LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: __________________________________ Grade Level: _______11______

School: _________________________________ Learning Area: Reading and writing skills

Teacher: ________________________________ Quarter 4/ Week1__

ACTIVITY (Do):
Activity 1

A. Read the article below then answer the questions that follow;

Modular learning not sustainable – DepEd Secretary

By: Futch Anthony Inso – 1 day ago

Education Secretary Leonor Briones discusses the disadvantage of the modular type of learning
in a virtual press briefing on Monday, January 25. | Futch Anthony Inso #CDNDigital

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones

describes the modular type of learning as a non-sustainable and expensive mode of learning in
this time of new normal, which was brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19)
pandemic.

Briones said this during the virtual press conference on Monday afternoon, January 25, 2021.

She said that aside from being non- sustainable, modular type of learning is also destructive to
the environment, as bond papers are made from trees.

(This is also the most expensive way to transmit learning because we have 25 million learners.
It is not sustainable. If we continue with this method of printed module, then our forest might be
gone, our trees as well, because these would be made into paper.)

She said that the last series of storms that hit Luzon, had destroyed P1.6 billion worth of
learning printed materials that were already distributed to learners.

Read: Modular learning to cost P2B for Cebu’s 580k students

Due to this, Briones said she would want the agency to take advantage of the technology, such
as radio, internet, and television, in transmitting knowledge to learners.

Direction: Based on the above article, choose the reasoning that answers best to the following
questions. Encircle only the letter of your answer.
1. Why does the Department of education consider the modular type of learning as non- sustainable
and most expensive way of transmitting learning?
a. because of the parents’ transportation in getting and submitting the modules.
b. because of the increasing number of the learners the DEPED find it hard to provide more papers
for printing of the learning materials.
c. because of the increasement on the price of the paper.
2. What makes the modular classes a disturbance to environment?
a. because papers are being thrown anywhere.
b. learners and teachers have no rest in answering and checking the worksheets.
c. trees are being made into papers that causes the forest to be gone.
 B. let’s imagine
Your phone vibrates, signaling a new message. You open the message. It is from unknown
number, but what catches your attention is its content. The only thing you need to do to claim
your prize is to provide your personal information, along with some credit card details.

Question: Would you do it? Why or why not? Write down your answer on the space below:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
ANALYSIS (Think):
let’s analyze!
Direction: answer the following questions accordingly

1. Why do you think it is important to dig deeper into reading a text by thinking about its meaning
and significance? Write down your answer on the space below
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why do you need to read critically or to be an active and critical reader? Explain.

ABSTRACTION (Learn): Concepts/Content: Remember This!

What is critical reading?

 Critical reading requires you to evaluate the arguments in the text.
 You need to distinguish facts from opinion, and look at arguments given for and
against the various claims.
 Facts are statement that can be checked or proved
 On the other hand, opinion is a statement that cannot be proved or checked. It tells
what someone thinks, feels or believe.
It is important to read critically to
 Reading critically means you are thinking critically. This shows that you do not simply
accept the message on the page. You bring to your reading your own experience and
perspective and use these to separate yourself from the text and judge for yourself what
you consider important, logical or right.
 be aware of your opinions and assumptions (positive and negative) of the text you are
reading so you can evaluate it honestly.
 to be aware of the writer's background, assumptions and purposes.
What is reasoning?
 According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, reasoning is an act of giving statements for
justification and explanation. It is the ability of someone to defend something by giving out
reasons.

Critical Reading as Reasoning

 As a critical reader, you should be able to use textual evidence
when asked by your teacher to support analysis of the implicit and explicit information
presented by a writer in a text.
 Given the same text to other readers, you may encounter questions that will really require
your answer. In that case you should have the skills of reasoning out and giving analysis
and evaluative statements.
APPLICATION
Let’s practice
Direction: Read the excerpt critically and to be able to answer the questions that follow

Does Social Media Use Contribute to Depression?

Social media is a relatively new concept in a modern world. It combines technology and social tendencies to enhance
interaction through Internet-based gadgets and applications (Luxton, June, & Fairall, 2012). Through social media
platforms, users can create and exchange their own content irrespective of time and distance. Social media consist of
several popular platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, blogging sites, MySpace, and Twitter, among others. These
modes of socialization have transformed interaction through their instant chatting, messaging, and video capabilities.
As more people have begun to own smartphones, the use of social media has continued to rise, shaping the emotional,
mental, and social development of the modern generation. Social media sites offer viable tools for modern
communication among individuals and even large organizations; they enable the sharing of ideas, opinions, and vital
information. The purpose of this paper is to explore the current literature and determine whether existing research
supports the theory that social media use contributes to depression among users.

