FIRST WEEK (1)

Defining POLITICS
“I AM THE TEACHER AND I AM
THE BOSS IN THIS CLASS,
SO YOU WILL HAVE TO
FOLLOW ME…”
PAIR AND SHARE

Pair with your seatmate and share

to her/him what you felt upon
hearing those words.
VIDEO CLIP VIEWING

a. How did the speaker define politics?

b. What are the concepts cited to
explain what politics is?
SEMANTIC WEB MAP

Give words associated to the

word “ Politics”.
DISCUSSION:

The meaning of politics

Politics is the study of (who gets
what, when and how) as Harold
Laswell states.
Politics is the exercise of power,
the science of government, the
making of collective decisions,
the allocation of scarce resources
and the practice of deception and
manipulation.
CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICS
( SHIEVELEY, 2013)

1. Politics always involves the making of

collective decisions for group of people.
2. Those decisions are made by some
members of the group, exercising
power over other members of the
group
POLITIKANTA

The class is divided into four groups.

Each group shall think of a line from a
Tagalog song depicting political
statement. A representative would
present and explain to the class what is
political about the song’s lyrics that
they have chosen
REFLECTION:

a. How would you use the concepts in

politics to improve relationships with
your family and friends?
b. How is politics practiced in getting
what you want?
Politics is about human relationships. It
is how humans behave differently when
dealing with others when there is
cooperation, competition and conflict.
*(and other social interactions
 SONG ANALYSIS

 A music video will be played. Students will analyze by answering

the question; “How is politics defined in Philippine setting and what
is your political view about the music video?”
 Criteria for Grading
 Content - 60% (12 points)
 Grammar - 20% (4 points)
 Clarity - 20% (4 points)
Total - 100% 20 points
ASSIGNMENT:

Bring any old newspaper for

tomorrow’s activity.