Quarter 4, Week 6 - Taking Stand

 

For our last blog or journal in the 4th quarter, We learned about Taking Stand. Taking a stand means expressing your opinions or viewpoints whether you are asserting your unyielding support of, defense of, or opposition to something. It is adopting a firm position about an issue and defending your point of view or beliefs. A thesis statement identifies the topic being discussed, includes the points raised about the topic, and is written for a specific audience. It presents the major message of the paper and a summary of the points you make. It is usually found at the end of the first paragraph or the introduction to prepare the readers by generating interest in the topic. It also facilitates understanding. Another option is to think of a thesis statement as one complete sentence that expresses your position, opinion, or stand on an issue. 

The activities are easy and you can do them right away. I learned that there are 3 parts to a Thesis Statement. The first part is the Topic, which tells the readers what the paper is about. However, it must narrowly define the topic, or it will be too broad. The second part is Stand / Stance / Claim, which means your assertion or your opinion. It is what you think of the issue/topic, whether you agree, disagree, support, or contradict. The third part is Reasons / Significance / Solutions, which are the “because” factors. These are the details that will support or explain your stand/claim. To do this, ask yourself why you are making that stand/claim. There's none I find difficult. The highlight of the blog is knowing the parts of the Thesis Statement.

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You know butterflies can't see the color 

of their wings, But we as humans can 

see how beautiful they are.

Likewise, you might not think you're 

good enough but others can see how 

special and amazing you are.

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Quarter 4, Week 5 - Making Prediction

A Prediction is a statement about a future event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact difference from "estimation" different authors and disciplines ascribe different connotations. A Prediction is when you guess what might happen next, using evidence from the text. The activities are easy and you can do them right away. I learned that predicting helps students build critical thinking abilities by forcing them to use their existing knowledge, experiences, and observations to predict what will happen. There's none I find difficult, the highlight of the blog is that predicting is part of our life, and anyone can predict.

Integrate

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Everything will be okay in the end

and if it's not okay, it's not the end.

Remember that.

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Quarter 4, Week 4 - Tense Consistency

 

Our week 4 topic is all about Tense Consistency. Verb tense consistency refers to maintaining identical tense throughout a clause. The goal is to avoid having a single time period described in multiple tenses. If you are refereeing to more than one time period, it is advisable to start a new clause or a new sentence altogether. There are 3 Tenses of Verbs and 4 Aspect of Verbs. I didn't find the topic that difficult. I learned the different Tenses of Verbs. The first one is Present Tense. The present tense and the base form of a verb are the same, except for the third person singular (he, she, or it), which adds –s or –es. The second type is Past Tense, the past tense expresses an action that has already occurred. The past tense is formed in regular verbs by adding –ed or –d to the base form. The third type is Future Tense, the future tense expresses an action that will take place in the future. The future tense is formed by adding will to the base form.

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Overthinking will destroy your Happiness

and your Mood. It'll make everything worst

than it actually is. Take a deep breath, exhale

and have Faith. What's meant to be will Be.

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Quarter 4, Week 3 - Making Judgement

 

Our lesson is all about Making Judgement. How to judge? The relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of the author’s reasoning, and the effectiveness of the presentation to be able to determine if the information provided is true, credible, and believable. When you make judgments, you make a decision or form an opinion objectively and wisely after thinking carefully. There are 3 steps that we need to follow to when we make a judgment. First is Relevance, which typically refers to learning experiences that are either directly applicable to the personal aspirations, interests, or cultural experiences of students (personal relevance) or that are connected in some way to real-world issues, problems, and contexts (life relevance). It is also the perception that something is interesting and worth knowing. Notice that it has two parts: (1) interest and (2) worth knowing. The second is the Worth of Ideas, which refers to the value of the information or ideas presented; something that is important for us to know or understand. Third is Sound Reasoning, which is simply reasoning that makes sense and follows some sort of logic. This can also be seen as reasoning that is free from any form of bias or prejudice. Also the most important is the Effective Presentation, The main purpose of the presentation is to give information, to persuade the audience to act, and/or to create goodwill. A good presentation should have a good subject matter, should match the objective, should best fit the audience, and should be well organized.

The activities that we've done are easy. The topic is easy especially when you understand it. I learned about how important is to make a better or great judgment.

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Everything we see is a Perspective,

Not the Truth.

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Quarter 4, Week 2- Judging The Validity of Evidences

 

In week 2, we learn about the Validity of Evidence. Evidence is the available body of facts or information that indicates whether a belief or proposition is accurate or valid known as evidence. Evidence includes data, quotations, facts, statistics, arguments, theories, and research. We have 4 types of evidence. The first type is Statistical Evidence. Statistical Evidence is the most vital type of evidence. It includes numbers and percentages. The second type is Testimonial evidence, Testimonial Evidence is evidence that brings an expert opinion to support the claim. The third type is Anecdotal evidence. It's a case or study that supports your thesis and the last type of validity evidence is Analogical Evidence. Analogical Evidence compares something that is not certainly known or with a known situation and is one of the weakest sorts of evidence in writing. Following that, the next draw conclusion from the comparison. We have a quiz about the topic. I kind of have a hard time with the topic. I learned about the 4 types of evidence.

Performance Task

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You can spend Hours, Days, Months

Overthinking about the past. Trying

to pick up the pieces of what could have

been or should have been or you can

pick the pieces up off the floor and

move on as a stronger and smarter 

person, but you get to decide that.

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Quarter 4, Week 1 - Analytical Listening

At the start of Quarter 4, We learned about Analytical Listening. It is about the ability and the capacity to properly analyze what is being said. This not only indicates understanding what the other person is saying and what they mean to say but also being able to divide difficult questions into separate parts to get to the core. Analytical listening is all about feeling and meaning. Sound gives us a sense and perspective on our lives. For example, someone talking to you can say hello. On the surface, it seems friendly, but the way they say hello to you can convey a lot of different meanings. There are Four Types of Analytical Listening. First is Appreciative Listening, it's all about listening for pleasure and enjoyment, as when we listen to music, to a comedy routine, or an entertaining speech, it also describes how well speakers choose and use words, use humor, ask questions, tell stories, and argue persuasively. The Second is Emphatic Listening, which describes the emotional support for the speaker, as when a psychiatrist listens to a patient or when we lend a sympathetic ear to a friend, focusing on understanding and identifying with a person’s situation, feelings, or motives there is an attempt to understand what the other person is feeling listener does not necessarily agree or feel the same way with the speaker. The Third is Comprehensive/ Active Listening, it's all about listening to comprehend the message of a speaker, as when we attend a classroom lecture or listen to directions for finding a friend’s house. Lastly, Critical/ Analytical Listening, explains the message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it, as when we listen to the sales pitch of a used-car dealer or the campaign speech of a political candidate and focuses on evaluating whether a message is logical and reasonable.

We got a quiz about the lesson, and it was easy especially if you understand the lesson. I learned about the 4 types of analytical listening. I didn't find it difficult. The highlight of the topic is a different kind of analytical listening.

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Turn the pain into Power.

Make yourself a Priority.

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