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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Lesson 4: Judging the Relevance and
Worth of Ideas, Soundness of Author’s
Reasoning, and the Effectiveness of
the Presentation
English- Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Fourth Quarter- Module 1
Lesson 4: Judging the relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of author’s
reasoning, and the effectiveness of the presentation
First Edition, 2020

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 WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

Good day dear learner!

This module is solely prepared for you to access and to acquire lessons befitted in
your grade level. The exercises, drills and assessments are carefully made to suit
your level of understanding. Indeed, this learning resource will help you judge the
relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of author’s reasoning, and
effectiveness of presentation (EN9RC-IVf-2.22). Independently, you are going to go
through this module following its proper sequence. Although you are going to do it
alone, this is a guided lesson and instructions/directions on how to do every activity
are plotted for your convenience.

Using this learning resource, you ought to judge the relevance and worth of
ideas, soundness of author’s reasoning, and effectiveness of presentation
(EN9RC-IVf-2.22) as inculcated in the K-12 Most Essential Learning
Competencies.

At the end of this module, the students are expected to:

a. identify words, phrases, lines or statement to support the effectiveness of

one’s work;
b. evaluate the relevance, soundness of author’s reasoning, and
effectiveness of presentation in essays; and
c. demonstrate accuracy and preciseness in evaluating
essays.

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 WHAT I KNOW

Recall prior knowledge first to help you get started.

A. Directions:
Choose the most appropriate word to assess the worth of the given statements.
Refer to the given options. Write the letter only.
a. logical b. valid c. inaccurate d. overgeneralized e. biased
_____1. I have low grades because I had a frequent misunderstanding with friends.
_____2. I have been taking this supplement and I have been doing well. It will be good
for you too. Try it.
_____3. My parents are never there for me. They always think of work. They do not
love me anymore.
_____4. If I will just focus on my goals, I can get to accomplish my dream. It is all about
keeping on track and targeting my dreams in life.
_____5. Getting low scores and being absent often will result in poor grades. I need
to change my ways.

B. Directions:
Below are quotes from famous writers. Read each item carefully. Choose the letter
of the correct answer.
1. “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” - Jane Austen
What makes this quote appealing to readers?
a. main idea b. word choice
c. symbolic style d. solid argument
2. “I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.” - Benjamin Disraeli
What strategy is used by the author to show his point.
a. Comparison b. Contrast c. Reasoning d. Effect
3. “If you do not tell the truth about yourself, you cannot tell it about other
people.” - Virginia Woolf
How can this quote be developed into a persuasive essay?
a. Define truth b. Explain further
b. Cite examples d. Narrate events
4. “I think self-discovery is the greatest achievement in life, because once
you discover yourself and accept what you are, then you can fulfil your
true potential and be happy.” - Marco Pierre White
Which statement best describes the author’s reasoning?
a. His assertion is too imaginary.
b. His argument is logically flawed.
c. The author’s viewpoint is weak and biased.
d. His claim is valid and needs strong evidence to support it.
5. “Perhaps as you went along you did learn something. I did not care what
it was all about. All I wanted to know was how to live in it. Maybe if you
found out how to live in it you learned from that what it was all about.”
― Ernest Hemingway
Which of the statements can be used as a fair criticism to the author?
a. He is philosophical. b. He is straightforward.
c. He lacks discerning quality. d. He is too accommodating to the readers.

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 WHAT’S IN

THAT KIND OF BOOK

Directions:
Study the dialogue below.

Hi, Rina! I want to Hello, Oscar!

share something. What’s the
good news?

I bought a best-selling book

about life’s priorities. For sure, I see. Lend it to me. And
you’re going to like it. You should we’ll see if we have the
read it! Then, tell me what you same impression.
think about the author’s work.

IN HER SHOES
Assume you are Rina. Think about the following questions to help give a good picture
of the next conversation.

I wonder why the book is a bestseller.

Hmmm...

How did the author present his ideas in his book?

What is the author’s point of view?
How good is he in his argument?
Will I agree with his views?

