Immaculate Conception Parochial School

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READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Activity 2
Name: SHIELA MAE B. FETILUNA
Date:
Strand & Section STEM11-TOWER OF IVORY
Score: /30

A. Instructions: Formulate assertions based on the given pictures.

EXAMPLE:

SS
Statement of Fact: GMA is the second woman president of the
Philippine Republic
Statement of Opinion: I think our country's situation will
continue to become worse under Gloria's administration.
Statement of Preference: Estrada was more concerned with
the masses compared to GMA.

Statement of Fact: Coronavirus/ Covid-19 are the viruses that

commonly found in humans and animals.
Statement of Opinion: In my opinion,these viruses help us lessen
the population.
Statement of Preference: you should be vaccinated to avoid this
viruses and stay at home.

Statement of Fact: Frontliners has been established to provide

support to all hospital healthcare workers on the frontlines during the
COVID-19 outbreak.
Statement of Opinion: Frontliners is our hero, because they’re
helping us to lessen viruses in this pandemic.
Statement of Preference: Our fronliners is a hero, risking their lifes
to save us in virus.
FRONTLINERS
B. Read the passages below. Apply the questions above in identifying the claim and counterclaim.

EXAMPLE:

Watching television entertains, educates, and informs. These three factual

advantages developed, giving more and more advantages. The value of family life
could increase when they spent time together, and the ability of television to
entertain supports this condition to happen. There are shows which fit all
generations and could make people happy watching it. When members of the
family watch the shows, they laugh, and a comforting atmosphere is created.
Source: http://academicwriting0708f.blogspot.com/2008/05/task-4-positive-and-negative-effects-of.html

Claim: Watching television strengthens the family relationship.

Counterclaim: It might seem as if watching television strengthens family relationship. This view sounds convincing at first
but watching television prevents the talking, the games and the family festivities and arguments through which the child’s
learning takes place.

They are certainly right. Sunscreen protects your skin from ultraviolet light rays. Too
much ultraviolet is bad for your skin. If you spend a long time outside without any sunscreen
on, you might get a sunburn because of the ultraviolet rays.
Source: https://www.grammarbank.com/paragraph-completion.html

CLAIM: Spending long time in outside without putting any sunscreen can cause sunburn.

COUNTER CLAIM: Sunscreen protects your skin from ultraviolet light rays.

You need a total of about 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Here is the good
news. ----. Five or ten minute sessions of physical activities throughout the day are just as
good for you. These may include walking, jogging, running, and riding a bike.
Source: https://www.grammarbank.com/paragraph-completion.html

CLAIM: Doing physical activities for about 60 minutes every day are good for your health.

COUNTER CLAIM: Walking, Jogging, Running and riding a bike,all this physical activities cannot
be done in just 60 minutes.