Name:______________________ Date:_________________  Create interest  “Gardening is a great hobby.

”
Grade & Section:_____________ Teacher:________________  Stir up sympathy  “If we don’t extend our financial
help, many people might starve.”

ENGLISH
Features of Persuasive Text
Grade 10
1. It begins with a clear thesis statement.

2. It includes supporting ideas and arguments. Statistics, facts,

MODULE 1
Hi! Welcome to Grade-10 . I am so delighted to see you!
. You must have been experiencing a lot of adjustments now that classes
are on again! Well I want to let you know we are happy to see you and we
will help you get through with your new learning adventure. Through this
module, your learning ride will be easier and more fun!
examples,
or quotations are needed to support the main argument.
3. It uses a clear organization or structure that builds logically from
one point
to the next, leading to a definite conclusion.

4. It is usually composed of three parts: introduction, body, and

LESSON 1 conclusion.

5. It usually uses transition words or phrases that show how ideas

are
What is a persuasive text?
connected.
A persuasive text is a text that comes in a form of an argument,
exposition, discussion, review, or an advertisement, the main purpose of 6. The conclusion of the persuasive text should repeat the main
which is to present a point of view and to persuade the readers. purpose of

Persuasive texts can be used to… the text.

Purpose Persuasive Statement Example of a Persuasive Essay

 Make a change
 Prove something wrong
 Support a cause
 Urge people to act
 Get people to agree
with you
 “Everyone should follow the law.”
 “Our mayor is the best leader.”
 “Please donate for the
orphanage.”
 “Stop disobeying quarantine
rules!”
 “I am sure you’ll agree with me
that the teachers are frontliners,
too.”
High School Sports
High school sports have a powerful influence to
every student in different ways. Sports are considered
Introduction an effective way for students to maintain health. The
students who are active in sports can get the most out
of their high school years. There are many reasons why
sports influence students. Some of the reasons are
Thesis
health, teamwork, and self-discipline. Stateme
nt
 The first reason is health. Sports and health are Directions: Read the short passage below and identify the features of
heavily connected. Exercises help burn calories in the persuasive texts
body, reducing the chances of obesity. The stress
The Importance of Family
caused by exercise on the muscles, bones, ligaments,
and tendons makes the students strong and healthy.
Body The performance and endurance of the heart muscles
will improve thus improving its efficiency and You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your relatives.
decreasing the risk of heart diseases. Exercise triggers This may be true, but does it mean that friends are more important just
the use of sugar in the blood. The glucose is converted because you choose who they are? I don’t think so, but not everyone will
into energy hence, balancing the blood sugar. Sports agree.
also fight against cancer and other lifestyle diseases.

The second reason is teamwork. Teamwork is key to

To many people, friends (in particular best friends) are the most
success. In sports, a student should have to collaborate
important relationships in their lives. They spend more time chatting with
with other team members to win—the same with
Body friends over the phone, by e-mail or text messages than they do with their
academic success. A student needs to work hand in
families. There are different reasons for this. One reason is that people share
hand with teachers and fellow students for him/her to
so many special memories with friends as they grow up together. Friends are
succeed. Moreover, employers are interested in hiring
often similar in age, so they find themselves doing the same things at the
employees who can work together with other employees
same time, and this gives enjoyment. Often families have only one child or
to achieve a common goal. Teamwork skills are among
children many years apart, so they don’t share these special moments.
the other requirements to secure a job.
Another reason in favor of friends is that people spend their free time, their
The third reason is self-discipline. In sports, the fun time, with friends. Often, parents are working on weekends or in the
student has to follow the rules. He/She has to obey school holidays, so, who do you spend time relaxing with? Good friends, of
his/her coach. While other students are idle thinking of course!
Body drugs and alcohol, a student who is active in sports is
training, and he/she has no time for illegal drugs and
some destructive addictions. A student can reach his or Yet families are also essential. Within families, people have a special
her potentials with discipline. Time management is bond of culture, beliefs, and of course, love. Friends do not always share
learned in sports too. these. The best thing about families is that they are still there for you. They
look after you when you are sick, they help you learn all about life, and they
High school sports have a significant influence
love you no matter what – even when you might sometimes be a bit naughty.
on students. Sports would help the students become
Conclusion healthy and fit. The students who are active in sports
would also develop teamwork skills and self-discipline,
which are both essentials for life’s success. So, even though it is great to have friends, it is much better to have a family.
You might not be able to choose who they are, but you certainly can rely on
them to be there and help you out whenever you need it.

