Goodafternoon !

READING & WRITING - 11

1. What is the Vlogger’s favorite
country?
2. Why does he consider it his
favorite?
3. How does he feel about Filipinos?
4. What should be done in order to
attract more tourist like him?
OBJECTIVES :
a.identify the types of claims,
b.determine the types of claims
presented in a prose & non-prose text,
&
c.formulate claims about some issues in
the society
When we deal with any text, we can
always notice that the writer has
something to convey, either explicitly
or implicitly.
CLAIMS IN A
WRITTEN TEXT
A claim is an arguable statement.
It is an opinion that a writer asks
an audience to accept.
Playing a team sport like
soccer is the most
beneficial hobby one can
have.
Private school is a better
option than public school for
students today.
Three kinds of Claims:

1. Claim of fact
2. Claim of Value
3. Claim of Policy
Claims of Fact
- are grounded on reliable authority such
as science or history.

Example :

The Sun is the center of our solar

system.
Claims of Value
- are focused on relative judgement such as
goodness or badness , and these are usually
addressed based on standards.

Example :
Stem cell research is wrong.
Claims of Policy
-are specific statements on procedures or laws
that need to be modified based on certain issues or
conditions. Mos of the time, claims of policy , ask for
plans of action to solve current problems.

Example :
Censorship in the Philippines must be
strengthened.
 Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’
Analyze each sentence below. Identify whether
it is claim of Fact, Value or Policy.
Use the following hand signals to show your
answer

Claim of Fact Claim of Value Claim of Policy

Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

1. Cory Aquino is the first female

President of the Republic of the
Philippines.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

1. Cory Aquino is the first female

President of the Republic of the
Philippines.

Claim of Fact
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

2. Honesty is the best

policy.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

2. Honesty is the best

policy.

Claim of Value
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

3. Obesity can cause heart

diseases.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

3. Obesity can cause heart

diseases.

Claim of Fact
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

4. Firemen in the town needs more

training.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

4. Firemen in the town needs more

training.

Claim of Policy
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

5. Animals need
to be free.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

5. Animals need
to be free.
Claim of Policy
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

.
6 Cebuano should be our
national language.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

.
6 Cebuano should be our
national language.

Claim of Value
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

7 .The congress must take a bill

limiting teenagers use of
smartphones.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

7 .The congress must take a bill

limiting teenagers use of
smartphones.
Claim of Policy
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

8. It is better to give
than to receive.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

8. It is better to give
than to receive.
Claim of Value
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

9. The Philippine is an
archipelago.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

9. The Philippine is an
archipelago.
Claim of Fact
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

10. Niel Armstrong was the

first man to step foot on the
moon.
Task: ‘’ Signal Your Claims!’’

10. Niel Armstrong was the

first man to step foot on the
moon.
Claim of Fact
 ‘’ The Hall of ‘’Claimer’’ Challenge
 The class will be group into 5 groups.
 The teacher shall present an issue through an image /
infographic.
 Each group shall send a representative per issue.
 He/she shall present his/her claims based on the flashed
issue.
 The speaker must be able to compose & express his/her
claims in two minutes.
 The class shall choose the Hall of ‘’Claimer’’
1ST ISSUE
2
ND
Issue
3 ISSUE
rd
4
th
ISSUE
5
th
ISSUE
JOURNAL WRITING

In your own words, discuss

what a claim is and how it is
important to you as a reader
and as a writer.
Task : HIGHLIGHT it!
Read the paragraph and identify the type of claims
presented in it. Use colors to highlight each claim.
(Fact-blue/Value-red/Policy-green)

Childhood obesity in our country has more then tripled in the past
30 years . Today , one in six children in our country is obese. This
is unacceptable. As parents , we try to provide a better future to
our children , better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and
do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the
anti-junk food bill in schools and other child friendly areas.
-Adapted from sample Op-ed on childhood Obesity
Task : HIGHLIGHT it!
Read the paragraph and identify the type of claims
presented in it. Use colors to highlight each claim.
(Fact-blue/Value-red/Policy-green)

Childhood obesity in our country has more then tripled in the past
30 years . Today , one in six children in our country is obese. This
is unacceptable. As parents , we try to provide a better future to
our children , better than we’ve ever had. We need to stand up and
do what we can. We can start by supporting the passing of the
anti-junk food bill in schools and other child friendly areas.
-Adapted from sample Op-ed on childhood Obesity
Task: The ‘’Write Stuff’’
Compose a short paragraph (minimum of ten
sentences) about one area of concern in your
community. Then write a corresponding claim of
fact, value and policy respectively.
Excellent! Way to go! Good Almost… Let’s talk….
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
The claim is The claim is The claim is The claim is The claim is not
clear, clear and clear, clear but not clear , not
comprehensiv comprehensive, comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive
e and well- well-organized but not well - , not well- and not well-
organized and but contains organized and organized and organized and
is free from grammatical contains contains contains
grammatical errors. grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors. errors. errors. errors.