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Guided Learning Activity Kit
Literary Analysis for Understanding
Values
Quarter 2 - Weeks 5-8

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English – Grade 9
Guided Learning Activity Kit
Literary Analysis for Understanding Values
Quarter 2- Weeks 5-8

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Q2 ENG 9 WEEK 5 TO WEEK 8
Literary Analysis for
Understanding Values in the
VUCA
(Volatile, Uncertain, Complex
and Ambiguous) World

Introduction

One of the most debated issues among millennials is on gender and

family roles. In this lesson, you are going to explore how literature contributes
to your understanding of the things that are presently happening to you as a
teenager and as a member of your community. You will learn how to
understand the common values teenagers share from the early days until
now.

Learning Competency

Analyze literature as a means of understanding values in the VUCA

(volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world.

Objectives

At the end of this Guided Learning Activity Kit, you are expected to:

1. compare and contrast information presented in different literary texts;

2. infer an author’s ideas in making reasonable generalizations about the
texts read;
3. make an analysis of a text by writing a personal response;
4. assess the relevance and truthfulness on information;
5. classify information based on the text’s purpose, types and form of writing;
6. interpret the challenges and opportunities described on a literary text;

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 7. predict the factors that would influence changes;
8. recognize effects of events and write possible solutions to varied situations;
9. understand the new VUCA vocabulary words including millennial terms
that standardizes forums and discussions;
10. follow standard and ethics on social media usage for relevant posts; and
11. employ effective and appropriate social media communication ads that
reflect values to life.

Review

Directions: Understand the synopsis of Romeo and Juliet condensed in an

infographic and study the Taylor Swift’s song –Love Story.

Do you think the characterization of the young and restless Romeo and
Juliet is relevant to young people’s attitudes today? Compare the two texts using
a Venn Diagram. Use the points of comparison listed here.

1. Topic
2. Characters mentioned
3. Circumstances mentioned
4. Which is the original text and which one is the allusion?
5. What is the conflict?
6. What did the character/s do to resolve the conflict?
7. Which text is more relatable, the play Romeo and Juliet or the song referring to
the famous literary piece?

Love Story (Song)

Romeo and Juliet

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 The table below shows the Romeo and Juliet dialogue in the Balcony Scene
with explanatory notes from https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-main-
internal-conflict-balcony-scene-romeo-82203

THE ROMEO AND JULIET BALCONY SCENE Explanatory Notes

Romeo and Juliet: Annotated Balcony Scene, Act 2,

Scene 2

Juliet.
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet.
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy: On this scene,
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. Romeo and Juliet
What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, committed their love for
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part each other upon thinking
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name. of the consequences they
What's in a name? That which we call a rose might encounter because
By any other name would smell as sweet; of their family’s feud.
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name, which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.

Juliet. At lovers' perjuries,

They say, Jove laughs. O gentle Romeo,
If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully:
Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won,
I'll frown, and be perverse, and say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo: but else, not for the world.
In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond; On this scene,
And therefore thou mayst think my 'haviour light: Romeo and Juliet
But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true committed their love for
Than those that have more cunning to be strange. each other upon thinking
I should have been more strange, I must confess, of the consequences they
But that thou overheard'st, ere I was 'ware, might encounter because
My true-love passion: therefore pardon me; of their family’s feud.
And not impute this yielding to light love
Which the dark night hath so discovered.

Juliet. Juliet felt the internal

What satisfaction canst thou have to-night? conflict of choosing her
Romeo. love for Romeo or be
The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine. comfortable and practical

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 Juliet. in following her father’s
I gave thee mine before thou didst request it: wish for her to marry
And yet I would it were to give again. Paris.
Romeo.
Wouldst thou withdraw it? for what purpose, love? Juliet comes from a
Juliet. rich family of the Capulet
But to be frank, and give it thee again. and thus, her father wants
And yet I wish but for the thing I have: her to marry the equally
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, wealthy and powerful,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, (140) Paris.
The more I have, for both are infinite

Love Story
by Taylor Swift

We were both young when I first saw you

I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standin' there on a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd and say, "Hello"
Little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles and my daddy said, "Stay away
from Juliet"
And I was cryin' on the staircase beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew

So close your eyes

Escape this town for a little while, oh oh
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real

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 Discussion

One of the best ways to understand literature is to check its elements: plot,
setting, characters, point of view, theme, symbolism, and conflict. It is on these
elements that you would be able to understand how these parts connect to create
the overall theme.

Lesson 1: Text Analysis

In analyzing a literary piece, narrate the plot or discuss what was said and
explain why a dialogue or a certain description is significant to the text. Take note
also of particular interpretations of a passage: For example, dialogues can illustrate
or can make you see or interpret the characteristics (values, opinion, emotions, and
feelings) of a character. This is often referred to as characterization.

It is clear in the play, Romeo and Juliet, that William Shakespeare, its
playwright, narrates not only about youth and the issues confronting them during
those times especially about arranged marriages and obedience to the expectations
of their elders; but also, of the gender roles. Below is the monologue or dialogue of
Romeo in the Balcony Scene of Romeo and Juliet that shows how he heartily love
Juliet that he would resist anything just to have her. This also shows how typical or
common are the young lover’s attitude as teenagers. This line also shows the
thoughtfulness of Romeo as a person head over heels in love:
“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.”

Of course, literary pieces or any writing could influence you a lot in a variety
of ways. On a changing world, what you read would influence you also on how you
interpret changes and real-life situations. You somehow develop a certain
understanding or most times, some opinion about the ideas or thoughts of the
author. Forming an opinion is a positive outcome of reading.
However, one must be able to form an intelligent opinion that must be based
on what is truthful. For you to be able to form an intelligent opinion or to understand
the significance of the material to your current situation remember to:

1. Fact-check or research on the back story or background of the author or how

the literary text came to be for you to understand the situation within which
the author had written it that might have influenced the author.
2. Find some ideals or values that you can relate with.
3. Infer as to why a certain character did the action, what caused the reaction
by examining its relevance to the theme.

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 Activities

Guided Practice 1
Directions: From the original and paraphrased dialogues in “Romeo and Juliet” in
Column A, infer what must have made Juliet say it. Select from the choices given in
Column B. Then, in Column C, encircle the values that describe the speaker. Write
your answers on your paper.

Guided Practice 2
Directions: Compare Romeo’s character with the attitude of young men today by

Statement/ Paraphrase Inference/ Character

Reason Values
PARIS: Happily, met, my lady and my wife
(I’m happy to meet you, my lady and my wife.) A. Love shy,
JULIET: B. Insolence hard-to-get,
That may be, sir, when I may be a wife. C. dislike reserved,
(That might be the case sir, after I’m married) shy, defiant,
snob
Juliet.
But to be frank, and give it thee again. A. Hate practical-
And yet I wish but for the thing I have: B. Family minded,
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, allegiance naïve,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, C. Torn possessive,
between love materialistic
Paraphrased: and wealth
But I will be frank, I will give my love to you
yet I wish for the material wealth I have.
I would not for the world they saw thee here. A. Pride in-love,
Paraphrased: B. Untraditional angry,
I will not allow them to hurt you. C. defiant
rebellious

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Paris
God forbid I should get in the way of devout
practice! Juliet, I’ll see you early on Thursday.
Until then, goodbye, and have this holy kiss. A. desperation desperate,
(I should be on my way so I won’t have to B. sad sad, snob,
bother your devotion time. I’ll see you on C. suicidal angry, beast,
Thursday.) distressed
Juliet
Oh shut the door, and when you have, come
weep with me! I am past hope, past cure, past
help!
(Close the door and when you come over, cry
over me. There is no longer hope, cure or help
by then.)

