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English
Quarter 3 - Module 7
Making a Stand with Appropriate
Strategies and Providing
Evidence to Support Opinions

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Quarter 3 - Module 7
Making a Stand with
Appropriate Strategies and
Providing Evidence to
Support Opinions

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
COVER PAGE i
COPYRIGHT PAGE ii
TITLE PAGE iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iv

Lesson 15 – Providing Evidence to support Opinions 1

What I Need to Know 1

What I Know 1
What’s In 3
What’s New 3
What is It 4
What’s More 5
What I Have Learned 6
What I Can Do 6
Assessment 7
Additional Activities 8
Answer Key 9
References 9

Lesson 16 – Making a Stand based on Informed Opinion 11

What I Need to Know 11

What I Know 11
What’s In 13
What’s New 13
What is It 14
What’s More 14
What I Have Learned 15
What I Can Do 15
Notes to the Teacher 16
Assessment 16
Additional Activities 17
Answer Key 18
References 18

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 Lesson Providing Evidence to
15 Support Opinions

Good day learner, today you are going to unfold another journey of learning. Are
you excited? Have you ever tried watching a debate or agreed on something you hear or
see in the television? If yes, then excellent! Because this time; you will embark another
journey of learning on how to provide evidence to support opinions and make a stand
based on it. So, let’s get started!

What I Need to Know

For every claim you make, you are required to prove your point. Your opinions and
generalizations will need factual detail (evidence) to support them. Those supporting
details may come from a number of different types of sources.

And now, get ready and have fun!

At the end of this module, the learner is expected to:

1. provide evidence to support opinions; (EN6OL-IIIa1.27)

2. tell evidence to support opinions; and
3. observe politeness at all times. (EN6A-IIIa-16)

What I Know

Directions: Read the opinions/questions below then select the evidence that best
supports it. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. Pupils should follow the rules in school.
A. Pupils stay in school at a designated time.
B. They attend classes regularly.
C. They go to school in complete uniform.
D. All of the above
2. All children should go to school all year round.
A. They go to bed on time.
B. The teacher records class attendance.
C. The children get bored.
D. They maintain vegetable gardens for food security.
3. All children should go to bed by 7:30 p.m.
A. Children need plenty of sleep to grow.
B. Children love to play outside.

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 C. Children need to play and play.
D. Both B and C
4. Children need to spend less time watching television.
A. You can learn new things watching television.
B. Watching television takes time away from reading.
C. You can discover more things watching television.
D. None of the above
5. Too much exposure to cell phone is not good.
A. There are concerns that the low levels of RF radiation emitted by mobile
phones could cause health problems such as headaches or brain tumors.
B. Using cell phone keeps us updated of our friends’ whereabouts.
C. Too much exposure to cell phone keeps our eyes healthy.
D. Both A and B
6. Fructose from whole foods does not seem to be harmful. Consumption of
whole fruit is associated with lower mortality.
A. Fruit, for example, is a whole food that contains fructose.
B. Fructose from soft drinks and processed foods, however, is.
C. Many people enjoy eating fruit.
D. Whole foods contain vitamins and minerals.
7. When is evidence relevant?
A. It relates to and supports the claim
B. It is a fact, not an opinion
C. It is supported by experts or statistics
D. It offers a believable example
8. What is the main purpose of providing evidence in an argument?
A. to offer proof for a claim
B. to support with an opinion
C. to state a claim
D. to offer facts or opinions
9. Which of the following is the least valid type of evidence?
A. facts and statistics B. examples
C. expert opinions D. personal belief
10. What type of evidence is...
Danty has sold over forty million albums worldwide.
A. Example B. Fact and/or Statistic
C. Personal Belief D. Expert Opinion

What’s In

Directions: Read each statement and then identify whether it is a Fact or Opinion.
Write your answers in your notebook.
1. The history of ballet began in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
2. Dancing is a safe and healthy activity.
3. Hip hop dancing has been featured in movies such as Step Up and Stomp the
Yard.
4. People have been dancing for thousands of years.
5. Ballet dancing requires more training than hip hop dancing.

