9 Department of Education-Region III

TARLAC CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION

Juan Luna St., Sto. Cristo, Tarlac City 2300
Email address: tarlac.city@deped.gov.ph/ Tel. No. (045) 470 - 8180

English
Quarter 3: Week 1
Learning Activity Sheets
 ENGLISH 9

Name of Learner : _______________________________ Grade: 9-Q3- Week 1

Section : _______________________________ Date: ____________

Differentiating Biases from Prejudices

Background Information:

An individual person has full of beliefs, identities, styles, characteristics, talents, and more that
make him/her unique. An individual does not want to be labeled just by his/her race or ethnicity,
religion, or even gender. But as intricate as an individual perceives himself/herself to be, he/she
defines other individuals merely by his/her most distinct social group. While an individual might all like
to believe that he/she is rational, fair, and logical, it is a sad fact that an individual is constantly under
the influence of prejudices and biases that affect his/her own beliefs, distort his/her way of thinking,
and sway his/her decisions and judgments he or she makes each day (Cherry, 2020).
In relation to the said cognitive biases and emotional prejudices, Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
sadly uttered once that this is a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice. Morgan
Scott Peck (1936-2005) supported this aphorism when he shared his thoughts about biases and
prejudices. He said that human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice,
and a profound tendency to see what they want to see rather that what is really there. To fully
understand what the aforementioned authors meant, this learning activity sheets differentiates biases
from prejudices.
BIAS versus PREJUDICE
As one can notice, the two terms are similar in most respects and can often be freely interchanged,
but looking closer, there are differences between the two.
 Bias refers to a disproportionate weight in favor of or against a person, an idea or thing, usually
in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair (Steibock, 1978). Simply put, it is the
tendency to favor one person, group, thing or point of view over another, often in an unfair
way.
Example: A company hires a man over a more-qualified woman.
A female teacher gives more attention to girls.
The given example shows how bias the company and the female teacher are because they
favor one specific gender over the other. The company knows exactly the qualifications and
the ability of the woman-applicant to perform based on the submitted credentials and résumé
but since most its employees are used to work well with a man employee, it prefers to hire a
man over a woman. On the other hand, the female teacher gives more attention to girls even
though she knows that her boy-pupils are well disciplined too. She becomes bias because as
a teacher she is expected to be fair with all of her pupils whether male or female, yet she
favors more to girl-pupils because they have the same gender. Now, if a person or an
organization favors one over the other when it is expected from him/her/it to be equal, it only
demonstrates biasness.

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  Prejudice refers to an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group
membership (Wedgwood, 1885). The word is often used to refer to a preconceived, usually
unfavorable, evaluation of another persona based on the person’s political affiliation, sex,
gender, beliefs, values, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race, ethnicity,
language, nationality, complexion, beauty, height, occupation, wealth, education, criminality,
sport team affiliation, or other personal characteristics (Dovidion & Gaetner, 2010). Simply put,
it is a prejudgment or preconceived opinion that is not based on facts, personal experience or
reason that may result to discrimination.

Examples:
 Some parents do not allow their children to marry someone with different religion.
 People with disabilities are incapable to perform well in a workplace.

The first example is a situation that shows prejudice where some people (ingroups) tend to
judge others (outgroups) outside their organization or religion negatively. They already have
the advance notion or a feeling that they cannot get along with others who have different
practices and beliefs. They incorrectly judge people who do not belong to their social group
immediately without deeply knowing them first. The second example is another situation of
prejudice where others prejudge people with disabilities. Some people do not know how these
people with disabilities perform and function, yet they assumed that they cannot perform well
in a workplace like a normal person just because they lack of something, or they have physical
deficiencies. When a person or an organization judged others or a situation without personally
knowing them or the truth based on facts or experience, he/she/it demonstrates prejudice.
Learning Competency
Differentiate biases from prejudices.
Directions:
Read carefully the directions indicated in the following exercises. Provide what is needed or
asked in each item.
Activities:
A. Identify if the statement is bias or prejudice. Write your answer on the space provided.
____________ 1. Sally feels she is superior to Ruben because he has a disability.
____________ 2. I was not hired by the company because of my age even though I met their
qualifications.
____________ 3. Akhmed was not accommodated in a restaurant because he is not a Filipino.
____________ 4. People say that Mario is gay because he talks softly and acts femininely.
____________ 5. Mayla won the beauty pageant because one of the judges is her father.
____________ 6. I was not allowed to join the club because my religion is different from the
rest of the members.
____________ 7. My uncle gives more gifts to his nephews than to his nieces.
____________ 8. The broadcaster only reported a part of the whole conversation of the people
involved that lead to mass confusion.
____________ 9. Marcus was acquitted of robbery but people still treat him like a convicted
thief.
____________ 10. The TV Network selected media stories based on what will please
advertisers.

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B. Analyze the given illustrations and answer the questions that follow.

