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English Activity Sheet

Quarter 3 – MELC 2
Using a Variety of Informative,
Persuasive, and Argumentative
Writing Techniques
English 10
Activity Sheet No. 2
First Edition, 2021

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 Quarter 3, Week 2

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ENGLISH 10 ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 2

Using a Variety of Informative, Persuasive, and Argumentative Writing
Techniques

I. Learning Competency with Code

Use a variety of informative, persuasive, and argumentative writing
techniques (EN10WC-III-b-14.1.2)

II. Background Information for Learners

In your previous lessons, you were able to learn how to formulate a statement of
opinion or assertion which is necessary in developing your argumentative text. You
have understood that a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive
statement regarding a belief, fact, or topic are necessary in making an assertion
even in the absence of proof or any supporting evidence. Also, you have learned
that its sole purpose is to express ideas or feelings directly.

After going through this lesson, you should be able to use a variety of informative,
persuasive and argumentative writing techniques.

For your reference, the content can be found in Grade 10 English Learner’s
Material (Celebrating Diversity through World Literature) published by the
Department of Education.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational

Sites
Almonte, Liza R. et.al. ( First Edition, 2015). Celebrating Diversity Through World
Literature-Grade 10- English-Learner’s Manual
Published by the Department of Education, printed by REX Book Store pp. 292-
294

8 Persuasive Writing Tips and Techniques . Retrieved from Masterclass.com on

January 2021

Informative Writing Techniques. Retrieved from theclassroom.com on January 2021

 IV. Activity Proper
How do you convince your readers to do something or agree with your point
of view? In order to hook the readers, one should know the appropriate writing
techniques suited for informative, argumentative or persuasive essay.

Informative, Persuasive, and Argumentative Writing

Techniques
1. Informative Writing
Informative essays are a type of writing that explains a certain
problem or a topic. An informative writer should always maintain an
objective, neutral tone throughout the essay, or they shouldn’t try to argue
one side over another. The author of an informative essay is kind of like a
reporter at a newspaper: only there to state the facts, not to offer any sort of
opinion. In this type of an essay, the writer should refrain from pointing out
his personal ideas and beliefs.

Biased information is the bane of informative writing, and you should

avoid it at all costs. Be as factual as possible so the readers can use the
information provided to draw their own conclusions about the topic without
you influencing that conclusion in any direction. Another helpful technique
to improve your informative writing is to be as specific as possible. Try to
provide the reader with clear answers to the what, where, when, how and
why of the topic you are explaining. The more precise you are in your
writing, the more likely the reader is to understand the information.

2. Persuasive Writing
This is the type of essay where you try to convince the reader to adopt
your position on an issue or point of view.
Here your rationale, your argument, is most important. You are
presenting an opinion and trying to persuade readers, you want to win
readers over to your point of view.
● Know your audience. If you want to convince readers to believe and
agree with you, know who you’re talking to first. For example, if you’re
writing a persuasive letter about why cellphone must be banned in the
school campus, should your audience will likely be students: Keep that
in mind when writing to your targeted demographic.
● Hook the reader’s attention. A persuasive writer should state their
opinion with a declarative statement that clearly expresses their point of
view. Starting with a fact, research findings, or any other evidence that
explicitly states information supportive of your thesis will immediately
clue the reader in to what the essay will be about, what your position is,
and if they’re interested enough to read on to see if they’ll be on your
side.
 ● Be empathetic. An excellent persuasion technique is the use of empathy.
A reader will strongly believe if they feel like you can relate to and
understand their experiences. Emotional appeal is important for
persuasive writing, as it targets the audience’s sensitivities, while also
providing a logical explanation for why their beliefs should change.

3. Argumentative Writing
This is the type of essay where you confirm that your opinion, theory
or hypothesis about an issue is correct or more reliable than those of others.
In short, it is very similar to the persuasive essay, but the difference is that
you are arguing for your opinion as opposed to others, rather than directly
trying to persuade someone to adopt your point of view.