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 6. Dancing is not a real sport.
7. It takes two people to do the Tango as it was intended to be done.
8. In 2007, over 8,400 people were hospitalized in America for dance- related
injuries.
9. Ballet dancing is more respectable than hip hop dancing.
10. Hiring a dance instructor is very expensive.

What’s New

What makes an opinion valid and worth considering? Whose opinions do you value?
Why? Whose opinions do you question? Why?
Directions: Read the paragraph below then answer the questions asked.

The jellyfish is a poisonous creature that lives in the Pacific Ocean. It does not stay
in one place; it floats all around. I’m very much afraid of being stung by a jellyfish. It hurts!
The jellyfish stings with its long tentacles which hang down from its body. The only way to
protect yourself from being stung is to wear a suit over your entire body. I would rather see
a large shark than a jellyfish swimming near me!
Questions:

1. What kind of creature the jellyfish is?

2. Where can you find them?
3. Why is the writer afraid of the jellyfish?
4. What is the only way to protect you from being stung by the jellyfish?
5. Why does the writer say that jellyfish is a poisonous creature?
Provide evidence from the selection?

What Is It

What is an opinion?
An opinion refers to a personal belief. It relates to how someone feels about
something. Others may agree or disagree with an opinion, but they cannot prove or
disprove it.
What is evidence?

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 Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read, or is told that causes you to
believe that something is true or has really happened. Evidence is information that comes
closest to the facts of a matter.

Why should opinions be supported with evidence?

Strong opinions may offend the reader, who may feel differently about the issue or have
a personal connection to the opposing views. Opinions without supporting evidence can
compromise the strength and perceived validity of the paper's argument because such
opinions may overshadow other trustworthy evidences.
Directions: In the selection below, analyze which is an opinion and cite the evidence to
this opinion. Answer the given questions that follow.

Maricel’s dad got a new job. They moved to a new house in a new town.
Maricel likes the new house. She thinks it is nice. Her room has a window that
looks out on the backyard. The bed and dresser from the old house are in her
new room. All her toys are in her new room too. She likes her new room. She
hopes she will like her new school too.

Questions:
1. Why did Maricel and her family move to a new town?
2. Why do you think Maricel likes her new room?
3. Underline the opinion and box the evidences from the selection.

What’s More

Activity A
Directions: Read the selection then answer the questions below.

THE BOY WHO COULDN’T SING

“You cannot sing,” Mario declared. “You can do nothing but cut pieces of wood with a knife.
Of what good is that to you? It won’t keep you from starving.”
“My brother is right. I can do nothing but cut bits of wood with a knife,” thirteen-year-old
Armando thought sadly. His brother’s words were ringing in his ears. His brothers, Mario
and Alejandro, could make music but he couldn’t. They earned good money with their
music, too. As they walked along, Mario and Alejandro chatted happily. Their dreams of
fame and fortune from their music filled their hearts with joyful expectations. But Armando
said little. Mario’s remarks that he could do nothing but whittle made his heart heavy. He
loved music, yet he could not share in making it. He could not even strum a guitar. He
couldn’t sing either. He was a monotone. When he tried to sing, he sounded funny. It made
the boys laugh. They made fun of his voice and his singing. It was hard to be just a

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whittler when his brothers and friends could play the guitar and sing well, too. What was his
future as a whittler? This thought troubled him. That night he did not sleep. His mind was
busy with an idea that had just come. He could not sing. He was only good at whittling.
Couldn’t he use it to achieve something? Here in his own native Maragondon, Lapulapu
City was a man who makes fine guitars with knife and wood.
Before the sun was up the next day, Armando got up with a happy heart. After helping
himself to what was left over from last night’s supper, he crept out of the house while his
parents and brothers were still asleep. He took with him some articles he had made with
his knife.
He walked to Fernando’s Guitar Shop and presented himself to Tiyo Fernando. “I have
brought these things for you to see,” he said. “I cut them out with my knife; will you help me
learn to make fine guitars?”
Tiyo Fernando smiled. “Why do you want to make fine guitars?” he asked
Armando’s face lit up and he spoke, “Because I love music. Both my brothers can sing.
They can play the guitar, too. I love music as much as they, but I’m a monotone. I can do
nothing but whittle. By making guitars I believe I can contribute my share to making music.”
Tiyo Fernando laid his hand on Armando’s shoulder. “Come into the shop. Your interest
deserves attention,” he declared.
Armando went with him into the shop. “The important thing is the desire to learn and make
good,” Tiyo Fernando told Armando.
So, Armando, the boy who could not sing, became an apprentice in Fernando’s Guitar
Shop. Day after day, he worked seriously and whittled patiently. At last he finished a guitar.
It was a fine guitar. Tiyo Fernando was much pleased with it. There was no doubt Armando
would make an excellent guitar maker.
Tiyo Fernando taught him the secrets of the craft. He showed Armando that each little thing
well done each day would lead to a great achievement.