1. What have you noticed about men and women?______________________________

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2. What do the illustrations reveal about men and women? _______________________
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3. Should women always be portrayed as doing household chores and men as warriors?
Why? _______________________________________________________________
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C. Visit the YouTube link below and watch a shampoo commercial featuring a Filipina actress
who claims that it is not right to put a label on anyone. Watch it carefully and discover the
label attached to her. As you watch, try to note the details from the commercial, and then
answer the questions that follow.

Vocabulary: Label means a judgment about someone or something.

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/_xYsvcKfq8E

1. What is the label attached to the woman in the commercial video? ___________________
________________________________________________________________________
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2. Do you agree with the statement of the woman? Why?_____________________________
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3. Is it bias to put label to someone? Why?_________________________________________
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4. Do you know a woman in the same situation as the actress? What common opinion or
comments do you hear from other people about her?______________________________
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5. How do you feel when a person you know is unfairly judged or discriminated?__________
________________________________________________________________________
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 Transcript of the Shampoo TV Commercial

“It’s a shame that there is still that double standard. Sayang daw ako ‘cause
I am a single mother. If a guy gets a girl pregnant, he’s a stud, right? But if a girl
gets pregnant, malandi sya. When the news spread of my pregnancy, people were
like, ‘Sayang! She was at the top of her game.’ People immediately would make
up stories about me or assume that I am malandi or a woman of the world. Was I
unfairly judged? Yes! But then, did it stop me? No. But, did it make me stronger?
Yes! And um, will it keep me going? Hell yes!

Labels are a challenge. To me, it was “Challenge accepted.” I wanted to

show people that no matter what happens to you, it should never stop you from
being successful. In the end, I’ve got to do whatever I want to do and as an actress,
I’ve never been happier. Being a single mom, it’s really empowering because
there’s more purpose and nothing’s greater than a mother’s love. I am blessed.
Sayang? I don’t think so! Can you whip it? Cause I did.”

Denise Laurel from Pantene Shampoo TV Commercial (Published on May 16, 2014).

D. Draw a picture of a person who works in each of the given professions inside the box.
Indicate the gender (female or male) of your drawing. Then, answer the questions
hereunder. Use a separate sheet if necessary.
Flight Attendant Technician Engineer Nurse

1. What influence you to designate the gender of your drawing based on the given
professions?______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Was your gender designation for each profession fair or not? Why? Explain your answer.
________________________________________________________________________
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 E. Now that you have learned the difference between bias and prejudice that made you reflect
and rethink a personal belief or previous perspective, can you make a connection to your
personal experiences, your friends, current situation, or popular culture? Can you turn it into
a meme? Create an original meme where you can apply what have you learned about biases
and prejudices. Downloading ones that are already posted online is prohibited. You are
allowed to use any online meme generators or you can manually or digitally illustrate your
meme in a separate sheet of paper.
Example:

F. Write a rap song or a poem that describes your understanding and feelings about biases
and prejudices happening in the country or in your province or barangay in a separate sheet
of clean paper.

Assessment Rubric for Drawing

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Content The drawing The drawing The drawing has little The drawing is not
represents a clear represents a relevance to the representative of the
understanding of the somewhat clear topic. knowledge gained.
information understanding of the
presented. material.
Following Direction All directions were Most of the directions Some directions None of the directions
followed. were followed. were followed. were followed.
Creative Process The drawing The drawing The drawing The drawing
expresses ideas and expresses ideas and expresses ideas and expresses lack of
insightful insightful insightful ideas and insightful
perspectives with an perspectives with perspectives with perspectives with few
appropriate amount of almost appropriate minimal details. amount of details.
details. details.
Appearance An effort was clearly Average efforts were Very little effort was No effort was applied
applied to present a clearly applied to clearly applied to to present a neat
neat drawing. present a neat present a neat drawing.
drawing. drawing.
Impact The explanation The explanation The explanation The explanation did
conveyed a strong conveyed a conveyed an unclear not convey any
message. message. message message.
Assessment Rubric for Students’ Response/Explanations
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Comprehension The student The student The student partially The student does not
Key Ideas/Details accurately accurately demonstrates demonstrate
Text Based demonstrates higher demonstrates understanding of the understanding of the
Evidence level of understanding understanding of the texts; some texts; no explanations
of the texts; all texts; almost all explanations are were given; no
(what the response explanations are explanations are relevant and specific text-based
states) relevant and detailed; relevant and detailed; detailed; few specific examples and
specific text-based there are specific text-based examples citations are given;
examples and text-based examples and citations are supporting details,
citations are given; and citations are given; supporting examples or positions
supporting details, given; supporting details, examples or are not partially
examples or positions details, examples or positions are partially provided
provided
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 are completely positions are
provided. provided.
Development of The student The student The student partially The student does not
Ideas accurately accurately demonstrates demonstrate
demonstrates higher demonstrates awareness of the awareness of the
(How the response level of awareness of awareness of the tasks; few key tasks; no key
is organized) the tasks; effective tasks; key vocabulary vocabulary is vocabulary is applied;
key vocabularies is is applied; almost all applied; some no reasoning is
applied; clear reasoning is clearly reasoning is clearly clearly stated; no
reasoning is stated; logical stated; logical logical organization is
completely stated; organization is organization is observed.
logical organization is observed. partially observed.
thoroughly observed.
Conventions of The presentation is The presentation is The presentation is The presentation is
Writing completely clear; clear; command of partially clear; unclear; command of
command of grammar, command of grammar, mechanics,
(How the response grammar, mechanics, mechanics, and grammar, and usage are
looks) and usage are all usage are mostly mechanics, and incorrect; response
correct; response correct; response usage are partially protocol is not
protocol is completely protocol is observed. correct; response observed.
observed protocol is partially
observed.
Assessment Rubric for Rap Song or Poem Writing
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Organization The sequencing of The sequencing of The sequencing of The sequencing of
the words and words and phrases is words and phrases is words and phrases is
phrases is logical. It somewhat logical. It confusing. There is a random. There is no
is easy to follow the is somehow easy to need to use own evidence of
ordering of ideas. follow the ordering of knowledge to thoughtful ordering of
ideas. determine the ideas
ordering of ideas
Word Choice and The poem uses The poem uses The poem uses The poem uses
Main Idea several precise, vivid, descriptive words to general or ordinary words that do not
and descriptive develop a main idea terms to develop a develop main idea or
words to develop a or message. main idea or message.
main idea or message.
message.
Convention Evidence of strong Evidence of Evidence of limited Little or no evidence
and correct grade- adequate grade-level grade-level grammar of grade-level
level grammar, grammar, capitalization, grammar
capitalization, capitalization, punctuation, and capitalization,
punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling punctuation, and
spelling spelling spelling
Creativity The poem uses many The poem uses some The poem uses few The poem uses little
literary terms like literary terms like literary terms like or no literary terms
figurative languages figurative languages figurative languages like figurative
to describe the to describe the to describe the languages to
theme. theme. theme. describe the theme.

