DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Capital Region

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MARIKINA CITY
BARANGKA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
A. Bonifacio Avenue, Barangka, Marikina City
 720-2357/  barangkahigh2010@yahoo.com

ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 11:

NAME: __________________________________ DATE: _____________

GRADE AND SECTION: ______________________________

A. LEARNING COMPETENCY/IES:

EN9G-IVc-23: Express permission, obligation, and prohibition in individual and group

activities

EN9OL-IVe-2: Employ effective and appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication

strategies

EN9RC-IVe-2.18: Relate text content to particular social issues, concerns, or dispositions

in real life

B. BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS:

Activities:
a. Read the poem ‘Discrimination’ by David Taylor.
b. Think, Pair and Share: Discuss the poem with your respective group mates and
enumerate possibleforms of discrimination that could be found on the poem. Be prepared
to answer somequestions that will be asked by your teacher.

Racism a nasty word is the current phrase; our incantation.

that conjures thoughts
of oppressive deeds The rules and laws
made by man because are needed where
of creed. some of us would dare
to think in ways that denigrate
Discrimination another one others on this Earth; our place.
that binds our minds Racism? There is just one human race
and sharpens tongues no matter what form the face.
because of some elitist thought
that's unjust and plainly wrong. And discrimination
a faculty we all posses
Fighting wars because of God? to separate what's bad from best.
Trampling on the underdog. Discrimination would be good
But we have legislation if it were used for what it does;
to banish discrimination. revealing what unites ALL of us.
'Equal opportunity'
C. DIRECTIONS AND EXERCISES:

E. REFERENCES FOR LEARNERS:

https://elcomblus.com/speech-styles-definition-types-and-examples/

https://offene-hochschule.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/06_Worksheet-Styles.pdf

Prepared by:

Kathrene S. Rivera
Gr. 9 Teacher