Questions:
1. Who do you think Mario is talking to?
2. What can be Mario’s relationship to this person?
3. What did Armando do to continue contributing to the music of others?
4. Are you a type of person who easily gives up when someone lets you down?
5. What lesson did you learn from the selection?

Activity B
Directions: Read the selection below then write at least one (1) opinion and one
(1) evidence to support it.

Jose works with animals; in fact, he spends every spare moment in a

neighborhood pet store. After school, he helps feed the animals and clean their
cages. He spends a lot of time training the animals, so they get along with
people.
Jose believes that being a veterinarian and working with animals would
be a wonderful thing for him to do when he grows up. He thinks that he will
become an excellent veterinary doctor in the future.

Opinion -

Evidence -

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Read the questions then write your answers in your notebook.

1. What is opinion?
2. What is evidence?
3. Why should opinions be supported with evidence?

What I Can Do

Directions: Read the paragraph. Underline one (1) opinion and box one (1) evidence
to support this opinion.

He was Teodoro F. Valencia, the park commissioner himself. He was in-

charge of the Rizal Part. It was he who managed it well to make the park one
of the most beautiful parks of its kind in the world. He wanted to make the
children happy; that is why Rizal Park has a playground for children, a skating
rink and bicycle lanes. Families have picnics on the grass under flowering trees
and palms. Teenagers sat on the benches or stroll around the fountains and
along the flowering hedges or watch the carp and goldfish swim gaily in the
fond. A planetarium stands behind a library rich in magazines and books for
young and old.

Assessment

A. Directions: Choose from the options the evidence that supports the opinion in
each item. Write on a separate paper the letter of your answer.
1. Metal is very heavy.
A. It is very hard and strong.
B. It usually feels cool if you touch it.
C. We use metal to make lots of things.
D. We use it for toys
2. Glass is very delicate material.
A. It feels cool to touch.
B. It is not as heavy as a metal.
C. It is hard. But it is not strong. It breaks very easily!
D. All of the above

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 3. Wood is lighter than metal and glass.
A. It is not as strong as metal. But it is much stronger than glass.
B. We use wood to make lots of things.
C. Chairs and tables are made from wood.
D. A metal is heavier than a wood.
4. Cloth is very light.
A. It is much lighter than wood. And it is very soft.
B. We use cloth to make lots of things. For example, it is used to make
clothes and blankets.
C. It is used as money
D. None of the above
5. Plastic is also very light.
A. It is different from cloth. Sometimes it is soft. And sometimes it is hard.
B. Plastic can be used to make thin plastic bags.
C. These are light, soft, and strong. But plastic can also be used to make
bicycle helmets.
D. All of the above

B. Directions: Read the paragraph below then write two (2) opinions and three (3)
evidences on the lines provided. Write them in your notebook.

Sunshine Diner is the best place to have breakfast in this town. First, their
restaurant is clean and orderly. You never see fingerprints on the plates or glasses
like in some other establishments. Second, the wait staff is super friendly. Every
time I go there for breakfast, I get a smiling waiter or waitress who is happy to see
me. Finally, the food is phenomenal! Their eggs are also cooked just the way I
ordered them, and their pancakes are the fluffiest around. You should definitely try
Sunshine Diner the next time you desire a grand breakfast!

