Trends, Network and Critical Thinking

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TRENDS,NETWORKS AND
CRITICAL THINKING IN
THE 21ST CENTURY
LEARNING ACTIVTIY SHEET

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Competencies Page Number

Week 1
Differentiate a trend from a fad 1
Explain the process on how to spot a trend 9
Point out the elements that make up a trend 20
Week 2
Describe the different characteristics of a trend 30
Identify parts of a whole 35
Identify and explain an emerging pattern 42
Identify causes and consequences 48
Copyright Page 56
NOTE: Practice personal hygiene protocol at all times. ii

TRENDS, NETWORKS, AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE
21ST CENTURY
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1
TREND AND FAD
Background Information for Learners
Fads and trends are perceptible changes in behaviors that can be seen or felt among a
large section of the population with the behavior being followed with enthusiasm for some
time. How do they differ?
Trend is a “recurrent phenomenon that takes place over time and gives rise to
speculation on the future” (Sanders, Soper, and Rothell 2002). A trend is a pattern of gradual
change in a condition, output, process, or behavior that develops into something and has
broad implications in all aspects of society which lasts for a very long time or which becomes
permanent.
Fad, on the other hand, is an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something,
especially short-lived one; a craze. It is transitory or quick, affects a particular group of
people without impact, and driven by emotions.
The use of Tiktok became a trend that boomed more during lockdown because of the
pandemic whereas the fad of the dance “Savage Love” was short lived.
Learning Competency with code
Differentiate a trend from a fad (Quarter 1, Weeks 1-2)
Directions:
Activity 1: Trend vs. Fad
Identify the following whether it is a trend or a fad. Write your answer on the space
provided after each item.
1. denim jeans 6. facebook
2. hip-hop 7. robot assistance
3. yo-yo 8. Lazada online shop
4. Dalgona coffee 9. MP3 Players
5. monopod 10. hula hoops
NOTE: Practice personal hygiene protocol at all times. 1

Activity 2: Trend or Fad? What’s my Future?
Direction: Identify if each statement in the first column is a trend or a fad. Write your
prediction about whether it will remain a trend or a fad in the next five (5) years. Give a short
explanation.
Trend/Fad Prediction
People around the globe

are playing the Pokémon
Go.
Youth today are fond of

using high-tech gadgets
like tablet and
smartphones.
COVID-19 has
transformed online
shopping from a nice-to-
have to a must-have
around the world.
People are shifting to

healthier diets due to the
pandemic.
Different Tiktok videos/

challenges provide a
platform for entertainment
in the Philippines.
More kids are playing with

loom bands.
Students are in distance

learning (online/ e-
learning) and blended
learning (mix of face-to-
face, electronic, and
online media learning).
Facebook, Twitter, and

Instagram are the new
era’s human diary.

Activity 3: Trend in my Community
Direction: Fill out the concept map below. Follow the guide below.
A. Write a trend in your community.

B. Describe that trend and write a concrete thing that you can do from that trend.
C. How did this trend affect your life?
D. Write a fad from your community.
E. Describe that fad and write a concrete thing that you can do from that fad.
F. How did this fad affect your life?
A B
D E

Activity 4: Trends in Fitness, Check Them Out!
Read the article and answer the guide questions that follow.
2020 Fitness Trends
The most popular workouts for the new decade are the ones with staying power.
Fitness fads come and go, sometimes as quickly as the latest fashion or pop music. You may
recall when fitness-based video games or vibrating dumbbells motivated people to get off
their couches and into a workout. Now in 2020, a new crop of fitness fads is thriving – like
goat yoga, with baby goats frolicking about while you shift into poses.
But fitness fads don’t last long, which can threaten your commitment to exercising. “The
biggest problem with exercise is staying with it. If you get bored with a fad or it disappears,
you might become noncompliant,” says Walter Thompson, past president of the American
College of Sports Medicine and an associate dean and professor of kinesiology and health at
Georgia State University.
How can you avoid the fads and keep up with popular workouts? The answer,
Thompson says, is following fitness trends – forms of exercise that have been proven
over the years to be effective.
The most important thing, agree the experts, is staying physically active. Thompson goes
for a run three times a week, a steadfast routine since his college days in the '70s. “The only
way to benefit from exercise,” he says, “is to become a complier and stick with it.”
Excerpt from the article by Heidi Godman. Jan. 24, 2020. Retrieved from
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/fitness/articles/fitness-trends-this-year
Guide Questions
1. What are the fads mentioned in the article?

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2. Why is it not advisable to follow fitness fads?
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3. According to Thompson, how can you avoid fitness fads?
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4. Based on the article, what is the trend to be followed by everyone to stay engaged in
achieving a fit body?
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5. Have you ever tried to engage in workouts?