Come up with answers by studying the discussions and activities in the next pages.

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 WHAT’S NEW Do you agree with
the author?

Sam and Linda are

discussing about their lesson in
class. They studied about Ralph
Waldo Emerson’s views on the
meaning of gifts.
Let’s find out.
Go to the next activity.

Below is an excerpt of the essay entitled Gifts by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Analyze the points taken by the author.

“Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The
only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me. Therefore,
the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, his lamb; the farmer, corn;
the miner, a gem; the sailor, coral and shells; the painter, his
picture; the girl, a handkerchief of her own sewing. This is right
and pleasing, for it restores society in so far to the primary basis, when a man’s
biography is conveyed in his gift, and every man’s wealth is an index of his
merit. But it is a cold lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy me
something which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith’s.”

Excerpt Quoted from: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). The Complete

Works. 1904. https://www.bartleby.com/90/0305.html

Vol. III. Essays: Second Series

ALL IN HIS MIND

Be in the thinking cap of the author. Reflect on his ideas about gifts. Respond to each
item by checking the YES or NO circle.

▪ The author appreciates any kind of gift. YES NO

▪ He thinks of expensive gifts as symbols of excuse. YES NO

▪ He considers that gifts with monetary value reduce to

YES NO
a level of insincerity.

▪ He believes that gifts reflect the person’s character. YES NO

IF you have answered YES in all items, you have grasped

the points of view of the author. This time, let us go further
as you link the author’s views into your perspective.

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 WHAT IS IT

LOOKING FURTHER …
Reflect on the following questions to find connection to the author’s claims.

▪ Do you think or feel the same with the author?

▪ Are the author’s claims reasonable? What made you say so?
▪ How does the author convince you to believe in his idea about gifts?
▪ What is then the real essence of gifts?
▪ How will you prepare your gifts then?

IN A NUTSHELL
The excerpt speaks of truth for people to recognize. The author makes a
reflective analysis of the definition or value of gifts and the intention of giving.
Though he relies on assumptions, he includes his unfavorable sentiment over
being brought to shopping just to receive a gift from others to make an impact on
the readers. Furthermore, he enumerates various kinds of people whom he
personifies as givers. He even acknowledges that people measure others with
the kind of offering received and sees the gift more than the giver. Hence, the
author makes the readers find the significance of the argument meaningful to
them.

FINDING WORTH IN READING

Various types of essays can influence the readers in wide-ranging ways, either
give information, describe ideas, narrate events, persuade readers, and more. Since
essays come from the author’s personal view about a topic, people find the claims or
discussions relevant as the evidence like facts and examples are presented. They are
developed in different methods appropriately to capture the readers’ attention and
affection. In this manner, essays become more significant in shaping people’s opinions
or behaviors. Here are some tips to enjoy reading:

✓ Reflect on the author’s views objectively.

✓ Identify the tone of the author based on his or her word choice.
✓ Relate the author’s mood to your own.
✓ Find logical arguments in the author’s discussion.
✓ Recognize the author’s attempt and method in justifying his claim.
✓ Point out what the author fails to perceive about the topic.
✓ Connect the author’s views and your own understanding.
✓ Link the ideas into practical sense.
✓ Put value from the truth laid out by the author through better
thinking and decisions.

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THE BULK OF IDEAS
Let us try to find meaning in Emerson’s attempt of influencing you in his essay,
Gifts. Assess the effect of the author’s ideas on you. Put a checkmark under the rating
for each aspect with 1 as the lowest and 5 as the highest.

Category 5 4 3 2 1
The author is convincing.
The excerpt is worth considering.
The discussion is very reasonable and realistic.
The theme is very significant to the current practices.
The claim encourages a change of thought and
attitude.

Great! You seem to have an interesting impression of the author. Expand your
learning and hone your skills by accomplishing the next parts.

WHAT’S MORE

GUIDED ACTIVITY 1 YOU ARE YOU

Read another excerpt of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous essay “Reliance”. Note how
the author proves his point.

