Module 2

Unpacking the Self

Lesson 1
My body. My choice
 Activity: How do I feel myself
Items Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly
Agree Disagree

On the whole, I am satisfied with my self

At times I think I am no good at all

I feel that I have a number of good qualities

I am able to do things as well as most other

people
I feel I do not have much to be proud of

I certainly feel useless at times

I feel that I’m a person of worth, at least on an

equal plane with others
I wish I could have more respect for myself

All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure

I take a positive attitude toward myself

 Analysis
1. What does healthy self-esteem mean to you?
- Healthy self-esteem would be seeing yourself in a positive way, capable
of inspiring oneself without the need of validation from others.
2. What do you love most about your body?
- I love my head.
3. What are the things you are good at?
- I’m play well on video games.
4. When do you feel self-sufficient?
- I feel self-sufficient when I work alone.
5. How often do you doubt your professional/personal competence?
- I doubt my competence all the time, as its my means of assessing the
quality of my work
 Analysis
6. What could be a problem if your looks do not match your physical standards?
- I really don’t my body that much, as long as I can walk and talk then
I’m all good.
7. Based on the activity above, what is the significance of your score? Do you agree
with the result?
- I seem to have a relatively higher result which is quite amusing
because I didn’t expect it to be like that.
 Application
1. My philosophy of beauty is…
-Beauty is relative, as all things should be.
2. A beautiful person is…
-Smart enough to seek what is sought after, meaning.
3. I am beautiful because…
-I emphatize to the point of understanding someone else's
pain.
4. List down names of people you know who are beautiful.
- Russ Patenio, Jefther Lomoljo, and Gaibster Madula
Lesson 2
Lets talk about
 Activity: How do I feel myself
My Traits My characteristics My characteristics My characteristics
or traits most or traits most traits not similar to
similar to those of similar to those of those of my father
my father my mother or my mother

Positive Friendly, has high Kind, thick Curious,

temper and height eyebrows, and empathetic, and
outgoing analytical

Negative Not voicing out Gets irritated to Lazy,

problems nonsensical things procrastinator, and
silent
 Analysis
1. Are there more positive traits than negative traits written on your chart?
1. -I have more positive traits than negative traits apparently.
2. What type of traits have you written on the chart? Which traits are observable
and which are not?
-All the traits are pretty much observable.
3. Compare the traits written on the first two columns with those on their 3rd. Are
there more physical traits than non-physical traits that have been recorded.
-There are more non-physical traits than the physical traits recorded in
the activity.
4. Are you happy for having those traits? Have you expressed your gratitude?
-Yes, I’m happy for these traits and yes I have expressed my gratitude to
my parents.
 Analysis
5. Have you ever expressed your gratitude to your parents for passing those traits
to you?
-Yes, I had been thankful for the traits I acquired from them.
6. How does gender play a role in development?
- Gender magnifies one’s role in society, but this stereotype should be
abolished because everyone is capable if they put their hearts into it.
7. Do you think women are inferior to men or vice versa?
-No, women are as capable as men are and they can even out perform
men in areas.
8. Does sexism only exist to a certain gender?
-No, the LGBT community has been lashed on for quite some time now
and this is a prime example of discrimination among different gender orientations.
 Analysis
9. What factors do you think contribute to gender and identity issues?
-Factors that would affect gender and identity issues is the lack of
teaching towards the younger people of who these people are, that we all just
need to respect what other people prefer to be.
 Application
For Girls: How was your experience the first time you had your
menarche or your first menstruation? Were you afraid? How did you
cope with your feeling of awkwardness/negativity, especially since it was
accompanied by bodily changes?
For Boys: How was your experience the first time you had your
nocturnal emission? How did you cope with your feelings of
awkwardness/negativity, especially since it was accompanied by bodily
changes?
- The first time I had my first nocturnal emission was weird, I
really didn’t knew how to react to it, I just found it weird seeing how I
grew. I just dealt with it because I really can’t change my growth.
 Application
Do you have a crush now? A boyfriend/girlfriend? How are you
dealing/managing with your emotions? Do you consult your parents?
Friends? Classmates about it?
-Yes I have a crush, I just keep my emotions for myself and I ask
my close friends time to time for advices or share my thoughts on her.
Application Part 2
Lesson 3
Forget about the price tag
Activity: Blank Check Challenge
Gaming PC Travel around the world

