LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 9

Worksheet No. 2.1 Quarter 4

Learner’s Name:
Grade level/Section:
Date:

I. LEARNING SKILLS:

A. Most Essential Learning Competency

 Lay value judgment on critical issues
B. Objectives
 React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound
analysis and call for prompt actions; (Eng9LC-IVa-13)

 Relate text content to particular social issues, concerns, or dispositions

in real life; (EN9RC-IVa-2.18); and
 Communicate effectively with persons of different culture or race.

II. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT

Have you ever found yourself in a situation that requires you to communicate
with persons culturally different from you? You may ask yourself, “Am I prepared to
communicate in a respectful, non-biased manner in a society of minorities?” When
we fail to realize that persons from another culture may look, think, or act differently
from us, we tend to become insensitive about the way we interact with them. Thus,
this lesson will help you lay clear judgement on critical issues of today involving
diversity and multiculturalism. If you are ready, then let us begin!

In this activity sheet, you will encounter terms that may not be familiar to you.
Below are their definitions for your reference.

1. Prejudice- positive or negative prejudgment.

2. Diversity- the recognition and valuing difference, encompassing such factors as

age, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religion education marital status, sexual
orientation, and income.

3. Multiculturalism- persons respectful of and with the people from distinctly

different culture.

4. Culture- system of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors and artifacts

that are acquired, shared, and used by members during daily living.
5. Society- organized group of persons associated together for religious,
benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. A body of
individuals living as members of a community; community.
6. Culturally confused- lacking an understanding of cultural differences.

III. ACTIVITIES
A. PRACTICE TASKS

Practice Task 1
Directions: Let us assess your personal preparedness to communicate
effectively with persons from different cultures. Label each statement with TRUE
or FALSE.

_____1. I enjoy communicating with persons unlike me as much as with persons

like me.
_____2. I am equally sensitive to the concerns of all the groups in our
multicultural society.
_____3. I can tell when persons from other cultures do not understand me or are
confused by my action.
_____4. I am knowledgeable of how to behave with persons of different culture.
_____5. I respect the communication rules of cultures other than my own.
Complete the phrases below.

One of my insecurities is_________________________________.

I am beautiful because________________________________.

No matter what they say, I am___________________________.

 The song “Beautiful” has been widely embraced as an anthem for self-
empowerment and inner beauty. It also talks about being proud of one’s uniqueness
and value.

BEAUTIFUL
by: Christina Aguilera

Every day is so wonderful You are beautiful

Then suddenly
It's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure
From all the pain
I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring me down
Oh no
So don't you bring me down today
To all your friends you're delirious
So consumed
In all your doom, ooh
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The pieces gone
Left the puzzle undone
Ain't that the way it is
You are beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
Oh no
In every single way
Yes words can't bring you down
Oh no
So don't you bring me down today
No matter what we do (no matter what
we do)
No matter what we say (no matter
what we say)
We're the song inside the tune (yeah,
oh yeah)
Full of beautiful mistakes
And everywhere we go (and
everywhere we go)
The sun will always shine (the sun will
always, always, shine)
And tomorrow we might awake
On the other side
'Cause we are beautiful
No matter what they say
Yes words won't bring us down
Oh no
We are beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring us down
Oh no
So don't you bring me down today
Oh, oh oh
Don't you bring me down today, yeah
Don't you bring me down, ooh
Today
 Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYEQgG4-JY

Practice Task 2
Directions: Answer the following questions based on the message of the song,
Beautiful, by Christina Aguilera.

1. What does the song tell us about ourselves?

2. What forms of discrimination are presented in the song?

3. In the song, it was mentioned by the speaker that “words can’t bring [her]
down” How do you think she was able to have such a positive view in life?

4. If you were the song’s writer, how are you going to convince others to be
beautiful despite all the different forms of racism and discrimination?

Practice Task 3
Directions: This time, read or view the video of the closing statement of Miss
Universe 2019, Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa. Then, answer the questions that
follow:
 Picture Source:
https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/others/vartika-singh-who-
represented-india-fails-to-make-it-to-the-top-10.html

“I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of
skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful. And I think that
it is time that it stops today. I want children to look at me and see my face and
I want to see their faces reflected in mine.”
(Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-xKIuP7eDM)

How does her statement apply to a youth like you? How are you going to
convince other people to be conscious of the way they perceive others? You can
relate your answer to the song “Beautiful”.

A. Evaluate the way you view others by writing YES or NO in Column 1. And
then, opposite each statement, provide a situation where people can display
such behavior.

IV. REFERENCES:
https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/others/vartika-singh-who-
represented-india-fails-to-make-it-to-the-top-10.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYEQgG4-JY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-xKIuP7eDM)

Development Team of the Learning Activity Sheet

Author: JUDE C. MONTIVEROS

Evaluators: NIDA D. BERNALDEZ, KAREN T. LANDAGAN,
MARECRIS A. FRAGA, CARLITA L. BRIONES
Illustrators: JIDY N. ONESA and ALBERT B. BELIR
Layout Artist: ALEXIS I. PIÑGOL