Learning Area English Grade Level 9

W7 Quarter 4 Date
I. LESSON TITLE Reacting to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound analysis and
call for prompt actions (Part 3)
II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING MELC 10: React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) analysis and call for prompt actions
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT Enabling Competency:
- Take a stand on critical issues brought up in the material viewed
IV. LEARNING PHASES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
I.Introduction (Time Frame: Day 1 – 30 mins.)
In the previous weeks, you learned how to get the different sides of social, moral, and economic issues affecting the
nation and relate text content to particular issues, concerns, and dispositions in real life. This time, you will find out how to
take a stand on critical issues brought up in the material you viewed.
Making errors is something that everybody does and therefore is unavoidable. Errors of various kinds often harm us, our
families, and our communities, causing us to feel guilty. Corrective actions should be taken to reclaim our integrity in our
current setting.
This lesson will teach you how to be assertive by taking a stance on an important subject that affects your choices
as a student and as a person. To improve your thinking capacity and emotional health, values that you hold dear will be
exposed and emphasized. Through more challenging activities, your academic commitment in this lesson will prepare
you to accept innovations. As a result, you'll be taught how to make choices and take stands on issues that affect your future
success.
As students in the 21st century, you are affected by global trends that have a significant impact on you as an
individual and as a citizen. Change is all around us, and it happens at a rapid pace. You will find yourself behind schedule at
times, which forces you to hurry. You can be required to make decisions or take positions on topics that have significance in
your everyday life in certain situations. Let's get you started on being prepared for these situations initially by carefully
considering how you can take a stand and applying them in the learning tasks you will be asked to accomplish this week. The
following tips on how one can take a stand are suggested by Yourope, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Europe, on
their “Take a Stand” awareness campaign for civic engagement launched in 2017.

1. SPEAK UP! Engage yourself! Make an effort to express yourself honestly and freely.
2. TOLERATE AND RESPECT. Keep an open mind! Other cultures and their beliefs must be acknowledged and respected.
Support constructive integration and start a conversation where it’s needed!
3. BE OPEN-MINDED. Explore the world, find out other cultures, listen to foreign music, watch foreign films, read
books, experience world cuisine, and strive to understand other people’s beliefs and perspectives.
4. SHOW SOLIDARITY! Show unity with minorities and assist those who need assistance. Volunteer and participate in
charitable programs. We are stronger when we work together.
5. BE ACTIVE! Don’t keep your mouth shut! Raise your voice and use it for good.
D. Development (Time Frame: Days 1-2 – 90 mins.)
Learning Task 1
Study the ads below and decide whether you are in favor or against the particular issues being raised. Then, answer the
questions that follow. Write your answers in pad paper.

1. What is your stand?

2. What helped you decide?
3. What did you use as a basis in decision-making?
4. If you would be given the opportunity to talk to someone regarding the issues of materialism and pork barrel, whom
would you talk to? Why?
5. What would you tell him/her?
Learning Task 2
A. Watch a video clip which can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxdpqlEWH_k or read its
transcribed version. Take note of the important points being raised. Then, copy and fill out the table that follows with
details extracted from the material. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.
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In the next ten minutes, we will take a look at the American values listed by sociologist, Robin Williams, and added to by
James Henslin. These values have strong presence in top US grossing films. To prove this, I will be citing examples from the Spider-
Man and Harry Potter series. Both of these series were previously successful in a print media and then adapted for the
movies. First off, let’s look at what Robin Williams lists for American values:
1.Achievement and Success – High value is placed on personal achievement, especially outdoing others.
2.Individualism – Success comes from personal efforts and initiatives.
3.Activity and Work – Americans are expected to work hard and stay busily engaged in some activity.
4.Efficiency and Practicality – High marks are given for high productivity with minimal efforts.
5.Science and Technology – The passion for applied science and control of nature.
6.Progress – More and better gadgets as a result of technological change.
7.Material Comfort – This includes good nutrition, medical care, and also luxury items.
8.Humanitarianism – Acts such as helpfulness, kindness, and aid in disasters.
9.Freedom – Personal freedom, enough said.
10.Democracy – Majority rules and everyone has the right to express their opinion and be represented in government.
11.Equality – Equal opportunity for everyone regardless of, for example, race and gender.
12.Racism and Group Superiority – Although it contradicts other values, Americans do value some groups higher than others.

James Henslin added to these values with:

1.Education – The expectation is to go as far in school as possible.
2.Religiosity – Everyone ought to acknowledge the existence of a supreme being and follow some set of magic behavior.
3.Romantic Love –The only proper basis for marriage is romantic love.

For both films, I will only focus on a few values that are most present. The first series we’ll explore is Spider-Man. The first
Spider- Man movie came out in 2002 and is ranked seventh of all time US box office grossing films. The second movie is
ranked 10th and the third movie is currently ranked 92nd although this movie can move up as it is still in theaters. Spider-Man
is one helpful dude, no argument there. He does everything from Thor crimes to rescue people from burning buildings. Now,
that’s helpfulness. Even though saving the city from various deranged supervillains is a time-consuming activity, Peter Parker
in line with Williams’ site of US values is still seeking employment. He is not the only one either. His Uncle Ben having been let
go from a previous job is attempting to find another one. In this scene, Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker discuss work as
Mary Jane is on her way to an audition and she had previously got off of work. Science and technology is everywhere in
Spider-Man so without further ado, here are a few examples:
A. Oscorp in their weapons and human performing enhancers which Norman ends up using to cause all sorts of trouble
B. The genetic engineering lab where Peter Parker is bit by a radioactive spider changing his DNA giving him the abilities
he uses as Spider-man
C. Dr. Octavius in his fusion reactor and of course the infamous mechanical arms
D. The particle physics facility that brings about sandman and Harry Osborne’s resurrection of all his father’s gadgets and gizmos
that he uses to knock the snot out of Peter Parker

The second and final story we will be looking at is Harry Potter. Education is clearly seen in these films as the main settin g
is the school of witchcraft and wizardry, Hogwarts. When looking at efficiency, there is nothing more efficient than magic. You
say it and it happens. It’s that simple. The value of achievement and success has a large presence in the Harry Potter story.
For example, the competition between the four houses within the school, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw is
entirely about outdoing others. Harry Potter consistently outdoes others. He has praised for his achievements such as his skill
in the wizard game of quidditch. In this scene, we see Harry being applauded for his completion of the latest Triwizard
tournament stage. Harry Potter, even with his success, does face the small problem of attempts on his life. As a baby, Harry
Potter brings down the leader of a wizard superiority group when the leader’s spell meant to kill Harry backfires.
Harry runs into the same group superiority value almost immediately when he enters Hogwarts. In this scene from the
fourth movie, we see the wizard superiority group named the death eaters assemble. Their leader is now back in power after
previously being crippled during the encounter with Harry as a baby. This plot will continue in the next movie which has yet to
be released. As you have seen, Robin Williams’ American values with Jane Henslin’s traditions are quite present in top US
grossing films. Some of these values may lose their importance as our society changes. Williams already believes activity at
work is becoming less important. Other values may even come into being. But what makes these social values and films
popular for such a broad audience? Can we conclude that these values are what makes the films popular or is it the films
themselves that make these social values? - Edworks Production
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Trait or Values Mentioned Description My Comments
IV. LEARNING PHASES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
B. After stating the details and your comments regarding the above-mentioned traits, make a stand as to the right disposition
in order to attain a better change. Write your decision below on your paper.

C. Based on the material viewed and listened to, pick out valid and acceptable rites which can be adapted or enhanced
for the preservation of the values mentioned.

My Values Assessment
Valid Action/ Acceptable Rites/ Traits
Valid Reasoning
E. Engagement (Time Frame: Days 3-4 – 80 mins.)
Learning Task 3: Relating the Truth
Read the news articles below. In a pad paper, take note of the important details to be able to fill out the table that follows.

A
3 nurses test positive for COVID-19 after getting vaccine
Three nurses who received a Sinovac vaccine are now in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Infectious
Diseases Specialist, Dr. Rontgene Solante, explains an infection is still possible if the person had the virus a day or two
before getting vaccinated or when exposed to the virus before the antibodies kicked in. Filipino Nurses United
President Maristella Abenojar says the nurses got the Sinovac vaccine on March 1 st and even administered vaccines
or assisted in the immunization program. They were swabbed after a week and tested positive on March 9. They
are asymptomatic. Dr. Solante explains that a person will only get some protection from the virus on the second week
after vaccination. That’s when the body would have started producing enough antibodies to help fight the infection.
Almost 216,000 frontline health workers got the first dose of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines. The Filipino Nurses
United is calling for paid leave if they experience any side effect which could hinder them from working. Meanwhile,
the Filipino Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology says pregnant women who are at high risk of
exposure to COVID-19 infection as well as lactating mothers may receive a COVID-19 vaccine despite limited studies
on its safety and efficacy, but this is still upon doctor’s assessment and should only be offered to pregnant and
breastfeeding women at high-risk groups such as frontline health workers and uniformed personnel. They recommend it
during the second or third trimester of pregnancy. Doctors say those who have just given birth may also be
vaccinated against COVID-19, but they must wait two weeks after receiving a different type of vaccine like anti-
tetanus or flu shots. – Carolyn Bonquin, CNN Philippines, Mar. 17, 2021

B
Duterte to China: PH won’t withdraw ships from West Philippine Sea
By: Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ
INQUIRER.net / 01:35 PM May 14,
2021
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared that the Philippines will not withdraw its assets from the
disputed parts of the West Philippine Sea while also insisting he does not intend to quarrel with China due to the country’s
“debt of gratitude” to them.

“We have a stand here and I want to state it here and now again. Na yung mga barko natin nandyan ngayon sa
Pag-asa at saan pa, we will not move an inch backward,” Duterte said in the second part of his taped speech aired
Friday.
(We have a stand here and I want to state it here and now again. That our ships are there in Pag-asa Island and
somewhere else, we will not move an inch backward.)

“Ayoko makipagaway nga sa China. Inuulit ko, may utang ng loob kami. Malaki, malaki ang utang ng loob. Buhay
ang tinulong nya sa amin. Pero yung ano naman ng bayan namin, sana maintindihan ninyo,” he added.
(I don’t want to quarrel with China. I repeat, we have a debt of gratitude. A big one. They helped us with our lives. But I
hope you understand the interest of our nation.)

Duterte noted this is “what’s supposed to be done by any president of any self-respecting republic.”

In the same televised speech, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told Duterte the country’s assets are deployed at the
Kalayaan Island Group.

“I’d like to put notice on China. May dalawang barko ako dyan…Sabihin ko sa China ngayon, as I said before, I am
not ready to withdraw, I don’t want a quarrel, I don’t want trouble, I respect your position and you respect mine,” Duterte
said. (I have two ships there. Let me tell China now, as I said before, I am not ready to withdraw, I don’t want a quarrel,
I don’t want trouble, I respect your position and you respect mine.)

The President said it is not wrong to admit that the Philippines is “inferior” in terms of “might and power.”

“Ngayon, hindi talaga ako aatras. Patayin mo man ako, dito ako. Dito magtapos ang ating pagkakaibigan,” he went
on. (Now, I really won’t withdraw. Even if you kill me, I will be here. This is when the friendship ends.)
IV. LEARNING PHASES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The Issue The Speaker’s Stand The Problem The Proposed Solution
A.
B.
A. Assimilation (Time Frame: Day 4 – 10 mins.)

It may be difficult
for us to express our
thoughts on a subject
because our ideas can
run contrary to popular
opinion or culture.

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However, we are compelled to do so
because it is necessary, and we
conclude that our decision is in the best
interests of the majority. We must take a
stand, regardless of how controversial it
may be, because doing so results in
incomparable transformation.

V. ASSESSMENT (Time Frame: Day 4 – 20 mins.)

Write just if the following situation is reasonable and unjust if it is not. Write your answer on the blanks.
1. The elderly are often rejected to work due to their age.
2. A job agency ensures that the website is available to people with disabilities and that it can provide information about
job openings in a variety of formats.
3. In certain states and nations, same-sex relationships are prohibited.
4. Back then, African-Americans and other people of color were being mistreated and forced into servitude on
farms and in households.
5. Someone often thinks twice before posting something on social media to ensure that he/she is not hurting anyone’s
feelings.
6. There are still several parts of the world where girls are not allowed to enter a school.
7. You refused a friend who is pushing you to join an immoral activity.
8. When it comes to occupational wages, there is a significant difference between men and women.
9. You help someone who is being bullied by a classmate.
10. You distanced yourself from your loved ones because you interacted with someone who tested positive in COVID-
19,
and you don’t want them to get the virus.
VI. REFLECTION (Time Frame: Day 4 – 10 mins.)
Communicate your personal assessment as indicated in the Learner’s Assessment Card.
Personal Assessment on Learner’s Level of Performance
Using the symbols below, choose one which best describes your experience in working on each given task. Draw it in the column
for Level of Performance (LP). Be guided by the descriptions below:
 - I was able to do/perform the task without any difficulty. The task helped me in understanding the target content/ lesson.
 - I was able to do/perform the task. It was quite challenging, but it still helped me in understanding the target content/lesson.
? – I was not able to do/perform the task. It was extremely difficult. I need additional enrichment activities to be able to do/perform this
task.
Learning Task LP Learning Task LP Learning Task LP Learning Task LP
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Assessment

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2021. INQUIRER.net video, 03:17. https://globalnation.inquirer.net/196205/fwd-duterte-to-china-ph-wont-withdraw-
ships-from-wps
Almonte, Liza, Lerma Fernandez, Nedia Lagustan, Henone de Paz-Langutan, Dream Rose Malayo, Liberty Mangaluz,
Elenita Miranda, Lito Palomar, Adelia Chua-Soliaban, and Grace Annette Soriano. 2014. A Journey through Anglo-
American Literature – Grade 9 English – Learner’s Material, First Edition. Pasig City, Philippines: Department of Education.
Bonquin, Carolyn. “3 nurses test positive for COVID-19 after getting vaccine.” CNN Philippines. Published on March 17,
2021. CNN Philippines video, 3:25. https://cnnphilippines.com/videos/2021/3/17/3-nurses-test-positive-for-COVID-19-
after-getting-vaccine.html
EdworksProductions. “American values in film.” EdWorksProductions. Published on May 28, 2007. Youtube video, 9:24.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxdpqlEWH_k
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