Learning Area ENGLISH Grade Level SIX

W2 Quarter THREE Date

I. LESSON TITLE Providing Evidence to Support Opinions

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING
Provide Evidence to Support Opinions EN5OL-IIf-3.5.1
COMPETENCIES (MELCs)
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT Providing Evidence to Support Opinions
IV. LEARNING Suggested
Learning Activities
PHASES Timeframe

A. Introduction 50 mins. An opinion refers to a personal belief. It is a statement of what a person or an

Panimula author thinks or believes. It also relates to how someone feels about something. Others
may agree or disagree with your opinion; however, you must back it up with evidence
and other supporting details to persuade your target audience and/or listeners.

After going through this lesson, you are expected to provide evidence to support
opinions.

What is evidence?
Evidence is anything that tends to prove or disprove something. It is mostly thought
of as proof to come to a belief, conclusion, or judgment about a topic. This may include
examples, images, personal experiences, diagrams, charts and graphs, surveys,
experiments, and other secondary sources of information. Providing evidence to support
opinions requires the audience to use their previous knowledge and think more deeply
about it.
The following sentence patterns will help you in citing evidence to support opinions.
This will also guide you to relate and get answers to the essential questions below.
 What led you to that idea?
 How does the evidence support your idea?

 In the ______ paragraph, the text states _________.

 In ________, it clearly shows that _______.
 Based on what I read, ________.
 An example may be found in ________.
 The text states that _______.
 The author defines/describes ________.
 The illustration depicts that _______.
 The survey/graph/figure shows that ______.

Directions: Read the selection below. Then, answer the questions that follow. Do this in
your notebook.
Dugongs
1Dugongs are warm-blooded sea animals. They are commonly

known as “sea cows” because of their fondness for grazing on

underwater sea grass. They are the only aquatic herbivorous
mammals because they feed on plants exclusively.
2What makes it more interesting is that dugongs are more

closely related to elephants than to other marine mammals like whales, dolphins, or
seals.
3Dugongs swim using their whale-like tail and use their front flippers for balance and

turning. They are often called as gentle giants as they move slow yet graceful. Another
trait that makes them different from dolphins and whales is their ability to hold their
breath for more than fifteen minutes.
4These enormous vegetarians have a trunk-like flexible upper lip, thick skin covered

with bristles, and nails on their forelimbs and replaceable teeth. They can weigh
approximately 400 kilograms and grow up to three meters long. They can reach the age
of 70.
5Dugongs can be found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Sadly, they are in danger in many parts of the world. Populations that once flourished
around India, Africa and other tropical islands in the Indian Ocean are now endangered
due to degradation or loss of habitat---the sea grass.
6Large populations of dugongs still inhabits in the coastal of Australia since they are

protected by the law.

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Learning Activities
PHASES Timeframe

Questions:
1. What is the passage about? Why are they called as gentle giants?
2. How are dugongs classified as herbivorous? Support your answer.
3. Why are dugongs closely relative to elephants than other marine mammals like
dolphins, whales and seals? What statements in the passage support your answer?
4. What do you think are the reasons why dugongs become endangered?
5. What can we do to prevent the extinction of these animals?
Suarez, C.A., et al (2012). Speak, Read, and Write (Fun with English 6). C & E Publishing Inc.

A WHAT-WHY-HOW Strategy can also be used to help you remember to include

appropriate evidence. Look at the chart below.
WHAT WHY HOW

What do you think? Why do you think it? How do you know?
(This your opinion.) (These are your reasons.) (This is your evidence.)
 In the second paragraph, the text states
that dugongs are more closely related to
Dugongs and elephants elephants.
Dugongs are like are both enormous.  In the fourth paragraph, it states that these
elephants. They have the same enormous vegetarians have a trunk-like
nose or “trunk”. flexible upper lip.
 The image shows that dugongs have trunk-
like upper lip.
https://www.redesignu.org/design-lab/learning-activities/what-why-how-strategy

Everyone has the right to express his own opinion. However, it is considered
irresponsible if it is expressed without evidence. Hence, when giving opinions, one should
be tactful. Every person must understand what has transpired so that the opinion
expressed become valuable and meaningful as well as persuasive to the audience.

B. Development 50 mins. Learning Task 1

Pagpapaunlad Directions: Read the writing prompt carefully. Answer the questions, then provide
evidence found in the passage to support it. Use appropriate sentence
pattern. Write your answers in your notebook.

A. Susan has been walking back and forth outside the operating room since 10:00
o’clock last night. She left for a while to get coffee from the vending machine and
continued walking back and forth again, with her coffee and her cellphone in her
hands. By 2:00 in the morning, she received a call. After receiving the call, she
started texting Mr. Edgardo, informing him that she could not go to work today until
the next day.
1. Why do you think Susan would not go to work?
2. List evidence to support your answer.

B. Daniel called his best friend Fredrich on Friday afternoon and invited him to come
to his house after dinner to watch their favorite movie. It had been a long and tiring
day and Fredrich looked forward to doing something since he already finished
answering his modules. After dinner, he hopped on his bicycle and pedaled over
to Daniel’s house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no
answer. Fredrich turned to hop on his bike and rode home.
1. What had Fredrich realized?
2. List evidence to support your answer.

