Dela Torre, Elmer J.

GEN 001 – Purposive Communication

BSED - Filipino Sir Deanne Bryan Bucal

Module 9
Skill-building Activities, part 1
Let’ study this example of an opinion essay below. Read and understand the essay carefully and
answer the questions:
1. What is the topic of the essay? Cultural diversity___________
2. What is the claim? Cultural diversity is a strength.
3. What are the evidences presented? richer ideas_______________
world peace_______________
makes one a better person___

Skill-building Activities, part 2

Way to go! Now, practice writing claims and evidences. This time, go back to Activity 2 and
choose 1 from each of the debatable issues that you find favorable and unfavorable.

Topic: Topic:
Social Media Dreams

Claim: Claim:
Social Media influences the beliefs and Dreams can’t be controlled.
view of a person.

Evidences: Evidences:

1. The public is “meant” to believe 1. Dreams encompass goals and

everything they’re told and not more.
question it.
2. Some get depressed if their 3. They give your life purpose,
posts do not get “likes”. direction, and meaning.
 4. The media can shape our 5. They shape your life choices,
attitudes about a multitude of help you build toward the future,
things from what we buy, the and give you a sense of control
people we admire. and hope.

Check for Understanding

Good job! This time, let’s wrap up. Opinions are statements that express your thoughts
about a topic or an issue. You can agree or disagree. You can suggest a solution or a point of
view. Put an “O” on all statements that express an opinion. Put an “F” on all statements that
express a fact.

F 1. The President of the Philippines is Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

O 2. President Duterte is an effective president.
F 3. Presidential elections are held every six years.
F 4. Every Filipino adult has a right to vote.
O 5. A college education guarantees intelligent voting.
F 6. In a democracy, the majority vote wins.
O 7. A democracy is the best form of government.
O 8. Only rich candidates win in an election.
O 9. It is hard to campaign in an election with little money.
F 10. Elected officials become public servants.

C. LESSON WRAP-UP
Thinking about Learning
1. What do you find easier to do – writing an essay or reading and
understanding an essay? Explain why.

 For me both, because writing an essay was easy for me because I studied on
how to properly write an essay. Reading and understanding also an essay was
easy too for me because you just need to read it to understand it. But if you
want me to answer only one I would rather like to pick reading and
understanding an essay.
2. What do you need to improve on with regard to writing essays and understanding
essays?
 You can improve your essay writing by reading such texts that can help you to
understand more how that author constructed his/her structures of an
essay(introduction, body, conclusion). Most important is you always write to
enhance your skills in organizing your ideas following the structures.

3. What do you need to do to meet these goals?

 To meet those goals, you must work hard to achieve it, you must never give up
no matter what hindrance there is. Do your best in everything to prevent any
regrets. You could find an inspiration to motivate your will in achieving your
goal. What's important is you must never give up and have faith and hope.