WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

English 8 Quarter 2 Week 2

OPINION-MARKING SIGNALS

Name: ____________________________________ Section: ____________________

Learning Objective:

 Use opinion-marking signals to share ideas

Time Allotment: 1 week or 5 days

Key Concepts

 Express one’s beliefs and opinions on the sentences and generate

conclusion using any of the expressions given through a grammar
practice;
 Analyze and identify how the words connect the paragraph in the
story “The Soul of the Great Bell”. Underline the signal words and how
these affect the coherence of each paragraph through the activity
Signals to Connect
 Create a comic strip where opinion-marking signals are utilized based
on real life situations.

What you need: Pen and paper

Exercises 1: GRAMMAR PRACTICE

What to do

Complete the sentences by filling in the appropriate opinion-marking signals

that are found inside the box.

As far as I can see I might be wrong but I believe

I cannot deny that I am convinced that

1. ___________ that health should not be compromised.

2. ___________ the Covid-19 pandemic helps us realize the importance of being
healthy.
3. ___________ Covid-19 pandemic changed our lifestyle.
4. ___________ we need to protect our health workers in order for them to
protect us.
5. ___________ the health care system in the Philippines should be improved.
 Opinions refer to personal beliefs. They tell about how someone feels
about something. Others may agree or disagree with opinions, but they cannot
prove or disprove them.

The group of words that introduces opinions, like ‘I think…’, ‘For me…’, and
‘I believe…’ are called opinion-marking signals. They are used as signal words
that will help express and identify opinions. They are usually written in the
beginning part of a sentence.

Some other examples of opinion-marking signals are the following:

It seems to me that… As I see it…

In my opinion… From my point of view…
I am of the opinion that… As far as I know…
I take the view that… From what I know…
My personal view is that… I might be wrong but…
In my experience… If I am not mistaken…
As far as I understand… I believe one can say…
As far as I can see… It is claimed that…
I must admit that… I am convinced that…
I cannot deny that… I am certain that…
I can imagine that… I am not sure, but…
I think… I am not certain, but…
I believe… I am not convinced that…
I suppose… I have read that…
Personally, I think… I am of mixed opinions about/on…
That is why I think… I am sure that…

Exercises 2: SIGNALS TO CONNECT

What to do
Below is the list of highlighted words and some lines taken from the Soul of
the Great Bell. Find out how these words connect the paragraphs in the story. How
do you think is this achieved? Find out as you answer the questions that follow.

Therefore the worthy mandarin Kouan-Yu assembled the master-moulders and the
renowned bellsmiths of the empire, and all men of great repute and cunning in foundry
work…

But when the metal had been cast, and the earthen mould separated from the glowing
casting,…

A second time the bell was cast, and the result was even worse.

Now, Kouan-Yu had a daughter of dazzling loveliness whose name—Ko-Ngai—…

At last came the awful day when the third and last effort to cast the great bell was to be
made;

But ere ever he lifted his finger, a cry caused him to turn his head and all heard the
voice of Ko-Ngai

Then the father of Ko-Ngai, wild with his grief, would have leaped in after her, but that
strong men held him back

But in spite of all these things, the command of the Celestial and August had to be
 1. What is the function of the underlined expressions? How are they called?
2. How are the paragraphs organized? What do they show?
3. What are other ways to organize a paragraph?

Exercises 3: THE PREAMBLE

This time, you are going to read the Preamble of the South African Constitution.
After reading, you will practice using opinion-marking signals in sharing your
ideas.

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 - Preamble

We, the people of South Africa,

Recognize the injustices of our past;
Honor those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land;
Respect those who have worked to build and develop our country; and
Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.
We, therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this Constitution as the
supreme law of the Republic so as to
Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic
values, social justice, and fundamental human rights;
Lay the foundations for a democratic and open society in which government is
based on the will of the people and every citizen is equally protected by law;
Improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person;
and
Build a united and democratic South Africa able to take its rightful place as a
sovereign state in the family of nations.
May God protect our people.
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika. Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso.
God seën Suid-Afrika. God bless South Africa.
Mudzimu fhatutshedza Afurika. Hosi katekisa Afrika.
1. What injustices of the past do you think did the South Africans experience?
I can imagine that ________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

2. Based on their Preamble, do you believe South Africans respect all genders? Why
or why not?
I believe that ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

3. What characteristics of South Africans do you think are emphasized in their

Preamble?
I am sure that ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
 ______________________________________________________________

4. What do you think South Africans mean with the phrase ‘free the potential of
each person’?
I think _________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

5. What challenges of the Filipinos are the same as that of the South Africans?
As far as I understand, ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Exercises 4: A DAY DURING THE PANDEMIC

What to do
Your task is to produce a comic strip on a short bond paper. Create a 6-panel
comic strip that shows your daily activities during the pandemic. Add speech
bubbles and use opinion-marking signals in the conversation. Add narration captions
at the top or bottom as needed. Please be guided on the rubrics given below.

Rubrics

4 3 2 1
Theme/Topic All 6 panels Only 5 panels Only 4 panels Less than 4
relate to the relate to the relate to the panels relate to
theme. theme. theme. the theme.
Characters and The main The main The main It is difficult to
Dialogue characters are characters are characters are tell who the
clearly clearly identified but main
identified and identified and not well characters are.
their actions their actions developed and
and dialogue and dialogue their actions
are well- match most of and dialogue
matched to the time. are too general.
each other.
Spelling, There are no There are 1-3 There are 4-5 There are more
Punctuation, & spelling, spelling, spelling, than 5 spelling,
 Grammar punctuation, or punctuation, or punctuation, punctuation,
grammar grammar and grammar and grammar
errors. errors. errors. errors.
Use of Opinion All 6 panels use Only 5 panels Only 4 panels Less than 4
– Marking opinion- use opinion- use opinion- panels use
Signals marking marking marking opinion-
signals. signals. signals. marking
signals.

Reflection
After having gone through a series of challenging activities, have
you realized the importance of Opinion-Marking Signals? Write your
understanding by completing the sentence using the given signals.

I learned that ____________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

I think that ______________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

References:
"Constitution Of The Republic Of South Africa, 1996 - Preamble | South African
Government". 2020. Gov.Za. https://www.gov.za/documents/constitution-republic-south-
africa-1996-preamble.

n.d. Voyages in Communication English 8 Learner's Material. Department of Education.

Google Search Engine. www.google.com

Answer Key

Exercises 1: Grammar Practice

1. I believe
2. I cannot deny that
3. As far as I can see
4. I am convinced that
5. I might be wrong but
Exercises 2: Signals to Connect
1. The underlined expressions connect the ideas between paragraphs. They are called signals.
2. The paragraphs are arranged chronologically to tell a story. They show what had happened
first until the last.
3. Description, process, classification, and illustrative. (and any other ways to organize a
paragraph)
Exercises 3: The Preamble
Answers may vary
Answers may vary
Exercises 5: Image Talk
Answers may vary
 Writer

HANNA T. ALIA
Teacher I
Libertad NHS

Reviewers:

MARIA DINAH D. ABALOS, Ph.D.

EPS English, Butuan City Division

GENALYN M. DISPO
HT-II, LibertadNHS

MARK JOSEPH T. DELIMA

MT-I , LibertadNHS

LORENA C. CALO
MT -I
LibertadNHS