PURPOSE AND
TARGET
AUDIENCE OF
THE
PERSUASIVE
ENGLISH 8,
TEXT
QUARTER 2,
LEARNING COMPETENCY
EN8INF-II-14
Identify the text
type appropriate
for one’s topic,
purpose, and
target audience.
lEARNING OBJECTIVES
a. Identify a specific
sociocultural issue
b. Determine the purpose
and target audience of
the persuasive text
c. Brainstorm ideas on
DAY
SHORT
RE VI E W
SHORT REVIEW
If you were…
Directions: Share your
insights as you answer
the following questions.
If you were tasked with drafting a
school policy/rule, what specific
proposal would you suggest?
Questions:
1. How did you come
up with the proposal?
2. What problem/s do
you wish to address on
your proposal?
LESSON
Directions: PURPOSE
Watch the YouTube
video, Contemporary Issues in
the
Philippines then note significant
information on
sociocultural issues
Guide
1.What are the concepts
Questions:
presented on the video?
2.What are the sociocultural
issues illustrated on the video?
3.Who do you think is the target
audience of the writer/creator of
Guide
4.What do you think is the
Questions:
purpose of the video?
5.Was the video effective
and has achieved its
purpose? Why or why
Guide
Insert Video link:
Questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj4262bOeHg
Questions:
1. What are the concepts
presented on the video?
Possible Answer:
The video presents key
contemporary issues in the
Philippines, such as poverty,
education, health, and
Questions:
2. What are the sociocultural
issues illustrated on the video?
Possible Answer:
It shows issues like lack of
access to quality education,
poor healthcare, and
discrimination.
Questions:
3. Who do you think is the
target audience of the
writer/creator of the video?
Possible Answer:
The target audience is
students, educators, and
concerned Filipino citizens.
Questions:
4. What do you think is the
purpose of the video?
Possible Answer:
The video aims to inform and
raise awareness about
current issues affecting
Filipino society.
Questions:
5. Was the video effective and
has achieved its purpose? Why
or why not?
Possible Answer:
Yes, because it clearly
explained the issues and
encouraged viewers to
reflect and take action.
UNLOCKING
CONTENT
VOCABU L ARY
Directions: Read the following
gibberish and try to guess the
hidden word/
phrase. Discuss
the meaning of
each word/phrase.
SAUCY YOU CULT YOUR
AL IS YOU
Answer:
SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUE
Definition:
a topic/problem pertaining to
social and cultural factors
PEE EER PAUSE
Answer:
PURPOSE
Definition:
reason, intention, or objective
PURSE WAYS EVE
Answer:
PERSUASIVE
Definition:
able to cause people to do or believe
something; able to persuade people
IS TAKE WHO OLDER
Answer:
STAKEHOLDER
Definition:
an individual or group that has
vested interest or are impacted by
outcome of an
What’s in the News!
Directions: Read the
excerpt of a news article
and answer the
questions that follow.
Share your personal
experiences or
Guide
1. What is the central idea of the
Questions:
news article? Cite ideas/parts of the
text that support this.
2. What sociocultural issue is
presented in the text?
3. What are your
thoughts/experiences/observations on
Fewer Filipino
children
engaged in
hazardous
work
– PSAin 2022
data
MANILA, Philippines —
The number of child
laborers in the country
has decreased to around
800,000 in 2022, down
from 900,000 in the
previous year, based on
estimates by the
Philippine Statistics
Child laborers are working
children engaged in
hazardous work. Based
on the labor and
employment department's
definition of the terms,
children aged 15 to 17
years old who work more
than 40 hours and
children below 15 years of
While there was a
decrease in the number of
child laborers in the
country in 2022, this was
still higher than the
reported number in 2020,
which was around
597,000, according to the
government statistics
body.
At least 56% or more than
half of all working children
in the country were found
to be engaged in
hazardous work in 2022
— lower than the
proportion reported in
2021 and 2020, which is
68%.
Boys constitute the
majority of working
children involved in
child labor, according to
PSA data. At least 66%
of the total number of
child laborers are boys
while 34% are girls.
Agriculture continues to
be the sector where
most child laborers can
be found at 69%. The
services sector followed
with a share of 26%
while the industry
sector accounted for
5% percent of child
laborers.
Guide
1. What is the central idea of the
Questions:
news article? Cite ideas/parts of the
text that support this.
Answer:
The article highlights that child
labor in the Philippines
decreased in 2022 but remains a
serious concern, especially in
hazardous work and agriculture.
Guide
2. What sociocultural issue is
Questions:
presented in the text?
Answer:
The issue is child labor,
particularly children working in
unsafe conditions and missing
out on education.
Guide
3. What are your
Questions:
thoughts/experiences/observations on
the issue in child labor?
Answer:
Child labor is still common in
poor communities where children
are forced to work instead of
going to school.
DAY
List it!
Directions: List the sociocultural issues
in the Philippines that you are aware of.
Think of the possible causes, effects, and
stakeholders involved in each issue.
You may include the ones
mentioned on the previously
watched video. Use the chart
below to organize and present your
ideas.
Sociocultural Possible Stakeholders
Effect/s
Issue Cause/s Involved
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Let’s Collaborate!
Directions: Explore further on
sociocultural issues by brainstorming
and combining your answers from the
previous activity. Present
and discuss your group’s
output using the chart
provided.
Sociocultural Possible Stakeholders
Effect/s
Issue Cause/s Involved
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rubrics:
Possible Answers:
Sociocultural Possible Stakeholders
Effect/s
Issue Cause/s Involved
Poor health,
Poverty, lack of loss of Families,
1. Child Labor access to childhood, government,
education limited NGOs, schools
opportunities
Inadequate
2. Poor High mortality DOH, hospitals,
facilities, low
Healthcare rates, spread patients,
government
Access of diseases communities
budget
Sociocultural Possible Stakeholders
Effect/s
Issue Cause/s Involved
Unequal job
3.Gender Cultural norms, opportunities,a Women’s groups,
Inequality discrimination buse, limited LGUs, workplaces
rights
Dropouts, poor
4.Education Lack of schools, DepEd, teachers,
academic
Inequality poverty students, parents
performance
Exclusion,
Marginalized
Prejudice, inequality,
5.Discrimination groups, society,
stereotypes mental health
media
issues
DAY
LEARNERS’ TAKEAWAYS
Directions: Write or talk about what you
learned during this week’s discussion.
I discovered
________________________________________
_____________________
I realized that
________________________________________
____________________
Reflection on
Real-life
Learning
application
Directions: Share a
real-life
experience/application
of the topic discussed.
Use this prompt:
Reflection on
How can you apply
Learning
what you learned
about the sociocultural
issues and their
solutions in your own
life or community?
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
(Group Activity)
Suggest
Do the following:
•Form your group.
Solutions
•Pick one sociocultural issue you wish to discuss.
•Brainstorm possible solutions to your problem,
considering different angles (individual actions,
community efforts, policy changes, etc.)
•Categorize the solutions into (e.g., short-term vs.
long-term solutions, individual vs. collective
actions).
•Present the ideas through a graph/concept
Rubrics:
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Listenin
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