SEMI – DETAILED LESSON PLAN

ENGLISH 10
By: Mary Grace S. Absin

I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
a. identify and distinguish the statement of opinion and assertion;
b. formulate statement of opinion and assertion; and
c. be articulate with their insights in giving opinion and /or assertion.

II – Subject Matter:
Topic: Opinion and Assertion
Reference: English 10 Module
 CNN Philippines Staff. “18 More Inmates, A Zamboanga City Jail Employee Catch
 Ramones, Vanessa. “Formulating Assertions.” Last modified August 8, 2018.
www.slideshare.net/VanessaRamones/formulating-assertions
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subanon_people
 UAEU Debate Society. “Vocabulary 101: Preference – Opinion – Assertion.” Last modified October 6, 2009.
uaeudebate.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/vocabulary-101- preference-opinion-assertion/
Competency: Formulate statement of opinion and assertion. EN10WC-IIb13.2

III – Learning Process: (5 mins)

A. Preliminaries
 Greetings
 Checking of attendance
 Setting of classroom rules
 Reminders about the safety precautions
- be careful in moving inside the classroom during activities. Check if there are slippery areas
- in taking the stairs, avoid running and pushing your classmates/friends. (Indicator 4)

B. Review
 What was our lesson last meeting?
 What have you learned?
C. Presentation: (10 mins)
1. Activity: Brain storming 1
The teacher:
a. Calls anyone from the class to comment on the item the teacher is holding
b. lets the students give an opinion or assertions about the item.
c. process the students’ answer by asking;
c.1 Where did you get your answer from? Is it from your observation, experience
or from your own idea?
c.2 do you have an evidence that can prove your answer?
d. lets the students brainstorm their idea and continues to stir up their interest by
giving them another brainstorming activity.
Brainstorming 2:
e. posts 2 sentences and calls someone from the class to answer the following:
1. I think eating banana keeps you away from corona virus.
2. Filipinos become cautious with their health during this pandemic.

e.1: Which statement can be proven as true or false?

e.2: Which statement cannot be proven at all?

Guide Questions:
a. How did you find the activity?
b. What do you think is our lesson for today?
2. Abstraction: (5 mins)

OPINION and ASSERTION

 If an opinion cannot be proven as true and fact is true, a statement is somewhat true and
somewhat false is called an ASSERTION. An Assertion maybe somewhat similar to opinion
(that is, a belief of someone) but it can be proven as true or false. It is a declaration of someone’s
belief and maybe proven as true or false
Statements of assertion do not start with a phrase I think or I believe.
Statements of assertions are considered declarations, as if they were true even though may not
be.
1. Doctors are the smartest people on Earth.
2. Milk is good for your body.
3. Taking vitamins everyday makes you healthy and strong.

 Statements of OPINION usually starts with signal phrases such as I think or I believe and have
words like best, worst, beautiful, outstanding or should. Statements of opinion have to do with
someone’s preferences or emotions.
1. Chocolate ice cream is the best flavor of ice cream sold.
2. Ice cream sundaes should always come with a cherry on top.
3. I think my outlook in life was changed by the pandemic.

Read the article carefully.

Eighteen more inmates and jail employee from the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center tested positive
for the corona virus disease, local officials reported on Friday.
The provincial task force said the infected patients have been separated from the other inmates. The
facility earlier reported two other COVID-19 cases involving detainees, including one who passed away on April
20.
Zamboanga City now has 30 cases of COVID-19 and remains under enhanced community quarantine.
(CNN Philippines Staff, May 1, 2020)

Source: CNN Philippines Staff, Eighteen More Inmates,

A Zamboanga City Jal Employee catch COVID-19,
CNN Philippines, 2020

Study these statements:

1. The article about COVID-19 cases is worst I’ve read in a while.

2. COVID 19 Cases in Zamboanga City are increasing through contact with other inmates.

Question: Which is an opinion and which is an assertion?

