Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Negros Oriental
Canlaon District I

Jose B. Cardenas Memorial High School-Main Campus

SEMI- DETAILED LESSON PLAN 1st Quarter- 1st Semester

IN GRADE 11 INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON
for Demonstration Class Observation Tool

Prepared by:
VIVIEN P. BADON
GRADE 11 INTRO TO PHILO SUBJECT TEACHER

Date:__________________

TIME ALLOTMENT: The time allotment for INTRO to Philo is 60 minutes or an hour a day.

Content Standards: The learner demonstrates various ways of doing philosophy

Performance Standard: The learner evaluates opinions

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
LEARNING COMPETENCY:
1. define the role of philosophy in determining truth and knowledge;
2. distinguished opinion from truth;
3. analyze situations that show the difference between opinion and truth;
4. realize that the methods of philosophy lead to wisdom and truth; and
5. evaluate opinions

II.SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: METHODS OF PHILOSOPHING (Opinions, Conclusion, Beliefs, Explanations & Arguments)
References: Robert D. Abella,M.Div.,D.Min.(Intro to Philosophy of the Human Person) pages 18-36
Materials: Powerpoint Presentation
III.PROCEDURE:
A. Preparatory:
a. Warm-up Drills
b. Greetings
c. Opening Prayer
d. Checking of cleanliness and orderliness of the room.
e. Checking Attendance
B. Learning Activity:
Motivation:
1. Asia
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3. God made the world in seven days.
4. Man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
5. China’s continued presence in the Spratlys is violation.
6. A person must always consider the interest of his or her family before his or her own happiness.
7. Citizens have the right to take up arms and overthrow an oppressive government.
8. The President has done very little to uphold democracy and look after the interest of the Filipino
people.

Processing Questions:
a. Were you able to easily judge the truthfulness of the statements?
b. Which of the statements are obviously true? Which ones required more thought to determine
 the truthfulness?
c. Which of these statements may be true for others but not true in your judgment?
d. Which of these statements do you personally believe to be true but may be disputed by other
people?
(Teacher Intervention: Philosophy in Determining Truth and Knowledge)
C. Analysis and Abstraction:
Activity 2: Let’s Reflect
Direction: Let the students group into 4, let them answer the following question below and
discuss their answer in front of the class.
1. What is truth and why is it important?
2. How we do know if something is true?
3. How can philosophy guide us in distinguishing truth from opinion?
(Teacher Intervention: Distinguished Opinion from Truth) on textbook pages 20-27)
D. Application:
Activity 3: Let’s Apply
Direction: Apply systematic doubt in analyzing the following statements. Describe how you will
determine their truthfulness.
1. Our classroom is tidy.
2. Our school is big.
3. I am a good student.
4. We live in a safe community
E. Evaluation:
(Paper & Pencil Test)
Activity 4: Let’s Think
Direction: Imagine that you are part of the conversations below, how will you react t the
statements given?
Friend 1: Did you hear Martin say that Ma’am Gonzales will not give a test today?
Friend 2: Really? I heard Martin is pretty close with Ma’am. Maybe he is right.
Friend 3: Remember when he said last Monday that classes will be suspended in the afternoon it
was the principal’s birthday? Well, that didn’t happen. I don’t think we should believe what he says.
You:___________________________________________________________________________
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(Teacher Intervention: Checking students output by means of Suggested rubric for essay evaluation)

E. Assignment:
RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. How can philosophy help identify things that are truthful?
2. What traits and values can help us in determining truth?
3. How will knowing truth help us become more wise and discerning individuals?