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Second Quarter – Module 5
Week 6

SDO TAGUIG CITY AND PATEROS

Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and evaluated by the

Development and Quality Assurance Teams of SDO TAPAT to assist you in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

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 resource while being an active
learner.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer Let’s Try before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
 Let’s Learn

This module was designed and written for you, dear Grade Ten Learners. It will be
a great help and opportunity for you on how you will help yourself improve your
writing skill in which you will need to support it with facts and timely information
in relation to expository writing. The scope of this module permits you to widen
your knowledge on expository writing to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the varied vocabulary levels. The lessons
are organized to follow the standard structure of the Most Essential Learning
Competencies (MELCs). The sequence of the lessons given will help you to clearly
understand and use the English Language in your everyday communication and
life style.

The module is about:

Lesson 5 – Write an exposition or discussion on a familiar issue to include key
structural elements and language features
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Read and analyze each statement as to what language feature is being
described based on the given sentences;
2. Analyze the comic strip and try to tell its relevance to expository writing;
3. Read and comprehend the article and answer the questions pertinent to it;
4. Analyze and identify which among the excerpts present for or against based
on the information stated; and
5. Write an expository essay

Let’s Try
Find Me! (Word Hunt)
Directions: Match the meaning of the meaning of the phrases used in the
sentences below with the words found in the puzzle. Highlight the words using
colored pens/ highlighter.
R H E T O R I C A L Q U E S T I O N S E

P A C G H R F S F C G R Y U Y V B N S M

R C H F R A A F B C C F G U V A D C U O

E X P R E S S A T T I T U D E R A C A T

S S D F A A D U Y C V F G D R D S B C I

E U E D A V C V U S S D E C B D E F F V

N C V C E D C E E R T Y C D S D D C D E

T D Y R D F C S O D C V S S O D U V C W
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E S A U V A C A C U D V A A B H A D S R

N S F U C E A A D V C D F A E D A D F D

S A D D N U D X C C D V N A L Q S D A S

E A D N U C F D I T S D V A I S U V A S

R A O D C X C F F D D U C A E V U A A D

U C D U V A E W R D A B F A F D E D S S

⮚ Rhetorical questions
⮚ Emotive words
⮚ Express attitude
⮚ Connectors
⮚ Verbs of belief
⮚ Present Tense
⮚ Adverbs

_____________ 1. A public servant was highly praised for serving the people with all
honesty during the time of pandemic.
_____________ 2.I think about 20 people will be there.
_____________ 3. A monster of a man violated an underage girl.
_____________ 4. The present situation gives us an idea that we have to take care
of ourselves.
_____________ 5. I rarely go outside because I don’t want to get infected by COVID-19.
_____________ 6. The latest statistic proves that there are more than 40, 000
Filipinos who are suffering from COVID-19.
_____________ 7. We must not get together to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
_____________ 8. Most Filipinos disagree with the government’s plan to help them
recover from the crisis brought about by global pandemic.
_____________ 9. The COVID patients had convinced people that this illness can
kill people.
_____________ 10. Do they really want our country to suffer from this contagious
disease?
_____________ 11. Students should take their umbrella because it’s raining.
_____________ 12. Can our country afford to help and treat infected people?
_____________ 13. COV-ID-19 is a contagious disease.
_____________ 14. She will be sick unless she stops going outside.
_____________ 15. People must take seriously the effects of COVID-19.
 Lesson Write an exposition or discussion on a
familiar issue to include key structural
1 elements and language features

In this module, you will learn what expository writing is. Expository
writing is used to convey factual information (as opposed to creative writing,
such as fiction). It is the language of learning and understanding the world
around us. Expository writing is everywhere in everyday life, not just
academic settings. Expository writing is present anytime there’s information
to be conveyed. It can take form in an academic paper, an article for a
newspaper, a report for a business, or even book-length nonfiction. It
explains, informs, and describes.

Let’s Recall

Directions: Identify the social implications of writing as a macro skill in developing

one’s expertise and talent in writing.

