WEEKLY HOME LEARNING PLAN
READING AND WRITING SKILLS
WEEK NO. LEARNING COMPETENCY
3 Formulate evaluative statements
about a text read:
a. assertions about the content
and properties
of a text read; and
b. counterclaims in response to
claims made in a
text read
QUARTER -4 WEEK 1
LEARNING TASK MODE OF DELIVERY
ASSERTIONS All activities are to be
accomplished individually
Introduction and shall be submitted
Suppose your parents give you an option of the gift you want to receive on your personally to the teacher
graduation day. This is for you to be motivated to maintain your academic standing in during the first session for
your class. Your choices are illustrated below. Week 4.
Answer the following questions and write your responses on a sheet of paper.
1. From the choices above, which will you choose and why?
2. If you were your parents, what do you think would they tell you after knowing your
choice? List down the possible statements you may hear from them.
Development
What is an Evaluative Statement?
 It is a statement that states one's sound judgement about something through
writing which is supported by reasons and evidences. It also presents the
strengths and weaknesses of something based on a set of criteria which needs
to be factual, substantial, and unbiased.

Assertions are declarative sentences that give one’s belief about something else as if
it is true though it may not be. It is expressed as an argument. Usually, these
assertions contain languages that expresses evaluation such as useful, significant,
important, insightful, detailed, up-to-date, comprehensive, practical, impressive, etc.

There are four types of assertions which are classified according to the degree of
certainty they can be judged as true or false.

1. FACT - is a statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience,

testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research.
Example:
According to experts, seawater contains high amounts of minerals such as sodium,
chloride, sulphate, magnesium, and calcium.
(The first sample sentence is classified as a fact since the mineral contents of seawater
can be tested and proven through experiments and researches.)

2. CONVENTION - is a way in which something is done similar to traditions and norms.

Its truthfulness can be verified only by reference to historical precedents, laws, rules,
usage, and customs. Something to note about conventions is that they may sound
factual due to their being derived from customs, but because they are socially
accepted ways of doing things, they cannot be verified objectively by measurements.
Example:
Seawater is classified as a heterogenous and homogenous mixture.
(The second sample sentence is a convention because the classification of seawater is
based on the classification system made by scientists and is acceptable to the
scientific community.)

3. OPINION - is a statement based on facts but is difficult to objectively verify because

of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness. Opinions result from
ambiguities; the more ambiguous a statement, the more difficult it is to verify. Thus,
they are open to disputes.
Example:
Swimming in seawater is the best activity to refresh and relax your mind, body, and
soul.
(The third sample sentence is an opinion since the claim is difficult to prove.
The truthfulness of the claim may be true to some but not to others.)

4. PREFERENCE - states a personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to

support or prove the truthfulness of the statement. They are subjective and cannot be
objectively proven or logically attacked.
Example:
I love to make frequent trips to places with seawater than those without it.
(The last sample sentence is a preference because it expresses the personal choice of
the writer to places with seawater over those places without it.)

Engagement
Directions: Form an evaluative statement for every given text and label it whether
positive or negative depending on the focus of the evaluation. See the sample below.
Sample Text:
If you are not so smart, you should try to be a teacher.
Sample Evaluative Statement:
The statement is very discriminatory against those with average intelligence and
teachers in general. Example: Negative

1. In this time of pandemic, people should give all the blames to the government for
the insufficient assistance given to them.
2. Every person has something to contribute to win the battle against CoViD 19.
3. If you got infected by the Corona Virus, you should not lose hope but be positive
about it.
4. If you are a student with no internet connection at home, you better not enroll for
this school year while we are in these trying times.
5. When you go out of your house to buy essential things, you must follow the
minimum health protocols like social distancing, wearing mask, using alcohol or
sanitizer, and washing hands.

Assimilation
Identify the type of assertion in each statement whether it is a fact, convention,
opinion, or preference.
1. I would rather watch educational shows than play computer games.
 2. Roses grow best in soil made of ¾ clay and ¼ sand and loam.
3. In America, the bride's family pays the majority of the wedding costs.
4. Chocolates taste better than ice cream.
5. Lions belong to the genus Panthera which contains well-known animals such as the
tiger, leopard, and jaguar.
6. I think that green is the best color.
7. I prefer to go to Maldives than to St. Gallen.
8. Corazon Aquino was the 11th president (and first female president) of the
Philippines. She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
9. The export of cut rose can easily become one of the most lucrative businesses in
the country.
10. President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act on March 24,
2020.

Formulate evaluative statements COUNTERCLAIMS All activities are to be

about a text read: accomplished individually
a. assertions about the content and Introduction and shall be submitted
properties personally to the teacher
of a text read; and during the first session for
b. counterclaims in response to Week 4.
claims made in a
text read
Development
Counterclaims are claims made to rebut a previous claim. To rebut means to
contradict someone’s statement through a formal argument. They provide a
contrasting perspective to the main argument.

Four Elements of Argument

1. CLAIM - is a statement that asserts facts based on one’s understanding about a
particular topic or issue.
- In the given example, Martha asking his father to buy her a smart phone is an
example of a claim.
2. COUNTERCLAIM - is just the opposite of claim. It is a statement that contradicts
one’s claim and is usually proven and supported by both reasons and evidences.
- Mang Tonyo’s negative response to Martha’s claim is an example of counterclaim.
3. REASON - is the part of an argument where a statement offers an explanation
behind a party’s claim.
- Martha’s offering of valid reasons to convince Mang Tonyo that she needs the smart
phone is an example of reason.
4. EVIDENCE - is the statement that proves the truth of a claim and generally leads to
the conclusion of an argument.
- Martha provides evidence of the necessity of using smartphone as part of the new
normal life in the time of corona virus is an example of evidence.

Engagement
Below is a statement about what leadership is. Read it closely then analyze it by using
the four elements of an argument.

Leadership starts first with knowing who we really are and discovering our potential
and capacity to reach out to others, before knowing about those people that we lead
and serve.
- Michelle B. Banca

Claim
Counterclaim
Reason
Evidence
 Assimilation
Identify whether the following statements are a claim, counterclaim, reason, or
evidence. Then select the word, clause, or phrase that proves your answer. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
_____________ 1. If you want to keep people around you, continue to open the door
of friendship and always accentuate the positive.
____________ 2. I am a child of a loving God who created me after His own image. I
am happy for what I am and I don’t have to be someone I am not.
____________ 3. I don’t think so. Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution explains that
humans evolved from the monkeys.
____________ 4. I did not come from the apes because I don’t look like one of them!
____________ 5. Also, Genesis 1:26 explicitly rendered that aside from creating man
after His image, God also gave him dominion over all His creations. Well, it does not
matter whether I look like a chimpanzee or not as long as I know I
am me.

Prepared:

JOSEPH R. DULATAS SILVESTRE D. ALANO, JR.

Subject Teacher Subject Teacher

Checked: Approved:

GLADYS G. ENCARNACION VILMA D. PELIÑA

English Subject Group Head Principal IV