TEACHING GUIDE IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

TOPIC/LESSON NAME Religion and Belief System

Social and political inequalities as features of societies and the global
CONTENT STANDARD
community
1. Analyze aspects of social organization
2. Identify one’s role in social groups and institutions
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
3. Recognize other forms of economic transaction such as sharing, gift
exchange, and redistribution in his/her own society
Conduct participant observation (e.g., attend, describe, and reflect on a
LEARNING COMPETENCIES religious, ritual of different group; observe election practices)
UCSP11/12HSO IIg-28
At the end of this lesson, the learners will be able to:
1. Define, the nature of religion
SPECIFIC LEARNING 2. Understand the idea of religious pattern
OUTCOMES 3. Discuss, through panel discussion, the different institutionalized
religion in the world

Android Phone, Wireless HDMI, Overhead Projector/Television, School

MATERIALS Supplies, Cellphone Application: Prezi for Presentation, Zip Grade for Paper
Checking
RESOURCES Books, Learning Resources

LESSON OUTLINE:
1. Introduction/Motivation: Guess the picture - What is your idea about the different picture flashed on the
screen?
2. Instruction/Delivery: Class and Group Discussion
3. Enrichment/Evaluation: Simple Activity/ Quiz using Zip Grade App

PROCEDURE:
Introduction/Motivation
1. Ask the student to guest the picture/ image by using the jumbled letter as their clue.
2. Ask the learners the following question:
a. What is your idea about the different picture flashed on the screen?
b. What do you remember or what comes to your mind when you hear the word religion?

Instruction/ Delivery
1. Introduce the different meaning of religion. Discuss the different characteristics of religion
according to Durkheim. Explain the different religious pattern (Supernaturalism, Animism,
Totemism, Theism, Polytheism, and Monotheism).
Religion – derived from the Latin word religo – “to bind” or “to obligate”
a. Supernaturalism – refers to the society’s belief in non-material forces that can
influence the physical world.
b. Animism – belief in nature spirit, emphasizes ancestor worship.
c. Totemism – believed that natural elements, plants, or animals can influence one’s life
and the material world.
d. Theism – refers to the people’s belief in divinity.
e. Polytheism – the belief in or worship of more than one God.
f. Monotheism – the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

2. Ask the learners this question - If you were given a chance to change your religion pattern for
one day, what would it be and why? (e.g. follow up: different religion in a relationship)
 3. Facilitate group activity: Instruct the students to form a five group. Tell them to read and follow
the instruction in front of the envelop before they open it. Discuss about the topic given to
them and answer the following question by using the concept map

Group 1 – Judaism
Group 2 – Christianity Founder

Group 3 – Islam
Group 4 – Hinduism
Group 5 – Buddhism
Additional TOPIC Sacred text
Information and reading
TITLE

Major
Beliefs

4. Ask the following questions every after the group discussion:

a. If you are going to compare your present religion to the religion you’ve reported what
makes it similar and different?
b. What makes you proud with your religion?
5. After the group activity, emphasize the following point:

“Separation of Church and State in the Philippines- Art. 2 Sec 6. 1987 Philippine
Constitution”

6. “Pass the Ball” Activity: to sum up the lesson, play the pass the ball. Counting will appear on
the screen and the person will the ball stop according to count will be ask.

ENRICHMENT/ EVALUATION:
Instruction: Multiple choice. Answer the following question and use the Zip Grade form to answer the
question. And it will be checked by Cellphone App.

ASSIGNMENT:
Picture Analysis

Give your opinion about the issues between Pres. Duterte and the Catholic Church

Prepared by:

Jeoffrey U. Usabal
UCSP Teacher