Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines 2600

Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Name:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-bcf.edu.ph

S.Y. 2020-2021 First Trimester Grade Level/Section: STEM 12 U

MODULE 0 Subject Teacher: Mr. Kimberson P. Alacyang

Welcome Remarks
Hello and Welcome to the University of the Cordilleras Integrated School Senior High School! I am
formally welcoming you also to the core subject Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics. The core
subject description states that this is a course that uses insights from Anthropology, Political Science,
and Sociology to develop your awareness of cultural, social and political dynamics, and sensitivity to
cultural diversity; provide you with an understanding of how culture, human agency, society and
politics work; and engage you in the examination of the country’s current human development goals.
At the end of the course, you should acquire ideas about human cultures, human agency, society and
politics; recognize cultural relativism and social inclusiveness to overcome prejudices; and develop
social and cultural competence to guide your interactions with groups, communities, networks, and
institutions.

This will serve as our main communication lines in terms of synchronous/asynchronous classroom
modules, announcements, assignments, discussions, quizzes, grades, syllabus, outcomes, files, pages,
submittals, questions, clarifications, and participations.

About your Subject Teacher

I am Mr. Kimberson P. Alacyang, a licensed professional teacher. I am a teacher of the Social Sciences.
I have been teaching in the University of the Cordilleras Integrated School Senior High School for five
years now. I am a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Saint Louis University and acquired
an eighteen (18) units Professional Education at University of Baguio. At present, I am currently finishing
my Master of Arts in Public Administration at Benguet State University.

My Contact Details are as follows:

Contact Numbers: 0909 8100 200
Canvas Email: kpalacyang@uc-bcf.edu.ph
Professional Email: alacyangkimberson22@gmail.com
Personal Email: alacyangkimberson@gmail.com

Subject Format
There must be 10 modules to be completed by students for the term. Modules 1-5 shall be credited for
Midterms Term (1st/3rd/5th Quarter) and Modules 6-10 shall be credited for Finals Term (2nd/4th/6th
Quarter). Performance Checks are integrated in different Modules 1-10. There will be one separate
module for the Culminating Performance Task. There will be activities and total points that shall be
credited as written works/performance checks/performance tasks.

Publishing of modules and lecture videos (including links), powerpoint presentations and
quizzes/assessments to the CANVAS shall be based on the following schedule corresponding to its
submittal dates are as follows:
MODULES DATE OF PUBLICATION DATE OF SUBMISSION
MODULE 0 (INTRO) August 24, 2020 ~ September 03, 2020
MODULE 1 August 28, 2020 ~ September 04, 2020
MODULE 2 September 4, 2020 ~ September 11, 2020
MODULE 3 September 11, 2020 ~ September 18, 2020
MODULE 4 September 18, 2020 ~ September 25, 2020
MODULE 5 September 25, 2020 ~ October 02, 2020
INTERVENTION DATES October 05, 08, 09, 2020
MIDTERM EXAM October 06, 07, 2020
MODULE 6 October 09, 2020
MODULE 7 October 16, 2020
MODULE 8 October 23, 2020
MODULE 9 October 30, 2020
MODULE 10 November 6, 2020
INTERVENTION DATES November 12, 13, 16, 20, 2020
FINAL EXAM November 18-19, 2020
 Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines 2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Name:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-bcf.edu.ph

S.Y. 2020-2021 First Trimester Grade Level/Section: STEM 12-U

MODULE 0 Subject Teacher: Mr. Kimberson P. Alacyang

Subject Class Schedule:

Strictly follow all instructions provided.
1. Synchronous Schedule:
DAY TIME (CLASSROOM/CONSULTATION TIME: HOUR) PLATFORM
Monday CLASSROOM TIME: 1:30-12:30 Google Meet, Zoom, Canvas
Google Meet, Zoom,
CLASSROOM TIME: 1:30-2:30 ➢
Tuesday Facebook Messenger,
➢
Classroom Time that may involve needed synchronous discussions.
Canvas, SMS, Phone Call
Google Meet, Zoom,
CLASSROOM TIME: 1:30-2:30 ➢
Wednesday Facebook Messenger,
➢
Classroom Time that may involve needed synchronous discussions.
Canvas, SMS, Phone Call
Google Meet, Zoom,
CLASSROOM TIME: 01:30-2:30➢ CONSULTATION TIME: 07:30-12:30
Thursday Facebook Messenger,
➢
Classroom Time that may involve needed synchronous discussions.
Canvas, SMS, Phone Call
CONSULTATION TIME: 07:30-12:30 Google Meet, Zoom,
➢ Class Adviser can seek Consultation Time with the Subject
Friday Facebook Messenger,
Teacher before, during, or after Collaborative Learning
schedule. Canvas, SMS, Phone Call

