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Understanding of Bias and Prejudice

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STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIALNOT FOR SALE
ENGLISH 9

GLENN SALVADOR B. LIM IV

Strategic Intervention Material English 9
Understanding of Bias and Prejudice

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 Hi! I am Glenn! Come and join
me as we learn and understand
bias and prejudice.

GUIDE CARD

As we engage with others, it matters how we play a part in

society and how we treat other individuals. Both positive and negative
effects may result from how we communicate, think, believe, and feel
about other people, groups, ideas, events, and things. In our
interactions, we must always treat others fairly and without prejudice.
You can learn about community biases and prejudices by
reading this Strategic Intervention Material (SIM). This will assist you in
gaining the crucial reading comprehension skills necessary to identify
bias and prejudice, enabling you to contribute to a kinder, more
equitable, and healthier community culture.

Least Mastered Skill:

Differentiating Biases from Prejudices EN9LC-IVf-13.3

Sub-Tasks:
1. Identify statements that show biases and prejudices.
2. Cite examples of biases and prejudices in real life.
3. Provide ways to minimize or avoid bias and prejudice.
 Bias and prejudice are often used
interchangeably because of their close
relationship. Let us examine how these
ideas differ from one another.

GUIDE CARD

Bias is a tendency to look at things in a certain way, in preference to another way. It

means a tendency to favor or support or a particular person, group, thing, or point of view over
another resulting in unfairness.
Some of the most common types of bias are:
1. Anchoring Bias - This happens when people rely too much on current knowledge or the
first information they come across while making decisions.

Example: According to what I know, I selected you because I thought

others were not as excellent as you.

2. Media Bias - This happens when journalists and news producers in the media choose
what to report and cover.

Example: This occurs when journalists and news producers in the

media choose what to report and cover.
3. Confirmation - This happens when a person searches for, interprets, favors, and
remembers information that supports their beliefs and points of view.

Example: When he discovered that the report went against his beliefs,
he went directly to work gathering information to prove that he was
correct.
4. Conformity - This happens when a person takes an incorrect or uncomfortable option
in order to fit in and satisfy a group of others.

Example: Even when I disagreed with my own wishes, I followed

them in order to be happy. I felt guilty about my helpless choice.

5. Halo Effect - This occurs when a person only notices a person's positive traits and allows
their perceptions of anything else about them to become distorted.

Example: Only Leo's documents were thoroughly inspected among the

applicants since the manager was impressed with his awards and
commendations.
 GUIDE CARD

Prejudice refers to a negative view or feeling that is held without understanding,

consideration, or justification. Particularly with those who are different from another group, prejudice
can have a significant impact on how people act and interact with one another.
The most common types of prejudice include:
1. Racism - This is the belief that distinct groups of people have different
personality
traits and may be divided depending on the power of one race over
another.

Example: All Chinese in the country are regarded as viral carriers due
to the COVID-19 illness.

2. Sexism - This is prejudice based on gender or sex.

Example: Women are weak, lacking the power and capacity to

undertake the tasks of males.

3. Classism - This is a prejudice based on socioeconomic class or classification of

people based on their wealth, employment, income, education, and
social network.

Example: The poor are ignorant and do not benefit our country; the
government should not treat them properly.

4. Ageism - This is a negative attitude toward seniors, old age, and the aging
process.

Example: All adults, including those who need to retire, should not be
employed because they are a burden.

5. Religion - This is the attitude towards a person or group differently because of the
beliefs about religion.

Example: Because his employer found a problem with his religion, he

was fired from his work.
 Studying bias and prejudice is fun, isn’t
it? Now, I am sure that you can do the
following activities about bias and
prejudice.

ACTIVITY CARD

Activity 1: Categorizing the statements

Read the statements in the sections. Write the statement in the appropriate action group to which it
belongs.

1. Our parents set equal limitations and were consistent in their guidance of us in our duties at home.
2. Hiring low-quality personnel might lead to the company's downfall.
3. He was rewarded for his efforts.
4. Because of her race, she was considered not capable of doing the task.
5. Only top-performing students are excused from the performance task.
6. Olive believed that she won the competition due to her close relationship with the judges.
7. People with disabilities are thought to be useless.
8. Those vaccines are exclusive to the wealthy.
9. All victims of the typhoon received help and food.
10. Giving more attention to rich people than poor people.
11. Hiring applicants who only graduated from famous schools.
12. Not prioritizing handicapped persons.
13. Making funny comments about black people.
14. Marky is well compensated for his work.
15. Prioritizing pregnant women in the line.

FAIRNESS UNFAIRNESS JUDGING OTHERS

 Job well done! Let us try another
activity.

ACTIVITY CARD

Activity 2: Differentiating Similarly

Excellent! Here is another one to test
your understanding about bias and
Compare and contrast bias and prejudice using the Venn Diagram below.
prejudice.

ACTIVITY CARD

Activity 3: Resolving Biases and Prejudices

Write down the common bias and prejudice that you have observed in your local area. Give each of
them a resolution, along with the result of your action.

Biases/prejudices I Things I will do Possible result

have observed
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2. 
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3.  

4.  
 Great job! Now to deepen your
understanding about bias and
prejudice. Let us try to answer this
activity

ASSESSMENT CARD

Assessment
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ASSESSMENT CARD
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 ANSWER CARD
Activity 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Activity 2 Assessment 2
FAIRNESS:
Answers may vary 1. C 9. D
1. All victims of Typhoon Ulysses 2. B 10. A
received help and food. 3. C 11.C
2. He was rewarded for his efforts. 4. A 12.D
3. Our parents set equal limitations Activity 3 5. D 13.B
and were consistent in their
Answers may vary 6. C 14. A
GUIDE CARD
guidance of us 1 in our ------------------------------------------------------------------
duties at 1
home. 7. A 15. B
GUIDE
4. Marky CARD 2 8. B
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is well compensated for 2
his work.
GUIDE CARD 3 Assessment 1
------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
5. Prioritizing pregnant women in
the line.
ACTIVITY 1. Prejudice
CARD 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
UNFAIRNESS: 2. Bias
Enrichment 1
ACTIVITY CARD 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Those vaccines are exclusive to
5
Answers may vary
the wealthy. 3. Prejudice
ACTIVITY CARD 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
2. Linda believed that she won the
4. Bias
competition due to her close
ASSESSMENT CARD 1 --------------------------------------------------------- 7
relationship with the judges. 5. Prejudice
3. Only very bright students are
ASSESSMENT CARD 2
excused from the rules and
Enrichment
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6. Prejudice 8 2
regulations.
ASSESSMENT CARD 3 --------------------------------------------------------- 9
7. Bias 1. P 9. B
4. Giving more attention to rich
people than poor people.
ENRICHMENT CARD 1 8. Prejudice 2. P
--------------------------------------------------------- 10 10. P
3. P 11. P
5. Hiring applicants who only 9. Prejudice
ENRICHMENT CARD 2 4. B
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graduated from famous schools.
10. Prejudice 5. P 13. B
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6. P 12 14. B
persons. 11. Prejudice 7. B 15. P
ANSWER CARD 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. P 13
7. Making funny comments about 12. Bias
black people.
13. Bias
JUDGING OTHERS
1. People with disabilities are 14.Bias
thought to be powerless.
2. Because of her dry cough, she 15.Prejudice
should have been quarantined
during COVID
3. Hiring low-quality personnel
might lead to the company's