Tips for writing argumentative essays:

● Prepare a list of the pros and cons in your plan before you start
writing. Choose the most important that support your argument (the
pros) and the most important to refute (the cons) and focus on
them.
● The argumentative essay has three approaches. Select the one that
you find most appropriate for your argument. Do you find it better
to “sell” your argument first and then present the counter
arguments and disprove them? Or do you prefer to save the best for
last?
● Use good transition words when moving between arguments and
most importantly when moving from pros to cons and vice versa. For
example:

While I have shown that.... other may say

Opponents of this idea claim / maintain that …
Those who disagree claim that …
While some people may disagree with this idea...
When you want to refute or counter the cons you may start
with:
However,
Nonetheless,
But,
On the other hand,

If you want to mark your total disagreement:

After seeing this evidence, it is impossible to agree with

what they say
Their argument is irrelevant
Contrary to what they might think ...
These are just a few suggestions. You can, of course, come up
with many good transitions of your own.
 ● Use facts, statistics, quotes and examples to convince your readers
of your argument.

Activity 1.

Direction: Read the following sentences and identify what writing techniques are
being presented. Complete the organizer by writing the sentences on its
appropriate column. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

INFORMATIVE PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTATIVE

1. The writer presented facts and data to support his claims that abortion
should not be legalized in the country.

2. A student defined the terminologies used in her research both

denotatively and operationally to aid the readers in understanding how the
words are used in the context of her research.

3. A politician delivered a public speech to convince the spectators to share

his ideas and beliefs.

4. English teachers usually define the difficult words to improve their

students’ vocabulary and aid them’ also in teaching especially in literature
lessons.

5. Government representative use gambits especially when negotiating.

Activity 2
Take a look at the following example of the three essays and answer the questions
that follow. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Informative Essay
Wooden-hulled pump boats will always be one of Guimaras’ icon – the easiest
means of transportation in going to Iloilo City apart from the Roll-on - Roll-off (Ro-Ro)
vessels.
Basically, it can accommodate 35 to 40 passengers from either Jordan or Buenavista
wharves to Iloilo City and vice versa. Employees from Iloilo City working at Guimaras
need not worry about getting late to school or to work since there is ease of access
and availability of bancas or wooden boats, then.
However, with the mass number of COVID-19 victims, and the toll getting higher
still, the usual number of passengers were trimmed down into half yet, the
conventional travel time of 15 to 20 minutes under fair weather conditions still stands
true.
Moreover, at the onset of 2021, these said motorboats are nowhere in sight since the
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr)
did not renew their Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC).
This heartbreaking move left almost 400 motorboat crews unemployed – lost their
main source of income, in as much as their respective families are struggling for
survival even in providing for their basic needs; 91 wooden-hulled boats were phased-
out.

Questions:
1. What is the main topic?
2. Does the essay inform the reader? In what way?
3. Discuss the reasons why the informative writing technique was used by
accomplishing the diagram below:

Writing Technique My Reasons

Informative
1.
Writing Technique
2.
3.
Persuasive Essay
Convention or Modernization?

With the tragic accident in August 3, 2019 that claimed 31 lives, Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) geared at fully
implementing the law which provides the use of the modernized sea vessel that can
battle rough seas and withstand strong winds especially during inclement weathers.

The Presidential Decree No. 474, Executive Order No. 125, as amended, Republic Act
No. 9295 and its revised/amended Implementing Rules and Regulations, and the Manila
Statement on Enhancement of the Safety of Ships Carrying Passengers on Non-
International Voyages through MARINA Memorandum Circular No. 2016 - 02 provides
the implementing rules on the phase out of wooden hulled ships carrying passengers
in domestic shipping.

However, it is very untimely to replace the wooden-hulled boats with the fiber glass
and steel-hulled ones. First, the pandemic is still too far from over and life is not stable
as before. Many Filipinos have lost their jobs because of this; much more the crews of
the 91 wooden-hulled boats that were not allowed to sail again at the onset of 2021.
Their means of living simply rely at whenever these boats set sail and traverse the
Iloilo-Guimaras Strait; this has been their only bread and butter for decades and with
this halt in its operation, it will surely post a big impact as to their daily survival even on
their basic needs and worst, the education of their children. It must have been painful
for both operators, crews and their respective families to lose their source of living
amidst this pandemic.