2. Asynchronous Schedule:
➢ Access to uploaded and published learning materials shall be based on student’s internet
connectivity.
➢ The recorded synchronous classroom time discussion will also be uploaded for general use.
➢ This recorded synchronous classroom time discussion will also be utilized for those who were
able to attend the Synchronous Schedule as reference to their activity processing.
➢ This recorded synchronous classroom time discussion can also be utilized for those who were
able to attend the Synchronous Schedule, however got disconnected due to power
interruption/outage or issue/s on connectivity.

Fill in the necessary information. Submit this Module 0 on the specified date below.
ID NUMBER: __________________________
GENDER AND BIRTHDATE: __________________________
NAME OF STUDENT: __________________________
GRADE LEVEL/SECTION: ______________________
CONTACT NUMBER: ____________________________________
FACEBOOK MESSENGER: ____________________________________
EMAIL: ____________________________________
SUBJECT: ____________________________________
SUBJECT TEACHER: ___________________________
 Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines 2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Name:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-bcf.edu.ph

S.Y. 2020-2021 First Trimester Grade Level/Section: STEM 12-U

MODULE 0 Subject Teacher: Mr. Kimberson P. Alacyang

Subject Overview
The subject covers the following topics:
1. Starting points of understanding for the understanding of culture, society, and politics
2. Defining Culture and Society from the perspectives of anthropology and sociology
3. How society is organized
4. Becoming a member of society
5. Social and Political Stratification
6. Human Rights and Dignity
7. Cultural, social and political institutions
i. Political and Leadership Structures
ii. Economic and Non-state Institutions
iii. Education, Religion and Belief Systems, and Health
iv. Family, Kinship, and Marriage
8. Responding to cultural, social, and political change

The Culminating Performance Task is that there are major socio-cultural, ecopolitical problems/
issues in your actual/virtual community (SITUATION). Identify one that needs immediate action. As a
member of a research and advocacy team of two to four participants (2-4), you were tasked by the
municipal/city mayor to initiate a campaign on the identified issue (ROLE) in your community
(AUDIENCE). Develop a plan of action (PRODUCT) that embodies a program in organizing capacity
building and upscaling activities in the municipality/ city to increase awareness, raise consciousness,
and provide recommendations on addressing such problems. An advocacy campaign (i.e. e-exhibit,
print and e-media). Through your specific, manageable writing mechanics, achievable, realistic,
timeliness, synergy, time-management, openness to change, and overall quality (SMARTESTOO)
(STANDARD) plan of action, the community will be able to respond to such concerns (GOAL).
[Note: The community, at this time of COVID pandemic, could be a virtual community. (PRODUCT/S)
Research can, thus, be done using primary data (through a technology- mediated collection of
information) or secondary data (through uploading of relevant and updated data from state and
non-state organizations/ agencies.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Kindly compile all activities from previous lessons, these will be needed in the
accomplishment of the Culminating Performance Task. The task need not to have to be
accomplished outside of the home/barangay. This Culminating Performance Task Module is a
separate document.

There are tasks that will require you to answer Self-Check/s, Written Work/s, and Performance Check/s
in the Module. Please answer these tasks accordingly as per instruction/s of the Subject Teacher.

As per Department of Education Order Number 8, Series of 2015, in a grading period there is one
Quarterly Assessment but there should be instances for students to produce Written Work and to
demonstrate what they know and can do through Performance Checks or Performance Tasks.
Performance Checks and Performance Tasks. These must be spread out over the quarter and used
to assess learner’s skills after each unit has been taught.

Core Subjects: Core Subjects:

Written Works = 25.00% Written Works = 20.00%
Performance Checks/Tasks = 50.00% Performance Checks/Tasks = 50.00%
Quarterly Assessment = 25.00%