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English for
Academic and
Professional
Purposes (EAPP)
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Gathers Manifestoes and
Analyzes the Arguments
Used by the Writer/s
 What I Know

Before we start the lesson, let us do the following activity to measure your
prior knowledge on the topic that will be taught in this module.
General Direction: Read each item carefully. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
A. Multiple Choice
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. This refers to a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of

the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government
a. Law
b. Texts
c. Manifesto
d. Arguments

2. This is a kind of writing where the students establishes a position in a given

topic and then uses evidence to persuade the audience to see things from
his/her point of view.
a. Academic text
b. Literary Writing
c. Argumentative writing
d. Comprehensive Writing

3. In academic writing, this is usually a main idea, often called a “claim” or

“thesis statement,” backed up with evidence that supports the idea.
a. concept
b. question
c. research
d. argument

4. In analyzing an issue and developing an argument, the following may be

included as supporting evidence EXCEPT;
a. diaries
b. current issues
c. in-depth studies
d. position papers and analyses

5. The following are the things to do to write a great argument, EXCEPT;

a. make a diary of events
b. make an educated stance
c. investigate several sides of the argument
d. collect evidence, including facts, statistics, and claims

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B. True or False
Directions: Write True if the statement is correct; False if it is wrong. Write your
answer on the space provided before each number.

_____1. In argumentative writing, a writer present an argument which is

backed up with pictures.
_____2. Argumentative writing gives both sides of the argument.
_____3. Claim refers to the writers position on an issue.
_____ 4. Forming and communicating claims on a certain issue supported by
reasonable arguments and properly-cited factual evidences is a fundamental
aspect in an argumentation.
_____5. Manifestoes help you organize your stand on an issue and convince
the people to change their mind about things which many of them are pretty
firm about.

Lesson Gathers Manifestoes and

1 Analyzes the Arguments
Used by the Writer/s

Forming and communicating claims on a

certain issue supported by reasonable arguments
and properly-cited factual evidences is a
fundamental aspect in an argumentation.
Gathering manifestoes and analyzing the
arguments used by the writers help you organize
your stand on an issue and eventually will help
you convince the people to change their mind
about things which many of them are pretty firm
about.
For instance, you are going to convince the people on the healthy recovery
from COVID 19, you will gather manifestoes and analyze the arguments used by
the writers to convince the people on the issue.
In this lesson, you will be taught to master the competency on gathering
manifestoes and analyzing the arguments used by the writers.

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 Notes to the Teacher
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to
use this module. You also need to keep track of the learners'
progress while allowing them to manage their own learning.
Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

What’s New

How are you coping with our lesson? I know you are eager to learn and
discover new learning through the learning tasks that you are going to perform. This
time, you will be engaged in an activity that will introduce you to our lesson.

Activity 2. MY POINT OF VIEW

Direction: Give your views on the image presented below and write it in a separate
sheet of paper.

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Are you convinced with the statement in the image? Why or Why not?

__________________________________________________________________________________
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If you were the person in the image, how are you going to convince others to have
the same views as yours?

__________________________________________________________________________________
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What is It

Now, let us study the concepts related to your activity.

Manifesto. This refers to a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or
views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.

Argumentative writing. A kind of writing where the students establish a position in

a given topic and then use evidence to persuade the audience to see things from their
point of view. To write a great argumentatively, the students first have to investigate
several sides of the argument, which allows them to make an educated stance. Then,
they have to collect evidence, including facts, statistics, and claims from experts in
the topic’s field.
Argument. In academic writing, this is usually a main idea, often called a “claim”
or “thesis statement,” backed up with evidence that supports the idea.

Analyzing an Issue and Developing an Argument

Once your topic is selected, you should do some research on the subject
matter. While you may already have an opinion on your topic and an idea about which
side of the argument you want to take, you need to ensure that your position is
well supported. Listing the pro and con sides of the topic will help you examine your
ability to support your counterclaims, along with a list of supporting evidence for both
sides.

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Supporting evidence includes the following:

Type of Information Type of Source How to find these sources

introductory directories, Use the Library catalogue
information and encyclopedias,
overviews handbooks
in-depth studies books, government Library catalogue, Canadian
reports Research Index, Government
web sites
scholarly articles academic journals Article indexes
current issues newspapers, Article indexes
magazines
Statistics government agencies Statistics Canada, Canadian
and associations Research Index, journal articles
position papers and association and Library catalogue, web sites
analyses institute reports

What’s More

You have already learned some concepts pertaining to gathering manifestoes

and analyzing the arguments used by the writers. Now, let us check how far you
have gone with our lesson.

Activity 3. ANALYZING SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Direction: In analyzing an issue and developing an argument, supporting evidence

is a significant factor. Arrange the jumbled letters to form a word/s that connects
to supporting evidence.

1. TSASITCITS
2. NI-PDEHT UTSSIDE
3. RUCTERN SEUSSI
4. CSOARHLYL RTACISEL
5. LYAANESS

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Activity 4. GATHERING MANIFESTOES

Directions: Identify the possible types of sources of the supporting evidence for the
following topic for argumentation.

Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

No. Issue/ Topic Type of Source Specific Information

(Copy the Links for Online Sources or title of the
printed materials)
1 Violent Video games
should be prohibited

2 Does Art pay?

3 Is Michael Jordan still a

basketball star?

4 YouTube Owners
Should Check and Fix
Comments That Involve
Filthy Language
5 Influences of mobile
phones: pros and cons

6 Are people becoming

technological zombies?

7 Can you succeed in life

working in the field of
art?
8 Are today's music
tracks educational or
meaningful at all?
9 Is Bad Language
Unacceptable on TV?

10 Is technology limiting
creativity?

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Activity 5. COMPLETING MANIFESTOES

Directions: Choose ONE from any of the issues/ topics in Activity 4: Gathering
Manifestoes and answer the following questions:

1. What is the issue/ topic?

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2. What are the significant statements/ manifestoes did you get from the
source you used? You may copy the exact statement here.
_____________________________________________________________________
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3. Based on your answer in question number 2, what is your stand
(agree or disagree) on the issue? Why or why not?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

You have come this far, Congratulations! You are truly doing a great job.
Now, let us sum up what you have learned from our lesson by completing the given
phrases below.

Activity 5. COMPLETE ME
1. An argument is…
___________________________________________________________________________
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2. Manifesto refers to…

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3. A good argument is…

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