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Community
Engagement, Solidarity
and Citizenship
Second Semester Quarter 1 – Module 5:

Community Action Modalities

Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship – Grade 12
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Community Action Modalities, First Edition,
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Community
Engagement, Solidarity
and Citizenship
Second Semester Quarter 1 – Module 5:

Community Action Modalities

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 Let Us Learn!

This lesson gives the learner a picture of how a community develops

and what virtues and initiatives are essential to fulfill its goals into reality.
In community development, demands and challenges must be faced and
addressed. Reading further will give the leaner how to do it. Establishing
one's role in the community is also discussed in this module. Without the
people, community development mechanism will not be possible.

This module has one lesson:

Lesson: Community Action Modalities

After going through this module, you are expected to Recognize the value of
undertaking community action modalities (HUMSS_CSC12-IIId-g-7).

1. understand the importance of community action;

2. list the three (3) different community action modalities; and

3. determine the similarities and differences of the three community

action modalities.

Let Us Try!

Instructions: Recall what you learned about Community Action

from past lectures. Read and answer the following questions. Write the letter
of your answer in your notebook. Letter D if it is not in the choices.

1. Where did Community Action originated from?

a. United States b. France c. China
2. When did Community Action started?
a. 1950s b. 1960s c. 1970s
3. Who is known as the grandfather of Community Action?
a. Sargent Shriver b. Lyndon B. Johnson c. Richard
Nixon
4. What do you call an act that covers programs that focuses on community
action?
a. Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
b. Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2011
c. Allied Services Act of 1973
5. Who was the president enacted the bill that focuses on community action
to combat against poverty?
a. Sargent Shriver b. Lyndon B. Johnson c. Richard Nixon

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 Community Action
Lesson
Modalities
Let Us Study

It is by action that we actualize our goals. Everything we know about

community and how to make it flourish, boils down to just merely ideas and
theories, if we don't act on it and make it happen. The Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964, which we are commemorating in August as we
celebrate its 56th anniversary, intends to provide jobs, educate, and support
the financial needs of entrepreneurs. These goals were realized as
community leaders and its people act to convert ideas into results.

To be part of a community entails that we engage, we value and be

one with the community. Community action is vital in building harmonious
and progressive community. It is associated with the term social action,
which involves local citizens to be part of planning, operationalization, and
implementation of goals set by the community to develop.

The three modalities of Community Action are Community

Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship.

Community Engagement

Each member of the community has a role to do and only when those
roles are performed that community functions harmoniously and effectively.
Being a responsible member of the community helps to sustain community's
growth and development. Taking part of serving on committees that focuses
on community-building activities or resolving problems are essential in
community action.

The goals of every community vary as communities have different

needs. These needs flow from factors such as the population, accessible
resources available and the environment where the community is based.
One common method towards being updated of the people's concerns is
through research. Members of the community must get involve in
interviews, group discussions and surveys. In this way, community leaders
can assess of a possible program to take and/or plot a solution of observed
problems.

Proposals of programs and solutions of issues can only be done by the

members of the community. It is the people that can see and observe what is
happening in their community and it is also them who could get things

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done. Without active involvement, problems can never be dealt with and
development is stagnant.

To engage means to connect. It is through connecting and networking

that we can voice out beautiful ideas that can be used by all. One must not
limit himself or herself to help and one must not be limited to participate.
Everybody must have the sense of community wherein they feel that they are
the ones responsible in making things works, for them and for their
neighbors. "When people share a strong sense of community they are
motivated and empowered to change problems they face, and are better able
to mediate the negative effects over things which they have no control."
(Chavis, D. & Wandersman, A. 2002) This is the true image of community
engagement.

Solidarity

It is easier to relate to people when we strip off our titles, positions,

and possessions. People get intimidated when faced by someone who is
famous, genius or rich. They tend to look up to them and see others or
themselves as inferior. When that happens, treatment to each other are not
the same anymore. In community building, everybody must be given the
chance to contribute and be heard.

