Quarter 3, Module 2

Learning Competency:
Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the material viewed.
(EN9VC-IVa-10)
Teaching Dates and Duration: Up to 3 days (February 26, 2024)
Grade and Section: Grade 9 – Acacia

ENGLISH 9

I. Objectives:
Knowledge - Recognize qualities that pertain to the relevance and truthfulness
of a given material;
Skill - Read extensively and comprehend the material read;
- Analyze and provide the relevance and truthfulness of the material
provided; and,
Attitude - Display the value of honesty in determining the relevance and
truthfulness in accomplishing the given tasks.
II. Subject-Matter:
Topic: “Who Thinks We Are Poor” by Marivic F. Cartagena
Reference: SDO NegOr Self Learning Module for Quarter 3
Materials: Pictures, Cartolina, PowerPoint presentation, printed handouts
III. Procedure:
Routine Activities: Prayer
Attendance Check
Quick recall of the previous topic about the discussion on
differentiating bias from prejudice.

A. Preparation:
Task 1 - (Pass Me!)
I. Instructions:
 A ball will be passed around the classroom while singing the nursery
rhyme entitled “Row Your Boat”. In the middle of the song, when the
teacher says STOP, whoever has the ball shall answer to identify what is
the appropriate label of the given picture.
 There are four pictures, and each has its corresponding label. Choose the
best answer from among the given choices.

II. Ask students which of the issues presented they can relate to. Why?

B. Presentation:
Task 2 – Unlock the Words
The class will be divided into four groups. Each group will get a word and shall paste it
on the board based on the corresponding definition.
 Resiliency – the ability to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Optimism – a mental attitude characterized by a positive mindset
Starvation –extreme hunger or deprivation of food
Poverty – the state of being financially lacking to meet the socially acceptable amount
of money

Task 3 - THINK IT OUT!

Directions: Read and analyze the selection below and answer
the questions that follows.

Guide question: How do you think a family’s daily experiences and challenges might
influence their perception of whether they are considered poor or not?

Who Thinks We Are Poor?

Marivic F. Cartagena

Living in today’s world can be tough and challenging. But that does not mean that starvation is
necessary. Each person is surviving and thriving in whatever circumstances to be faced. That is the true
spirit of Filipino resiliency and optimism.

There is a town family with five kids whose parents have trained and motivated their children to be
optimistic in whatever challenges they face in their daily living. The parents, Juan and Jacinta are farmers
who labor as a tenant in a two-hectare land use for rice, corn, and other crops. They taught their eldest
child, Jose, a fifteen-year-old lad, to be resourceful in finding means to help them in working at the field and
to prepare their daily meal. Their parents oftentimes tell them, ―especially the fourteen-year-old, Josefa,
the second child, who takes care of her younger siblings, that they are not poor since they eat three times a
day, they have a living, and they love one another.

In the deepest thoughts of the second child, she wonders why they are not considered poor. She
continues her secondary education, but her eldest brother stopped his schooling recently to help their
parents in their field. Yes, they eat three times a day but the food they put on the table is not enough and
not balanced even though they try to serve nutritious vegetables at all meals. She is in a dilemma trying to
gather her courage to discuss her views with their parents.

So, does Josefa really have the point? Are they not really poor or are they?

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) based on their latest released report last June
4, 2020 that in 2018, the poverty incidence among population, or the proportion of poor Filipinos whose per
capita income is insufficient to meet their basic food and non-food needs, was estimated at 16.7 percent or
about 17.7 million Filipinos.

Moreover, farmers, fisherfolks, individuals residing in rural areas who belong to families with
income below the official poverty thresholds had the highest poverty incidences among the basic sectors
while individuals residing in urban areas, senior citizens, migrant and formal sector workers had the lowest
poverty incidences among the basic sectors.
 Guide questions:
 If you were in the shoes of Josefa, would you feel the same way? Why or why not?
 Do you think there is relevance or connection to the issue that Josefa and her family are facing
in today’s national and global situation?
 When can you say that a certain idea is relevant and validates the truth?

 Analysis/Presenting examples of the new lesson where the concepts are clarified.

To be able to determine the relevance and truthfulness of the ideas presented in the material viewed or
read, the following aspects are to be considered. The ideas or concept presented in the material viewed or
read is said to be relevant if:
1. It provides useful information concerning a given question of interest.
2. It relates to the matter at hand; connects to a certain happening of a society or group of people.
3. It is applicable to the current situation or to a particular issue.
4. It is useful in any particular field and satisfies the needs of the user.

On the other hand, the ideas of the material presented possess truthfulness if these provide the accurate
information the material has, obtain the correct and appropriate data, came from a reliable source, deliver
with honesty and not contain any lies.

How to Verify How Truthful Ideas Are:

1. Confirm the reliability of the source (online/printed). Do not rely on one source, instead, check other
basis or references.
2. Check the credibility and background of the persons/organizations/contributors of the ideas and
information and the one who finances them, especially a website.
3. Review the details and grammar of the content.
4. Choose reliable sources of content/material or to a researchbased information.
5. Be cautious of clickbait/unbelievable headlines and persuasive/ influential content.
6. Look for experts with different perspectives.

Categories of Information Disorders (by Claire Wardle and Hossein Derakhshan, UNESCO.org)
1. Misinformation - provides false connection or incorrect information and misleading content; information
that is false, but not created with the intention of causing harm (e.g. someone posting an article containing
now out of date information but not realizing it).
2. Disinformation - false context or false deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of
rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth, imposter content, manipulated and,
fabricated content; information that is false and deliberately created to harm a person, social group,
organization or country (e.g. a competitor purposely posting false statistics about your organization with an
intent to discredit you)
3. Mal-information - has some leaks, harassment, and hate speech; information that is based on reality,
used to inflict harm on a person, organization or country (e.g. someone using a picture of a dead child
refugee (with no context) in an effort to ignite hatred of a particular ethnic group they are against.

