Category: Social Studies – SHS

• It also aims to develop twenty-first century skills, namely, critical thinking, reflexivity, and research for engaging in a globalized, postmodern world.
• T he Textbook prepares the students for performance standards tasks: critical papers, essays, adaptation
  of literary texts, oral history research on key literary figures, and close reading of texts.
• It comes with a Curriculum Map or a more detailed K to 12 compliance chart to show strict alignment of contents and competencies with (1) the requirements of the new curriculum, (2) the pedagogical aims of UbD in the learning guide, and (3) critical frameworks of literary and cultural studies.

It includes the following features:

• Attuned with the existing global frameworks on Disaster Risk Reduction, e.g., Hyogo and Sendai Framework for Action;
• Practically designed to equip students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes on how to deal with Philippine
  disasters and hazards;
• K to 12 Curriculum Compliant;
• Upholds the rights-based approach, gender fairness, and cultural sensitivity; and
• Activities are crafted to stimulate students’ interests and engage them in the practical application of learnings.

It includes the following features:

• Attuned with the existing global frameworks on Disaster Risk Reduction, e.g., Hyogo and Sendai Framework for Action;
• Practically designed to equip students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes on how to deal with Philippine
  disasters and hazards;
• K to 12 Curriculum Compliant;
• Upholds the rights-based approach, gender fairness, and cultural sensitivity

• It facilitates learning of higher philosophical theories that cover significant themes of intellectual history
  from the Ancient Greeks to the existentialists, and to the postmodernists; taught in the traditional Socratic,
  rational, intuitive, reflective practice with leveled design using up-to-date pedagogical approaches.
• T he authors’ combined experiences of teaching philosophy in university setting guarantees the textbook of initiating students for higher education presented in a “classroom language,” with suf ficient tasks in preparing them for performance standards: preparatory activity, checks in between lessons, short evaluative exercises involving classical concepts, and reflective activities like critique exercise and journal writing to help exhibit essential competencies of logical reasoning and insightful expositions.
• The book comes with a Teachers Wraparound Edition (TWE) that contains the Learning Guide, Curriculum Map, and other Teacher Resources set in QR codes.

• Simple, direct, and clear language is used in explaining concepts and views without sacrificing the depth of what they convey.
• Complex philosophical ideas are thereby simplified for students to better appreciate and benefit more from the valuable insights expressed by these ideas.
• Discussions are thematically arranged and systematically organized.
• T he Textbook introduces the students to the various philosophical aspects of human personhood and equips them with the concepts and skills necessary for a critical and reflective examination of their own personhood (especially in light of current technological advances and sociopolitical events that seem to undermine the value of human life). However, it also introduces the students to the nature, major themes, and methods of philosophy because the act of philosophizing begins and ends with the human person.
• While this textbook is primarily an introduction to the philosophy of the human person, it is at the same time an introduction to the discipline of philosophy.

• Over a span of four units, the book surveys the different forms of contemporary arts in the Philippines, the
  notable and award-winning Filipino contemporary artists, the avant-garde art techniques they employ,
  and the dif f erent aspects of production of visual and performing arts.
• Furthermore, it aims to present relevant topics and content vital to the artistic development of the twentyfirst century learners. The significant and interactive activities included in the book ensure an enjoyable and up-to-date learning process and provide students with the opportunity to partake in enriching Philippine contemporary art.
• The Textbook comes with a highly detailed Teachers Wraparound Edition (TWE) to aid the teachers in discussing various concepts that are fundamental in understanding the art of today. It also contains other
  Teacher Resources set in QR codes.
• As with any journey, it yearns to reach a destination; one that is fulfilled by instilling collective pride and
  nationalism in future Filipino artists in hopes of preserving the cultural heirloom handed down from one
  generation to another.

• Enhances students’ understanding and appreciation of the development of contemporary Philippine art by
  introducing them to our National Artists and Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan awardees whose works have laid the foundation, set the standard, and provided inspiration for our current generation of artists in the regions
• Provides a rich variety of creative activities that will develop the students’ skills in research, internet navigation, media literacy, team-building, cooperative learning, integration, and other competencies that are required for success in the 21st century while further honing their knowledge-retention, critical thinking, and presentation abilities
• Encourages students to discover their creative potential and to explore their local communities for materials and resources that can be utilized in their own artistic productions and performances, thereby contributing to the enrichment of art and culture in their own regions with their original contemporary work Accommodates students’ individual learning styles by discussing academic concepts within a highly readable text, illustrating lessons with colorful visuals, and demonstrating ideas and tasks through online videos and other electronic teaching-learning aids
• Complies with the Department of Education’s curriculum goals and requirements for the K to 12 program

• T he issues confronting contemporary Philippine society and economy like pollution, crime, overfishing, low
  school participation, and underinvestment in research and development are examined in terms of the differences in the recognition and valuation between costs and benefits. In addition, various applications of demand and supply analysis, a more specific version of cost-benefit analysis, are presented particularly in the determination of prices of goods and services. Likewise, the concerns of entrepreneurs and business firms on the minimum wage, exchange rate, interest rate, and rental rate are shown as applications of demand and supply analysis.
• T he book also of f ers students with various alternative perspectives in exploring the profitability of an industry through profit maximization analysis, Porter’s five forces of competitive position, environmental scanning in industry analysis, and SWOT analysis.
• The book outlines the elements for preparing a socioeconomic impact analysis of a business enterprise with
  its ef fects on customers, suppliers, investors, employees and other stakeholders as well as its impact on society at large.
• With this book, the youth of our country are urged to establish commercial enterprises that create income and employment and thus contribute to Philippine progress.

• Divided into seven learning units, the book critically presents global issues, trends, local and global networks, democratic participation, information and communication technologies that are comprehensible
  through activities and assessments that challenge learners to become more socially and critically aware,
  socially concerned, and socially committed.
• T he authors hope that this textbook can help the learners appreciate their own uniqueness and individuality as digital citizens of the global village.
• The book comes with a Teachers Wraparound Edition (TWE) that contains the Learning Guide, Curriculum Map, and other Teacher Resources set in QR codes.

• As a guide, it provides a conceptual understanding of trends, networks, strategies, and meaning-making.
• T he Textbook also serves the twin goals of introducing the students to the various issues and challenges that confront the contemporary world as well as providing them with the conceptual and analytical tools such as social mapping, social analysis, higher order thinking, and strategic assessment that are essential in enhancing their critical thinking and appreciation of contemporary issues and challenges.
• T he Textbook takes a thematic approach and analyzes broad topics or themes at various levels of analysis, namely, at the state, regional, and global levels. It focuses on themes relating to migration, climate change, democratization, governing the economy, and politics of identities.
• T hrough case studies and writeshop activities included in the textbook, students can learn how to analyze a situation, assess available data, solve problems, build scenarios, make judgments, and extract learnings.
• Trends, Networks, and Critical T hinking in the 21st Century textbook complies with the requirements of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd).