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ENGLISH
Quarter 4 – Module 5:
Research Report on a Relevant
Social Issue

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Department of Education
English – Grade 10
Quarter IV- Module 5: Research Report on a Relevant Social Issue
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) focuses on EN10SS-IVi-2.3: Compose

a research report on a relevant social issue as one of the Most Essential

Learning Competencies (MELCs) in Grade 10 English. This learning material

was patterned on Bloom’s Taxonomy Instructional Design wherein learning

activities were aligned with the identified objectives and were sequenced

according to their level of difficulty considering the learner’s needs, interest

and abilities.

You need to ensure that the learner clearly understood the lesson or

concepts discussed in the module. You are also expected to guide him/her in

answering the activities or accomplishing the different learning tasks thereby

enabling him/her to master the competency.

For the learner:

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is especially made to enhance your

attitude, knowledge and skills vis-à-vis in the identified learning competency.

Through this module, you will be engaged in fun and interesting learning

activities and answer varied exercises and tasks to help you gain mastery of

the target competency which will enable you to effectively use the English

language in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Those learning activities

are appropriately selected and carefully crafted according to your needs,

interests, and abilities.

To successfully achieve the objectives of this module, kindly do the

following:

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 ● read and follow the instructions in all the learning activities and

exercises very carefully;

● be honest in answering all the learning activities and exercises;

● write your answers neatly and legibly in your subject notebook or

on a separate sheet of paper, and

● seek guidance from your parents, guardians or subject teacher if

you encounter difficulty in accomplishing the learning activities.

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. Take good care of this module and have fun while learning!

What I need to know- this gives you direction or goal you

need to meet.

What I know- This part serves as a review of your past

lessons.

What’s In– This starts your engagement with the activities

that will start up and motivate you.

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 What’s New- In this portion of the module, new lessons are
introduced.

What is it-These are activities based on the new lesson.

What’s More-Series of activities that will help you enrich

and master the lesson.

What I Have Learned - This is the summary of what you

have learned in this module.

What I Need to Know

After going through this module, you will be able to show what you have

learned by composing a research report on a relevant social issue.

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 What I Know

This part is a review of some research terms.

Directions: Get to know some of the research terms. Match the descriptions
Column A with the corresponding section names listed in Column B.

A B
1. Presents background A. Methodology
information, scope, and focus
of the research paper
2. Provides a review of what B. Literature Review
others have written or
researched on concerning the
topic
3. Explains how the research C. Introduction
was conducted
4. Presents the information D. Reference
gathered through the
research
5. Evaluates the results of the E. Discussion
study or research
6. Provides the summary of the F. Conclusion
research

Did you get all of the answers right? Tell me your score.

Lesson
Composing a Research Report on a Relevant Social Issue
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Having gone through the primary steps in composing a research report,

you are now ready to put together the data and information you have gathered

to compose a research report. The research report will focus on society-related

problems.

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 What’s In

Directions: Read and understand the article from inquirer.net below. Then,
answer the comprehension questions right.

Environmentalists alarmed after Guiting-Guiting road

appears in budget documents

By: Maricar Cinco

A road project that would have traversed a portion of the biodiversity-
rich Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural Park in Romblon province has “reappeared”
in the 2020 national government budget and expenditures, alarming
environmental groups of renewed efforts to push the road construction they
had opposed two years ago.
But Willy Mallari, director of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) for MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and
Palawan), on Tuesday denied this, saying that the P395 million allocated for
the road had been “reverted” to the national government after the construction
on Sibuyan Island in Romblon was stalled in 2018.“For the DPWH, we don’t
have a budget for 2020 for that project there (on Sibuyan Island),” Mallari said
in a phone interview.
The road project is to be implemented in four phases entitled,
“Magdiwang-San Fernando National Road, Cross Country Road leading to
Magdiwang Port,” appeared in the 2020 National Expenditure Program and in
a copy of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2020 uploaded to the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) website.
It was not included, however, in the copy of the 2020 GAA published in
the Official Gazette. “I don’t know where the error came from,” Mallari said.
In a letter, Rodne Galicha of the non-government Bayay Sibuyanon Inc. asked
Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado to remove the project from DBM’s 2020 files
to avoid errors of judgment and confusion and put an end to this issue.
Galicha is also a member of the Regional Development Council.