Build own business

Own house

Get an eye surgery to get

Become a Geologist my 20-20 vision back
Create a renowned Buy a lot of food
research
Donate money to cancer
Publish a book research
 Analysis
1. How would you feel as you do the Blank Check Challenge?
- I find it amusing to see what kind of things I would like if I got the
money for it.
2. Which among the items in your list you like the most? Why?
-In the list, the thing that I like the most is owning a house, it allows me
to live independently and gives me chance to design my humble abode.
3. If ever you were given the chance in real life to have one among the list. Which
would you choose? Why?
-I’d probably give off the food and donations, because we really can’t
spend millions worth of wealth in a lifetime.
 Analysis
4. Does your choice different from what your answer in question number 2? Why
or why not?
- Yes it differs, this is because of priorities, we all prepare what we need
then our wants can go along if all the needs has been satisfied.
5. Does your choice different from what your answer in question number 2? Why
or why not?
- My classmate thinks its good to have those types of wants and he says
that it says a lot about my character.
6. Is the quick impression of your classmate has some truth about who you are?
-Not entirely, but I do try my best to give back what has been given
freely to me.
 Application
H- Gaming PC F- Travel around the
world
F- Own house for my F- Build own business
family
H- Get an eye surgery to get
F- Become a Geologist my 20-20 vision back
F- Create a renowned H- Buy a lot of food
research
F- Donate money to cancer
F- Publish a book research
 Application

Which among the categories you have the most in your list?
-The most category I have in my list the family category.
What do you think these things tell about yourself?
- I think selflessly of my self that the welfare of my loved
ones will always be my priority.
 Application
Make a reflection paper about material self. You may use your answers from the
above question in making your paper.
-The material self is a temporal view on life, it provides the temporary
satisfaction we seek, it doesn’t only provide the wants we have, but also the
necessities that should be met first. Though it is fine to wish for these things, one
must not delve too much in this area, for what matters most is not the things that
we have bought, but the journey, the process of acquiring the things wanted is the
one that should be cherished most.
If a person continues fulfilling his/her desires for these temporal
materials, they’d eventually hit the an inescapable bog, that constricts them of
their living, because sometimes we need disconnect in order to understand the
value of living.
Lesson 4
Do good. Do God.
 Analysis
1. Do you find that it is harder or easier to trust God when you’re losing control of a
situation (or when you finally have no control in a situation)? Explain why.
- I find it harder to trust God when faced with inequities, because there’s
a sense of disconnection when I’m facing something difficult, because I either
think that he’s oblivious of someone else's suffering or that his existence is bare.
2. What is it about our human tendencies that compel us to do everything in our
power to bring about a desired outcome? Where does faith come into play?
- Humans would do anything to achieve what they want and is often
fueled by passion or even sometimes greed. This is completely a normal human
emotion, this only becomes inhumane when you trample on someone else to
achieve your goal. Faith plays a huge role on this because it gives a sense of safety
that allows us to achieve our goal.
 Analysis
3. When someone is going through a difficult time, what are some practical ways
to come alongside that person to show compassion and give support?
-You listen to them, that’s the best thing a person can do when
someone feels troubled about something. You can give an advice or two just to
give an opinion on how you see things which may help them realize a few things.
4. In your own faith journey, what have been the moments that influenced you
most? How has your faith grown stronger or weaker in those experiences?
- The moment that me question my faith is the time when the
pandemic started, it allowed me to question a plenty of things, because of this I
can say that I had a weaker faith compared before.
 Application
5. Whatever your religion is, how do you practice your faith?
- I pray, that’s the best way to practice one’s faith or you could the
scriptures.
6. Do you believe in spirits? Supernatural forces? If yes, do you have a personal
encounter or experience with those forces? What did you do?
- No, I think there’s no scientific evidence for such phenomena to exist.
Lesson 5
My socio-political self
Activity: Collage making
 Analysis
How do the pictures remind you of being a Filipino?
-The images the very culture we Filipinos love, it portrays well our love
for our country and its influences to our lives.
Are you proud of being a Filipino? Why and why not?
-Yes I am proud of being a Filipino, it is the identity I was born to and I
will carry it till I die. Filipino culture is rich and diverse and also we the Filipinos are
peace-oriented citizens, only for now we’re compelled by the adversities that we
are facing, but in the end we always strive for the best outcome, be it through
sweat and blood.
 Analysis
Imagine that you were of a different nationality. What would change in you
aside from your citizenship and origin?
- I’d probably have different perspective towards the understanding
other people. In other cultures, talking to a stranger is unnecessary and suspicious,
but in our culture, it is completely normal to talk to strangers as long as they show
signs of respect.
How extensive are the effects of being Filipino in your selfhood?
-Being a Filipino allowed to me to understand how culture is deeply
rooted to love of our family and I think this magnified well how I became to be.
 Application
Make an acrostic below which will describe you, in relation to being a Filipino.