Reflection:
Answer the following questions:
1. In what way do you think that becoming aware to biases and prejudices can help you as a
student and a person?_______________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________
2. How do these biases and prejudices affect the way you deal with others people’s view and
opinions? _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the suggestions you can give to reduce biases and prejudices? ______________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

References

Cherry, Kendra, “10 Cognitive Biases That Distort Your Thinking,” Very Well Mind, accessed January 24, 2020,
https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-biases-distort-thinking2794763
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 Bonnie Steinbock, “Speciesism and the Idea of Equality,” Philosophy 53 1978:247-256, accessed January 8, 2021,
doi:10.1017/S0031819100016582.

Hensleigh Wedgwood, “English Etymologies,” Transactions of the Philological Society 8 1855: 113-116, accessed
January 8, 2021,
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3924121&view=1up&seq=123

Dovidio, John F. and Samuel L. Gaetner, Intergroup Bias: The Handbook of Social Psychology, ed. Susan T. Fiske,
Daniel T. Gilbert, & Gardner Lindsey New York: Wiley Publishers, 2010.

Pantene Shampoo. “Denise Laurel rises above her labels #WHIPIT.” Television advertisement. Pantene
Philippines, May 16, 2014.
Answers Key

A.
1. Prejudice 2. Bias 3. Prejudice 4. Prejudice 5. Bias
6. Prejudice 7. Bias 8. Bias 9. Prejudice 10. Bias

B. Students’ answers may vary (see sample).

1. Women do household chores.
2. The illustrations signify that women commonly take care of the house and men serve as the family providers.
3. They should not always be portrayed as doing household chores because nowadays there are women who are
working to provide food to the table of their families.

C. Students’ answers may vary (see sample)

1. The actress was labeled by people as sayang.
2. I agree with what the woman said because there is no room for me to give up though I committed mistakes in the
past. We all aim to succeed.
3. Yes, it is bias to put label to someone specially if the label is negative. We should not hurt others’ feelings the way
we do not want others to hurt us.
4. My cousin got pregnant at an early age and was labeled and discriminated by my neighbors. They called her
liberated, scandalous, and was not raised well by my aunt and uncle.
5. I feel sad and sorry for them. It is as if I am the one who had been unfairly judged or discriminated.

D. Students’ answers may vary (see sample).

1. The things that influenced me to designate the gender of my drawing per profession are the common gender
representations of employees I see in social media, mainstream media, commercial, and personal observations.
2. It is not fair because I did not base my designation on research or valid, reliable, and recorded statistical report. It
was only based on my personal observations.

E. Answers may vary

F. Answers may vary

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

EDDIE LYNNE P. SEVILLA CARMELA T. PEREZ, EdD

Teacher I EPSvr – English

LILY BETH B. MALLARI

Evaluators: EPSvr – LRMS

MARIECHRIS M. DAVID ROBERT E. OSONGCO, EdD

JOEANN M. CASTRO Chief – CID
EUGENE S. YANGO
KAREN A. CEPE
MARIA KRISTINA C. SALUDEZ