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Reading & Writing

(SHS – C ore Subject)
Second Semester
Quarter 3- Week 8
Unified Learning Activity Sheets
(ULAS)
Formulating Claims of Fact, Claim
of Policy and Claim of Value

Writer:
DONNA BELLE M. INTAD
Jaliobong National High School
Agusan del Norte Division
Creative Writing -Senior High School Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Second Semester-Quarter-3 Week -7 & 8 Unified Learning Activity Sheets (ULAS)
Formulating Claim of Fact, Claim of Policy and Claim of Value
First Edition, 2021

Development Team of the ULAS

Writer : Donna Belle M. Intad

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 WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Reading and Writing
Grade 11 English - Quarter 3, Week 8

Formulating Claim of Fact, Claim of Policy and Claim of Value

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC)

This learning activity sheet contains the following learning outcomes:
 The learner formulates claims explicitly or implicitly made in a written
text
(EN11/12RWS-IIIij-6)
a. Claim of fact (EN11/12RWS-IIIij-6.1)
b. Claim of policy (EN11/12RWS-IIIij-6.2)
c. Claim of value (EN11/12RWS-IIIij-6.3)
Time allotment: 4 hours/ week

Learning Objectives:
After going through this learning activity sheet, you are expected to:
 Formulate a statement of claims of fact, claims of policy and claims of
value, and
 Write a sample essay stating claims of fact, claims of policy and claims of
value.
Key Concepts
 This weekly learning activity sheet is designed to help you understand
how to formulate claims of fact, claims of policy and claims of value.
 Reading and Writing Skills
Lesson:
What is claim statement?
 A claim must be arguable but stated as a fact. It must be debatable with
inquiry and evidence; it is not a personal opinion or feeling.
 A claim defines your writing’s goals, direction, and scope.
 A good claim is specific and asserts a focused argument.
 A claim could be written explicitly or implicitly:
- Explicit information is any idea that is obvious apparent and
directly stated. It is clearly written in the text. There is no need to
look for clues.

- Implicit information is understood but it is not stated. To find

implicit information in what is read, you will have to think about
what you read. Look for clues as you read. Implicit information is
not written, not expressed clearly; only suggested and indirectly
stated.
I. TYPES OF CLAIMS
        a. Claim of Fact asserts that a condition has existed, exists, or will exist.
To support--use factual evidence that is sufficient, reliable, and appropriate.
Examples:
- Teens who engage in promiscuous, unprotected sex will develop STDs, become
pregnant, and/or contract AIDS.
- Smoking is an addiction that people are genetically predisposed to.
        b. Claim of Value  makes a judgment (subjective); expresses approval or
disapproval about something; attempts to show that something is wrong/right,
moral/immoral, beautiful/ugly. To support--you must establish standards that you
are using to measure the beauty or morality of your topic
 Examples:
- Homosexuality is immoral because it violates religious, societal, and biological
standards.
- Monet's art is more beautiful than Picasso's because of its use of soft color,
uplifting subject matter, and unique technique.
        c. Claim of Policy argues that something SHOULD/SHOULD not be done,
believed, banned, and argues for a course of action. This is also called the Problem-
Solution technique. To support--you must first convince the audience that a problem
exists and then prove that your policy will fix it.
Examples--Uniforms SHOULD be required at all public high schools. (
II. FORMULATING CLAIMS

