DE LA SALLE SANTIAGO ZOBEL SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT
FIRST TERM, AY 2015-2016
UNIT ASSESSMENT MATRIX (WITH TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS)
SUBJECT:

Contemporary Issues

LEVEL:

Grade 10

TEACHERS:

Ms. May Lubuguin and Ms. Nina Gavan

ASSESSMENTS:

Assessment # 2 (KPU)

LEARNING MODULE:

Contemporary Issues as a Tool to the Understanding of Economics as a Field of Study

CONTENT STANDARD:

Students identify and analyze the forms, causes and effects of local and international economic issues which hinder national and global
development.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD:

Students suggest programs that can aid in effective allocation of available resources for sustainable development

UNIT CONTENT:

Resources of the Philippines

WHAT WILL I ASSESS?

KNOWLEDGE
- 15%
LEARNING COMPETENCY
Identify the types of
resources that play a big
role in the economy of the
Philippines

HOW WILL I ASSESS?

HOW WILL I SCORE?

TEST ITEMS
(Please indicate the type of assessment: S-Short Assessment, L-Long Assessment,
etc.)
A. KNOWLEDGE. Identify the concepts described on each sentence. Choose the
letter that corresponds to your answer. Write the CAPITAL LETTER on the space
provided.
A. DEPRECIATION

B. BRAIN DRAIN

C. AQUACULTURE

D. NATURAL
RESOURCES

E. NON-METALLIC
RESOURCES

F. FIXED CAPITAL
ASSET

_____ 1. This farming activities involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater

populations under controlled conditions
_____ 2. It pertains to any physical capital that is not used in actual production of a
good or service.

TYPE

ITEM
NOS.

SCORING
(1 POINT PER ITEM)

1-5

10 points

_____ 3. These are materials provided by the earth that humans can make use to
make more complex products.
_____ 4. It refers to the natural wear and tear of a physical resource.
_____ 5. This refers to the emigration of skilled professional individuals in search of
better job opportunities.
PROCESS
- 25%
LEARNING COMPETENCY

Explain how these

contemporary issues are
influencing the immediate
society

TOTAL NO. OF ITEMS/TOTAL SCORE:

TEST ITEMS
(Please indicate the type of assessment: S-Short Assessment, L-Long Assessment,
TYPE
ET-End-Term Assessment, etc.)
B. PROCESS. Based on the editorial cartoons below, explain how each cartoon
S
reflect the issues on our natural resources that our economy is facing today.
Write your explanation on the space provided for each cartoon.

http://nalakagunawardene.com/ta
g/8-november-2013/

http://opinion.inquirer.net/26375/buil
ding-resilient-communities

http://dipolognon.com/dipolognonHe
adline05052008.htm

Explanation:
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TOTAL NO. OF ITEMS/TOTAL SCORE:

UNDERSTANDING
- 30%
ESSENTIAL QUESTION,

TEST ITEMS
(Please indicate the type of assessment: S-Short Assessment, L-Long Assessment,

TYPE

5
ITEM
NOS.
6 - 14

HOLISTIC RUBRIC SCORING GUIDE

(3 POINTS PER ITEM)
3 Answer is correct and clear.
Two examples are given as
supporting details.
2 Answer is correct.
An example is given as a
supporting detail.
1 Answer is correct but no
supporting details are given.
0 No answer is given.

9
ITEM
NOS.

HOLISTIC RUBRIC SCORING GUIDE

(6 POINTS PER ITEM)

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING
& FACETS OF UNDERSTANDING

Evaluate the effects of

these emerging issues to
the economy

ET-End-Term Assessment, etc.)

III. Read the article below and write a short commentary on how this affects our
current economy. Refer to the rubric for grading.

Environmental group opposes large-scale Batangas mining project

Philippine Daily Inquirer
03:52 PM June 9th, 2015
Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/697150/environmental-group-opposes-large-scale-batangasmining-project

Citing harmful effects to marine biodiversity, an environmental group on Tuesday

protested the impending large-scale mining project of an Australian-Canadian firm in
Batangas before the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
In a statement, Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment said the large-scale
operation of MRL Gold-Egerton Gold Philippines Inc. in the municipality of Lobo would
not only affect the biodiversity in the area, but also the Verde Island Passage.
The Verde Island Passage, which has been declared the center of marine biodiversity
in the world, is a strait between Luzon and the island of Mindoro.
The Aquino government and its local counterpart in Batangas are both out of their
minds in allowing the Egerton large-scale mining project to push through in the
municipality of Lobo, said Clementine Bautista, Kalikasan PNEs national coordinator.
The dialogue protest, which was organized and attended by local church leaders, local
fisherfolk organizations and other environmental groups, was particularly aimed at
getting the attention of the DENRs Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), the
agency in charge of issuing environmental compliance certificates, to prevent the
foreign firm from operating in the country.
Bautista said the impending environmental risks of the mining project to the Verde
Island Passage should be more than enough for the EMB to deny Gold-Egerton of its
compliance certificate.
The Egerton gold project will be utilizing open-pit mining technology, which will result
in the production and dumping of millions of metric tons of mine wastes into the Lobo
River down to the waters of the Verde Island Passage, Bautista said. This impending
mine pollution will surely spell death to current marine conservation areas in Lobo
municipality alone.
In 1997, DENR declared Lobo the fifth of 18 biodiversity centers in the world. The
municipality houses four declared marine conservation areas, namely the Lobo
Mangrove Conservation Area, Sawang Olo-olo Fish Sanctuary and Refuge Area,

15-20

6 Answer is concise and clear.

More than five examples were
given as supporting details.
5 Answer is concise and clear.
four examples were given as
supporting detail.
4 Answer is concise and clear.
Three examples were given as
supporting detail.
3 Answer is concise and clear.
Two examples were given as
supporting detail.
2 Answer is concise but vague.
Only one example was given
as supporting detail.
1 Answer is correct but no
supporting details were given.
0 No answer is given.

Malabrigo Fish Sanctuary and Refuge Area and Biga Fish Sanctuary and Refuge Area.
Apart from negative environmental consequences, environmental groups said the
mining project would also affect the food security and source of livelihood of local
residents and may even displace some communities.
As large-scale mining involves deforestation and land clearing, flora and fauna will be
surely lost and communities will be displaced in the development and commercial
operation of the mining project, Bautista said.
In October 2006, the DENR issued a mining exploration permit to MRL Gold
Philippines Inc. and its affiliate Egerton Gold Philippines Inc. RC
TOTAL NO. OF ITEMS/TOTAL SCORE: