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Understanding Culture,
Society, and Politics
Activity Sheet
Quarter 2 – MELC 8
Examining the Functions and
Importance of Education in the Society

REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS

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 Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics 11
Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) 8
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message

Welcome to Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics 11!

The Learning Activity Sheet is a product of the collaborative efforts of the

Schools Division of Iloilo City and DepEd Regional Office VI - Western Visayas
through the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD). This is
developed to guide the learning facilitators (teachers, parents and responsible
adults) in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Basic
Education Curriculum.

The Learning Activity Sheet is self-directed instructional materials aimed to

guide the learners in accomplishing activities at their own pace and time using the
contextualized resources in the community. This will also assist the learners in
acquiring the lifelong learning skills, knowledge and attitudes for productivity and
employment.

For learning facilitator:

The Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics 11 Activity Sheet will

help you facilitate the teaching-learning activities specified in each Most Essential
Learning Competency (MELC) with minimal or no face-to-face encounter between
you and learner. This will be made available to the learners with the
references/links to ease the independent learning.

For the learner:

The Understanding Culture Society, and Politics 11 Activity Sheet is

developed to help you continue learning even if you are not in school. This learning
material provides you with meaningful and engaging activities for independent
learning. Being an active learner, carefully read and understand the instructions
then perform the activities and answer the assessments. This will be returned to
your facilitator on the agreed schedule.

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 Quarter 2, Week 8

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 8

Name of Learner: ________________________ Grade and Section: _________

Date: ______________

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS ACTIVITY SHEET

Examining the Functions and Importance of Education in the Society

I. Learning Competency
1. Examine the functions and importance of education in the society.

II. Background Information for Learners

Education is learning new information about our environment and ourselves.

It is a well-known fact that education leads to freedom from ignorance. When we
learn something new, we enhance the way we think that leads us to come up with
better choices in life. Freedom is having many choices in our actions to help us
develop desirable behaviors, experiences, emotions, and thinking. Education also
clears up our real purpose in life and affords us to acquire competence and
accountability in performing our roles and responsibilities in our family,
neighborhood, community, and society.

In the Sociological Perspective, education has a two-fold function -

manifest and latent. The manifest function of education pertains to
socialization. Emile Durkheim described schools as agents of socialization that
prepare children for their future economic roles. Children are taught not just
economic subjects like Mathematics and Science, but also how to fall in line, wait
for their turn, and share what they have. It also aids in transmitting culture, skills,
and values. On the other hand, latent function of education refers to the
unintended functions that are brought about by the school environment. Schools
are venues for expanding people’s networks. They are where you can possibly
find a spouse, a business partner, or friends whom you can keep for life. Also, it
is an avenue to develop one’s ability to work in groups, whether as a leader or as
a member.

In this Learning Activity Sheet (LAS), you have to give your best shot in
composing a “Pagdayaw sa Eskwelahan” or Encomium Speech to Praise our
educational system – the school. Before composing your “Pagdayaw” piece, you
first need to examine the functions and importance of education in society. Only
after which you can express your ideas and thoughts in praising the functions and
importance of education in our society. Good luck and do more than your best to
achieve your assigned task.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

Contreras, et.al. 2016. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics, Phoenix

Publishing House

Giddens, Anthony.1997. Sociology Third Edition, Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 108

Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JF, UK.
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IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1. Perform a “Pagdayaw sa Eskwelahan”

Directions: Write an eight-stanza, four-line poem “Hiligaynon or Kinaray-a
Pagdayaw” praising our educational system in the Philippines. The piece should
include the explanation on the functions and importance of education. Take note
of the manifest (consciously and deliberately intended to produce beneficial
outcomes) and latent functions (neither conscious nor deliberate but also produce
benefits) of it.

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Rubric for Hiligaynon/ Kinaray-a Pagdayaw

BEGINNING DEVELOPING ACCOMPLISHED EXEMPLARY

1 2 3 4
Form Uses an May use an Effectively uses Creatively
improper appropriate poetic an appropriate uses
poetic form form. poetic form. a proper
in few stanzas Fewer than four Complete with poetic form.
or length is stanzas of four four stanzas of Complete with
incorrect lines each four lines each. more than
four stanzas
with four lines
each.
Word Uses a limited Uses Hiligaynon or Uses a Hiligaynon The use of
Usage Hiligaynon or kinaray-a words or kinaray-a Hiligaynon or
kinaray-a that communicate vocabulary that is kinaray-a
vocabulary clearly, but the routine and vocabulary is
that does not writing lacks workable precise
communicate variety, punch, or creating a
strongly or flair. strong clear
capture the picture
reader's in the reader’s
interest. mind.
Content Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates a Demonstrates
and Topic a limited a fair good an excellent
understanding understanding understanding of understanding
of manifest latent latent functions of of latent
and latent functions of education. functions of
functions of education. education.
education.
Spelling, May contain May contain many Has mainly grade Has grade-
grammar, frequent and errors in spelling, level level
punctuation numerous grammar, and/or appropriate appropriate
errors in punctuation. spelling, spelling,
spelling, grammar, and grammar, and
grammar, and punctuation; punctuation;
punctuation
Exertion in Student’s Student’s work Student’s work Student’s
the work demonstrates demonstrates an work
assignment lacks some understanding of demonstrates
understanding understanding of the assignment. a
of the the assignment. complete
assignment. understanding
of
the
assignment

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Remember

In the Humanities and Social Sciences, we help Senior High School students to
enwrap themselves in tasks and performances by immersing their minds through the
pedagogy of the K to 12 curriculum, which includes the disciplines of communication,
social work, counseling, politics, and philosophy, among others. These disciplines would
serve as a groundwork in shaping them for life.

Education is not only a trend, but a lifelong investment for physical, mental, and
spiritual well-being of every individual. It is through education where we understand our
real identity, purpose, roles, and responsibilities in this world. Not only we understand
these things theoretically, but we are also trained to apply skills and competencies to
survive and live fully in this life. In school, we don’t only obtain knowledge planned for us
to acquire and develop, but also things like formation of friendships among students.
Likewise, they also develop entertainment and socialization opportunities through school
sporting events, dances, bands, and talent shows.

V. Reflection
Directions: Supply the appropriate words to complete the thought of each phrase.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

I learned that education is an important institution of society because _________

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________________________________________________________________.

I realized that without an educational system ____________________________

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________________________________________________________________.

Studying the functions and importance of education _______________________

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