Personal Development

Quarter 1 – Module 7:
 Becoming Capable
and Responsible
Adolescent Prepared for
Adult Life

CO_Q1_Personal Development SHS

Module 7

Personal Development
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Quarter 1 – Module 7: Becoming Capable and Responsible Adolescent
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Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 7:
Becoming Capable and
Responsible Adolescent
Prepared for Adult
Life
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions,
directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand
each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-
bystep as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each

SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you
need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding
of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to
self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We
trust that you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they
can best help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any
part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and
tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the nature of Personal Development. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The
lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

The lesson in this module is about Self-Development. After going through

this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify ways that help one become capable and responsible adolescent
prepared for adult life; EsP-PD11/12DS-Id-3.3

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 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. How can adolescents become responsible? When they

a. make plans for themselves
b. have little ideas on things involving them
c. take the initiative to decide for themselves
d. able to show the right attitude to stand for themselves and
decisions

2. The following are the personal responsibility of the adolescence

EXCEPT
a. Pay attention in studies
b. Stay away from bad habits
c. Pay attention to cleanliness and health
d. Create peace and harmony in the community

3. The most common responsibility of adolescents towards family.

a. Create peace and harmony in the society.
b. Engage in the community outreach program.
c. Participate in cultural and traditional programs.
d. Respect the elders and love the youngsters in the family.

4. This defines as taking responsibility for one’s actions.

a. Integrity
b. Humanity
c. Reliability
d. Accountability

5. Which statement BEST defines responsibility?

a. It is the activities and occasions one attends to.
b. It is a self-proclaimed job, tasks, duty or obligation.
c. It is any martial obligation you have with your partner.
d. It is any obligation or duty entrusted to a person directly or
indirectly.

6. What word BEST defines a responsible person?

a. Reliable
b. Sociable
c. Rspectful
d. Compassionate

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7. Which among the following is part of the personal responsibility
of an adolescent?
a. Collaborate with the government.
b. Study and learn well from school.
c. Work with social welfare employees.
d. Make friends via social media account.

8. Which among the items below shows that one sets his/her
priorities?
a. He/She do things at once.
b. He/She finishes one task at a time.
c. He/She sets a lot of activities at once.
d. He/She manages to fulfill many tasks at a time.

9. Which among the statements below shows that a person has humility?
a. He/She ignores others’ suggestions.
b. He/She loves to criticize other people’s work.
c. He/She knows how to accept his/her failure.
d. He/She blames himself/herself for his/her flaws.

10. Which among the statements below shows that Jojie is a hardworking
person?
a. Jojie selects the easiest tasks.
b. Jojie works faster than others.
c. Jojie ensures the quality of his output.
d. Jojie tries to make other people satisfy with his work.

11. How can one person show love for his/her duty?
a. Work without resting.
b. Work with diligent people.
c. Work without minding the time.
d. Work with passion and dedication.

12. What statement shows the importance of gaining the trust of your
parents?
a. They can set you free.
b. They will be proud of you.
c. They can allow you to do what you want.
d. They will hinder you from things that make you happy.

13. Which among the items below give the importance of establishing
identity?
a. One will gain a lot of friends.
b. One can start to like himself/herself better.
c. One can be known to the whole community.
d. One will be able to gain the appreciation of others.

14. Why is knowing oneself part of being responsible?

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 a. It is where success begins.
b. It is the beginning of wisdom.
c. It is a means to make one’s own decision.
d. It is a way for one to introduce himself/herself to other people.

15. What item below shows that one knows himself/herself well?
a. He/She has similar type of clothing with his/her idol.
b. He/She knows the field that interest him/her the most.
c. He/She imitates other people’s gestures and facial expressions.
d. He/She indulges in learning crafts his/her parents want him/her to
love.

Lesso Self-Development – Identify Ways that

Help One Become Capable and

n 7 Responsible
Adolescent Prepared for Adult Life

Taking responsibility has been part of our daily living. Even when we are
still young we were trained by our parents to take some duties. It is in this way
that they can raise us well by helping us become capable to whatever tasks we
will be having in the near future and become very much responsible to whatever
obligations we have to take as an individual and as part of a bigger community.

In this module you will learn more about how you can help yourself
become responsible adolescent in preparation for adulthood.

What’s In

Before we proceed any further, let us have a quick review on what you
have learned in the previous module. Try to identify the significant people around
you by completing the semantic web below. Be guided by the letters provided in
giving the exact word.

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 __ACH_RS

P__R_
_IB_IN_S

LE_DE__ P_RE__S

__I_NDS

Notes to the
, kindlyTeacher
As facilitator asks the learner
pick
toat least two words from the
given items above that he/she finds most important in building sense of
responsibility in him/her. Then, let him/her explain his/her ideas.

What’s
New
What if you are placed in each of the situation given below, how would you
manage to triumphantly surpass the challenges of your life? Kindly discuss what
actions would you take to overcome each of the given situations.

Situation 1:
You are studying in public school and currently enrolled as Grade 11 student.
Your mother told you the other day that you are not going to finish Senior High
School anymore because she cannot afford to give you your daily allowance. Your
mom’s decision is against your will. What best move will you do to avoid
dropping out from school?
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Situation 2:
You are freshman college student. You are also given the chance for
scholarship grant by being a varsity player. You met a good-looking man/young
lady. You immediately find him/her attractive and wanted to be in a relationship
with him/her. How would you control yourself knowing that you have to prioritize
your studies well?
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Situation 3:
You are a working student and currently at your last year in college. Your
adviser reminded you to concentrate on your study for he will not give any
special considerations to working students to be fair with the other students. How
would you manage to meet his expectations?

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What is It

Why Be Capable and Responsible Adolescent

Activities in What’s New was set for you to intentionally and primarily
reveal your sense of responsibility over things.

If you have come up with reasonable ideas through weighing things and
considering other matters, it is an indicator that you have developed a good
sense of responsibility.

Responsibility is any moral, legal, or mental obligation or duty that is directly or

indirectly entrusted to you by the people around from which you are held
accountable for whatever consequences or circumstance that may arrive in the
future.

Responsibility is part of growing up. We are being taught and trained to develop
a great sense of responsibility, so that we will be capable to face the
consequences of our own actions. As they say, “nobody can clean his/her own
mess but himself/herself alone.”

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 Being capable and responsible adolescent means having a harmonious lifestyle.
A person, performing his/her own sets of duties and accountabilities, can make a
great impact to the community. Being a concrete example, he/she could be
emulated by the community, eventually serving as the key for the positive
transformation of the society.

8 Common Responsibilities of Adolescents

An adolescent like you must be familiar and have a wider understanding on your
sets of responsibilities which have become the norms for you to be considered a
responsible person. Below are some of the common obligations that are expected
from an adolescent like you.

1. Show respect to elders.

Paying respect to elders would be one of the most valuable thing an
adolescent can do in the critical stage when kids are still trying to develop
good manners.

2. Take care of the younger ones.

Preparing adolescents to become a responsible adult of the future
really starts within the family by merely taking care of their siblings. It
serves as training ground for them to become a loving and caring parents
in the future.

3. Study well.
Studying hard is one’s personal obligation. Parents are only
extending their assistance to their children so that as they take their turn
in the society they will find it easy to perform their role responsibly and
live a bright future.

4. Avoid engaging to bad vices.

One must also distance himself/herself from bad vices and practices.
for these activities mislead him/her from the principles and teachings of
his/her parents and/or school and draw him/her away from his/her
dreamed success.

5. Establish a good identity.

Living with good identity will help one see all his/her potentials and
love himself/herself more. A lot of people will start to like working with
him/her and this would mean learning more.

