English 10 Quarter 1 Week 4: Sources of Information: Accessibility and Effectiveness

ENGLISH 10
QUARTER 1 WEEK 4
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
ACCESSIBILITY AND
EFFECTIVENESS
The advent of technology has brought wide
opportunities in knowledge production and dissemination.
Bits of information have become largely available
anytime, anywhere.
This lesson highlights various sources of
information that you may use. Understanding content is
also essential.
Accessibility and effectiveness of contents are
also highlighted in this lesson to provide allow you to
compare and contrast information to avoid information
gap, misinterpretation and misinformation.
You are expected to
• identify sources of information
•define accessibility and effectiveness
• recognize, compare and contrast
contents of materials viewed from
various sources.
Are you familiar with flu? Examine the infographic below about it.
Learning Task 1:
Using the given picture, answer the questions
below.
1. What information can be provided by the
said picture?
2. Which sources or references can you use
to find other information about the issue or
topic presented?
3. Will you easily believe in the information
presented? Explain.
4. Is the information accessible and
effective?
Learning Task 2: Read the items below. Match the information source
in Column B with their appropriate descriptions in Column A.
Learning Task 3:
Read each item carefully. Identify what is asked in each item.
1. This characteristic of written communication enables one to
understand, evaluate, use and engage with written texts to participate in
society, achieve goals and realize potentials.
a. effectiveness c. reliability
b. accessibility d. credibility
2. It is described as the degree to which something is successful in
producing a
desired result
a. effectiveness c. reliability
b. accessibility d. credibility
3. This information accessibility focuses on the visual input
presented using an additional description of the information
in order for images to be useful for all.
a. video accessibility c. text accessibility
b. audio accessibility d. image accessibility
4. This information accessibility deals with scripts about

the video which are required for users who cannot access
visual or audio media channels.
a. text accessibility c. audio accessibility
b. video accessibility d. image accessibility
5. This kind of information source contains the most
recent information or opinions
a. reference materials c. government documents
b. books d. news/magazine articles
6. This information source uses technical language
and contains bibliography as well as research methods,
data and conclusions.
a. scholarly articles c. reference materials
b. government documents d. news/magazine articles
7. The use of outside sources of information helps the
writer and reader to do the following EXCEPT
_____________.
a. to gain additional information on the topic

b. to lend credibility to the written material
c. to influence the reader to agree with the writer
d. to make the writing less persuasive
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
As information is highly available everywhere, it is
essential that you identify the sources of your
information.
Understanding and verifying the sources of
your information establish you credibility.
Evaluating where they came from will help
you get rid of fake news and other unverified
information. Basically, there are three major
sources of information: primary, secondary and
tertiary documents.
Primary Documents
These are first-hand documents written by
those who experience and/or see it at the period
of research or the time an event happens.
These are original documents which include

personal accounts, personal documents, pictures,
videos, speeches, historical documents (on
eyewitness perspective), literary texts, literary
works and letters.
Examples:
• artifacts • photos • audio-recordings

• diaries • journals • video recordings
• manuals • letters • speeches
• interviews • original documents
Secondary Documents
These are documents written as recount of events.
The author has not personally witnessed what he or
she has written. These include interpretations,
discussions, commentaries or evaluations of prima
resources.
Examples:
• biographical works • evaluation
• history (retold version) • news (not by eyewitnesses)
• books • criticisms
Tertiary Sources
Tertiary sources are basically
collections of information from primary and
secondary sources.
Examples:
• almanacs • bibliography
• indexes/indices • directories
• database • dictionaries
• encyclopedia • abstracts
Aside from the major sources specified above, there are
specific information sources that may be used in accessing
certain details or information. These include the following:
As those sources provide significant information,
it is your duty to provide check the information in terms
of two criteria: accessibility and effectiveness.
Effectiveness refers to the degree of being able to
achieve the desired result based from their objective or
purpose.
Accessibility refers to the quality of being easy to find,
obtain and use.
a. Text accessibility - arrangement of words for
them to be easily accessed.
b. Image accessibility - provides additional
information about the text or concept.
c. Audio accessibility - provides additional
information through listening skills.
d. Video accessibility - provides additional
information through listening and viewing
skills.
Aside from accessibility and effectiveness, it is
essential to review the source of information for the
readers to:
1. Satisfy the expectations of the academic community

you are writing for;
2. Show evidence of wide, informed and relevant
reading’
3. Show that your writing does not rely mainly on

personal opinion;
4. Show the process by which you have arrived
at your own conclusions about the topic, and to
enable the reader to understand and evaluate
the ideas and information you are presenting;
5. Show your ability to integrate material from a

range of sources;
6. Show evidence of an analytical and
critical approach to your source material;
7. Enable readers to follow up references

or perspectives of particular interest to
them; and
8. Avoid plagiarism.
Learning Task 8:
Write a 5-sentence essay on your reflection on the
importance of understanding the content of a particular
material in terms of accessibility and effectiveness.
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4. This information accessibility deals with scripts about

a. to gain additional information on the topic

These are original documents which include

• artifacts • photos • audio-recordings

1. Satisfy the expectations of the academic community

3. Show that your writing does not rely mainly on

5. Show your ability to integrate material from a

7. Enable readers to follow up references

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