GERONA CATHOLIC SCHOOL,
INC
Poblacion 1, Gerona, Tarlac
S.Y 2024-2025
READING and
(GRADE 11 HUMSS/ ABM / STEM)
Prepared by: Mr. Christian D. Adaoag LPT
Reading and Writing
Text as
Connected
Discourse
Lesson 2
February 04, 2025
OBJECTIVES:
Describes a written text as
connected discourse.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Discourse
DISCOURSE
An extended expression of
thoughts or ideas
Utterance, talk, speech,
discussion, and conversation
Does not have a particular
TEXT
Large unit of written
language
Group of ideas put
together to make a point
What are the
Properties
of a well-written
text?
1. Organization
refers to the arrangement
of ideas in a text
Creating an outline of ideas before
you start writing can help your
work become organized.
Outline
Format in which ideas can
be arranged in a hierarchy
It distinguishes the general
ideas from the specific or
subordinating ideas
2. Coherence and Cohesion
refer to the connection of ideas
(words – phrases - sentencesparagraph)
In order for you to assure
coherence and cohesion, you need
Cohesive Devices
Cohesive Devices
3.
Appropriate Language Use
refers to the
acceptable style of
language for a
4. Proper Mechanics
refers to the conventions of
writing which includes
capitalization, punctuation,
spelling, numerals,
abbreviations, acronyms and
WORDS
Morphology
is the study of words that
focuses on the structure and
relationship of words by
analyzing their smallest units
of meaning, known as
Morphology
Study of words
How they are formed and their
relationship to other words
Analyzes the structure of words and
parts of words, such as root words,
prefixes, and suffixes
Morpheme
the smallest
grammatical unit
in a language
Two Types of Morpheme
1. Free Morpheme
2. Bound Morpheme
Free Morpheme
Can function
independently as a
word
Bound Morpheme
a word element attached to a
root word (main part of a
word) to give another meaning
cannot function independently
as a word
Bound Morpheme
Examples:
Affixes (prefixes and
suffixes)
Affixes
A morpheme that is
attached to a root word to
form a new word
1. Prefix
Prefix
A morpheme that comes
before a root word.
Examples:
auto- (automobile)
over-
Suffix
a morpheme that comes after
a root word
Examples:
-ful (forgetful)
(active)
-ive
Two Varieties of Suffix
1. Inflectional
Suffixes
Inflectional Suffixes
modify the grammatical class of words
by signaling a change in number,
tense, degrees of comparison, and so
on, but they do not shift the base form
into another word class.
INFLECTIONAL MORPHEMES ADDED TO
EXAMPLES
Derivational Suffixes
modify either the
part of speech or
the actual meaning
DERIVATIONAL MORPHEMES
MEANING
EXAMPLES
Compound Words
Combination of two
different words.
Examples
back + ward = backward (towards the
reverse direction) book + shelf =
bookshelf (storage of books)
full + moon = full moon (a moon
appearing as a bright circle)
Thank you
very
God bless you.