Let’s Explore

Essay: Coronavirus has affected us so much

I am a member of a youth fraternity and a Boys & Girls Club member. Right
now, in the world we are in a fight of our lives against the coronavirus. It
has affected many people including myself. I'm now at home every day and it
really is affecting me socially. Not being able to speak to friends and see
people I see on a regular basis is hard for me. Also, now that school is closed
for the rest of the year it has really had an effect on my school life. I am not
used to being at home all the time and working on the computer. I'm usually
in a classroom surrounded by my peers. However, I am human so I will
learn to adapt, but for now it is hard.
 
It has affected me personally in the social and educational aspect, but I
know around the city of Detroit it's affecting others as well. In Detroit, which
is one of the cities around the country hit hard by the virus, the pandemic
has also affected the youth. Youth are now forced to stay home instead of
going to school and spending time with friends. Most kids need to be outside
and with people to release their energy and socialize. Now this cannot
happen, because the virus has affected us so much. One thing we also see
happening is food insecurities and social distancing. Due to what is
happening in the world, people are very much afraid and cautious about
food supply and interactions with people. People are afraid and are told to
stay inside, so we stock up supplies that will last them about a month.
Usually people get stuff that we will last them about two weeks, but now we
need to stay home as much as we can.
 
With social distancing, we now separate ourselves from other parts of
society. This has made me feel very much disconnected from my friends.
Humans are made to be out and about and socialize with beings on Earth.
These unfortunate events have led many people to be disconnected from
society. This has allowed my mind to go to the dark side, where my fears
come out. My main fear is “How long will my life be on pause?” I’m afraid of
how long I will be stuck in the house and can’t see my friends. Will it be a
couple more weeks or will it be a couple months?
 
The Boys & Girls Club has helped me a lot during this crisis. Just for a
couple hours, I’m able to forget about the real world and have a good time.
This is because the club has come to us. The Virtual Club has helped me
still talk to people and meet new people as well. BGCSM has helped me
through a lot of things in my life these past few years. So, I know for sure it
helps other kids through these tough times. This experience with BGCSM
virtually is helping lighten my heart, through my darkest time.

This essay is part of a four-part series in partnership with the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Southeastern Michigan exploring the impact on youth and local
organizations serving youths as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jeremiah. (2020). Essay: Coronavirus has affected us so much. Retrieved from:

https://www.modeldmedia.com/features/bgcsm-youth-essay-jeremiah.aspx
Comprehension Questions: Please use an extra sheet for this part.

1. Why do teenagers and adults have to stay home?

2. Why do educational institutions have to remain closed amidst the

pandemic?

3. Getting into the shoes of the narrator, and as a future teacher, how
would you help him cope with his frustrations as a student or
individual?

4. How would you help this young man answer his question, “How long
will my life be on pause?” given that you already experience the same
situation?

5. As a student, how would you help the community prevent the spread
of COVID-19?

Let’s Elaborate

What is an exposition?
● What do you do when you have to persuade someone to consider your point
of view?
- Make a stand about an issue
- Support your point of view
- Conclude by stating the benefits of your approach

An exposition is a text that presents one side of the issue. The purpose is to
persuade the reader or listener by presenting one side of an argument, that is,
the case for or against..”

Types of Expositions
● Debates
● Expository essay
● Editorials
 ● Speeches (Situational Writing)
● Spoken arguments
● Legal defences (in court)
● Reviews of books, movies, online games, blogs etc.

Discussion – Do not immediately take a stand.

- Present various possibilities, review the arguments and then make a
considered judgment
Exposition – Take a stand immediately, present only one side of the issue,
attempt to persuade the audience (listeners or readers) to accept the author’s point
of view.
Language Features

⮚ Use Simple Present Tense

Gives a more “up-to-date” feel to your writing
Examples:
- “…some people disagree with…”
- “… The latest statistics prove that…”
- “…The present situation is not satisfactory…”

⮚Use words that express attitude

- Gives a more convincing/sincere tone
- “… the people must be given the benefit of”
- “…These things rarely occur more than once”

⮚Use of verbs of belief

- “I can convince you that…”
- “I can prove to you that…”
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⮚Use connectors to do with reason and choice
- “…You will fail unless you follow my suggestion…”
- “Because of our failure to deal with these issues, this state of affairs
has become worse…”

⮚Use emotive words and phrases

- “…We all love our country and we are all proud of our
achievements…”
- “…It is distressing to see her suffer at this time…”

⮚Use adverbs that show time sequence and link the arguments such as
first, next, previously and finally
- “…We must resolve our difficulties before they become worse. First we
need to… Then we must. After this we have to…”

⮚Use rhetorical questions

- “… Can our country afford this?...”
- “…Do you really want this to happen?...”

