READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Name of Learner: Score: _______

Grade/Section: _______ ______ Date:

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

QUARTER 4 WEEK 2
ASSERTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT AND PROPERTIES OF A
TEXT

Learning Competency with Code

MELC: Formulates assertions about the content and properties of a text read.
(EN11/12RWS-IVac-9)

Directions and Instructions

Hello, learner! As you go along your learnguistics journey, you have to finish
the five-stage adventure (1-Load, 2-Engage, 3 – Advance, 4 – Refine, 5 – Nurture) to
be a certified learnlinguist.

LEARNING CONTRACT
AGREEMENT: By signing the contract, you are hereby accepting the
LEVEL 1: LOAD
responsibility to finish the activity package and submit it to your teacher
(____________________) on (____________________).
Load up your knowledge with the different parts of a letter and its formats!

Level 1: LOAD
Load up your minds with ideas!

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Let’s test your schema by encircling the letter that best answers the following
questions:
1. Which of the following occupies a central place in an expository prose?

a. assertions b. evidences c. responses

2. When do you formulate an assertion about a text?

a. before reading a text b. while reading a text c. after reading a text

3. What is the purpose of an assertion?

a. to convey directly an idea

b. to conclude the writer’s opinion about a text

c. to convince the reader to accept the writer’s interpretation

4. How to make a strong stand on every claimed assertion?

a. include hypothesis

b. include facts and evidences

c. include summary of text

5. In the process of asserting, what should be done after comprehensively reading or

watching a literary?

a. explain your assertion

b. collect evidence of claims and sources

c. take down the part you’re for or against to

Level 2: Engage
Engage yourself!

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This activity is designed to check your knowledge in identifying the different types of
assertions. You have to tell whether each assertion is a statement of convention, fact,
opinion or preference.

1. The Philippines is composed of 1700 islands.

 Answer: _______________________________________________

2. The EDSA Revolution happened in 1986.

Answer: _______________________________________________

3. Roses are more beautiful, smell sweeter and are easier to grow than any other
flowers.
Answer: _______________________________________________

4. Advertising is a form of communication that helps to sell ideas, goods and

services.
Answer: _______________________________________________

5. Cactus grows best in soil made of ¼ clay and ¼ sand and loam.
Answer: _______________________________________________

6. The telephone is a communication apparatus or system for transmitting

articulate speech from one point to another using electric signals.
Answer: _______________________________________________

7. Marketing is as important as knowing how to grow beautiful plants.

Answer: _______________________________________________

8. Modern computers are indeed great time savers.

Answer: _______________________________________________

9. Many people will die because of political considerations and unwise aid-
spending.
Answer: _______________________________________________

10. The Duterte government should have toughened its stand against the
burgeoning insurgency.

Answer: _______________________________________________

Level 3: Advance
Advance your idea!

Are you excited to put your idea into words?

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 Formulating assertions is a way to vividly express your ideas and feelings about
anything. Using the literary lines below, come up with your own assertion of any type.

Example:

“I like criticism. It makes you strong.” – Lebron James

Dealing with criticism positively is an important life skill.

1. Those who want to be the first shall be the last. - Jesus Z. Menoy

2. There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through sharing

together, praying together, and working together. – Mother Teresa

3. It is not only giants that do great things. – African Proverb

4. When you are content to be simply yourself everybody will respect you. - Lao Tzu

5. If we compare our individual and civic traits with those that adorned our
forefathers, we will find that we Filipinos of today, have lost much of the moral
strength and the power of growth of our ancestors. – Manuel L. Quezon

Level 4: Refine
Refine your skills in analysis!

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A. If a student is turning in late work, it is recommended that he/she leaves a private
comment to notify the teacher of late work or special circumstances. When a student
has completed the assignment, he/she simply clicks the Mark as Done button to let the
teacher know he/she has finished the task.

Task: Write your assertions about the text’s organization, coherence, and cohesion.

(1 assertion in each property)

1. Organization:
________________________________________________________

2. Coherence and Cohesion: ______________________________________________

B. Frank has a hard time studying so he plays little games to get himself to finish his
assignments. He will begin by saying to himself, “Whenever I finish an assignment, I’ll
give myself a prize.” Frank has all kinds of prizes; his favorites are watching a detective
show on television, drinking a milk tea, and spending an hour with his girlfriend. Of
course, too many of these rewards would mean that Frank won’t get much else done.
So Frank uses other strategies. He will for example, set the watch timer for an hour.
Then, he will work at the kitchen table until the timer buzzes. Also, he puts a paper clip
on every tenth page of the book he is studying. As soon as he reaches the clip he can
take a five-minute beak.