F – Friendly
I – Ingenious
L – Lively
I – Independent
P – Patriotic
I – Iconic
N – Neutral
O - Optimistic
 Application
Discuss how being a Filipino affects your “self.” How can becoming a better
Filipino influence your duty to becoming a better version of yourself?
-Being a Filipino made me realize that due to our confluence culture we
really don’t discriminate other races and that we see everyone in equal footing.
Being who we are is the most important thing we can do, because what we do
speaks volume of our nationality.
Do you believe that your Filipino identity (e.g., traits and values) influences how
you perceive and actively engage yourself in political issues/concerns?
-Yes, it allowed me to appreciate the presence of others, and that the
people that would run in the government must have the image of what a peace-
loving and family-oriented nation would look like.
Lesson 6
Am I a cyborg?
 Activity: Show and Tell

2. Choose one photo for each of

1. Present your social media
your profile, selfie, and group
profile in class and discuss
photos from your social media
its contents to introduce
album which you deemed
yourself.
significant or memorable.
Activity: Show and Tell

3. Caption your chosen photos

or create memes about it.
 Activity: Show and Tell
4. Explain the meaning behind the picture
- The first image is my current profile picture which is captured near
a landslide area. The second picture was taken by my friend in their home in
Kidapawan City, while the third picture is a meme taken from the meme
template of Bernie Sanders.
Activity 3: Challenge me
Respond to one of the
many challenges you’ve
seen in social media

This challenge was done

with my friend posting the
funniest manga panels we
know of.
Activity 3: Challenge me

3. Pass this challenge to

one of your friends.
 Analysis
1. Did you learn something from the presenters that you did not know before?
- Yes, I had acquired a newer information that seemed to be true.
2. What were the clues that helped you figure out which headlines were facts and
fictions?
-The author had an actual website, and falsified information were
obvious to identify its because of their editing and unreasonable headline.
3. How do people portray themselves online?
- Some people nowadays falsify their images and even sometimes
persona to mask themselves to their actual selves which is a terrible thing to do
because it can lead to serious identity issues when done progressively, that’s why
when you’re surfing online just be yourself.
 Analysis
4. What are the things that you want to post/ share online?
- Most of the time I just share memes and handy information from time
to time.
5. What are the things you want to share online?
- I want to spread awareness on relevant issues especially on the
pandemic response of the current government, or anything that would tackle
about socio-political issues, or suicide awareness, because its prevalent nowadays
and it needs to be addressed that we should take action on this.
 Application
1. What are your reasons/purposes for going online?
- I go online mainly for communication and research.
2. What network site/s do you usually visit?
- Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube
3. How often do you stay online? Why?
- Most of the time I’m online, this is because the current setup permits
us to do so.
4. If you open your Social Media account, do you keep your identity public or
private? Why?
- I keep it private, because I’m not really comfortable with the idea of
befriending someone online.
 Application
5. What would be the possible “benefits” and “risks” if your online profile is made
public?
- There probable benefit of having a public account is likely to have
those hacking incidents within their accounts which I think is pretty terrible.
That is all!