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English: Quarter 1 - Module 6
English: Quarter 1 - Module 6
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Quarter 1 – Module 6:
Evaluating and Making Judgment
About a Range of Texts Using a Set of Criteria
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Department of Education - MIMAROPA Region
English – Grade 10
Quarter 1- Module 6: Evaluating and making judgment about a text using
a set of criteria
First Edition, 2020
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Development Team
Author: ROSENELIA E. BONSOL
Editors: Eloisa V. Perico, Myla A. Mangundayao, Darwin A. Muleta
Reviewer: Thervel M. Saez , EPS Oriental Mindoro
Illustrators: Louie J. Cortez, Alexander P. Abeleda
Layout Artist: Ronalyn L. Aniel, Jestine P. Brual, Grace F. Perez
Management Team:
BENJAMIN D. PARAGAS, CESO V ATTY. SUZETTE T. GANNABAN -MEDINA
Director IV Chief Administrative Officer
Regional Director OIC, Office of the Assistant Regional Director
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Introductory Message
Working on each learning activity in this module will surely enable you
to learn certain aspects of the target language in an enjoyable and meaningful
way. So take good care of this module and have fun while learning!
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What’s I Need to Know
What I Know
_____________5. Of all the animals, dogs are the most tamed one as they follow
commands willingly.
_____________6. When in deep sleep chubby individuals snore louder.
_____________7. An athlete runs faster than the wind to reach the finish line
earlier.
_____________8. My friend will kill me if I will tell her secrets.
_____________9. Questions about life and living can only be answered through
personal experiences.
_____________10. A pea brain can’t contribute to the wellness of the society.
Remember!
Unsupported generalizations and exaggerations are baseless
information that can mislead listeners and readers. Unless additional
information to support them is available, do not believe them immediately.
Check for accuracy and truthfulness.
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Evaluating and Making Judgement About a Range of Texts Using a Set of Criteria
What’s In
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference.
What’s New
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A controversial issue always lies at the heart of an argumentative essay.
The argument maybe in favor of (pro) or against (con) the said issue.
2. State your case: Classify your issue here. Give any necessary background
for understanding the issues. Define important terms or conditions here.
5. Substantiation and proof: Present and develop your own case. Carefully
plan your disclosure: avoid logical fallacies. Rely primarily on reasoning for
your appeal and use emotional appeals carefully; use examples; facts, experts
and statistics. Develop your argument using the appropriate prose strategy,
e.g. causal analysis, comparison, analogies or definitions.
6. Conclusion: Conclude with conviction. Review your main points and state
your claims strongly. Make strong plea for action, or invite your readers to
refute your argument.
Source: https://www.umgc.edu/current-students/learning-
resources/writing-center/online-guide-to-writing/tutorial/chapter8/ch8-
09.html#:~:text=Suggested%20Organization%20for%20a%20Classic,Case%3A
%20Clarify%20your%20issue%20here.&text=Present%20the%20subtopics%20
or%20supportive,your%20argument%20for%20your%20readers.
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Task 4 - Focus and Hit!
Now that you’ve learned about the features of an argument, read the article
and answer the questions that follow.
Our choices and decisions guide our lives and build our futures. Whether
people notice these or not, the choices we make today affect our tomorrow. I
believe in the freedom of choice.
The choices we make today, whether big or small will forever affect
our future. Once a choice has been made, the actions play out, and the
consequence is delivered; we have to live with those consequences.
Your choice, your consequence; you choose whether or not you go
to school, believe in a religion, make an honest living, and so much more.
Your personal choice leads to your personal consequence. For example, you
choose not to go to school, you don’t receive an education, you can’t get a
decent job or career, and you face money troubles the rest of your life. The
choices we make guide our lives and shape us into the person that we choose
to be. We control our own lives, no one can make our decisions for us, and
the ultimate choice to live our lives lies within ourselves.
I think that people tend to forget about or ignore the freedom that
they have to make choices for themselves and decide what kind of life they
wish to live. People let society tell them what they should be and what they
should do, but it shouldn’t be this way. We all have hopes, wishes, and
dreams, and we are entitled to achieve them. Think of our very own United
States Constitution; freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and hundreds of
other freedoms that we as Americans and human beings have. The choices
are ours to make, and we as a civilization have to be strong enough to stand
up for what we believe in and make the choices that best suit us personally
instead of making our choices solely to make others happy.
I can say from experience that I have made plenty of choices based
on what I thought other people wanted, and I can honestly say those are the
decisions I regret the most. I resent living with regrets based of choices I made
to satisfy other people, I now realize that I have the freedom and right to make
choices for myself. I realize that my choices are my own, and I realize that the
consequences of my decisions will also be my own, and I will live with those
consequences with no regret, and because of this, I will be happy with my
choices.