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6. Have you achieved your goal to be fit? Encircle the emoticon that will describe your
reaction based on the result.
7. Complete the table below. The country was under quarantine because of the COVID-
19 pandemic, what were the fitness fad and trend that you have followed?
Actions Done Result/Remarks

Trend
Fad
8. Differentiate the effect of a fitness fad and a fitness trend in your life?
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Activity 5: Make your Slogan!
Make a slogan about achieving a fit and healthy body. Choose a topic between
(1) Promoting a trending fitness fad or (2) a campaign against following fitness fad. Take a
photo of your finished slogan and, post it on any of your social media accounts to spread
awareness. Also, post your finished slogan at a visible place in your home where everybody
can look at it to spread awareness among your family members. If an internet connection is
unavailable send it in a drop or pick up points or attach it to your module. The slogan should
consist of 7-12 words.
Put your slogan on the space below.

Rubric for scoring
(4) (3) (2) (1)
Criteria Very Good Good Fair Needs
improvement
Aesthetic The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is
Quality exceptionally attractive in terms acceptably distractingly
attractive in of neatness. Good attractive though messy.
terms of neatness. construction and it may be a bit
Well- not very messy. messy.
constructed and
neat.
Creativity The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan does
exceptionally creative and a creative and not reflect any
creative. A lot of good amount of some thought degree of
thought and thought was put was put into creativity.
effort is reflected. into decorating it. decorating it.
Originality Exceptional use of Good use of new Average use of No use of new
new ideas and ideas and new ideas and ideas and
originality to originality to originality to originality to
create a slogan. create a slogan. create a slogan. create a slogan.
Grammar There are no There is 1 There are 2 There are more
grammatical grammatical grammatical than 2
mistakes on the mistake on the mistakes on the grammatical
poster. poster. poster. mistakes on the
poster.
Effectiveness of The output The output The output is The output is
content includes all of the includes most of missing more lacking several
required content the required than two key key elements
areas (or more) content needed to elements. It and has
needed to gain a gain a comfortable would make an inaccuracies that
comfortable understanding of incomplete make it a poor
understanding of the topic but is source of source of
the topic. It is lacking one or two information. information.
effective source of key elements It is
information on the an adequate source
subject. of
information on
the subject.
TOTAL SCORE
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Reflection
Complete the statement:
1. I learned that…

Activity 2
Trend / Prediction
Fad
People around the globe are playing the Fad Answer may vary
Pokémon Go.
Youth today are fond of using high- Trend Answer may vary
tech gadgets like tablet and
smartphones
COVID-19 has transformed online Trend
shopping from a nice-to-have to a Answer may vary
must-have around the world.
People are shifting to healthier diets Trend Answer may vary
due to the pandemic
Different Tiktok videos/ challenges Fad Answer may vary
provide a platform for entertainment in
the Philippines.
More kids are playing with Fad Answer may vary
loombands
Students are in distance learning Trend Answer may vary
(online/ e-learning) and blended
learning (mix of face-to-face,
electronic, and online media
learning).
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is Trend Answer may vary
the new era’s human diary.
Activity 3. Answers may vary
Activity 4
1. Fitness-based video games, vibrating dumbbells, and goat yoga

2. If you get bored with a fad or it disappears, you might quit in your fitness program as
well.
3. According to Thompson, we must follow the fitness trends to stay committed to the fitness
program and avoid those fitness fads.
4. A person must follow exercises that have been proven over the years. And stay active
and commit yourself in doing the exercise to fully achieve and enjoy its benefits.
5-8. Answers may vary Exercise
5. Answers may vary
Prepared by:
AIRA JANE J. ROMERO

Writer

SPOTTING TRENDS
Terms to Remember:
Trend spotting is the study of trends and the way it is developed and affects society.
It is attempting to see the future in the present (Rehn and Lindkvist, 2013). Being able to
predict a trend is a valued skill for the global citizen.
Cool Hunting is a hunt for those things that will become popular before they become
popular.
Trend analysis is the widespread practice of collecting information and attempting

to spot a pattern, or trend, in the information.
Line of History Continuity shows trends continuing existence although with varying
prominence or intensity over an expanded time frame.
Sociologists view trends as collective behavior or mass involvement which is

acceptable to society and shows a “line of history continuity” as it can be downplayed today
but can resurface sometime in the future.
The tight pants, for instance, were the trend towards the 1960s, after which the bell-
bottom relegated the former to the side. Nowadays, tight pants have made a comeback in the
form of skinny jeans.
Learning Competency with code
Explain the process on how to spot a trend (Quarter 1, Weeks 1-2)

Directions:
Activity 1. Spot the Trend!
Direction: Read and comprehend the article on the succeeding page and then answer
the guide questions that follow.
PH is World Leader in Social Media Usage