 If an opinion is a statement that involves the speaker’s emotion and cannot be proven,
then statement 1 is an opinion. It involves the person’s feelings and cannot be proven in
the article. Also, the signal word “worst” gives a hint that it is an opinion

 Statement 2 is an assertion because if we based it in the article, the cases might be

increasing through contact with other inmates but it can also be through contact with
other people who are going to and from the jail. Therefore, the statement is somewhat
true and somewhat false.
 3. Analysis: (10)
(MAPEH-Health and ARPAN - Indicator 1)
 The teacher will Group the students according to 3 out 8 of Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligence (Bodily kinesthetic, Logical/Mathematical and Linguistic) .(Indicator 8)
 The teacher will let the students observe which group has more males/females.
- reminds that they selected their colors according to their intelligences and talents.
- Process students’ answer.(Indicator 5 – GAD Integration)
 Each group will formulate statement of opinion and assertion based from the article and will
explain their work.
 A chosen representative from the group will explain the group’s answer

Article:
CULTURE OF SUBANON PEOPLE
The Subanon (also spelled Subanen or Subanun) is an indigenous group to the Zamboanga peninsula area,
particularly living in the mountainous areas of Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis Occidental, Mindanao Island,
Philippines.(Hapalla, 2002).
Traditionally, the education among Subanon people was limited to instruction by the timuay head to a future
husband and wife regarding love, respect and treatment of each other, parents, and in-laws. With increasing
modernization, many of the Subanon are already highly educated. Some have received bachelor's, master's and doctoral
degrees in universities both local and abroad. Some are employed in the government.
The Subanon do not practice division of labor based on gender. Men and women work in the fields together, and men can
cook and care for the children when necessary. They have little social stratification. Everyone is equal in the Subanon
community because everyone has the same family for several years if he cannot afford to pay the shamaya. It is
considered a blessing to have more daughters than sons because the father will be able to recover the dowry he paid for
his wife. There is a general belief that all human beings should marry.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subanon_people

Rubrics in formulating a statement of opinion or assertion:

Statement 10pts 5pts
 The statement is based on the article  The statement is based on the article
 The explanation gives enough reason why the  The explanation does not give enough reason why
Opinion
statement cannot be proven. the statement cannot be proven.

 The statement is based on the article
 The explanation with the words tagged from the
Assertion
article is arguable (meaning it is somewhat true or
false).
 The statement is based on the article
 The explanation with the words tagged from the
article is not convincing to be somewhat true or
false

4. Application: 15 mins (MAPEH & ARPAN)

a. using the same group, each group will be given an activity
b. Each group will be given 3 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to perform
c. Rubrics will be posted to guide groups’ performance
d. Instruct learners to cooperate, participate and collaborate in the group activity (Indicator 6)

Group 1: Judge Me Not: the group will be given a picture about indigenous people’s culture and they
will make 2 statements of assertion and 2 statements of opinion.
 this activity is designed for indigenous students to work on. (Indicator 9)

Group 2: Charting: a categorization of given the statements into opinion or assertion.

(the teacher will provide sentences for the students to categorize)
 This activity is designed for both normal and differently abled/challenged students.
(Indicator 8)

Group 3: Short dialogue – a short dialogue between teacher and students about the topic given.
(the teacher will provide statements for the group to work on)
 Rubrics for the activities
10 -7 6-4 3-1
Presentation and - representatives were prepared - Representatives were - Representatives were not
creativity and used clear and audible voice slightly prepared and used prepared and had vague voices
(10pts) -answers were correct and well clear and audible voice -answers were incorrect an not
communicated -answers were correct but not communicated well
- the given activity was communicated well -the given activity was not
performed creatively -the given activity was creatively performed
performed creatively
Language skills -Appropriate vocabulary and - mostly appropriate - not appropriate vocabulary and
10 pts grammar vocabulary and grammar grammar
-spoken loud enough to hear - the delivery seems loud - the delivery is not loud enough
easily enough to be heard to be heard
-understandable intonation and -understandable intonation and - poor communication
accent accent
Overall performance - exceedingly interesting - interesting - boring
(10 pts) - all members in the group - most of the members in the - less participation of the group
participated the group work group participated the group members in the group work
work

IV - Generalization: (2mins)

 How does the lesson help you realize the importance making opinions and assertions?

V - Evaluation: (3 mins)

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

_____1. Which of the signal words are used in giving opinions?

a. I propose and I infer c. I suggest and I intervene
b. I think and I believe d. I create and I make
_____2. Which of these can prove assertions?
a. Truth or dare c. Black and white statements
b. Light or dark d. true or false
_____3. What will you include in expressing opinions?
a. Handwriting c. Background
b. Emotions d. History
_____4When you state your assertion, you are also stating your _______
a. Feelings c. Motivation
b. Declaration d. History
_____5. Which statement is associated with facts?
a. True c. Somewhat true and somewhat false
b. False d. Fabricated
Ans. 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. A

VI - Assignment:
Cut out an article. Formulate your statement of opinion and assertion based from the article. Give
explanation about your statement

Prepared by:

MARY GRACE S. ABSIN

TEACHER I