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Department of Education
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WEEKLY HOME LEARNING PLAN

Grade 8 – Quarter 2 – Week 5

Day and Time Learning Area Learning Competency Learning Task Mode of Delivery
NOTE: To be Wake up, make up your bed, eat breakfast, and get ready for an awesome day!
filled up by the
teacher
Have a short exercise/meditation/bonding with family.
Reading/Writing/Numeracy Activities in all learning areas to be provided by English, Filipino and Math teachers in all Grade levels
Monday (insert additional rows if necessary)
English 8 MELC: For this week’s lesson, we shall be dealing with “Comparing and Ang mga magulang o guardian ang
Compare and contrast one’s Contrasting Opinions”. In this lesson, you will learn to recognize magsusumite ng mga kinakailangan
beliefs/convictions with those how speakers and writers come up with strategies in sending their sa guro at sila ay magpupunta ayon
presented in a material viewed intended messages sa itinakdang araw at oras ng
pagsusumite ng mga natapos na
Introduction gawain.
For your initial task, carefully study the dialogue between Riena
and Cecilia on page 25. Then, in an answer sheet answer the Siguraduhing kumpleto ang mga
questions that follow. detalye tulad ng panagalan ng mag-
aaral, baiting at seksyon
Source: PIVOT4A, Quarter 2 Module, Comparing and Contrasting week #, at quarter # ang bawat
Opinions- Introduction part, page 25 papel bago ipasa sa guro.

Development Sundin ang mga itinakdang

Using the same answer sheet continue to answer Learning Task 1 alituntunin sa pagpapasa ng mga
and Learning Task 2 on page 26. natapos na gawain para mas
maging ligtas ang bawat isa.
Source: PIVOT4A, Quarter 2 Module, Comparing and Contrasting
Opinions- Introduction part, page 26

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Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE

Further your learning by studying the concepts of Comparing and

Contrasting Opinions found on pages 26 to 28 of your module:

Note: Teacher-made instructional videos may be used if

applicable.
Teacher-made power point presentations may be used if
applicable.
You are encouraged to Send message/s to your English
teacher if there are questions/clarifications.

Source: PIVOT4A, Quarter 2 Module Comparing and Contrasting

Opinions, Development part, pages 26-28

Note: Subject teacher may add

Engagement other reminders for the parents
This time, let us develop further your knowledge about the topic. under this column. These are just
Let’s go back to the conversation between Reina and Cecilia as suggestive things to remember for
you answer Learning 3 on page 28 and continue with Learning the parents.
Task 4 on page 29. Do these activities in your answer sheet.

Source: PIVOT4A, Quarter 2 Module Comparing and Contrasting

Opinions, Development part, pages 29

Assimilation
For your Final task, please do Learning Task 6 found on pages 30-
31 in your module. Answer the final task in your answer sheet.

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Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE

Source: PIVOT4A, Quarter 2 Module Comparing and Contrasting

Opinions, Development part, pages 30-31.

For additional learning resources you may watch DepEd TV-

based Instructions on IBC Ch.13 and IBC TV13 FB Page.

Reflection: To wrap up your understanding of the lesson, complete the following statements. Write your answer on your paper.
This week I learned that…
This learning is important because…
I realized that…
Portfolio Preparation, e.g., Reflective Journal; Other Learning Area Tasks for Inclusive Education
Family Time

Prepared by:
MARCIANO C. AGBAYANI
English Teacher

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 Comparing and Contrasting Opinions WEEK

Lesson 6
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In our previous lesson, you have learned the significance of distinguishing
fact from opinion. You also have learned how to compare different genres of the
same topic based on certain elements.

As you continue the journey to becoming an effective communicator, it is

fundamental that you also learn to recognize how speakers and writers come up
with strategies in sending their intended messages. Observing details on how they
present facts and opinions will be beneficial on your part as you develop your
own style in writing and speaking. In this lesson, you are expected to compare
and contrast opinions with those presented in familiar texts.

Let us analyze how people express their opinions. Read the dialogue below
and answer the questions that follow.

