fruta cake. Here are the steps to follow to prepare
it. Prepare a rectangular glass dish with or without lid. In a bowl, whisk Nestle cream
until smooth. Add the condensed and evaporated milk. Whisk until well combined.
Using a ladle, place a small amount of the milk mixture into the bottom of the dish, then
place a layer of Graham crackers and top with the sliced mangoes. Ladle a mixture
again, slowly pours over the crackers and the mangoes, making sure it covers all of
the Graham crackers. Repeat by placing layers of crackers, mangoes and milk mixture.
Top off with Graham crumbs (or just crushed some Graham crackers).Cover and
freeze overnight. Serve and enjoy!

___________________________________________
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4. Dr Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June
1861. The second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco
Mercado and Teodora Alonso. He began his early education at home with his mother
as his first teacher and continued in Biñan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo
Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in
1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because
he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors.
He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24; he
finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “Excellent.”

_________________________________________

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References

http://www.philippinesguam.org/philippines-agana/about-the-philippines-agana/the-president-
agana/presidents-bio-agana/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/9959-thermometers-how-to-take-your-temperature

https://sciencing.com/similarities-differences-between-sun-moon-8459351.html

https://pdst.ie/persuasivewriting

https://www.toppr.com/guides/essays/harmful-effects-of-junk-food-essay/

https://www.diffen.com/difference/Private_School_vs_Public_School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFjoEWMOcIo

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