English Virtual Class - Expressing Beliefs and Convictions

Introduction

• Hosted by Teacher Rasheem
• Focus on expressing beliefs and convictions
• Objectives:
  • Differentiate beliefs and convictions
  • Formulate sentences expressing beliefs and convictions
  • Use correct signal phrases

Activity: Filipino Beliefs and Convictions

• Instructions:
  • Thumbs up for agreement, thumbs down for disagreement
• Examples:
  • Sweeping at night drives away blessings
  • Biting your tongue means someone is thinking of you
  • Pogba Mano is an act of respect
  • Do not leave the table unless everyone is done eating
  • Offering food to the dead

Key Concepts

Belief

• Personal viewpoint not based on facts
• Examples:
  • Belief in cultural or personal faith, morality, or values
• Opinions; can't serve as formal argument basis
• Example statements:
  • Coronavirus separates people socially
  • Cold weather is better than hot
  • Ice cream is preferred over cake
• Beliefs are subjective and may change over time

Conviction

• Requires belief in verified information
• Based on religion or science
• Facts remain unchanged (e.g., sun as center of universe)
• Convictions are solid, fact-based beliefs
• Example: Need for oxygen to breathe

Signal Phrases

• Used to express beliefs and convictions
• Examples:
  • "I believe"
  • "I think"
  • "I feel"
  • "In my opinion"
  • "In my personal view"
• Sentence Examples:
  • Government handling crisis well
  • Need to study more
  • Depend less on technology
  • Pork tastes better than chicken

Activity: Dissect the Infographic

• Objective: Identify where sentences belong (personal beliefs vs. specific information)
• Sentences:
  • Personal Beliefs:
    • "I believe we can be early when invited to eat."
    • "I think the gender of the guest will be revealed by dropping utensils."
    • "I feel I cannot refuse any packed meal."
  • Specific Information:
    • "In my opinion, Filipinos use fork and spoon typically."
    • "In my personal view, burping is acceptable."

Assessment

• Task: Write a paragraph expressing beliefs and convictions about an editorial cartoon
• Use learned signal phrases and sentence structures

Conclusion

• Recap of today's lesson
• Encouragement to use signal phrases in expressing beliefs and convictions
• Reminder for next lesson and continued learning

[Music] provided intermittently throughout the lesson.