SLK for ENGLISH 10

QUARTER 3 – WEEKS 3-4

I. PRELIMINARIES

Competency Use a variety of informative, persuasive, and argumentative

writing techniques.
Objective • Define informative, persuasive, and argumentative writing.
• Construct an essay using the different techniques provided.
• Raise awareness through truth and facts.
Topic Informative, argumentative, and persuasive writing techniques
Textbook Celebrating diversity through world literature, online sources
Materials Bond paper, pen, printed materials
Copyrights DepEd Talisay City
Total Points 80
Date March 15-19, 2021

II. CONTENT MAP

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 III. CONTENT NOTES
In the previous lessons, essay writing has been
repeatedly tackled that making an essay has become
all too familiar to us. However, what we may have
overlooked is that there are still ways to further improve
our written outputs. This is where varied writing
techniques come in under the three commonly used
types of essays: informative, persuasive, and
argumentative.
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But first let us get to know each type and how they differ from one another.
Informative "These are the facts"

- An informative essay educates your reader on a topic.

- It can have one of several functions: to define a term, compare and contrast
something, analyze data, or provide a how-to.
- It does not, however, present an opinion or try to persuade your reader. Moreover,
there is no attempt to sway others to your point of view, and in fact you do not even give
your own view.
- You are stating the facts, often backed by scientific research or other references to
opinions by acknowledged experts.

Persuasive "Why I am right"

- A persuasive essay is a piece of academic writing where you use logic and reason to
show that your point of view is more legitimate than any other.
- You are doing your best to convince other to support your own view of the situation.
- You use logical and emotional argument to show why what you are saying is right. If
you mention the other side of the story you are only doing so to show why your own
perspective is a better choice.
- The focus is on your own perspective and not on putting down the other side.
- You say what you are standing "for".

Argumentative "Why you are wrong."

- An argumentative essay presents both sides of an issue.

- It presents one side more positively or meticulously than the other one, so that readers
could be swayed to the one the author intends. Moreover, most of the focus will be on
why the other perspective is wrong.
- Its major function is to present a case before the readers in a convincing manner,
showing them the complete picture.
- You say what you are standing "against".

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 Tips on Writing Effectively
1. Pick a topic you’re passionate about. Undeniably you write better if the topic is
something you truly believe in and is of interest to you. Therefore, starting with
your own choice of topic if given an option, will make a big indifference on the way
you look at the workload ahead.
2. Hook the reader’s attention. You will never go wrong if the focus of your written
work is an issue/topic that not only interests you but more importantly attracts the
attention of the readers. Also, up-to-date topics are always researchable and are
good choice for discussions and arguments.
3. Know your audience. If you want to convince readers to believe and agree
with you, know who you’re talking to first. For example, if you’re writing a
persuasive letter about why standardized testing should be removed from
school systems, your audience will likely be parents: Keep that in mind when
writing to your targeted demographic.
4. Gather all your facts. Out of all the tips in writing especially in these types of
essay, researching is probably the most important. You have to make sure that
your claims and stance even the opinions are rooted deeply on solid facts. Cite
statistics and figures if the need arises. Remember the more you can generate a
good stand and support it with research, the stronger your essay will be.
5. Lay a good outline. All the thoughts and data gathered can be difficult to weigh
and balance. An outline helps you lay out all your facts and ideas effectively.
Establish the three core sections of your essay -- introduction, body, and
conclusion -- and then set out subsections with bullet points. Once you see your
ideas gathered and mapped out like this, you’ll be able to move forward with writing
your essay.
6. Emphasize you point. Strategic repetition can be an effective way to gradually
remind the reader of your message. Finding different ways to make the same
point by use of rephrasing, true stories, metaphors, or other literary devices all
serve to reinforce your point without bogging down the reader with
repetitiveness.
Techniques to Write Better Essays
The following will greatly help you in improving your essay. While most of these may be
used in the development of a paragraph, others can also be used as a single statement.
1. Evidence
There are three main types of evidence: Anecdotal, Expert Opinion, and
Statistical evidence.
Anecdotal evidence
Collecting the evidence in an informal manner and relying entirely on personal
testimony is termed as Anecdotal evidence. A writer often uses personal anecdotes.
Hence, it helps the writer to support an argument and to make themselves appear
more credible.
Example

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 You know, when I was a kid, my dog was my best friend. My childhood was better
because of him.