Second, the phasing out of the wooden-hulled units was so abrupt that it even posted
another problem affecting another set of people; the commuters, small-scale business
folks situated at the wharf area and the tricycle drivers. The local government has not
provided emergency ambulant boats to cater the volume of passengers; mostly to
work and for education, that will be affected by the sudden stoppage of operations of
the wooden-hulled units. Long hours were spent in queues with only four modernized
boats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait given the volume of passengers coming in and
going out of the province.

Additionally, with this turn of events, surely, the local economy is highly affected. Small
businesses are directly affected by the increase in fare rate in hauling stocks and
supplies from the city going to the province as compared with the wooden-hulled
transport services. Also, daily commuters earning a minimum wage spares a bigger
amount for fare than before; the thirty pesos before is now fifty and when you have to
travel to and fro on a daily basis, that’s at least a hundred bucks difference in a week!
That’s something already for them.

Lastly, how sure are we that with the modernized fiberglass and steel-hulled units,
there will never be a tragedy at sea? Can we really say that there will never be?
Much to our desire of accommodating the modernization program of the government,
we must also consider those who will be greatly affected and device win-win situations
so as not to forsake other people’s welfare in every plight we take.

Questions:
1. Were you convinced with the essay? In what way?
2. Which sentences did the writer uses emotional appeal.
3. What are the reasons why the persuasive writing technique was used by
accomplishing the diagram below:

Writing Techniques My Reasons

1.
Persuasive Writing 2.
Technique 3.

Argumentative Essay
Wooden-hulled pump boats were given an extension to continue plying Iloilo-
Guimaras Strait until December, 2020 after the Certificate of Public Convenience
expired in September.

As we all know, wooden-hulled boats is the easiest transportation where fare is

affordable for everyone, local or foreign commuters, and travel time is as short as 15 to
20 minutes only.

For decades, these boats have served thousands of people from all walks of life from
all parts of the world and has aided in boosting the province’s economy.

Having these wooden-hulled boats nowhere in the wharves of Guimaras - Jordan and
Buenavista, the province will never be the same.

Questions:
1. What is the topic all about?
2. Cite the pros and cons stated by the writer.
3. Give reasons why the argumentative writing technique was used by
accomplishing the diagram below.

Writing Technique My Reasons

1.
Argumentative Essay
2.

3.
 Assessment

Direction: Choose one from the following topics. Write an essay using the
informative, persuasive and argumentative writing techniques observing the rubric
that follows. Write your composition on a separate sheet of paper.

COVID 19 pandemic Death Penalty

Minors driving on wheels Racial Discrimination

Social Media on Students COVID 19 vaccination

Rubric for Scoring

Criteria Highly Observed (5) Moderately Observed Poorly Observed

(3) (1)
The topic and The topic and The topic and
Topic supporting statements supporting supporting
( What am I are very clear, specific statements are clear statements are
but one idea is unclear and mostly
writing and sticks to the
irrelevant from the irrelevant from the
about?) chosen theme. chosen theme. chosen theme.
Three (3) writing Two (2) writing Has not employed
Writing techniques used were techniques used were any writing
Technique clear and evident and clear and evident and techniques and the
presented in interesting presented in presentation needs
s
sequence that readers interesting sequence total revision.
Employed can follow. that readers can
follow.
Presentation has no Presentation has no Presentation has
Mechanics misspellings or more than two four or more
grammatical errors. misspellings and/or misspellings
grammatical errors. and/or
grammatical errors.
Grade Equivalent:
A. Excellent = 12 – 15 points
B. Very Good = 9 – 11 points
C. Good = 6 – 8 points
D. Needs More Practice = 3 – 5 points

V. Reflection
 Fill in the blanks with what you have learned about the lesson:

I learned that ____________________________________________________________________

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I will use this to _______________________________________________________________

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VI. Answer Key

Activity 1
Argumentative
Informative
Argumentative
Persuasive
Informative

Activity 2
Answers may vary