The definition of right and wrong differs from person to person; it is up
to each person individually to have their own morals and standards and make
choices based on those morals and standards. Every person needs to be brave
enough to make their own choices and knowing the consequences of those
choices, be strong enough to live with those consequences, and be happy with
their choices. Don’t let someone else’s wants guide your life, the freedom of
choice lies within us all.
Source: thisibelieve.org/essay/84879
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What’s Is It
Source: https://www.netclipart.com/isee/bwxiTJ_vector-illustration-of-weighing-scales-
force-measuring-innocent/
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What’s More
About Revenge
Francis Bacon
Revenge is a sort of savage justice. The more people try to take revenge,
the more the law should punish them. When a man commits a crime, he
breaks the law. But when the injured person takes revenge, the person
destroys law itself. In taking revenge a person does indeed get even with his
enemy. But when one refuses to take revenge, he shows that he is better than
his enemy. King Solomon, I am sure, said it is glorious for a person to forget
an injury.
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another person just to hurt him. Rather, it is done for his profit or his own
pleasure or his honor or for some other reason he might have. So why should
I be angry with someone for loving himself better than he loves me? Suppose
someone hurts me because he is evil. Isn’t that just like a thorn or briar which
scratches me because it can’t do anything else?
Some people when they get even want their enemy to know it will
happen. This a more generous way of acting. Not letting your enemy know
you are going to get even is a cowardly thing to do. It is like killing at night
from ambush.
Directions: Fill in the table with words or phrases which have positive and
negative effects in you.
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Task 8 - Moving On!
Having successfully accomplish your previous task you are required to
move on by answering the following questions:
3. Point out the parts that imply the uselessness of revenge. Are his reasons
valid?
Answer:
5. How does the articele sound? ( inspirational, regretful, ironic, matter of fact,
sermonizing, rocking, urging). Prove your point.
Answer:
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What’s I Have Learned
When you develop an argument, you are confirming your own position
and building your case. Use empirical evidence, such as facts and statistics,
to support your claims. Appeal to your audience’s rational and logical
thinking. Argue using your evidence and research.
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What’s I Can Do
Moral Decay
Paul L. Fuentes
We Filipinos are very sensible. Look how the recent putsch was
lambasted in the newspaper. Letters from the reader swarmed indicating that
we cannot tolerate the cowardly and senseless killing of soldiers and civilians,
wasted ammunitions, and budding economy again jeopardized. We condemn
the former regime, its havoc upon our lives. We condemn graft and corruption,
so rampant, We condemn the violation of human rights allegedly commited
against the leader of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT); we condemned
everything that is foul, inhuman, unjust, impure, indecent.
You can glean from the entertainment that are so crazy about what
kind of people we truly are. Instead of censorship, awards were given to this
filth.
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The female body has become the hottest and fastest selling
commodity, raking millions of profits for the movie industry, print, liquor and
wine.
Every time a sex-oriented movie goes out for showing we are buying
our own ticket to moral degradation, anarchy and even destruction from VD
epidemic, like what happened to Majuro Marxhall Island where more than one
out of ten have VD. Homosexuality is now enjoined in full swing. Love of
money just like lust of flesh is insatiable. The chain has already been started;
we wander when it will end and how. Then we aspire for peace and order and
goodwill? Are we worthy?
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What’s I Can Do More
B. Evaluate the editorial entitled “Moral Decay” basing on the given criteria
and elaborate how you come up with the score.
Criteria 4 3 2 1
INTRODUCTION Well developed Introductory Introduction Thesis and/or
Background/History introductory paragraph states the problem is
Define the Problem paragraph contains some thesis but vague or
Thesis Statement contains detailed background does not unclear.
background information adequately Background
information, a and states the explain the details are a
clear problem, but background seemingly
explanation or does not of the random
definition of the explain using problem. Th collection of
problem, and a details. States e problem is information,
thesis statement. the thesis of stated, but unclear, or not
the paper. lacks detail. related to the
topic.
CONCLUSION Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion
summarizes the summarizes summarizes does not
main topics main main topics, adequately
without topics. Some but is summarize the
repeating suggestions repetitive. main points. No
previous for change are No suggestions for
sentences; evident. suggestions change or
writer's opinions for change
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and suggestions and/or opinions are
for change are opinions are included.
logical and well included.
thought out.
MAIN POINTS Three or more Three or more Three or Less than three
Body Paragraphs main points are main points more main main points,
Refutation well developed are present but points, but with poor
with supporting may lack all lack development of
details. detail and development ideas. Refutatio
Refutation development . Refutation n missing or
paragraph in one or two. paragraph vague.
acknowledges Refutation missing
the opposing paragraph and/or
view, and acknowledges vague.
summarizes the opposing
their main view, but
points. doesn't
summarize
points.
USE OF All source All source All sources Lacks sources
SOURCES material is used material is are and/or sources
Documentation and smoothly used. All accurately are not
integrated into sources are documented, accurately
the text. All accurately but many are documented.
sources are documented, not in the Incorrect format
accurately but a few are desired is used.
documented and not in the format on Sources are not
in the desired desired format the works relevant nor
format on the on the Works cited page. reliable.
