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ENGLISH 9
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Date of Submission: January 18, 2021

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 Q3: MODULE 1: BIASES AND PREJUDICES

INTRODUCTION

In your previous module, you have read and analyzed a story entitled “Home Is Where”. This time, you
will learn and discover another lesson.

In this module, you will be differentiating biases and prejudices

In order to master this skill, you will:

a. show situations that depict bias and prejudice

b. compare and contrast ideas listened to differentiate biases from prejudices

Analyze the pictures below.

1. What do the pictures reveal about men and women?

2. Should women always be portrayed as doing household chores and men as warriors? Why?

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Read the situations below. Think whether each situation is fair or unfair.

1. Teachers favor certain students over others in grading final performance or task.

2. Not allowing one of your classmates to join your group because he/she is physically disabled and a
waste of time.

Analysis:

The first scenario shows favoritism and classified as bias. The second shows discrimination for it tells us
unfavorable opinion and pre-judges others and that’s what we call prejudice.

Therefore, Bias means a tendency to favor one person, group, thing, or point of view over another, often in an
unfair way. It can also be defined as an inclination of temperament or outlook, especially personal and
sometimes unreasoned judgment

Example: Female teachers give more attention to girls.

While, Prejudice can be defined as a preconceived judgment or opinion; an adverse opinion or leaning
without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge; or an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an
individual, group, a race, or their supposed characteristics.

Example: It is sometimes assumed that someone who is physically disabled is also mentally disabled.

Do these activities individually. Write your answers on a clean sheet of paper.

1. List down 10 professions or duties which show biases or prejudices in terms of gender.
2. Create a dialogue showing your own experience of prejudice or bias.
3. A comic strip about biases and prejudices

Here are the criteria for each task:

CRITERIA POINTS
Content 10
Presentation 10
TOTAL 20

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Open the link https://www.stitcher.com/show/youth-radio-8270/episode/youth-radio-podcast-immigration-
49246673 to listen to the Youth Radio Podcast: Immigration. Then, answer the questions that follow.

1. Immigration has dominated international news as the Trump administration mandates policies on
border control and deportation. What is your stand on the Trump administration’s travel ban?

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2. Bias is a tendency to believe that some people or ideas are better than others, resulting in treating
some people unfairly. How did people around Sophia Stephens show bias toward her?

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3. Prejudice is an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc. Was
Sophia treated differently because of her race? Justify your answer.

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4. Sophia Stephens said, “The grief of marginalized people is universal.” Make a generalization about this
statement based on what you have learned in the podcast.
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5. Lily and Juan both tried to act like an “American citizen”. How did they act around people when they
immigrated to the United States? Were they able to voice out their opinions about issues before? How
about now? Compare and contrast their situation.
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/great-kids-great-
parents/201706/understanding-bias-prejudice-and-violence & English Communication Arts and
Skills 9
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