Understanding Culture, Social & Politics

AUREA B. PONFERRADA
Teacher I
Enclosure to RM _________, s. 2020 Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS

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SIMPLIFIED MELC - BASED BUDGET LESSONS IN UCSP 12

AUGUSTS 24-27, 2020-Week 1

Performance Standards: Acknowledge human cultural variation, social differences, social change, and political identities
MELC: Starting points for the understanding of culture, society and politics
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Articulate observations on human cultural Demonstrate curiosity and an openness Analyze social, political and cultural change. Recognize the common concerns or intersections
variation, social differences, social change and to explore the origins and dynamics of of anthropology, sociology and political science
political identities through an introspective learning culture and society and political ACTIVITY 1 with respect to the phenomenon of change.
activity. identities. Quiz using google and printed material.
ACTIVITY: ACTIVITY: ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY: Group Research
Directions: Directions: Identify the cultural elements Directions: Draw a picture of public Directions: The teacher will divide the class into
1. Prepare one whole sheet of paper. of the Philippines and the USA then transportation means in Philippine society three groups who will conduct a research
2. Write your name inside the circle. select a partner and share your answers across different eras to depict the anchored on the listed topics below:
3. Draw figure 1 on the sheet of paper. with each other. technological, cultural, social and political Group 1: Philippine Communication
Culture change in every society. Group 2: Philippine Transportation
Culture Philippines USA Group 3: Philippine Dances
Language
Religion
Food
Musical
Figure 1 Instrument
4. Write the following information of yourself in the Dance
4 spaces: Song
a. gender Holiday &
b. socio-economic class Ceremony
c. ethnicity Costume
d. religion Sport
Tradition
August 31-September 3, 2020-WEEK 2
Performance Standard: Appreciate the nature of culture and society from the perspectives of anthropology and sociology.
MELC: Defining Culture and Society from the perspectives of anthropology and sociology.
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Identify the subjects of inquiry and goals of Explain anthropological and sociological Describe society and culture as a complex Identify aspects of culture and society.
Anthropology, Political Science and Sociology. perspectives on culture and society. whole.
ACTIVITY: Poster Making ACTIVITY: Pictionary
ACTIVITY 1: Individual Research ACTIVITY 1: Think, Pair and Share Directions: The teacher will ask the
students to make an illustrative Quiz using google and printed material.
Directions: The teacher will let the students interpretation of the theme, “Society and
conduct an individual research on the basic culture as a complex whole”.
concepts and goals of Sociology, Anthropology and
Political Science.
SEPTEMBER 7-10, 2020-Week 3
Performance Standard: Analyze key features of interrelationships of biological, cultural and sociopolitical processes in human evolution that can still be used and developed
MELC: Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social Evolution.
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Raise questions toward a holistic appreciation of Become aware of why and how cultural Identify forms of tangible and intangible Trace the biological and cultural evolution of early
cultures and societies. relativism mitigates ethnocentrism. heritage and their threats. to modern humans.

ACTIVITY: Freedom Wall ACTIVITY: Individual Research ACTIVITY: Sharing of Ideas ACTIVITY: Diorama of human evolution
Directions: The teacher will prepare a freedom wall Directions: The teacher will instruct the
for the students to write their questions on culture students to conduct a research on Directions: The teacher will divide the class into
and society. cultural relativism and ethnocentrism five groups. Each group will make a diorama of
with corresponding examples. human evolution using recyclable materials.
SEPTEMBER 13-17, 2020-Week 4
Performance Standard: Analyze key features of interrelationships of biological, cultural and sociopolitical processes in human evolution that can still be used and developed
MELC: Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social Evolution.
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Explore significance of human material remains and Recognize museums, archaeological and Explain the development of one’s self and Identify the context, content, processes and
artifactual evidence in interpreting cultural and historical sites as venues to appreciate others as a product of socialization and consequences or enculturation and socialization.
social including political and economic processes. and reflect on the complexities of enculturation.
biocultural and social evolution as part of ACTIVITY:
ACTIVITY: Photo Essay being and becoming human ACTIVITY: Johari Window Quiz using google and printed material.
Directions: The teacher will ask the students to find
their partners. Each pair will make a photo essay ACTIVITY: Quiz using google and printed material.
through power point presentation of the The teacher will ask the students to
significance of human material remains and conduct a research on 15 different
artefactual evidence. national and local museums and
historical sites . The students shall get a
brief background of the museum and
heritage sites then compile everything in
 a scrap book for submission.
Content
SEPTEMBER 21-24, 2020-Week 5
Performance Standard: Identify norms and values to be observed in interacting with others in society, and the consequences of ignoring these rules.
MELC: Becoming a member of society.
SEPTEMBER 21 SEPTEMBER 22 SEPTEMBER 23 SEPTEMBER 24
Explain the development of one’s self and others as Identify the context, content, processes, Explain the anthropological and sociological Describe a society and culture as a complex hole.
a product of socialization and enculturation. and consequences of enculturation and perspectives on culture and society.
socialization.
Activity: Activity: Activity:
1. How to development of one’s self and Activity: 1. What makes society possible? 1. Explain the anthropological and
others as a product of socialization and 1. What is the difference between sociological perspectives on culture and
enculturation? enculturation and socialization? society.
SEPTEMBER 28-October 1, 2020-Week 6
Performance Standard: Distinguish key features of the three major approaches to the study of culture, society and politics.
MELC: Culture and Society: The Perspectives of Anthropology and Sociology
SEPTEMBER 28 SEPTEMBER 29 SEPTEMBER 30 OCTOBER 1
Identify Aspects of culture and society. Raise questions toward a holistic Become aware of why and how cultural Become aware of why and how cultural relativism
appreciation of cultures and societies. relativism mitigates ethnocentrism. mitigates ethnocentrism.
Activity: Identify forms of tangible and intangible Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage
1. What activities are involved in carrying out a Activity: heritage and threats to these. and threats to these.
religious feast? 1. What did you feel when you are Activity: Activity:
2. How do they know that a religious feast requires able to raise all your questions 1. How is it possible to recognize the Questions from their quiz will be asked here.
these activities? with regards to our society and uniqueness of each society’s
3. Why do they celebrate religious feast? culture? cultural traits and not from the
standpoint of one’s own society?
October 5-8, 2020-Week 7
Performance Standard: Aspects of Culture  Culture as Heritage
MELC: Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage and threats to these.
October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8
Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage Trace the biological and cultural Demonstrate prior knowledge of human Increase understanding human evolution and its
and their threats. evolution of early to modern humans. evolution by analyzing and interpreting the implication on the transformation of cultures
picture that will be presented. across time periods.
Activity: Activity: Activity: Activity:
Students will be asked to write one tangible and 1. How would you differentiate 1. Who studies human and cultural 1. Explain Charles Darwin theory of
one intangible cultural heritage under threat. biological and cultural evolution? evolution? evolution.
Identify the threats and their possible sources, and
come up with a plan on how to deals with these
threats.

Performance Standard: Biological and Cultural Evolution of Modern Humans.
MELC: Trace the biological and cultural evolution of early to modern humans.
October 12
1. Explain how hominids evolved into modern
humans.
2. Discuss how modern humans develop culture.
3. Value how modern humans evolved.
Activity:
1. Why is it important to study fossil remains
to know how humans and the environment
on which they live evolve?
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Prepared by:
AUREA B. PONFERRADA
ROSE MARIE L. SIGUAN
Subject Teacher
October 12-15, 2020-Week 8
October 13 October 14 October 15
Recognize national and local and Explain the different types of societies. Explain the development of the self as a product
specialized museums, and heritage sites of socialization and enculturation.
in the Philippines. Activity:
1. Write major characteristics and Activity:
Activity: developments of the different 1. Enumerate some of the values your family
1. Create a poster for the National stages of societies? holds dear, in what ways do these values
Museum of the Philippines 2. Explain the processes of cultural affect your lifestyle as a teenager.
advertising why people should go and sociopolitical evolution. 2. Pair & Share
to the museum to appreciate our Quiz using google and printed material.
biological, cultural, and social
evolution.
Reviewed by: Approved by:
TITO C. SUMALINOG, JR. RICHARD A. GABISON.,Ph.D.
Head, Senior High Department Principal IV