To Get Vaccinated or Not to Get Vaccinated

Reina and Cecilia were in a pizza parlor, one afternoon. While

they were at the counter, Reina and Cecilia got into a discussion.

Cecilia: I could not wait to get vaccinated.

Reina: Seriously? I would not dare have that needle in my arm.
Cecilia: How come?
Reina: I have watched videos from social media influencers and
vloggers in their channels that say it is not safe.
Cecilia: Actually, there are side effects after vaccines have been
administered. There are no known studies to prove that vaccines
are not safe, though. According to the World Health Organization,
it also is an important step to acquire herd immunity.
Reina: What is herd immunity?
Cecilia: It is an indirect protection from an infectious disease that can
occur when a significant number of people have become immune
due to pre-existing immunity or vaccination.
Reina: Oh! I still have plenty of things to learn about vaccination,
indeed.
Cecilia: I will help you know about vaccination. Let us start with
getting facts only from credible sources.

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1. What were Cecilia and Reina discussing about?

2. Whose opinion do you agree with? Explain your answer.
3. Do you agree with Cecilia that we should only get facts from credible
sources? Explain.

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Learning Task 1: Read each sentence carefully. Identify whether the statements
COMPARE or CONTRAST ideas. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

_______________1. Ella had her hair done in style similar to mine.

_______________2. That bike has the same color as our car.
_______________3. I was hungry, but I was reluctant to eat, since I did not like
what was on offer.
_______________4. I got an A mark in Math, and I am doing well in other
classes, too.
_______________5. I ordered steak; however, chicken was served instead.
_______________6. I got my homework done despite the fact that I left my book at
school.
_______________7. That story resembles one I read a year ago.
_______________8. Hank is six-feet tall, although his brother is only five feet.
_______________9. I eat meat, whereas my parents only eat vegetables.
______________10. My taste differs from yours, since I do not have sweet tooth.

Learning Task 2: Identify the words or phrases that make the sentences in
Learning Task 1 comparing or contrasting statements. After identifying them, use
them in your own sentences. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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COMPARING AND CONTRASTING OPINIONS

In writing and speaking, formulating opinions could be challenging.

Evaluating the validity and credibility of evidences in an argumentation alone
asks for a lot of skills. However, as mentioned at the beginning of this lesson,
learning how other writers and speakers construct their arguments can help you
in developing your own style to convince your audience that you have sound
ideas.

Learning how to compare and contrast others’ ideas can help you to be
critical and reflective on the kind of information you will feed yourself. However,
primarily, you should learn to evaluate someone’s claims first.

One way to evaluate others’ opinions is by identifying the persuasive

strategies used by the writer or speaker. Knowing these strategies not only helps
you formulate strong claims, but also helps you identify the weak ones.

Persuasive Techniques

Ethos, pathos, and logos are three elements of persuasion identified by

Aristotle, a famous philosopher. By appealing to these three elements, a speaker
or writer will increase his or her chances of persuading an audience.

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 ETHOS
It is an appeal to the writer's credibility,
ethics, morals, and character.

PATHOS LOGOS
It is an appeal to the emotions It is an appeal to logic
of the audience and reason.

When you evaluate an appeal to logos, you consider an argument based on

facts, evidence, and reason. Using logos means appealing to the readers’ sense of
what is logical.

When you evaluate an appeal to ethos, you examine how successfully the
writer or speaker appeals to the audience’s sense of ethical behavior. The writer
or speaker presents himself or herself to the audience as credible, trustworthy,
honest, and ethical.

Some of the questions you can ask yourself as you evaluate an author’s
ethos may include the following:
 Has the writer or speaker cited his/her sources or in some way made it
possible for the audience to access further information on the issue?
 Does he/she demonstrate familiarity with different opinions and
perspectives?
 Does he/she provide complete and accurate information on the issue?

Lastly, pathos is making an appeal to emotions. Making people feel that

they have a connection with the topic at hand evokes certain emotions, beliefs,
and values.

