Quarter 3 – Lesson 5

Supporting General Statements

 MELC: Cite evidence to support a
statement

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:

1. differentiate general and supporting statements;

2. cite evidence to support a general statement;
3. organize information using non-linear texts to show
relationships between ideas.
 REVIEW

1. What are the signal phrases that you can

use when you express your beliefs and/or
thoughts?
 GUESS THE WORD
Jumble the letters in order to figure out the exact word
using the meaning.

2. EIVEDNEC
-It is an information that helps explain and prove
someone’s ideas

-It
gives details to understand the general idea, or
evidence to show why a claim is true or correct.
 Key Concepts

- CITE
- EVIDENCE
- GENERAL STATEMENT
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
Protective measures
against COVID-19
 General Statement
● It presents the topic of a paragraph, essay, or book
and makes a statement about it, usually a claim that
needs to be proven.
 Supporting
Statement
● A sentence with information that supports a main
idea or claim.
● Supporting statements are usually found in the
middle of a paragraph, after the topic sentence,
and before a concluding sentence.
 Example
GENERAL STATEMENT

SUPPORTING STATEMENTS

Supporting Statement 1 Supporting Statement 2 Supporting Statement 3

EXAMPLE
Shortness of
breath

fever Main loss of

Idea appetite

dry
cough
Types of supporting statements:
1. Providing useful details - It is used when the author wants to
expound a main idea in a more detailed manner.

2. Presenting facts or evidence – This is used when the author

provides verifiable facts to support his/her claim.

3. Providing examples – It is used when the author gives

examples of the statement, so that the reader can see what the
writer is trying to express.
 EXAMPLE
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies.
They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas
how to get along with other gorillas.

Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.

.
Learning Task 1- Which is
Which?
 Learning Task 2- Find It!
Distinguish the general and supporting statement in the
paragraph. Box the general statement and then underline the
supporting statements.

The country of Israel is now one of the most

progressive countries of the world. It was born in
1948. Jews from all parts of the world came to
settle in Israel. They cleared the land, planted
crops, built industries and manufacturing centers.
Today, the income per capita of Israel is higher
than most countries of the East.
1. What is a general statement?
2. How do we support a general
statement?
 QUIZ

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 Assignment (Performance Task)
Imagine that you are a writer in a famous newspaper. You are tasked
to write one of the issues of the nation. Support the general
statements. Apply the concepts you have learned.
1. The Department of Education must implement an academic freeze
this year.
Supporting Statement 1:
_______________________________________________________
Supporting Statement 2:
_______________________________________________________
Supporting Statement 3:
________________________________________________________