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English
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
React to Lay Value Judgement
on Critical Issues

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English – Grade 9
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Quarter 4 – Module 2: React to Lay Value Judgement on Critical Issues
Second Edition, 2021

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT PAGES

WHAT I KNOW 1

WHAT’S IN 1

WHAT’S NEW 2

WHAT IS IT 2

WHAT’S MORE 5

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED --------------------------------- 7

WHAT I CAN DO ---------------------------------------- 7

ASSESSMENT 8

ANSWER KEYS 9

REFERENCE LIST 10
 WHAT I KNOW
Pre-assessment:

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it

is incorrect. Write your answers in your notebook.

1. Social injustice issues would be things like unfair labor practices,

racial discrimination, age, ethnicity, gender discrimination, so on and so
forth.

2. Discrimination is a normal and natural practice in the society.

3. In the real world, the things that people value can have positive and
negative consequences.

4. Racism is only for black people.

5. Educated people don’t discriminate.

Social injustice is a critical issue every country is facing, and it

is prevalent nowadays. It occurs in a situation where some individuals
are treated unequally, and others are equally treated. It is also the way
unjust actions are done in the society. And adults are not the only
victims to this kind of inequalities. Everyone can be a victim. It can
happen anytime, anywhere with anyone.

Task: Accomplish the chart that follows with the forms of social
injustice as depicted by the pictures. Be sure to give resolutions for
each situation.

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 SOCIAL INJUSTICE RESOLUTIONS

In your previous module, you learned how to judge the

relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of authors reason, and the
effectiveness of the presentation. This time, you will study on reacting to
lay value judgement on critical issues that demand sound analysis and
call prompt actions.
Task: Thinking Critically
Think about the colors brown and white. Answer the questions that
follow critically.

1. As two of the skin colors, what color do you choose?

2. What prompted you to choose it?
3. If you have two friends and one is brown-skinned and the other is
white-skinned, do you think one friend is better than the other because
he/she has lighter skin or vice-versa?
4. What would you think your friend feel about it if you prefer one from
the other because of his/her skin color?
5. Do you think your friends' skin colors matter to you? Why or why
not?

There are many critical issues that our world is facing. In this lesson
let us focus our attention to one.

No matter how much we deny, discrimination is omnipresent. It can

be found in every corner of the world.

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 According to Anna Freud of National Centre for Children and Families,
discrimination is when a person is treated unfairly because of who they are,
this can have a detrimental effect on their mental health, their self-esteem
and educational performance.

Disability, age discrimination, race, skin color and sex, religious

discrimination, gender identity, place of birth and status as a parent etc.,
are one of the many critical situations that can lead to discrimination which
cannot be undone but can be minimized through learning to be responsible
on making value judgements.

It is important to understand what value judgement is. Value

judgement is a judgement of the rightness or wrongness of something, or
someone based on a comparison or other relativity or of the usefulness of
something or someone. It does not simply describe the world; they prescribe
certain attitudes or behaviors toward the world. It is based more on
perceptual understanding on a certain issue; a claim that a particular
human action or object has some degree of importance, worth or
desirability.

Let’s take a look on these examples:

DISCRIMINATION VALUE JUDGEMENTS

1. The employer strictly imposes 1. The company must offer a fair

that only younger employees can be promotion to all employees
promoted. regardless of the age. Age should
not be the basis for promotion.

2. Seafarers who lost their 2. MARINA should take care and

hands/feet during work hours will offer alternative jobs to those
be given benefits but will lose their seafarers who become disabled
jobs forever. because of their work.

3. Most of the airlines worldwide, do 3. We consider moles as part of the

not accept flight attendants who body and not an imperfection. It has
have moles in the face. nothing to do with the job.

One way to get a quick handle on the nature of value judgement is to

see that any statement of fact can easily be converted into valuable
judgement by introducing a value term; DESCRIPTIVE and NORMATIVE.
Descriptive Statement is just what you think it is. It describes a situation. It
simply tells us/ what is the case. On the other hand, Normative Statement
is a claim about something should be.

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Examples of Descriptive Statements:

1. The mug of coffee in front of me is now at room temperature.

2. I had a toast and eggs for breakfast this morning.

3. Kevin is under six feet tall.

They are all descriptive statements. They make no value judgement.

They are stating something what they had seen or experienced.

Examples of Normative Statements:

1. If you wanted to pass the test you should have studied harder.

2. "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, is a better movie than
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace."

3. If an employer finds that older people are underrepresented in their

workplace, they can state in recruitment adverts that older people
are welcome to apply.

4. President Bush did his best to defend the country from terrorism,
so I think he deserves more respect.

Each of them expresses a value judgement. They are considered as

normative statements.

Things to consider before making a value judgement:

1. Think and analyze the situation before giving your perceptual

understanding.

2. Give your value judgements without bias.

3. Before giving statements, always put yourself on the situation they

are in and speak your side as if like you are one of the persons involved in
the issue.

4. Reflect!!!

5. Speak with a concerned heart to avoid negative criticisms.

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TAKE NOTE!

Value Judgement is a receiver-made value that is based on the

receiver’s evaluation of the communicator or previous experiences with
the communicator or on the messages anticipated meaning

Describe the discrimination shown in the following

illustrations and give your value judgements based on the given
pictures below.

1.

https:www.digitalhrttech.com

Discrimination Description:

Value judgement (Normative):

2.

https:www.rowan.edu.com

Discrimination Description:

Value judgement (Normative):

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 3.

https://freespiritpublishingblog.com

Discrimination Description:

Value judgement (Normative):

4.

https://www.google.com.ph/search?g=ageism/.

Discrimination Description:

Value judgement (Normative):

5.

https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/risks-and-protective-factors/vulnerable-children/discrimination/.

Discrimination Description:

Value judgement (Normative):

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 What I Have Learned

DIRECTIONS: Review the lesson on reacting to lay value judgement on

critical issue that demand sound analysis and call prompt actions. Then,
write your reflection in your notebook by finishing up the unfinished
statements below.

I have learned that

I have realized that

I will apply

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What I Can Do

Let's Do This!

Create two collages side by side. One side should show the different
discriminations that people experience, and the other side should show
the right way on how people should be treated. Compose your own
theme.

Criteria:
Originality 20
Relevance to the theme 25
Symbolism/visual impact 25
Creativity 30
Total 100

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 Finally, you were able to tackle the different related activities to
sharpen your skill on reacting to lay value judgement on some critical
issues. Now, it's time to evaluate your learning.

Let's Test Your Knowledge!

Read and analyze the sentences below. Identify whether the

statements are just describing a situation (DESCRIPTIVE), or it lays
value judgements (NORMATIVE). Write D if its DESCRIPTIVE and N if its
NORMATIVE.

1. Michael Jackson died in 2009.

2. Surrogates should make life-sustaining treatment decisions

based on their knowledge of patients’ preferences.

3. The car is red.

4. Jazz is better than pop music.

5. Killing an innocent person is wrong.

6. The river is flowing quickly.

7. NO FACEMASK, NO ENTRY!
8. Low sugar consumption reduces risk of diabetes and heart
failures.

9. Your electrocardiogram results are normal.

10. It is good that Bernice studied hard for her test.

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ANSWER KEY

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 REFERENCES

“Ageism.” Age UK, August 31, 2017. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/work-

learning/discrimination-rights/ageism/.

“Discrimination : Mentally Healthy Schools.” Heads Together Mentally Healthy Schools.

Accessed December 16, 2021. https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/risks-and-
protective-factors/vulnerable-children/discrimination/.

“Ebony and Ivory.” AZLyrics.com. Accessed December 16, 2021.

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/paulmccartney/ebonyandivory.html.

Isioma, Chinemerem. “Social Injustice: Discrimination.” Honor Society, April 14, 2016.
https://www.honorsociety.org/articles/social-injustice-discrimination.

Mayes, G. Randolph. Because -- How to Analyze and Evaluate Ordinary Reasoning. Accessed
December 16, 2021.
https://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/mayesgr/phl4/because/part8analyzingvaluejudgments.htm.

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