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Social Science
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
QUARTER 1: WEEK 1.1
Capsulized Self-Learning
Empowerment Toolkit
Schools Division Office of Zamboanga City
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City
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CapSLET
PeRSONAL DevelOPMEnt
Subject &
Grade Level EsP12 QUARTER 1 WEEK 1.1 DAY dd/mm/yyyy
CONTENT
MOST
ESSENTIAL
LEARNING
COMPETENCY
Knowing Oneself
Explain that knowing oneself can make a person accept his/
her strengths and limitations and dealing with others better
(EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-1.1)
IMPORTANT: Do not write on this material. Write your answers on the
Learner’s Activity and Assessment Sheets provided separately.
KNOW AND UNDERSTAND
CONTENT STANDARD:
The learners demonstrate an understanding of himself/herself during middle and
late adolescence
CHECKPOINT: How MUCH do you know your SELF?
The greatest and most important adventure of our lives is discovering who we
really are. Yet, so many of us walk around either not really knowing or
listening to an awful inner critic that gives us all the wrong ideas about
ourselves. We mistakenly think of self-understanding as self-indulgence,
and we carry on without asking the most important question we’ll ever
ask: Who am I really? As Mary Oliver put it, “what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
It also involves a tremendous act of building up – recognizing who we want to
be and passionately going about fulfilling our unique destiny – whatever that may
be. It’s a matter of recognizing our personal power, yet being open and vulnerable to
our experiences. It isn’t something to fear or avoid, berating ourselves along the
way, but rather something to seek out with the curiosity and compassion we would
have toward a fascinating new friend. With these principles in mind, the following
guide highlights seven of the most universally useful steps to this very individual
adventure.
“Personal power is based on strength, confidence,
and competence that individuals gradually acquire in
the course of their development,” said Dr. Firestone.
“It is self-assertion, and a natural, healthy striving for
love, satisfaction and meaning in one’s interpersonal
world.” Knowing our personal power means recognizing
that we have a heavy effect on our Lives. We create the
world we live in. To create a better world means shifting
our outlook, feeling empowered and rejecting a victimized
point of view.
Dr. Robert Firestone has further
illustrated
“6 Aspects of Being an Adult:”
1. Experience your emotions, but
make rational decisions when it
comes to how you act.
2. Formulate goals and take the
appropriate actions to achieve
them.
3. Be proactive and self-assertive,
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“Once you understand who you are, you will find that yourinteractions with others will become better. You begin to relate to them based on who you really are rather than on
The statement, ‘Man know thyself’ is attributed to Socrates,
an Athenian moral philosopher. The basic explanation for the term
‘man know thyself’ is that knowledge of one self-leads to a possible
mastery of self and a development of self for the benefit of self,
others and the society at large.
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mas-
tering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.” ~Lao Tzu
Most times, we tend to focus too much on others that we forget about ourselves.
We know so much about our spouse, our family, friends, colleagues, etc. This
knowledge helps us to adequately meet the needs of others around us. We are able
to give others the support they truly require. We know others so much that even
before they open their mouths to speak, we know exactly what they want. When it
comes to knowing what we want, we are completely lost.
It’s okay to help others and make them feel better but it’s also important to get to
know yourself too. You are as important as others. You need to understand yourself
just the way you want to understand others.
Understand what makes you tick, happy or sad. You also need to know your
fears so that you will know how to deal with them. Understanding helps you become
aware of your strengths and weaknesses. With time, you will be able to harness
your strengths and turn your weaknesses into strengths.
TIPS THAT CAN HELP YOU DISCOVER YOURSELF
. One way to know yourself is taking some time out to
evaluate your life. Most people are afraid of silence so
they never stay alone for too long. You, however,
Purposeful
thinking and
evaluation
Identify your
strengths and
weaknesses
Discover
your passion
Ask for Help
cannot truly discover yourself until you assess yourself
and tell yourself the truth. This process involves sitting
down with yourself, thinking deeply about your life as
well evaluating your life. By doing this, you will
discover the good and the bad as well as your strengths
and weaknesses.
Understand what you are really good at. Find out what
interests you as well. This would help you set goals
and work towards achieving those goals. Also work
hard at dealing with your weaknesses so that they
don’t deal with you in the nearest future.
Discover your passion and pursue it. This is a sure way
to discover yourself. You will learn a lot about
yourself by pursuing your passion. Don’t limit your
passion to just work, do your best to bring elements of
your passion into different areas of your life.
Another way to know yourself is to ask those around
you. You should, however, disregard the opinions of
some people as they will be biased. A few people
especially those closest to you will give you unbiased
opinions that could help you in the self-discovery
process
pretense. The best thing you can do for yourself is understand and accept yourself for who you truly are. You don’t have to be anyone else, you have your own potential and
uniqueness. You can, however, strive to be a better version of yourself.”
