Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CATANDUANES
CATANDUANES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH 10
QUARTER 3
WEEK 1 and 2

- Learning Activity Sheets -

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 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 10

Quarter 3, Worksheet No.1

Learner’s Name : ______________________________________

Grade level/Section : ______________________________________

Date : ______________________________________

UNLEASHING THE POWER OF WORDS AND IDEAS THROUGH

WRITING
I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competencies
3.1 Compose an argumentative essay
3.2 Use a variety of informative, persuasive, and
argumentative
writing techniques
B. Objective/s
1. Differentiate among informative, persuasive and
argumentative essay in terms of purpose, structure and
techniques used.
2. Identify the different techniques in writing informative,
persuasive and argumentative essay.
3. Compose informative, persuasive and argumentative
essay

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

As a 21st century learner, you need to master the craft of writing

essays that is a key skill for writing success. This will enable you to
develop your critical thinking, research skills as well as the ability to
develop and logically defend a position. In this learning activity, you will
be given exercises that will help you to compose different kinds of essay.
These will hone your skills to achieve practical ends in your chosen career.
An essay is a focused piece of writing designed to inform, argue or
persuade. There are many different types of essay, but they are often
defined in three categories: informative, persuasive and argumentative
essays.

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 Kinds of Essay:

1. Informative essay is everywhere in our lives, and we encounter it

almost every day. We read sets of instructions to put new products
together. We read newspaper articles on the Web. We write grocery lists.
We read textbooks. Informative writing can be dry and not very exciting,
or it can be quite interesting. Either way, the purpose of informative writing
remains the same: it must clearly and accurately relate essential
information. It educates your reader on a topic. They can have one of
several functions: to define a term, compare and contrast something,
analyze data, or provide a how-to. They do not, however, present an
opinion or try to persuade your reader.
Outline of an Informative essay:
Introduction
• Define the topic. (For example, what smoking is.)
• Provide short background information on smoking (the way people
obtain this bad habit, reasons to become addicted, and what
happens if the person decides to quit smoking).
• Create a thesis statement. (It could be the relationship between the
smoking and the increased risk of various dangerous lung
diseases). Identify the scope of the informative essay.
Main Body
• Smoking and different risky lung diseases.
• Describe the way smoking can impact human organism in other
harmful ways (example: heart attack, brain activity, etc.)
• The ways to quit smoking / release from this harmful addiction
Conclusion:
• Reword the thesis sentence. Recall the correlation between
different types of lung and heart diseases and a bad habit such as
smoking.
• Reiterate the importance of the research on the outcomes of
smoking.
• Offer some forecasts for the future (If the people do not quit smoking
in the closest future, it might result in…)

2. A persuasive essay is a type of argumentative writing which utilizes

logic and reason to show that one idea is more legitimate than another
idea. It attempts to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view or
to take a particular action. The argument must always use sound
reasoning and solid evidence by stating facts, giving logical reasons,
using examples, and quoting experts. Persuasive essay attempts to

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convince the readers to agree with the writer, by using emotions, personal
ideas, etc.

Persuasive Essay Structure

Introduction
• Hook – interesting first sentence
• Background information – give context to your argument/subject;
familiarize the
reader with the content
• Definitions – define any terms that the reader might find
usual/unfamiliar
• Thesis – a clear, concise statement of your main argument; the overall
idea you’ll
be arguing. Your thesis will also serve as a roadmap for the rest of your
essay, giving the reader a general
idea of the path your
argument will follow.
Each Body Paragraph
• Only one point to support your thesis per paragraph
• Topic sentence
• reflects the main idea of the paragraph
• links back to support the thesis
• Evidence – information from a reliable outside source (not your own
opinion) that
supports the main idea
of the paragraph
• Analysis – show how your evidence supports your argument; build your
argument
Conclusion
• Tie up the essay – briefly sum up the main point
• Establish significance (see “So What?” handout)
• Bonus: give the reader food for thought

3. An argumentative essay is a form of academic writing where the

author presents both sides of an argument or issue. Argumentative
essay attempts to convince the readers to accept the writer’s idea as true
by using statistics, facts and figures, etc. This means that aside from
convincing readers, the author must also inform them. These are the two
most important aspects of an argumentative essay:
• Argumentative essays are about the facts—not your opinion.
Focus more on logic and reasoning. Use factual evidences to back up any
points you make.

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 • Argumentative essays address the counterargument.
Acknowledge the opposing viewpoint. This shows that as a writer you’re
capable of understanding and respecting multiple sides of an argument.
A common method for writing an argumentative essay is the six-
paragraph approach. This is, however, by no means the only formula for
writing such essays. If it sounds straightforward, that is because it is; in
fact, the method consists of (a) an introductory paragraph, (b) three
evidentiary body paragraphs, (c) an opposing paragraph with refutation
(why that viewpoint is wrong), and (d) a conclusion.
The goal of an argumentative essay is to clearly outline a point of view,
reasoning, and evidence.

A good argumentative essay should follow this structure:

Introductory paragraph. The first paragraph of your essay should
outline the topic, provide background information necessary to
understand your argument, outline the evidence you will present and
states your thesis.
The thesis statement. This is part of your first paragraph. It is a
concise, one-sentence summary of your main point and claim.
Body paragraphs. A typical argumentative essay comprises three
or more paragraphs that explain the reasons why you support your thesis.
Each body paragraph should cover a different idea or piece of evidence
and contain a topic sentence that clearly and concisely explains why the
reader should agree with your position. Body paragraphs are where you
back up your claims with examples, research, statistics, studies, and text
citations. Address opposing points of view and disprove them or explain
why you disagree with them. Presenting facts and considering a topic from
every angle adds credibility and will help you gain a reader’s trust.
Conclusion. One paragraph that restates your thesis and
summarizes all of the arguments made in your body paragraphs. Rather
than introducing new facts or more arguments, a good conclusion will
appeal to a reader’s emotions. In some cases, writers will use a personal
anecdote explaining how the topic personally affects them.

III. ACTIVITIES
A. Practice Task 1. Decode The Word
Read each item carefully. Identify the kind of essay describe in the
following statements. Write your answer on your paper.
_________________1. This essay is intended to persuade readers to do
certain things, or not to do certain things. It is the sole aim of the writer to
coax or tempt readers, and force them to do certain things or take actions.
_________________2. This is the kind of essay that generally gives an
audience a basic-to-advanced perspective on something.

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_______________3. This essay presents both arguments; both for and
against a thing, and leaves the readers to decide.
_______________4. The purpose of this essay is to educate others on a
certain topic. Typically, it will answer one of the five Wh-questions: who,
what, where, when, and why. Of course, they can also answer "how,"
indicating how to do something.
_______________5. This genre of writing requires the student to
investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and
establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.

Practice Task 2. Fill Me In

Complete the given template below.
Kinds of Essay
Informative Persuasive Argumentative

Purpose of the
essay
Structure of the
essay

Techniques and
strategies used

B. Assessment

Unleashing The Power

Choose one from the given topics below, then decide what
type of essay you want to write. In preparing your essay, please be
guided by the rubric below.

• How are human activities responsible for climate change?

• Should we submit ourselves for COVID-19 vaccination?
• Should vaccinations be required for students who attend public
schools?
• Is it ethical to replace humans with electronic machines?
• Should religion be taught in schools?

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 Rubric
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compelling. weak.

