LESSON 3

EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT

an information can be __________ or _________

EXPLICIT

an ________ claim is directly and clearly stated in the text. It is when you can easily point out the information in the passage.

an ________ claim is indirectly expressed in the text

and you need to look for clues or make inferences to understand its meaning.

CLAIMS

_________ are synonymous to belief, argument, assertion,

or stand.

TIONGSON, 2016, 20-21

According to _______, a good claim

should be argumentative and debatable, specific and

focused, interesting and engaging, and logical.

argumentative and debatable, specific and focused, interesting and engaging, logical

what are the characteristics of a good claim?

CLAIM

is the most important part of the text. It

defines the quality and the complexity of the reading

CLAIM

is a sentence that summarizes the most important thing that the writer wants to say as a result of his/her thinking, reading, or writing experiences.

FACT, VALUE, POLICY

Three Types of Claim

CLAIM OF FACT

states a quantifiable assertion or a measurable topic. They assert that something has existed, exists, or will exist based on data. (VERIFIABLE, VALIDATED, TRUE)

CLAIM OF VALUE

_________ asserts something that can be qualified that covers moral, philosophical, or aesthetic topics. These types of topics try to prove that some values are more or less desirable compared to others.

CLAIM OF VALUE

It is also called claim of judgment because the reader has to decide whether the argument or proposition is right or wrong or has to be accepted or rejected.

CLAIM OF POLICY

_____ attempts to persuade you or others to take some action or change a behavior usually to solve a problem, for it uses terms like "should", "ought" and "must".

CLAIM OF POLICY

This claim can also be called claim of solution because it suggests and supports policies and solutions, and the action to be taken is based on the results.