English Grade 9

Semi-detailed lesson plan

I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to;
● identify factual judgments and value judgments;
● differentiate factual judgments from value judgments; and
● determine whether a statement is a factual judgment or a value judgment.

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: Factual Judgments and Value Judgments

b. Learning competency: React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound
analysis and call for prompt actions
c. Materials: Laptop, Power point presentation
d. Reference: LeaP (Quarter 4, Week 8)

III. Strategies
A. Before the lesson
● Opening prayer
● Greetings and classroom conditioning
● Checking of attendance
● Simple recall of the past lesson

Task 1.

Answer the following recall questions:

1. What is a critical issue?

a. Issues that require prompt actions to improve the condition of the affected group or individual.
b. Issues that are trending and interesting to the eyes of many.
c. Issues that are commonly seen in tabloids and blogs.

2. What does the CLEAR method stand for?

a. Create, Link, Enact, Assert, Repeat
b. Convey, Link, Enact, Assert, Repeat
c. Convey, Link, Enact, Assess, Repeat

3. Transitional devices are used to indicate supporting ideas to your opinion.

a. True
b. False
 4. Transitional devices are used to make your thoughts organized and coherent
a. True
b. False
5. We can express our opinion or stand on the issue even without proper explanations or
justifications
a. True
b. False

● Pre-test

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a decision or opinion about someone or something that you form after thinking carefully.
a. Judgment
b. Critical thinking
c. Critical reading
d. Assumption
2. It is something that is true or something that has occurred or has been proven correct.
a. Judgment
b. Opinion
c. Fact
d. Values
3. It is the standards of good and evil, which govern an individual’s behavior and choices.
a. Fact
b. Moral Values
c. Opinion
d. Judgment
4. It is something you believed is the truth based on your personal preferences.
a. Opinion
b. Moral Values
c. Ethics
d. Fact
5. It is the information that helps you support your stand or opinion.
a. Reasons
b. Ethics
c. Opinion
d. Decision

● Motivation/pre-activity

Task 2.
Fact or Bluff. Determine whether the given statements are facts or bluffs.

1. Philippines consists of 7, 640 islands

 2. Warm water or saline will protect you from getting sick if you’re exposed to the coronavirus.
3. Jose Rizal mastered 22 languages.
4. Taylor Swift’s height is 5’10
5. Algebra is a branch of Mathematics

B. Presentation of the lesson

The teacher will introduce the topic through connecting what they did from the first task.

Lesson proper

C. Explicit instruction/Teacher modelling

The teacher will explain the meaning of factual judgment and value judgment. Factual judgment and
value judgment will also be differentiated for students to better understand the different ideas.

In some cases, you may be asked to weigh and evaluate options based on available evidence.
You will frequently encounter difficult scenarios that require critical judgments, and making a
decision can be difficult due to the promising benefits and deteriorating cons. Facts or personal
preferences could be your foundation. Let's look at the distinction between factual and value
judgments.

FACTUAL JUDGMENTS are judgments based on observed facts or quantitative analysis.

Example:

Region IV-A is composed of five provinces namely Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.

As of 2019, Philippines’ population rose to 108.1 million according to World Bank and Eurostat.

VALUE JUDGMENTS express statements of opinion based on personal preferences, relative morality
(all moral judgments are value judgments), or even group agreement.

Example:

Region IV-A is a big region in terms of land area.

Philippines is a poor country as the resources have to be divided to millions of people.

Distinctions between factual judgments and value judgments have been drawn in the foregoing table.
We may consider that factual judgment is true to all, yet we can’t conclude that value judgments aren’t
real, rather it could be true to someone but not for the others. This is because we have our own personal
preferences that might affect our judgments or decisions. Likewise, our definitions and viewpoints are
relative to one another.

Task 3.

Study the following arguments on one of the pressing global issues on the use of paper and plastic bag
and choose which side may gain your favor based on the given evidences. Elaborate the reasons justifying
your choice. Use the prompt given after the table in explaining your stand.
 PAPER BAG PLASTIC BAG

DISADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

o requires more energy and greenhouse gas o often takes centuries to decompose
emissions to produce o can create a dreadful waste
o requires forests to be cut down to o can contaminate food sources
produce the paper bags o hard to recycle
o produces a higher concentration of toxic
chemicals compared with making single-
use plastic bags
o weighs more than plastic (means its
transportation requires more energy)

ADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES

✓ Paper bags are 100% biodegradable, reusable,
and recyclable.
✓ Paper bags present less of a suffocation risk to
young children or animals.
✓ Plastic bags are more durable than paper bags.
They are less prone to tearing, easier to carry, and
are far more useful in bad weather.
✓ Plastic bags are reusable, as trashcan liners or as
storage bags, or for picking up after the dog. Plastic
bags last longer than plastic bags and can be
repurposed, unlike paper bags.

Based on the above evidences, I prefer to use__________________________ for the following reasons:

Abstraction

Let’s Review!

Factual Judgments

These can be defined as the truths of our physical world - the material surroundings which one detects via
the senses. It’s a judgment based on observed facts or quantitative analysis

Ex. The Philippine president is the head of the state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of the
Philippines

Value Judgments

These are not accessible via the senses; it can only be derived through one's own subjective reasoning. It
must be compared against one's own faith or ethical worldview in order to draw personal conclusive
results.
Ex. The current president of the Philippines tends to be harsh with words at times, yet he is a passionate
leader

Assessment
You have seen how factual judgment and value judgment differ from each other. Identify whether the
following statements show factual judgments or value judgments. Write FJ for factual judgments and VJ
for value judgments.
__________ 1. Green color is a mixture of blue and red colors.
__________ 2. Green color makes the mind ease and relax.
__________ 3. Jeff Bezos may be the happiest person alive as he can afford everything he wanted.
__________ 4. Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon, has a net worth of $188.5 billion ranks as the first richest
person on the earth today according to Business Insider.
__________ 5. Southern Tagalog is the biggest region in terms of population size among the 16 regions
in the Philippines, contributing 15.42 percent to the 76.5 million population of the country as recorded in
Census 2000.
__________ 6. Southern Tagalog region might face resources scarcity as millions of people inhabited the
region.
__________ 7. Taylor Swift’s height is 5’10.
__________ 8. Taylor Swift is tall.
__________ 9. Statistics is a branch of Mathematics.
__________ 10. As a branch of Mathematics, statistics is a tough subject.

IV. Assignment

Watch any of the current news. Select any critical issue being discussed. Take a stand and
express your own opinion or judgment about the selected issue. Make sure to list down your
reasons that will support your stand on the issue. Label your listed reasons if it is a factual or a
value judgment.

Prepared by:

DANE EDWARD C. ATACADOR