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SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS SEMESTER/QUARTER: 1st Semester/ 1st Quarter
GRADE LEVEL: Grade 11 SCHOOL YEAR: 2018-2019
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION: The course explores the main tenets and practices of major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana
Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shintoism. It aims to help learners understand the historical contexts of nine religions, appreciate their uniqueness and similarities and promote mutual
understanding among believers of different faiths. They are expected to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of one’s faith and that of others.
TEXTBOOK/REFERENCES: GENERAL MATHEMATICS SESSION: 1 hour
TIME
1ST SESSION 2ND SESSION 3RD SESSION 4TH SESSION
FRAME
Infer that: Prepare character sketches of a
a. A belief system or worldview is a person who is spiritual but not
particular way of ordering the religious and a person who is
Differentiate religion from: realities of one’s world. religious but not spiritual
Give an example of a belief system a. Spirituality b. Religion is the pursuit of
or a worldview b. Theology transformation guided by a sacred HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIa-1.4
Week 1 c. Philosophy of Religion belief system.
c. Spirituality is one’s integrative
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIa-1.1 view of life. It involves a quest for
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIa-1.2 the meaning and ultimate value of
life as opposed to an instrumentalist
or materialistic attitude to life.
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIa-1.3
Conduct a group activity that
Cite regions or places where specific Analyze the culture of the region that Explain how geography influences
demonstrates the influence of a
religions evolved gave rise to specific religions religion and religion affects culture
Week 2 religion in a certain culture
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIb-2.1 HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIb-2.2 HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIb-2.3
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIb-2.4
Summative Test
Identify the positive and negative Gather print or web-based articles,
effects of religions
Justify that religion can have positive photos, editorials, etc. showing the
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIc-3.1
Week 3 or negative effects on society positive or negative effects of religion Chapter Test
Provide evidence that religion
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIc-3.3 HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIc-3.4
brought about an event in history
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIc-3.2
Recite the Ten Commandments as
stated in the Old Testament (Exodus
Justify: The core teaching of Judaism Identify a story from the Old
20)
is the covenant of one God with a Testament that demonstrates the
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIId-4.1
chosen people vs. other people with Jewish belief in one God (e.g. Story of Summative Test
Week 4 Identify a Jewish custom or tradition
many gods. Samson)
demonstrated in a movie (e.g. Fiddler
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIId-4.3 HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIId-4.4
in the Roof, Ten Commandments,
Ben Hur)
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIId-4.2
Explain: The core teaching of
Recite the Apostle’s Creed, The Lord’s Christianity is the message that a Interview a Christian parent or couple
Prayer or the Beatitudes loving God sent His begotten Son in on why they are Christians and what Summative Test
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIe-f-5.1 order to redeem humankind from
Week 5 beliefs and practices they adhere to
Interpret the Parable of the Prodigal eternal damnation. HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIe-f-5.4
Son UMSS_WRB12-I/IIIe-f-5.3
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIe-f-5.2
Read the opening lines of Qur’an
The core teaching of Islam is there is Conduct a panel discussion on Muslim
preferably from an English version
only one God and Muhammad is His beliefs and practices (when possible
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIg-h-6.1 Chapter Test
Week 6 final and greatest messenger. invite a Muslim)
Retell the life and times of Prophet
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIg-h-6.3 HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIg-h-6.4
Muhammad
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIg-h-6.2
Identify the uniqueness and
similarities of Judaism, Christianity Conduct a group research on the
and Islam Justify that Judaism, Christianity and doctrines of each of the three religions
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIi-7.1 Islam, as monotheistic religions, have and compare them in the aspects of
Provide evidence that Judaism, largely influenced the world today. origin, morality, purpose, destiny, and
Presentation of Comparative
Week 7
Christianity and Islam share common HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIi-7.3 views on women Analysis
roots from Patriarch Abraham HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIi-7.4
HUMSS_WRB12-I/IIIi-7.2
Week 8
Week 9
Oct. 1 -5 illustrates different types of tautologies determines the validity of categorical establishes the validity and falsity of
and fallacies. syllogisms. real-life arguments using logical
M11GM-IIi-1 M11GM-IIi-2 propositions, syllogisms, and fallacies.
M11GM-IIi-3