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READING AND
WRITING SKILLS
QUARTER 4

ACTIVITY SHEETS
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Reading and Writing Skills-Grade 11
Learning Activity Sheet 3
Quarter 4 Week 3

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 READING and WRITING SKILLS
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 3
QUARTER 4, WEEK 3

Name: Grade & Section: _

After going through this activity sheet, you are expected to determine the
textual evidence to validate assertions and counterclaims made in a text read
(EN11/12RWS-IVac-10).

“Let’s Kick It Off!”

Directions: Study the picture below and read the statements that follow. Decide if you
Agree or Disagree with the statements. Then, explain briefly why you agree or
disagree.

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1. It is early morning and classes are just about to start.

Ans. _
2. The girl in pigtails and the boy next to her are siblings.
Ans. _
3. Everybody seems to enjoy the rain.
Ans. _
4. There are words hidden in the picture.
Ans. _

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 “Are You Taking It?”

Directions: Answer the following questions briefly and concisely.

1. How did you feel doing the activity?

2. How were you able to decide whether to agree or disagree to every statement
in the previous activity?

3. What do you think is the connection of the previous activity to determining

textual evidence?

“Here’s How It Is!”

Determining Textual Evidence

To better evaluate the author’s argument, you should be able to

determine the evidence from the text. This will allow you to validate the
assertions of the author and your counterclaims as a response to the reading.
Evidence is defined as the details given by the author to support his/her claim.
The evidence provided by the writer substantiates the text. It reveals and builds
on the position of the writer and makes the reading more interesting. Evidence
is crucial in swaying the reader on your side. A jury or judge, for example, relies
on the evidence presented by a lawyer before it decides a case.

Evidence can include the following:

 facts and statistics (objectively validated information on your subject);
 opinion from experts (leading authorities on a topic, such as
researchers or academics); and;
 personal anecdotes (generalizable, relevant, and objectively
considered).
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The following are some questions to help you determine evidence from
the text:
 What questions can you ask about the claims?
 Which details in the text answer your questions?
 What are the most important details in the paragraph?
 What is each one’s relationship to the claim?
 How does the given detail reinforce the claim?
 What details do you find interesting? Why?
 What are some claims that do not seem to have support? What kinds of
support could they be provided with?
 What are some details that you find questionable? Why do you think so?
 Are some details that you find questionable? Why do you think so?
 Are some details outdated, inaccurate, exaggerated, or taken out of
context?
 Are sources reliable?

The following are the characteristics of good evidence:

 unified;
 relevant to the central point;
 specific and concrete;
 accurate; and
 representative or typical.

In expressing your judgment about the text,

1. First, state your idea about the text.
2. To determine the evidence from the text, look for clues and keywords
that support your idea about the text.
3. Quote or paraphrase the part of the text that helped you come up with
your idea.
4. Use quotation marks to quote a part of the text. If it is from a book,
indicate the page number at the end of your sentence.
5. Lastly, express how the quote supports your idea.

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 The following are the two ways of citing textual evidence:
1. Paraphrasing. It is restating the text in your own words. Some of the
starter phrases to give credit in your paraphrase are:
 The text stated that…
 The author of [text] stated that…
 According to the text,
 A detail from the text that supports this is…
 An example from the text is…

2. Quoting. It stating a part of a text in the exact way it was written. The
following are the possible sentence starter for quoting evidence:
 [Author’s name] wrote, “ _”
 The author of [text] wrote, “ ”
 On page _ _, the author stated, “_ ”
 This is shown when the author says, “ ”

Everything we claim or assert needs proof or evidence. An educator by

the name of Dr. All de Guzman suggests that we should express our claims
immediately beside or next to the support.

“Now Do It!”

Directions: Circle the letter of the BEST answer.

1. “It’s hard to live in a small apartment with a man learning how to play the violin.”
That’s what she told the police as she handed them the broken bat. Which
sentence supports the idea that the woman attacked the man with a bat?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. both 1 and 2 D. neither A nor B
2. Which underlined part of the sentence below supports the idea that the speaker
disliked how her neighbor played the violin?
It’s hard to live in a small apartment with a man learning how to play the violin
A. B. C. D.

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3. (1) That summer the fence that stretch through our town seemed bigger. (2) We
lived in a yellow house on one side of it. (3) White people lived on the other. (4)
And Mama said, “Don’t climb over that fence when you play.” (5) She said it
wasn’t safe. Which sentence reveals the ethnicity of the people on the other
side?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 3 C. Sentence 4 D. Sentence 5

4. Which sentences from the text support the idea that the people on other side of
the wall might harm the young boy/girl if he/she climbs over the fence?
A. Sentences 1 and 2 C. Sentences 3 and 4
B. Sentences 2 and 3 D. Sentences 4 and 5

5. Which sentence tells you that the speaker is of a different race or ethnicity from
the people living on the other side of the wall?
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3 D. Sentence 4

“Ace It!”

