Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
BULIHAN INTEGRATED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BULIHAN, ROSARIO, BATANGAS

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 9

Fourth Quarter
WEEK 6
June 21- 25, 2021

Name of Learner: _________________________________________________

Grade Level/ Section: _______________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________
Week 5- Day 1
A. Learning Competency (MELC)
Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the material viewed
EN9VC-IVa-10
Exercises / Activities
a. Introduction
What I Need to Know
After going through with this lesson, you are expected to:

● Detect bias and prejudice in the material being viewed

● Show situation that depicts bias and prejudice
● Make a realization about the effects of bias and prejudice in the real life situation
● Evaluate personal hidden biases
Learning Task # 1: Do you have an experience where you are wrongly judged by other people
around you?

Look at the following word web below, can you think of words that could associate with prejudice
and bias?

Bias Prejudice
dislike unfair favor

isolation rejection wrong judgement

_______1. War is always wrong.

_______2. Many innocent people are killed in war.
_______3. Teachers should be allowed to smack children if they misbehave. 
_______4. Royal weddings always attract a lot of interest. 
_______5. Cigarettes cause lung cancer. 

Development
REMEMBER

I have here two scenarios. Think whether the scenario is fair or not.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
BULIHAN INTEGRATED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BULIHAN, ROSARIO, BATANGAS

 1. Not allowing one of your classmates to join the group as he is physically disabled and is wasting
of time.

2.Teachers favor some students in the evaluation of performance tasks over others.

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.
Bias – means a tendency to favor a person, group or thing or point of view over another, often in an
unfair way.
Example:
Female teachers give more attention to girls.
Prejudice – is an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, though or
reason. It simply means pre-judge others.
Example:
It is sometimes assumed that someone who is physically disabled is also mentally disabled.
c. Engagement

Learning Task #2 Below are statements expressing bias or prejudice. Identify which one is a
bias or a prejudice. Write the word of your answer on the space provided for.

__________ 1. I disrespect boys who wear pink.

__________ 2. Theses sandwiches are horrible.
__________ 3. I dislike girls who play with guns.
__________ 4. Sarah is the best person for the job.
__________ 5. Boys should not play with dolls.
__________ 6. Pretty people are dumb.
__________ 7. Girls who play sports are masculine.
__________ 8. I hate classical music. It’s too complex.
__________ 9. Boys should not cry.
__________ 10. People who are good at maths are brainy.

d. Assessment
Answer the following:

1. As a child, what toys did you play with? Were these toy selections at all influenced by your
parents, the media, or friends? Why or why not? Were these toys similar to or different from
the toy you selected?
2. Name your favorite movie from elementary school. Describe the main character of that movie.
Was it a male or a female? Were there toys available based on this character

Reflection

I learned that________________________________________________________________________

Prepared by:
CECILIA U. QUINTANA RHONALIZA C. SEMIRA
Teacher I Learning Resource Evaluator
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
BULIHAN INTEGRATED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BULIHAN, ROSARIO, BATANGAS

Key to Answers

__________ I disrespect boys who wear pink. (Prejudice)

__________Theses sandwiches are horrible.(Bias)

__________I dislike girls who play with guns. (Prejudice)

__________Sarah is the best person for the job (Sarah is the daughter of the speaker) (Bias)

__________Boys should not play with dolls. (Prejudice)

__________Pretty people are dumb. (Bias)

__________Girls who play sports are masculine. (Prejudice)

__________I hate classical music. It’s too complex. (Bias)

__________Boys should not cry. (Prejudice)

__________People who are good at maths are brainy. (Bias)