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 Environmental groups feared that the 3.8-kilometer concrete road
would ruin Mt. Guiting-Guiting in Sibuyan.
In 2018, local opposition, which claimed there were no prior studies
and consultation, forced the DPWH to stop the project and halt the clearing
operation in Barangay Jao-asan in Magdiwang town.
On June 16, a letter was addressed to Galicha, Romblon district
engineer Napoleon Famadico indicating that the project was not implemented
since it crossed the Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural Park, a declared protected
area. The funds allotted for the project were already reverted to DBM.
“Rest assured that the road will not be considered in our future
programs until such time that all the requirements, clearances, and approval
of all concerned are met,” Famadico added.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1296378/environmentalists-alarmed-after-
guiting-guiting-road-appears-in-budget-documents#ixzz6QvYZT300

Comprehension Questions:
1. Where did the “Magdiwang-San Fernando National Road, Cross
Country Road leading to Magdiwang Port” appear?
2. Were there similar projects that happened in the past according to the
article? Name them.
3. What is/are the effort/s of the environmental groups to oppose the
road project?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Act?
5. In your opinion, should the government pursue the project? Why.
6. In what way are you going to present your opinion to them?

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 What’s New
Three parts of a Research Report
INTRODUCTION
Brief Background:
Provide an overview
of the scope of the
research.
Objectives of the
Study: Articulate what
you intend to find out
or achieve in the
study. Some
researchers use
research questions
that they intend to
address in the report.
Significance of the
Study: Discuss the
relevance of the study
to your intended
audience. Cite specific
benefits that they can
get from the findings
of the research.
Literature Review:
Discuss the previous
studies done on the
chosen topic. Relate
how your research
relates to these
previous researches.
In writing the
introduction, you also
have to think of catchy
devices or hooks that
would get the interest of
your readers. This can be
done through the use of
questions, a direct
quotation, a startling
fact, or vivid description.
BODY CONCLUSION
The body of the The conclusion is
research contains the important in bringing
substantial amount of home the highlights of
information that the research paper.
needs to be clearly A well-written
and accurately conclusion allows
presented and readers to take a new
analyzed such as your perspective about the
research data. thesis.
Incorporate the Moreover, it
notes, summary, provides readers with
paraphrase and direct recommendations
quotations that you that can be explored
wrote during the pre- concerning the topic.
writing phase.
Cite your sources in Summarize your
order to avoid findings. Include a set
plagiarism. of recommendations
to address the issue
Think of catchy titles for or concern that you
the sub-headings of the have tackled in your
paper. Remember! It is research paper.
perfectly fine to use the
ideas of others as long as
you cite their names
properly.
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Remember!
Subject your draft of the research report to self and peer assessment.

You can also do this writing process: Prewrite: brainstorm ideas to narrow

down a possible topic, Plan: know your audience and make sure that your

topic is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound, look for

literature related to your topic, Draft: your first output is not your final

output, this is where all of your collected information is written, Revise:

narrow down your data include only those that are related to the topic, Edit

organize your thought and write-up, Write your final draft: when everything

is all set, you can now write your final draft for; Proofreading: read your work

first, look for spelling, punctuation and, grammatical errors or you can ask

for your learning buddy to do it, and you are ready to Publish it.

The checklist below can help you and your peer identify the areas that need to

be improved.

/ or X Checklist
1. Does the introduction hook the attention of the reader?
2. Is the thesis clear?

3. Do all the points refer back to the thesis statement?

4. Are ideas organized in a logical and coherent manner?

5. Are there enough supporting details?

6. Are sources given proper citation?
7. Does the conclusion tie everything together?

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What is a social issue?
A social issue is any condition or behavior that has negative

consequences for large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as

a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed.

