HG G8 Module 3

HOMEROOM GUIDANCE Grade 8
Module 3:
Being Mindful with my
Influencers
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, you are expected to:
1. explainthe influence of family, peers, significant person/s,
media, socioeconomic status, and other aspects in choosing SHS
track and strand;
2. recognize the relevance of the different factors in choosing
your SHS track and strand; and
3. value the benefits of an informed choice of SHS track and
strand.
Period: Week 7 of Quarter 1

Suggested Total Time Allotment: 60 minutes
Materials Needed: Clean sheet of paper and ballpen
Let’s Try This
Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes
My Influencers
Copy the table below on a sheet of paper. Write your
responses on what are being asked. In the third column,
write what influenced you to have such choices.
Examples have been provided as your guide. Answer

the processing questions after.

Area Your responses Influencer

Examples:
1. Interest music, movies, travel biking, Gellie & Agnes (friends)
2. Leisure activities videoke Social media
3. Values respect, perseverance, Mother
humility
1. Interest
2. Beliefs about education
3. Values
4. Food preference
5. Leisure activities
6. Ambitions
7. Friends
8. Spoken language
9. School
10. Talents
Processing Questions:
1. What do you notice with your

influencers?
2. How are these influential to you?
3. Among them, what would probably
influence the most in choosing your SHS
track and strand? Why?
Let’s Explore This
Suggested Time Allotment: (15 minutes)
Refer to your previous activity and try to categorize

your influencers using the template below. Feel free
to add a category if you think your influencer does
not fall under in any of the given categories.
Examples have been provided as your guide.

My Influencers Category
Gellie & Agnes (friends) Peers
Social media media
Mother Family

Processing Questions:
1. What category/ies appear/s more often in your

answers?
2. How does their influence help you to understand the
SHS track and strand you want to take?
3. How do you feel about their influence and why?
Keep in Mind
Two years away from Senior High School may appear

to be long enough for you to decide on the track and
strand that you will take.
But at this point in time, you should be considering all

possible options, mindful of the influences of other
people and factors that affect your decisions.
Your family may become your influence in choosing your
career. Your parents and other relatives may create an impact on the
kind of work you would want in the future through their
encouragement. They may influence you to follow in their footsteps
and expect to have the same career in the future.
On the other hand, they may also discourage you to pursue their
footsteps and choose a different career.
Every family member has a different approach in influencing your

future career.
Your friends or peers may also influence you
in making a career choice. They may persuade
you or they may encourage you toward a certain
track or strand. It is important the you recognize
your personal capabilities, circumstances and
personal life and career goal before making such
decision.
Media can provide career information that
can be found in different platforms. You may
browse the internet to acquire information on
different careers in relation to your SHS
track/strand interest. There are also magazines,
newspapers and other relevant resources that may
guide you.
The socioeconomic status of the family plays a vital
influence on career choice. The financial capacity of the
family to send you to a course and school is a deciding factor
in choosing a career.
On a more positive note, this may also serve as an

inspiration in choosing career well, no matter the financial
requirements. Also, it may guide you to take on the road to
scholarships that points you to more career options.
There are people that you come across with who may
have a great impact on the way you see yourself in the future
and you may consider them as significant persons. They
could be anyone who would make you pursue the best
version of your future self like guidance counselor,
teacher, neighbor, community leader and others.
There are other aspects that will surely influence your

decision and you just need to be sensitive enough to realize
that.
The following are just practical tips to guide you in making
sense out of those influences:
1. Understand yourself. Try to identify what you want, what

your interests are, what you can do, and how your talents can
be of use.
2. Ask help and guidance from the right people. Your
guidance counselor can facilitate your journey to understand
yourself better so as your career pathing. If they are not
around, you may want to seek help from your teachers or
trusted adults.
3. Help yourself to be informed. Read or watch informative
programs or sources about SHS tracks and strands from
respectable and legitimate sources only. You may also ask
about the experiences of your school’s alumni or those who
graduated from SHS.
4. Consider the pros and cons of your choice. You are the
most affected person by your choice because it pertains to your
future path. Hence, it would be wise of you to check the positive
and negative outcome of choosing each track and strand.
Remember, you need to be involved in planning your own
future.
You Can Do It!
Write a simple self-prophesy about your Senior High School

life. What topics or activities would you be delighted to do or
learn? How are you performing the activities in that level?
How do you want SHS to help you reach your goals after
basic education?
My Senior High School Life would be…

What I Have Learned
Suggested Time Allotment : 5 minutes
Copy and complete the sentence below on a sheet of

paper.
My greatest influence on career pathing right now is

_________________ and it leads me to consider
________________ as my possible SHS track and
strand choice.
Share your Thoughts & Feelings
Suggested Time Allotment : 10 minutes
Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.
1. What thoughts come to mind about SHS life?

2. What feeling does it give you?
3. How do you intend to prepare yourself for that?

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HOMEROOM GUIDANCE Grade 8

Period: Week 7 of Quarter 1

Examples have been provided as your guide. Answer

1. What do you notice with your

Refer to your previous activity and try to categorize

Examples have been provided as your guide.

1. What category/ies appear/s more often in your

Two years away from Senior High School may appear

But at this point in time, you should be considering all

Every family member has a different approach in influencing your

On a more positive note, this may also serve as an

There are other aspects that will surely influence your

1. Understand yourself. Try to identify what you want, what

Write a simple self-prophesy about your Senior High School

My Senior High School Life would be…

Copy and complete the sentence below on a sheet of

My greatest influence on career pathing right now is

Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.

1. What thoughts come to mind about SHS life?

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