MODULE 1

• City of Good Character
• DISCIPLINE • GOOD TASTE • EXCELLENCE
• Writer: Gina R. Padilla
• Illustrator: Marexcza Z. Salinas
• Layout Artist: Shiela Mae A. Cancino
• Department of Education, National Capital Region, SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE, MARIKINA CITY
• ENGLISH, Third Quarter – Module 1, Relevance and Truthfulness of Ideas
• Hello, Grade 9 learners! In this first module for the Third grading period, you will learn how to: Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the material viewed (EN9VC-IVa-10)/ read
• You can say that you have understood the lesson in this module if you can already:

  • Identify the ideas presented from the material viewed/read
  • Infer thoughts and intentions from the material viewed or read
  • Express personal opinion about the ideas presented
  • Determine how those ideas presented could be applied in real life situations
• Read each of the following statement below. Then determine whether the idea it expresses is relevant, or truthful. Write Y if yes and N if no.
• 1. "What we need now is a new strategy that would reduce both the supply of and demand for narcotics."
• 2. In the war on drugs, scientists have won a victory over ignorance. They have discovered that the illegal drugs marijuana, hashish, cocaine, opium, and heroin harm the brain in fundamental ways.
• 3. Drugs penetrate the placental filter and compromise fetal development.
• 4. There is too much money involved in drug-trafficking, and prohibition has always failed.
• 5. The effective prevention strategy to reduce the supply and demand for narcotics is to destroy the narcotics-producing plants through our ecological technology.
• In the previous modules, you learned about relating text content to different social issues. Can you name some social issues? Give at least five.
• Social Issues:

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• However, what do you expect whenever you read a text? Give at least three.


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• On October 1 – 17, 2013, the time of Obama administration, the United States federal government entered a shutdown due to certain political issue between the Republican and Democrats. During that time approximately 800,000 federal employees were on temporary leave from work and another 1.3 million were required to work without known payment dates.
• coalition

  union
• shutdown


  closure
• reconciliation

  misunderstanding
• withdrew


  shortage
• default

  failure
• Read the video transcript of America's President Barack Obama or view the video through this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKnBKq57aGw
• What kind of issue is presented in the text?
• Is the main idea directly stated? What is the main idea?
• What are the top priorities of the government he presented to the two parties, Democrats and Republicans?
• How is the speech written? Describe (give the qualities)
• What is the purpose of the writer?
• Do you think he will achieve his purpose? Why?
• When is the idea considered relevant? It is relevant when you can connect or relate to it. Or when you find it useful and applicable at the present time.
• Truthfulness is one of the important value we always look for in everything in this world. And it is also true when looking for information to achieve an honest and trustworthy communication.
• The idea is truthful or credible when it is based on fact, verifiable, has evidences, based on credible resources, and not misleading.
• Guide to Spotting Fake News (Issued by Facebook, May 2017): 1. Investigate the Source, 2. Dig deeper – read beyond, check the author and the date, and find out if it is a joke, 3. Check whether other reliable sources are carrying the story
• Types of Information Disorder:

  • Fabricated Content
  • Imposter Content
  • Misleading Content
  • Satire or Parody
  • False Content
  • False Context
  • Manipulated Content
• Go back to the text, There Were NO Winners . . . What issue is presented by the writer? Is it also true in our country? Explain your answer.
• Determine whether the idea of each statement is relevant or irrelevant. Put a check (√) mark on the space that belong to your answer. Then give your reason for saying so on the last column.