Source: https://open.lib.umn.edu/socialproblems/chapter/1-1-what-is-a-social-problem/

The following examples of social issues can be used as your research topic:
• Poverty
• Pollution
• Corruption
• Drugs
• Climate change
• Discrimination
• Fake news
• COVID 19
• Extrajudicial killings
• Crime

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 What Is It

Directions: Through an infographic, the Philippine Council for

Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has outlined issues about marine plastic

pollution. Go over the details of the infographic and fill out the matrix

below it.

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Photo Source: http://www.pcaf.da.gov.ph/wp-
content/uploads/2017/05/IGVol3Issue1_PlasticPollution_full.jpg

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 What is the issue What do you want to What specific step
that PCAF outlines in share about the can you take as a
the infographic? issue? citizen?

What’s More

Directions: Using your accomplished matrix, you can now write

the draft of your research.
___________________________
Title
Introduction__________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
________
Body
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
________
Conclusion
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
________

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 What I Have Learned

Composing a research report is a recursive process. One must

Prewrite, Plan, Draft, Revise, Edit, Write your final draft, Proofread first

before they can Publish it. It also has three parts. The introduction

wherein you start with a big idea, think of a device that will get the

attention and interest of the audience, highlight the significance of your

research by relating your topic to your audience and discuss the

significance of the research and literature review. The body is where you

outline the findings of the research and you may use graphs and

illustrations to forward your points clearly and lastly, the conclusion in

which you provide options or recommendations concerning the issue you

have researched and highlight your call to action to discuss about the

specific steps that your audience can take in addressing the issue locally

or globally.

What I Can Do on My Own

Directions: Read each of the sentences below

carefully. Underline the word/phrase which made
the statement incorrect. Write your answer on the
space provided before each number.
___________1. Highlight the significance of your research
by unlinking your topic to your audience.
___________2. Composing a research report is an
effortless process.
___________3. Social issues don’t have negative
consequences to the people.
___________4. You can find the scope of the research in
the conclusion part of a research report.
___________5. Body is a part of a research report wherein
you provide options and recommendations.

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 Give at least five (5) out of seven (7) research writing
process and give a brief description of it using your own
words.
6.___________________________________________

7. __________________________________________

8. _________________________________________

9. _________________________________________

10. _________________________________________

What I Can Do More

Directions: Think of a social issue in your locality and compose a

research report about it. Consider the points presented earlier. Read
closely the scoring guide or rubric below. Take note of what you need
to accomplish in order to achieve your target score.
RESEARCH REPORT
Adapted from Rubistar.com
4 3 2 1
Criteria
Excellent Proficient Developing Beginning
● exceptional ● proficient ● basic ● weak or no
introduction that introduction introduction introduction of
Catchy grabs the interest that is that states topic
Introduction of the reader and interesting topic but
states the topic and states the lacks interest
topic
● exceptionally ● information ● information ● information
researched relates to the relates to the has little or
● detailed and main main topic, nothing to do
accurate topic/thesis/ few details with the thesis
information objectives and/ ● information
Credible
● information clearly ● well- examples are has weak or
relates to the researched in given no connection
research objectives detail and from ● uses limited to the thesis
a variety of sources
sources
● exceptionally ● consistent ● some ● limited to no
critical, relevant, connections connections connections
and consistent made between made between made between
Well-
connections made evidence and evidence and evidence and
explained
between evidence thesis thesis thesis
and thesis ● good analysis ● some analysis ● lacks analysis
● excellent analysis
Well- ● exceptionally ● clear and ● somewhat ● lacks
organized clear, logical, logical order clear and development