Once you know the kinds of claims you might make and how to talk about
them in academic terms, you'll need to make the shift into developing them in your
writing. Sometimes you won't know what you want to claim without writing a lot of
material first. But once you have a good sense of what you want to say, you can help
yourself and your reader by writing out a series of statements about that point and
how you'll get to it in your paper.
Know your subject. Presumably, since you're writing an opinion piece, you will
know something about your subject. However, that doesn't mean your readers know
about it, so it is important to present your knowledge sufficiently to your readers.
Support your argument. Regardless of who you're writing for, you need to
explain your subject and support your argument in ways that are both informative
and persuasive. This is especially true of technical or complex subjects, such as
economics or science.
Other ways to support your argument is to use voices of authority, such as
experts and statistics, and to appeal to the needs and values of your readers.
Statistics, too, can and often are used in writing, but you should exercise the
same reservations with them as with expert opinion. You should make sure they come
from a reputable source, and you should let readers know the source.
Factual evidence from acknowledged authorities may suffice for a factual
argument, but when making value or policy claims, you may require more. In such
cases, it is essential to appeal to the readers' needs and values.
Understand your audience. Try to think like them, anticipate what they may
not understand. Determine your readers' main needs and values. If you are writing for
the Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons, for instance, you can safely
assume they are keenly interested in Medicare, pension plans, and Social Security.
Know your opinion. Finally, to write a good op-ed piece, it is crucial to know
where you stand on your topic. While this may seem obvious, too often students write
argumentative essays that waffle back and forth and end up arguing nothing in
particular.
Suggested Structures for Writing a Claim of Fact and Claim of Value Essay
 Introduction provides standard parts with purpose statement providing main
claim and preview outlining each of the reasons why you believe your claim.
 Body has several points that represent your reasons for making your claim. You
should provide support for each of your reasons. Be sure to use transitions to
explain why your reasons support your main claim
 Conclusion summarizes the main argument and invites the audience to take
action.
Suggested Structures for Writing a Claim of Policy Essay
 Introduction gains the audience’s attention about a need or problem
 Body describes the need or problem, offering negative effects or consequences of
it. This also provides solutions to fill the need or solve the problem
 Conclusion visualizes how the world (community or whatever) would be if the
recommended solution was in place. This is the key element of this pattern
because when we see the vision of what could be, we want to act to make it so.
Activity 1: Formulating My Own Claims
Directions: Write a short statement expressing different claims related to the
given subject.
Example: Cyber Bullying
Claim of fact: Research indicates that 6 out of 10 Filipino students ages 12-18,
reported being bullied online during this pandemic.
Claim of value: Cyberbullying gives negative impact on physical, mental and
emotional aspects to the one being bullied.
Claim of Policy: There should be criminal charges brought against people who use
social media to bully others.

1. Modular Class
Claim of fact:
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of value
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of policy:
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Waste Management
Claim of fact:
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of value
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of policy:
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Gadgets
Claim of fact:
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of value
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of policy:
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Healthy Lifestyle
Claim of fact:
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of value
______________________________________________________________________________

Claim of policy:
 ______________________________________________________________________________
5. Covid-19 Pandemic
Claim of fact:
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of value
______________________________________________________________________________
Claim of policy:
______________________________________________________________________________

Activity 2: Expressing My Claims through Essay Writing

Directions: Write an essay about a certain topic you are interested at. Present your
claims supported with evidences.
Rubrics in Activity 2
5 4 3 1
Excellent Very Satisfactory Needs
Satisfactory Improvement
Content Content is Content is Content is not Content is not
and Details very informative always related relevant and
informative and mostly to the topic. inaccurate. No
and accurate accurate. Many details.
and is based Report has inaccuracies.
on facts and adequate Few
has many details. supporting
supporting details.
details.
Organization Claim is well- Claim shows Claim is Claim has no
organized adequate poorly organization
with strong organization. It organized and
introduction, has confusing at
body and introduction, times.
conclusion. body and
conclusion.
Claim has no Claim has few Claim has The claim
Writing errors in errors in several errors cannot be
Mechanics spelling, spelling, in spelling, understood
punctuation, punctuation punctuation because of its
and/or and/or and/or errors in
grammar. grammar. grammar. spelling,
punctuation
and/or
grammar.

Reflection:
What you need: pen and paper
What to do: Complete the paragraph with the necessary words or sentences that best
describe what you have learned from the lesson. Follow the format below.
The knowledge I have gained from this activity is
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
which I could apply in
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
________.
References for learners:
https://home.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/comp/essay1.html
https://www.sccollege.edu/Faculty/MRoe/Documents/english_103_notes.htm
https://www.slideshare.net/VanessaRamones/claims-of-fact-value-and-policy
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-esc-wm-englishcomposition1/chapter/
types-of-claims/
https://prezi.com/sgmizlyixffm/how-to-find-the-authors-claim/
https://app.shoreline.edu/doldham/SRR.html
https://www.englishworksheetsland.com/grade7/readinginfo/7/3facebook.pdf

Answer Key
Activity 1. Answers vary
Activity 2. Answers vary