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Source:https://courses.lumenlearning.com/englishcomp1v2xmaster/chap
ter/assignment-argument-essay-draft/

IV. REFERENCES
• How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Easy Step-by-Step
Guide accessed at https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-
write-a-good-argumentative-essay#how-to-outline-an-
argumentative-essay-in-4-steps
• Informative Essay accessed at
https://www.cdaschools.org/cms/lib/ID01906304/Centricity/Domain
/654/Informative%20Essay.pdf
• Informative Writing accessed at
https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-
com/us/en/higher-ed/en/products-services/course-products/taylor-
1e-info/pdf/sample-chapter--ch08.pdf
• Grade 9 SAUSD Writing Notebook Persuasive Writing Benchmark
/ Strategicaccessed

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 athttps://www.sausd.us/cms/lib5/CA01000471/Centricity/Domain/1
06/Grade%209%20Persuasive.pdf
• Persuasive Essay Structure accessed at
https://tutoring.asu.edu/sites/default/files/Persuasive%20Essay%2
0Structure.pdf
• Argumentative Essay accessed at
https://www.shmoop.com/essay-lab/argumentative/

Prepared by:

NEIZA F. LLANA, Teacher II

Daraga National High School, Albay
Division

Quality Assured by:

MARY JEAN L. BAS, Teacher III

MARIVIC L. DALAGUIT, Teacher III

SCHOOL-BASED QUALITY ASSURANCE

Prepared by:

AXEL JAMES O. TOMES

Teacher I

Quality Assured by:

RUEL C. FERNANDEZ
Master Teacher I

LORAINE T. CHIONG
Head Teacher III

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 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 10

Quarter 3, Worksheet No.2

Learner’s Name : _______________________________________

Grade level/Section : _______________________________________

Date : _______________________________________

LET’S WRITE TO CRITIQUE

I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competency
3.3 Compose an independent critique of a chosen
selection.
B. Objective/s
1. Understand what literary critique is
2. Apply the techniques / guidelines in making a literary
critique
3. Compose an independent critique of a chosen selection

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

As a 21st century student, you should be equipped with knowledge

and skills in writing a critique paper since it is a great way to widen your
horizon about a subject matter and to develop your critical thinking. It will
also help you to respond appropriately to different situations; thus, it will
give a significant impact in your personal growth and future career path.
Writing a critique paper will provide you a great opportunity to develop
your critical reading, persuasive writing, information gathering or research,
analyzing abilities and justification skills.

What is a critique? A critique is a genre of academic writing that

briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a work or concept. Critiques
can be used to carefully analyze a variety of works such as:
• Creative works – novels, exhibits, film, images, poetry
• Research – monographs, journal articles, systematic reviews,
theories
• Media – news reports, feature articles

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 Critique writing employs a formal, academic writing style and has a
clear structure, that is, an introduction, body and conclusion. However,
the body of a critique includes a summary of the work and a detailed
evaluation. The purpose of an evaluation is to gauge the usefulness or
impact of a work in a particular field.

Why do we write critiques? Writing a critique on a particular

selection will help you to enhance your knowledge of the work’s subject
area or related works. It will also provide you an understanding of the
work’s purpose, intended audience, development of argument, structure
of evidence or creative style.

How is a critique written? Before you start writing, it is important

to have a thorough understanding of the literary work that will be critiqued.
• Make sure to have a close reading of the literary piece to be
critiqued.
• Make notes on key parts of the work.
• Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose
being expressed in the work.
• Consider how the work relates to a broader issue or context.

Writing the Critique

1. Introduce the subject of the critique and identify the author. Give
some preliminary information indicating the main point to be
discussed. Review any background facts or issues that must be
understood before the point of the article being critiqued can be
appreciated. Possibly include additional biographical data. Is this
one of a series of essays on this theme? This portion should be brief.

2. Briefly summarize the argument of the author. Be as objective as

possible so that the reader understands what the article said.

3. Analyze the author’s presentation based upon points presented and

whether or not the author succeeded.

4. Respond to the presentation or focus upon the assumptions the

author makes. State your reaction to, opinion of, and evaluation of
these assumptions or assertions. Clearly support any reactions so
that they do not appear to be arbitrary judgments. This may be
accomplished by adding support from authority, using logic,
observation, or personal experience. What emerges from the
analysis?
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 5. Finally, state your conclusions about the overall piece reviewing the
strengths/weaknesses.

