Detailed Lesson Plan in

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Grade 12 (HUMSS, ABM, STEM, AND GAS)
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. describe society and culture as a complex whole;
b. identify aspects of culture and society.
II. Subject Matter
Culture (Definition, Characteristics and Aspects)
III. Materials
Visual Aids, Chalk, Pictures, and Lesson Plan
IV. Procedure
A. Preparation
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
Good Morning, Class! Good Morning, Sir!

Okay, Let us pray. Who would like to (One of the students will lead the
lead the prayer? prayer)

May I know the names of the students (The class secretary will mention the
who failed to attend the class today? names or will write the names of the
absentees in a piece of paper)

Okay, please pick-up the pieces of

papers under your chairs. Then, sit
properly.

B. Motivation
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

In line with our lesson today, I
prepared some significant pictures
about Philippine Society. Could you
please identify some of these
pictures?
Okay, very good! In fact Jeepneys
are manifestation of innovation and
creativity of Filipinos. Another?
Sir, the first picture is the traditional
way of courtesy which is
“Pamamano”.
Sir, we also have Jeepneys which is
known for cheap fare. Also, it is also
known for its colorful designs.
The third picture, is the sari-sari store.
These cultures are uniquely Filipino. In
fact, these scenarios serve as a
national identity of the Philippines in
the international community. So what
do you think is our topic for today?
Since most of the pictures are
significant to Philippine Society, we
would probably talk about culture, Sir.

C. Lesson Proper
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
That’s correct! We will talk about Student’s possible answers;
 Language
culture. Okay, now let’s play “Top-of-
 Norms
Mind”. All you have to do is to tell me
 Practices
the first thing that comes to your mind
 Tradition
when you hear the term culture.
 Laws
 Rituals

So these are the words that we often

After each answer, ask the students
associate with the term culture. Now,
about his/ her reason for associating
let’s give a formal definition of
such term to culture.
culture. Culture is that complex whole
which includes knowledge, belief,
law, art, moral, custom, and other
capabilities and habits acquired by
man as a member of society.

Now, let us discuss the aspect of

Possible answers for Material Culture:
culture is divided into two categories.
Bahay Kubo
The first one is the material culture
Walis
which refers to all the tangible things
Banig
produced by the people. Could
Palayok
please give an example? (Ask
another)

(Very good! Correct! Make sure to

give feed for every correct answer)
The second category of culture is the
non-material culture. It could be in a
form of language, norms, beliefs,
values and folkways.
What do you think is the significance
of language in learning the culture?
Correct! In fact, language reflects the
culture of a certain society. Like for
example in Philippine Society, we
label rice in many ways—palay,
bigas, sinaing, kanin, and the like.
Another aspect is beliefs which refers
to the ideas that people hold about
the universe or any part of the total
reality surrounding them. Could you
please give an example of this?
Very good. Let’s now have the values
as an aspect of culture. What are the
values which are very Filipino by
nature?
Yes, that is true. That can be
observed during fiestas and festivals.
We also have Norms as one of the
aspects of culture. Are you familiar
with the term norms
D. Activity
Teacher’s Activity
Group the class into four. Then assign
one characteristic of culture for each
group.
Characteristics of Culture
 Culture is learned
 Culture is shared
 Culture is cumulative
 Culture is dynamic
 Culture is diverse
Sir, the language serves as a way to
pass the culture from one generation
to another.
Sir, one good example is our beliefs in
supernatural being like
manananggal, aswang, and the like
creatures.
Sir, one is being hospitable. In fact,
Filipinos are very welcoming and
accommodating.
Sir, based on the definition given on
the board, these are shared rules of
conduct that specify how people
ought to think and act. I believe that
these refer to the standard of morality
in society.
Student’s Activity
Possible explanation:
Cultural learning, also called cultural
transmission, is the way a group of
people or animals within a society or
culture tend to learn and pass on
information. Learning styles are
greatly influenced by how a culture
socializes with its children and young
people.
 Give substantive information about
the insights of the students.
Culture is dynamic and thus
complex. Culture is fluid rather than
static, which means that culture
changes all the time, every day, in
subtle and tangible ways.

Culture is shared, transmitted through

learning, and helps shape behavior
and beliefs.

E. Generalization
Teacher’s Activity
Okay, to wrap it up. We can say that
culture is indeed complex. So, could
you please share some of your
learnings today?
Student’s Activity
I believe that people can still unite
despite our differences.
I’m glad that I’ve learned more
about my own culture—traditions
which are uniquely ours. There’s so
much to learn about culture and
society.

V. Evaluation
Short Response.
 In less than 7 sentences, explain why culture is a complex whole
according to Edward Tylor.
 In less than 3 sentences, explain the role of language (as an aspect of
culture) in cultural transmission.
VI. Assignment
1. Do you believe in the theory of evolution? Why? Why not?
(Support your answer with the articles available online)
2. Define the following terms;
a. Homonid
b. Homo-Erectus
c. Homo-Habilis
d. Homo-Sapiens
e. Australopithecus Africanus

Prepared by:

MR. ALVIN P. CADIZ

Teacher, Understanding Culture, Society and

Politics