MODULE 4

Republic of the Philippines

BASILAN STATE COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Political Science Department
MODULE 4
COURSE CODE NSTP 2 WEEK 7
COURSE DESCRIPTION National Service Training Program 2 DURATION 1 weeks
LESSON/TOPIC THE CONCEPT OF A COMMUNITY LESSON NO. 4
1. Know the basic meaning, historical development, and concept of a community;
LEARNING OUTCOME/S 2. Recognize the foundation and qualities of a community; and
3. Appreciate the fact that everyone belongs to a community.
VALUES INTEGRATION Patience, Honesty and Integrity
CONSULTATION HOUR Every Monday
Villasoto, H.S., Villasoto, N.S., Roxas, M.B., Ahunin, G.L., (2015) Service Learning
REFERENCE and Immersion Towards Community Building: NSTP-CWTS 2 (Worktext for College
Students)
Module Developer BAYAN D. TURABIN, MATE

A. ACTIVATION OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

/ A pleasant day my dear students, you are about to start the new lesson for the week but before we
proceed, I want to challenge your knowledge by answering the activity below. Enjoy!

ACTIVITY 1
Directions. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the space provided.

1. It was first defined as a group of people who share and live in the same district or locality.
a. Community
b. Culture
c. Society
d. City-state

2. _______ was not design to live in isolation.

a. Man
b. Creation
c. Angel
d. Community

3. The basic building block of any community is the _______

a. Family
b. City-state
c. Society
d. Nation

4. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a family?

a. Competing with each other
b. Living together
c. Sharing resources
Working together for a common goal

5. He established in very unique community which was not based on nationality, lineage, or geography.
a. Jesus Christ
b. Gautama Buddha
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Martin Luther

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B. ENGAGEMENT IN RELEVANT CONTENT AND APPROPRIATE LEARNING

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B. ENGAGEMENT IN RELEVANT CONTENT AND APPROPRIATE LEARNING

ACTIVITY

Excellent! How did you find the activity? Now let us have an in depth understanding on the relevant
content below.

OVERVIEW
This chapter deals with the concept of community - its origins and theory – and the qualities that make a family a
mini-community.

LECTURE
The Webster’s Dictionary defines community as a body of people living in the same place who work towards the
common interest. This term derived from the old French word communite and the Latin word communitas (cum,
“with/together” +gift). A broad terminology for fellowship or organized society.

The most common and simplest definition of community is that it is an aggregation of families and individuals who
have settled in a compact and contiguous geographical area and share significant elements of common life as shown in their
manners, customs, traditions, and modes of speech.

For Manalili (2009), nonetheless, a community refers to an organization of people who are able to undertake projects
based on its members’ experience, resiliency, motivation, and willingness to learn.

In archeology, a community is understood in two ways. First, it is a place where actually people reside in, an idea
quite similar to the concept of an ancient settlement. Second, it is group of individual who live near, and interact with, each
other. An active community is an organization of the people who strategize, conceptualize, implement, and evaluate a
program (Bunagan et al., 2009). The definition of a community may vary, but certain commonalities are noticeable when
explaining and describing the concept (Norman, 1988).

In Genesis 1:27 Old Testament, the world community encompasses all God’s creation in the universe, including man
and woman who He created and His own image. He allowed them to have dominion over all living things and other natural
creation. In addition, God placed the first man and woman in the Garden of Eden so it could be guarded and cultivated.

Man and woman are not created to live in isolation from one another. The first framework established in
understanding the essence of community concentrates on the relationship of the Lord and His creation.

Sociological Concept of a community

Sociologically speaking, the family is the smallest unit off society. It is composed of the immediate and non-
immediate members, while the community is composed of different families living in the same place who share the same
interests. The activities of the that are also done by a community include common resources, working for a common good,
and building harmonious relationships.

These central qualities of family are also the basic building blocks of any community. According to the Holy Scripture,
the stronger the family, the family can form a community, and community can form a nation.

Aesthetic and Moral Values of a community

The aesthetic and moral values of a community consist of the guiding and sometimes a paradoxical ideas that its
members hold, e.g., how they know what is good from bad, beautiful from ugly, and right from wrong, as well as the
justifications necessary in explaining their actions.

As a community develops, its values change. A change in values may include from innovations in technology and
social hierarchy. Example of values include solidarity, commitment, mutuality, and trust.

It was Aristotle who first postulated the concept of community as a group established by men with shared
values. That initial definition has been refined and expanded throughout the years. It has been recognized, for
example that the people can belong to a number of different communities at once: communities of place,
communities of culture, communities of memory, in which people who may technically be strangers shares “a

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morally significant history”; a psychological communities “of a face-to-face personal interaction” that is
“government by sentiments of trust, cooperation, and atruism” (Boyles, 1996-1997).

How, then, can a community be understood at the beginning of the 21 st century? What will its future be in the time to
come?

CONCLUSION
Human being have social instinct; they come into this world equipped with predisposition to learn new ideas and
values. As such, the concept of a community has likewise evolved – from its complex nature, and from its basic to multi-
dimensional nature.

C. REFELECTION AND RESPONSE/ACTION

I truly believe that you really understood the lesson I prepared for you. A short reminder my beloved learners, have a little
patience and open your mind to learn new things. Always look on the positive side and believe in yourself. Keep going!

ACTIVITY 2
Direction/s: REFLECTION: Read, understand and answer the questions below. Limit your answer to a minimum of fifty (50)
words and maximum of one hundred (100) words. Refer to ANNEX A2 to answer the activity.

1. Write your reflection on the space provided.

a. The aesthetic and moral values of a community consist of a guiding and sometimes paradoxical ideas that its
members hold, e,g., how they know what is good from bad, beautiful from ugly, and right from wrong, as well as
the justification necessary in explaining their actions. What other aesthetic values can you think of?

b. What is the family considered the smallest unit of society?

ACTIVITY 3
Direction/s: Relate the given question to real-life situation. Limit your answer to a minimum of fifty (50) words and maximum of
one hundred (100) words. Refer to ANNEX B1 to answer the activity.
1. On the space provided, discuss substantially the following topics:

a. The Biblical concept of a community.

b. The social and aesthetic dimension of a community.

ACTIVITY 4
Direction/s: Draw a spot map of your own barangay and label it accordingly. Use the space provided in ANNEX C

D. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (will be given at end of the unit)

E. FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND

TEACHING
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Write a comment or suggestion about the lesson. Use the worksheet provided in the ANNEX B2 to write your answer.
Exceptional! Congratulations for reaching the end of the lesson. I am so proud of you! I hope you
gained a lot out of the lesson that you just have read. I believe that, it was only duck soup one
because you are motivated to learn. And if you ever had experienced difficulties, don't worry because
in every cloud there is a silver lining. Keep the fire burning in you and be challenged again next
week!

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E. FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND