LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS IN ENGLISH __9___

Quarter ___3______ Worksheet No. __5___

Learner’s Name: ____________________________________

Grade Level/Section: ________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________

I. LEARNING SKILLS
MELC: Determine the relevance and truthfulness of the ideas
presented in the material viewed.
Objectives:
a. Decode the underlying message of the material viewed.
b. Analyze the ideas presented in a video clip.
c. Determine the relevance and truthfulness of the information in the presented
video clip.

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

The spread of fake news remains to be one of the most lethal viruses today. This issue
does not only mean a simple text message pranking a friend but as well as information that
may endanger a life or even a country. Fighting this, in the midst of the pandemic, will not only
campaign against misinformation but will save lives as well.
This Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) will help you determine fake news and learn the
different strategies to shield yourself and others from it. Apart from this, this LAS will also help
you to determine the relevance and truthfulness of the ideas presented in the video clip that
you will be viewing.
III. ACTIVITIES
A. Practice Task I: NO FAKE ALLOWED.
Watch the video clip “Health dept. warns against 'fake news'
on coronavirus” from CNN Philippines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssta03IRdDs
(See transcription of the video clip at ANNEX page.)

After watching the video, answer the following questions:

1. What is the video all about?
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2. What is the message of the video?
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3. What issues were discussed in the video?
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4. What is “disinfodemic”? Discuss its implication.
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5. What is the relevance of the video to the challenges faced by the country
regarding fake news and the spread of the virus?
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 B. Practice Task II: FACT CHECK.
The spread of fake news, specifically in the Philippines, has
been really alarming. Many fall for this misinformation and even
spread, share, or send this wrong information to more people. But
how do we spot fake news? Watch the video clip through the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo to know how
you can do so. (See transcription of the video clip at ANNEX page.)
After watching, please answer the following questions.

1. List down the strategies to avoid fake news as discussed in the video.
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2. What is the importance of knowing how to spot fake news or information?
______________________________________________________________
3. Have you forwarded or received fake news / information? What can you do to
correct or put an end to its spread?
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C. Practice Task III: FIGHT THE FAKE.

The corona virus continues to spread. However, as the

number of cases increases, so does fake news about it. No, garlic
does not help. Neither does alcohol. Here is a look at the
misinformation making the rounds and why you shouldn't believe a
word of it.
Watch the video presentation entitled “The spread of coronavirus fake news: What
you shouldn’t fall for | Covid-19 Special” through the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn60qhCSel0.
(See transcription of the video clip at ANNEX page.)
Take note of the important details for you to be able to answer the questions with the
facts cited in the material.
1. What idea is presented in the video?
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2. List down some of the false information related to Corona Virus and its possible
treatments as presented in the video clip viewed. Write your answer in the graphic
organizer below.
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Corona virus •_______________
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3. According to the clip, who benefits from the fake news related to this pandemic?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Have you heard of any conspiracy theory about Corona Virus? What was your
reaction to this?
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5. What can you do to stop the spread of fake news especially in times of pandemic?

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D. ASSESSMENT
Watch the clip, “State of PH education amid Covid-19
pandemic” through the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS2-
iR32goY. (See transcription of the video clip at ANNEX page.)
Be able to answer the questions based on the material
viewed.

1. What is the news report all about?

_________________________________________________________________________
2. What efforts are made by the Department of Education in continuing education amidst the
pandemic?
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3. What are the problems faced by the students and parents during distance learning?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. What solutions are presented by the DepEd and the higher education to continue learning?
Do you think these are feasible?
_________________________________________________________________________
5. Before the start of classes, what fake information have you heard that affected your attitude
towards learning?
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As a Grade 9 learner under distance learning, what improvements to teaching-learning

delivery can you suggest?
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IV. REFERENCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssta03IRdDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo
https://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn60qhCSel0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8NSmRFur-g

Prepared by:

TERESA R. VISITACION, T-I

Camarines Norte National High School
Camarines Norte Division
Quality Assured by:

AL BAMBINO M. CAMINO, MT I JENNIFER ANN C.RAIT, MT II

Vinzons Pilot High School Basud National High School
Division of Camarines Norte Division of Camarines Norte

EMMA V. DASCO
EPS I – English
Division of Camarines Norte

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 Reviewed and edited by:
LAARNIE G. BALIN, MT I
PRECY N. BELCHEZ, MT I
Tabaco National High School
Tabaco City
ANNEX Transcription of video clips used in LAS Worksheet No. 5 Quarter 3
1. Transcript - “Health dept. warns against
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssta03IRdDs
Reporter: Health officials can’t stress it enough. Right
now, there are no confirmed cases of the
Novel Corona Virus in the country. Concerns
have been raised regarding the spread of
the virus especially amid rumors spreading
through text messages and social media that
there are confirmed cases in some hospitals
in Binondo and Alabang.
Secretary Doque: Let's not be used by unscrupulous groups
whose agenda is to propagate infodemic.
Infodemic means the spread of false or
baseless pieces of information because
otherwise this problem this misinformation
can be more viral than the virus that we all
are guarding against.
Reporter: But there are 11 patients under investigation
for possible infection the Health Department
released this map of where they are two are
in Metro Manila specifically in Muntinlupa
and Pasay. Three in Aklan, three in Cebu,
and one each in Tacloban El Nido Palawan
and Camiguin. They're all foreign nationals
Chinese, Brazilian, German, and American.
All of them with previous travel from Wuhan
China.
Secretary Doque: So there shouldn't be any cause for alarm
just because we flash the areas where the
PUIs come from doesn't mean that those
Reporter: Ina Andolong, CNN Philippines
2. Transcript - How to Spot Fake News - FactCheck.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo
Fake news is nothing ne. But bogus stories can reach
more people more quickly via social media that what good old
fashioned viral emails could accomplish in years past. A lot of these
viral claims aren't news at all but fiction satire and efforts to fool
readers into thinking they're for real. Here are some strategies to
shield yourself from fake news.
Are you familiar with the source? Is it legitimate? Has it
been reliable in the past? If not you may not want to trust it. If a
provocative headline drew your attention read a little further before
you decide to pass along the shocking information.
Even in legitimate news stories the headline doesn't
always tell the whole story. But fake news particularly efforts to be
satirical can include several revealing signs in the text.
One fake story even attributed a quote to a dolphin. If
that had been real you could argue they buried the lede. Another
telltale sign of a fake story is often the byline-if there even is one and
to pull one over on the reader. These posts are also
designed to encourage clicks and generate money for the creator
through ad revenue but they arent news. We know this is difficult.
Confirmation bias leads people to put more stock in
information that confirms their beliefs and discount information that
Quality Assured by:
LANY M. ABAINZA
EPS I- English
Division of Tabaco City
'fake news' on coronavirus” from CNN Philippines.
areas are infected with novel coronavirus
because there's ton.
Chito Avelino: What we know is that the one in Cebu the
five-year-old kid has been discharged
already and there our son had been on the
process of being released now.
Reporter: The scare has prompted some schools to
suspend classes as a precautionary
measure their students are mostly Chinese
some of whom may have recently traveled to
China. For the Health Department it's
unnecessary, the Education Secretary
meantime has a reminder to concern
schools.
Secretary Briones: If they do suspend these are their own
decisions but they have to conduct makeup classes.
Reporter: The public is advised to continue taking
precautionary measures to avoid the spread
and possible infection of NCOV. Self-
protection measures include and washing
avoiding people with symptoms following
proper cuffing etiquette avoiding, contact
with farm animals consuming enough water
cooking food thoroughly and consulting a
doctor immediately when symptoms are felt.
Secretary Doque: Avoid shaking of hands this time sometimes
at the most, siguro, fist bump fist bump avoid
beso-beso, okay, please, tigilan na muna o
kung gusto ninyo, finger to finger na lang.
in some cases the authors are not even real. One story was credited
to a doctor who won 14 Peabody Awards and a handful appealed
surprises which would be very impressive if it wasn't also totally
made-up.
Many times these bogus stories will cite official or official
sounding sources but once you look into it this source doesn't back
up the claim some false stories aren't completely faked but rather
distortions of real events. These mendacious claims can take a
legitimate news story and twist what it says or even claim that
something that happened long ago is related to current events. One
deceptive website took a story that was over a year old from CNN
and slapped on a new misleading headline and publication date. So
on top of the deception there was copyright infringement.
Remember there is such a thing as satire. Normally it's
clearly labeled as such and sometimes it's even funny, but it isn't the
news. And then there's the more debatable forms of satire designed
doesn't. But the next time you're automatically appalled at some
social media posts concerning say a politician you oppose, take a
moment to check it out try this simple test. What other stories have
been posted to the news websitethat is the source of the story that
just popped up in your social media feed?
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 You may be predisposed to believe a story about a
politician you don't like. But if the alleged news site also features a
story about guardians from Antarctica retaliating against America by
hitting New Zealand with an earthquake, maybe you should think
twice before sharing. And yes that earthquake story is a real
example of a fake story that popped up.
We know you're busy and some of this debunking takes
time but fact checkers get paid to do this kind of work between
factcheck.org snopes.com. The Washington Post fact checker and
politifact.com it's likely at least one has already fact checked the
latest viral claim to pop up in your social media newsfeed. And
remember newsreaders themselves remain the first line of defense
against fake news.
To see more go to fact-check org.

3. Transcript - “The spread of coronavirus fake news: What you shouldn’t fall for | Covid-19 Special”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn60qhCSel0

Order silk really silver is the weapon against coronavirus on other strains of the coronavirus and has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours
[Music]

Jimbacca this televangelist has now been sued for selling these fake coronavirus cures. Fraudsters are wasting no time to make money
from your fear. The hoax likely originated from a white strip spread belief in Silver's antibacterial properties. Some toothbrush brands have hyped
the metal to in order to boost sales but scientists agree silver has no effect against the corona virus. In fact exposure to collodial silver can be toxic.

Times of crisis are always great times for fake news and propaganda. And the more ridiculous that claims it seems the more traction
they gain on social media. Be it tips like drinking alcohol to kill the virus and fight the disease. As tempting as it may sound for some it isn't all
religious claims that Corona was a punishment dished out by God or mother nature.

Our team from DW science has put together a selection of some of the most outrageous fake news about covid19. Whatever you do,
don't try this at home.

This clip widely shared on whatsapp is just one example of the many coronavirus related stories circulating online. The problem as the
disease continues to spread fake news is going viral too in India. A picture purporting to show an Italian boy taking his life after all his family members
died from coronavirus went viral but a fact check revealed that the footage actually shows the suicide of a woman before the outbreak and this photo
doesn't show dead bodies on the streets of Italy it's actually an art installation in Germany.

Also doing the rounds conspiracy theories among them but a South Korean series forecast the corona virus outbreak back in 2018. Just
one of many false stories describing the pandemic as a premeditated event. Platforms like Facebook are rife breeding grounds for the spread of
fake news. The social networking giant is among several companies pledging to take stronger action to prevent the spread of Misinformation. Others
too are doing their bit to make sure people are getting the right information about Corona.

A service called Africa check recently had to rebuff a South African mayor's claim that a vaccine against
corona virus had been developed now while much of Asia seems just over the hill and most of Europe is in mid-battle against Covid19. Africa is
bracing for impact and fake news is not helping society is there to
prepare for the onslaught.

M1: Let's bring in Vincent Ng’ete he's deputy Kenya editor at

Africa check and joins us from Naorobi. Vincent how much of a
problem is corona fake news in African countries right now.
V: Thanks for having me. Coronavirus misinformation is a
big big problem and he reason is that the more people believe
misinformation then they will not follow the instructions not going to
wash their hands they won't practice social distancing and they will
not stay at home so these things mean that if they don't pay attention
the virus spreads more. And on top of that you have people trying
certain fake cures or medicines that have been not to work. We've
seen in Nigeria for example that people have been poisoned by
chloroquine because they heard it could work.
M: Hmm that means it what's the weirdest piece of fake
news you've come across so far?
V: Well the weirdest I have come across is that if you take
some orange peels and you boil them and you inhale the steam you
can cure coronavirus and we know that's not true because your body
temperature internal body temperature never really changes all you
end up doing is burning.
M: And why on earth are people actually believing this kind
of stuff well people believe misinformation particularly about health
because it ties into their fears. People are afraid of diseases that are
difficult to cure and so this gives them hope and when you give them
hope they will try these figures they will buy medicines fake
medicines if they have to. You should notice that really we don't see
a lot of fake news about a disease like malaria because we all knew
it's curable and the medicine is clearly accessible.

M: Do people across Africa generally trust their
governments to take the right measures of a false that
misinformation are on fertile ground?
V: People are more or less trustful of their governments and
the reason they are is because they know that government really
can do the most to protect them what we have seen is a bit of
dissatisfaction with the measures that are being taken. So for
example in Kenya we know that for example the number of tests
have been rising but there's a concern that they are not enough and
also the fact that a lot ofpeople live in an informal economy in Kenya
so they have to go out everyday and money and it's very difficult to
tell people like that to stay at home and self isolate unless you're
providing them with money so that they can stay inside.

M: Who benefits from these fake news? V: A lot of people benefit there are people who want to grow
their influence online and they'll spread anything that is fake whether
it's about coronavirus or politics it doesn't matter. Then there are

