Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
LAIYA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
LAIYA IBABAO, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Week 3 & 4

STAGE 1: BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND

Bonjour! The holidays are over and it is time to take ourselves back to our routine. For this module,
your Expected Output (EOs) is an argumentative essay.

Essential Question:
At the end of this topic, you should be able to answer this question:
1. What is good argumentative writing?

Objectives:
You should be able to do the following at the end of this topic:
1. Write an argumentative paragraph;
2. Take a stand on an issue by presenting reasonable arguments; and
3. Understand the concepts of manifesto, claim or thesis statement, counter claim and rebuttal.

STAGE 2: ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

Your EOs will be graded based on the following criteria:

a. Topic (20%) – The student wrote the essay with a debatable topic.
b. Thesis (20%) – The student includes a strong thesis statement. The introductory paragraph
introduces the topic clearly.
c. Research (20%) –The essay gives readers data and other well-researched facts. The writer presents
clear perspectives on the issue.
d. Opposing viewpoint (20%) – The student acknowledges valid opposing views on the issue. S/he
gives the reader a better understanding of the issue, shares a good point, strengthens
argument by avoiding bias, and builds the trust between reader and writer.

Be reminded that in this topic, you will be asked to answer activities like the ones in every lecture in
Stage 3B. There will also be activities in the Stage 3C and finally in Stage 3D to assess what you have
learned on this lesson.

STAGE 3: THINGS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND TO GET TO THE END

STAGE 3A: EXPLORE

Before we start the lesson, let us do the following activity to measure your prior knowledge on the
topic.

Activity:

Multiple Choice
Directions: Read each item carefully. 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. Arguments b. Law c. Manifesto d. Texts

2. This is a kind of writing where the students establish a position on a given topic and then uses evidence
to persuade the audience to see things from his/her point of view.
a. Academic text
b. Argumentative Writing
c. Comprehensive Writing
d. Literary Writing

3. In academic writing, this is usually the main idea, often called a “claim” or “thesis statement,” backed
up with evidence that supports the idea.
a. argument concept b. concept c. research d. question

4. In analyzing an issue and developing an argument, the following may be included as supporting
evidence EXCEPT;
a. current issues b. diaries 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

B. True or False
Directions: Write true if the statement is correct; false if it is wrong.

_____1. In argumentative writing, a writer presents 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 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.

STAGE 3B: FIRM UP

Lecture: Argumentative Writing and Manifesto

Read me!
Forming and communicating claims on a certain issue supported by reasonable arguments and
properly-cited factual evidences is a fundamental aspect in 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 others.

Tenets of Argument Writing

1. Gain familiarity with the structure of argument writing.

a. Thesis statement or claim – your position on the topic; the main argument
 b. Counter claim – is a claim used to rebut a previous claim; opposing statement to the claim
c. Rebuttal- is when you address and challenge a claim by disapproving it
d. Supporting evidence – use from different sources
e. Conclusion – restate or summarize claim, counter argument, rebuttal and recommendation

A glimpse on how to write an argumentative essay

2. Begin by looking at the data before asserting their claim.

Contrary to the beliefs of many, according to Hillocks, the teaching of argument should not begin
with the writing of a claim, or thesis statement. In fact, the best arguments are developed when
students begin by examining the data, or information, that will later become the basis for their
argument. After all, students will present the most compelling arguments when their claims grow from
a deep understanding of the topic they have chosen.

3. Armed with data, establish a claim.

Once writers have collected information on a topic, they need to re-read their notes and
consider the questions they have asked. The questions that lead to high quality claims are
interpretative questions that can be viewed from different angles. When students draw conclusions
and attempt to answer a question of significance, they then have the ingredients necessary for a
defensible claim.
According to Lucy Calkins in her Curricular Plan for the Writing Workshop, well-written claims also
embed a counterclaim. By doing so, the writer has assurance that the claim is arguable. In order to
write strong claims, students need exposure to many examples.

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 on 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

Supporting evidence includes the following:

Type of information Type of source How to find these sources

introductory information and directories, encyclopaedias, Use the Library catalogue
overviews handbooks

in-depth studies books, government reports Library catalogue, Canadian

scholarly articles
academic journals
current issues newspapers, magazines
Statistics government agencies and
associations
position papers and analyses association and institute reports
Research Index, Government web
sites
Article indexes
Article indexes
Statistics Canada, Canadian
Research Index, journal articles
Library catalogue, web sites

Try this!
Activity1. GATHERING MANIFESTOES
Directions: Identify the possible types of sources of the supporting evidence for the following topic for
argumentation.

Write your answer in your notebook.

 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?

Activity 2. COMPLETING MANIFESTOES

Directions: Choose ONE from any of the issues/ topics in Activity 1: Gathering Manifestoes and
answer the following questions:

1. What is the issue/ topic? _________________________________________________________________

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

STAGE 3C: DEEPEN

Activity. Comprehension
Directions: What are the parts of the argumentative essay?

Brain Break. Woah that must be tiring and exhausting! Anyway, please relax by taking some snacks or
doing some head and shoulder exercise. Also you can close your eyes for a moment and just
breathe.
STAGE 3D: TRANSFER (Week 4)

Welcome to the last part of this topic, creative writer! As mentioned in Stage 1, your Expected
Output (EO) is to write an argumentative essay.

Directions: Write an argumentative essay to this question: TVL should have face-to-face classes.
Label the parts of your essay. (Visit our messenger or face book group to see examples of
argumentative.)

Your EO will be graded based on the following criteria:

a. Topic(20%) – The student wrote the essay with a debatable topic.
b. Thesis(20%) – The student includes a strong thesis statement. The introductory paragraph has
more than simply introduce the topic.
c. Research (20%) –The essay gives reader data and other well-research facts and draws
perspective on the issue.
e. Opposing viewpoint (20%) –– The student acknowledge valid points made from the opposing
view on the issue. It gives the reader a better understanding of the issue, shares a good point,
strengthens argument by avoiding bias, and builds the trust between reader and writer.

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And you are done! Congratulations for finishing Argumentative Writing! Should you have
questions, please do not hesitate to reach your teacher through the following:

Gmail: presminda.leornas@deped.gov.ph
Facebook/Messenger: Prezmyleornas (https://www.facebook.com

References

https://justaskpublications.com
https://www.teachingupperelementary.com/
penandthepad.com
Ponteras, Niza B. (2020). English for Academic and Professional Purposes 11 Self-Learning Module
(SLM) Quarter 2 – Module 1: Gathers Manifestoes and Analyzes the Arguments Used by the Writer/s

Prepared by:

PRESMINDA L. BANAGA
Teacher II

Checked for Language:

MELVIN L. VIANA
Teacher II