4. 1. An opinion refers to a personal belief.
2. It is a statement of what a person or an
author thinks or believes.
3. It also relates to how someone feels about
something
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5. 4. Evidence is anything that tends to prove or
disprove something.
5. It is mostly thought of as proof to come to a
belief, conclusion, or judgment about a topic.
6. What are the different ways in
organizing information from the
secondary sources.
8. Read the selection below. Then, answer the
questions that follow.
Dugongs
Dugongs are warm-blooded sea animals.
They are commonly known as “sea cows”
because of their fondness for grazing on
underwater sea grass. They are the only
aquatic herbivorous mammals because they
feed on plants exclusively.
9. What makes it more interesting is that dugongs are
more closely related to elephants than to other marine
mammals like whales, dolphins, or seals.
Dugongs swim using their whale-like tail and use their
front flippers for balance and turning. They are often
called as gentle giants as they move slowly yet graceful.
Another trait that makes them different from dolphins
and whales is their ability to hold their breath for more
than fifteen minutes.
10. These enormous vegetarians have a trunk-like
flexible upper lip, thick skin covered with bristles,
and nails on their forelimbs and replaceable teeth.
They can weigh approximately 400 kilograms and
grow up to three meters long. They can reach the
age of 70.
11. Dugongs can be found in the warm waters of
the Indian and Pacific oceans. Sadly, they are in
danger in many parts of the world. Populations that
once flourished around India, Africa and other
tropical islands in the Indian Ocean are now
endangered due to degradation or loss of habitat---
the sea grass.
12. Large populations of dugongs still inhabits in
the coastal of Australia since they are protected by
the law.
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13. 1. What is the passage about? Why are they called as
gentle giants?
2. How are dugongs classified as herbivorous? Support
your answer.
3. Why are dugongs closely relative to elephants than
other marine mammals like dolphins, whales and seals?
What statements in the passage support your answer?
Questions:
14. 4. What do you think are the reasons why dugongs
become endangered?
5. What can we do to prevent the extinction of
these animals?
Questions:
15. An opinion refers to a personal belief. It is a
statement of what a person or an author thinks or
believes. It also relates to how someone feels about
something. Others may agree or disagree with your
opinion; however, you must back it up with evidence
and other supporting details to persuade your target
audience and/or listeners.
16. Evidence is anything that tends to prove or disprove
something. It is mostly thought of as proof to come to a
belief, conclusion, or judgment about a topic. This may
include examples, images, personal experiences,
diagrams, charts and graphs, surveys, experiments, and
other secondary sources of information. Providing
evidence to support opinions requires the audience to use
their previous knowledge and think more deeply about it.
What is evidence?
17. The following sentence patterns will help you
in citing evidence to support opinions.
This will also guide you to relate and get
answers to the essential questions below.
⮚ What led you to that idea?
⮚ How does the evidence support your idea?
18.
19. A WHAT-WHY-HOW Strategy can also be used
to help you remember to include appropriate
evidence. Look at the chart below.
20. Directions: Read the writing prompt carefully.
Answer the questions, then provide evidence
found in the passage to support it. Use
appropriate sentence pattern.
21. Susan has been walking back and forth outside the
operating room since 10:00 o’clock last night. She left for
a while to get coffee from the vending machine and
continued walking back and forth again, with her coffee
and her cellphone in her hands. By 2:00 in the morning,
she received a call. After receiving the call, she started
texting Mr. Edgardo, informing him that she could not go
to work today until the next day.
22. 1. Why do you think Susan would not go
to work?
2. List evidence to support your answer.
23. Read the passage carefully. Answer the
questions in your notebook.
Stepping Up for What Is Just
(based on real events)
Matthew Alganes
24. One evening in December 1955, Rosa Parks rode on
a bus home after a long day’s work. During that time,
black Americans were separated from white Americans in
the bus. The front part of the bus was the section for
white Americans; the back part was the section for black
Americans. When the front part of the bus became full,
black people had to give up their seats to white people.
Rosa sat in the black section of the bus.
25. Shortly, the white section was filled. The bus driver
asked Rosa to give up her seat to a white person, but she
refused. She was tired of the treatment that she and other
black Americans received everyday.
Rosa and the bus driver had an argument. Eventually,
the driver had Rosa arrested by the police and sent her to
jail.
26. This made the black citizens of Montgomery angry so
they decided to boycott the buses by not riding on them.
Instead, they organized carpools or walked when going to
work. The boycott which was done hoping that city
officials would be forced to change the unfair segregation
laws lasted for 381 days. Although the bus companies
were losing a lot of money, the city officials did not give in
to the demands of the black citizens.
27. Rosa’s refusal to follow an unjust law was not disregarded
though. Thirteen months after the boycott started, the U.S.
Supreme Court declared that the segregation in public
transportation was unconstitutional. In 1964, the U.S. Congress
passed a law known as the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” that put an
end to racial discrimination in the country.
The bravery shown by Rosa Park that night proved to be a
transformative move for the American people.
28. Questions:
1. What does racial discrimination mean? How was racial
discrimination shown in America before it ended in 1964?
2. How did Rosa Park show her bravery? Fill in the graphic
organizer below to show your answer. Support it by
providing evidence.
29. 3. In your opinion, was it right for Rosa to refuse to
follow the law at that time? Explain.
4. Does racial discrimination still occur around the
globe? List down your evidence.
5. How will you help Indigenous Peoples (IPs) like
Badjaos from people who treat them unjustly?
31. Evaluation
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write the letters of
your answers in your answer sheet.
1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. An opinion is what a person thinks or believes.
B. An opinion is necessarily based on facts or knowledge.
C. An opinion relates to how someone feels about something.
D. An opinion seems true, valid, or probable to one's own
mind.
32. 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about
evidence?
A. It supports a point of view.
B. It can be found in secondary sources.
C. It tends to prove or disprove something.
D. It speaks for itself once introduced or presented.
33. 3. Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence?
A. surveys
B. personal experience
C. graphs or charts
D. speeches from irrelevant people
34. 4. Which of the following opinions is supported with evidence?
A. Dogs are better than cats.
B. Niyogyugan Festival is deemed as the festival of all festivals.
C. The survey shows that parents prefer modules over online
learning.
D. Lucena North 1 Elementary School Canteen serves the best
merienda.
35. 5. Which of the following is NOT true in providing
evidence to support opinions?
A. It is a way to persuade the audience.
B. It reflects authenticity and relevance.
C. It helps the audience to think uncritically.
D. It helps the audience connect their previous
knowledge to current situation.
36. Evaluation
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write the letters of
your answers in your answer sheet.
1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. An opinion is what a person thinks or believes.
B. An opinion is necessarily based on facts or knowledge.
C. An opinion relates to how someone feels about something.
D. An opinion seems true, valid, or probable to one's own
mind.
B
37. 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about
evidence?
A. It supports a point of view.
B. It can be found in secondary sources.
C. It tends to prove or disprove something.
D. It speaks for itself once introduced or presented.
B
38. 3. Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence?
A. surveys
B. personal experience
C. graphs or charts
D. speeches from irrelevant people
D
39. 4. Which of the following opinions is supported with evidence?
A. Dogs are better than cats.
B. Niyogyugan Festival is deemed as the festival of all festivals.
C. The survey shows that parents prefer modules over online
learning.
D. Lucena North 1 Elementary School Canteen serves the best
merienda.
C
40. 5. Which of the following is NOT true in providing
evidence to support opinions?
A. It is a way to persuade the audience.
B. It reflects authenticity and relevance.
C. It helps the audience to think uncritically.
D. It helps the audience connect their previous
knowledge to current situation.
C