Solidarity must defy boundaries. Race, gender, wealth and other

factors that could create segregation must be eradicated. Community
members must work as one. Everybody must be given equal opportunity to
experience what their community could offer. Sense of community must be
present. What one thinks is bad for their neighbors must think that it is bad
for themselves. And what one thinks is enjoyable for them must be shared
to their neighbors.

Unity is needed for survival. It is a key for success and without it,
failure is inevitable. A united community means a safer community. When
people can see that their rights and welfare are protected, they will make
sure to sustain the programs that brings forth such safety and assurance.
They, themselves, will help maintain it and strive to connect with people
through communication.

Citizenship

"A citizen is a member of a political community who enjoys the rights

and assumes the duties of membership." (SEP 2006) It is the people that the
community serves and it is also the people who makes a community as one.
The heart of existence of a community is the people. They are the agents
that brought relevant changes to our political economic system.

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 To enjoy rights set for a person, one must also follow laws set for
people's welfare. There are ten (10) qualities of a good citizen according to
Quizlet.com:

1. Respects the rights and properties of others

2. Respects and obeys the laws of the land
3. Take part in and improve life in his community
4. Take an active part in the government
5. A responsible family member
6. Loyal to his country and proud of his accomplishments
7. Uses natural resources wisely
8. Believes in equal opportunities for all people
9. Well informed on important issues and is willing to take a stand on these
issues when conscience demands it
10. Respects individual differences, point of view, and acknowledges that
ways of life are different from his own

Man's freedom will always have an equivalent responsibility. This

responsibility will honor his rights as a citizen of the country and in the
community he or she belongs.

Triple Venn Diagram

Differences:
A - Community Engagement
B - Solidarity
C - Citizenship

Similarities:
D - Community Engagement and Citizenship
E - Community Engagement and Solidarity
F - Solidarity and Citizenship
image source:
A Compendium of Daily Lesson Plans and Resource Materials in
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP

The diagram represents the similarities and differences of the three

Community Action modalities. One cannot exist without the other.
Community action will always require citizens to unite and engage in action
to achieve its goals.

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 Let Us Practice

INSTRUCTIONS: In your notebook, answer the following questions.

1.) Briefly discuss Community Action in five (5) sentences.

2.) Define Sense of Community.
3.) Cite three (3) events wherein you were able to participate in activities
in your community and how it went. Draw a smiley emoticon, after
stating the event, if you enjoyed it and a sad emoticon if you did not.
4.) Among the 10 Qualities of A Good Citizen enumerated by Quizlet,com,
what is the most difficult quality to have and why?

Let Us Enhance

INSTRUCTIONS: In your notebook, answer the following questions.

With this Covid 19 pandemic, cite your observations of the roles of

government employees and citizens in your community focusing on the New
Normal guidelines. Are the different modalities evident? If not, how do you
intend to resolve it? Limit your answers to maximum of 15 sentences only.

Government Employees
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Citizens
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Let Us Reflect

INSTRUCTIONS: In your notebook, identify what is being asked in

the following items.
1. What is the term associated with Community Action?
2. What are the three (3) modalities of Community Action?
3. State at least three (3) purposes of the Economic opportunity Act of 1964?
4. Cite at least seven (7) among the 10 qualities of a good citizen.

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 Answer key to Activities

References

Books

Delos Santos, D. (2017). Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship.

Sampaloc, Manila: Rex Book Store, Inc. (RBSI)
Revenson, T. (ed) et al (2002). A Quarter Century of Community Psychology.
Spring Street, New York: Kluwer Academy/Plenum Publishers

Internet Sources

Community Action Partnership (2019). Community Action History 101.

Retrieved July 8, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=KXEMj1b1WiY

Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. from

https://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/751/769950/Documents_Li
brary/eoa1964.htm

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2006). Citizenship. Retrieved July 8,

2020, from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/

Quizlet (n.d.) 10 Qualities of a Good Citizen. Retrieved July 8, 2020, from

https://quizlet.com/238937319/10-qualities-of-a-good-citizen-flash-cards/