CN#1: DEFINITION OF TERMS

ACTIVITY #1

A. Answer the following questions:

1. This is a community where people share the same geographical vicinity.
2. This refers to the membership in a community.
3. This can be defined by location and social identification.
4. This is the Latin word of the word ‘community.’
5. This is a community that is based on personal ties.
6. This is the act of including stakeholders in activities/social programs.
7. This is a state in which people feel a sense of belongingness.
8. This is a community where people share the same needs and interests.
9. We can achieve inclusivity through and .
10. This is more issue-specific and may exist primarily for its own purpose.

B. Answer the following questions with at least 5 sentences per question.

1. What is the importance of community action?

2. How can you tell if the community is dynamic?

C. CURRENT EVENTS: What’s your take on this issue?

1. Vice President Sara Duterte is facing impeachment complaints.

 CN#2: COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
ACTIVITY #2

A. Directions: Analyze each statement carefully. Write A if the definition falls under the
anthropologists’ perspective, S if the definition falls under the sociologists’ perspective, and PS if the
definition falls under political scientists’ perspective.
1. Charles Darwin’s discovery of human evolution highlights the idea that the development
stemmed from the ability of a certain species to adapt and therefore survive its
environment.
2. The community is classified by using core belief systems and practices.
3. Neolithic Age or the New Stone Age gave birth to the earliest civilizations.
4. Nation is composed of individuals that share a common background.
5. Stratification usually splits subject into lower class, middle class, and upper class to
identify the various strata within societies.

B. Word Hunt!

F U N C T I O N A L I S M Q Z
I N T E R A C T I O N I S M W
A B F D S Z Y S O C I A L T X
L I O C T Y O S Y C O I E H C
T H E O R Y M P L K H A H G R
I U Y T T R E B W Q A O S D T
C O N F L I C T O I O P I N Y
A L S K D J F G H L Z X C C V
P E X C H A N G E T I O N B E
R A T I O N A L M O I C N U B

1. Functionalism 4. Social 7. Exchange

2. Interactionism 5. Theory 8. Rational
3. Symbolic 6. Conflict 9. Choice

Directions: Analyze each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and write
FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
1. Social Exchange Theory is where individuals go through a cost-benefit review to see
which choice will be best suited for their goals or interests.
2. Symbolic Interactionism Theory is about the conflict from the haves and have-nots.
3. In Functionalist perspective, society is like a machine that has individual parts and each
part has functions and roles.
4. Symbolic Interactionism asserts that the meaning of something will inevitably change.
5. Rational Choice Theory is where individuals do not assess their decisions and just go
with the flow in life.

C. CURRENT EVENTS: What’s your take on this issue?

1. China carrying out maritime occupation in West Philippine Sea.

 CN#3: COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: INSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY
GROUPS PERSPECTIVE
ACTIVITY #3

A. Directions: Analyze each statement carefully. Write GOV if the statement is all about
government institution, ECON if the statement is all about economic institution, EDUC if the statement is
all about educational institution, REL if the statement is all about religious institution, and FAM if the
statement is all about family institution.
1. They are here as a constant reminder that values and mores are grounded on
spirituality.
2. They become our second home where we made our first communal affiliations.
3. They help us acquire knowledge, values, and skills that we need to chart our future.
4. They are considered as the building blocks of our society.
5. They create unions to protect their welfare and rights.
6. They have the power to create laws and grant citizens with the liberties and rights.
7. They aim to help us look for the purpose of existence and meaning of everything.
8. They are subjected to be investigated for any misuse of power and authority.
9. They aim to properly allocate goods that are scarce and finite.
10. They formed based in the organic union among kin.

B. Interpret the quote of the day:

“Together we stand,
divided we fall.”

- John F. Kennedy

C. CURRENT EVENTS: What’s your take on this issue?

1. PhilHealth to receive zero subsidy for 2025.

 SPEC2: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND CITIZENSHIP
CONCEPT NOTE #4: SOCIETAL STRUCTURES, DYNAMICS, AND PROCESSES, AND
TYPOLOGIES
ACTIVITY #4

Directions: Determine what structure is being described in each number and give at least two
(2) examples of that structure in your community.
1. The structure which is tasked to protect the environment and mitigate the effects of
natural calamities and disasters.
Example: and

2. The structure caused by interrelation of behaviors, roles, and statuses which constitute a
stable network of social interactions and relations.
Example: and

3. The structure caused by the patterns of social norms as generated by institutions,

assemblies, and actors (trends).
Example: and

4. The structure that deals with the advancement of critical thought and innovation.

Example: and

5. The structure that deals with the production and consumption in five various types of
markets.
Example: and

6. The structure that facilitates the interaction of government, groups, institutions, social
movements, and people as part of the political landscape.
Example: and

Directions: Analyze each statement carefully. Write URBAN if the characteristic falls under
urban community, SUBURBAN if the characteristic falls under suburban community, and
RURAL if the characteristic falls under rural community.
1. A community where the settlements are located in the outskirts of urban area.
2. The livelihood in this area is farming and livestock raising.
3. A community where there is a lack of access to basic services.
4. A highly industrialized community.
5. A community where there is a limited economic activity.
6. The so-called “pre-industrial communities”.

Directions: Analyze each statement carefully. Write FORMAL if the statement is under formal
sector and write INFORMAL if the statement is under informal sector.
1. Ms. Palacios Mining Corp. remains the top mining company in the Philippines.
2. Kert decided to buy his Christmas party outfit from a local tiangge.
3. There are reported case that Paolo sells drugs and sex toys in the black market.
4. Rhian is a freelance model at a young age.
5. Ruth pays the taxes of her drug store religiously.
6. San Miguel Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the
Philippines.

D. CURRENT EVENTS: What’s your take on this issue?

1. Soaring produce prices in the market.

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SPEC2: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND

CITIZENSHIP CONCEPT NOTE #5: DYNAMIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
MODEL

ACTIVITY #5

A. Direction: The student will guess the word based on its clue to unlock different terms.

1. R _ S _ L _ E T = It implies the ability to recover or adjust easily/quickly.

2. _ I _ I _ _ _ T = It implies alertness to danger or opportunity.

3. _ R O RE IV = It implies taking an action in able to achieve something or to

progress.

4. A _ A _ _ I V = It implies the ability to be flexible and get used to varied environments.

5. A _ _ _ U N _A B E = It implies the personal responsibility and ownership to something.

6. E_ _ A G _ M E _ T - connecting to the community and its people.

7. _L _ _ N _ N G - it needs experts, industry leaders, scholars who can contribute

knowledge and experience.

8. I _ P _ _M E _ T _ T I _ N - action and realization of the set plans.

9. _ E _ _ L O P _ E _ T - enhancing process for continuous implementation.

10. S U _ T A _ N A B _ L _T _ - it is the goal that each program aspires to reach.

B. ASSIGNMENT: (part of this activity is your assignment about 5 Community Virtues.

*I will attach here your assignment once you submit this activity sheet to me.)

C. QUESTION: Do you think that your barangay is resilient, vigilant, progressive, adaptive,
and accountable? Why? And why not?

D. CURRENT EVENTS: What’s your take on this issue?

1. Should sex education be taught in school or in home?

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SPEC2: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND

CITIZENSHIP CONCEPT NOTE #6: UNITED NATIONS’ MDGs and
SDGs

ACTIVITY #6
A. Direction: Correctly give the title for each goal in MDGs and SDGs.

Millenium Development Goals:

MDGs (2000-2015)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDGs (2015-2030)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

B. CURRENT ISSUES: Pick 5 from the goals of SDGs 17 and then assess if Philippines
already achieved or still far from achieving those goals.
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SPEC2: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND

CITIZENSHIP CONCEPT NOTE #7: HUMAN RIGHTS

ACTIVITY #7
Direction: Identify what violation is being asked each number. Choose the letter of your answer
from the box below. Write your answer on the space provided after the number.
A. Repression of Dissent B. Violence C. Death Penalty
D. Torture E. Discrimination F. Killings
G. Marginalization H. Impunity I. Armed Conflict

1. It refers to a state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime.

It is also called capital punishment or judicial homicide.
2. It refers to a situation wherein an individual or a group in power tries to
censor, persecute, or oppress another party.
3. It refers to the exemption from punishment or it is the freedom from the injurious
consequences of an action.
4. It refers to a treatment of a person or a group as insignificant.
5. It refers to an action of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment.
6. It refers to our aggression that causes harm to other people.
7. It refers to an act of causing death to someone, depriving them of life.
8. It refers to the unjust or prejudicial treatment to people based on their different
backgrounds.
9. It refers to a condition where in there is an existence of the armed forces of the State
and an organized armed group.

A. CURRENT ISSUES: Analyze the condition of human rights in the Philippines, pick 5 from
Article #1-#30 and discuss how these human rights were violated in the Philippines.