using a Venn Diagram. You may use the word pool.

boiterous fond of girls thoughtless impulsive

loud valued friends flashy faithful
sweet brash

Romeo Young Men 2020

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Independent Practice:

Directions: Below is an excerpt from the Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet. Analyze it in
one paragraph based on the guide questions that follow.
Original Text Modern Text
ROMEO ROMEO
Can I go forward when my heart is here? Can I go away while my heart stays
Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center here? I have to go back to where my
out. heart is.
Moves away Enter BENVOLIO with ROMEO moves away. BENVOLIO and
MERCUTIO MERCUTIO enter.
BENVOLIO BENVOLIO
Romeo, my cousin Romeo! Romeo! (calling) Romeo, my cousin, Romeo,
Romeo!
MERCUTIO MERCUTIO
He is wise, He’s a smart boy. I bet he slipped away
And, on my life, hath stol'n him home to and went home to bed.
bed.
BENVOLIO BENVOLIO
He ran this way and leapt this orchard He ran this way and jumped over this
wall. orchard wall. Call to him, Mercutio.
Call, good Mercutio.
MERCUTIO MERCUTIO
Nay, I’ll conjure too! I’ll conjure him as if I were summoning
Romeo! Humours, madman, passion, a spirit. Romeo! Madman! Passion!
lover! Lover! Show yourself in the form of a
Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh! sigh. Speak one rhyme, and I’ll be
Speak but one rhyme, and I am satisfied. satisfied. Just cry out, “Ah me!” Just
Cry but “Ay me!” Pronounce but “love” say “love” and “dove.” Say just one
and “dove.” lovely word to my good friend Venus.
Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word, Just say the nickname of her blind son
One nickname for her purblind son and Cupid, the one who shot arrows so
heir, well in the old story.—Romeo doesn’t
Young Abraham Cupid, he that shot so hear me. He doesn’t stir. He doesn’t
true move. The silly ape is dead, but I must
When King Cophetua loved the beggar make him appear.—I summon you by
maid.— Rosaline’s bright eyes, by her high
He heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth forehead and her red lips, by her fine
not. feet, by her straight legs, by her
The ape is dead, and I must conjure trembling thighs, and by the regions
him.— right next to her thighs. In the name of
I conjure thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes, all of these things, I command you to
By her high forehead and her scarlet lip, appear before us in your true form.
By her fine foot, straight leg, and
quivering thigh,
And the demesnes that there adjacent lie,
That in thy likeness thou appear to us.

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Guide questions:
1. What does the scene tell you about the character of Romeo?
2. What does Mercutio’s reply show about his attitude?
3. Who among the characters you have read on this ACT impressed you? Briefly
explain the values portrayed by this character that impressed you.

Assessment

Directions: There are three (3) differentiated activities listed below. Choose one
activity for you to accomplish. Write your answers on your paper.

1. Find in YouTube the ending part of "Desert Flower" film. Make a support
slogan denouncing or opposing the mutilation rituals and practices still
performed on girls by some other cultures. Use hashtag (#) and give a brief
explanation explaining your hashtag’s objective.

The film is based on the life of Waris Dirie, an international supermodel

who began life as a member of a nomadic tribe in Somalia. She was
circumcised, as is the custom in many African countries then sold to an
elderly man to be his fourth wife. Not wanting this, she escaped and walked
on the dessert for days.

On the film, she was quoted:

“Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than
barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering
behind” – (Waris Dirie, quote from Desert Flower)

2. Read the statement of Liza Soberano in a forum discussing violence against

women and children. Write at least one paragraph expressing your opinion
about violence and maltreatment of women and children.

“I find it so unfair that we women have to go out every day in fear of

getting catcalled, in fear of dressing a certain way and getting called out for the
way we’re dressed. I fear that my nieces and my future children won’t be able
to go out in a safe environment. That’s why I find it so important to start
spreading awareness to future generations as early as now so that we can
create a better future for everyone.

As a woman, as a Filipino artist, I think that women and influencers

alike should start speaking up,” she said. They can contribute not only
awareness about these issues but also encouragement and confidence to our
fellow women and children – that they need to learn to stand up for themselves.

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 The norm of society has conditioned women and children to stay quiet
when dealing with hardships and struggles because nobody is going to do
anything anyway. Yet why do they also expect us women, women alike and
children, to remain resilient through these struggles? Change cannot be just the
responsibility of the people who need it most. They need the support of
everyone, especially those of the highest power, if we are to see true change.”

3. Imagine that you are the director of a new film of Romeo & Juliet. List down
at least two (2) songs that you might include in your filmed version of the play.
Focus on the Balcony Scene or the Parting Scene. Write an explanation where
in the play it would be played, and which lyric of the song will be played on
that particular scene and why.

RUBRIC:
5 4 3 2
STANDARD
Excellent Proficient Developing Beginning
Choice cuts/music:
-What two specific things are
linked and why? How compelling
are the similarities between
them? How original is the idea?
Submission:
-Makes a strong, detailed case
that the two choices speak to
each other in interesting ways
and shows how.
Language:
-Submission engages the reader.
It uses language, style and tone
appropriate to its purpose and
features, correct grammar,
spelling and punctuation

Reflection

Directions: Write a two-paragraph diary entry using the following questions as guide.

1. Which of the activities and reading texts interests you most as a young person?
Explain briefly.

2. What do you think is the common issues on gender roles that women especially
young teenagers from the time of Juliet unto this day are facing and how do you
relate to it or what is your opinion on it?

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 Lesson 2: Classifying Information

Review

In analyzing selections, bear in mind that there are many aspects to literary
writing, and many ways to analyze it, but there are four basic categories of texts
namely: descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative. There are also
five main types of writing: expository, descriptive, narrative persuasive and
creative. Take for instance, the two examples of text below extracted from different
sources that discussed the issue on dolomite sand. See how these excerpts differ in
approaches and style.

Excerpt #1
“The dolomite controversy”
By Marit Stinus-Cabugon
Arturo Barrit, an official of the Associated Labor Unions and someone very
familiar with the mine and its effects on the environment, describes the dolomite
that is being shipped to Manila as “a byproduct of the high-grade dolomite,” which
“is used for beach rehabilitation and landscaping to add aesthetic value” to a
property (Facebook post, September 5). This byproduct — or “synthetic white
sand” — from the Alcoy dolomite quarry site has been used as “soil catalyst” or
soil conditioner in banana and pineapple plantations in Mindanao for years. This
once useless material which was given away for free to local government units
and private individuals now has great commercial value, Barrit writes in his
Facebook post.
Barrit has pointed to the destruction caused by the dolomite to the seabed
off Alcoy and Dalaguete. As the dolomite — high grade and byproduct alike — is
transferred to the ships and barges, “the particles or fragments hauled via the
open belt conveyor are carried by the wind flow” and find their way to the seabed.
Barrit, a diver himself, said he has seen seagrasses, corals and even turtle shells
covered with hardened dolomitic particles, several kilometers from where the
hauling takes place. Local fisherfolk have been complaining, writes Barrit.

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 Excerpt #2

FAST FACTS: What is dolomite sand, and how will it affect Manila Bay?

Here's basic information:

Used in construction
Dolomite, also known as calcium magnesium carbonate, is a non-metallic
material used in manufacturing bricks, mortar, cement, concrete, plastics, paving
materials, and other construction materials.

