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Cultural Beliefs: Japan vs. Philippines

1. The document compares the beliefs and traditions of Japan and the Philippines. It discusses how the native religion of Japan is Shinto, which involves spirits called kami, while most Filipinos follow Catholicism. 2. Both cultures find rice important and eat it three times a day, but the Japanese use chopsticks with symbolic meaning while Filipinos traditionally eat with their hands in a practice called kamayan. 3. The document provides examples of both similarities and differences between the two East Asian cultures to reveal how traditions have shaped them in both shared and unique ways.

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Cultural Beliefs: Japan vs. Philippines

1. The document compares the beliefs and traditions of Japan and the Philippines. It discusses how the native religion of Japan is Shinto, which involves spirits called kami, while most Filipinos follow Catholicism. 2. Both cultures find rice important and eat it three times a day, but the Japanese use chopsticks with symbolic meaning while Filipinos traditionally eat with their hands in a practice called kamayan. 3. The document provides examples of both similarities and differences between the two East Asian cultures to reveal how traditions have shaped them in both shared and unique ways.

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  • Session Introduction: Begins the session with a welcoming note to engage the students, introducing the topic of beliefs and convictions.
  • Session Objective: Outlines the learning objective for the session, focusing on comparing and contrasting personal beliefs with others.
  • Clues Activity: Introduces a decoding activity designed to engage students in understanding vocabulary related to beliefs and convictions.
  • Thoughts to Ponder: Provides reflective prompts to encourage students to think deeply about their own beliefs.
  • Cultural Match-Up Exercise: Engages students in a cultural comparison activity between Japanese and Filipino beliefs.
  • Traditions Discussion: Explores and explains different cultural traditions between Japanese and Filipinos, highlighting similarities and differences.
  • Expository Text Explanation: Defines expository text with examples, helping students understand its purpose and structure.
  • Assessment and Assignments: Lists assessment questions and assignment tasks for students to complete, reflecting on what they've learned.
  • Classroom Reminders: Offers health and safety reminders relevant to classroom settings, including mask-wearing and social distancing.

Good

morning
sophomores!
English
Quarter 2 –
Module 4:
Revealing One’s Culture
Through Beliefs and
Convictions

8
Session Objective:
Compare and contrast one’s
beliefs/convictions with those presented in
a material viewed/read.
 
EN8LT-IIh-2.3:
C O M P A R E
C O N T R A S T
B E L I E F
C O N V I C T I O N
THOUGHTS
TO
PONDER
MATCH-UP

Directions: The next few slides are


pictures of some of the beliefs and
traditions of Japanese and Filipinos
which are both from East Asian
Countries.
MATCH-UP
Write letter A if that belief/conviction belongs to
Japan and B if it is on Philippines. Meanwhile,
write C if both of these countries have the same
belief/convictions on the said picture. Write
your answer in your notebook or in a separate
sheet of paper.
1.
A .
2.
B .
3.
A .
4.
C .
5.
B .
JAPAN
PHILIPPINES
JAPANESE AND FILIPINOS’
TRADITIONS
Japanese and Filipinos are both religious groups
of people. However, they have deeper roots in
which their traditions have molded them.
In Japan, the native religion
is called Shinto ( 神 道 )
and contains many gods
and myths, comparable to
Ancient Greek mythology.
"Shinto gods" are called
kami.
They are sacred spirits which take the form of
things and concepts important to life, such as wind,
rain, mountains, trees, rivers and fertility. Humans
become kami after they die and are revered by
their families as ancestral kami. The kami of
extraordinary people are even enshrined at some
shrines. The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is considered
Shinto's most important kami.
On the other hand, majority of the
Filipinos believes in Catholic
beliefs. Catholicism’s influence
affected everyday life and annual
traditions. Church bells rang as a
. reminder for communities and
. families to recite the Angelus
. . and other prayers.
Mass attendance was also recorded every
Sunday. In many cases, the Catholic pantheon of
saints replaced local deities believed to be
behind the agricultural cycle, though the
holidays and festivals persisted—just under the
banner of the patron saints.
Meanwhile, aside from faith, they have also
shown similarities and differences in the way
they eat. What kind of food they like or what
they used when they are eating. Filipinos and
Japanese always exert effort in making the food
look beautiful and appealing to the eye.
Although Filipinos only do this during special
occasions.
They have also considered breakfast
as the most important meal of the
day. They both prefer eating rice
three times a day.
However, Japanese use
chopsticks in eating. This
means a lot on them. It
symbolizes a bridge
between them and their
gods. When they use
chopsticks when eating
they believed that mortal
and immortal dined
together.
However, Filipinos have
their own traditional
way of dining known as
the kamayan. Coming
from the root word
kamay, which is the
Tagalog term for hands,
kamayan is the act of
eating using bare
hands.
Kamayan has this old popular
notion that eating using your
hands makes the food taste
better. Although there is no
scientific proof to this, most
locals would encourage their
guests to practice the
kamayan as an act of
generosity.
These are just few of the interesting things that
our country and Japan have in common and
difference. After all every country is unique in
every aspect molded by times.
Expository text
Expository text is a type of informational
text that provides factual information about
a topic using a clear, non-narrative
organizational structure with a major topic
and supporting information.
Great Job!
Let’s have a short recap.
1. Based on the texts that you have read,
cite at least three similarities and
differences of Japan and Philippines.
2. What are the different ways to
differentiate and compare two different
objects/things?
3. What is an expository text?
TICK YOUR PICK
Directions: Read the short text about Filipinos
and Japanese. Draw a check ( /) mark inside the
circle if the statement talks about Japanese
/Filipinos. Meanwhile, put two check ( // ) marks
inside the circles if it talks about the two
countries. Write your answers in a separate sheet
of paper.
Hooray!
ASSIGNMENT
PIC-TO-WORDS
Directions: Write a five sentence essay about the
similarities and differences of Philippines and
Japanese using the following pictures as your
guide. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper or in your notebook.
Great Job!
Remember!
Remember!
Remember!
Remember!
See you next time!

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