By: Miguel R. Camus – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer/February 15, 2018
The Philippines again topped the world in terms of social media usage as the number of
internet users in the country hit 67 million people, according to a new report by London, United
Kingdom-based consultancy We Are Social.
In its Digital 2018 report, which compiled data from various third-party sources, We Are
Social said Filipinos spent an average of 3 hours and 57 minutes a day on social media sites, mainly
on Facebook.
It said there were 67 million accounts on Facebook in the Philippines, matching the total
number of internet users in the country. Another 10 million Filipinos were on Instagram, which is
owned by Facebook.
The Philippines was ahead in terms of social media usage in a list of 40 countries. Least
interested in social media were the Japanese, who spent an average of 48 minutes a day updating
their Facebook status and posting pictures on Instagram.
Other heavy social media users were Brazil (3 hours and 39 minutes), Indonesia (3 hours
and 23 minutes), Thailand (3 hours and 10 minutes), and Argentina (3 hours and 9 minutes). The
Philippines was also No. 1 in the world in terms of social media usage in 2017.
Overall, Filipinos spent 9 hours and 29 minutes a day on the internet, based on the 2018
report. This was the second-highest in the world after Thailand at 9 hours and 38 minutes.
Apart from social media, Filipinos used the internet to watch videos on YouTube and access
news sites.
The high usage comes as Filipinos still lagged behind most regional neighbors and the global
average in terms of internet speed.
Using data from Ookla as of November 2017, the report said the country’s average fixed-
internet speed stood at 15.2 megabits per second, below the global average of 40.7 Mbps while
mobile internet speed clocked in at 13.5 Mbps, below the global average of 21.3 Mbps.
Fixed-internet in the country had improved from over 4 Mbps the previous year while mobile
internet went down slightly from 13.8 Mpbs last year, according to the Digital in its 2017 report.
Overall, internet usage in the Philippines remains on a growth trajectory with seven million
users added over last year. Internet penetration now stands at around 63 percent out of 105.7 million
Filipinos. Moreover, more than half of the population, or 61 million, access the internet using a
mobile device, the report showed.
NOTE: Practice personal hygiene protocol at all 1
Guide Questions
1. What is the trend featured in the article?

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2. What are the evidences provided to claim that Philippines lead the usage of social media
all over the world?
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3. What was the process done by We are Social to present a trend? Why is it
important in spotting a trend?
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4. Do you use social media? If yes, what are the sites you are using or visiting?
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5. Based on the article, what is the real situation in terms of internet speed in the
country?
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6. Encircle an emoticon to show your reaction about the Internet speed in your
community. Give a short explanation.
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7. Using the data from the article, what do you think is the trend about the situation of social
media in the Philippines five years from now?
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Activity 2. Let’s Do a Survey!

Direction: Choose three members of your family or relatives according to the indicated age
group below and then make the following survey. Answer the guide questions that follow.
12-25 years old 26-45 years 46 above
Survey Questions old
Relationship to the chosen family
member or relative
How do you communicate with friends
and relatives who are far away from you?
(You may select more than one
option)
a. letter
b. call through telephone
c. text/call using cellular phone
d. social media
Do you have cellular/ smartphone?
How much do you spend on your weekly
load?
Why do you use your cellular/
smartphone?
Do you have a social media account?
What are these?
How much time do you spend daily on
browsing social media?
At what age did you start using social

media?
Why do you use social media?

Guide Questions:
1. What is the main platform used to communicate with others?

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2. Is having a cellular or smartphone evident to all of the age group? If not, what age group
doesn’t own a phone at present? What do you think is the reason?
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3. Do all the age groups have a social media account? If not, what age group doesn’t have an
account? What do you think is the reason?
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4. What is the most used or visited social media site by your chosen family
members/ relatives?
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6. Who spend most in buying prepaid load? What might be the reason?
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7. Who used the longest time browsing social media? What might be the reason?
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8. Using the data you gathered, what do you think is the state or situation of trend in the
usage of social media among your family members and relatives?
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9. Briefly explain the process you have done to spot that trend and make the survey
successful.
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Activity 3. Analyzing a Trend
Direction: Study the collage of styles of jean trends from the late 1960s to the
present and then answer the questions that follow.
Answer the wing guide on

follo questi 80s
2010
70s Early 00s
1. Describe the line of history continuity of jeans with the help of the collage.
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2. What can you say about the style of jeans in 2020? Is there a similarity or
difference from the past styles of jeans? Support your answer with examples.
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3. In your opinion, will jeans remain a trend 10 years from now? Why?
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Activity 4. Create Your Fashion Trend!

Direction: Based on Exercise 3, draw your design of jeans that you wish to be a
trending style in 2030.
Explain what you have considered in designing your jeans.

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Activity 5. A Trend in my Country
Direction: Complete the table. Identify an emerging trend in our country today.
A TREND in the Philippines
1. The emerging TREND… 3. How did it start?
2. Who started the trend? 5. Explain the process on how did you spot this trend. Cite
examples and circumstances.
4. Are you going to accept and

follow or reject this trend? Why?
6. How will this trend

affect your life?
Reflection
2. I enjoyed most on…

3. I want to learn more on…
(1)
(2) (3) (4)
Criteria Needs Score
Fair Good Very Good
Improvement
The concept is
Concept lacks The concept is The concept is
trite or
originality; is generally fresh strikingly
Concept commonplace;
copied from and original, if original and
worn out from
another source not striking interesting
overuse
Displays a basic Displays
Displays a total Displays little
understanding of mastery of
lack of awareness of
organizing organizing
Design awareness of understanding of
principles; needs principles used
organizing organizing
more elaboration to striking effect
principles principles
or development
Lacks even basic Displays
Displays poor
control of generally good Displays
control of medium
Execution medium or control of mastery of
or technique; needs
(Craftsmanship) technique; medium and medium and
improvement
generally sloppy technique; room technique
execution for improvement
Objectives/requi Fewer than half of More than half of
All
rements ignored the the
Expressed Project objectives/req
or misunderstood; objectives/require objectives/requir
Objectives/ uirements met
did not follow ments met; others ements met; others
Requirements and clearly
directions missing or missing or
understood
misunderstood misunderstood
The artwork is
The artwork is
The artwork shows planned
The artwork planned carefully;
little evidence of carefully;
shows no understanding of
understanding the understanding
Composition understanding of most concepts and
concepts and of all concepts
the concepts and instructions is
instructions. and instructions
instructions. demonstrated.
is demonstrated.
Total---->
Teacher’s Remarks
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ELEMENTS OF TRENDS
Background Information
The following are the elements or components of a trend:
a. Number of Participants – A trend started by an individual, but the number of

people who followed become bigger as time goes by. The prevailing fashion of a
period, for example, follows what the celebrities are wearing or what fashion
designers offer. People often copy trendsetters and so new fashion trend develops.
b. Pattern of Behavior – a trend is a form of repetitive actions of people. For

example, the simple act of taking selfie has now become a cultural trend.
c. Long Length of Time – A trend has a long time frame, sometimes running for
decades. A trend may experience some ups and downs in popularity, may fade
away, and may reoccur. For example, the popularity of mobile phones in the late
1990s, which is portable and has a text messaging feature. The newer technologies
allowed smartphones to include many applications and internet connectivity
which made it essential for an individual nowadays.
d. Cause - A trend has a starting point which can be an idea, technology, event, or
person. Portable audio players were popularized when Walkman was introduced
in the 1980s, allowing people to listen to recorded music (cassette tapes) through
headphones or earphones.
e. Consequence – a trend makes considerable influence or impact. Social networking

has become an encompassing trend that tends to influence the behaviors of online
users. People could now air their opinions on diverse matters and say almost
anything instantly.
Learning Competency
Point out the elements that make up a trend (Quarter 1, Weeks 1-2)

Activity 1: The Trends I followed and Rejected
Directions: Answer the following questions based on your experience. Draw a heart
before the item if you followed the mentioned trend and encircle if you
rejected it. Identify what element of a trend made you follow or reject it. Write your answer
after the item.
1. Have you straightened or dyed your hair?

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2. Have you ever used whitening products?
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3. Do you have electronic gadgets?
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4. Have you posted a video on Facebook, stories, or Tiktok?
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5. Have you done hip-hop or rap?
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6. Have you posted a thread on twitter?
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7. Do you use a face mask during the community quarantine?
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8. Have you eaten in fast food chains (Jollibee, McDonald’s, Inasal, KFC, etc)?
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9. Is using earphones while listening to music or watching from your phone a part of your
everyday life?
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10. Do you take selfies and post it on any social media sites?
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Activity 2. Trend’s Element
Direction: Complete the graphic organizer. Choose a trend in the box to be your topic. Write
the different elements of trends to the surrounding circles and add details/examples of each
element outside the circle. A diagram explaining the process is shown on the succeeding
page.

shop streaming Telemedicine
blended learning competition across boarders
paper bag for shopping work from home
selfie phenomenon K-Pop
Mobile Age Vlogging
Elements
of Trend

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Activity 3. Looking into the Elements of Trend

Direction : Read the article and identify the elements of a trend to complete the organizer
below. Answer the guide questions below.
By Ralph Jennings
Face masks are considered by many a useful way to stop the contraction and spread of the new coronavirus. The tiny su
Japanese wear masks when feeling sick as a courtesy to stop any sneezes from landing on other people. Japanese wome
Masks became Not Just Coronavirus: Asians Have Worn Face Masks for Decades a regular part of the stree
Source: https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/not-just-coronavirus-asians-
have-worn-face-masks-decades
Guide Questions
Describe the elements of trends based on the article. Put your answer on the
organizer below.
1. Do you think the number of participants will still increase to make the wearing of a
mask a trend for the succeeding years? Why?
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2. What is the pattern of behavior of people wearing a protective face mask?
3. According to the article, is wearing a mask a trend among Asians for a length of time?
4. What are the causes why Asians wear masks in public places? Cite examples
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5. Give three (3) consequences of wearing and not wearing a protective face mask.
Looking into the Elements of a Trend…