What I Have Learned Unleash My Analysis

YOUR TASK Directions: Answer the questions below .

1. What is a persuasive text?
2. Choose at least three uses of persuasive texts and write a
persuasive statement to each of them.
LESSON 2
You will be given two options for this task.
Option A. If you have access to the internet, watch a YouTube video with
the link below and watch the video clip of the story Daedalus and Icarus.
Note the details in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24DLV605sOA
Option B. If you do not have internet access, read the summary of the story
below.
\ out. Genius, we say! And sure enough, after Theseus kills the Minotaur, he is
Daedalus and Icarus
An Ancient Greek Myth
Source: https://rb.gy/pvo5kj
Daedalus is an Athenian craftsman, famous for his ability to invent
and build things. Think Leonardo da Vinci, but with more powers.
Unfortunately, he also has a jealous streak. When his nephew Talos
invents the saw, Daedalus realizes that the boy might be more talented than
he is. In a fit of jealousy, Daedalus throws Talos off the Acropolis, a tall
monument in Athens.
Some versions of the story say that Athena saw the boy falling, and
transformed him into a partridge. But others argue that Talos died and that
Daedalus tried to hide the murder by burying him. Either because he was
feeling guilty or because he was banished, Daedalus leaves Athens and
heads to the island of Crete.
While he's hanging out there, Daedalus befriends King Minos, the
island's ruler. Daedalus still has the touch in Crete and he continues his
building streak. First, he builds a cow suit so that Crete's Queen Pasiphae
can get it on with a bull. Pasiphae's union with the bull results in a horrible
half-man, half-beast called the Minotaur.
King Minos asks Daedalus to design a maze called the Labyrinth in
which to put the terrible Minotaur. The Minotaur demands human sacrifices,
and every nine years, King Minos sends seven young men and women into
the Labyrinth to meet their doom. One of these victims sent to his death is
the hero Theseus and he decides to fight back and try to kill the Minotaur.
King Minos' daughter, Ariadne, falls madly in love with Theseus. And
since Daedalus built the Labyrinth, she asks him to help Theseus safely
navigate it.
Always the helpful one, Daedalus gives Theseus a ball of yarn and
tells the hero to trail it behind him, creating a roadmap for how to get back
able to escape. He and Ariadne leave Crete together.
King Minos is not happy with Daedalus for helping Theseus, so he
locks Daedalus and his son, Icarus, in the Labyrinth. Knowing that the land
and water are guarded by King Minos' army, Daedalus decides to escape by
air. Daedalus uses twine, feathers, and wax to build large wings for himself
and his son.
Finally, the wings are finished. Before putting wings on Icarus,
Daedalus gives his son some warnings: he should follow him closely and fly
at a middle height. If he flies too low, the seawater will dampen the wings,
and if he flies too high, the sun will melt them.
 Labyrinth.
And off they go! Daedalus looks back at his son, cheering him on. In
all the excitement, Icarus forgets his father's warning and starts to fly higher. Evidence:
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Sure enough, he gets too close to the sun: the heat softens the wax,
5. Daedalus is responsible for his son’s death.
and his wings fall apart. Icarus plummets into the sea, crying "Father, father!"
Evidence:
on his way down. Daedalus tries to save his son, but it's too late—he has
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drowned. The only thing Daedalus can find are feathers floating in the water. _______

For the first time ever, Daedalus curses his "art." Daedalus names
Additional Activity
the part of the ocean where Icarus fell the "Icarian Sea." Still mourning,
Daedalus flies onward to the Italian island of Sicily. When he gets there, he
performs funeral rites for his son. Next, Daedalus constructs a temple to Directions: Complete the sentence below.
Apollo where he hangs his wings and moved to Sicily

From this lesson, I have learned that...

Directions: State whether you agree or disagree with the given
statements and find evidence from the text to support your claim.
1. King Minos is cruel.
Evidence:
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2. Daedalus is talented.

Evidence:
_______________________________________________________ Subject Teachers:
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3. Icarus is foolish.
Ma’am Junna R. Yordan
Evidence:
Ma’am Arcelina G. Lumas
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4. Daedalus and Icarus should have stayed in the island after escaping from
the