SELF LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

GRADE 10 - ENGLISH
WEEK 4

Learning Competences:
● Observe the language of research, campaigns, and advocacies
● Identify structural elements, e.g. (exposition, arguments, restatement of positions and language
feature, modal, evaluative language, conjunction, declarative statements, rhetorical questions, passive
voice
● Formulate a statement of opinion and assertion
● Formulate claims of fact, policy and value

Day 1
● Task 2 Grounded and Task 3 Know Thyself (Pages 408 -409)
Read Task 10 Silver-Tongued and answer the activity (pages 416-417).
● Do Task 10 B. Hedge of glory (pages 433- 434)
● Do Task 12 "A Roast For Tarzan! (Pages 331-332)
Read "Your Texts" Reading text 1 and answer the clues or hints and meaning , "Questions to answer" (pages 477-
479)

Advocacy is a political process by an individual or group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political,
economic, and social systems and institutions.
Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and
publishing research (…), etc.

Campaigning in advocacy
A campaign provides a framework in which processes of advocacy can be easily developed and enclosed.
The design of a campaign let the advocacy action meet other activities and dimensions that go beyond the specific objective of the advocacy.

Research is searching for truth in a systematic way or in a scientific method. Doing thing in this manner means going into a world of science
deals mostly with facts, principles, theories, generation and methods. It provides the necessary knowledge to take action. Many different
stakeholders are involved here for the complexity of the topics usually chosen: Academics researchers, Partnerships with universities, Field
data and interviews. It is also important to create the movement’s own narrative.

Day 2
Structural Elements
An exposition is a discourse or an example of it designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to
understand. It persuades a reader or listener by presenting one side of an argument. By taking a point of view and
justifying it, we aim to convince others to see only that side of an issue. Some expositions speculate as to what might
be and persuade others as to what should be.  
Statement of position is to introduce the topic and make it clear what your position is.
You need a strong opening sentence that provokes your reader's interest or captures your reader's attention. An
overview of your thesis (or argument) on the topic and the points you will make. provide a brief outline of the key
points to be covered by your argument. This gives your reader a preview of where you are going to take them. This
also enables you to show the reader that your exposition is structured logically.
Argument is a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view.
In making an argument begin each paragraph with a key statement or general statement. Give supporting reasons in
the rest of the paragraph. Then make a new point in the opening sentence of the next paragraph and give supporting
reasons, and so on.
Language features An exposition or argument includes particular language features. Aim to include some of these
features in your exposition.
Feature
Conjunctions (or joining words) join one part of a
sentence to another. They link the flow of the argument
Modal verbs express the writer’s attitude to the topic
Evaluative language suggests the degree of approval or
helps compare ideas
Thinking verbs
Connective words link ideas in an argument
Example
so, and so, because, therefore, if, and, but
can, could, should, must, might
important, best, most, truth, largest, more popular
know, believe, feel, people think, agreed
firstly, for that reason, for example, as a consequence,
because of this, in particular, therefore, finally

Reinforcement of the statement of position is to sum up your argument. You could make a statement about what
you see as a solution to the problem or what might happen if the situation is not resolved. You could call for some
form of action from the audience.
Evaluative language is used as an umbrella term that covers a variety of phenomena including opinion, sentiment,
attitude, appraisal, affect, point of view, subjectivity, belief, desire, and speculation.
Declarative sentences are simply statements that relay information. They are the most common type of sentences in
the English language. A declarative sentence states the facts or an opinion and lets the reader know something
specific. It always ends with a period.
A rhetorical question is a question that is not asked in order to receive an answer from the audience or reader. It’s
just posed to make a point. Don’t we do this all the time in everyday speech? Sometimes a rhetorical question will
just be left open, but other times the speaker will immediately go on to answer it. In either case, no answer from the
audience is expected.
The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person
or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the
sentence.

A. Write your answer that shows the correct answer.

____________ 1. What structural elements which asking without expecting an answer? The question might not have
an answer, or it might have an obvious answer.
_____________2. What statement which summarize your argument?
_____________3. What structural elements which use the umbrella term that covers a variety of phenomenon
including opinion etc.?
____________ 4. What is a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a
point of view?
____________ 5. What discourse is to deliver information or explain what is difficult to understand?

B. Choose the correct conjunctions in the sentence.

Though yet  before Because in order 
and  while  As but neither nor

Mid-day we walk along the Embarcadero in San Francisco (1)_________ a cold wind whips our hair across our faces.
Clouds move across the sky (2) _________  at times hide the bridge towers. We talk (3) _________ we walk. We try
to let go of our thoughts about work (4) __________ they creep into our conversation. We have just an hour to walk
(5)  ________ returning to our offices. This is why we live here, isn't it? (6) ________ we love the view of the bay and
the smell of the saltwater, we endure the traffic and the crowds. 
(7) ________ we count our steps and watch the time, we pass by sculptures and artwork along the walkway. In the
distance, barking sea lions on the boat docks are begging for fish, (8) ________  nobody is paying attention to
them. We turn back and quicken our pace (9) _________ to return to work on time.
Sitting back down in our offices, we are bothered by (10) ________ co-workers _____ bosses; our minds are still
filled with views of the bay and the smell of the sea air.
 C. Encircle the letter that shows the correct modals in the sentence.
1. This is a secret between you and me, so we ______ tell anyone.
a. shouldn’t b. have to c. mightn’t d. may not
2. It’s dangerous to go into deep water if you _______ swim.
a. can b. shouldn’t c. mightn’t d. may
3. I feel miserable so I ______ stay at home tonight.
a. can b. shouldn’t c. mightn’t d. may
4. I _______ go out later with my parents but I don’t know.
a. may b. should c. can d. could
5. I think you ______ go out more and meet new people.
a. may b. should c. can d. could

● Answer the Answer Sheet given.

● Do Task 6 Language Line -C. Rewarding (Page 87)
● Do Task 6 Language Patrol - B Looking Ahead and C. Using Modals (Pages 100-101)
● Do Task 15 Write-Up to Remember (Page 369 -371)

Day 3
● Read "Excerpt from Kaffir Boy" and "What is Liberal Education” and answer Task 3 Opposing Views. Task 4
Portrait of 21st- Century Learners and Finding Connections (Pages 460-466).
● Do Task 1 ASEAN Integration and Points Of View -Questions to Answer (Pages 475-477)

An assertion is a statement used to make a declaration or to express strong belief on a particular topic, often
without evidence. An assertion can be formulated after reading a story or a poem, and even after watching a play.
Opinion is based on facts, but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory
proofs of soundness.

Day 4
● Read "Follow Your Heart; Pursue Your Dream and answer Discussion Points numbers 1-3 and 8 only pages
210-215.
● Do Task 26 Matter of Judgment (Pages 24-25) and Task 30 A Day in a Life (page 29)
● Do Task 1 Think Globally, Act Locally, Task 2 Wordle It! page 486 and Task 3 Think, Share, Act page 492

Claim of Fact is a statement of something that has existed (past) exists (present) or will exist (future).
Claim of Value is based on preference such as likes and dislikes (good or bad)
Claim of Policy is a statement that indicates that an action must be taken in specific policies.