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Activity 4. Meme Time
Direction: A trend will not exist without a big number of participants. Nowadays, social
media is a wide range platform to influence others and to turn something into a trend. Be one
of the trendsetters (someone who starts a trend)!
Write a meme or quotation on how to make practicing hygiene protocols a trend in

our country. Use the Facebook box below.
Activity 5. Write your Thoughts

Direction: Write a 100-word minimum essay about a trend. Choose your topic from the
following. Discuss in your essay the elements that make it a trend.
A. health D. community
B. education E. economy
C. technology F. arts
(Title)
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Rubric for Scoring
Activity 4
Criteria (4) (3) (2) (1)

Very Good Good Fair Needs
Improvement
Content The output The output The output The output is lacking
includes all includes all includes some in elements
information relevant relevant required. There are
relevant to the information. information. many gaps in the
topic and is The content is Content is information
presented in a well organized. somewhat presented.
well-organized The message is organized. There
fashion. The clear and is not enough
message is related presented. information
and presented. presented to
relate ideas.
Originality / The output is Good use of The output is nice The output has too
Creativity unique, does not new ideas and and works, but is many parts that are
look like the originality to not unique. strange and do not
others. create a slogan. It has similar serve any purpose.
Shows creativity components to The learner tried to
that works, it is not other be creative but does
just weird but presentations. not work.
exciting and fresh.
Persuasive- Demonstrates an Considerably The message in The output does not
ness overt and implied demonstrates the ad is have a clear
message to an overt and confusing and message and is not
persuade the implied therefore is not persuasive. It is trite
audience with a message. very persuasive and/or cliché
high degree of Strategies and for the audience.
effectiveness. techniques are No evident
Strategies and superior. strategies or
techniques are techniques were
superb. used. The idea of
your business.
Purposive- The output is The output The output The output does not
ness geared towards an demonstrates demonstrates a have a target
obvious audience considerable limited use of a audience and does
and has a very use of a target target audience not demonstrate a
effective purpose audience and and shows limited purpose.
has a purpose.
considerable
purpose.
SCORE

Activity 5
(4) Very Good (3) Good (2) Fair (1) Needs

CRITERIA Improvement
Introduction There is a well- The introduction The introduction The introduction
(Organization) focused statement clearly states the is somewhat does not address
that introduces the main topic, clear, but only the elements of the
essay And addresses adequately partially outline.
all elements of the addressing the addresses the
outline. elements of the elements of the
outline. outline.
Body (details) Each body Each body Supporting details The topic
paragraph paragraph are relevant but sentence is weak.
contains a topic contains a topic some key issues Supporting details
sentence and sentence that is are unsupported. and information
relevant, telling, adequately Support for the are typically
quality concrete supported by statement is unclear or not
details that give relevant weak. related to the
the reader concrete topic. There is a
important details. Most seemingly random
information that supporting collection of
goes beyond the details serve to information. The
obvious or prove the statement lacks
predictable. All statement. proof.
supporting details
serve to prove the
statement.
Commentary The essay The essay The essay The essay
contains an contains an contains an contains an
explanation, explanation, explanation, explanation,
analysis, analysis, analysis, analysis,
discussion, discussion, discussion, discussion,
comparison, comparison, comparison, comparison,
and/or contrast and/or contrast and/or contrast and/or contrast
that demonstrates that logically that is weak, that is off-topic or
mastery and depth supports the incomplete, or completely doesn't
of understanding. concrete partially doesn't make sense.
details. make sense.
Conclusion The conclusion is The conclusion The conclusion is The conclusion is
(Organization) strong and logical; is logical and logical but does illogical.
provides a clear adequately not answer the
answer to the answers the question, "So
question, "So question, "So what?"
what?" what?"
Total Score
REMARKS
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Reflection
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References
Books
Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century, pp. 10-12. Diwa Publishing
house
Websites
Excerpt from Not Just Coronavirus: Asians Have Worn Face Masks for Decades by Ralph
Jennings. Retrieved from
https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/not-just-
coronavirus-asians-have-worn-face-masks-decades
Understanding Elements of Trend. Retrieved from

https://darrentnct.blogspot.com/2017/02/understanding-elements-and.html
Answer Key
Answers may vary
Prepared by:
AIRA JANE J. ROMERO

