Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
RAMON ENRIQUEZ HIGH SCHOOL
Labuan, Zamboanga City

Lesson Plan for Classroom Observation 1

SY 2022-2023

Learning Formulate claims of fact, policy, and value (HUMSS_CNF11/12-llg-j-

Competency 20)
Lesson 1. Determine claims of facts, policy, and value in sentences.
Objectives 2. Provide evidences to support claims on a given issue.
3. Formulate and write claims of fact, policy, and value about an
issue.
References Colanggo, J. English 10 Regional Module 4, Claims of Fact, Policy,
and Value ,Department of Education, Region IX

Hamlett’s Three Claims Description, Crafton Hills College, Retrieved

from https://www.craftonhills.edu/current-students/tutoring-
center/writing-tutoring/hamletts_and_abads_three_claims.pdf

Claims of Fact, Value, and Policy Retrieved from

http:/havlicek.weebly.com/uploads/6/8/5/2/685209/ww2claims.pd
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Topic CLAIMS OF FACT, POLICY, AND VALUE

Materials Slide deck

Laptop
Fact Sheets on specific issues/ infographics
Markers

PROCEDURE
Preliminary 1. Checking of Attendance
Activities 2. Emphasis on Health Protocols inside the Classroom
3. House Rules and Directives
4. Cleanliness and Orderliness of the Classroom
5. Addressing specific needs of students (eg nearsighted students,
farsighted students, those who always have to take the comfort room,
etc)

RESEARCH ON ESTABLISHING NORMS AND RULES

Teachers who establish and maintain norms for an effective learning environment
spend more time teaching because less time is usurped by discipline (Brophy, 2000).
Motivation Fact or Opinion
Directions: Read the sentences below. Determine if the statement is a
fact or opinion. Using the cards I have given you, raise one card to
show your answer on each statement.

1. Butterflies are more beautiful than bees or dragonflies. (O)

2. A caterpillar transforms into a winged insect called a butterfly

through a process called metamorphosis. (F)

3. Most adult butterflies live only one or two weeks, but some
species hibernate during the winter and may live several
months. (F)

4. I think, butterflies are some of the most colorful insects there

are in the insect kingdom. (O)

Integration: Biology
RESEARCH ON INTEGRATING SCIENCE AND LITERACY
... integration of other disciplines in teaching language, such as science, can increase
opportunities for students to be engaged with scientific concepts, provide opportunities
to develop reading and writing strategies, and motivate reluctant readers (Collard,
2003; Hapgood & Palincsar, 2006; Madrazo,
1997).

Activity At this moment, I will divide the class into three groups. Each group
will be handed an envelope which contains an infographic.

After 3 minutes of observation and note-taking, the students will be

called to answer questions based on the infographics assigned to
them.

Group 1- Mental Health in the Philippines

Group 2- COVID-19 Pandemic and how it affected firms in the

country

Group 3- Typhoon Yolanda and its aftermath

Analysis 1. What does each infographic say about the topic it holds?
2. What present issues does each infographic shed light on?
3. What do the following issues have in common, in terms of the way
they are presented in the infographics?
4. Are they significant issues that need to be discussed and
understood?

RESEARCH ON ASKING QUESTIONS AND GIVING IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK TO

LEARNERS
“Individuals acquire a skill much more rapidly if they receive feedback about the
correctness of what they have done. If incorrect, they need to know the nature of their
mistake. It was demonstrated long ago that practice without feedback produces little
learning (Thorndike, 1927).

Abstraction In this session, you will develop thoughts or knowledge that will help
you understand better the discussion of the lesson. This ensures that
you will discover and understand new concepts and skills. Moreover,
this section will provide you more information about claims of fact,
policy and value. It is expected that you will be guided by the tasks or
activities in assessing your knowledge.

CLAIMS OF FACT, POLICY AND VALUE

CLAIMS are statements about what is true or good or about what
should be done or believed. Claims have different characteristics and
it is based on its types.

1. Claims of Fact are grounded with factual evidence that is

sufficient, reliable, and appropriate. These are statements about how
things were in the past, how they are in the present, or how they will
be in the future. They are based on the truth and is backed up with
researches and statistics. Claims of fact also can be factual or
historical, relational or predictive.

Examples:
a) Teens who engage in unprotected sex will develop STDs, become
pregnant, and/or contract AIDS.
b) Cancer is a common disease but it is not contagious.
c) The Philippine Eagle is a critically endangered species.
d) Social distancing is important during the coronavirus pandemic.

2. Claims of Value are focused on relative judgment such as

goodness or badness, and these are usually addressed based on
standards. It expresses approval or disapproval about something and
attempts to show that something is wrong or right.

Examples:
a) Homosexuality is immoral because it violates religious, societal,
and biological standards.
b) Requiring community service in high school will produce more
community-aware graduates.
c) Monet’s art is more beautiful than Picasso’s because of its use of
soft color, uplifting subject matter, and unique technique.
 3. Claims of Policy are specific statements on procedures or laws
that need to be modified based on certain issues or conditions. Most
of the time, claims of policy ask for plans of action to solve current
problems.

Examples:
a) Uniforms should be required at all public high schools.
b) There should be criminal charges brought against people who use
social media to bully others.
c) We should stop spending so much on prisons and start spending
more on education.
d) Texting while driving should be an offense punishable by jail time.

PROCESSING QUESTIONS:
1. Why do we need to know about claims?
2. How do claims help in writing arguments?
3. Which do you think is the most useful claim in writing an
argument?
4. Why is there a need to back up our arguments with facts?
5. What can someone get out from facts?

Integration: Contemporary Issues, Mathematics (statistics),

Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao, and Science

Applicatio Directions: Complete the graphic organizer by writing a statement

n that states a claim of fact and evidence that supports the claim.

Claims of Fact Evidence

Typhoon Paeng
brought about some of In the island of Mindanao, 64 deaths
were confirmed and 17 missing;
the most destructive
where the 61 deaths and all the
hits any storm had missing are in BARMM, all due to
done to the flooding and landslides.
Philippines.

The Philippines
becomes one of the
top borrowers of
money from the World
Bank in 2020.
 Ferdinand Marcos
Jr. has to address
the constant rise in
the prices of basic
commodities in the
country.

Assignmen Directions: Choose one topic only. Formulate your own claims of fact,
t value and policy based on your chosen topic from the list provided.
Use the table below to present your claims. Make use of the example
as your guide.

List of Topics
1. Medical Marijuana
2. COVID-19 Pandemic
3. Climate Change
4. Fake and unverified news in social media
5. Corruption

Example
Topic: Medical Marijuana
Claim of Fact Claim of Policy Claim of Value
Marijuana is less Certain laws The abuse on the
harmful to health should be passed use of marijuana is
than smoking, and to legalize always bad, but it
is found out to marijuana for should turn out
have curing effects medical use. good when used to
to certain disease save lives.
like cancer.

Prepared and written by:

MARRA VESAGAS MASUHOD

T-II

Checked by:

RALPH BRIAN RODRIGUEZ

Noted:
RICARDO R. RAMIRO
Secondary School Principal III