Learning Task 2
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Answer the questions in your notebook.
Stepping Up for What Is Just
(based on real events)
Matthew Alganes
1One evening in December 1955, Rosa Parks rode on a bus home after a long
day’s work. During that time, black Americans were separated from white Americans in
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Learning Activities
PHASES Timeframe

the bus. The front part of the bus was the section for white Americans; the back part was
the section for black Americans. When the front part of the bus became full, black
people had to give up their seats to white people. Rosa sat in the black section of the
bus.
2Shortly, the white section was filled. The bus driver asked Rosa to give up her seat

to a white person, but she refused. She was tired of the treatment that she and other
black Americans received everyday.
3Rosa and the bus driver had an argument. Eventually, the driver had Rosa

arrested by the police and sent her to jail.

4This made the black citizens of Montgomery angry so they decided to boycott

the buses by not riding on them. Instead, they organized carpools or walked when going
to work. The boycott which was done hoping that city officials would be forced to
change the unfair segregation laws lasted for 381 days. Although the bus companies
were losing a lot of money, the city officials did not give in to the demands of the black
citizens.
5Rosa’s refusal to follow an unjust law was not disregarded though. Thirteen

months after the boycott started, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the segregation
in public transportation was unconstitutional. In 1964, the U.S. Congress passed a law
known as the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” that put an end to racial discrimination in the
country.
6The bravery shown by Rosa Park that night proved to be a transformative move

for the American people.

Questions:
1. What does racial discrimination mean? How was racial discrimination shown in
America before it ended in 1964?
2. How did Rosa Park show her bravery? Fill in the graphic organizer below to show
your answer. Support it by providing evidence.
Rosa Park is a Evidence:
brave woman.
Evidence:

3. In your opinion, was it right for Rosa to refuse to follow the law at that time?
Explain.
4. Does racial discrimination still occur around the globe? List down your evidence.
5. How will you help Indigenous Peoples (IPs) like Badjaos from people who treat
them unjustly?
Mendoza, R.D., et al (2017). RBS English Series (Essential English 6 Revised Edition 2017). Rex Book Store Inc.
Suarez, C.A., et al (2012). Speak, Read, and Write (Fun with English 6). C & E Publishing Inc

C. Engagement 50 mins. Learning Task 3

Pakikipagpalihan Directions: Choose a topic of Philippine TV advertisement from the box. Then, state your
opinion about the TV Ad using the graphic organizer below. List evidence to
support your opinion. Do this in your notebook.

- toothpaste
- shampoo
- soft drinks
- laundry detergent
- bar soap/body wash

Learning Task 4
Directions: Complete the What-Why-How chart on the next page by choosing one topic
from the box. Then, write two reasons about it. Review your reasons and
have a list of evidence to support each. Use appropriate sentence patterns
in providing evidence. Do this in your notebook.

- Best movie / TV show - Best place to visit

- Best song / musician / band - Best story book
- Best restaurant in your province
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Learning Activities
PHASES Timeframe

WHAT WHY HOW

What do you think? Why do you think it? How do you know?
(This your opinion.) (These are your reasons.) (This is your evidence.)

D. Assimilation 20 mins. Learning Task 5

Paglalapat Directions: Complete the statements below by supplying the missing terms. Select from
the given choices below. Write your answers in your notebook.
meaningful evidence tactful opinion irresponsible

An (1)_______________ is a view or judgment formed about something and is not

necessarily based on fact or knowledge. However, no one can possibly give a point of
view if he/she could not provide pieces of (2) ______________ that comes in different
forms to support the opinion expressed. As the saying goes, everyone is entitled to his/her
own opinion. However, expressing a personal belief without supporting details, bases, or
bits of evidence is considered (3) ______________. Hence, one should be (4)
______________ when giving an opinion. Every person must understand what has
transpired so that the opinion expressed, either written, drawn, or spoken, becomes
worthy and (5) ______________ as well as convincing to the target audience.
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write the letters of your answers in your
V. ASSESSMENT 30 mins. answer sheet.
(Learning Activity Sheets 1.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
for Enrichment,
Remediation or
A. An opinion is what a person thinks or believes.
Assessment to be given B. An opinion is necessarily based on facts or knowledge.
on Weeks 3 and 6) C. An opinion relates to how someone feels about something.
D. An opinion seems true, valid, or probable to one's own mind.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about evidence?
A. It supports a point of view.
B. It can be found in secondary sources.
C. It tends to prove or disprove something.
D. It speaks for itself once introduced or presented.
3. Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence?
A. surveys C. graphs or charts
B. personal experience D. speeches from irrelevant people
4. Which of the following opinions is supported with evidence?
A. Dogs are better than cats.
B. Niyogyugan Festival is deemed as the festival of all festivals.
C. The survey shows that parents prefer modules over online learning.
D. Lucena North 1 Elementary School Canteen serves the best merienda.
5. Which of the following is NOT true in providing evidence to support opinions?
A. It is a way to persuade the audience.
B. It reflects authenticity and relevance.
C. It helps the audience to think uncritically.
D. It helps the audience connect their previous knowledge to current situation.

VI. REFLECTION 5 mins In your notebook, you will write your personal insights about the lesson using the prompts
below.
I understand that ____________________________________________________________________.
I realize that _________________________________________________________________________.
I need to learn more about ___________________________________________________________.
SAYRE M. DIALOLA
Prepared by: TONI ROSE ANGELA P. APOLINAR Checked/Reviewed by: AGNES S. GARCIA
SDO-Lucena City MAY GRACE D. SALAZAR
DR. LEONORA FE M. MALABONGA
DR. ANICIA J. VILLARUEL