Depression is a critical public health issue, but the exact causes of this mental disorder remain unknown. However,
researchers have strived to examine whether there is a link between the use of social media and depression by
conducting several studies among users. One such study involved over 700 students in the United States to determine
the association between Facebook use, feelings of envy, and depression. This research showed that Facebook can
trigger feelings of envy among users (Tandoc, Ferrucci, & Duffy, 2015), which may consequently cause depression. In
this case, feelings of envy related to the use of Facebook were responsible for symptoms of depression, an outcome
that was noted in users who regularly compared themselves with the others on Facebook. Notably, Tandoc et al. (2015)
established that the use of Facebook alone did not contribute to depression, but rather the most critical factor for
symptoms of depression was what the researchers called “Facebook envy”. Those who experienced increased feelings
of envy when viewing the activities and photos of friends were the ones most likely to develop increased signs
associated with depression (Tandoc et al., 2015). Feelings of low mood were inevitable if people continued to monitor
Facebook posts of their friends. However, the researchers noted that the relationships between these variables
remained complex due to the presence of other underlying factors, including mental health status, lifestyle, and
individual traits (Tandoc et al., 2015). The study, therefore, concluded that there was no direct relationship between
Facebook use and depression.

1. What are the writer’s assumptions?

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the writer’s intentions?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
3. How well does the writer accomplish these?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
4. How convincing is the evidence presented?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
5. How reliable are the sources? Are they based on personal experience, scientific data or
outside authorities?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6. Did the writer address opposing views on the issue?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

SELF-ASSESSMENT:

1. How does the activities in this module helps you evaluate the information you read from the text?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

2. What did you learn while performing the different activities?

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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 TEACHER’S REFERENCE GUIDE

School: __________________________________ Grade Level: _______11_______

Teacher: _________________________________ Learning Area: reading and writing skills
Teaching Date: ____________________________ Quarter 4/ Week1__

I. OBJECTIVES At the end of the module the students are expected to:
a. Criticize a written text
b. Explain critical reading as a form of reasoning
Content The learner understands the relationship of a written text and the context in which it was
Standard developed.
Performance The learner writes a 1000-word critique of a selected text on the basis of its claim/s, context,
Standard and properties of as a written material.
MELC a. Explain critical reading as a form of reasoning

[Link] Critical reading as reasoning

MATTER
Reference Analyzing a written text. Retrieved from:
[Link]
[Link]
Materials Learner’s Activity Sheets, checklist, study guides
Integration Awareness of using social media
III.
PROCEDURE
ACTIVITY
(Do) Activity 1. A
Modular learning not sustainable – DepEd Secretary
By: Futch Anthony Inso – 1 day ago

Education Secretary Leonor Briones discusses the disadvantage of the modular type
of learning in a virtual press briefing on Monday, January 25. | Futch Anthony Inso
#CDNDigital

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor

Briones describes the modular type of learning as a non-sustainable and expensive
mode of learning in this time of new normal, which was brought about by the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) pandemic.

Briones said this during the virtual press conference on Monday afternoon, January
25, 2021.

She said that aside from being non- sustainable, modular type of learning is also
destructive to the environment, as bond papers are made from trees.

(This is also the most expensive way to transmit learning because we have 25 million
learners. It is not sustainable. If we continue with this method of printed module, then
our forest might be gone, our trees as well, because these would be made into
paper.)

She said that the last series of storms that hit Luzon, had destroyed P1.6 billion worth
of learning printed materials that were already distributed to learners.

Read: Modular learning to cost P2B for Cebu’s 580k students

Due to this, Briones said she would want the agency to take advantage of the
technology, such as radio, internet, and television, in transmitting knowledge to
learners.

Direction: Based on the above article, choose the reasoning that answers best to the
following questions. Encircle only the letter of your answer.
1. Why does the Department of education consider the modular type of learning as
non- sustainable and most expensive way of transmitting learning
 a. because of the parents’ transportation in getting and submitting the modules.
b. because of the increasing number of the learners the DEPED find it hard to provide
more papers for printing of the learning materials.
c. because of the increasement on the price of the paper.

Answer: b

2. What makes the modular classes a disturbance to environment?

a. because papers are being thrown anywhere.
b. learners and teachers have no rest in answering and checking the worksheets.
c. trees are being made into papers that causes the forest to be gone.

Answer: c

B. let’s imagine
Your phone vibrates, signaling a new message. You open the message. It is from
unknown
number, but what catches your attention is its content. The only thing you need to do
to claim
your prize is to provide your personal information, along with some credit card details.

Question: Would you do it? Why or why not? Write down your answer on the space
below:

Probable answer:
I won’t do it, because scammer nowadays are taking advantage of the technologies
and social medias and improving their techniques day by day to deceive and fool
people. Providing someone’s personal information and credit cards accounts is their
common way of fooling people.

ANALYSIS
(Think) let’s analyze!

Direction: answer the following questions accordingly

1. Why do you think it is important to dig deeper into reading a text by thinking about
its meaning and significance? Write down your answer on the space below

probable answer:

This interaction between the text and the reader is necessary because reading
results from negotiation of meaning between the text and the reader. By reading
critically, you find out the author’s views on something, ask questions, evaluate the
strength and weaknesses of the author’s argument, and decide to agree or disagree
with it.

2. Why do you need to read critically or to be an active and critical reader? Explain.

probable answer:

Critical reading allows you to enter into a dialogue with the author – and this deepens
your understanding of the issue or topic discussed. Therefore, to arrive at a sufficient
interpretation of the text, you need to be become a critical and active reader.

