Detailed Lesson Plan in Social Studies

I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

a. identify the different characteristics of culture;

b. state the importance of culture in their development as persons; and
c. make a slogan expressing their thoughts in saving their culture from extinction.

II. Subject matter:

Topic: Characteristics of Culture

Materials: Pictures, PowerPoint presentation, handouts, flashcards
References: Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics, page 27-30

III. Procedure:
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Motivation
I have prepared an activity which is
called “4 Pics 1 Word”. I will be posting
four pictures in front and you need to guess
the word that describes the pictures.
Is there any question before we start the
None Ma’am!
activity?

(The students are actively participating in

So, let’s start the activity!
the activity.)
B. Presentation
According to our first activity, can you
guess what may be the connection of it to
our topic today? It’s all about culture!

Very good!
Our topic is all about culture and its
characteristics.
C. Discussion
Who can define culture?
Culture is a way of thinking, behaving, or
working that exists in a place or
organization.
Excellent!
Aside from the pictures posted in front,
kindly give some examples of culture that
Ybanag as our dialect.
you practice in your place?
“Gala” and “bayle” during a wedding.

Very good!
 The following are the different
characteristics of culture:
- Culture is learned
- Culture is shared
- Culture is cumulative
- Cultures change
- Culture is integrated
- Culture is ideational
- Culture is diverse
- Culture is dynamic, flexible and adaptive

D. Group Activity
The class will be divided into four
groups. You will be given two topics each Group 1
among from the characteristics of culture. - Culture is learned
Discuss with your group mates the topic - Culture is shared
given to you for five minutes. Group 2
- Culture is cumulative
- Cultures change
Group 3
- Culture is integrated
- Culture is ideational
Group 4
- Culture is diverse
- Culture is dynamic, flexible and
adaptive
After collaborating and brainstorming
regarding your topic, you will be
regrouped. Each of you will be distributed
to different groups. Then, you will share
now the things that you have learned from
your original group. I will give you 8
minutes to do the activity.

E. Generalization

What is culture?
Culture is a way of thinking, behaving, or
working that exists in a place or
organization.
Very good!
What are the characteristics of culture?

- Culture is learned
- Culture is shared
- Culture is cumulative
- Cultures change
- Culture is integrated
- Culture is ideational
- Culture is diverse
- Culture is dynamic, flexible and
adaptive
F. Values Infusion

As a Filipino student, how can you show

importance to our culture? By practicing it.
By preserving our culture.
 G. Application

Make a slogan to promote our culture

and in saving it from extinction from the (Student’s discretion)
next generation.

IV. Evaluation:

Identify the characteristics of culture being described.

1. Culture is not inherited biologically but it is learned socially by man in a society.
2. Culture is stored and passed on from one generation to the next, and new knowledge is
being added to what is existing.
3. All the cultural aspects are inter-connected with each other.
4. It is different from each other.
5. Culture is gradually built as it is useful to the society. Those information that no longer
useful to the society may gradually phased out.
6. No culture is ever in a permanent state.
7. Cultural behaviours allow people to fit into and adapt to their environment.
8. The members of the group learn to understand and apply certain ideas, values,
expectations, beliefs and traditions to the society.
9. Culture embodies the ideas and norms of a group.
10. All aspects of a culture are related to one another and to truly understand a culture, one
must learn about all of its parts, not only a few.

V. Agreement:

Search on the internet the difference between Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism.

Prepared by:

RUTHLEI L. MANSIBANG