“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule,
equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole
distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will
always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it.
It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live
after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with
perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”

The excerpt quoted from:

https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf

LET’S REVEAL
Choose the statements that reflect the worth of ideas in the excerpt. Put a checkmark
in the box.

The author shows two sides of the argument.

The author is convincing enough in this claim.
The author’s idea is agreeable at some point in his discussion.
The author’s argument strongly believes that others’ opinion does not matter.
The author neglects the truth that proves other’s opinion is relevant and useful.

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GUIDED ACTIVITY 2 KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
Read the excerpt of George Orwell’s essay, Why Are Beggars Despised?. Study the
argument presented by the author.

“Then the question arises, Why are beggars despised? --for they are
despised, universally. I believe it is for the simple reason that they fail to earn a
decent living. In practice nobody cares whether work is useful or useless,
productive or parasitic; the sole thing demanded is that it shall be profitable. In all
the modern talk about energy, efficiency, social service and the rest of it, what
meaning is there except "Get money, get it legally, and get a lot of it"? Money has
become the grand test of virtue. By this test beggars fail, and for this they are
despised. If one could earn even ten pounds a week at begging, it would become
a respectable profession immediately. A beggar, looked at realistically, is simply
a businessman, getting his living, like other businessmen, in the way that comes
to hand. He has not, more than most modern people, sold his honor; he has
merely made the mistake of choosing a trade at which it is impossible to grow
rich.”

Excerpt quoted from: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/8_Why%20Are%20

Beggars %20Despised%20by%20George%20Orwell.pdf
IS IT SOUND OR NOT?

Evaluate the soundness of the argument of the author in the above excerpt. Shade
the Like circle if you agree and Dislike circle if you disagree.

The author argues that beggars are generally labeled as lowly individuals.

The author claims that money is the reason for status difference, not work
inequality among social classes.

The author thinks that beggars are like any other person, just lacking
opportunity and resources.

The author believes that modern time is all about productivity, not about
people’s conditions.

The author considers that beggars have made inappropriate life choices
leading to their poor condition.

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INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY: DO YOU LOVE HIS VIEWS?

Read this excerpt by Paul Graham on doing what you love. Examine the author’s stand
on this topic.

“How much are you supposed to like what you do? Unless you know that, you don't
know when to stop searching. And if, like most people, you underestimate it, you'll
tend to stop searching too early. You'll end up doing something chosen for you by
your parents, or the desire to make money, or prestige—or sheer inertia.

Here's an upper bound: Do what you love doesn't mean, do what you would like to
do most this second. Even Einstein probably had moments when he wanted to have
a cup of coffee, but told himself he ought to finish what he was working on first.

It used to perplex me when I read about people who liked what they did so much
that there was nothing they'd rather do. There didn't seem to be any sort of work I
liked that much. If I had a choice of (a) spending the next hour working on something
or (b) be teleported to Rome and spend the next hour wandering about, was there
any sort of work I'd prefer? Honestly, no.”

Excerpt quoted from: How to Do What You Love by Paul Graham

http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html

FILL IT UP!
Give your ideas on the author’s stand from the above excerpt by completing the
sentences that follow.

1. The soundness of the argument of the author primarily is about _______________

___________________________________________________________________.

2. To prove his argument, the author presents his idea by _____________________

___________________________________________________________________.

3. The author of this excerpt could most reasonably be appreciated for ___________
___________________________________________________________________
but could be criticized for ______________________________________________.

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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Complete the following statements highlighting the lesson you have acquired in this
module.

Essays make us ____________ When we argue about things,

__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________
____________ ____________

Authors’ works allow _________ Knowing others’ views ________

__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________
____________

WHAT I CAN DO

Choose one excerpt from the given samples in the previous activities. Provide the
details needed in the chart.
Title of Chosen Excerpt: __________________________________
Author: __________________________________

Phrases or statement that interest me the most is …

The author has changed my thinking about …

I totally agree about_______________________ but somewhat agree on …

The author’s views are very helpful in …

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 ASSESSMENT

Read the excerpt from a news article on how people judge others. Carefully analyze
the author’s perspective on this topic.

“How many times a day are you judged by the way you dress or the kind of car
you drive? How many times a day do you judge someone else’s appearance or
even the way they talk and walk?
At school, university, office or even when walking in a mall surrounded by
strangers, the judgement game is never ending. I know that I judge everyone,
putting them into categories and on shelves in my head.
In our society with different nationalities and ethnicities, we depend on the
ability to interact with people primarily through sight. Therefore, we worry about
our appearance a lot and how people will “Think of us” or “Think of me” if I spent
all day wearing this T-shirt or not matching my pants, and women worry about
carrying a well-known brand of bag. Hence, we spend a great deal of time and
money tweaking our image to make it more fitting to others.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against looking good. But, a judgemental society
is not productive and it kills the creativity in us. Why is that? Because we are
comfortable in following trends.”
Excerpt quoted from: ‘We live in a judgemental society’ by Mohammad Al Olama
https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/we-live-in-a-judgemental-society-
1.1356082

Evaluate the author’s views and style by filling in the appropriate responses to
complete each phrase. Refer to the indicators for quality of answers and basis for
scoring.

The author views “judgment” as …

His word choice is …

His style of presenting the idea is…

His argument is ________ (e.g. valid, true, etc) because…

His claim is relevant to …

His argument is valid because…

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Indicators:
- Content is appropriate and well-analyzed.
- Evaluation of author’s views is critical and valid.
- Author’s presentation style is properly reviewed.
- All needed responses are evident.
- Finding relevance to stated views is established.
- Grammatical structures are correct.
Scoring:
10 pts - All indicators are met.
9 points - 5 indicators are met.
8 pts – 4 indicators are met.
7 pts – 3 indicators are met.
6 pts – 2 indicators are met.
5 pts – Only 1 indicator is met.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY/IES

Look for another sample essay on a topic of your interest. Read it thoroughly
and analyze the points presented by the author. In paragraph form, discuss your
answers by following the guide questions below.

Guide Questions:

1. What does the author claim or argue about?

2. Are his arguments valid and strong? How so?
3. Is his style of presentation effective? What made you say so?
4. What impact does the essay have on you?

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 ANSWER KEYS

Answers vary 5. B 10. B

WHAT I CAN DO 4. A 9. D
Answers vary Answers vary 3. C 8. B
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WHAT’S MORE 2. D 7. B
Answers vary Answers vary 1. E 6. C
ASSESSMENT WHAT’S NEW WHAT I KNOW

References

American Literature Quotes. Goodreads. Accessed on May 4, 2021. https://www.

goodreads.com/quotes/tag/american-literature

Department of Education Curriculum and Instruction Strand, K to 12 Most Essential

Learning Competencies With Corresponding Codes accessed August 14,
2020, K-to-12.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Self-Reliance. Accessed on May 4, 2021. Retrieved from

https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf

Gifts. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). The Complete Works. 1904. Vol. III.
Essays: Second Series. Bartleby.com. Great Books Online. © 1993–2020.
Accessed on May 4, 2021. Retrieved from https://www.bartleby.com
/90/0305.html
Graham, Paul. How to Do What You Love. January 2006. Accessed on May 6, 2021.
http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html.

Orwell, George. Why Are Beggars Despised? Accessed on May 6, 2021.

https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/8_Why%20Are%20Beggars%20Despise
d%20by%20George%20Orwell.pdf.

Quotes by British Writers. Brainy Quotes. Accessed on May 5, 2021. Retrieved from
https://www.brainyquote.com/nationality/quotes-by-british-authors.

Al Olama, Mohammad. We live in a judgemental society. July 05, 2014

https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/we-live-in-a-judgemental-society-
1.1356082

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Office Address: IPHO Bldg., Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City
Telefax: (032) 255-6405
Email Address: cebu.province@deped.gov.ph

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