Expert opinion
To make a writer’s position seem more credible, they may quote the opinions of
experts that correspond with their own.
Example
Teenagers are becoming more rebellious as they enter childhood, says child
psychologist Jean Marie.

Statistical evidence
Statistics evidence are the numerical proof of an argument. It is showed through the
bar diagram, graphs, and statistics.
Example
A recent survey found that 90% of students favored no school uniforms at all.

2. Analogy
An analogy is a form of reasoning which compares one thing with another in order
to make a particular point.
Example
A school is like a prison, and the students are like prisoners.

3. Cause and effect

First of all, start with the cause and then add the effect or effects afterwards. This
is particularly concerned with words in a single sentence, although the logic applies
if spread across sentences.
Example
If I help you, you will be more successful.

4. Appeals
A writer uses this persuasive technique to appeal to the reader’s sense of logic,
emotion, and ethics. The main objective is to persuade the reader to get agree with
the writer’s point of view.
The persuasive appeal is composed of three main components: logos, pathos, and
ethos. They are also known as the modes of persuasion.
Logos (Logic)
A logical appeal is one that appeals to the mind. A logical appeal is the strategic
use of claim, evidence, and warrant to convince an audience to do or believe
something. Logos is an appeal to logic and is a way of persuading an audience by
reason.
Example
“History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Ethos (Ethics)
Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the
character or credibility of the persuader. It establishes the writer as fair, unbiased,

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 open-minded, ethical, and honest. The writer creates a sense of him or herself as
trustworthy, honorable, and credible.
Example
“As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate
the best results.”
Pathos (Emotion)
Pathos is an appeal to emotion and is a way of convincing an audience of an
argument by creating an emotional response. Emotional appeals target the emotions
of the reader to create some kind of connection with the writer and his or her claim.
Since humans are in many ways emotional creatures, pathos can be a very powerful
strategy in an argument. However, emotional appeals can be transparently
manipulative.
Example
“If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would
be to stay?”

5. Emphasis
There are three types of emphasis that writers use to draw the reader’s attention:
Repetition, Cumulation, and Alliteration.
Repetition
Repeating a single word a number of times over is repetition.
Example
We will all suffer years to come unless we stop this government, stop them in the
workplace, stop them in the polls, and stop them on Election Day.
Cumulation
Using many similar words in a short space is Cumulation.
Example
This task requires guts, determination, grit, and willpower.
Alliteration
Repetition of the first sound in consecutive words is alliteration.
Example
To rip people off so blatantly shows Mr. Craven to be cruel, calculating and crooked.

IV. ACTIVITIES

General Instructions: Write your answers on the answer sheet attached.

Activity 1 (10 pts.)

Read the statements below and then identify what technique is employed. Choose
among the techniques mentioned above and then write the answers on the sheet
provided. (Kindly specify if the technique has types.)
1. The 2011 Family Health Survey (FHS) results indicate that 92% of children in the
Philippines age 6-35 months old had been breastfed at some time.
2. I believe that, as a teacher, you have successfully complied with all the necessary
documents for graduation.
3. Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack.
4. To defeat injustice is to conquer, overcome, and vanquish it.

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5. Written in the pages of history is the truth that true beauty lies in the eye of the
beholder.
6. Video game addicts spend too much time playing that result to over-all decline
health and hygiene.
7. “Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were
breaking out everywhere.”
8. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that intelligence plus character – that is the true
goal of education.
9. She is a woman of the substance, stern yet soft and incredibly sexy.
10. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) shows that about half of
school dropouts in the Philippines belong to the lowest 25 percentile in income.

