10. 1. CONSIDER THE SOURCE- INVESTIGATE THE SITE YOU
ARE VIEWING OR READING.
2. READ BEYOND- HEADLINES CAN BE OUTRAGEOUS IN
AN EFFORT TO GET CLICKS, SO YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON
THE WHOLE STORY. YOU HAVE TO READ AND LOOK FOR
DETAILS SUCH AS STATISTICS, DATE, NAME AND
OTHERS.
3. CHECK THE AUTHOR- DO A QUICK SEARCH ON THE
AUTHOR TO FIND OUT IF THEY ARE
REAL AND CREDIBLE.
11. 4. VERIFY SUPPROTING SOURCES- DETERMINE IF THE
GIVEN INFORMATION ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THE
STORY.
5. CHECK THE DATE- REPOSTING OLD NEWS STORIES
DOES NOT MEAN THEY’RE RELEVANT TO CURRENT
EVENTS. IT SHOULD BE UPDATED.
6. CHECK YOUR BIASES- CONSIDER IF YOUR OWN
BELIEFS COULD AFFECT YOUR JUDGEMENT.
12. Now that you know the different tips on how to
spot factual and truthful information, let us verify
your answers on the first activity. Let’s do the fact
check by accomplishing the table on the next page.
Put a check on the corresponding item if it was
clearly provided by the speaker. The person who
will get the most checks is therefore the one who
stated truthful ideas.
25. 1. What is the news all about?
A. A retired teacher spreading inspiration online by
teaching young children on the street.
B. Students having face to face classes.
C. A grandfather who loves teaching his grandchildren.
D. A netizen who commented on a Facebook post.
is therefore the one who stated truthful ideas.
26. 2. What is the purpose of the news clip?
A. to inform
B. to persuade
C. to inspire
D. A and C
27. 3. What makes it truthful?
A. it provides factual and current information from a reliable
source
B. it is from a well-known news site
C. it has a convincing broadcaster
D. it presents prominent people
28. 4. Which of the following makes the news relevant?
A. it states issues that are prevalent nowadays
B. it provides information the public needs
C. it contains pertinent answers on issues
D. All of the above
29. 5. COMPLETE THE TABLE BY SUPPLYING THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION HEARD FROM THE NEWS:
30. balita.net.ph
Lolo Delfin, now Teacher Delfin once more since he started
teaching young kids on the streets after his retirement
Richard de Leon
Facebook post of Delfin Angeles himself
June 2022
5. COMPLETE THE TABLE BY SUPPLYING THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION HEARD FROM THE NEWS:
31. Write an informal essay (paragraph) consisting of 5 sentences about the given situation. Apply the tips
you have learned in
spotting factual and truthful information.
Your favorite TikToker has gone viral. This TikToker became
famous because of promoting positive Filipino culture. One day, as you
browse your Facebook account, you came across a post about your
favorite TikToker being involved in a scam. You also opened the
comment section of the Facebook post and saw a lot of harsh
comments thrown by other Facebook users against the TikToker.
Now, as a Grade 9 student who is an avid supporter of your idol, what
will you do? Would you believe the post that you have read? Defend
your answer.
33. POINTS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING THE TRUTHFULNESS OF INFORMATION
DETAILS
SUPPORTING
DETAILS
34. Directions: Choose 1 from the following tasks:
1. writing a poem
2. writing a slogan
3. composing a song
5. making a poster
or you may think of your own task. Use your skill or talent to
showcase what you learned from this module. Show why is it
important to know the relevance and truthfulness of
information. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.
35. In the group, the students are assigned to do the following
responsibilities/roles:
Student 1: Leader/Facilitator–manages the group,
ensures the group stays on task
Student 2: Recorder - keeps a record of the things
discussed by the group
Student 3: Illustrator/Creator - designs, draws,
creates, composes the chosen output with the
collaboration of all the members
Student 4: Presenter/Spokesperson – presents the
group’s output to the class
37. Analyze the following situations and decide whether it can help you obtain factual
information or not. Put a check (/) if yes and a cross (x) if no.
1. You are reading an article about the number of new positive cases of
COVID 19 in your place. Then, you found out that the article is out of
date.
2. Sheila saw a viral Twitter post from an unknown source who asserted that
a medicinal plant is being used to cure COVID 19 patients.
3. A resource speaker in the seminar you are attending mentioned names
of credible authors while expounding his ideas.
4. Your friend saw a cryptic news headline and shared it in her timeline,
but it does not present any details about the story.
5. A social media influencer stressed, “Filipinos have no right in the West
Philippine Sea”. However, he failed to cite any source to prove his claim.
38. Analyze the following situations and decide whether it can help you obtain factual
information or not. Put a check (/) if yes and a cross (x) if no.
x 1. You are reading an article about the number of new positive cases of
COVID 19 in your place. Then, you found out that the article is out of
date.
x 2. Sheila saw a viral Twitter post from an unknown source who asserted
that
a medicinal plant is being used to cure COVID 19 patients.
/ 3. A resource speaker in the seminar you are attending mentioned names
of credible authors while expounding his ideas.
x 4. Your friend saw a cryptic news headline and shared it in her timeline,
but it does not present any details about the story.
x 5. A social media influencer stressed, “Filipinos have no right in the West
Philippine Sea”. However, he failed to cite any source to prove his claim.
39. 1.As a teenager, you are considered as one of
the most vulnerable individuals from COVID
19. Thus, it is important to always remind
yourself of the preventive measures against
the virus. In this task, you will make a
creative infographic out of the informative
text from the World Health Organization on
COVID 19 facts.
40. What is an infographic? It is a visual
representation of information or data,
specifically a collection of imagery,
charts and minimal texts that gives an
easy-to-understand overview of a topic.