Works Cited Cited page. Some
page. Most sources sources are
All sources are are relevant relevant and
relevant and and reliable. reliable.
reliable.
SENTENCE PREC The writer treats The writer Some Many unclear
ISION the subject uses some unclear or or incomplete
Sentence Clarity seriously using informal confused sentences.
formal language. language and sentences;
All sentences slang. Most the writer
are complete, sentences are shifts person
accurate, and complete, throughout
clear; the writer accurate and the essay or
controls the clear; there is uses "you"
point of view an occasional and "I"
appropriately. use of "you" frequently.
in the essay,
indicating a
lack of
revision or
control.
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MECHANICS Punctuation and Sentence Work Work contains
Punctuation & capitalization structure is contains multiple
Capitalization are correct. generally structural incorrect
correct. Some weaknesses sentence
awkward and structures.
sentences do grammatical There are four
appear. There errors. There or more errors
are one or two are three or in punctuation
errors in four errors and/or
punctuation in capitalization.
and/or punctuation
capitalization. and/or
capitalizatio
n
Source: Messac.edu/-paoih30491/RubricArgumentEssay.html
Answer Key
Task 1
1. Unsupported generalization
2. Exaggeration
3. Exaggeration
4. Unsupported generalization
5. Unsupported generalization
6. Unsupported generalization
7. Exaggeration
8. Exaggeration
9. Unsupported generaliaation
10. Exaggeration
Task 2
A. Reading of the poem
Task 3
1. The roads differ from each other as one bends the undergrowth, and the other is
"just as fair.”
This indicates that, when making a life-altering decision, it is impossible to see
where that decision will lead. At the moment of decision-making, both roads present
themselves equally, thus the choice of which to go down is, essentially, a toss up–a
game of chance. (Answers may vary)
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2. The author chose the less travelled road. All the speaker knows is that he prefers
the road less travelled, perhaps because he enjoys solitude and believes that will be
very important. Whatever the reason, once committed, he'll more than likely never
look back. (Answers may vary)
5. A less travelled road represent the journey of life, and the image of a road devided
into two paths symbolizes a choice.
Source: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-The-Road-Not-
Taken-by-Robert-
Frost#:~:text=The%20two%20roads%20in%20%22The,%22grassy%20and%20wante
d%20wear.%22
Task 4
a. Reading of an article
Task 5
1. The title reveals the topic of the essay by giving a peek of details that is related to it.
2.The argument is introduced by stating the thesis.
3. Expository method is employed in this article.
4. An example such as, if one chose not to go to school will not receive
proper education therefore cannot get a decent job and will face money
troubles.
5. Yes
6. The challenge posed by this article is that the choices we make
today, whether big or small will forever affect our future.
Task 6
Answers may vary
Task 7
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Task 8
1. The writer is trying to persuade the readers on the negative effects of revenge to
one's person.
2. The main point of the argument is that revenge is against the law, both God's (moral)
and man's (justice).
Bacon says that revenge oversteps the boundaries of the law, that it places the
avenger not only even with the avenged in terms
of the crime but above him in terms of taking "wild justice" into his own
hands.
3. The part that implies uselessness of revenge is stated as people waste their time
in worrying about the past injuries. (Answers may vary)
4. If one didn’t spend one’s time trying to take revenge, those injuries would heal and
be forgotten.
5. The article sounds inspirational because the author used some characters that
motivate the readers mentally and emotionally.
https://www.google.com/search?q=main+point+of+the+argument+revenge+by+franci
s+bacon&rlz=1C1GCEA_enPH785PH785&oq=main+point+of+the+argument+reven
ge+by+francis+bacon&aqs=chrome..69i57.26749j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Task 9
Task 10
Answers may vary
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References
Almonte, Liza R. et al, Celebrating Diversity
Through World Literature, English Learners
Material,DepEd, Rex Bookstore 2015
Internet sources:
thisibelieve.org/essay/84879/
Messac.edu/-paoih30491/RubricArgumentEssay.html
springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-017-0220-3
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-The-Road-Not-Taken-by-Robert-
Frost#:~:text=The%20two%20roads%20in%20%22The,%22grassy%20and%20wanted%20
wear.%22
https://www.coursehero.com/file/p2nl9ku8/How-does-the-title-reveal-about-the-topic-of-the-
essay-2-How-is-the-argument/
https://goodstudy.org/of-revenge-summary-analysis/#.XxhvCSgzbIU
https://www.umgc.edu/current-students/learning-resources/writing-center/online-guide-to-
writing/tutorial/chapter8/ch8-
09.html#:~:text=Suggested%20Organization%20for%20a%20Classic,Case%3A%20Clarify
%20your%20issue%20here.&text=Present%20the%20subtopics%20or%20supportive,your%
20argument%20for%20your%20readers.
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