General Mathematics

Teaching Guide for Propositions

Performance Standard:
 The learner is able to judiciously apply logic in real-life arguments.

Introduction:
 The teacher will be posting images to the learners which will lead to the article entitled “Death Penalty”.
 Present an issue/article on “Death Penalty” as pronounced by the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte:
One of the controversial pronouncements of the President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is his
espousal is the return of death penalty in the Philippines which has drawn flak from the Catholic
and Protestant churches, amnesty international, and private individuals. In a press conference, he
allowed after he was declared winner in the presidential election, he said he would introduce
capital punishment and give security forces “shoot-to-kill” orders in his war against crime, and he
will urge the Congress to restore the death penalty by hanging.

Motivation:
 Let the students answer the given questions.
Guided and Processing Questions:
1. What is the article all about?
2. How many of you are aware of this issue?
3. What is your stand about the issue of restoring the death penalty in the Philippines?
4. Are you in favor of this capital punishment in the country? Why?

Instruction/Delivery:
 The students will recall first the different classifications of sentences through illustrative examples.

Declarative Proposition

Interrogative Sentences Imperrative

Exclamatory

 The teacher will ask the students to examine the sentences to be presented based on its type.
1. The president will declare Martial law.
2. Ouch! It hurts me.
3. Please get my bag on my table.
4. Did you eat your breakfast this morning?

 The teacher will now discuss propositions using sets of sentences and the students will determine whether
it is a proposition or not. Ask them why such sentence such sentence is proposition. Let them reason out
their answers.
a. Aliwan Fiesta is happening this week. Ans: Proposition
b. What’s your name? Ans: Not a Proposition
c. I love Math but I don’t like the Logic part. Ans: Proposition
 Based on the examples previously given, the teacher will introduce further classification of propositions by
classifying them whether simple or compound. Let them reason out their answers.
 Simple PROPOSITION Compound
 The teacher will explain the difference between simple and compound propositions using illustrative
examples.
SIMPLE PROPOSITION
Socrates is a man.
COMPOUND PROPOSITION
Socrates is a dog or Socrates is not a dog.
 The teacher will ask the students to determine a given set of statements whether or not it is a proposition
and further classify its type.
a. Aliwan Fiesta is happening this week. Ans: Proposition; Simple
b. What’s your name? Ans: Not a Proposition
c. I love Math but I don’t like the Logic part. Ans: Proposition; Compound

Practice:
 The students will accomplish the following tasks:
Identify each sentence whether they are propositions or not. If it is a proposition, classify further if it is
simple or compound.
1. If you are good in Math, then you are a genius.
2. I will eat or I will sleep.
3. Two triangles are congruent if and only if their corresponding sides and angles are equal.

Enrichment:
 The students will be asked to:
a. Think a timely issue in the Philippines. (Example: War on drugs)
b. Write a simple reaction paper using the concepts of propositions to express your opinions/ideas
about this issue.
Evaluation:
 Answer the activity entitled Practice and Application nos. 1-10 on page 275 of the book, General
Mathematics by Orlando A. Oronce