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This document is an English learning activity sheet for 8th grade students on using opinion-marking signals to share ideas. The activity sheet explains key concepts like opinion-marking signals and lists examples of signals for expressing personal, general, and responding to opinions. Students are given activities to practice choosing appropriate signals to introduce opinions and reflecting on issues using opinion signals. They are also instructed to write an opinion essay on how COVID-19 affects the economy.

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Weekly Learning Activity Sheet - : Your Opinion)

This document is an English learning activity sheet for 8th grade students on using opinion-marking signals to share ideas. The activity sheet explains key concepts like opinion-marking signals and lists examples of signals for expressing personal, general, and responding to opinions. Students are given activities to practice choosing appropriate signals to introduce opinions and reflecting on issues using opinion signals. They are also instructed to write an opinion essay on how COVID-19 affects the economy.

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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET_

English 8 Quarter 2 Week 2

Use opinion-marking signals to share ideas

Name: ___________________________________________Section: ____________________

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC)

 Use opinion-marking signals to share ideas

Learning Objective:

 Cite ideas and opinions using opinion-marking signals


 Construct sentences opinion-marking signals
 Appreciate the use of opinion-marking signals in conversations

- Time Allotment: 4 hours

Key Concepts

 Opinion-Marking Signals
 Opinion-marking signals, usually found in the beginning of a sentence, and is used in
introducing your personal point of view, in a specific time with your own perspective and
style about a topic that will complement the sentence.

 List of opinion-marking signals

1. Expressing Personal Opinion


 In my experience
 As far as I’m concern
 I think
 I believe that
 I’d like to point out that

Examples:

I think the library should be open longer.(Then provide reasons and evidence to support
your opinion).
Sample Reason: It closes at 8pm and I usually study until 10pm which means I have to
find a new place to go.

2. Expressing General Opinion


To express general point of view starts with:
 Some people say that
 It is generally accepted
 That
 Many people say that

Examples:

Author:Bonjovi R. Mula
School/Station: DLO Maputi National High School
Division:Surigao Del Sur
email address: [email protected]
Many people say that he is a bad leader.(Then provide reasons and evidence to support
your opinion).
Sample Reason: He had made our relationship worse and not better.

3. Responding To Opinion
In responding to an opinion you can agree or disagree.

Agreeing to an opinion

 Of course
 You’re absolutely right
 Yes, I agree
 That’s a good point
 Exactly!
 That’s true!
 I’d go along with that

Examples:

a.) Yes, I agree that she is beautiful.


b.) Of course she is!
c.) You’re absolutely right that she is beautiful.

Disagreeing to an opinion

 I don’t agree with you


 I’m sorry to disagree with you
 but
 Yes, but don’t you think
 I’m not sure about that
 That’s not the same thing

Examples:
a.) I’m sorry to disagree with you but I don’t think that’s the right thing to do.
b.) That’s not the same thing I have seen on television.

 In expressing you opinion you can also write an opinion essay. In writing yourpersuasive
essay, you may use the following structure.

 Paragraph 1 – INTRODUCTION
-State your main idea or the point that you are trying to prove and give two
reasons for your taking this stand.

 Paragraph 2 and 3 – BODY


-explain in detail the reasons you have stated in your first paragraph.
Develop a paragraph for each reason you have cited.

 Paragraph 4 – CONCLUSION
-Sum up your position by restating your main idea and finishing with a
“call of action.”

Author:Bonjovi R. Mula
School/Station: DLO Maputi National High School
Division:Surigao Del Sur
email address: [email protected]
Activity1:
Directions: Choose an appropriate signal or expression from the boxbellow and introduce each of the
following opinions. Write the appropriate signal or expression before the sentence.

For the reasons above As I have noted


As you can see In other words
On the whole

1. __________________War is necessary for humanity to evolve and progress in the world


we live today.
2. __________________War is waged because of different religions, belief and ways of life.
3. __________________To gain peace, humankind must accept the pain that war brings.
4. __________________War is unnecessary, peace and goodwill are what the world needs
5. __________________Violence is needed to bring peace.

Activity2
Directions: Reflect on some important issues that affect you, your family, community, and
country. Give your opinions/beliefs on these issues and introduce them using the following
expressions. Write your answers on the right column.

Opinion-Marking Signals Opinions/Beliefs


Example:
Personally I would love to go fishing than swimming?
1.In my opinion
2. It is my belief that
3. There is no doubt
4. In my mind
5. I think that

Reflection
Direction: Write an opinion essay on the topic How does “ Covid-19” affect the economy?

Author:Bonjovi R. Mula
School/Station: DLO Maputi National High School
Division:Surigao Del Sur
email address: [email protected]
Rubric for Essay

References for learners:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbtIwItZKN4.

"Grade 8-English Lesson Plan | Stress (Linguistics) | Lesson Plan". 2020. Scribd.


https://www.scribd.com/document/412175541/Grade-8-English-Lesson-Plan.

Answer Key

Activity 1 Activity 2 Reflection


1. As you can
Answers are Answers are
see
expected to vary expected to
2. As I have vary
noted
3. For the
reasons above
4. On the

Author:Bonjovi R. Mula
School/Station: DLO Maputi National High School
Division:Surigao Del Sur
email address: [email protected]

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