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Let’s Practice!
BE ABLE TO DO
Activity 1: GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Directions: Complete the WORKSHEET below by identifying positive traits about yourself.
Are you caring? Are you courageous? Or smart? etc. Then explain how you
know that you have these positive qualities. You may add more boxes for addi-
tional qualities
Let’s Practice PaMORE!
Activity 2: DRAW & EXPLAIN
Directions: Draw any symbol or a thing that would best describe your SELF. Identify what
are its characteristics, both its positive and negative. And explain how are they
related to your strengths, limitations and your dealing with others . Be creative
and use your art materials.
Example: CoConut Tree
Explanation _
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KEY POINTS
REMEMBER
The first step to gaining a good understanding of yourself is to identify your values
and strengths. Your values reveal themselves when you feel strongly about
certain things and your strengths are evinced in activities which you are naturally
drawn towards, excel in and feel good about
Knowing oneself help us understand how important we are as a person. We learn
to appreciate and love ourselves. We accept everything about us. We use our
strengths to excel and shine from others.
Introspection means "to look inside," and describes the act of thinking about your
own actions or inner thoughts. When you examine what you do, say, think or feel
and how it affects your life and the lives of others, that's introspection.
How do I know who I really am?
6 Steps to Discover Your True Self
1. Be quiet. You cannot and will not be able to know yourself until you take
the time to be still. …
2. Realize who you truly are, not who you want to be. …
3. Find what you are good at (and not good at). …
4. Find what you are passionate about. …
5. Ask for feedback. …
6. Assess your relationships.
TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Directions: Choose the letter that will best answer the question. Write the letter
and the corresponding word/s of your answer.
1. It refers to discovering who you are as a human, the real you.
a. Humanity c. Knowing yourself
b. Discover identity d. Feedbacking
2. Discovering our true self brings us face-to-face with our, except:
a. deepest fears c. vulnerabilites
b. doubts d. all of the above
3. Who claimed that personal power refers to self-assertion, and a natural, healthy
striving for love, satisfaction and meaning in one’s interpersonal world.”
a. Dr. Robert Firestone c. Socrates
b. Dr. Albert Fierceton d. Aristotle
4. Who is the author of this famous self quote, “Knowing your self is the beginning of
all wisdom”?
a. Aristotle c. Socrates
b. Plato d. Rene Descartes
5. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others
is strength, mastering yourself is true power” is the notable quote of:
a. Lao Tzu c. Plato
b. Confucius d. Aristotle
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Continuation...
B. TRUE or FALSE
Directions: Read the statement carefully. Write the word TRUE if the statement is
correct and FALSE if it is not correct.
1. It’s okay to help others and make them feel better but it’s also important to get to
know yourself too.
2. You also need to know your fears so that you will know how to deal with them.
Understanding helps you become aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
3. Knowledge of one self-leads to a possible mastery of self and a development of
self for the benefit of self, others and the society at large.
4. Another way to know yourself is to ask those around you. You should always
consider the opinions of some people as they will provide you all the necessary
avenues for growth and development.
5. Finding out what interests you would help you set goals and work towards
achieving those goals. And working hard at dealing with your weaknesses helps
you not to deal with it in the nearest future.
C. CONSTRUCTIVE ESSAY
Directions: Examine the statement reflectively and explain it in your own words
how you may apply it to your personal self.
The best thing you can do for yourself is
understand and accept yourself for who
you truly are. You don’t have to be
anyone else, you have your own potential
and uniqueness. You can, however, strive
to be a better version of yourself.
REFERENCES
DISCLAIMER
BOOK:
Department of Education.-Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR). Personal Development.
Sunshine Interlinks Publishing House, Inc. 2016
ELECTRONIC SOURCES:
https://www.mylemarks.com/store/p508/I_Am%21_%5BF%5D.html
https://www.motivatingafrica.com/uncategorized/man-know-thyself/
Motivating Africa. Man Know Thyself. https://www.motivatingafrica.com/uncategorized/man-
know-thyself/
PsychAlive. A Guide to Finding Yourself. https://www.psychalive.org/finding-yourself/
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Learner’s Name: Date:
Grade/ Section:
Name of Adviser:
School:
BE ABLE TO DO
Let’s Practice!
Activity 1: GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Additional:
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Let’s Practice PaMORE!
Activity 2: DRAW & EXPLAIN
Your Drawing Here:
Explanation:
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Let’s see how much have you learned today!
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Directions: Choose the letter that will best answer the question. Encircle the
letter of your answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B. TRUE or FALSE
Directions: Read the statement carefully. Write the word TRUE if the statement is
correct and FALSE if it is not correct.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C. CONSTRUCTIVE ESSAY
Directions: Examine the statement reflectively and explain it in your own words
how you may apply it to your personal self.
Explanation:
Parent’s Name:
Signature
Date:
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