1. The document contains a weekly English activity for 9th grade students at Tagkawayan National High School. 2. The activity includes identifying words associated with prejudice and bias, determining if statements about prejudice and bias are true or false, and identifying examples of prejudice and bias in given situations. 3. Students are asked to write about experiences related to not judging a book by its cover, and to identify the bias in written statements, explaining their analysis in one sentence.

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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