What are the parts of a critique?

1. Introduction. In the introduction you should:

• Name the work being reviewed as well as the date it was
created and the name of the author/creator.
• Describe the main argument or purpose of the work.
• Explain the context in which the work was created. This could
include the social or political context, the place of the work in
a creative or academic tradition, or the relationship between
the work and the creator’s life experience.
• Have a concluding sentence that signposts what your
evaluation of the work will be. This will be your thesis
statement. For instance, it may indicate whether it is a positive,
negative, or mixed evaluation.

2. Summary. Briefly summarize the main points and objectively describe

how the creator portrays these by using techniques, styles, media,
characters, or symbols. This summary should not be the focus of the
critique and is usually shorter than the critical evaluation.

3. Critical evaluation. As you read and study the selection to be

critiqued, you should form your own opinion about it. You can easily do
this by considering your criteria or reason for evaluation. Criteria are
systems or standards for evaluation, rules or tests you can utilize to
make your judgment.

A critical evaluation does not simply highlight negative

impressions. It should identify both strengths and weaknesses of
the literary piece. It should examine the work and evaluate its
success, considering its purpose.

Examples of key critical questions that could help your

assessment include:
• Is the work presented objectively or subjectively?
• What are the aims of the work? Were the aims achieved?
• What techniques or styles were used in the work? Are they
effective in portraying the purpose?
• What assumptions underlie the work? Do they affect its validity?

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 • What types of evidence or persuasion are used? Has evidence
been interpreted fairly?
• How is the work structured? Does it favor a particular
interpretation or point of view? Is it effective?
• Does the work enhance understanding of key ideas or theories?
Does the work engage (or fail to engage) with key concepts or
other works in its discipline?

This evaluation is written in formal academic style and

logically presented. Group and order your ideas into paragraphs.
Start with the broad impressions first and then move into the details
of the technical elements. For shorter critiques, you may discuss
the strengths of the works, and then the weaknesses. In longer
critiques, you may wish to discuss the positive and negative of each
key critical question in individual paragraphs. To support the
evaluation, provide evidence from the work itself, such as a quote
or example, and you should also cite evidence from related
sources. Explain how this evidence supports your evaluation of the
work.

4. Conclusion. This is usually a very brief paragraph, which includes:

• A statement indicating the overall evaluation of the work
• A summary of the key reasons identified during the critical
evaluation, why this evaluation was formed.
• In some circumstances, recommendations for improvement on
the work may be appropriate.

Make sure to include all the resources cited in your critique in your
reference list.

Be guided with the Checklist for a critique:

Have I:
• mentioned the name of the work, the date of its creation and
the name of the creator?
• accurately summarized the work being critiqued?
• mainly focused on the critical evaluation of the work?
• systematically outlined an evaluation of each element of the
work to achieve the overall purpose?
• used evidence, from the work itself as well as other sources,
to back and illustrate my assessment of elements of the
work?

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 • formed an overall evaluation of the work, based on critical
reading?
• used a well-structured introduction, body and conclusion?
• used correct grammar, spelling and punctuation; clear
presentation; and appropriate referencing style?

III. ACTIVITIES

A. Practice Task 1. One way of getting ready in making a critique

is to understand the main ideas presented in an article or a
selection. Read “The Gift of the Magi’ (A Summary) by O. Henry.
Then, use the diagram below to note the important details in the
story. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answer.

The Gift of the Magi (A Summary)

O. Henry

The story tells of a young married couple, James, known as Jim,

and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a
modest apartment. Between them, they have only two possessions that
they consider their treasures: Jim's gold pocket watch that belonged to his
father and his grandfather, and Della's lustrous, long hair that falls almost
to her knees.

