LESSON

1. Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac
Marawi National High School
Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
Name: Date: Score:
Subject : English 9
Lesson Title : Biases and Prejudices
Learning Competency : Differentiate biases from prejudices (EN9LC-IVf-13.3)
Reference: English 9 LM: A Journey through Anglo-Saxon American Literature,
www.poets.com
LAS No.: 3
CONCEPT NOTES:
Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based
solely on the individual’s membership of a social group. Bias is the inclination or prejudice for (or against)
one person or group or concept, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
EXAMPLES:
Prejudices:
-After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, any person of Japanese descent living in America was
considered suspect. As prejudices against them grew, simply because they had a genetic link to an enemy
country, President Roosevelt had them rounded up and held in internment camps.
-Apartheid in South Africa involved racial segregation where non-whites were viewed as
unfit to partake in the voting process and had to live in separate communities because they were viewed as
“lesser than” or “inferior” to their white counterparts.
Biases:
-If someone has a bias about women, they can take two different approaches. If they’re
biased toward women, they might hire only women because they feel they make better employees for some
gender-related reason. Conversely, if they’re biased against women, they might hire a man over a more-
qualified female candidate.
-If someone is biased toward same-sex couples, they might choose to rent their home to
them over a heterosexual couple. If they’re biased against same-sex couples, they might discriminate
against them by refusing to rent to them.
EXERCISES:
Try to answer the following questions without bias and prejudice.
1. Who is the better leader, the men or the women?
2. Are you okay with gays or lesbians as friends? Why or Why not?
3. How do you respond to people with special needs?
4. With the present COVID-19 pandemic, what are your thoughts about China in general?

2. Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac
Marawi National High School
Marawi, Camiling, Tarlac
Contact No.: (045) 800-9003
Email Address: 300972.marawinhs@deped.gov.ph
CONCEPT NOTES:
Symbolism is a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or
abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
Read the poem below and take note of the symbolisms used.
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
I’ve known rivers:
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the
flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln
went down to New Orleans, and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset.
I’ve known rivers:
Ancient, dusky rivers.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
EXERCISES:
A. Look for symbolisms from the poem and give a brief explanation of their meaning. Use
the table below.
Symbolism Explanation
Example:
river Power and dominance of the white Americans
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B. How does the Negro speak of rivers? Cite lines to prove your point.
C. How do you see the Negroes and the white Americans today?