Directions: Below are paragraphs whose claims are given. From the text, look for
one (1) sentence supporting that claim and write it on the space provided (or you
may write your answers at the back of this sheet). Item no. 1 is done for you.

1. Protecting the environment is very important to many people today. They are
concerned with making sure that people treat the earth right through actions like
creating less pollution and recycling. They are also concerned with how the way
a business operates may affect the environment.
Claim:
People behind McDonald’s recognize that their business establishments can
impact the environment.

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 Textual Evidence:
They are also concerned with how the way a business operates may affect
the environment.
2. McDonald’s is well aware of these concerns. This is why they have set new
goals for sustainability and social responsibility for the business by 2022. Some
of their goals include increasing in-restaurant recycling by 50%, serving 100%
more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy or whole grains in nine of its top markets,
supporting sustainable beef production, and purchasing 100% fiber-based
packaging from either certified or recycled sources.
Claim:
McDonald’s looks into the immediate future in changing their operations for
the better.
Textual Evidence:

3. Adopting this new business model involves a cost for McDonald’s. Their overall
business is based on being able to create cheap food that is cheaply produced,
and these new goals that they have set are likely to make the cheap food go up
in price because it will not be as easily cheaply produced. This may deter a few
of their customers who are used to the extremely cheap prices.
Claim:
This move by McDonald’s may adversely affect the company’s sales.
Textual Evidence:

4. McDonald’s is also able to economize through this decision. They know that their
millennial customer is increasingly attracted to businesses that practice
sustainable business habits. By changing their business model to reflect these
views, they will most likely attract more customers into their restaurants and
increase their profits.
Claim:
McDonald’s takes into consideration the preferences of young customers.
Textual Evidence:

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5. This new business model offers incentives for McDonald’s customers. Their
customers who are concerned with the environment will see this move as a good
thing and will probably go to McDonald’s more often because the restaurant
reflects their views and they feel as if their voices are being heard.
Claim:
Customers feel that their views are valued, and so they are likely to patronize
McDonald’s even more.
Textual Evidence:

6. As there is an increasingly bigger amount of emphasis on sustainability and

protecting the environment, more businesses are likely to follow in McDonald’s
footsteps. These other businesses will also want a share in the success of
McDonald’s and claim some of their customers back that they may have lost
because having a business model of being sustainable was not a top priority to
them.
Claim:
Other businesses are expected to temporarily lose some of their market share
to McDonald’s.
Textual Evidence:
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Additional Activity
Imagine that you are an editor for your school paper. Your teacher has asked
you to choose any article or blog about a tourist’s spot in Leyte specifically your
locality, that presents reasons which aim to make the readers interested in visiting.
You are tasked to review your chosen article; it will be featured in the next issue of
the school paper. Your critique should consist of at least 250 words. A good review
will identify the claim of the text, describe its context, and evaluate the evidence
provided.

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Answer Key

“Let’s Kick It Off!”

1. Disagree – The children are leaving the school.

2. Disagree – There is a drawing of a heart suggesting that the girl likely has a
crush on the boy.
3. Disagree – Some of the children look concerned/worried. The cat also seems
to be in distress.
4. Agree – The words wet, stormy, damp, shower, and puddle can be found in
the picture.

(Other explanations may also be considered.)

“Are You Taking It?”

Answers may vary.

“Now Do It!”

1. B. 2. A. 3. B. 4. D. 5. C.

“Ace It!”

1. Answer is provided as sample.

2. This is why they have set new goals for sustainability and social responsibility
for the business by 2022.
3. This may deter a few of their customers who are used to the extremely cheap
prices.
4. They know that their millennial customer is increasingly attracted to
businesses that practice sustainable business habits.
5. Their customers who are concerned with the environment will see this move
as a good thing and will probably go to McDonald’s more often because the
restaurant reflects their views and they feel as if their voices are being heard.
6. These other businesses will also want a share in the success of McDonald’s
and claim some of their customers back that they may have lost because
having a business model of being sustainable was not a top priority to them.

References

Rodriguez, Maxine Rafaella and Tiongson, Marella Therese A. 2016. Reading and
Writing Skills. 25-26. Quezon City: REX Book Store.

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