Activity 2 (15 pts.)

Read the essay below and answer the questions that follow.

The habit of postponing important cases to the last moment often becomes a huge
problem for people since it affects the quality of work, financial situation, and personal
life. One can hear the common myth that the prevalence of the Internet, TV, and electronic
devices exacerbates this problem even more than decades ago. Moreover, it is known
that people under pressure work better and faster, that makes procrastination a good
thing, but numerous studies show the other side of this habit, and scientists include it in
the list of mental diseases. In this regard, one should mention that the main reason why
people postpone everything until the last moment is not hindering factors, laziness, or
inability to manage time but psycho-emotional problems of a person.

In simple words, procrastination is a phenomenon of people choosing quick and

less critical tasks to perform instead of significant ones that take a longer time to complete
because they want to get results faster and self-assert them. In other words, a person is
not just lazy or does not want to do the necessary task. Instead, he/she is subconsciously
afraid to proceed to the work realization because of its importance or scale. Moreover,
scientists noted that in any country and at any time there are 20% of people who are
marked as chronic procrastinators or procs. The main problem of procs is that they cannot
emotionally overstep themselves if they are faced with a difficult task and postpone it until
the deadline or even after it. Procrastination is a phenomenon that is mistakenly attributed
to the problems of modernity, but its existence was noted centuries ago, in the times of
ancient Greece. One of the evidences of this statement is the words that were written at
800 BC by the Greek poet Hesiod, who said: “Put your work off till tomorrow and the day
after.” Similar trends can be noted in various books and films of the past, and that is why
blaming modern technologies for the intensification of procrastination is incorrect.

1. What type of essay can this be classified into? ______________

2-3. State 2 reasons for your answer in number 1.
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
4. Examine the essay and then identify 2 techniques used by the writer. Name the

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 technique employed and then pick the statement from the essay that supports your
answer.
a. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Activity 3 Performance Task (30 pts.)

Compose an essay may it be informative, persuasive, or argumentative with Filipinos as
your readers based on this editorial. Gather the necessary information relative to the
message of the image below. Be sure to use techniques learned in this lesson.

Hopes up with Russian vaccine ready by October – Manila Bulletin

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https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/07/hopes-up-with-russian-vaccine-ready-by-october/

V. EVALUATION (15 pts)

Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which type of essay encourages the readers to believe in the writer’s stand while
not putting the other side down?
A. Argumentative B. Informative C. Persuasive D. Narrative
2. Tommy wants to let his readers know the pros and cons of vaccination without
influencing their decision by sharing his own stand. What type of essay should he
write?
A. Argumentative B. Informative C. Persuasive D. Narrative
3. What tip in writing reminds us of the importance of systematic and sensible
arrangement of data or flow of ideas?
A. Gather your facts C. Know your audience
B. Lay a good outline D. Emphasize your point
4. This tip strengthens one’s essay because it makes sure that all significant claims
and stand are based on existing and researchable data.
A. Gather your facts C. Know your audience
B. Lay a good outline D. Emphasize your point
5. Which of the tips below encourages the stressing of one’s stand by repeating it but
without boring the readers? Instead highlighting the writer’s point strategically.
A. Gather your facts C. Know your audience
B. Lay a good outline D. Emphasize your point
6. Why should a writer choose a relevant and up-to-date topic?
A. It glues the readers’ attention and interest to the essay.
B. It gives an option whether to read or not.
C. It develops the reader’s vocabulary and ideas.
D. It challenges decision-making and craftsmanship.
7. ” Never forget the hand that fed you, the body that protected you, and the heart
that nurtured you.” This statement appeals to the ____.
A. Emotions B. Logic C. Mind D. Decision-making
8. Which of the following statements correctly follows Cumulation, the type of
Emphasis?
A. The house is tidy, neat and topsy-turvy.
B. Melissa maintains grace, elegance, and vulgarity at all times.
C. War continues to reign because people still abhor, hate and despise each
other.
D. Netizens have the responsibility respect, wreck, and preserve one’s dignity.
9. The following are the modes of persuasion, except one. Which one is it?
A. Ethos B. Logos C. Pathos D. Thanos

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 10. When does an evidence become an expert opinion? When it is _______.
A. Based on one’s personal experience C. Based on a specialist’s view
B. Based on a politician’s stand D. Based on a survey
11. Judging from the title, ‘’The facts about creating a sustainable earth and how to
eat and live as a vegan’’ this is a/an _______________ essay.
A. Argumentative B. Informative C. Persuasive D. Narrative
12. ‘’Most Filipinos are afraid of getting themselves vaccinated’’, is an effect brought
by which possible cause?
A. The delay of vaccine purchase C. Dengvaxia incident
B. DOH’s campaign D. President’s hesitation
13. This technique makes use of the comparison of two ideas to lead readers to a
point.
A. Alliteration B. Analogy C. Emphasis D. Cause and Effect
14. Among the titles below, which is the best one for an argumentative essay?
A. The truth about Life after Death C. Face shields must be worn in public
B. Dogs are man’s best friend D. Cosmetics enhance beauty
15. This type of essay gives the writer the freedom to take a stand, present both sides,
and then sway the readers to the side the writer firmly believes in.
A. Argumentative B. Informative C. Persuasive D. Narrative
B.
VI. ADDITIONAL READING (10 pts)
Here are the other tested and proven tips and techniques to write better essays.
But here’s the catch, you have to match/pair the technique first to its description
to get the complete picture. Choose the correct answer from column B and then
write it before the number in column A.

A. B.
____1. Read other people’s essays A. This is a technique that salesmen use wherein
They condense or creatively arrange their
facts that is snappy and short but is
marketable.
____2. Build your vocabulary and B. An excellent essay is one where the point is
Use it clearly expressed though the use of economic,
Functional, and sensible words.
____3. Elevator pitching C. Credibility is established when you quote words
And ideas from important people in the field,
original sources on your topic.
___4. Tell the reader what other D. Sophisticated sentence is the use of a variety
People say of sentence structure, effective punctuation,
And a relaxing and interesting style or mode.
___5. Syntax, punctuation, and E. Take the time to browse essays of a wide
Tone of voice variety of subjects for they teach other writers’
Attacks and techniques on certain topics.

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VII. ANSWER KEY
Activity 1 Answers are not provided
Activity 2 Answers may Vary
Activity 3 Answers may vary
Evaluation Answers are not provided
Additional Reading
1. E 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D

VIII. REFERENCES

Argumentative Essay - Examples and Definition of Argumentative Essay

(literarydevices.net)
https://buzzessay.com/how-to-write-an-informative-essay/
How to Write Better Essays: 5 Practical Tips - Oxford Royale Academy (oxford
royale.com) Accessed last February 10, 2020
Jaffe, Eric. “Why Wait? The Science Behind Procrastination.” Association for
Psychological Science, 2013, Accessed last February 02, 2020
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/why-wait-the-science-behind
procrastination
Prepared by: Jane Carla R. Santos
Richel Pacaña
School : Talisay City National High School

FEEDBACK NOTES

A. For the Learners

How did you find the activities?

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B. For the Parents/Guardians

What can you say regarding your child’s learning?

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 ANSWER SHEET
ENGLISH 10 QUARTER 3 WEEK 3-4

Name: ____________________________ Grade/Section: ____________________

Date:____________________ Score: _______/80

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EVALUATION

1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. _____

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY

______1. Read other people’s essays

_______2. Build your vocabulary and use it
______ 3. Elevator pitching
______4. Tell the reader what other people say
______5. Syntax, punctuation, and tone of voice

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ACTIVITY 3 Performance Task (30 pts.)
Compose an essay may it be informative, persuasive, or argumentative with Filipinos as
your readers based on this editorial. Gather the necessary information relative to the
message of the image given. Be sure to use techniques learned in this lesson.

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