Context and
Text’s Meaning
Mrs. Mary Joy V. Pengson
SHS Teacher
After going through this module, you are expected
to:
1. identify words, ideas, structure, and purpose
of the text;
2. explore the different social and socio-cultural
contexts to enhance and enrich the
understanding of the text; and
3. appreciate the importance of understanding
the literary context and its meaning to one’s
own life experiences.
Fill out the organizer by writing LETTERS only under columns 2 &
3, write WORDS under column 4. Note: two letters may be
repeated as you answer the grid.
a. Make use of web or internet connection.
b. A website containing short articles called posts updated
regularly by the same person or by people interested in the same
topic.
c. Involved set of words, phrases, lines, etc. presented in a
variable, sits on the page much as traditional poetry does, or may
contain parts of the poem that move and mutate.
d. All make use of illustration in presenting stories.
e. An artistic storytelling style originated in Japan.
f. Encompasses non-fiction works and thematically linked short
stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres.
g. Literary presentation where doodle writing, and drawings are
incorporated.
h. Stories told almost completely in dialogue simulating social
network exchanges.
Below is a poem written by Danton Remoto, a Filipino author.
Read and try to discover what this poem wants to convey. Then,
answer the essential questions that follow.
01
Purpose statement
1.
identify issues and ideas in respective track or strand
2.
formulate a suitable research topic related to a track or strand; and
3.
write a research plan about the selected research topic.
There are words that are possible sources for a
research topic hidden in the word square below.
Words appear vertically, horizontally, diagonally,
backwards and forwards. Search for these words
and write your answers on your notebook.
Answer
1 2 3
Theories Intuition Problems
Philosophy Interest Needs
observation Specialization literature
advice
Research Topics
A research topic should…
be original. arouse intellectual curiosity.
be within the researcher’s
be ambiguous.
interest.
fill in a research gap. make use of ineffective
research instrument.
be costly and ambitious. be completed beyond the
given period.
be general and not specific.
be insignificant to the field of
study or discipline.
Guidelines
1. INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER
Being interested in a topic is usually due to the richness of
your stock knowledge about it or because of its familiarity to
you. Curiosity about an issue/topic is one of the factors that
motivate a person to unravel the unknown in a topic. Thus, the
researcher’s interest increases the possibility of the success of
the study.
Guidelines
2. RICHNESS OF AVAILABLE SOURCES OR SUPPORTING
EVIDENCES
One of the things that you should do is to collect a lot of
information on your topic of interest. This enables you to find
evidences that would support your topic. You must ensure that
your sources come from a wide variety of literature such as
books, journal, periodicals, online articles, etc. Hence, going to
the library and surfing the internet are some of the activities that
you should do as a researcher.
Guidelines
3. TIMELINESS AND RELEVANCE OF THE TOPIC
Your topic should be relevant and timely. A topic is relevant if it
serves as an instrument in improving the society or if it
answers or solves current issues which are some of the reasons
why research is conducted.
Guidelines
4. LIMITATIONS OF THE SUBJECT
Aside from your interest, you must also consider the significance
of the topic in your track and strand. Remember that research is
conducted to contribute something valuable to a particular area
or discipline.
Guidelines
5. PERSONAL RESOURCES
Prior to finalizing your chosen topic, you must assess your
research abilities as a student. You may do so by taking your
financial capability, health condition, personal qualifications
and trainings as a researcher, needed facilities and time
allotment into account. It is important that all these aspects are
considered for you to guarantee the accomplishment of your
research.
Now that you have learned the considerations in
formulating a research problem, here are the steps
that will guide you trim down your area of interest.
When formulating an effective research title, take the following
guidelines into consideration:
Research Title
1 5
Indicate 2 4
accurately the The title must Avoid title
subject and be limited to 10 The title must
that gives too
scope of the to 15 3 be in the phrase much
study. substantive information.
Do not include form.
words. analysis of,
study of, an
Conjunctions (and, but, investigation of
because), prepositions (in,
on, at) and articles (the, a, and the like.
an) are not counted.
Activity # 1
A. Arrange the following steps in correct sequence using
numbers 1-5. Write your answers on your notebook.
a. Write your research problem.
b. Generate an unanswered question or an unresolved
problem from your chosen area or lesson.
c. Recall the specific area, lesson or issue in your respective
field that has piqued your interest the most.
d. Assess the question or problem based on the five guidelines
stated above.
e. Focus on your track, strand or area of specialization.
Activity # 1
B. Read each statement below carefully. On your notebook, put a if
the statement is correct and if otherwise.
a. Write your research problem.
b. Generate an unanswered question or an unresolved
problem from your chosen area or lesson.
c. Recall the specific area, lesson or issue in your respective
field that has piqued your interest the most.
d. Assess the question or problem based on the five guidelines
stated above.
e. Focus on your track, strand or area of specialization.
Activity # 2
Think of at least two specific research topics from the broad
topics listed below following the guidelines explained above.
Write your answers on your notebook. (5 points each)
Activity # 2
For example:
Broad Topic: Online Selling
Specific Topic: Influence of Internet Based Marketing Activities on Digital
Consumer’s Mind
1. Broad Topic: ________________________________________________________
Specific Topic: _______________________________________________________
2. Broad Topic: ________________________________________________________
Specific Topic: _____________________________________________________
Assignment
A. Based on the research problem that you have written above,
write your research plan by answering the following questions
on the table below. Answer briefly on your notebook.
Assignment
Using the guidelines stated above, formulate a tentative research
title based on your chosen research problem in Assessment.
Write your title on your notebook. (15 points)
Assignment
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