Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences (DISS)

HUMSS Grade 11
Teaching guide

Content Marxism

Content Standards The learners demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of Marxism.

Performance Standard The learners interpret personal and social experiences using the theory of Karl Marx.

The learners will be able to:

1. Identify the key concepts of Marxism
Leaning Competencies 2. Analyze the social inequalities in terms of class struggle.
3. Interview a daily-wage earner to understand the plight of the proletariats

At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:

Specific Learning Interview a daily wage earner using the theory of class struggle of Karl Marx and the social
Outcomes inequalities of contporary society so that the students can formulate an idea in fighting the rights of the
workers.
Time Allotment 4 hours (2 sessions)
 Activity
The teacher will play a Music
Video of Bamboo entitled
Tatsulok.
The students will list down
their favorite lines of the song.
The students will discuss to
their classmates the message
behind the song. They will
reflect on the following lines:
“…habang may tatsulok, at
sila ang nasa tuktok, di
matatapos itong gulo.”
Analysis Abstraction
The students will answer the The students will be grouped
following guide questions: into four (4) to report on the
1. Has the music video specific topics:
captured what the lyrics
of the song has been Group 1:Short biography of
saying? Karl Marx
2. Can you sense a hint of
social inequalities in Group 2: Class Struggle:
those lines and in the Capitalists and Proletariats
content of the song?
3. Elucidate further this Group 3: Society according to
triangle or tatsulok by Karl Marx: Social
labeling and indicating Superstructure and Economic
who belong to the Base
various layers of this
social structure. Group 4: Diagram of
Historical Materialism
The teacher will give the ff.
guide questions:
Through the use of printed
materials given by the teacher, 1. Is the activity hard for
the students will be assigned you to present? Why or
by groups to discuss the topic why not?
assigned to them. 2. Who is Karl Marx and
what are his
observations in the
events of 19th century
that driven him in
formulating his theory?
3. Compare and contrast
Application
Each of the students will be
tasked to interview a worker—
a daily wage earner. Preferably
working in factory, fast food
chain, or any other context in
which the worker is part of the
whole production process. The
students will write a reflection
paper on what the students
learned about the life of a
worker.
The students will use the ff.
guide questions in the data
gathering:
Basics:
 Name (optional) and
name of company.
 Type of work;
 Number of hours
working;
 Amount of daily wage
and the net amount
(wage less expenses for
food, transportation,
family expenses, etc.)
for the particular day;
and
 Benefits other than
daily wage.
 Social Superstructure
and Economic base?
4. In your own opinion, Narrative:
can you still observe  How did he or she end
the social inequalities up with his or her job?
in present time?  How does he or she
5. What are your relate to the following:
comments/suggestions the boss/ owner and
in reconstructing the fellow workers?
social structure of  Stories about his or her
contemporary period? experiences in the
context of his or her
work.

Their output will be rated on a

given rubric.

Give a pen and paper test.