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Activity Sheet for English 8

Quarter 2 – Week 2 – MELC 2
Using Opinion-Marking Signals to
Share Ideas

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

English 8
Activity Sheet No. 2
First Edition, 2020

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INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE

Welcome to English 8!

The Learning Activity Sheet is a product of the collaborative efforts of

the Schools Division of Capiz and DepEd Regional Office VI - Western Visayas
through the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD). This is
developed to guide the learning facilitators (teachers, parents, and responsible
adults) in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Basic
Education Curriculum.
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the contextualized resources in the community. This will also assist the learners
in acquiring the lifelong learning skills, knowledge and attitudes for productivity
and employment.

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The English 8 Activity Sheet will help you facilitate the teaching-learning
activities specified in each Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) with
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available to the learners with the references/links to ease the independent
learning.

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The English 8 Activity Sheet is developed to help you continue learning

even if you are not in school. This learning material provides you with meaningful
and engaging activities for independent learning. Being an active learner,
carefully read and understand the instructions then perform the activities and
answer the assessments. This will be returned to your facilitator on the agreed
schedule.

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Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) No.2

Name:____________________________________ Grade and Section:____________

Date: _________________________________

Activity Sheets in English 8

Using Opinion-Marking Signals to Share Ideas

I. Learning Competency

Use opinion-marking signals to share ideas.

II. Background information for learners

Each is entitled to his own opinion. As we all know, opinions are

subjective, which means that a man’s point-of-view is his alone. Opinion is
important because it allows us to consider different ideas coming from various
sources, therefore giving us the opportunity to question and analyze. It also
requires us to gather facts in order to support our side. The opinion marking
signals will help us indicate our views about certain topics. There are opinion-
marking signals that we may use to introduce ideas; there are also signals to
conclude them.
In this lesson, you will know how to express your own thoughts using
these signals. You will share your opinions about popular beliefs, famous
proverbs, and other issues that concern you. The last part of the activity will
allow you to compose your own essay.

III. Reference for Learners

• English in Perspective, Afro-Asian Literature. Abiva Publishing House,

Inc. Abiva Bldg. 851 G. Araneta Ave., Quezon City. 2016. pp. 415-418.

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IV. Some facts about Opinion-Marking Signals

There are opinion-marking signals that are used to introduce opinions.

These signals that initiate opening statements.

Expressions or Signals to Introduce Opinions

In my opinion From my point of view

I believe It seems to me that
It is my belief that I question whether
There is no doubt that I (dis)agree with
I maintain that In my mind
I think that As far as I know
As far as I am concerned I am convinced that

There are opinion-marking signals that are used to conclude opinions.

These signals that initiate closing statements.

Expressions or Signals to Conclude Opinions

For the reasons above As I have noted

As you can see In other words
On the whole
(Source: English in Perspective, Afro-Asian Literature. Abiva Publishing House, Inc. Abiva Bldg. 851 G. Araneta Ave.,
Quezon City. 2016. p. 415)

V. Activities

Activity 1

Choose an appropriate signal or expression from the list above to introduce

each of the following opinions. Rewrite the sentence and include the expression
that you have selected. All answers may be correct.

Example: Opinion: The Filipinos are resilient people.

Answer: I believe that the Filipinos are resilient people.

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1. Cats are better pets than dogs.

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2. Everyone deserves a second chance.

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3. Covid-19 is worse than a regular flu.

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4. This pandemic is challenging both our physical and mental health.

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5. Nations need to work together to help lessen the impact of this pandemic.
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6. Eating healthy helps boosts the immune system.

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7. We should choose our battles.

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8. Spreading fake news only worsens the situation.

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9. It is very unhealthy to spend so much time on social media.

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10. Reading is a very good hobby.

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Activity 2

Express your own beliefs or opinions on the following and conclude them
using any of these expressions. All answers may be considered correct.

As you can see

In other words
On the whole
As I have noted

Example: Proverb: Strike while the iron is hot.

