Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
YOUR VIEWS
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Are you convinced with the statement in the image? Why or Why not?
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If you were the person in the image, how are you going to convince others to have the same
views as yours?
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Manifesto - This refers to a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the
issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.
Argumentative writing - A kind of writing where the students establish a position in a given
topic and then use evidence to persuade the audience to see things from their point of view. To
write a great argumentatively, the students first have to investigate several sides of the argument,
which allows them to make an educated stance. Then, they have to collect evidence, including
facts, statistics, and claims from experts in the topic’s field.
Argument. In academic writing, this is usually a main idea, often called a “claim” or “thesis
statement,” backed up with evidence that supports the idea.
Analyzing an Issue and Developing an Argument
Once your topic is selected, you should do some research on the subject matter. While you may
already have an opinion on your topic and an idea about which side of the argument you want to
take, you need to ensure that your position is well supported. Listing the pro and con sides of the
topic will help you examine your ability to support your counterclaims, along with a list of
supporting evidence for both sides.
Supporting evidence includes the following:
ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Identify the possible types of sources of the supporting evidence for the following
topic for argumentation.
Directions: Choose ONE from any of the issues/ topics in Activity 4: Gathering Manifestoes and
answer the following questions:
1. What is the issue/ topic? ________________________________________________
2. What are the significant statements/ manifestoes did you get from the source you used? You
may copy the exact statement here.
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3. Based on your answer in question number 2, what is your stand (agree or disagree) on the
issue? Why or why not?
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