Logos Ethos Pathos

 uses logic or reason  convinces the  appeals to audience’s
 states claim clearly audience that he/she is emotions
 gives logical reason credible  carefully chooses words
 includes f a c t s ,  uses correct grammar  uses figurative
statistics, researched  s o u n d s as well- language
information researched of the  draws emotional
subject matter responses to the
 maintains formality audience as anger,
guilt, pity, etc.

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 Logos Ethos Pathos
Example: Example: Example:
"As a doctor, I am "More than one hundred "There's no price that can
qualified to tell you that peer-reviewed studies replace peace of mind. Our
this course of treatment have been conducted over advanced security systems
will likely generate the the past decade, and none will protect the well-being
best results considering of them suggests that this of your family so that you
all the symptoms, is an effective treatment can sleep soundly at
conditions, and options.” for hair loss." night."

Grammatical Markers in Comparing and Contrasting

Now that you know how to evaluate claims, it is important that you
understand the grammatical markers that you may use in contrasting and
comparing these claims.

The following words or short phrases are used to compare two items or
ideas:
like as well as both
likewise also resemble
same as similar to

Here is a short paragraph that uses some of these expressions:

Time, like money, is a limited resource. You cannot buy everything you
want, likewise, you do not have enough time to do everything you want to do. Our
time is the same as our money. It is limited. Also, time is a resource when work
needs to be done.

The following words or short phrases are used to contrast two items or
ideas:
unlike in contrast to on the other hand
as opposed to different from however
whereas on the contrary although

Here is a short paragraph that uses some of these expressions:

Unlike time or money, desire is an unlimited resource. Think about it. In

contrast to money which can run out, your desire for new experiences and ideas
will never end. Whereas there is never enough time to do everything you want,
your desire will always come up with something new and exciting.

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Learning Task 3: Go back to the argument between Reina and Cecilia in
I-Phase on page 25. Compare and contrast the claims of the two friends using
logos, ethos, and pathos. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper using
the table below.
Reina Cecilia
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
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Learning Task 4: On a separate sheet of paper, copy the paragraph below. Circle
the grammatical signals used to compare and contrast. Then, using a Venn
diagram, compare and contrast the two birds.

The Cardinal and the Cedar Waxwing are two common birds.
Both have crests on their heads, but these birds have some
differences. Male Cardinal is bright red, while the Waxwing is
brown. The Cedar Waxwing often migrates from one place to
another. On the other hand, the Cardinal stays in one place year
after year.

Cardinal Cedar Waxwing

Learning Task 5: A school debate is a perfect venue to practice learners’ skills in

making a stand on an issue by expressing statements intermingled with facts that
are selected to support certain opinions. Your task is to go through a debate piece
to identify pure opinions by answering the questions that follow.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Debate Topic: Replacing textbooks with tablets in schools

Pro Debater: My personal view is that mandating to replace textbooks with

tablets will be beneficial since it poses little disadvantages. Tablets
increase standardized test scores. A research study, conducted in
Auburn, Maine, showed that kindergarten students using iPads
scored much higher on literacy tests than students that did not use
the device. I think, this is the primary advantage of using tablets
over books.

Aside from that, tablets cost 50%-60% less than textbooks.

According to the FCC, the U.S. spends about $7 billion per year on
textbooks, but many of them are seven to ten years out-of-date.
Advocates claim that using tablets instead will save money and
improve learning.

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 Personally, and practically speaking, tablets are lighter than
textbooks, as well. Between studying, homework, and
extracurricular activities, going back to school may make kids feel
like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders. And
sometimes, they literally do. After you pile a lunch, school supplies,
binders, and textbooks—which typically weigh 3.5 lbs. each—into a
child’s backpack, the load he or she is lugging around could be
huge … and potentially dangerous. According to the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, at least 14,000 children are treated for
backpack-related injuries every year.

Questions:

1. What is the opinion of the debater on replacing books with tablets? Identify
words or phrases that reveal the debater’s opinion/s about it.
2. What are the facts that the debater used to back up his/her opinion? List them
down.
3. Do you agree with the debater’s stand on the matter? Justify your answer by
citing factual evidence from the speech itself or other additional reliable and
credible sources.