Hazards to people
There are a number of hazards dolomite can pose to handlers, according
to a 2012 safety data report by Texas distributor and builder Lehigh Hanson Inc.
Dolomite contains varying levels of crystalline silica, which can cause damage to
lungs or even cancer when it is breathed in. The material can also cause irritation
to the skin and eyes.
The Department of Health also attested to dolomite’s health risks,
especially the adverse reactions in humans when inhaled. Health Undersecretary
Maria Rosario Vergeire said that when ingested, dolomite can cause pain in the
stomach and result in diarrhea.
Hazards to Manila Bay
Moreover, environmental group Oceana Philippines warned that since the
sand does not naturally occur at the bay, the government could be destroying
both the natural ecosystem of Manila Bay as well as the source of the synthetic
sand.

Reading the two examples given, answer the following:

1. How does the excerpt #1 make you feel?
-enlightened -confused -annoyed
-sad -happy -neutral
-angry -amused -inspired
2. How does the excerpt #2 make you feel?
-enlightened -confused -annoyed
-sad -happy -neutral
-angry -amused -inspired
3. Excerpt #2 is a/an ________________ text.
A. Descriptive C. Expository
B. Narrative D.Argumentative
4. Excerpt #1 is a/an _________________ text.
A. Expository C. Narrative E. Creative
B. Descriptive D. Persuasive

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 Discussion

The famous J.K. Rowling said “Understanding is the first step to acceptance,
and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” on her book Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire. Readers can also bear that nuggets of wisdom in mind as they go along
with the selections, greater understanding of history, events and emotions open up
if the reader is equipped with the skills of interpreting and valuing such information.
One of the skills one must have to be able to understand messages is to
classify information. In classifying information, keep in mind the following tips:
1. Establish a purpose that will serve as a framework in sorting the information
2. Use a graphic organizer that will show the relationship of things
3. Fill the organizer with the information on the text which will help you draw
conclusions
4. Research on the culture, historical context, social background of the author
that shaped his/her perspective or viewpoint and worldview she/he is
presenting

However, there are also some informations that are not written but they are
represented by infographics and graphics, some especially those found on social
media are not exhausted but rather made or posted to start debates and
conversations.
See the resulting reactions on a Facebook posts about a brain teaser
shown on the example below:

Some information also leaves the interpretation to the seer or often is

satirical or humorous in nature such as the “memes” below:

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 Activities
Guided Practice 1
SURVEY FORM
(Impressions)
Tick (√) the box of what is
explicitly read on the
speech transcript.
o Data is well-presented
o Data is not presented
o Scarce data
o Started emotional
o Seems angry on the
beginning
o Angry all throughout the
speech
o Claims showed no proof
o Claims are coupled with
proof and data
o Scarce proof
o Vague/unverified data
o Accusing
o Not accusing
o Data on paragraph 6 is
unverifiable
o Data on paragraph 6 is
verifiable
o Data on paragraph 8
would leave the
uninformed in awe or at a
loss
o Data on paragraph 8
would leave the greater
audience in awe or at a
loss
o Data on paragraph 8 is
not readily relatable for
people outside
industrialized countries
o Statement on paragraph
11 is a fallacy of
generalization, a bluff
o Statement on paragraph
11 is not a bluff, it might
be true
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Directions: Beside the transcription of the famous
speech of teen environmental activist, Greta
Thunberg, as she spoke at the United Nations forum
is a survey form. Tick the boxes of items that apply or
is explicitly present on the speech. Afterwards,
answer correctly the questions that follows to
evaluate the purpose of the speech. The paragraphs
are numbered for ease of use.
1. My message is that we'll be watching you.
2. This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should
be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet,
you all come to us young people for hope. How dare
you!
3. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with
your empty words and yet I'm one of the lucky ones.
People are suffering. People are dying. Entire
ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of
a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money
and fairytales of eternal economic growth. How dare
you!
4. For more than 30 years, the science has been
crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away
and come here saying that you're doing enough when
the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in
sight.
5. You say you hear us and that you understand the
urgency, but no matter how sad and angry I am, I do
not want to believe that. Because if you really
understood the situation and still kept on failing to
act then you would be evil and that I refuse to believe.
6. The popular idea of cutting our emissions in half
in 10 years only gives us a 50 percent chance of
staying below 1.5 degrees and the risk of setting off
irreversible chain reactions beyond human control.
7. Fifty percent may be acceptable to you, but those
numbers do not include tipping points, most
feedback loops, additional warming hidden by toxic
air pollution or the aspects of equity and climate
justice.
8. They also rely on my generation sucking hundreds of billions of tons of your CO2
out of the air with technologies that barely exist.
9. So, a 50 percent risk is simply not acceptable to us, we who have to live with the
consequences.
10. How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just business as usual and
some technical solutions? With today's emissions levels, that remaining CO2
budget will be entirely gone within less than eight and a half years.
11. There will not be any solutions or plans presented in line with these figures here
today, because these numbers are too uncomfortable and you are still not mature
enough to tell it like it is.
12. You are failing us, but the young people are starting to understand your betrayal.
The eyes of all future generations are upon you and if you choose to fail us, I say:
We will never forgive you.
13. We will not let you get away with this. Right here, right now is where we draw the
line. The world is waking up and change is coming, whether you like it or not.
14. Thank you.

Guided Practice 2

Directions: Using the speech above, classify the information presented. Use the
table below. Write only the paragraph number. An example is given.

Paragraphs that Paragraphs Paragraphs that Paragraphs

showed emotions presenting data used fallacy calling for action
Paragraph #10

Independent Practice

Directions: If you are going to write a slogan to support Greta Thunberg’s

campaign, what would it be? Draw or put it on a bond paper as pleasing as you
can and as persuasive as you could.
Rubrics for the Slogan-making:
Source: https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=GX357X4&

4 3 2 1
Craftsmanship The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is
exceptionally attractive in acceptably distractingly
attractive in terms of attractive messy.
terms of neatness. Good though it may
neatness. Well- construction and be a bit messy.
constructed and not very messy.
not messy.
4 3 2 1
Creativity Slogan is Slogan is Slogan is The slogan
exceptionally creative and a creative and does not reflect

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 creative. A lot of good amount of some thought any degree of
thought and thought was put was put into creativity.
effort was used to into decorating decorating it.
make the banner. it.
4 3 2 1
Originality Exceptional use Good use of new Average use of No use of new
of new ideas and ideas and new ideas and ideas and
originality to originality to originality to originality to
create slogan. create slogan. create slogan. create slogan.
4 3 2 1
Grammar There are no There is 1 There are 2 There are more
grammatical grammatical grammatical than 2
mistakes on the mistake on the mistakes on grammatical
poster. poster. the poster. mistakes on
the poster.

Directions: Classify the following text below using the table. Use the number of
each item in filling in the table.

Category or Form of Writing

descriptive Narrative expository Argumentative

Text Types
expository Descriptive narrative persuasive Creative

1. 2.

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5. 6.

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Assessment

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. Does the excerpt of the selection below shock you? YES NO

A supposed ‘dead whale’ was seen on the shores of Naic, Cavite on May 11,
2017, which was in fact an art installation. What looked like a dead whale from
afar was really made of plastic waste up close.

The original Dead Whale installation in Cavite, a collaboration between

a non-governmental environmental organization and Dentsu Jayme Syfu led
by Creative Director Biboy Royong, was displayed for only three days and was
dismantled immediately to prevent the plastic waste used from going into the
ocean. Mounting the Dead Whale for a longer period of time will give more
people a chance to experience what it might feel like to encounter, or be
confronted by, a decomposing whale victimized by the increasing presence of
plastic in our oceans.

2. How would you categorize the text below as to its form of writing?

To illustrate my point, let me share my brief conversation with a French

student who was at that time complaining about the weather. He came into

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 my office all sweaty and bemoaning the scorching temperature. I told him that
he was about to experience the fun of summer and that it would be more fun
if he could find a perfect beach to enjoy. While talking, I showed him a travel
brochure showcasing the beauty of some of our islands, with photographs of
people frolicking on white-sand beaches. He began asking a few questions
about the islands.
The next day, before I could realize the effect of my pep talk, the
French student sent an e-mail informing me that he had just booked a flight
to El Nido in Palawan and that he was excited about his trip.
-from Marshal Q. Murillo.
Source:https://opinion.inquirer.net/30041/promoting-the philippines#ixzz6cehgp2oe

3. Would the paragraph below convinced the reader to choose a certain path of
action?

The idea is to project a positive mindset and to develop a strategic way

of countering negative opinions on our country. Of course, more tourists and
good tourism also mean, among other things, more effective means of
transport to carry them around, as well as more travel guides to educate them
on our natural wonders and resources.
The effective promotion of tourism will mean a significant movement in
our economic chart. This is not a rocket-science mission but more of a
collective initiative in which everyone can actively participate.
4. Top of Form
-from Marshal Q.Murillo.
Source:https://opinion.inquirer.net/30041/promoting-the
philippines#ixzz6cehgp2oe

Reflection

Directions: Briefly answer the questions.

1. How categorizing text types does helps us to interpret the selection easily?
2. What social realities are revealed on the activities that you have completed?
Which struck you the most?

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 Lesson 3: Writing Possible Solutions
to Varied Situations
Review
The Man with the Hoe
by Edwin Markham
Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans
Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground,
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And on his back the burden of the world.
Who made him dead to rapture and despair,
A thing that grieves not and that never
hopes,
Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox?
Who loosened and let down this brutal jaw?
Whose was the hand that slanted back this
brow?
Whose breath blew out the light within this
brain?
Is this the Thing the Lord God made and
gave
To have dominion over sea and land;
To trace the stars and search the heavens
for power;
To feel the passion of Eternity?
Is this the Dream He dreamed who shaped
the suns
And marked their ways upon the ancient
deep?
Down all the stretch of Hell to its last gulf
There is no shape more terrible than this—
More tongued with censure of the world’s
blind greed—
More filled with signs and portents for the
soul—
More fraught with danger to the universe.
What gulfs between him and the seraphim!
Slave of the wheel of labor, what to him
Are Plato and the swing of Pleiades?
What the long reaches of the peaks of song,
The rift of dawn, the reddening of the rose?
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Through this dread shape the suffering
ages look;
Time’s tragedy is in that aching stoop;
Through this dread shape humanity
betrayed,
Plundered, profaned and disinherited,
Cries protest to the Judges of the World,
A protest that is also prophecy.
O masters, lords and rulers in all lands,
is this the handiwork you give to God,
This monstrous thing distorted and
soul-quenched ?
How will you ever straighten up this
shape;
Touch it again with immortality;
Give back the upward looking and the
light;
Rebuild in it the music and the dream;
Make right the immemorial
infamies,
Perfidious wrongs, immedicable
woes?
O masters, lords and rulers in all lands,
How will the Future reckon with this
Man?
How answer his brute question in that
hour
When whirlwinds of rebellion shake the
world?
How will it be with kingdoms and with
kings—
With those who shaped him to the thing
he is—
When this dumb Terror shall reply to
God
After the silence of the centuries?
 After Apple-Picking
By Robert Frost

My long two-pointed ladder's sticking through a tree

Toward heaven still,
And there's a barrel that I didn't fill
Beside it, and there may be two or three
Apples I didn't pick upon some bough.
But I am done with apple-picking now.
Essence of winter sleep is on the night,
The scent of apples: I am drowsing off.
I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight
I got from looking through a pane of glass
I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough
And held against the world of hoary grass.
It melted, and I let it fall and break.
But I was well
Upon my way to sleep before it fell,
And I could tell
What form my dreaming was about to take.
Magnified apples appear and disappear,
Stem end and blossom end,
And every fleck of russet showing clear.
My instep arch not only keeps the ache,
It keeps the pressure of a ladder-round.
I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend.
And I keep hearing from the cellar bin
The rumbling sound
Of load on load of apples coming in.

For I have had too much

Of apple-picking: I am overtired
Of the great harvest I myself desired.
There were ten thousand thousand fruit to touch,
Cherish in hand, lift down, and not let fall.
For all
That struck the earth,
No matter if not bruised or spiked with stubble,
Went surely to the cider-apple heap
As of no worth.
One can see what will trouble
This sleep of mine, whatever sleep it is.
Were he not gone,
The woodchuck could say whether it's like his
Long sleep, as I describe its coming on,
Or just some human sleep.

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Directions: Read the two poems carefully and then compare the two texts
using the Venn diagram. Use the items listed as points for comparison. There
are also some pool of words you may use in filling-up your diagram.

The Man With A Hoe After Apple-Picking

Common
points:

________

________

Pool of words:

worker lowly labor poor negative

underpaid not enough in happy sad man is meant
life to work
positive man was man a sort of told on the
destined to compared to protest third person
serve image of God
narrated on set in an set in a farm questioning offering work
first person orchard God’s promise to God
talks about speaks of acceptance of melancholy angry
renewal and injustice to a eternal rest
death lowly worker
product of product of opinionated accepting of
introspection hate and fate
administration

Discussion

Losing jobs and businesses, Filipinos went back to planting and farming
either as a means of relaxing (like the so-called plantitos and plantitas) or as
alternative source of living. Whatever the reason in going back to farming, people
now are more appreciative to those who constantly works, and they become more
aware of the worker’s situations.

Just like how the two poets motivate themselves to write their opinion
through poems, people do express their opinion of workers and the working situation
but in other forms of writing. Writers during the early times write their impressions

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and opinion in an artistic and creative way. Today, people write for practical usage,
often with the aid of the internet.

In a VUCA- volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, the ability to

comprehend the details of a certain situation, and to use this information for
decision-making and ease of going through certain situations that needs solutions
is a must.

The poem of Markham and Frost may precisely illustrate the work conditions
of both farmers during their time since farming is the main source of income those
days. However, it is no longer the same case at present. Farmers and farming use
complex strategies to get by. Farmers and other workers are now harnessing their
communication skills to cope up with either the demands of customers/end-users
and the demands of work environment itself.

Workers, even farmers, find that the ability to prepare materials that would
help them in selling their product and services and the ability to analyze situations
that may present opportunities are important skills.

The activities on the Review part is one of the ways of understanding and
managing a situation. The ability to analyze situations would enable you to go
through and be flexible for changes. What you did on the Review part is an example
of an analysis that used infographics called Venn diagram.

On any business or trade, communication skills are important to be able to

function well both during good times and problematic situations. First is knowing,
next is knowing what to do.

The following will be a great way to adjust to some tasks, practical problems and
situations:

1. Graphic organizers;
2. Infographics
3. Position or Official statements
4. Surveys which aids in analysis

An infographic is a form of visual communication. It is at-a-glance summary

of a topic that usually uses images, charts and very minimal texts.

According to Midori Nediger, (2020) “an Infographic can provide a quick

overview of a topic, explain a complex process, display research findings or survey
data , summarize a long report, and contrast multiple options and raise awareness
about an issue or cause.”

One could always use some Infographics format on many applications like
Canva, Piktochart Adobe spark and Visme. Moreover, conducting a survey now is
becoming progressively common practice to be able to understand how to come up

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with a better decision and effective plan. On social media, a quick poll or survey
about various things is commonly used to be able to find out other people’s opinion.

On zapier.com (2015) Stephanie Briggs summarized making a survey on six quick

steps into:

6 Best Practices for Writing Survey Questions

1. Use Simple, Direct Language. Avoid using big words, complicated words,
and words that could have multiple meanings.
2. Be Specific in what you want to ask. Use exact responses on your choices of
response.
3. Break Down Big Ideas into Multiple Questions.
4. Avoid Leading Questions.
5. Ask One Thing per Question. Do not complicate questions. Ask one specific
data per question.
6. Use More Interval Questions.

In making a statement or most often a position regarding issues, remember the

rules: know your audience and anticipate their reactions to what you are going to say
and be specific in getting your message across.

The activities that follow are some practices used nowadays on a workplace.
Hone your skills on it.

Activities

Guided Practice 1: Breaking News

General Directions: Read the real-life situation given and then proceed to the
related activities
Situation:

Imagine that you are managing your family’s shop that sells a little of
everything. The business is significantly doing well, employing 30 clerks and earning
a minimum of PHP10,000 per day; but then the lockdown begun.

The local government announced the temporary allowed only those shops or
businesses which cater to basic necessities that produce and supply goods, food and
necessary supplies such as gas stations and health clinics. Your business, though
selling some goods used on hygiene, consumable food items and a bit of everyday
wear and school supplies must be checked by local authorities in order to gain permit
to operate under the circumstances. You need to immediately think of things that
must be done to stay relevant and continue this business.

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 What would you do as the manager?

Tick or check the box of what you probably do:

o Close shop or close your store if the LGU says so
o Find a way to operate or continue doing business even if you close your physical
shop temporarily if you were not given a permit
o Make an inventory of your stocks
o Bargain with the LGU
o Ask your employees to go find another job
o Lessen your employees
o When you are given a permit, keep your employees but lessen their salary and
working day

Now, of course, you must inform everyone involve or everybody who will get
affected by a closure or change of operations whichever you may be forced to decide on.
Check or tick who among this people you must talk to tell of the changes:
- Family
- Friend
- Neighbor
- Your father
- Your loya customers
- Psychiatrist
- Employees
- Trusted clerk

If you have answered correctly the exercise above, congratulations! Any possible
answer you have is a clear indication that you have taken responsibility to analyze
a situation.

Activity proper

Directions: On your paper, write the letter of the best way to do things.

1. How will you break the news to your family?

a. Gather them on a room and tell them to stop spending too much because you
might run out of cash
b. Gather them on a conference table to tell them that your business will go
bankrupt soon
c. Gather them together on an appointed time and part of your house and tell
them what is going on
d. Gather them together on an appointed time and part of your house and tell
them what is going on and ask their opinion and suggestions on what possibly
each of them must do on such situation
e. There is no need to tell them, they know how the store or shop operates, they
know what is going on, and they know what the current financial situation of
the store is.

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 2. How will you tell your employees that there may be a lay-off if the pandemic
restrictions continue?

a. “Everyone brace yourselves with this bad news. We are closing the shop Thank
you for your services. You may claim your last paycheck at the end of the day.”
b. Good morning! As you all know, our store is on the edge of closing up
temporarily because of the restrictions of the pandemic. We need to adjust
either by taking more day-offs to maintain social distancing and still keep the
job and the store open, suggest a better and safer way to comply with the
health protocols so the store could still operate or resign if you are having
difficulty. Does anyone have a suggestion?
c. Good morning everybody! So many had changed with this lockdown. Now, we
may have to close shop or temporarily close our store in case the local
government would not issue us a permit. But don’t you worry, we will find a
way so that we can still operate. I cannot let you lose your job that is
supporting your family as much as I also would not want to lose my business.
I want your cooperation now more than ever. We have to review our work
schedules, way of doing our tasks and handling our stocks and most of all,
may I ask everyone to honestly answer the survey that the HR will be sending
you later?
d. Good morning! Kindly look out for instructions on our store’s new normal
operations and set-up. Thank you for your cooperation. Work safely!

3. If you are going to make a survey to assess or know the details that would help
you on setting a new work set-up for your business, which of the following would
you include? (Tick all that applies)
-Name of employee
-Ages of employee
-Fast-moving items
-Slow-moving items
-Stocks allowed as necessity during pandemic
-Stocks not necessary for pandemic
-Gender of employees
-Economic status of employees
-Permanent employees
-Contractual employees
-Addresses of employees
-Present ailment of employees
-Stocks related to hygiene
-Stocks related to fitness and health like vitamins
-Stocks usually ordered
-Vehicles or delivery trucks being used
-Positions and tasks of each employee
-Key people per department
-Problems solved before
-Problems on operations
-Cause of problems encountered
-Problems encountered during the pandemic

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 4. What changes would you probably take based on the current health protocols
being imposed and the opportunities or trends that you can take advantage of if
you are going to continue operations or continue selling? Write the first five (5)
items you must include and then, use the word/phrases listed below to express
your reasons for listing such items
ITEMS
o Online selling
o Text your customer
o Create a Facebook page
o Upload pictures at Instagram (IG)
o Advertise a super sale
o Look for the audit report on stocks
o Wear gloves and facemasks
o Install CCTV
o Require health checks before clients can shop

List of possible reasons:

On trends stock purchase
Target customers use it advertise
Convenience satisfy precautions
Product development just to know

Guided Practice 2: Simplifying information through survey.

Directions: One of the skills one must be able to possess is to gather enough data
for a decision making or to come up with new policies.
Survey your employees as to their address, age, years of service
and medical conditions. The objective of the survey is for your imagined
business to be able to shift your products and mode of operations with
regards to the trends or preferences of your target client and the
capabilities of your staff. Make the questions clear and short.
Example:
Item 1 : Age of employee
a) Please indicate your age: ____
b) On what age range do you belong?
18-21 22-27

Change stocksITEMS REASON

28-35 36-49
50-60 65 and up

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Independent Practice: The Official Statement
Directions: Based on your answers on numbers 1 and 2 Activity: Breaking News;
write a draft of the things you are going to inform. Tell how you are going to say it.

You will call this as your Position or Official statement. The Rubric is provided below.

Be sure to cover the following:

1. Why is the current situation affecting you on a personal level and of your
business?
2. What or how do you want them to act or behave in accordance with the situation.
3. What would you suggest as a solution to your store’s problem?

A. Statement to your family:

May I tell you something?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
B. Statement to your employees:

May I announce that

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Good Speaker Competent Not yet competent

5 Speaker 3
4
Organization Presentation is clear, Presentation is Listener can follow line
logical and organized. generally clear and of thoughts with efforts.
Listener can follow line well-organized. A Some statement are not
of reasoning. minor points may be clear. Organization
confusing. seems haphazard.
Effectiveness Level of presentation is Level of presentation Aspect of statement is
appropriate for the or statement is just so crude and vague. It
audience. Statement is appropriate to the cannot get information
a planned conversation audience. There are across audience. There
based on audience some parts that is little consideration of
understanding. shows the feelings of the
uncomfortableness audience
Economy of Presented the situation Concise but Brief but incoherent.
expression with clarity as well as somewhat not able Jumps from one idea to
presented a directive to explain the another information and
with clear-cut situation well vice versa. Goes around
instructions specially on the the bush. Too many
effect of it on the trivial information.
individual’s level.

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 Assessment

Directions: There are three (3) possible activities listed here. Do whichever activity
your teacher have assigned for you or do just one of the activities that
interests you so much. Rubrics are provided for your guidance and
rating of your output.

A. Lay-out a quick survey form based on the questions you have made on the
previous activity.

B. Supposing you are going to give instructions on new work schedule, health
protocols during duty and standard procedures on handling stocks; present it on
an Infographics.

C. Supposing you are going to fire a worker because the services or tasks he/she is
doing is no longer necessary for your business’ operations or is already
redundant, or some other department or person could already takeover or do that
particular job as additional tasks. Write the exact way you are going to
communicate to that employee. Indicate where and when you would conduct the
talk.

Reflection

Directions: Ponder on the following questions. Write your answers on a sheet of

paper.

What have you learned on Activity 1 that you think will help you responsibly manage
a situation? Briefly explain in one paragraph.

Why do you think making a survey, infographics and draft for stating information
are beneficial in communicating changes?

How does the writing of Position/Official Statement helped you realized to be careful
in using appropriate words to avoid negative feedback to people who are greatly
affected to it?

What do you think is the common situation and values of workers today with the
farmers described by Markham and Poe’s poem that is relatable?

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 Lesson 4: Employing Effective and
Appropriate Social Media
Communication Ads

Review

Directions: Match the millennial terms to the words or phrases in the table below.
Choose the letter of the appropriate meaning. Write the answers on your paper.

1. viral a. Someone who has millions of followers and sets

trends
2. influencer
b. Somebody who posts blogs
3. fake news
4. cancel c. Artificial intelligence

5. Karen/Karens d. Collective intelligence

6. IG e. A video post discussing certain topics. It is
7. Engagement entertaining because of the visuals; usually
used on travel and events
8. Vlog
f. Number of people that are catered to or the
9. swarm intelligence
response of the audience or reader
10. AI
g. Popularized

h. Instagram

i. someone who is self-absorbed and entitled to

the point of being insensitive; usually
discriminates others

j. the process of shaming and banning or not

supporting someone or something

k. an unverifiable or fabricated story

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 Discussion

On your previous activities on Week 7 module, you have explored the

possibilities of challenges to your family’s economic source like the planned business
on the example situation.

You think back on the situation of the family business exercises you did on
Week 7. From there it is evident that you have to transfer your selling or marketing
strategy on the social media platform to advertise and solicit orders. That makes
social media interaction very valuable and must be managed with ease so as not to
take up most of your time and to make every posts contribute to the income
generation you expect.

Listed are some workable tips in managing your social media account:

1. Create a clear and definite objective and campaign as much as possible.

A goal will help you on the direction of your campaigns and posts. It also
helps you determine what strategies you will avail on social media
marketing programs and how much would you be willing to spend for it.

Example : Increase brand awareness in FB.

- (This objective clearly spelled-out on which socmed or social media are you going to
focus on and what strategies you can avail on such platform to boost your posts
or engagement among netizens)
Use the following tips from https://blog.hootsuite.com/smart-social-media-goals.

 Conduct a social media audit as to what is working and on what

platform
 Decide what is important to post
 Choose your goal-setting framework like the SMART
 Build brand awareness through brand mentions (tagged or not), shares,
post reach, impressions, virality rate, amplification rate
 Manage brand reputation customer satisfaction score and social
sentiment towards your products or services

Always remember that in every post you make, your goal is to grow social media
or socmed followers or subscribers. That is why you have to target the right
audiences, strengthen engagement strategies for increased loyalty through customer
satisfaction and positive brand perception.

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 2. Organize Your Content (business2community.com)
“You can get as simple as a document or spreadsheet or create a mind
map to outline your efforts or even use something like Google Calendar to
organize shared content.”

Include what type of material you are going to post: quotations, pictures
of products, pitch statements, current transactions,interesting narratives.
Indicate the time of posting because there is an algorithm needed for example
on Instagram on which there is enough traffic that would boost your views and
interaction with prospect clients. Do not forget on which social media platform
you are going to post it. Sometimes this organizational chart is termed as
“campaign” so that it would mean that there is a definite goal that you are trying
to reach. To illustrate:

SOCMED PLAN
Month: December 1-31,2020/Holidays
Objective: To reach 1M views at the end of the month
Campaign: Coping with the Christmas Season as a Happy Single
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDS THURS FRIDAY SATURDAY
Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 04 Dec 05 Dec 06
Pictures of …more Pix Make an Follow-up
my pix with …comment offer to offered
weekend (IG/3AM) quote on my own be a tour or if
hike alone edited posts GUIDE possible
(IG posts on for SHARE the
at 11PM) canva hikers post to
or…offer friend and
a DAY groups or
hike across
tour Twitter or
FB pages
and groups
Dec 07 Dec 08 Dec 09 Dec Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13
10

3. Be transparent- when you are selling, follow the DTI rule to state the item
name, its market prize, your store’s contact information and location. Post legit
transaction process. If you are posting not as a business entity but just an
individual, do not share false news or unverified content and always cite the
original owner of a quote or post.

4. Follow ethical rules and conduct

Social media nowadays is filtering posts and contents that are filled with
gender biased, pornography and violence; but you must be the first to restrain or
check yourself in posting uncalled-for materials.

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 5. Make sure your posts are relevant but not to stir controversy – share only
what makes things better for your subscribers or the life of your social media
(socmed) friends. Protect your privacy and others too.

6. Make it simple for those who have low level skills and literacy on social media
and internet.

“When considering the content that will be presented to users with low
levels of skills and literacy, the designer should ensure it is relevant to
them and also immediately applicable to their surroundings.”
(https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf000026179)

7. Address negative discussion not by quarrelling with the haters but trying to
draw-out the point of dissatisfaction and offer a workable solution. If all else
fails, there is a delete button you can turn to.

8. Welcome advocates of any cause that interests you or that your business is
related with so you also open a channel of serving your community and be
relevant to your clients.

9. Review and evaluate your performance. Consider what you did well, what
came as a surprise, and what you could do differently next time.

(from https://www.business2community.com/social-media/the-power-of-
organization-for-social-media-success-in-a-vuca-world-0394082)

However, there are things you must observe in communicating on Social

Media so as to avoid being trapped on “cancel mentality/campaigns”, being flagged
and reported. Messages or posts-whether spoken or visual- must be carefully
chosen. Avoid discrimination. Use gender-sensitive language. Be vigilant in making
your posts inclusive. Use language or term that embraces all people not just men-
approach inclusiveness. These are more terms to avoid:

1. Titles and gender-specific pronouns.

 Replace third-person pronouns with second-person pronouns:
NON-inclusive STATEMENT RECAST
He or she must clean up the You must clean up the
conference room at the end of conference room at the end of
each meeting. each meeting.

 Recast the sentence to omit the gender-specific pronoun/s:

NON-inclusive STATEMENT RECAST
The average student may end The average student may end
up spending too much of his up spending too much money
money on software. on software.

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 2. Spotlighting- the use of an adjective draws attention to a role adoption that
challenges a gender role. For example, “male nurse” or “career woman”
 Change to a better term

chairman: chair, chairperson

man-made: artificial, synthetic
manpower: workforce
foreman: supervisor, team leader

3. Diminutivisation – when roles and names are formed by adding lower-status

and/or affectionate suffixes to titles and names. For example, “actress” or
“waitress”.

 Replace third-person pronouns with indefinite article (a, an) or definite

article (the):

NON-inclusive STATEMENT RECAST

The manager or his assistant … The manager or an assistant …

4. Differential naming- a common practice where males are referred to by adults’

titles, while females may be referred to by pre-adult titles.
Mr Smith, the men from accounts and the girls from marketing want to see you.

5. Featurism
Featurism is where something such as appearance is focused on in women but
not in men. This trivializes and demeans the contribution of women.

Lastly, when developing campaigns and content, according to

https://sproutsocial.com/insights/brand-diversity-in-social-media ask
questions such as:

 Are we appropriating elements of a marginalized culture?

 Are we using insensitive language or phrases that have racist origins or
insensitive connotations?
 Are we amplifying the voice of someone who is considered racist or harmful to
the community?

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 Activities

Guided Practice 1
Directions: Identify the blunders or mistakes used on the following statement. Some
parts of the sentence is underlined to serve as a clue or hint. Write only
the letter of your answer.

1. Outgoing prime minister Kevin Rudd gave his farewell speech as leader of the
Australian Labor Party, telling his colleagues there were no hard feelings, even for
his enemies.
a. diminutivisation b. featurism c. differential naming

2. In her farewell speech, the Prime Minister (Gillard) wore a little black dress paired
with a structure collarless blazer that featured sleeves in olive green – a color that
stylists will tell you is good for her autumn coloring. Her glasses were simple but
stylish in graduated tones so as not to appear too harsh. Her hair was cut in a
style that suited her face and coloring. She wore statement stud earrings that
flashed stylishly from under her bob.
a. diminutivisation b. featurism c. differential naming

3. “That salesman is so funny”, Ben said pointing to the woman on the counter.
a. diminutivisation b. featurism c. differential naming

4. What is the best term to use for the underlined word on this sentence: “I almost
tripped on the open manhole”?
a. opening hatch b. hole c. person hole

5. The negro boy sat begging at the store front.

a. diminutivisation b. featurism c. differential naming

Guided Practice 2
Directions: Devise or make what is instructed on the following exercises that would
sharpen your judgment on how to better encourage engagement with
your subscribers or followers. Choose one activity that you find more
interesting to do.

1. Choose one quotation or bible passage that says something about your state of
mind or feelings right now. Then, layout it with a background picture that adds
meaning to the quotation. Save it as picture and posts it on your social media
account without any explanation. After posting it, take a screenshot of the
reactions of your followers and then, pass it as your output.
Your posts will be judged using the rubric:

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Creativity The style is The style is The style is The style poor in
appealing. appealing but appealing but appearance
has some minor there is
lapses on layout something vague
on the concept
Content Provides a Provides original Acceptable if Totally
balanced and idea with some taken on inappropriate
fresh perspective personal bias. context. Some and
to the topic people can relate unacceptable
to it. and does not
provide an
original idea.
Appropriateness Offered apologies Explained the Offered apologies Fought with
in handling and accepted posts but barely and deleted the those who gave
reactions wrong posts with apologized. post. negative
an explanation Offered to feedback and
to those who correct the posts secretly blocked
were offended or the haters.
find it
inappropriate.

2. Make a draft of an advertisement for a DAY-hike to a river or falls nearby that you
would like to conduct with at least ten (10) participants from all walks of life but
not younger than 20 years old. This will be a packaged and paid hike that is open
for reservation. You will conduct the hike for a day only but three (3) schedule
dates are open for reservation.

Layout or make your advertisement as an infographic. Make it appealing. Use the

Rubrics below as your basis.

Rubrics taken from: https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/466192998898787821

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Independent Practice
Directions: Below is an example of a successful social media campaign launched as
an Instagram post. Analyze its elements and explain in one paragraph
how is it that it became so effective in capturing followers, stirring the
internet netizens and considerably got huge client on a day’s single
post.

Assessment

Assessment A: Follow the Diversity Calendar

Directions: On a bond paper, sketch a SOCIAL MEDIA Calendar. Then, analyze the
following content that are on each day prescribed for the influencer to
follow. Decide whether the prescribed content is appropriate or not to
post. On your sketched copy, mark the day with heart if it is
appropriate; cross (x) it if it is not.

INFLUENCER Information: Alisha, 16 years old, studying in public Junior High

School, family is conservative, studious, A-1 student, comes from
Middle class family, advocate of environment protection and women’s
rights, volunteers for PETA, has a pet dog, sells used clothing and DIY
trinkets or souvenirs online

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 Weekends Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 03 Dec 04 Dec 05
I feel like
“FUBU taking a selfie
friends, left on my
me” bathroom
mirror with a
hashtag..
#buttsexy16
SUPER SALE!!!!
“Hate me if you will, I Visit our store
love my bud..” for freebies and
gowns..channel
that diva tonight.
Grab it!

Assessment B: INCLUSIVE? or EXCLUSIVE?

Directions: Below are some campaigns and advertisements made by top companies
all over the world. Determine if the campaign or photo contributes to
inclusiveness on the internet and society in general. Write inclusive if
it does promote inclusiveness. Write exclusive if it’s not.

1. Recently, it came to Microsoft's attention that children with certain physical

disabilities or missing limbs were having difficulty playing video games with
traditional controllers. The company began working on an alternative
controller which included touchpads instead of buttons and bright colors for
the visually impaired. They also opened a channel of communication where
disabled people who still could not use the controller could write to them
requesting customizations.

(https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inclusive-marketing-campaigns)

2. Benefit – Kate Grant Brand Ambassador

In 2019, Benefit Cosmetics announced Northern Irish model Kate Grant as

their new brand ambassador. Kate Grant is the first model with down
syndrome. The photos of Kate Grant were shared all over the brand’s social
media.

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3. If you grew up in the 1970s or 80s, you might remember the company's
famous "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" commercial. When filming the ad,
Coca-Cola young adults from all around the world to sing the jingle, "I'd Like
to Buy the World a Coke."
(https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inclusive-marketing-campaigns)

4. In 2016, Axe launched a commercial that argues that masculinity is about

being confident with your own identity rather than being a stereotypical buff
athlete.
The short commercial begins with a car pulling up on a street covered with
billboards of buff male models. As a car pulls up with a man in it, a narrator
exclaims, "Come on. A six-pack? Who needs a six-pack when you got the
nose?" At the end of the phrase, the man looks and smiles at the camera. The
narration expresses that masculinity is about expressing yourself, embracing
your passions, and being confident in who you are. The commercial goes on
to show images of all sorts of men finding their passions. It ends with the
narrator saying, "Who needs some other thing, when you've got your thing.
Now work on it."
(https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inclusive-marketing-campaigns)

5.

Reflection

Directions: Review your social media activities for the past month and
answer the following questions:

1. Was there a time that your post in social media is not as relevant as it is? What
would be the effect of such posts on you or your relationship with your followers
or subscribers?
2. If you are to correct that one particular mistake; how or what are you going to
post in reference to that?
3. Take a screenshot of your best posts these past few months that generated
positive feedback. What did you learn from the feedbacks?

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https://sproutsocial.com/insights/brand-diversity-in-social-media
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"FAST FACTS: What Is Dolomite Sand, And How Will It Affect Manila Bay?".
2020. Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/things-to-
know-dolomite-sand-affect-manila-bay.

Greatest, Latest, Future Skills, Work Space, Corporate Culture, Team

Transformation, and You We. 2020. "Workbook #4: Mastering
Complexity | Job Wizards". Job Wizards. https://job-
wizards.com/en/mastering-complexity-with-workbook-4-from-job-
wizards/.

https://zapier.com/learn/forms-surveys/writing-effective-survey/Stephanie
Briggs - Published June 25, 2015:

Internal Conflict, Balcony Scene, n.d., Enotes.com Available at

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-main-internal-
conflict-balcony-scene-romeo-82203 [Accessed 6 November 2020].

