Name: _________________________ Score: ________

‘Nathan’s Homework’
Noreen Gay P. Castillo

Nathan is a grade six pupil of F. Bustamante Central Elementary School. His teachers gave him a homework
to answer. So, upon arriving home he immediately went to his mom and asked her to help him answer his
homework.
“Mommy I have homework to do and there are many questions to answer in my English, Science and Araling
Panlipunan subjects.” Nathan said.
“What is it all about?” asked his mom.
“In English, my teacher gave me a story to research and read, it’s about ‘The Life Story of Helen Keller.’ Who
is she mom?” Nathan asked.
“I do not know the specific details of Helen Keller’s life but what I know is wecan search your assignment
using your cellphone since your sister is still using my computer,” answered mom.
“How about your Science and Araling Panlipunan?” mom asked. “It is about the circulatory system and the
16th president of the Philippines,” Nathan answered.
“Okay then, we can search through the google site and check the URL address to verify if it is true. Other
information published in the internet might be fake or incorrect,” told mom.
“So, do you want a perfect score?” asked mom. “You better check the author, the date published and other
sources to verify its correctness,” added mom.
“Oh, my goodness! I thought all information in the internet are true. Thank God I have a mom like you who
does not only love posting photos on Facebook but also knows how to use the internet correctly,” exclaimed Nathan.
“Thanks mom. You’re the best!” he added.

1.Who is Nathan in the story? ______________________________________________________________________

2.What is his problem? his homework? ______________________________________________________________
3.Who help him? _____________________________________________
4. Do you think he answer correctly? ______________________________________________
5. How did they answer his homework? ____________________________________________________________

Here are some tips to do and follow to have a meaningful personal experience.
1. Filter Information- The content of information searched using the internet needs to be filtered or strained because
not all published information is true according to Asa Fitch of Wall Street Journal.
To verify the content, you can ask the following questions:
• Who is the author?
• What is the date of publication?
• What do other sources say about it?
• Is the URL address reliable?
2. Know the Issue/Topic well- You can read other sources of information and compare the facts to gain insight or
comprehension on a certain topic. If other sources are similar, then it is telling the truth.
3. Relating or Connecting to Personal Experiences- Activating prior knowledge on personal experiences of the viewed
information is best express in reflection and conversation.

Activity 2 Do you agree or disagree?

Directions: Read and understand the following statements on filtering information. Kindly put 😊 if you agree and ☹
if you disagree in the given situations. Draw your emoticons in a separate sheet of paper.
__________1. All information that you can view and read in the google search engine are true.
__________2. Homework can be researched using the internet.
__________3. It is okay to download photos from any URL address in the internet without paying or asking for
permission.
__________4. You can post photo on your Facebook account but never use bad words to give comment because you
have moral values.
__________5. You can never detect fake information from the internet.
__________6. If the date of publication is shown and updated, it is reliable.
__________7. All digital news published in the internet is not fake.
__________8. The author is trustworthy if evidences are cited in the viewed information.
__________9. It is considered a trustworthy source of information when the URL address is inconsistent.
__________10. All information viewed is not protected by a copyright law.

Activity 3 Fill me up
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below to connect the thought in the paragraph.

Nowadays, (1)_______ and computers are widely used by people. You can view any information anytime and
(2) _________ through connecting to an (3)__________. Connecting in the social media is widely used in the
Philippines. In fact, Filipinos rank number (4)________ as social media user according to the Hootsuite survey 2019.
According to them, Facebook is the most popular social media (5)________ by many Filipinos. Information from
Facebook posts, viral videos and digital news can be easily seen.
However, internet use like Facebook is not only for posting (6) _______or saying (7) _________ but also an
avenue to do some (8) ______________ and other school related stuff. Getting (9) ___________ viewed from the
social media or other sites must be (10) ____________ because other information is not true.

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