It's Christmas Eve, and Della finds herself running out of time to buy
Jim a Christmas present. After paying all of the bills, all Della has left is
$1.87 to put toward Jim's Christmas present. Desperate to find him the
perfect gift, out she goes into the cold December day, looking in shop
windows for something she can afford.

She wants to buy Jim a chain for his pocket watch, but they're all
out of her price range. Rushing home, Della pulls down her beautiful hair
and stands in front of the mirror, admiring it and thinking. After a sudden
inspiration, she rushes out again and has her hair cut to sell. Della
receives $20.00 for selling her hair, just enough to buy the platinum chain
she saw in a shop window for $21.00.

When Jim comes home from work, he stares at Della, trying to figure
out what's different about her. She admits that she sold her hair to buy his
present.
Before she can give it to him, however, Jim casually pulls a package out
of his overcoat pocket and hands it to her. Inside, Della finds a pair of

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costly decorative hair combs that she'd long admired, but are now
completely useless since she's cut off her hair. Hiding her tears, she jumps
up and holds out her gift for Jim: the watch chain. Jim shrugs, flops down
onto the old sofa, puts his hands behind his head and tells Della flatly that
he sold his watch to buy her combs.

The story ends with a comparison of Jim and Della's gifts to the gifts
that the Magi, or three wise men, gave to Baby Jesus in the manger in the
biblical story of Christmas. The narrator concludes that Jim and Della are
far wiser than the Magi because their gifts are gifts of love, and those who
give out of love and self-sacrifice are truly wise because they know the
value of self-giving love.

Source: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry-
summary-theme-irony.html

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Source:ttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Plot-Organizer-
2249390

Practice Task 2. To assess the relevance of the literary text (The Gift of
Magi by O. Henry), write your comments on the following (use a separate
sheet for your answers):

1. The purpose of the author___________________________________

2. The tone and the mood of the selection________________________
3. The theme_______________________________________________
4. The language used________________________________________
5. The lesson conveyed______________________________________
6. Readability or appeal of the text to the reader___________________
7. Relevance of the text to the society___________________________

Practice Task 3. By looking closely at the details of the story of The Gift
of the Magi, you can now make your initial inferences by determining the
strengths and weaknesses of the selection. (Provide a separate sheet for
your answer.)

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

B. Assessment

Review the parts of the critique and the contents of each part.
Then, using your answers in Tasks 1 and 3, write a 4-paragraph critique
of the story “The Gift of the Magi”. Use the outline below. You will be
given a score based from the rubrics below. Write your critique on a
separate sheet of paper.

• Paragraph 1 – Introduction (background of the story – author, time

and place the story was written, characters and their description).
• Paragraph 2 – Summary (short narration of events in the story)
You can refer to your answers in Practice Task 1.

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 • Paragraph 3 – Critical Evaluation. You can also use your answers
in Practice Task 3.
• Paragraph 4 – Summary (be guided with the content of this part)

IV. REFERENCES
• https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/writing-article-critique
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skEn61J6c8s How to Write a
Critique Essay (An Evaluation Essay
• https://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/critique.jsp - Writing a critique
• https://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/elejeune/critique.htm
- Sample outline of critical analysis
• https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Plot-Organizer-2249390
- Diagram
• http://www.stevendkrause.com/tprw/Chapter%207.pdf- The Critique
Exercise
• https://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-a-critique.html- How
to Write a Critique
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry-
summary-theme-irony.html The Gift of the Magi (A Summary)

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 Prepared by:

MARIA ALPHA B. CAUAN, Teacher I

Lower Binogsacan National High School, Albay Division

Quality Assured by:

AMY N. NAPAY, Teacher I

MARY JEAN BAS, Teacher III

SCHOOL-BASED QUALITY ASSURANCE

Prepared by:

AXEL JAMES O. TOMES

Teacher I

Quality Assured by:

RUEL C. FERNANDEZ
Master Teacher I

LORAINE T. CHIONG
Head Teacher III

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