English 8

1
English – Grade 8
Quarter 3 – Module 1: Author’s Biases
First Edition, 2020

Republic Act 8293, Section 176 states that no copyright shall subsist in any work
of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government
agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of
such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a
condition the payment of royalties.

2
 Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names,
trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective copyright
holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these
materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not
represent nor claim ownership over them.

Published by the Department of Education - Schools Division of Pasig City

Development Team of the Self-Learning Module

Writer: Janette M. Timula

Editor/Reviewer (content Language): Analyn L. De Leon
Reviewer (Technical): Rowena D. Roxas
Management Team: Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin
OIC-Schools Division Superintendent
Carolina T. Rivera, CESE
OIC-Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Manuel A. Laguerta EdD
Chief Curriculum Implementation Division
Victor M. Javena, EdD
Chief - School Governance and Operations Division
Education Program Supervisors
Librada L. Agon EdD (EPP/TLE/TVL/TVE)
Liza A. Alvarez (Science/STEM/SSP)
Bernard R. Balitao (AP/HUMSS)
Joselito E. Calios (English/SPFL/GAS)
Norlyn D. Conde EdD
(MAPEH/SPA/SPS/HOPE/A&D/Sports) Wilma Q. Del
Rosario (LRMS/ADM)
Ma. Teresita E. Herrera EdD (Filipino/GAS/Piling Larang)
Perlita M. Ignacio PhD (EsP)
Dulce O. Santos PhD (Kindergarten/MTB-MLE) Teresita P.
Tagulao EdD (Mathematics/ABM)
Printed in the Philippines by Department of Education – Schools Division of
Pasig City

3
 English 8
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 1

Author’s Biases

4
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English Grade 8 Self-Learning Module 1 on Author’s Biases!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

5
 For the Learner:

Welcome to the English Grade 8 Self-Learning Module 1 on Author’s Biases!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills that

you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson at

hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts and

skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and application of

the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

6
 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 8. All the activities provided in
this lesson will help you learn and understand the Author’s Biases.
Objectives:

A. Recognize the author’s biases.

B. Use graphic organizer in presenting ideas.
C. Develop multiple intelligences through differentiated activities.

PRETEST

Write T if the statement is true and write F if the statement is false. __________1. A
bias is when an author is unfair or inaccurate in his or her presentation of
something.
__________2. Placement and size refer to where materials are chosen to be put first
are seen as the most important stories.
__________3. The panel described you as forceful. This sentence is an example of
images and videos.
__________4. Sometimes, certain details or facts will be cut out of a story, and others
will be included. This is called selection or omission
__________5. Every author holds opinions that affect his or her discussion of an
issue.

RECAP
At this time of pandemic varied situations were being observe from which people
really do not know whether they are true or not. One of the reasons behind might
be the biases behind the said issue. In this lesson we will figure out the biases of
the author.

7
 Tell something about the
picture.

Bias is when a writer or speaker

uses a selection of facts, choice
of words, and the quality and
tone of description, to convey a
particular feeling or attitude. Its
purpose is to convey a certain
attitude or point of view toward
the subject.

LESSON

What is an author’s bias?

A bias is basically when an author is unfair or inaccurate in his or her presentation

of something. In their attempt to persuade, authors often make mistakes in their
thinking patterns and writing choices. This is because every author has a point of
view.

Discussion/Modelling
Every author holds opinions that affect his or her discussion of an issue, opinions
that you as a reader must try to recognize and understand. Such judgments show an
author's biases or preference for one side of an issue over another.
How can we spot bias?

1. Word choice and connotation

Connotation is a further understanding of a word's meaning. (As well as a literal

meaning, It is also a word that carry an additional idea or feeling. As a writer, you
can influence your readers' opinions with the words you choose. The connotations
of your chosen words determine whether your text is biased or unbiased.
Example:

Your friends described you as forceful.

Is forceful the right word? Perhaps assertive, which has a more positive connotation
would be more accurate.

2. Names and titles

The way a person is described or labeled can influence how we think about him or
her.

8
Example:
John Doe, an ex-con, is now running for office.
John Doe, who was convicted 20 years ago for a minor offense, is now running for
office.”

3. Placement and size

Usually, stories in a newspaper or on a news program that are chosen to be put first
are seen as the most important stories. Stories that appear at the back of a
newspaper or at the end of a broadcast are seen as less important.

Example:
If a story about the disaster in the Philippines is on the front page of the newspaper,
it will be seen as important. If the story about the typhoon in the Philippines is buried
at the back of the paper, it will be regarded as less important.

4. Selection or omission
Sometimes, certain details or facts will be cut out of a story, and others will be
included. This can change how readers/viewers think about the story. Make sure to
consider multiple sources to get the full story.

Example

A news story could be written about people booing during a speech. “The President’s
remarks were greeted by loud jeers. A small handful of people disagreed with the
President’s remarks.”

5. Images and videos Example

Some photos can make the subject look

serious, beautiful, healthy, and so on.
Other photos, however, can be very
unflattering and make the subject look
ridiculous, sick, etc. The image of
someone in the news can influence how
people think about him or her.

6. Guided Practice
Identify the author’s biases being described in the following items. Choose your
answer from the box below.

Word choice and connotation

Names and titles

9
Placement and size

Selection or omission

Images and videos

1. Bree tends to become a passionate child.

Answer: ____________________

2.
Answer: ____________________

3. The Filipino people calls President Duterte “Tatay Digong”.

Answer: ____________________

4. Certain details or facts will be out of a story, and others will be included.
Answer: ____________________

5.

Answer: ____________________

10
 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1

Identify the Author’s Biases being described in the pictures. Choose the letter
of your answer from the given items below.

A. Word choice and connotation

B. Names and titles
C. Selection or omission
D. Placement and size
E. Images and videos

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________

11
4. _______________ 5. _______________

Activity 2

Multiple Choice: Identify the ways on how to spot bias from the following items.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1.

A. Names and titles C. Selection or omission

B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

2. Brianna’s research proposal is unusual.

A. Names and titles C. Selection or omission

B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

3. Manny Pacquiao, known as the People’s Champ had won many boxing
competitions.

A. Names and titles C. Selection or omission

B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

4.

A. Names and titles C. Selection or omission

B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

12
5.

A. Images and videos C. Selection and omission

B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

Activity 3
Below is an article about President Duterte’s state of the Nation Address. List down
at least five (5) Author’s Biases that you can find in the said article.

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the

18th Congress during his 5th State of the
Nation Address (SONA) to pass 21 bills within
the last two years of his term.
But while the country is still struggling to
fight the coronavirus pandemic, only 5 of
Duterte’s SONA priority bills on Monday, July
27, were specifically designed to respond to
the COVID-19 crisis.
These include the proposed COVID-19
response and recovery plan called Bayanihan
to Recover As One Act and the bill providing
incentives to financial institutions to sell
their non-performing assets affected by the
pandemic. (READ:
Duterte's 2020 SONA: Pandemic plan
overtaken by obsession with ‘oligarchs')
1. Bayanihan to Recover as One Act
“May I again reiterate my thanks to you, the men and women of Congress, for
the effort you invested into passing that law (Bayanihan to Heal as One Act). I
hope that we can get some or the same treatment of clarity, purpose and the
fastness to support the passage of the Bayanihan [to Recover as One Act],
which will supplement funds for recovery and response against the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The proposed Bayanihan 2 bill provides a comprehensive list of 64
“interventions” that the executive branch is expected to undertake to combat
the pandemic – from setting a COVID-19 testing protocol for vulnerable sectors
to providing aid to those in the transport and tourism industries critically
affected by the health crisis.

13
 The proposed Bayanihan 2 bill provides a comprehensive list of 64
“interventions” that the executive branch is expected to undertake to combat the
pandemic – from setting a COVID-19 testing protocol for vulnerable sectors to
providing aid to those in the transport and tourism industries critically affected
by the health crisis.
These interventions adopted the 30 special powers that the first Bayanihan
law originally granted to Duterte, which expired on June 25.
The Senate already passed the Bayanihan 2 on second reading, while the
House version has hurdled only the committee level so far.
Both chambers, however, are seeking different amounts for the proposed standby
fund for COVID-19 response programs: P162 billion in the House and P140 billion
in the Senate.
Lawmakers will have to reconcile the conflicting provisions of their
respective Bayanihan 2 bills before Congress can pass it into law.
REF: https://rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/list-priority-bills-duterte-sona2020

1. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________________

WRAP-UP
A bias is basically when an author is unfair or inaccurate in his or her presentation
of something. Give some ways on how to spot biases.

14
 Word choice and connotation

Names and tile

Placement and ssize

Selection and ommision

Word choice and connotation

VALUING
In this time of Pandemic, we can hear different kinds of news. Find the
Author’s biases on the news you have heard. Write them on your notebook.

How do you cope with the news you have heard? Explain how you deal with
the situation, using the following activities.
For the singers compose a song, for the actors create a short play, for the writers,
write a short poem. Include your faith in God for your answer.

POSTTEST
Multiple Choice: Read and following sentences. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. An author’s bias in which stories in a newspaper or on a news program are chosen

to be put first and seen as the most important stories.
A. Names and title C. Selection and omission
B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

2.Where details or facts will be cut out of a story, and others will be included.
A. Names and title C. Selection and omission
B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

3. The image of someone in the news can influence how people think about him or
her.

15
A. Images and videos C. Selection and omission
B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

4. Writers can influence your readers' opinions with the words you choose.
A. Images and videos C. Selection and omission
B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

5. The way a person is described or labeled.

A. Names and title C. Selection and omission
B. Placement and size D. Word choice and connotation

KEY TO CORRECTION

References

2020. [online] Available at:

<https://int.search.tb.ask.com/search/AJimage.jhtml?&n=7858446e&p2=
%5EBNF%5Expt724%5ETTAB03%5Eph&ptb=6323CA04-7D66-4EE6-
9C573463DC515756&qs=&si=001003013000608&ss=sub&st=sb&tpr=sbt&enc=2
&searchfor=Dutz1AH-qR3ciMd6kmFSEjr0bk5jSOrP8LV-
iDioz6qMUaGjikW4qpmwfEmeka8t0u7QPsUgG26oudnJ7vghE9B7Zd6veskZF883xj
HmXqUY0t8ucR69zhgcmSZtNo9QpQSBSEKkSAxODEZrrZh5YZkB1lZCcZWjtwdUA
93ASf1BpNkWwOLyLtibp0G3Wav9lhn2Un4hLxHze0c5dytWoww3-
Qx_eqlqDANioQSZqLd3-uh-XK-

16
4B6TGAh7CBXlgzYdeZauyb9zbQ4G7yLRTf4eWmQuA4oHXkHwjZjK9DO9qyf
M6EpyCnkwThNRbmvgw2aPD2kuWyJ1uM2Zde3Yug&ts=1594900923695&i
mgs=1p&filter=on&imgDetail=true> [Accessed 26 July 2020].

"Research Guides: How To Evaluate Information Sources: Identify Bias".

2020. Researchguides.Njit.Edu. https://researchguides.njit.edu/evaluate/bias.

"Kinds Of Authors Bias - Google Search". 2020.

Google.Com.
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=SvQSX8OJNbGImAXKxoWo
Ag&q=kinds+of++authors+bias&oq=kinds+of++authors+bias&gs_lcp=CgZwc
3ktYWIQAzoICAAQ6gIQjwE6CwguELEDEIMBEJMCOgIILjoICC4QsQMQgwE
6CAgAELEDEIMBOgUILhCxAzoFCC4QkwI6BQgAELEDOggILhCxAxCTAjoCC
AA6BAgAEAo6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQCBAHEB46BAgAEA06CAgAEA0QBRAeU
Pg3WPa6AWC81gFoAXAAeAOAAa0EiAGvJZIBDDMuMTIuMC41LjAuMpgBA
KABAaoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQo&sclient=psyab&ved=0ahUKEwjD1u3A79bqAhUxBKY
KHUpjASUQ4dUDCAc&uact=5.
ULC, Bitstrips. 2020. "Bitmoji - Your Own Personal Emoji". Bitmoji.Com.
https://www.bitmoji.com/?fbclid=IwAR2cuEPxBqKvKeulCjq8d7lELiwCAS2
m5vUDxC2GIq2cZr_I92qPGO4DlhA.
2020. Wcpss.Net.
https://www.wcpss.net/cms/lib/NC01911451/Centricity/Domain/3855/A
uthors%20Bias%20Notes.pdf.
"Writing@CSU". 2020. Writing.Colostate.Edu.
https://writing.colostate.edu/guides/page.cfm?pageid=226&guideid=15.

Shrives, Craig. 2020. "Connotation | What Does Connotation Mean?".

Grammar-Monster.Com.
https://www.grammarmonster.com/glossary/connotation.htm.
2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccK9TTA6xiw&t=186s.
Frank, Iraq. 2020. "Bias. - Ppt Video Online Download". Slideplayer.Com.
https://slideplayer.com/slide/4084739/.
blow, Alive. 2020. "Alive In The Time Of No Live: How Sports Fans Are Coping With
The Coronavirus Blow". The New Indian Express.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2020/mar/25/alive-inthe-
time-of-no-live-how-sports-fans-are-coping-with-the-coronavirus-
blow2121535.html.
"'Duterte Harry': What You Need To Know About The Controversial Philippine
President". 2020. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rodrigo-
duterte-what-you-needknow-about-controversial-philippine-president-n753901.
"Home - BBC News". 2020. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news.
Cepeda, Mara. “LIST: 21 Priority Bills of Duterte in SONA 2020.” Rappler.
Rappler, July 28 2020. https://rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/list-priority
bills-duterte-sona-2020.

17