Steps on how to write an Expository writing:

1. Choose your topic and decide your stand: Are you for or against?
2. List 4 or 5 points to support your point of view:
Brainstorm – no particular order
Arrange them in a coherent sequence that brings out your stand
3. Collect all the evidences you will need for each point
 Quote statistics
Give examples
Quote statements from authorities
Include a moral statement
Tell a “real life” story that illustrates your point

Structure of an Exposition

An Introductory Statement- is the initial sentence that makes the ultimate point,
introduces the idea or importance and opens the door to the meat of the content.
Also, it serves to grab the reader's attention and ease them into the narrative as
just throwing them into the middle of it is confusing and boring.

A Series of Arguments- of statements (in a natural language), called the premises

or premisses (both spellings are acceptable), intended to determine the degree of
truth of another statement, the conclusion.

A conclusion- this sums up the whole argument

Let’s Dig In

Directions: Read the selection. Identify which of the following excerpts presenting one
side of an argument, that is, the case for or against.

From “How Does Michael Fly?”

No conversation about Michael Jordan is complete without

references to hang time. So, what exactly is hang time? The velocity,
or speed, a player has when he takes off, combined with the path his
center of gravity follows on the way up, plus body manipulations along
the way, fool us into thinking he’s hanging in the air for an unusually
long period of time…
…So, how is it he’s able to hit the heights he does? Michael’s
rocket-powered leaps are helped by long legs and a slender torso,
which give him a higher center of gravity. However, it’s the makeup of
his muscles, mainly the quadriceps, calf muscles and gluteus, that
gives him the power.
A good jumper will have muscles that store elastic energy and
also a larger percentage of fast-twitch than slow-twitch fibers…
When it comes to technique, Jordan’s flight patterns can’t be
duplicated. “I just make it up,” he admits.
- Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition (Glencoe)

1. _________________

Should I worry? How can I protect myself?

 The WHO declared the virus a pandemic on March 11 and said
it was “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity”
of the outbreak.

The WHO recommends basic hygiene such as regularly washing

hands with soap and water, and covering your mouth with your elbow
when sneezing or coughing.
Maintain “social distancing” – keeping at least 1.8 (six feet)
between yourself and others – particularly if they are coughing and
sneezing, and avoid touching, eyes and mouth with unwashed.

2. _________________

The Great Depression

The Great Depression was in its final years. World War II waited
across the ocean in Europe. Out of this time came two of our earliest
comic-book superheroes.
Superman appeared in 1938. When fighting crime, he flew
through the air, wearing a caped costume to disguise his true identity.
Today, we know him as The Man of Steel, dedicated to helping others,
an orphan from the plan et Krypton
In 1939 Batman was created. Like Superman, he was a caped
hero with secret identity and a mission to make the world a better
place. In some ways, however, Batman was one of a kind. For
instance, he was the first Earth-born superhero. He covered his face
with a mask. And to get around, he drove a one-of-a-kind car called
the Batmobile.
Now, more than fifty years later, the world is a different place
with many different problems. Although times have changed, many of
our superheroes to call on whenever we need one.
- Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition (Glencoe)

3. _________________

In order to do his paper cut-outs, Matisse had assistants paint

sheets of paper with gouaches ( water colors ); then he had a piece of
unpainted white paper pinned to the wall of his studio…. Then he cut
the painted papers into the shapes he wanted and pinned them, or
usually, directed an assistant to pin them, into the desired
composition.
Jack Cowart, Henri Matisse: Paper Cut-Outs
- Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition (Glencoe)