______________________________________

ABSTRACTION
(Learn) Concepts/Content: Remember This!

What is critical reading?

 Critical reading requires you to evaluate the arguments in the text.
 You need to distinguish facts from opinion, and look at arguments
given for and against the various claims.
 Facts are statement that can be checked or proved
 On the other hand, opinion is a statement that cannot be proved or
checked. It tells what someone thinks, feels or believe.
It is important to read critically to
  Reading critically means you are thinking critically. This shows that you do not
simply accept the message on the page. You bring to your reading your own
experience and perspective and use these to separate yourself from the text
and judge for yourself what you consider important, logical or right.
 be aware of your opinions and assumptions (positive and negative) of the text
you are reading so you can evaluate it honestly.
 to be aware of the writer's background, assumptions and purposes.
What is reasoning?
 According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, reasoning is an act of giving
statements for justification and explanation. It is the ability of someone to
defend something by giving out reasons.

Critical Reading as Reasoning

 As a critical reader, you should be able to use textual evidence
when asked by your teacher to support analysis of the implicit and explicit
information
presented by a writer in a text.
 Given the same text to other readers, you may encounter questions that will
really require
your answer. In that case you should have the skills of reasoning out and
giving analysis
and evaluative statements.

APPLICATION Let’s practice

(Apply) Direction: Read the excerpt critically and to be able to answer the questions
that follow

Does Social Media Use Contribute to Depression?

Social media is a relatively new concept in a modern world. It combines technology and
social tendencies to enhance interaction through Internet-based gadgets and applications
(Luxton, June, & Fairall, 2012). Through social media platforms, users can create and
exchange their own content irrespective of time and distance. Social media consist of
several popular platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, blogging sites, MySpace, and
Twitter, among others. These modes of socialization have transformed interaction through
their instant chatting, messaging, and video capabilities. As more people have begun to
own smartphones, the use of social media has continued to rise, shaping the emotional,
mental, and social development of the modern generation. Social media sites offer viable
tools for modern communication among individuals and even large organizations; they
enable the sharing of ideas, opinions, and vital information. The purpose of this paper is
to explore the current literature and determine whether existing research supports the
theory that social media use contributes to depression among users.

Depression is a critical public health issue, but the exact causes of this mental disorder
remain unknown. However, researchers have strived to examine whether there is a link
between the use of social media and depression by conducting several studies among
users. One such study involved over 700 students in the United States to determine the
association between Facebook use, feelings of envy, and depression. This research
showed that Facebook can trigger feelings of envy among users (Tandoc, Ferrucci, &
Duffy, 2015), which may consequently cause depression. In this case, feelings of envy
related to the use of Facebook were responsible for symptoms of depression, an outcome
that was noted in users who regularly compared themselves with the others on Facebook.
Notably, Tandoc et al. (2015) established that the use of Facebook alone did not
contribute to depression, but rather the most critical factor for symptoms of depression
was what the researchers called “Facebook envy”. Those who experienced increased
feelings of envy when viewing the activities and photos of friends were the ones most
likely to develop increased signs associated with depression (Tandoc et al., 2015).
Feelings of low mood were inevitable if people continued to monitor Facebook posts of
their friends. However, the researchers noted that the relationships between these
variables remained complex due to the presence of other underlying factors, including
mental health status, lifestyle, and individual traits (Tandoc et al., 2015). The study,
therefore, concluded that there was no direct relationship between Facebook use and
depression.
1. What are the writer’s assumptions?
 As more people have begun to own smartphones, the use of social media has continued
to rise, shaping the emotional, mental, and social development of the modern generation
  Depression is a critical public health issue, but the exact causes of this mental disorder
remain unknown.

2. What are the writer’s intentions?

To let the readers understand whether the use of social media contribute to the user’s
mental and emotional health or not.

3. How well does the writer accomplish these?

The writer accomplished these by citing evidences and studies regarding the topic.

4. How convincing is the evidence presented?

In a way that the presented evidence can connect people to their experiences.

5. How reliable are the sources? Are they based on personal experience, scientific
data or outside authorities?
The provided sources and evidences are reliable because it is based from the scientific
research.

6. Did the writer address opposing views on the issue?

Yes, the writer address opposing views on the issue of whether the use of social media
contribute to user’s mental and emotional state or did not.

[Link] Answer the self-assessment honestly.

ASSESSMENT [Link] among the activities is easy for you to understand and perform?
2. What did you learn while performing the activity 3?
3. Was I able to perform the different activities?
Using the rating scale 1-3, assess your performance by encircling the
number.
1- Needs Improvement (I can’t do it myself because I don’t’ understand yet)
2- Satisfactory (I can do it myself but sometimes I need help)
3- Excellent (I can do it independently)

Prepared by: Validated by:

SAADA A. MAKINTAN LPT. JOCELYN K. SANCHEZ

Volunteer teacher- SNHS SH EPS-1/English Division Coordinator

SUAIBA L. SUAIB, Ed. D

Division Planning officer