Writer

DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF A TREND
Trend surely makes a great impact in our lives. Our fashion industry, technology,
social values and even our traditions will change as time goes by, which will surely bring a
wide collision even in the near future. In this learning activity sheet you will explore the
different characteristics of a trend and how does they affect our way of living.
Characteristics of a Trend
Rehn and Lindkvist (2013) mention of a hierarchy of trends, which explains why
trends seems to have varying reach, effects, and influences on people. This hierarchy is a
representation of a scale of the development of a trend.
To be aware of the different trends that occur, it is not enough that you know its
elements but you must also familiarize yourself with its characteristics. Some of its
characteristics includes: people’s culture, duration of time, and acceptability.
Cultural basis- trends are based on the traditions, beliefs, and values of people that
has a potential of being part of the societies culture.
Duration of time-it has a long period of popularity that does not disappear quickly.
Example: Climate Change- ever since this has been one of the most trending environmental
issues.
Acceptability-trends are being accepted by people and society as part of their lives.
Example: Smartphones- one of the most accepted trends that changes our way of living.

Learning Competency
Describe the different characteristics of a Trend (Quarter 1, Week1-2)
Directions:
Activity 1. “YES-TER-TRENDS”
Mark each box with a if the picture given is a Trend and if it is a Fad.
Activity 2. “TRUE-TRENDS”
Write TRUE if the statement is correct, then if it is false, encircle the word/
words that makes it wrong and write the appropriate word/s suitable in each sentence (if
applicable).
1. Trendspotting is attempting to see the future in the present (Rehn and
Lindvist, 2013)
2. Trend is a pattern of gradual change in a condition, output, or process, or

an average or general tendency of a series of data points to move in a
certain direction over time, represented by a line on a graph.
3. Duration of time deals with how we accept the new trend in the society.
4. Fad is a general direction in which something is developing and

changing.
5. A certain thing can be a trend in a society without considering the

beliefs and traditions of that area.
Activity 3. “TREND MARK”
Put a √ on the space provided before each item if each statement is a possible characteristics of
a trend and X if it is not.
1. Changes immediately.
2. Popularity in a short period of time.

3. It becomes a part of human lives.
4. It is based on a human need.
5. They fade away.
Activity 4. “COMPLETE THE T-R-E-N-D”

Direction: In the form of an acrostic representation, complete each letter by writing words
or sentences relevant to the characteristics of a trend.
T-
R-
E-
N-
D-
Activity 5. “TREND STATEMENT”

Direction: Complete each sentences by writing your understanding on the
characteristics of Trends, then answer the questions that follow:
1. Trends should be .
2. It must
3. It will
4. People can
5. A sudden change in trend
Questions
1. How do you identify a certain trend?
2. What is the benefit of using/having a certain trend in your life?

3. In what way does knowing the characteristics of a trend be very beneficial to you as
a student?
Reflection

PARTS OF A WHOLE
“A human being is part of a whole called by us the universe” – Albert

Einstein
Every person, things, place, happening, and community were created to serve their
own purpose and obligation, that is to become a part of something, and this something upon
serving or doing its thing will become a part of everything. See? that part of something
became everything. Everything came from something.
Same is true with a trend, before becoming a Trend it must be composed of parts that
makes it a whole or complete.
Dow Theory talks about the three (3) parts of a trend mainly; the primary, the
secondary, and minor.
 Primary or Major Trend- may last for years, and Dow classified it as something
lasting more than a year.
 Secondary or Intermediate Trend- a short term retracement within that primary

trend which Dow figured would take three weeks to three months.
 Minor or Near-Term trend- covers anything else with shorter duration, basically
less than two or three weeks.
Learning Competency
Identify parts of a whole (Quarter 1, Week 1-2)

Activity 1. “MATCH IN THE B L A N K S”
Direction: Look for the missing piece of the set of words in Column A into the different parts
in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the box given after each item.
Column A Column B
1. Food water Air
A. Page/s
2. 50150
175 Infant
B.
3. ¼ ½
¾ Shelter
C.
4. AdultChild Teenager
1
D.
5. Cover Content Index

100
E.
125
F.

Activity 2 “GROUP YOUR TRENDS”
Direction: Group the words in the box based on their classification or genres. Write your
answer on the space provided.
Nike Chowking porkchop pillow

ballpen I.D guard BENCH
Flat iron blackboard onion viand
fried chicken pets towel periodic exam
Adidas Jolibee lettuce bedroom
BRAND FOOD SCHOOL HOME
Activity 3. “WHERE’S YOUR SET”

Direction: Look for the missing part of the sentence in Set A to the group of words in the set
B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
SET A SET B
1. I feel so great I’m so right now a. depressed
2. I am having a baby! I hope for a . b. prayer
3. Going to buy a since I won the lottery. c. limousine
4. I need a I lost my purse. d. cash
5. I got the lowest score in the exam. I am so e. dog
f. boy
g. blessed