4. _________________
 Most people are scared of sharks, but Dr. Eugenio Clark, a
famous marine biologist, says that they should not be. She and other
scientists have done studies to prove that sharks aren’t so scary. She
published some of her findings in the National Geographic article
“Sharks: Magnificent and Misunderstood” in August 1981.
According to Clark, sharks don’t just swim around, eating all
the time. Some sharks go for weeks without eating. Basking sharks
and whale sharks eat and only plankton and small fish. Sharks
typically do not bite people unless they feel threatened and need to
protect themselves.
After reading about Dr. Clark’s adventures. I learned that people
still have much to learn about sharks. It’s good to learn more, though,
because the new information lets us understand what’s really true
about sharks. Now I can swim without being scared.
- Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition (Glencoe)

5. _________________

Let’s Remember

Directions: Write your insights gained from the lesson by completing the
following phrases.

1. I have learned that

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. I have realized that in developing one’s writing skill
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Let’s Apply

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the chosen letter of your
answer from the box on the space provided before each number.

Rhetorical questions
Emotive words
Express attitude
Connectors
Verbs of belief
Present Tense
Adverbs
_________ 1. When will this pandemic (COVID-19) end?
_________ 2. COVID-19 gives us a chance to reconnect with our loved ones.
_________ 3. People will be infected by COVID-19 unless they follow the will follow
the government’s prevention and control tip.
_________ 4. The President of the Republic of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte,
addresses his countrymen on what might happen if they will not listen
to him.
_________ 5. Because of the people’s activities in relation to their jobs, this
government has become worse
_________ 6. The global pandemic is also having an unprecedented impact on
Educational systems all over the world.
_________ 7. Our frontliners tried to convince us by providing us via pictures and
videos feedback on what they are going through.
_________ 8. Doctors and nurses have proven to us that the hospitals are already
overwhelmed since the lockdown has begun.
_________ 9. The government and its people must collaboratively work to address
these issues.
_________ 10. As we experience this global pandemic most of us have been required
by the government to stay home and drink a cup of tea. How to make
a cup of tea? First we boil some water. Next pour the water in a cup,
then put the tea bag in the water. After add some sugar, and finally
add a biscuit and enjoy it.
_________ 11. Some people definitely disagreed to the content of Anti-Terror bill
since most of them knew that it has negative effects.
_________ 12. Our government love its people because they are doing everything to
prevent the spread of COVID-19.
_________ 13. People with COVID-19 are suffering more because they are being
judged because of their sickness.
_________ 14. Can our country prevent the spread of COVId-19?
_________ 15. Our country needs people who can follow rules and regulations.

Let’s Evaluate

Directions: Choose a topic and write an expository essay anchored on the

issue that you have considered. Use an extra sheet of paper for this task.

1. Implications of COVID-19 pandemic to education

2. Effects of COVID-19 to the Philippine economy
3. Realizations of locally stranded individuals during the impact of
COVID-19 quarantine measure to the community

CRITERIA Outstanding Proficient Basic Below

 (5 Points) (4 Points) (3 Points) expectation

(2 Points)

Critical Thinking Rich in content; Substantial Information is Rudimentary

insightful information; thin and and superficial;
analysis, evidence of common little analysis,
synthesis, and analysis, place; synthesis or
evaluation, clear synthesis and attempts made evaluation;
connection made evaluation; at analysis, little or no
to real-life general synthesis and connections
situations or to connections evaluation; with any other
previous are made, but connections material or are
content. are sometimes are limited, off topic.
too obvious or vague
not clear generalities
are posted

Personal Entries are high Connects Little evidence Lack of

Reflection quality ideas and of personal connection to
consisting of thoughts to connection, personal life.
personal personal life; many
reflections that Evidence of connections
connect between personal need further
real-life, connection to explanation or
learning, and learning, justification.
reading community.

Surface An occasional Few Obvious Obvious

Features grammatical or grammatical grammatical grammatical or
stylistic error or stylistics error or stylistics
errors. stylistics errors; errors
errors; errors make content
interfere with very difficult to
content read.

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