Department of Education

National Capital Region

5 SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE

MARIKINA CITY

ENGLISH
Quarter 3- Module 3
Making A Stand

Writer: Ma. Theresa P. Chua

Illustrator: Gem Alor A. Villaruel
Layout Artist: Patrick R. Mella Jr.

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 What I Need to Know

Good day learners! In this lesson, you will learn how to:

Make a Stand (EN5OL-IIh-4)

Likewise, you will answer exercises and accomplish tasks to help you:
1. recognize the significance of making a stand;
2. become aware of the current issues in the Philippines; and
3. express opinion or arguments in writing.

Read each statement and write your opinion about each issue
presented. Use a separate sheet of paper.

1. The Philippines should handle alone the security of the West Philippine
Sea without any help from other countries.

2. The United States of America should provide direct assistance in the

security of the West Philippine Sea.

3. The issue on the security of the West Philippine Sea should be handled
only by the countries in the Southeast Asian Region.

4. The USA should only provide military equipment for the security of the
West Philippine Sea and will not be directly involved in its security.

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 Lesson 1 Making A Stand

What’s In

Examine the map of the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Identify its nearby countries, and write what you know about each country.
Country What I know about the country
1. ____________________ - ______________________________________________

2. ____________________ - ______________________________________________

3. ____________________ - ______________________________________________

4. ____________________ - ______________________________________________

Making a stand for something you believe in requires knowledge and

confidence. Most often, a person expresses his ideas or arguments supported

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by factual information for accuracy, truthfulness and credibility. Arguments
are presented with evidence.

A. Pre-Reading Activities
Unlocking of difficulties:
Identify the most correct meaning of the given vocabulary. Encircle the
letter of the correct answer.

1. pregnant
a. having a benign tumor developing in the uterus
b. having a fibroid growth developing in the uterus
c. having a child or young developing in the uterus
d. having a cyst developing in the uterus
2. poverty
a. known by many people
b. the state of being extremely poor
c. having goods, property, and money in abundance
d. hardworking people striving to make their country prosperous
3. adolescent
a. a person below the age of puberty
b. a person in the final stage of the normal life span
c. a person between 10–19 years old
d. a newly or recently born baby
4. crisis
a. a time of intense difficulty, trouble or danger
b. a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus
c. unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual
d. a disease that affects people within a community
5. PopCom stands for _______________
a. Commission on Population and Development
b. Philippine Statistics Authority
c. Commission on Human Rights
d. Commission on Audit

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 B. During Reading Activity:

Manila, Philippines – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for a more

aggressive government response to the surge in teen pregnancies, sounding
the alarm over the growing number of young mothers trapped in poverty.
PopCom reported on February 6, 2021, that births among girls aged 14
years and below jumped by 7% in 2019 against the 2018 figures released
by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). There were 2,411 girls, aged
between 10 to 14, who gave birth in 2019.
Gatchalian warned that the coronavirus pandemic could further
increase teen pregnancies based on the data from the past calamities and
disasters.
Citing a study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-
National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NCRP), Gatchalian
revealed that 23.5% of teenage girls in Eastern Visayas got pregnant after
Typhoon Yolanda struck.
Gatchalian said that the rise in teenage pregnancies could already be
considered a crisis even before the pandemic.
PopCom has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to formally declare the
surge in adolescent pregnancies a national social crisis since 2019. (Source:
Philstar.com. February 12, 2021)

C. Post Reading Activity:

1. What did Senator Sherwin Gatchalian reveal to the public?

_____________________________________________________
2. Based on the PSA report, how many adolescent girls gave birth in 2019?
_____________________________________________________
3. What could be the major cause of teen pregnancy in the country?
_____________________________________________________

4. What is your stand about the increasing rate of teen pregnancy?

_____________________________________________________

5. Why is the rise in teen pregnancies considered a crisis?

_____________________________________________________

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 To make a stand is to assert your opinion or defense of or opposition
to something. It is expressing your opinion on a particular issue.

How to make a stand:

1. Understand and analyze first the topic or issue.
2. Know the facts through research.
3. State or formulate your argument.
4. Strengthen your claims with evidence.
5. Explain your position.

Analyze the reports and answer the questions.

The Philippine government recently approved and ratified its

official deployment and vaccination plan as part of the nationwide
immunization campaign to combat COVID-19.
The country is expecting the initial doses of the vaccines to
arrive as early as February. CNN Philippines breaks down all the
things you should know as you prepare to get your COVID-19 shot.
(Source: Jalea, Glee. Feb. 7, 2021. Metro Manila: CNN Philippines)

1. Why should we get a vaccination?

________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

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 The COVID-19 task force has approved a resolution presented
by the Interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group
and the DOH Technical Advisory Group on the newest priority
groups, including other sectors, other frontline personnel, and
people with comorbidities.
(Source: Jalea, Glee. Feb. 7, 2021. Metro Manila: CNN Philippines)
2. Read the choices below before answering the question. Who do you
think are the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccine? Explain your
answer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

A1: Frontline workers in health facilities both national and local,

private and public, health professionals and non-
professionals like students, nursing aides, janitors, barangay
health workers, etc.
A2: Senior citizens aged 60 years old and above
A3: Persons with comorbidities not otherwise included in the
preceding categories
A4: Frontline personnel in essential sectors including uniformed
personnel and those in working sectors identified by the IATF
as essential during ECQ
A5: Indigent population not otherwise included in the preceding
categories
B1: Teachers, Social Workers
B2: Other Government Workers
B3: Other essential workers
B4: Socio-demographic groups at significantly higher risk other
than senior citizens and indigenous people
B5: Overseas Filipino Workers
B6: Other Remaining Workforce

