Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A (CALABARZON)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE
PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. PAIISA TIAONG, QUEZON

ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 9

REACTING TO LAY VALUE JUDGMENT ON CRITICAL ISSUES THAT DEMAND SOUND ANALYSIS AND CALL FOR PROMPT
ACTIONS. (1)
Name of Student: ______________________ Date: __________ Score: __________________
Section: ___________________________ Subject: ENGLISH-9 Teacher: Mary Rose Cea Mercado

COPY AND ANSWER IN YOUR ENGLISH NOTEBOOK

These social issues are prevalent and you should be aware of them. A social issue is a concern or problem
recognized by society and it prevents people from functioning at an optimal level. It is important to
understand that not all things that occur in society are raised to the level of social problems.

4 FACTORS CHARACTERIZE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OR ISSUES.

1. The society must recognize the situation as a problem.
2. The situation is against the general values accepted by the society.
3. A large segment of the population recognizes the problem as a valid concern.
4. The problem can be rectified or alleviated through the joint action of citizens and/ or community
resources.

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE
PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. PAIISA TIAONG, QUEZON

Identify what type of issue is indicated in each number. Choose your answer from the list in the box. Write
your answer on the space provided.

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Department of Education
REGION IV-A (CALABARZON)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE
PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. PAIISA TIAONG, QUEZON

ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 9

REACTING TO LAY VALUE JUDGMENT ON CRITICAL ISSUES THAT DEMAND SOUND ANALYSIS AND CALL FOR PROMPT
ACTIONS. (2)

Robin Williams lists for American values:

1. Achievement and Success – High value is placed on personal achievement, especially

outdoing others.
2. Individualism – Success comes from personal efforts and initiatives.
3. Activity and Work – Americans are expected to work hard and stay busily engaged in
some activity.
4. Efficiency and Practicality – High marks are given for high productivity with minimal
efforts.
5. Science and Technology – The passion for applied science and control of nature.
6. Progress – More and better gadgets as a result of technological change.
7. Material Comfort – This includes good nutrition, medical care, and also luxury items.
8. Humanitarianism – Acts such as helpfulness, kindness, and aid in disasters.
9. Freedom – Personal freedom, enough said.
10. Democracy – Majority rules and everyone has the right to express their opinion and
be represented in government.
11. Equality – Equal opportunity for everyone regardless of, for example, race and
gender.
12. Racism and Group Superiority – Although it contradicts other values, Americans do
value some groups higher than others.

James Henslin added to these values with:

1. Education – The expectation is to go as far in school as possible.
2. Religiosity – Everyone ought to acknowledge the existence of a supreme being and
follow some set of magic behavior.
3. Romantic Love –The only proper basis for marriage is romantic love.

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PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. PAIISA TIAONG, QUEZON

ASSESSMENT
Write just if the following situation is reasonable and unjust if it is not. Write your
answer in the blanks.
_____ 1. The elderly are often rejected from work due to their age.
_____ 2. A job agency ensures that the website is available to people with disabilities and
that it can provide information about job openings in a variety of formats.
_____ 3. In certain states and nations, same-sex relationships are prohibited.
_____ 4. Back then, African Americans and other people of color were being mistreated
and forced into servitude on farms and in households.
_____ 5. Someone often thinks twice before posting something on social media to ensure
that he/she is not hurting anyone’s feelings.
_____ 6. There are still several parts of the world where girls are not allowed to enter a
school.
_____ 7. You refused a friend who is pushing you to join an immoral activity.
_____ 8. When it comes to occupational wages, there is a significant difference between
men and women.
_____ 9. You help someone who is being bullied by a classmate.
_____ 10. You distanced yourself from your loved ones because you interacted with
someone who tested positive in COVID-19, and you don’t want them to get the virus.

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE
PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. PAIISA TIAONG, QUEZON

ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 9

REACTING TO LAY VALUE JUDGMENT ON CRITICAL ISSUES THAT DEMAND SOUND ANALYSIS AND CALL FOR PROMPT
ACTIONS. (3)

As you are nearing to set your foot in the stage of adulthood, your decisions and responsibilities will
also be bigger and might affect your life and the people around you in one way or another. You will be
confronted to make your own decisions and judgments; thus, swift and irrational thoughts should not
dominate as it might trigger criticisms and unfavorable output. Instead, critical and sound analysis of the
case at hand should always be taken into consideration.

There are instances when you may be asked to weigh and evaluate options based on given evidence.
Oftentimes, you will face tough situations where critical judgments are called for and making a choice is
quite tricky due to the promising pros and deteriorating cons. Your basis could be facts or your personal
preferences. Let’s see the difference between factual judgment and value judgment.

Distinctions between factual judgments and value judgments have been drawn in the preceding table. We may
consider that factual judgment is true to all, yet we can’t conclude that value judgments aren’t real, rather it could
be true to someone but not to others. This is because our personal preferences might affect our judgments or
decisions. Likewise, our definitions and viewpoints are relative to one another.

You have seen how factual judgment and value judgment differ from each other. Identify whether the following
statements show factual judgments or value judgments. Write FJ for factual judgments and VJ for value judgments.
__________ 1. The green color is a mixture of blue and red colors.

__________ 2. The green color makes the mind ease and relax.

__________ 3. Jeff Bezos may be the happiest person alive as he can afford everything he wants.

__________ 4. Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, has a net worth of $188.5 billion and ranks as the first richest
person on the earth today according to Business Insider.

__________ 5. Southern Tagalog is the biggest region in terms of population size among the 16 regions in the
Philippines, contributing 15.42 percent to the 76.5 million population of the country as recorded in Census 2000.
__________ 6. Southern Tagalog region might face resource scarcity as millions of people inhabit the region.
__________ 7. Taylor Swift’s height is 5’10.

__________ 8. Taylor Swift is tall.

__________ 9. Algebra is a branch of Mathematics.

__________ 10. As a branch of Mathematics, Algebra is a tough subject.

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PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. PAIISA TIAONG, QUEZON

Given in Column A are factual judgments. Find their corresponding value judgments in Column B.

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