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Read the text carefully. Evaluate the claims with the writer’s logos, ethos,
and pathos. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Student Opinion: Zoos should be banned

by Megan Zhou (Adapted by Newsela Staff)
Published on July 16, 2020

Do you think zoos are nice places for animals

to live? If you do, think again. Zoos are harmful to
animals. There are three main reasons why. First,
zoos breed animals inhumanely. Second, they do not
help animals return to the wild. Third, they do not
take good enough care of the animals. For these
reasons, zoos should be shut down and banned, or
stopped altogether.
The first reason zoos should be banned is that
they breed captive animals. Zoos breed animals so
that they will have baby animals to show the public.
Most zoo animals are born inside zoos. Many are
raised without ever seeing their original, wild homes.
When zoos have too many animals, they do not
return them to the wild. They simply kill the "extra"
animals.
Take this example from 2014. The
Copenhagen Zoo is located in Denmark, a country in
northern Europe. A giraffe there named Marius was
raised as a baby in the zoo. He was loved by the
public. Yet, when he became an adult, he was killed.
The zoo's staff shot him. They didn't think he would
be useful. They had other male giraffes they could
Source: Cadavido (2020)
breed instead of Marius.
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 Baby animals attract more visitors than older animals. Killing an adult
animal opens up space and resources to bring in a younger animal. That animal
can draw bigger crowds and more money. That is the real reason Marius was
killed. The zoo made less money as he grew up. People were more interested in
Marius when he was a baby than when he became an adult.
The second reason zoos should be banned is that they rarely help
endangered animals return to their original habitats. A report by National
Geographic found that most zoos do not have any contact with reintroduction
programs.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is a nonprofit
organization that fights for animal rights. According to them, fewer than one-fifth
of the animals in United States zoos are actually endangered. When animal
species is endangered, it is at risk of dying out completely. Zoos spend tons of
money building enclosures for animals. Yet, they do almost nothing to restore wild
habitats or to stop poaching in wild environments.
Finally, zoos simply do not have enough resources to properly house the
creatures that live there. Wild habitats cannot be remade in spaces where animals
are held captive. An opinion article called "All the Reasons Why Zoos Should Be
Banned" was published by Vice in 2015. It said polar bears in zoos have up to
18,000 times less space than they do in the wild.
Animals cannot be healthy in zoos. Seventy-five percent of elephants kept
in zoos are overweight, according to the article. Forty percent of lion cubs pass
away before their full life span. This data supports the argument that zoos do not
have the resources to support animals' well-being, health and populations. The
British Broadcasting Company (BBC) has reported that around 3,000 to 5,000
animals are killed each year in zoos in Europe. Many more animals show signs of
zoochosis. This is a psychological disorder observed in zoo animals that leads to
pacing, bar biting and other repeated behaviors.
Zoos should make an effort to reintroduce the animals they own into
natural habitats. Some could be returned to the wild. However, many zoo animals
would not be able to survive in the wild. These animals should then be sent to
sanctuaries where they can live peacefully.
Zoos inhumanely source and breed animals. They do little to improve
wildlife populations. Zoos also do little to help the public understand their impact
on wildlife. Also, they cannot provide what is needed to support animals' lives.
Zoos should reintroduce their animals into the wild or into sanctuary settings.
This will have the added benefit of relieving zoos of the burden of keeping these
animals alive. Isn't that a win-win?
Source: https://newsela.com/read/ela-ban-zoos-student-opinion/id/2001009233/

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Fill in the blanks with the correct terms relevant to what you have learned
in this lesson. Choose from the word pool below. Write your answers in your
notebook.

claims speaker persuasive

contrasting reflective fact

Comparing and (1)_________ others’ ideas are skills that can help you to be
critical and (2)_________ on the kind of information you will feed yourself. One way
to evaluate others’ opinions is by identifying the (3)_________ strategies used by the
writer or (4)_________. Knowing these strategies not only helps you formulate
strong (5)_________, but also helps you identify the weak ones.

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