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 C: Rest of the Filipino population not otherwise included in the
abovementioned groups

Under the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19

Vaccines, the distribution of the vaccines will be done with a “sectoral
approach,” which means that health workers will have to be vaccinated first
before proceeding to the next priority group.
(Source: Jalea, Glee. Feb. 7, 2021. Metro Manila: CNN Philippines)

3. What is your understanding about sectoral approach?

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

The government has also designated “priority regions” that will be attended
to in the vaccination program.
(Source: Jalea, Glee. Feb. 7, 2021. Metro Manila: CNN Philippines)

4. What region do you suggest will be given priority in the vaccination

program? Why?
____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr. said that the country targets to secure this
year up to 148 million doses, enough to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos.
Talks are ongoing with seven pharmaceutical companies, but Galvez said
that the country was already in “advanced stages of negotiations” with
American pharmaceutical companies Novavax, Pfizer, and Johnson and
Johnson, Chinese drug maker Sinovac, and Russian medical research
institute Gamaleya. The other firms are AstraZeneca and Moderna.
(Source: Jalea, Glee. Feb. 7, 2021. Metro Manila: CNN Philippines)

5. Which of the vaccines mentioned in the article would you consider?

Why?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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 What I Have Learned
To make a stand is to assert one’s __________ or __________ or
__________ to something.

What I Can Do

Watch global news on television. On a separate sheet of paper, compose a

paragraph with 6-10 sentences. Consider the following points when making
a stand in writing:
● State the problem or issue.
● Enumerate your arguments when making a stand.
● Cite evidence.
Rubric
Needs
Very Good Good
Components Improvement
4 3
2
Sentences are
Sentences are Sentences are
sequenced,
logically quite vague since
although there
Organization sequenced, and there are more
are 1-2 phrases
expressed clearly phrases than
in the
in the paragraph sentences.
paragraph.
There is a clear There is a clear
There is no
and sufficient description
description
description reflecting the
Content reflecting position
reflecting the position for
for defense or
position for defense or
opposition.
defense or opposition.
opposition.
The paragraph The paragraph The paragraph
has no errors in has one-two has three or more
Mechanics either errors in either errors in either
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
capitalization, or capitalization, or capitalization, or
spelling. spelling. spelling.
TOTAL

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 Choose any of the following topics, then compose a 6-10 sentence
paragraph that proves your stand or argument. Read the rubric to guide you
in this writing activity.

1. Global warming is a threat to life.

2. More Filipinos live in poverty during the pandemic.
3. Drug addiction faces increased risk of death.
4. Death penalty is inhumane.

Rubric
Needs
Very Good Good
Components Improvement
4 3
2
Sentences are
Sentences are Sentences are
sequenced,
logically quite vague since
although there
Organization sequenced, and there are more
are 1-2 phrases
expressed clearly phrases than
in the
in the paragraph sentences.
paragraph.
There is a clear There is a clear
There is no
and sufficient description
description
description reflecting the
Content reflecting position
reflecting the position for
for defense or
position for defense or
opposition.
defense or opposition.
opposition.
The paragraph The paragraph The paragraph
has no errors in has one-two has three or more
Mechanics either errors in either errors in either
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
capitalization, or capitalization, or capitalization, or
spelling. spelling. spelling.
TOTAL

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 Additional Activities

Read an editorial page in a newspaper, whether it be non-print or

printed copy. The editorial is part of a newspaper wherein recent events and
issues are discussed objectively. After reading and analyzing an editorial,
write 5-7 sentence paragraph expressing your viewpoints. Use a separate
sheet of paper.

Posttest

Copy and paste or click the website, and read the article entitled “Causes
of High School Dropouts” before you make a stand about the issue.
In 4-6 sentences, compose a paragraph that expresses your unbiased
viewpoints or opinion. Support your ideas with factual information.
Link:
https://teens.lovetoknow.com/Causes_of_High_School_Dropouts

Topic: Causes of High School Dropouts

Background Information:
One of the causes of school dropouts is academic failure. Struggling in school
on a daily basis is the biggest reason most students choose to drop out of
school.

Do you agree or disagree? __________

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https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/02/12/2077210/senator-
References
What I Know
(Answers may vary)
What’s In
(Answers may be in any order)
China
Vietnam
Malaysia
Brunei
What’s New
c 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. A
Post-Reading Activity
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for a more aggressive government
response to the surge in teen pregnancies
There were 2,411 girls, aged between 10 to 14, who gave birth in
2019.
Answers may vary
What’s More
(Answers may be in any order)
What I Have Learned
opinion, defense, opposition
Answer Key
 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Ma. Theresa P. Chua (BES)

Editor: Alona P. Villamon (CIS-EL)
Internal Reviewer: Janet S. Cajuguiran (EPS-English)
Language Editor: Menere R. Nasiad (PDO II)
Illustrator: Gem Alor A. Villaruel (SSSVES)
Layout Artists: Patrick R. Mella Jr. (SNES)
Janice B. de Guzman

Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Janet S. Cajuguiran
Education Program Supervisor - English

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

Education Program Supervisor – LRMS

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Schools Division Office – Marikina City

Email Address: sdo.marikina@deped.gov.ph

191 Shoe Ave., Sta. Elena, Marikina City, 1800, Philippines

Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989

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