Love Story by Taylor Swift. Lyrics.com. Available at

https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/26992986/Taylor+Swift/Love+Story.
[Accessed 6 November 2020].

Murillo, Marshal. 2020. "Promoting the Philippines". INQUIRER.Net.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/30041/promoting-the
Philippines#ixzz6cehgp2oe.

Romeo and Juliet, n.d., Shakespeare.org.uk. Available at

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/exploreshakespeare/shakespedia
/shakespeares-plays/romeo-and-juliet/ [Accessed 6 November
2020].
The Power of Organization for Social Media Success in a VUCA World, n.d.,
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Vabugon., Marit. 2020. "He Dolomite-Controversy",, 2020. manilatimes.

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dolomite-controversy/767785/.

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Lesson 1
PRACTICE 1:
Inference/Reason Character
Values
dislike snob
Torn between love and Practical-minded,
wealth
defiant rebellious
suicidal distressed
PRACTICE 2:
Independent practice:
RUBRICS
4 3 2 1
The The explanation/answer The The
explanation/answer is somewhat clear and explanation/answer explanation/answer
is clear and well- well-justified is going around the is NOT clear and
justified bush or wordy clear unjustified
and barely well-
justified
It answered the It answered the Somewhat answered Barely answered the
question so well question , have a full some areas covered question.
understanding of the by the question
topic and presented on
a somewhat
understandable manner
The language and There is a minimal Barely answered the Full of grammatical
grammar is flawless grammar flaws but question logically and errors and illogical.
and the reasoning nevertheless the there are
logical. explanation n is logical considerable
grammar flaws
Key to Corrections
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Lesson 2
SURVEY FORM (Impressions)
Tick (√) the box of what is explicitly read on the speech transcript.
Data is well-presented
Data is not presented
 Scarce data
 Started emotional
Seems angry on the beginning
 Angry all throughout the speech
Claims showed no proof
Claims are coupled with proof and data
 Scarce proof
 Vague/unverified data
 Accusing
Not accusing
Data on paragraph 6 is unverifiable
 Data on paragraph 6 is verifiable
Data on paragraph 8 would leave the uninformed in awe or at a loss
 Data on paragraph 8 would leave the greater audience in awe or at a loss
 Data on paragraph 8 is not readily relatable for people outside industrialized countries
 Statement on paragraph 11 is a fallacy of generalization, a bluff
Statement on paragraph 11 is not a bluff, it might be true
PRACTICE 2
Paragraphs that Paragraphs Paragraphs that Paragraphs calling
showed emotions presenting data used fallacy for action
Paragraph #10 6,7,8,9 8. 12, 5 4,11,13
2,3,4.5,1011, 12,13
Independent Practice:
Category or Form of Writing
descriptive Narrative expository Argumentative
3,6 4 5,7 1,8,2
Text Types
expository Descriptive narrative persuasive Creative
3,8 5 4 2,1,7 6
Lesson 3 I cannot let you lose your job that is supporting
your family as much as I also would not want to
REVIEW: Answers may vary depending on the lose my business. I want your cooperation now
judgment of the learner; but, the following are more than ever. We have to review our work
considered as the best answers in realtion to schedules, way of doing our tasks and handling
VUCA: our stocks and most of all, may I ask everyone
Guided Practice 1 to honestly answer the survey that the HR will
Tick or check the box of what you probably do: be sending you later?
1. Answers may vary but the following are the
most logical answer:)
o Find a way to operate or continue doing
-Name of employee -Ages of employee
business even if you close your physical
-Fast-moving items -Slow-moving items
shop temporarily if you were not given a
-Stocks allowed as necessity during
permit
pandemic
o Make an inventory of your stocks
-Stocks not necessary for pandemic
o Lessen your employees
-Permanent employees
Check or tick who among this people you
-Contractual employees
must talk to or tell of the changes:
-Addresses of employees
-Present ailment of employees
o Family -Stocks related to hygiene
o Your loyal customers -Stocks related to fitness and health like
o Employees vitamins
o Trusted clerk -Stocks usually ordered
Activity proper -Positions and tasks of each employee
-Key people per department
Directions: On your paper, write the letter of -Problems encountered during the
the best way to do things. pandemic
2. Possible answer
3. Best answer are any of the following: ITEMS REASON
c. Gather them together on an appointed o Online selling On trends
time and part of your house and tell
them what is going on o Change stocks On trends
d. Gather them together on an appointed
time and part of your house and tell o Wear gloves and satisfy precautions
them what is going on and ask their facemasks
opinion and suggestions on what o Create a Facebook trends
possibly each of them must do to on page target customers
such situation use it
4. Best answer are any of the following:
b. Good morning! As you all know, our o Require health satisfy precautions
store is on the edge of closing up checks before
temporarily because of the restrictions clients can shop
of the pandemic. We need to adjust
either by taking more day-offs to
maintain social distancing and still Guided Practice 2: Simplifying information
keep the job and the store open, suggest through survey.
a better and safer way to comply with
the health protocols so the store could Directions: Answers and formats may vary but
still operate or resign if you are having the teacher must see to it that
difficulty. Does anyone have a the data needed for analysis are
suggestion? included and the questions are
c. Good morning everybody! So many had easy to understand.
changed with this lockdown. Now, we
may have to close shop or temporarily Independent Practice: The Official
close our store in case the local Statement
government would not issue us a
permit. But don’t you worry, we will find
a way so that we can still operate.
Directions: Answers and formats may vary .
The Rubrics for rating is given.
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Lesson 4
Review:
1. G
2. A
3. K
4. J
5. I
6. H
7. F
8. E
9. D
10. C
PRACTICE 1
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
PRACTICE 2
Teacher will rate using Rubrics.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
The ads used inclusiveness of all body types thus it was a big hit for everyone. It is a new strategy
on which the company show a thorough analysis of their clientele.
Assessment A:
X X X
X
 Acknowledgment

The Schools Division of Zambales would like to express its heartfelt gratitude
to the following, who in one way or the other, have contributed to the successful
preparation, development, quality assurance, printing, and distribution of the
Quarter 2 Guided Learning Activity Kits (GLAKs) in all learning areas across grade
levels as a response to providing the learners with developmentally-appropriate,
contextualized and simplified learning resources with most essential learning
competencies (MELCs)-based activities anchored on the principles of guided learning
and explicit instruction:

First, the Learning Resources (LR) Development Team composed of the writers
and graphic artists for devoting much of their time and exhausting their best efforts
to produce these indispensable learning kits used for the implementation of learning
delivery modalities.

Second, the content editors, language reviewers, and layout evaluators

making up the Division Quality Assurance Team (DQAT) for having carefully
evaluated all GLAKs to ensure quality and compliance to DepEd standards;

Third, the Provincial Government of Zambales, for unceasingly extending its

financial assistance to augment the funds for the printing of these learning resources
for use by learners and parents at home;

Fourth, the teacher-advisers and subject teachers, in close coordination with

the school heads, for their weekly distribution and retrieval of the GLAKs and for
their frequent monitoring of the learners’ progress through various means; and

Finally, the parents and other home learning facilitators for giving the learners
the needed guidance and support for them to possibly accomplish the tasks and for
gradually helping them become independent learners.

To deliver learning continuity in this challenging circumstance would not be

possible without your collective effort and strong commitment to serving our
Zambaleño learners.

Again, our sincerest thanks!

The Management Team

 For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Schools Division of Zambales

Zone 6, Iba, Zambales
Tel./Fax No. (047) 602 1391
E-mail Address: zambales@deped.gov.ph
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