Seven Types of Mis- and Disinformation

1. Satire or parody – If the article or material shows imitation and irony out of a certain topic or issue. It has
no intention to cause harm but it has the potential to fool.
For example: A 2019 case in the US involved a political consultant to Donald Trump who created a parody
site designed to look like Joe Biden’s official website as the former vice-president was running to be the
Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential election.
Source:https://firstdraftnews.org/wpcontent/uploads/2019/10/Information_Disorder_Digital_AW.pdf?x76701

2. False connection - When headlines, visuals, or captions don’t support the content. For example, the
headline says, “Man Tries to Hug a Wild Lion, You Won’t Believe What Happens Next! It invites the readers
to read the content or the viewers to watch the video but the details do not support the headline but it is just
for competition of viewers/readers which makes the reader or audience a victim and felt that they are
deceived.
Based from: https://ethicalmediatraining.eu/training/activities/media-disinformation/
3. Misleading content - When it uses misleading information to frame an issue or individual.
Example: The headline claiming that former President Benigno Aquino III was disappointed over a proposal
to change the name of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) into Manila International Airport was
only fake news.
Fact check: Aquino has been mum about the proposal, even if an online petition, which was rolled out on
www.change.org last year, had already received more than 39,000 supporters to rename NAIA. Source:
https://filipinotimes.net/top-stories/2018/03/09/true-queen-elizabeth-ii-calls-presduterte-brave-man/

4. False context – When genuine content is shared with false contextual information. For example, doubtful
URLs and websites that discuss personal and political issues of famous individuals. One of the suggestions
to check according to https://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2017/10/12/fak e-news-anatomy.html is
website: pepengscorer.blogspot.com which would challenge the viewers of how much trust they would put
in.
5. Imposter content – When genuine sources are impersonated. For example, the use of well-known logos
or the news from established figures or journalists having the wrong content or details of information.
6. Manipulated content – When genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive. For example, the
photos of the famous celebrities are altered or changed like the face is attached to a different body to look
like the same person.
7. Fabricated content – New content is provided that is 100% false, designed to deceive and do harm. For
example, a false claim that a candidate for president is endorsed by a pope or an international organization.

Which of the following materials show relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic that we are facing today, and
which has the truthful ideas and which do not?
PRACTICE

Directions: Each group will be given a material and analyze it. Determine whether the ideas of the material
is relevant or irrelevant to the issues that we are presently facing and verify if the ideas expressed
truthfulness or not. Then, give your justification or reason why you have identified them as such.

https://mb.com.ph/2021/02/16/bfp-needs-20000-additional-firemen/

https://www.bworldonline.com/the-nation/2021/11/24/413026/senators-cite-text-scam-offering-fake-jobs/
https://slh.doh.gov.ph/

https://www.cosmo.ph/news/phlpost-text-scam-a254-20231114

ASSESSMENT:

I. Directions: Read the questions and find the appropriate answer from the given choices. Write
the letter of the best answer on a 1/4 sheet of paper.
1. The relevance of the ideas from the material viewed or read is evident in the following except .
a. The information answers the queries of the reader or viewer.
b. The information has concealed the fact of the issue or topic.
c. The information connects to what is currently happening.
d. The information is useful for the viewer or reader.

2. The idea of material presented is said to be truthful if it.

a. Provides some fictions c. gives the accurate information
b. Gives details and stories. d. supplies rumors of the current issue

3. It is a category of information disorder that is false and intends to hurt a person by ruining the
reputation of a company or individuals through sharing materials against them.

a. Disinformation b. Misinformation c. Mal-information

 4. A post online says that a supernatural creature has been discovered and yet when you open the
website, it does not say anything about it. This is an example of one of the Seven Types of Mis-
and Disinformation which is _______.
a. Satire or parody c. Misleading content
b. False connection d. False context

5. You have checked your social media account and you have seen your newsfeeds that your
favorite star’s facial photo is attached to a picture of someone else’s body in a situation which
surprises you. You think it is unbelievable. Among the Seven Types of Mis- and Disinformation,
this can be considered as _______.
a. False context c. Manipulated content
b. Imposter content d. Fabricated content

II. Directions: Read the questions and find the appropriate answer from the given choices. Write
the letter of the best answer in your notebook.
1. The following are relevant topics to be discussed except

a. Poverty and economic crisis due to the pandemic

b. Invaders and colonizers throughout the Philippine history
c. Social Discrimination
d. Climate change and environment conservation

2. A Facebook account posted that Senator Pacquiao gives away motorcycles if the FB users “hit” “Like”
on “Sen. Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao” page, share the post, and comment “Congrats” on the actualpost.
The fact is that, Pacquiao denied such social media post/activity. This is an information disorder that is
called _________.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pisZVAAWe84

a. False context c. Misleading content

b. False connection d. Satire or parody
3. A suspicious video of a social media post has a copied the cover and logo of the known TV network
documentary, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS), but has the wrong content and details of information.
This is an example of __________.

a. Imposter content c. Manipulated content

b. False context d. Fabricated content

4. Identify which among the information disorders can be observed in this material claiming that the
Philippines is a province of China.

a. Manipulated content
b. Fabricated content
c. False context
d. Imposter content

5.The following are means of verifying the truthfulness of a material except:

a. The credibility of the author is confirmed.
b. Other valid references are used as basis of the ideas.
c. The ideas of the material exactly provide factual information.
d. The spelling and content of the material are given less priority.

Prepared by:
JOEM Q. MANUBAG
English 9, Student Teacher