Answer: As you can see, you have to strike while the iron is hot.

1. Honesty is the best policy.

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2. There is no such thing as free lunch.

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3. All is fair in love and war.

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4. Action speaks louder than words.

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5. A picture is worth a thousand words.

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Activity 3

Reflect on some important issues that affect you, your family, community, and
country. Give your opinions or beliefs on these issues and introduce them
using the following expressions.

Example: There is no doubt that we are still not safe from this pandemic.

1. There is no doubt that

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2. In my mind
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3. It is my belief that
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4. As far as I am concerned
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5. I am convinced that
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Activity 4

Write an opinion essay on this topic “Covid-19 Brings out the Best and the
Worst in People.” Use opinion expressions to emphasize your point. In writing
your essay, you may use the following structure.

Paragraph 1 – Write an introduction to your essay. State your main idea or the
point you are trying to prove and give two reasons for your stand.

Example:
In my opinion, Covid-19 forced us to take a break from our normal
activities and continue living in the comfort of our own homes. Because of this
pandemic, many kinds of hero stepped forward to save lives and protect the
vulnerable. On the other hand, a lot of workers lost their jobs while some decided
to commit crimes to answer the call of a rumbling stomach.

Paragraph 2 and 3 – Write the body of your essay. Explain in detail the
reasons you have stated in your first paragraph. Develop a paragraph for each
reason you have cited.

Example:
Front liners took their oath seriously to save lives no matter what is at
stake. They left behind their worrying families to combat an invisible enemy.
Good Samaritans readily offered their resources to feed both the front liners and
the hungry. Good Samaritans offered a portion of their wealth to help put a stop
to this viral outbreak. The more people were encouraged to apply social
distancing, the more they got closer to their loved ones.
On the contrary, we have witnessed how some took advantage of the
situation to satisfy their personal interests. We have seen how oppression
happened just because the victims were helpless. We had a glimpse of the
wolves hiding behind sheep’s clothing.

Paragraph 4 – Write your conclusion. Sum up your position by restating your

main idea and finishing with a “call to action.”

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Example:
For the reasons above, it’s clear that Covid-19 brings out the best and
the worst in people. However, we must always remember the quote that we
learned from the movie 2012 that says, “The moment we stop fighting for each
other, is time we lose our humanity.” We must remember that no matter how
hard life gets, we can always find strength in each other.

Suggestions:

Scoring Rubric for Opinion Writing

4 3 2 1
The essay The essay The essay The essay
focuses clearly focuses on generally rarely focuses
on identifying identifying the focuses on on identifying
Focus
the topic and topic and stating identifying the the topic and
stating an an opinion. topic and stating stating an
opinion. an opinion. opinion.
Strongly Supports the Supports the Missing
supports the opinion with opinion with reasons to
opinion with reasons that limited reasons support
Content reasons that include details that include opinion.
include details connected to the details
connected to the opinion. connected to the
opinion. opinion.
The piece is Creates an Creates an The piece is
exceptionally organizational organizational unclear and
organized and structure that structure that missing
Organization includes strong includes reasons includes some concluding
reasons and a and a concluding reasons and a statement.
concluding statement. concluding
statement. statement.
Includes a Includes a Includes limited The piece is
variety of strong variety of some words and missing good
words and words and phrases to word choices
Style
phrases to phrases to appeal to the and phrases to
appeal to the appeal to the audience. appeal to the
audience. audience. audience.
Writes complete Writes complete Writes complete Writes complete
sentences that sentences that sentences that sentences that
are free from have 5 or less have more than have more than
Grammar
grammatical grammatical 5 but less than 10 grammatical
errors. errors. 10 grammatical errors.
errors.
Source: https://www.svpanthers.org/cms/lib/PA02203711/Centricity/Domain/230/Opinion%20Writing%20Rubric.pdf

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VI. Reflections

Guide Questions:

1. What is an opinion?
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2. Why do we need to use opinion-marking signals?

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VII. Answer Key

Answers may vary