Task: Write your assertion about the content and the mechanics used in the text.

3. Content:
____________________________________________________________

4. Mechanics:
__________________________________________________________

C. C: Acetylsalicylic acid

I. Prophylaxis of thromboembolic
disorders, MI, transient ischemic
attacks and stoke

D: 1 tab daily

CI: Gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Haemorrhagic diathesis. Chlidren
below 6 years old.

- EAPP, DepEd

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Task: Write an assertion on the language used in the text.

5.___________________________________________________________________

Level 5: Nurture
Nurture your mind!

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Take time to read the selection, Safe Online by Nathanlie M. Baldoza. Write a
paragraph (not more than 350 words) indicating your own assertions about the text’s
content and properties such as organization, coherence, cohesion, use of language and
mechanics. Be guided with the given rubric.

Criteria Below Average (3) Average Above Average (5)

(4)
Clear Assertion - weak and unfocused -opens a good assertion, but - opens with clear
assertion doesn’t grab readers’ assertion that is
attention interesting and insightful

Reflective - no deep thinking has - some reflective thinking - writing demonstrates

Thought occurred has occurred, but lacking reflective thought
depth in discussion and/or
- no connection to practical practical relevance - high level of
implications/relevance analysis/thinking with
practical relevance

Sentence - poorly developed - sentences usually flow - writes with clear and
Structure sentences well, but are awkward at varied sentence structure
times
- sentences don’t express -extremely well-
ideas well - some lack of conciseness developed sentences that
flow well, express ideas,
and are concise

Grammar and - numerous and significant - writing contains some - employs appropriate
Spelling errors in grammar spelling errors in grammar/spelling grammar and spelling
which interfere with without error
readers’ comprehension
 SAFE ONLINE
BY NATHANLIE M. BALDOZA
(Health & Home, 2017)

What’s the first thing teens do after waking up in the morning? How about the
last thing they do before calling it a night?

I have observed that most, if not all, teens I know sleep with their cellphones
and scroll through their inbox or newsfeed about waking up in the morning. In the
evening, they text or chat with friends before going to sleep. According to “Cisco
Connected World Technology Report,” 90% of young people get hold of their mobile
phones before getting out of bed and doing their waking up rituals like peeing and
brushing their teeth.

Whether we agree or not, social media have impacted and dominated our lives
over the years. As of July 2015, the total worldwide population was 7.3 billion, while
the Internet had 3.17 billion users. Facebook, the biggest social networking sites, had
the largest number of users with 1.71 billion. WeChat came in second with 1.12 billion
users and Youtube, third with over a billion.

“With their encompassing influence, social media have become a part of our
lifestyle. These platforms connect us to the rest of the world. They’re an avenue in
exchanging information and ideas with other people. They make me understand the
world better. Life will be entirely different without the internet,”shares Khyle Miggs
Ytang, Grade 12 student of Mindanao Mission Academy.

Unfortunately, children in third world countries such as the Philippines, are

being exploited through this same technology. Webcam sex tourism is a newly coined
term describing how pedophiles and sex offenders virtually rape children in their own
homes,” laments Dr. Helen Madamba, an OB-GYN infectious disease specialist.

How then can teens be safe online? Lysa Myers, security researcher of
welivesecurity.com, offers tips for reducing risks for children to become online victims:

● Teens must follow Internet rules set by parents.

● Teens must be informed that they must socialize only with people they
know in real life.
● Parents should communicate and talk to their children about potential
online danger.
● Parents should spend time with their children online.
Teens are naturally curious, and social media can be a great way for them to
learn, explore, discover, and express themselves given reasonable restrictions to guide
them. With proper adult guidance, they can gain confidence to protect themselves
throughout their online and offline activities and toward limitless possibilities.

Congratulations!

You have accomplished all the activities in Learnguistics. You’re now a certified
learnlinguist!

Reflection:
With all the activities I have undertaken, I learned
that__________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________

ANSWER KEY
Level 1: LOAD
Level 2: ENGAGE
1. a 1. statement of fact 6. statement of convention
2. c 2. statement of fact 7. statement of preference
3. c 3. statement of preference 8. statement of opinion
4. b 4. statement of convention 9. statement of opinion
5. c 5. statement of fact 10. statement of preference
Levell 3:
ADVANCE- answers may vary

Level 4: REFINE- answers may vary

Level 5: NURTURE- answers may vary

Written by:

Sheena Jane A. Laciste