Affirm and Negate
Affirm and Negate
I.OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other text types serve as
vehicles of expressing and resolving conflicts among individuals or groups; also how to use
strategies in critical reading, listening and viewing, and affirmation and negation markers to deliver
impromptu and extemporaneous speeches.
B. Performance Standards The learner proficiently delivers an argumentative speech emphasizing how to resolve conflicts
among individuals or groups.
C. Learning Competencies Use words and expressions that affirm or negate (EN10G-IIe-28)
II. CONTENT
Topic: Use words and expressions that affirm or negate
III.LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1.Teacher’s Guide pages
2.Learner’s Materials pp. 217-221
B. Other Learning Resources Chalk and board, visual aids, activity sheets
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson A. Preliminary Activities
or presenting the new lesson 1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance
4. Checking of Assignment
B. Drill (SPELLING)
1. Statement
2. Certainly
3. Affirmation
4. Segregation
5. Personality
C. Review
Last meeting, we discussed Affirmation and Negation. In your interaction with others,
you affirm (agree) or negate (disagree) to ideas presented for a certain motion or issue.
Questions:
1. What are the adverbs used in affirmation?
2. What are the adverbs used in negation?
B. Establishing a purpose for Task 11 To Affirm or to Negate
the lesson
Below are lines taken from former Secretary Jesse Robredo’s speech. In your group, take turns
sharing your agreement or disagreement to the ideas presented. Assign one member of the group
to take note of expressions of agreement and disagreement used by the members of the group.
How sad—after ten years in basic education and four years in higher education we seem to
have forgotten the basic tenets learned in preschool.
When graduates go out into the world of business or politics or entertainment or government
service, will they still “share everything,” “play fair,” “put things back where they find them,” and
“clean their own mess?
1. What did you notice about the exchange of ideas in the group?
2. How did your classmates give classmate give affirmative and negative
comments?
3. What should you do when affirming or negating an idea or a situation?
C. Presenting examples
/instances of the new lesson Concept Note
Frequently Used Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation
Adverbs of Affirmation
It is an adverb used in a sentence to affirm it as true. Generally, these adverbs
are used to answer the questions raised by others.
Examples:
They are absolutely definitely
Affirmatively exactly
All right obviously
Assertedly really
Certainly positively
Clearly surely
Truly
Adverbs of Negation
It is an adverb used in a sentence to deny it as true. Generally, these adverbs are
used to answer the questions raised by others.
Examples:
Almost no
Contradictorily not
Invalidly rarely
Never
D. Discussing new concepts Direction: Examine the following sentence. Tell whether the sentences are affirmative or negative.
and practicing new skills
1. Many people would be afraid to live in a space colony.
2. We are warned not to walk on the surface of the planet.
3. The space shuttle is scheduled to be launched tomorrow.
4. We are expected not to be delayed.
5. People appear not to have been bothered by visiting aliens.
E. Developing mastery Direction: Read each item very carefully. Select the letter of the best answer.
8. “Animals have emotions and personalities.” How would you show politeness even
though you disagree with the statement?
A. “You’re wrong!”
B. “I respect you for that, but I don’t agree with you.”
C. “You talk nonsense!”
D. “That is outrageous!”
Correct Answer: B
9. “Do not compare yourself to others for there will always be lesser and greater persons
that you are.”----Desiderata
Take a stand and affirm with the statement.
A. “That’s absolutely correct!”
B. “I respect you for that, but…”
C. “NO doubt about it.”
D. Both A and C
Correct Answer: D
5th: respect your traffic officer; policeman and other public servants
Your comment
V. REMARKS
___Lesson Carried. Move on to the next lesson.
___Lesson not carried.
VI. REFLECTION
___Students did not find difficulties in answering their lesson.
___Students found difficulties in answering their lesson.
___Students did not enjoy the lesson because of lack of knowledge, skills and interest about the
lesson.
___Students were interested in the lesson despite some difficulties in answering their lesson.
___Students mastered the lesson despite of limited resources used by the teacher.
___Majority of the students finish their work on time.
___Some of the students did not finish their work on time due to unnecessary behavior.
B. No. of Learners who C. Did the remedial lesson D. No. of Learners who continue to
require additional activities works? No. of Learners who require remediation
Section for Remediation have caught up with the
lesson
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