Additional Activities

Directions: Provide evidences to the following opinions.

1. Running is the best form of exercise.
2. Dogs are more intelligent than cats.
3. My neighbor’s dog is so annoying.
4. Eating fast food is bad.
5. The best pizza comes from Italy.

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Answer Key

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References
• https://innovativeclassroom.com/Lesson-Plans/Fact+versus+Opinion
• https://www.literacyideas.com/teaching-fact-and-opinion
• https://www.caresearch.
com.au/caresearch/tabid/340/Default.aspx
• https://writingcommons.org/articl
e/avoid-the-use-of-unsupported-opinions-as-
evidence/#:~:text=Strong%20opinions%20may%20offend%20the,may%20overs
hadow%20other%20trustworthy%20evidence.
• https://www.k5learning.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/topics/fact-
opinion
• https://teachersherpa.com/template/Fact-and-Opinion-Comprehension-with-a-
Winter-Theme/604ae8e1-5411-4364-9b78-
8b4153839c30/details?authorName=Sally%20Boone&afmc=e9da2b6e-4b6f-
429d-a355-2dbbef927c4b
• https://teachersherpa.com/template/Fact-and-
Opinion-Comprehension-with-a-Winter-Theme/604ae8e1-5411-4364-9b78-
8b4153839c30/details?authorName=Sally%20Boone&afmc=e9da2b6e-4b6f-
429d-a355-2dbbef927c4b
• https://www.englishforeveryone.org/viewpdf.html?pdf=/PDFs/4_Materials_Free_
Sample.pdf&title=Grade%204
• https://teachersherpa.com/template/Fact-and-Opinion-Comprehension-
with-a-Winter-Theme/604ae8e1-5411-4364-9b78-
8b4153839c30/details?authorName=Sally%20Boone&afmc=e9da2b6e-4b6f-
429d-a355-2dbbef927c4b

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 Lesson
Making a Stand Based on
16 Informed Opinion

What I Need to Know

This module contains the lesson, making a stand based on an informed opinion. This
will give the learner knowledge on how to publicly assert one’s opinion when it comes to taking
position for defense or opposition based on various texts or topics. Moreover, this will also
make the learner demonstrates understanding and teaches them to communicate information,
opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes.

After completing this module, you are expected to:

1. Make a stand based on informed opinion,
2. speak his/her own ideas to make a stand on a certain topic and opinion,
3. courteously express ideas to others in a short debate; and
4. value the importance of making a stand based from informed opinion.

What I Know

Directions: Read the following test items below. Choose the best answer from the given
choices and write them in your activity notebook.

1. What is an opinion?
A. A thing that is known or proven true.
B. A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or
knowledge.
C. A piece of information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article.
D. None of the above

2. Which of the following is an opinion?

A. Chocolate varieties include milk, dark, or white
B. Hot chocolate is a type of drink.
C. Chocolate cupcakes are the most delicious desserts in the world.
D. People can use chocolate when they cook or bake.

3. Public opinion is made known through all of the following EXCEPT.

A. interest groups B. personal contacts
C. the media D. peer groups

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 4. Which of the following is NOT an opinion?
A. Bodies of water is bigger than land in the world
B. England is the best place to raise a family
C. The oceans should be named after animals
D. The greatest adventure would be sailing around the world
5. An informed opinion is a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something based
on information.
A. True B. False
C. Neither true nor false D. Cannot be answered

What’s In

What is an opinion?
What is an Evidence
Why should opinions be supported with evidence?

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 What’s New

Did you have fun remembering your favorite advertisement? Surely, you enjoyed
answering the tasks and did a great job. What values can we get from these advertisements?
Do you think you have the same opinion with your classmate?

Now, I want you think and share about your favorite Television Soap Opera or movies
and answer the table below.

Activity 1
Directions: Tell whether the featured movie/ television soap opera shows real image or
make - believe.
Movie/Television Soap Opera Real image / Reasons Why
Make-believe

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/

https://int.search.myway.com

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e7/fbd63.jpg

Activity 2
Directions: Read the following informed opinion on the following advertisements.
Make a stand based on whether you agree or disagree with their judgement and
why. Write your answers on the blanks below.
A. “Nothing will ever be the same again. Smoking gave me throat
cancer at the age of 39. Now I breathe through a hole in my
throat and I need a machine to speak. Quit smoking now,
before it’s too late.” -by Terrie H.

B. “Only Belo touches my skin. Who touches yours?

-by Vicky Belo

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 What Is It

By reading the following informed opinion do you think TV commercials are useful in
our everyday living?
Surely, you are aware that there are a lot of useful advertisements we see while
watching television and even surfing internet, right? This is very common to us Filipinos to
have a lot of opinions and disagreements about things. Opinions have been a part of our lives
from media, peer groups, internet, and everywhere.
Same goes also in choosing a product.
How do you choose a product and its service? How do you assess your idea to
patronize it? We usually choose products with good quality, affordable, accessible, and
nutritious. Taking a stand of the products is the right thing to do.
Now, were your choices and opinions affected by advertisements in print, radio,
television, or internet? Certainly, people make a stand of their choices based on the credibility
of the products and thus, promote good values to the people.

How do you define “opinion”?

An opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or statement that is not conclusive, rather

than facts which are true statements.

What about “informed opinion”?

An informed opinion is a belief, judgment or way of thinking about something based on

information.

Making a stand on the informed opinion that you’ve seen and heard is very important.
You should always believe and stick to your opinion and never be afraid to voice it. Everyone
could disagree or everyone could agree but neither determines its validity.

Here are the three main factors that highlight and help you how to make a stand in an
informed opinion:

1. Be Aware of your own thoughts

Your thoughts need an outlet. Your ideas and understanding, about anything are one
part of the story, one angle of perception. And this can happen when you let others understand
what is in your mind and initiate a conversation, discussion, or debate.
2. Bring out your inner confidence
Your thoughts and opinions need a voice, today or tomorrow. And it is a slow process
of building self-confidence. Talk about your thoughts. Don’t fear being judged and ridiculed,
you have the right to have an opinion, to reach a conclusion about any and every trivial issue.
You also get to learn, a wide range of things about which you certainly did not have an idea
till you open and bring out your confidence.
3) Open your way to new experiences
Be open-minded. Try and explore new information, ideas, knowledge, and discover
an untraveled path of experiences.

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Read the identify the word being defined/ described. Write your answers in your
notebook.
1. An is a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something
based on information.
2. An is view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily
based on fact or knowledge.
3. Making a based on the informed opinion that you’ve seen and
heard is very important.

What I Can Do

Activity
Directions: Express your opinion based from the questions below. Choose oneand present
your stand.
1. Is Facebook good for the society?
2. Is Twitter good for the society?
3. Is Tiktok good for the society?

RUBRIC for Scoring

0- Student shows little or no evidence about the topic.

1- Student shows some evidences about the topic.
Student shows sufficient evidences about the topic.
Student shows ample evidences about the topic.

Notes to the Teacher

In the lesson proper, for a more contextualized approach, the teacher can also use
videos presentation, magazines, newspapers, which can improve and better help the
learners to understand more the lesson in a wide range of knowledge and
experiences.

Assessment
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Essay
Directions: In one to two paragraphs, express your stand based on the informed opinion of
the topic below.

“I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or
misfortune in the world.”
— Charles Dickens

Additional Activities

Activity
Directions: Using a newspaper, read and look for an interesting informed opinion you like to
make a stand of. Express your stand and write it on a sheet of paper.

Performance of the learner will be rated based on the following criteria:

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1
Excellent Very Satisfactory Moderately Good
Satisfactory Satisfactory
Content/Accuracy
Organization
Grammar/Spelling

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 Answer Key

What I know What’s New

What I have learned

References
Opinion (Definition) : https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/opinionAccessed: June 15, 2020

Importance of Opinion : https://emorywheel.com/the-importance-of-opinions/Accessed:

June 9, 2020

Other Opinion article: https://www.alignthoughts.com/3-reasons-why-is-it-important-to-

have-your-own-opinion/Accessed: June 11, 2020

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