English 9

Third Quarter – Module 2

DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE IDEAS IN
A MATERIAL

Name of Student: _____________________________________________ Grade Level: ____________________

Name of Teacher: _____________________________________________ Section: ________________________

SIMPLIFIED MELC-BASED BUDGET OF LESSON

January 25-29, 2021

MELCs:
1. Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the
material viewed. EN9VC-IVa-10
Duration:
5 days

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

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Answer the guide questions life.
questions that after.
follow.

INTRODUCTION

Today, some voices have questioned the relevance and importance of honesty,
truthfulness, and truth in communication.  Some argue that standards for evaluating what
is a “fact” or what is “true,” even the idea of “truth” itself, are changing.
In this module, you will be engaging yourself more on determining the relevance and
truthfulness of ideas based from the material given.
Proud Asians:
Identify the people in the pictures by writing their name and their nationalities.
Answer the questions that follow.

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 Are the people in the pictures familiar to you?

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 Do you have any idea about their contributions to the industry?
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HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE AND TRUTHFULNESS OF IDEAS

FROM A TEXT?

It is assumed here that the reliability of a source of information involves two

dimensions: its relevance and its truthfulness. A source is said to be relevant if it
provides useful information regarding a given question of interest. If the source is a
human agent, irrelevance means that the provided information does not pertain to the
question it answers, for instance because the agent is actually ignorant. If the source is a
sensor, the sensor response is typically irrelevant when it is out of order. For instance, it is
useless to try and find the time it is from a clock that is not working since there is no way
to know whether the supplied information is correct or not (the hour read on a broken
watch can even be correct).
In contrast, a source is said to be truthful if it actually supplies the information it
possesses. There are various forms of lack of truthfulness. A source may declare the
contrary of what it knows, or just say less, or something different, even if consistent with
its knowledge. Lack of truthfulness for a sensor may take the form of a systematic bias.
Note that if the agent receiving information does not know in which way the source lies, the
difference between irrelevance and lack of truthfulness of a source becomes itself less
significant from the standpoint of this agent
WHAT MAKES A TEXT RELEVANT?
Text relevance refers to the match between a reader’s goal and information useful to
that goal. Information that closely matches a reader’s goal is more relevant, whereas
information that does not match the goal is less relevant, regardless of its importance.
Relevance differs from importance in that readers assign relevance to information, whereas
importance is author defined and is cued by various characteristics internal to the
text relevance is the perception that something is interesting and worth knowing
 WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTHFULNESS IN A TEXT?
  Learn the importance of truthfulness and what it means to practice it, and learn that
making mistakes is a part of growth and development, and that being honest when one
makes mistakes encourages learning and growth.

A. Read the story below and try to determine the relevance of the ideas presented in
the text. Answer the guide questions after.

The Vanity Of The Rat: Korean Folk Tale

A long time ago, there lived a rat couple who had one daughter. Since they had no other
children, they gave her everything. When it became time for their daughter to marry, they
wanted only the best husband for her. They thought about all of the rats that they knew,
but none of them were good enough for their daughter.

One day, Mr. Rat said to his wife "I know who will make the perfect husband for our
daughter, the Sun." "The Sun?" asked Mrs. Rat. "Why do you think the Sun would make a
good husband." "Because there is none more powerful in the world than the Sun" said the
husband. "Yes, Yes. Yes. The Sun is the most powerful. He's bright as well. Let's ask him at
once" said Mrs. Rat.

The two rats went out into their garden where the Sun was shining. "Oh, Mr. Sun!" they
called, trying to keep their eyes open as they looked up into the sky. "Yes, what can I do for
you?" replied the Sun. "Should you accept, my wife and I would like to offer you our
daughter's hand in marriage," said Mr. Rat proudly. "I'm honored" said Mr. Sun,  But why do
you want me to marry your daughter?" "Because you are so powerful and magnificent!" said
Mr. Rat, while Mrs. Rat nodded her head in agreement.

"Well, I'm pleased that you think so highly of me" said Mr. Sun. "But there is one that is more
powerful than me." "Who might that be? asked Mr. Rat. "Why Mr. Cloud, of course! I am
powerless when he covers me." "Yes, so true" said Mr. Rat, nodding over and over. "Come on
dear,” he said, taking his wife by the hand. "Let's go see Mr. Cloud."

They climbed up a nearby mountain, over which a big cloud hung in the sky. They called to
Mr. Cloud and telling him what Mr. Sun had said, offered their daughter's hand in
marriage. Again, the couple received a much different answer that what they were
expecting. Mr. Cloud said "What the Sun says is true. However, I am powerless when I meet
Mr. Wind. Wherever he blows, I must go." "Yes. Yes. Of course, of course" said Mr. and Mrs.
Rat. They then set out to find Mr. Wind.

Coming down the mountain, they found Mr. Wind in a grove of trees. "I am strong" he told
them on hearing their story. "I can make a big tree fall over or blow down a house. I can
shake up an ocean. But try as I may, I can't move a stone Buddha." "Then, we'll just have to
ask a stone Buddha" said Mr. Rat. So, Mr. and Mrs. Rat hurried down the mountain to the
stone Buddha standing near their village.

"Well, I'm flattered that you want me to marry your daughter" said Mr. Stone Buddha. "But I
don't think I'm right for her either. I am indeed strong and Mr. Wind can't move me, but I am
no means the strongest of them all. There is one that can make me fall over easily. The very
thought of it is making me shake already." "Please Mr. Stone Buddha" said Mr. Rat. "Please
tell us who." "None other than you and your cousins the moles" said Mr. Stone Buddha. "You
and your cousins are very strong. Why if you burrow under my feet, I'll fall over and land on
my head. I'm no match for you" said Mr. Stone Buddha. "Thank you" said Mr. Rat, "You've
been very helpful.”

After the long search for a suitable suitor, the rat's daughter married a rat.
Guide Questions:
1. What characteristics of a prospective husband does Mr. Rat want for his daughter?
2. What is the moral lesson of the vanity of the rat?
3. What was the story “The Vanity of the Rat” all about?
4. What influenced Korea’s traditional morality?
5. What do you think is the relevance of the story in real-life?

B. Read the story about “The Truth of the Purple Wall” with the link below and try to
determine the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the text. Answer the guide
questions after.

“The Truth of the Purple Wall”:

https://mywonderstudio.com/level-1/2010/7/28/the-truth-of-the-purple-walls.html

Guide Questions:
1. What was the story “The Truth of the Purple Wall”?
2. Cite the moral lesson found in the story and how will you apply it in your life.
3. What do you think is the truthfulness of ideas in the story?

Explain the following quotations about relevance and truthfulness on how will you
apply it in your life.

 What can you say about the relationship of today’s Filipino youth with their parents?

REFERENCES

https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/how-to-make-learning-relevant/
https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/ptn/2013/09/students-relevance
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-1428-6_354
https://academic.oup.com/mind/article-abstract/111/443/583/1017747?
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 English 9
Third Quarter – Module 2
DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE IDEAS IN
A MATERIAL

Name of Student: _____________________________________ Grade Level: ____________________

Name of Teacher: _____________________________________ Section: ________________________
ANSWER SHEET

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TRUTHFULNESS
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REFLECTION:
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