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 mature, and that supports logical of ideas with
thorough the topic with development weak or no
development of good with basic transitions
the topic with transitions transitions between and
excellent between and between and within
transitions within within paragraphs
between and paragraphs paragraphs
within
paragraphs
● excellent ● good summary ● basic ● lacks a
summary of the of the topic summary of summary of
topic with with clear the topic with the topic
concluding ideas concluding some final
Compelling
that impact ideas concluding
Conclusion
reader ● introduces no ideas
● introduces no new ● introduces no
new information information new
information
● control of ● contains few ● contains ● so many
grammar, usage, misspelled several spelling,
and mechanics words, misspelled punctuation,
● almost entirely punctuation, words, and
free of spelling, and punctuation, grammatical
punctuation and grammatical and errors that the
Well-written
grammatical errors errors grammatical paper cannot
errors that be understood
which detract
from the
paper’s
readability

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 Answer Key

What I Know
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. E
6. F

What’s In

1. It appeared in the 2020 National Expenditure Program and in a copy of

the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2020 uploaded to the Department
of Budget and Management (DBM) website.
2. Answers may vary.
3. The environmental advocates show great opposition about the project
and created a signature campaign to stop the proposed project.
4. Answers may vary.
5. Answers may vary.
6. Answers may vary.
What is it?

What is the issue What do you want to What specific step

that PCAF outlines in share about the can you take as a
the infographic? issue? citizen?
Marine plastic pollution Answers may vary. Answers may vary.

What I Can Do On My Own

linking____1. Highlight the significance of your research by unlinking your

topic to your audience.
a recursive2. Composing a research report is an effortless process.
__have____3. Social issues don’t have negative consequences to the people.
Introduction 4. You can find the scope of the research in the conclusion part
of a research report.
Conclusion 5. Body is a part of a research report wherein you provide
options and recommendations.

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Give at least five (5) out of seven (7) research writing process and give a brief
description of it using your own words.
Possible answers:
Prewrite: brainstorm ideas to narrow down a possible topic.
Plan: know your audience and make sure that your topic is specific,
measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound, look for literature
related to your topic.
Draft: your first output is not your final output; this is where all of your
collected information is written.
Revise: narrow down your data include only those that are related to the
topic.
Edit organize your thought and write-up.
Write your final draft: when everything is all set, you can now write
your final draft for.
Proofreading: read your work first, look for spelling, punctuation and,
grammatical errors or you can ask for your learning buddy to do it.

References
Book
Almonte, L. R, Flandez, L. L., Hermosa, A, L, Lagustan, N., Mangaluz,
L. A., Miranda, E. R., Mendoza, P. A., Palomar, L. A., Sorriano,
A. B.& Villanueva, K. B. (2015). Celebrating diversity through
world literature. Pasig City: REX Book Store, Inc.
Article
Cinco, M. (2020, June 24). Environmentalists alarmed after Guiting-
Guiting road appears in budget documents. Inquirer.Net.
Retrieved from
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1296378/environmentalists-
alarmed-after-guiting-guiting-road-appears-in-budget-
documents#ixzz6QvYZT300.

Infographic
“Marine Plastic Pollution: Ocean’s Biggest Threat, A Silent Killer.”
Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries. October
2017. http://www.pcaf.da.gov.ph/wp-
content/uploads/2017/05/IGVol3Issue1_PlasticPollution_full.
jpg.

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 PRE-TEST
Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the correct answer
from the given choices. Write only the LETTER as your answer.

1. It is any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for

large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as a
condition or behavior that needs to be addressed.
A. Issues
B. Social Issues
C. Health
D. Mental Health

2. The words below are examples of social issue except:

A. Global warming
B. Smartphone
C. Crimes
D. Corruption

3. Which part/chapter of the research report will include the statement

of the problem and significance of the study?
A. Introduction
B. Body
C. Conclusion
D. Presentation of Data

4. It provides options or recommendations concerning the issue that you

have researched. Which part of a research report does it fall?
A. Introduction
B. Body
C. Conclusion
D. Presentation of Data

5. This is where you incorporate the notes, summary, paraphrase and

direct quotations that you wrote in the pre-writing phase. Which part
of a research report does it fall?
A. Introduction
B. Body
C. Conclusion
D. Presentation of Data

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Answer Key

Pretest
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B

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