Assesment of Activities English 10, Module 2: Formulating Policy of Facts, Policies and Values
Assesment of Activities English 10, Module 2: Formulating Policy of Facts, Policies and Values
Assesment of Activities English 10, Module 2: Formulating Policy of Facts, Policies and Values
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English 10, Module 2: Formulating Policy of Facts, Policies and Values
(EN10 WC-IIb-13.2)
The main purpose of argumentative essay is to persuade the reader, and in order for the writer
to make this happen, he has to present claims that would be useful in an argument. There are three
types of claims:
a. Claims of fact is a statement asserting that a condition has existed, or exists, which is
supported by factual information. The question often asked is “Is it true or false?”
A fact is a statement that can be verified or is based on an actual study or condition
Example:
In Metro Manila, there is an average of 86 daily road accidents involving motorcycles
in 2019. (https://visor.ph/traffic/mmda-releases-motorcycle-accident-figures)
Note:
Inferences are conclusions based on a given factual data.
Example: Most motorcycle accidents are caused by drunk driving.
b. Claims of value expresses approval or disapproval attempting to prove that some action,
belief or condition is right or wrong, good or bad. The question being asked is “How critical
is it?”
Example:
Plastic surgeries to enhance one’s beauty is not morally upright.
Activity 1. Identify what types of claim is making. Write your answer on the space provided.
Activity 2. Formulate your own claims of fact, value, and policy based on your chosen topic from
the listed provided. Use the organizer below to present your claims.
List of Topics:
1. Resolving pandemic
2. Unity in diversity about political beliefs
3. Establishing Unity of Filipino people
4. Transparency of news media
TOPIC ________________________________________________
Claim of Fact Claim of Value Claim of Policy
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
Making Definitions
1. Focus on the dictionary meaning. A definition should contain the information about the word and
what the word refers to. Omit unnecessary words to make it brief yet clear.
2. Make it Simple. Avoid using highly technical terms to define a word. Remember, the purpose of a
definition is to clarify meaning, so use words which target readers would clearly understand.
3. Avoid specific terms. Use conventional English words whenever possible, for many readers to
understand. Stay away from jargon. Use highly technical terms to cases involving people in special
fields such as physicians, military officers, lawyers, others.
4. Avoid circularity. Do not define by using the same word. Use different term to define a word. 5.
Make it simple. Write with simple grammatical structures rather than complex ones. Place key terms
and short explanations near the start of the definition.
Activity 3. Choose the answer that best defines the word in capital letters.
1. PESSIMISTIC
a. Tending to believe that the worst will happen
b. Tending to accept what happens without resistance
c. Tending to dwell on or obsess over the past
d. Tending to be overly trustful or gullible
2. COMOTION
a. A state of authority
b. A state of honoring or praising
c. A state of unconsciousness
d. A state of discussion or debate
3. CONSTITUENTS
a. Permanent members of a religious organization or group
b. Voting members of a community represented by someone
c. Educators, especially those who teach in colleges and universities
d. People taking part in a challenge or competition
4. CUMULATIVE
a. decreasing in severity of pain by adding a soothing agent
b. adding an additional building to another
c. causing further burdens or labors
d. increasing in degree by successive additions
5. FASTIDOUS
a. dressing or attentive to current trends
b. extremely interesting or engrossing
c. very attentive to accuracy and detail
d. moving to or able to move at a rapid pace
Activity 4. Fill in the missing root word and then define the word below accordingly.
Example:
The word antibiotic is made up of two root words and a suffix (anti + bio + ic = against
+ life + relating to). So an antibiotic is a substance that relates to working against bacteria that
cause disease.
Example: Speedometer is an instrument on a vehicle's
Speed + meter = Speedometer dashboard indicating its speed.