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• After going through this module, you are expected to:
• Learning Objectives


  • Describe the different dimensions of text information and media
  • Comprehend how text information and media are formally and informally produced, organized, and disseminated
  • Evaluate the reliability and validity of text information and media and their sources using selection criteria
  • Produce and evaluate a creative text-based presentation using design principle and elements
• Examine the text message and answer the question that follow:
• Tone


  The general character or attitude of a piece of writing
• Why do you think some Filipinos will fall victim to this type of text message?
• Why do you think this message sounds convincing?
• Text information


  Can be written in script using the Roman alphabet or a different script that is appropriate to the language of the reader
• Creators of Text Information

  • Author
  • Writer
  • Contributor
  • Columnist
  • Blogger
  • Editor
  • Publisher
• Author


  Someone who writes books, stories, or articles on different kinds of topics
• Writer


  More associated with writing literary works like poems and short stories
• Contributor


  Writes articles about topics that are of particular interest, can only submit articles depending on the theme or space available
• Columnist


  Writes and shares opinions, insights, and commentaries about social or political issues
• Blogger


  Writes personal opinions on topics or issues that interest them, shares insights, ideas, reflections, experiences, and activities through a blog entry
• Editor


  Coordinates with the author or writer in planning, reviewing, and revising content for publication, gives the final say to the final content of the written text
• Publisher


  Responsible for preparing, acquiring, and managing a publication, works with a team of writers, authors, and layout artists and decides on the type and theme of the material to be published
• Classifications of Text Information

  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction
• Fiction


  Stories that are products of the writer's imagination
• Nonfiction


  Text information based on facts and reality
• How Text Information is Produced

  1. The writer selects a topic or an issue worth writing about

  2. The writer does a thorough gathering of information about the topic

  3. The writer constructs an outline of the topic and composes the draft

  4. The writer goes back to the draft and develops it into a full text

  5. The writer turns in the article to the editor or publisher
• Assessing and Evaluating Text Information

  • Accuracy and Factuality
  • Objectivity
  • Language appropriateness
  • Curriculum alignment
  • Style and Format
• Accuracy and Factuality


  Text information should be precise and must be based on facts, thoroughly researched and the data should be based on valid findings
• Objectivity


  Text information should not contain any biases, prejudice, or discrimination, each side or group must be discussed fairly and exhaustively
• Language appropriateness


  The level and kind of language should be appropriate for the target audience or readers
• Curriculum alignment


  The textbook material should be consistent with the curriculum and international standards prescribed
• Style and Format


  Books are based on the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), academic papers follow the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, newspapers follow a particular house style
• Advantages of Text Information

  • Covers a wide variety of topics
  • Can be accessed easily
  • Well-researched and comprehensively discussed
• Limitations of Text Information

  • The book should be updated regularly to ensure accuracy and timeliness
  • Can be lengthy, making it difficult or tiresome to read
• Typeface


  The representation or style of a text in the digital format
• Types of Typefaces


  • Serif
  • Sans Serif
  • Slab Serif
  • Script
  • Decorative
• Serif


  A short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters, conveys familiarity and readability in large amounts of texts
• Sans Serif


  Does not contain serif in the letters, conveys a clean and minimalist look to the text
• Slab Serif


  Has a heavy and solid look to the text, usually used in large advertising signs on billboards
• Script


  Has brush-like strokes that draw people's attention, used in formal events like weddings or evening charity balls
• Decorative


  Artistic and eye-catching, can show a wide variety of emotions or cater to various themes
• Fill out the table below by specifying how the design principles and elements were used in the product label and the effect it has on consumers.