ENGLISH 7
QUARTER 3–MODULE 5: WEEK 5
CITING EVIDENCES TO SUPPORT
GENERAL STATEMENTS
OBJECTIVES
AT THE END OF THIS MODULE, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO:
•LOCATE THE EVIDENCES IN THE TEXT;
•EXPRESS THE EVIDENCES IN ONE’S OWN WORD; AND
•USE EVIDENCES FROM TEXT TO SUPPORT GENERAL
STATEMENTS
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TASK, YOU NEED A CONCRETE
STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE IN SUCCESSFULLY
ACHIEVING THE TASK. HERE IS THE PROCESS YOU
NEED TO LEARN IN CITING
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT GENERAL CLAIM.
1. READ THE TEXT FIRST.
YOU MUST READ THE TEXT OR PASSAGE THOROUGHLY SO THAT YOU
GET THE GENERAL IDEA, AND YOU MAY ALSO REREAD THE TEXT
BECAUSE IT HELPS YOU TO GET MORE DETAILS AND INCREASE YOUR
UNDERSTANDING DEPENDING UPON THE DEGREE OF THE COMPLEXITY
OF THE TEXT.
2. RECORD.
NOTE TAKING MAY HELP YOU NOT FORGET THE IMPORTANT
DETAILS OF THE TEXT AND
IT HELPS YOU LOCATE THE EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT. IT IS ALSO
ADVISABLE TO USE YOUR OWN WORDS IN RECORDING THE
NECESSARY DETAILS. YOU MAY ALSO NOTE THE PAGE NUMBER
AND PARAGRAPH NUMBER OR THE SPECIFIC LOCATION OF THE
EVIDENCE FOR QUICK REFERENCE.
3. DECIDE WHAT YOUR IDEAS IN ANSWERING THE PROMPT.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM A SPECIFIC TEXT USE THE APE
STRATEGY, WHICH INCLUDES ANSWERING, PROVING, AND ELABORATING.
ANSWERING – TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS,
THERE IS NOTHING MORE AUTHENTIC THAN YOUR OWN.
PROVING – GET STRONG EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT AND PROVE YOUR
POINT OR CLAIM.
ELABORATING – TELL A LITTLE BIT MORE IN EXPLAINING YOUR ANSWER.
4. GIVE YOUR TEXT EVIDENCE
THIS IS THE TIME WHERE YOU USE THE NOTES YOU
MADE DURING THE READING OF TEXT.
THIS TASK WILL BE MUCH EASIER WHEN YOU LOCATE
THROUGH THE SPECIFIC LOCATION LIKE PAGE
NUMBER AND PARAGRAPH NUMBER.
EXERCISES
•READ EACH PASSAGE. WRITE WHERE YOU
THINK THE PASSAGE IS HAPPENING AND
CITE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR
ANSWER.
#1
AS I WALKED IN THE DOOR, I WAS AMAZED AT THE
BEAUTIFUL COLORS AND SMELLS. I KNEW IT WOULD
BE HARD TO DECIDE WHAT I WOULD BUY WITH MY
P20.00. THE EMPANADAS LOOKED DELICIOUS, BUT
THEY WERE EXPENSIVE. THE SPANISH BREAD WERE
NOT ONLY CHEAPER, BUT THEY’RE REALLY BIG! WITH
SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM, I KNEW I WOULD BE
HERE A LONG TIME.
#2
THE WATER FELT SO GOOD ON SUCH A HOT DAY. I
HEARD THE OTHER CHILDREN LAUGHING AND YELLING
ACROSS THE WAY. THE CONCRETE BRICKS WERE WET
FROM A GROUP OF TEENAGERS SPLASHING EACH
OTHER IN THE CORNER. THE LIFEGUARD WATCHED
CLOSELY TO KEEP CHILDREN FROM RUNNING.
MEANWHILE, MY MOTHER AND BIG BROTHERS ARE IN
THE COTTAGE, PREPARING OUR FOOD.
#3
I WAS ALLOWED TO PUSH THE CART. THE FRONT LEFT
WHEEL WAS BROKEN, SO THE CART WOBBLED DOWN
EACH AISLE. MOTHER PUT VARIOUS PACKAGES AND BOXES
IN THE CART, BUT I DIDN’T NOTICE. I WAS TRYING TO KEEP
THE CART GOING STRAIGHT AS IT GOT HEAVIER AND
HEAVIER. SUDDENLY, THE CART SHIFTED DIRECTION OUT OF
MY CONTROL, AND IT BANGED AGAINST THE NEATLY
ASSEMBLED PANCIT CANTON.