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people who want to actually make a business selling fake cures so
that you can actually spend your money to to buy a fake cure or to
do things that are not true, for example orange peel water, and then
finally you've got people who want to drive a political agendas so
they're going to capitalize on people's fears to spread these stories
and that way spread the agenda that's probably the system is wrong
and therefore you should follow me because I have the solution. So
there are people doing it digitally online we have technological
reasons others have commercial reasons.
M: Vincent Ng’ete the deputy Kenya editor Africa Tech
thank you very much for joining us from
Nairobi. Targeting today our science correspondent Derek Williams
we'll deal with some of the most violent fate and false claims about
the corona virus. Was this virus genetically modified to be used as
a biological weapon?
D: This was one of those conspiracy theories that was
bound to pop up in the midst of a global pandemic. Right I mean
there have been too many books and movies with that as a plot line.
But a team of researchers that studied the genetic makeup of the
virus recently published some compelling arguments for why it
wasn't engineered. but must have naturally evolved. First they said
SARS COV 2 most closely resembles corona viruses found in bats
that don't cause disease in humans and of course any evil scientist
trying to build a super bug would have started with one that's already
been proven to
make us sick.
Second in our computer models the changes to the
SARSCOV to genetic sequence that allowed it to start infecting us
just don't look like they should work very well they aren't mutations
that any bioengineer would have chosen if they were trying to build
4. Transcript - “State of PH education amid Covid-19 pandemic” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS2-iR32goY.
Reporter: This public elementary school in Quezon City has one of
the most number of students in Metro Manila. By now at
least 50 young students should be crammed into this
small space instead we are seeing an empty classroom
void of any activity. Schools remain closed until August
24th because of the covet 19 scare. And even then
things aren ot going to be the same.
Sec. Briones: There will be no face-to-face classes and sessions
until we are assured of the safety of our children and our
teachers
Reporter: Authorities believe schooling can continue even from
home. They are implementing distance or remote
learning, a method that delivers lessons through various
ways including online television radio and printed
materials. Over 20 million students from kindergarten to
high school nationwide have signed up for the new
school year. Colleges and universities are also shifting
to distance learning affecting over 3 million students.
The new system is drawing mixed reactions from
students.
Sittie Macunte: Matututo naman po kami kung focused kami sa
ginagawa namin.
Aaron Matsui: Mas Mabuti parin po talagang andiyan, nakatutok
sa teacher.
Reporter: Some youth groups are urging officials to defer the school
opening noting that thousands of students lack access
to the Internet. For some parents, distance learning
seems impractical. They worry about having to spend
more time and money on their children's education
especially if students need to go online regularly.
Rowena Matsui: Eh papano kung laging online yong anak ko?
Mabigat para samin. In private schools, parents are
a super bug because the models would have said they don't really
work. So no, the corona virus was not designed by humans.
Can supplements like fish oil, zinc, or vitamins help?
D: Supplements are an area nutrition where there's very
little consensus in the scientific community
under ordinary circumstances much less in the midst of a pandemic
the idea that. You can somehow boost your immune system. I mean
what does that mean anyway. The answer to this question is a
resounding no the only thing that we currently think will prevent you
from catching the virus is if you've had it already and developed
antibodies that will prevent you from getting it again.
I'm not saying you should stop taking your fish oil or your
vitamins just don't expect them to keep you from
catching Covid 19.
There is a rumor that loss of smell is a sign of a severe
case of Covid 19. Can we hear more about that?
D: A recent large-scale study in Britain that collected data from
hundreds of thousands of people self-reporting on an app showed
that from those who eventually tested positive for the disease around
60% had that symptom to a greater or lesser extent that certainly
sounds pretty convincing. The only problem is that losing the sense
of smell or taste is also closely associated with other respiratory
infections. It's a lot more common than you might think that's why as
of this morning at least the WHO was still reviewing the issue and
hadn't yet decided to add the loss of smell or taste to the official list
of symptoms of corona virus infection but that could very well
happen in the coming days if there is enough evidence to support it.
demanding lower tuition fees since students will be
studying from home but the schools say some recurring
costs cannot be waived especially maintenance fees.
Noel Estrada: Yung laboratories gymnation, lahat po yan na facility,
kailangan paring i-maintain.
Reporter: Education officials have come up with web-based
platforms where stakeholders can share learning
materials. Kinder to high school students are using
DepEd Commons, the online learning that can be
accessed free of data charges through a partnership
between the DepEd and Telcos. The Commission on
Higher Education meantime is developing the Phil
connect website,it contains text audio video and other
digital content that can be used for teaching and
research.
Prospero De Vera: No ifs no buts learning must continue. We learn
as one.We are ready. For teachers distance learning
means making the extra effort to reach students.
Jenny Yabut: Yon pong modules ay libreng ipapamahagi, kung
kailangan naming silang punatahan sa mga bahay nila
ay gagawin po namin. They have to create more
educational content. These should contain essential
lessons at the same time, they need to be simple enough
for students to adjust on their own.
Shirley Buenrostro: Hindi kahanda ang ating mga teacher sa
pagbabagong ito but as a teacher kailangan nating ma
adopt. Is this distance learning going to be effective? For
education officials trying to make it work is better than
doing nothing.
Lisa Nichols CNN Philippines
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