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1. TAGKAWAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tagkawayan, Quezon
ENGLISH G9
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES ( Week 2)
Learning Task 1
earningTask1 Look at the pool of wordsbelow.Fromthese words,identifywhichcanbe associatedtoprejudice and
bias.Place the wordson the surroundingcircles.
Learning Task 2
Tell whetherthe statementistrue orfalse.Write YES if it istrue and NO if false
_____1. Prejudice behaviorcanbe a resultof bias.
_____2. A biasedpersonconsidersall sidesof anissue.
_____3. You mightnot getall the neededinformationif youreadabiasedsource.
_____4. A videotellingyou tovote forsomeone isanexample of unbiasedsource.
_____5. Prejudice indicatesthe preference thatsomethingisbetterthananother.
_____6. Biasis whensomeone hasaone-sidedopinionaboutsomething.
_____7. Prejudice isapreconceivedopinionof anotherpersonbasedonreasonorexperience.
_____8. Judginga person’scharacterthroughhis/herphysical appearance isaformof prejudice.
BIAS
- a tendencytopresentorpossessa partial viewpoint
- beinginfavorof or againsta thing,person,group,orstand comparedto another,usuallyinawaynot
consideredfair- one-sidedperspectiveinthe absence of neutral viewpoint
- to leanina certaindirection,eitherinfavorof oragainstsomething
- leaningfavorablytowardsomethingorthinkingpositivelyof itwhenusedwiththe preposition
“TOWARD” (biasedtoward)
- Leaningnegativelyagainstsomethingorthinkingpoorlyof itwhenusedwiththe preposition
“AGAINST”(biasedagainst)
PREJUDICE
- an opinionformedbefore gettingtoknow relevantfactsof a case or situation
- a favorable orusuallyunfavorablefeelingorclaimtowarda person,thing,orsituationwithoutanactual
experience asabasis - a preconceivednotionorassumptionmade aboutsomeone orsomethingpriorto
obtainingenoughknowledge toguarantee accuracy
Bias Prejudice
unfair favoritism preconception one-sided firstimpression assumption
partiality preference stereotyping over-generalization

2. _____9. Whena personhasa neutral viewpoint,s/he isunbiased.
_____10. If you are biasedtowardsomething, youare infavorof it.
LearningTask 3
Readthoroughlythe givensituations.Identifywhethereachshowsbiasor prejudice.Justifyyouranswer.
1. JuanCruz, 25, cross dressesasa womanwhenevergoingouttoparty withfriends.A groupof youngmenstarted
shoutinghomophobicabuse athimwhile atthe parkinglotof a bar one Fridaynight.Juanwas repeatedlypunched
and kickedleavinghimseverelyengage.
This isa form of _____________ because
2. From a columnin the PhilippineDailyInquirer(2015):“The entire Torre de Maniladebate pitshistoryagainst
commerce butcouldhave beenavertedif the chief protectorof the Philippines’historical heritagehaddone its
job.”Thisis a form of _____________ because.
3. A character namedDarcy in a novel writtenbyJane Austendidn’tsee Elizabethfitasawife due toher lowersocial
status.Duringthe time the novel waswritten,awell-educatedandwealthymanwouldn’tmarrysomeone froma
lowerincomehouseholdbelievingthatsucha womanwouldn’tbe able tofunctionamongthe upperclass.unfair
favoritismpreconceptionone-sidedfirstimpressionassumptionpartialitypreference stereotypingover-
generalization.Thisisaformof _____________ because
4. Accordingto a journalistwhotooka standthat sex educationmustnotbe part of the basic educationcurriculum,
teachingsex educationmayactivate andheightenthe learners’curiosityandeventuallyleadthemtoengagingin
sexual intercourseatan earlyage.Thisisa formof _____________ because
5. The HappySmile Associationpromotestheirnewlylaunchedtoothpaste,“JollyTeeth”.Accordingtothem,their
productis betterthanany otherproductas teethwhiteningagent.LearningTask4 I. Onprejudice… Write aboutan
experience relatedtothisquote,“Don’tjudge abookby itscover.”II.On biases…Writer’sbiasisan author’s
favorable orunfavorable opiniontowardsomethingorsomeone.Lookatthe followingstatements:1.“Death
penaltyisnotthe keyin addressingthe growingnumberof heinouscrimeshappeninginthe country.”Inthis
sentence,the writerisbiasedAGAINSTdeathpenaltywhichmeanss/he isnotinfavorof it.2. “Mass testingisa
highlynecessaryinitial stepinordertostopthe COVID-19casesfrom exponentiallyincreasing.”Inthissentence,
the writerisbiasedTOWARDdeathpenaltywhichmeanss/he isinfavorof it.Identifythe writer`sbiasinthe given
statements.Explaininone sentence.Thisisaformof _____________ because
LearningTask 4 I. On prejudice…Write aboutanexperience relatedtothisquote,“Don’tjudge abookbyits cover.”II.
On biases…Writer’sbiasisanauthor’sfavorable orunfavorable opiniontowardsomethingorsomeone.Lookat
the followingstatements:1.“Deathpenaltyisnotthe keyin addressingthe growingnumberof heinouscrimes
happeninginthe country.”Inthissentence,the writerisbiasedAGAINSTdeathpenaltywhichmeanss/he isnotin
favorof it.2. “Mass testingisa highlynecessaryinitial stepinordertostopthe COVID-19cases fromexponentially
increasing.”Inthissentence,the writerisbiasedTOWARDdeathpenaltywhichmeanss/he isinfavorof it.Identify
the writer`sbiasinthe givenstatements.Explaininone sentence.Thisisaformof _____________ because
LearningTask 4 I.
On prejudice…Write aboutanexperience relatedtothisquote,“Don’tjudge abookbyits cover.”
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