Lesson 4. Different Types of Claims.pptx

Reading and Writing Skills

1. FACT OR BLUFF Octopuses have three hearts.

2. FACT OR BLUFF Jose Rizal can read and write at the age of 2.

3. FACT OR BLUFF The chances of a coin landing on heads are the same chances of landing on tails. Its fifty-fifty.

4. FACT OR BLUFF Pangea was the name of the Earth’s original continent.

5. FACT OR BLUFF DepED announces Grade 13 level for students.

6. FACT OR BLUFF By the age of eighteen, your brain stops growing.

7. FACT OR BLUFF Cold weather and snow can kill COVID-19 virus.

8. FACT OR BLUFF Vatican is the smallest country.

9. FACT OR BLUFF Divorce is illegal in the Philippines.

10. Claims A claim is an arguable statement. It states the point or position of an author regarding a certain topic.

11. Characteristics of Good Claims (Tiongson, 2016) A claim should be argumentative and debatable. A claim should be specific and focused. A claim should be interesting and engaging. A claim should be logical.

12. Implicit and Explicit Claims

13. Explicit Claims Clearly and directly stated in the text which means that you can easily point the information in the passage

14. Explicit Claims According to Stephanic Mitchell (2013), the word explicit means: Clear and fully expressed No question as to what it means No hidden connotations No room for misunderstanding

15. Implicit Claims indirectly expressed but are being suggested or implied to be the meaning of the text. The information is also not directly presented in the text.

16. “Congratulations, Rosie! Your parents must be proud of you.” The teacher greeted her with delight. It was graduation day and Rosie managed to stand on stage and delivered her speech in front of her fellow graduates and guests. She ended her speech thanking her Alma mater and her parents and said, “Let us trust God’s plan.” Rosie left the stage with tears in her eyes as the clicking of the medals could be heard from afar. As she approached her parents, they kissed her and gave her a big hug and uttered, “We love you, dear! Your success is our success. We will surely celebrate at home.

17. The teacher congratulated Rosie. Rosie stood on stage and delivered her speech. Rosie was full of happiness. Rosie was a hard-working and intelligent student. The parents of Rosie promised to celebrate her success .

18. Kinds of Claims Claim of Fact Claim of Value Claim of Policy

19. Claim of Fact A claim of fact makes an assertion about something that an be proved or disproved with factual evidence. Example: Being the richest city in the country, the city of Makati can implement better projects needed by its citizens.

20. Claim of Fact Note: a claim of fact is NOT a fact. It only claims to be a fact. It talks about what it is or what is not. They say that certain conditions exist.

21. Claim of Fact Example: Computer games improve the logical thinking skills of the gamers.

22. Claim of Policy A claim of policy argues that certain conditions should exist, or that something should and should not be done, in order to solve a problem. Example: The city’s board of education should institute an honors program not only for high school students, but for elementary and junior high school students as well.

23. Claim of Value A claim of value argues that something is good or bad, or that one thing is better than another thing. Example: Taking vitamins is better than eating fruits and vegetables in terms of boosting our immune system. The effects of violent tv programs on the minor is bad.

24. Analyze each sentence below. Criminal liability age must be lowered from 15 to 9 years of age. Extra-judicial killing is morally unacceptable.

25. Analyze each sentence below. Climate change has already become an issue in the country. Living in the province is better than living in the city.

26. Analyze each sentence below. The BPO industry should hire single individuals. Using solar energy helps homeowners to save money.

27. Analyze each sentence below. Gender equality needs to be strengthened in the academe. Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health.

28. Analyze each sentence below. Animation is the best TechVoc strand in the Senior High School. It is wrong to use fame to influence political issues. Honesty is the best policy.

29. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

30. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

31. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

32. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

33. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

34. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

35. Highlight it! Childhood obesity in our country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Today, one in six children in our country is obese. This is unacceptable. As parents, we try to provide a better future for our children, better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the anti-junk food bill in schools and other child-friendly areas. - Adapted from Sample Op-Ed on Childhood Obesity

36. Individual Work Fifty percent of our national budget should go to environmental protection. Cellphones pull students away from learning.

37. Individual Work TikTok should undergo censorship privacy and child safety. Winning by cheating is worse than losing honestly.

38. Individual Work Teachers are expected to retire on or before their 60 th birthday. Barack Obama was a great president.

39. Individual Work Video games lead to the increase of violence among teens. Studies have shown that exposure to violent media is a risk factor for violent behavior.

40. Individual Work Decreasing carbon dioxide emissions from car exhaust, manufacturing processes, fertilizers, and landfills, while slowing deforestations, may help slow the process of global warming.

41. Individual Work Just as smoking ads have been banned in order to decrease the urge to engage in unhealthy behavior, soda ads should be banned for the same reason.

42. Analyze each sentence below. If I were to choose, I would prefer online classes than face to face classes as it gives me more family time.

43. Analyze each sentence below. The death penalty should be implemented in every country. Taylor Swift is the best artist in today’s generation.

44. Analyze each sentence below. Using solar energy can help homeowners to save money. Legislation should be passed to stop the sale of cigarettes.