OBJECTIVES

 Identify factual statements and

opinion
 Define make a stand
 Contribute an idea or opinion and
make a stand based on a current issue
Taking a stand means to voice your opinion on issues that are
happening. To make
a stand is to determine effort to agree or disagree, to defend something
and to oppose
or commend something.
Here are the tips on how you can make a stand.
1. Look at your own experiences.
2. Collect information about the topic. Always base your opinion on
facts.
3. Know what is right and wrong. Always be on the right side.
4. Narrate your opinion properly by stating all your reasons.
Taking a stand means to voice your opinion on issues that are
happening. To make a stand is to determine effort to agree or
disagree, to defend something and to oppose or commend
something. Here are the tips on how you can make a stand.

1. Look at your own experiences.

2. Collect information about the topic. Always base your opinion on
facts.
3. Know what is right and wrong. Always be on the right side.
4. Narrate your opinion properly by stating all your reasons.
Online Gaming
Addiction
 PLASTIC
POLLUTION
Read the following sentences below. Rate if you agree or disagree
with each sentence in the by placing a check mark in the appropriate
column.
AGREE DISAGREE
1. Online games waste our time. ______ _______
2. Some may become depressed, moody, angry
and aggressive or violent when unable to play. ______ _______
3. There is a possibility to become addicted
to online games at some others. ______ _______
4. Health problems may exist due to children’s
bad eating habits. ______ _______
5. This is a very big problem and common
concern of most families. ______ _______
 Online Gaming Addiction Most of the school children nowadays are playing online video games. This is a very big problem and a common concern on most
families around the world. Instead of studying lessons or doing household chores, most children are wasting their time in playing e-games such as Mobile
Legends, Dota, Car Racing and a lot more. They play games to entertain themselves. However, it exists the possibility to become addicted to online
games at some others.

 Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles in the Earth’s environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitats, and humans...
As of 2018, about 230 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide each year, of which an estimated 9 % has been recycled and another 12% has been
burned. This large amount of plastic waste enters the environment… In some areas, there have been significant efforts to reduce plastic pollution.

 Are you in favor of banning single-use plastic such as plastic cups,

plastic bags and disposable plastic spoons and forks? What is
your stand?
Direction:Explain in 2-3 sentences about the advantage and the
disadvantage of using plastic in your everyday life. Use the chart
below.

ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
 Read some of the controversial issues below. Put the sentences in
the first column if you are agreed with the statement and put it inside
the second column if you disagree with it.

1. Learners must wear the proper uniform during the online class.
2. Copying to one’s work is just normal.
3. The imposition of the death penalty should be stopped.
4. Prisons are the only way to eliminate crime.
5. Curfews can help keep teenagers out of trouble.
6. Global warming is real.
7. Filipinos are kind and hospitable.
8. Cellphones and other gadgets are useful to all kinds of learners.
9. It is good to have competition inside the room.
10. August should be the opening of the school year.