USING CONTEXT IN
TEXT DEVELOPMENT
In the previous lesson you have learned that
in exploring a text, it is important that you
understand what you are reading to get the
message of the text, for you to develop the
skill in verifying issues, affirming one’s values
or even make a decision if necessary.
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Critical reading also means that you are able
to distinguish the information that is clearly
stated (explicit) in the text from ideas that
are suggested (implicit). This will help you
make inferences about what you read and
challenges you to give reactions.
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Knowing how to identify explicit and implicit
information will help you in developing one
of the most important skills needed in critical
reading: evaluating the claims made by an
author. This involves going back to the text to
recognize the writer’s arguments and
evidence so that you can begin judging the
writer’s work.
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Intertext is putting a text in relation to
another text, usually through direct quotes
or references. A book that quotes another
book to compare, contrast, or expand on a
point is using intertext.
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Hypertext by it’s nature is purely a computer
construct. It’s a way of providing clickable links to
other sections of a document, or other
documents on the internet. It’s the basis of what
we know of as the world wide web, but it started
it’s life as more basic links within a document - for
example clicking on a line in the table of contents
would take you to that chapter. It even pre-dates
WYSIWIG and mouse driven interfaces.
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Activity 1: Three Things Directions: Study the
given text and do what is asked. You are doing a
research about Environmental Issues in the
Philippines. A quick Google search would lead you
to a Wikipedia article. While reading about it, you
also encounter links that lead you to more
information depending on your purpose and
interest. Then, place your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
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A. HYPERTEXT
What is Hypertext? It is simply a non-linear way
of presenting information, rather than the
traditional linear process of reading from
beginning to end. Readers of hypertext may
follow their own path , create their own order-
their own meaning out of the materials that
connect topics on a screen to related information,
graphics, videos, and music- the information is
not simply related to text.
How can you identify hypertext? This
information appears as links and is usually
accessed by clicking and shifting to different
web pages in a matter of seconds and minutes.
The reader can navigate around the internet
and jump to more information about a topic,
which in turn may have more links, that open
up the reader to a wider horizon of information
or to a new directions.
B. INTER TEXT
What is Intertextuality? It is the interconnection
between similar or related works of literature in
terms of language, images, characters, themes,
or subjects depending on their similarities in
language, genre, or discourse, that reflects and
influences an audience’s interpretation of the
text. Intertextuality is the relation between
texts that are inflicted by means of quotations
and allusion.
Example:
1. Tailor Swift’s song “ Love Story” makes
intertextuality references to Romeo and Juliet
and the “ Scarlet Letter”:
“ Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
and my daddy said stay away from Juliet.
2. Another example of Intertextuality is also
seen in the local legend of folk hero Bernardo
Carpio. Many versions of his tale exist, but local
folklore says he is a giant who is the cause of
earthquakes. In Greek mythology, there is also
Poseidon, who is the god of the sea and
earthquakes. Many cultures also attribute
natural disasters to legendary figures.
