Name: Date: 19/04/2021

Section: 10 SOF Macintosh Subject: English 10

Activity Sheet No. 16
MELC 3 - Formulating Claims of Fact, Policy, and Value
Activity 1
Identify what types of claims are being presented. Write or type FACT,
POLICY, or VALUE.
1. Dwelling on negative news and gloomy forecasts makes it easy to be
hopeless about the future.
Answer: VALUE

2. The COVID 19 is a great equalizer that it chooses no one.

Answer: FACT

3. With the implementation of Distance Learning, teachers’ importance in

education was realized.
Answer: FACT

4. It is not justifiable to put all the blame to our government in our daily crisis.
Answer: VALUE

5. We should protect ourselves and others from COVID-19 by washing our

hands frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub.
Answer: POLICY

6. Parents play a vital role in their children’s education.

Answer: FACT

7. COVID-19 is spreading very quickly that its impact to our economy is

worsening.
Answer: FACT
8. It is not fair to say that poor children cannot access quality education.
Answer: VALUE

9. Everybody should take his/her part to survive life’s challenges.

Answer: POLICY

10. Being optimistic should be one of our attitudes amidst the pandemic we are
experiencing.
Answer: POLICY

Activity 2
Evaluate and give your reasons why the following sentences have such
claims and formulate your own generalization.

1. Life is not a bed of roses. (Claim of Fact)

Reasons: It is Claim of Fact due to the fact that not all of lives are
full of neither rainbows nor ponies yet it is full of bumps of
challenges and problems.
Generalization: As we all know Life is not a bed of roses but more
like a bed of thorns since life is full of problems and challenges like
the pain is feels like u have been stung by a thorn.

2. We should overcome trials in life for us to achieve our goals. (Claim of

Policy)
Reasons: To achieve our goals, we should always be considerable
and always think ahead
Generalization: In order to achieve a pleasant and untroubled
lifestyle, one should overcome the trials that are throwed within
your life

3. Contentment in life is the only way to be happy. (Claim of Value)

Reasons: one may not have a lot of money or a wealthy lifestyle
nevertheless having a family that will support you no matter what
will surely fullfill your heart.
Generalization: You should always be satisfied to what has been
given to you even the littlest things due to the fact that not all
good things last
Activity 3
Direction: To further check your understanding of the topic, formulate
your own claims of fact, policy, and value. Write your sentences on your
answer sheet. Use the rubric for scoring as your guide.
Claim of Fact: 5 Sentences Only
1. Eating Chocolates while studying helps the brain retain new informations.
2. Real diamonds do not show up on an Xray.
3. A messy room can influence creative thinking.
4. Ted Bundy helped the investigation of the Green River Killer.
5. All emotional pain lasts for about 12 minutes, Anything longer that that is
self inflicted.
Claim of Policy: 5 Sentences Only
1. Children in lo income families should receive medical insurance from the
Goverment.
2. Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge.
3. Necessities for period should be free.
4. People nowadays should observe social distancing and should be wearing
masks.
5. Schools should always give notice to those who seek helps.

Claim of Value: 5 Sentences Only

1. Avengers: Endgame is the greatest movie of all time.
2. Pizza Hut is better then Greenwich.
3. Covid 19 virus is the challenge facing the worlds today.
4. Most prefer procastinating.
5. Chocolate is better then vanilla