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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Dumaguete City
JUNOB NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Talay, Dumaguete City

Subject: Introduction to the Philosophy of a

Human Person
Compiler: Myrel N. Dela Cruz

Quarter 1 Week 1
The Process of Doing Philosophy
ACTIVITY SHEETS

What’s In
WORDSCAPES ACTIVITY:
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What’s New
THE BLIND MAN AND THE ELEPHANT
Guided Questions:
1. What happens in the story when each blind man "sees" the elephant? Why were there six
different ideas about the elephant? Were any of the men right about the elephant? Were any of
them completely wrong?
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2. What did the blind men learn from the king? What does the storyteller want us to learn from this
tale?
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3. Do problems like this happen in real life? Think of the times when arguments or
misunderstandings have occurred because people saw situations from different points of view.
Describe what happened.
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4. How does it feel when another person doesn't "see" something the way you do? How can you
address those differences in perceptions?
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5. What if the men in this story were not blind? Would they still have different perceptions about
elephants? Why or why not?
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6. Does the story give you any ideas about how these problems can be solved? What are some
steps you can take to understand why another person doesn't see things the way you do?
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What’s More
Task 1:
Make a creative poster showing a holistic view of your life. Come up with a creative visualization
that will show your life in its totality and how your various experiences contributed to give meaning to
your life. Use long bondpaper. Be creative.
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Content-10
Structure/ Organization - 5 Total-
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Task 2. Direction: What can you say about the quotation below? Do you agree or disagree with this?
Write your answers on the activity sheets.

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What I Have Learned

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Assessment
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