Activity 4. “WHOSE MISSING”
Direction: Complete the analogy below. Write your answer on the blanks provided for.
1. Mother: Father: brother:
2. Teachers: students: Parents:
3. Jose Cruz: Name: Cagayan:
4. Municipality: Barangay: Mayor:

5. 1-100:A,B,C/:Numbers:
Activity 5. “The Trend Wheel”
Directions: Create your own graph using the words in the box. Put a % in each word as to
which or what you prioritize as a learner. Below is the list of priorities where you can choose
from (you can also write your choice). You can also customize your graph and your
percentage depending on your choice.Then answer the guide questions that follow.
Examples:
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Studies 55%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Job Married HelpStudies
Parents
 CAREER/JOB
 GRADUATE
 Earn money
 Boyfriend/Girlfriend
 Help parents
 Have a baby
 Others: (specify)

Note: You can write your choices with their specific % inside each pie (for pie graph)
and on the side for bar graph).
Guide Questions
 In your own words, how are you going to define a whole?
_
_
_
_
 What is the relationship of a part and a whole?
_
_
_
_
 Give an example of a certain part of something in your life that can help you a lot
in some instances.
_
_
_
_
Rubric for Scoring

5 4 3
Type of graph Choice of graph type Choice of graph type Choice of graph type
best suits the said is good
task
Title Creative and Good choice of title The title needs
suitable title to the improvement
graph
Cleanliness The final output is The final output has The final output has
clean and organized minor erasures lot of erasures that
can be observed
easily
Data plotting All points are visible All points are plotted Some of the points
and plotted correctly are missing

Reflection
References
Websites
https://www.financial-spread-betting.com/course/market-trend.html

EMERGING PATTERN
We are already living in the world where time seems to move very fast, transitions,
discoveries, and innovations suddenly occur, wait. What?How can we adapt with all these
changes? How do we know if a certain trend is about to emerge? If we are going to follow it
or not. Before we move on to this learning activity let us have first a review on some types of
Trend.
Micro trends- little things that happen all around us some says that it is a glimpse
about the future and synonymous with fads
Macro trends- are aggregated micro trends or more sweeping changes that are
affecting society and these are more stable than microtrends
Megatrends- are macro trends that have grown up and moved out, they are big and
bold and can last for decades.
Gigatrends- are trends that are so general that they affect most area of human life
and usually identified to define an era.
With these types of trend, you can now identify if there is a trending activity going in
the society or will occur in the future.
Learning Competency
Identify and explain an emerging pattern (Quarter 1, Week 1-2)

Directions:
Activity 1. “KNOW MORE . . . WRITE MORE”
Write at least 5 synonyms for the word emergence.
EMERGENCE

Activity 2. “FILL IN THE TREND”
Direction: Guess the word in each item base on the picture below.
1. O O
2. A A
3. N T
4.I A
5. R I
Activity 3 : “TREND TYPE”

Direction: Write the type of trend specified in each items.
1. Disney World-
2. Dual career couples-
3. Climate Change-

4. Scarcity of Resources-
5. Social Media-
Activity 4: “TRENDVOLUTION”
Direction: Make a poster showing the emergence of trends in the world.

Activity 5
Direction: List at least five (5) emerging trends that is present in the Philippine setting and
then answer the guide questions below.
Emerging Trends
1
2
3
4
5
Guide Questions
 How did you identify the emergence of a certain trend?
 Which trend will be very beneficial to you? Why?
Rubric for scoring

Criteria 5 4 3
Relevance & content The poster is The poster is The poster is
relevant to the somewhat related related at all
emergence of to the emergence
trends of trends
Originality Catchy and Adequate Lacks originality
memorable
Creativity Very creative Somewhat creative No creativity at all

Reflection
References
Websites
https://www.google.com/search?q=example+of+gigatrends&source=lmns&hl=en&ve
d=2ahUKEwi96ZyDv9vpAhWIzIsBHU8DACwQ_AUoAHoECAEQAAhttps://www.goo
gle.com/search?hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk00qtkQmLUI_xnHo5baS_ABvUeqIpg%3A15908
38468394&ei=xETSXpDSF8XFmAWQ1aygCA&q=5+example+of+macrotrends&oq=
example+of+macrotre&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAxgBMgIIADIGCAAQFhAeOgQIABB
HOgQIIxAnOgcIABAUEIcCOgQIABAKUPOhAViV5wFgh_sBaABwAXgBgAGlBIgB4h
uSAQwwLjEwLjEuMS4xLjKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk00MtnhxN6CQBUpAvQYqSZ81
tI9IJw%3A1590840797365&ei=3U3SXqjQFZKVmAW6hYX4DQ&q=emergence+syn
onyms&oq=+emergence&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgQI
ABBDMgQIABBDMgQIABBDMgYIABAHEB4yBggAEAcQHjIGCAAQBxAeMgQIABB
DMgIIADoECAAQRzoHCCMQsAIQJzoICAAQBxAFEB5Qs-
cDWNftA2DfggRoAHABeACAAaEBiAG7BZIBAzAuNZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&
sclient=psy-ab

CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Every cause produces more than one effect - Herbert Spencer
In short there can be a single cause that can result to one or more consequences. There
can also be a positive cause yet produces a negative consequence or vice versa.
In this learning activity you will enter the world of causes and consequences.
Questions like, how did this happen? Is it possible that…? What could be the result of
following that trend? What if we do not adapt or accept a certain trend?
Let us now use your critical thinking to look on the possibilities of certain instances
by answering the different activities below.
Learning Competency
Identify causes and consequences (Quarter 1, Week 1-2)

Directions:
Activity 1. “EFFECTS OF AN ACTION”
Connect the pictures in Column A to the pictures in Column B by simply drawing a
line that will link the two images.
Column A Column B
1. A
2. B
C
3.
a.
4.
E
5. F

Activity 2. “ PLEASE COMPLETE ME”
Direction:Complete the statement by putting a certain cause or consequence in each blank.
1. I would not buy a pad of paper
_
_
2. Commitment into relationship at an early age
_
_
3. Exposing children to technology nowadays
_
_
4. Shane bought the latest model of smartphone at a very expensive price
_
_
5. I did not read the instruction during the examination
_
_
Activity 3. “WHAT? CAUSES!”

Fill in the boxes with the causes and consequences based on the different topics
given.
Topics Causes Consequences
Pandemic
Natural Phenomena
Technology
Low Quality in Education
Poor Economy

Activity 4. Explain this quote
A LIFE WITHOUT CAUSE IS A LIFE WITHOUT EFFECT” - Barbarella
Rubric for scoring

5 points 4 points 3 points
Restate the quote The writer re state The writer attempts to The writer does not
the quote and uses a re state the quote and restate the quote at
creative introduction uses a creative all
introduction
Connecting The student The student The student does not
connects his/her connects his/her connect his/her
experience to the experience to the experience to the
quote successfully quote effectively quote
Conclusion The writer clearly The writer The writer makes no
summarizes the adequately attempt to summarizes
main idea of the summarizes the the main idea of the
quote main idea of the quote
quote
Reflection

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_
References
Websites
www.investopedia.com › what-factors-create-trends
https://www.google.com/search?q=identify+causes+and+consequences+in+trends&
sxsrf=ALeKk00CYWpDNxqvRQYh5C4HBhENBbgJ2Q:1590810969957&source=lnm
s&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis_pLW2NrpAhW8L6YKHSIQDpoQ_AUoAXoEC
A0QAw&biw=1366&bih=608
https://www.google.com/search?q=high+school+essay+rubric&tbm=isch&hl=en&ved
=2ahUKEwiSnsO0utvpAhXYEKYKHUI1AsYQrNwCKAB6BAgBEDU&biw=1349&bih=
608#imgrc=BcD4yl6_MsuQfM


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LEARNING ACTIVTIY SHEET

Competencies Page Number

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TREND AND FAD

Background Information for Learners

Learning Competency with code

Differentiate a trend from a fad (Quarter 1, Weeks 1-2)

Activity 1: Trend vs. Fad

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People around the globe

Youth today are fond of

People are shifting to

Different Tiktok videos/

More kids are playing with

Students are in distance

Facebook, Twitter, and

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A. Write a trend in your community.

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2020 Fitness Trends

1. What are the fads mentioned in the article?

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5. Have you ever tried to engage in workouts?

Actions Done Result/Remarks

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Put your slogan on the space below.

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Complete the statement:

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Activity 3. Answers may vary

1. Fitness-based video games, vibrating dumbbells, and goat yoga

5. Answers may vary

AIRA JANE J. ROMERO

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Background Information for Learners

Trend analysis is the widespread practice of collecting information and attempting

Sociologists view trends as collective behavior or mass involvement which is

Learning Competency with code

Explain the process on how to spot a trend (Quarter 1, Weeks 1-2)

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Activity 1. Spot the Trend!

PH is World Leader in Social Media Usage

1. What is the trend featured in the article?

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Activity 2. Let’s Do a Survey!

At what age did you start using social

Why do you use social media?

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1. What is the main platform used to communicate with others?

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Activity 3. Analyzing a Trend

Answer the wing guide on

70s Early 00s

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Activity 4. Create Your Fashion Trend!

Explain what you have considered in designing your jeans.

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A TREND in the Philippines

1. The emerging TREND… 3. How did it start?

4. Are you going to accept and

6. How will this trend

2. I enjoyed most on…

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