6. Earn the trust of the people around.

Gaining the trust of the people that surround you is the fulfilling
result of creating your own identity. Having people’s appreciation is just
one of the wonderful effects of being trustworthy.

7. Distinguish good company from bad influence.

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 It is your level of willpower that helps you concretized your success.
However, your choice of company might hinder your strong will to become
successful so learn to choose your company well.

8. Know yourself better.

Knowing yourself is being able to identify your strongest
characteristic traits and personality. Obtaining a comprehensive
understanding of your abilities and capabilities is of great advantage for
you to become genuinely responsible and later on be a fulfilled individual.

Ways to Become Capable and Responsible Person in

Preparation for Adult Life

Getting teenagers ready for their life ahead becomes the duty of the whole
society. There are numbers of suggestions and teachings on how you can really
turn into a responsible individual. Below are some of the common ways on how
we can establish sense of responsibility within ourselves.

Know your priority

Putting the most important things at the top of your priority is the best
strategy for you to have a good sense of direction. Having this enables you to
identify your goal and keep your concentration on it.

Have focus Prioritizing things out leads you to set your eyes to the most
important things. This will maximize your strong determination to accomplish
your goals. This will give you a clear mind and a clear objectives as well. Having
focused on one thing delivers you from being efficient in your task/s by applying
effective strategies.

Be decisive
Being responsible is equal to being decisive. Decision making is one of the life
skills that teenagers must have. Our life depends on how well we decide on
things.
We must learn to be assertive to arrive with the best decision we could come up
with by carefully weighing things and considering the logic implied in the
situation.

Work diligently
Taking time to do your work need not to be imposed to you rather you should
have the initiative to do each. Diligently working entails joyful atmosphere and
graceful aura. A lively spirit would always keep you blessed with ton of energy
and enthusiasm to work hard without complaining.

Don’t count at all

A real hard-working person does not count his/her duties instead he/she works
with the goal of finishing all the tasks. This character trait will let you have the

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right spirit to become responsible individual and build camaraderie with your
colleague developing sense of reliability within you.
Stay humble
Having not to count what you have successfully accomplished will help you keep
your feet on the ground. In some other circumstance, humility may also mean
being able to acknowledge your imperfections; and apologizing for it is a clear
manifestation that the virtue of sense of responsibility is little by little being
accepted by your system and principles.

Love your duty

If diligence can bring out lively spirit in you, your love towards your sets of
obligations brings out all your undiscovered strengths. Loving your duty keeps
your day bright and will help you forget boredom even with the tasks commonly
hated by others.
Dedicate time
Loving your duty is not complete without dedicating your time. Being
responsible individual also requires you to dedicate enough amount of time. It is
when you dedicate your time that all your effort will be materialized.

What’s More

Activity 1.1 Understanding Ways to Become

Responsible

Direction: Write Yes if you agree with each of the statement and No if you do
not.
______ 1. Sets of responsibility are given to a person at a very young age.
______ 2. Responsibility is any set of obligations entrusted to every person.
______ 3. As a person becomes mature, he/she becomes capable
of taking responsibility.
______ 4. All of us are capable of being responsible.
______ 5. Being responsible will help one grow into a mature person
and achieve more.
Activity 1.2 Self-Check

Evaluate how capable you are with the each of the given statements using the
scale below.

3 – Very Much Capable 2 – Slightly Capable 1 – Not capable

No. Statements 3 2 1
1. I am capable of making my plans for the whole week.
2. I am capable of accomplishing the activities or tasks I set
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 for the week as I planned them.
3. I am capable of making sound decisions.
4. I am capable of proving myself to others.
5. I am capable of making other people trust me.
6. I am capable of learning new things on my own.
7. I am capable of seeing my own mistakes.
8. I am capable of correcting my mistakes.
9. I am capable of changing my point of view as I find the need
to do so.
10. I am capable of pulling myself together whenever I feel so
down.

Guide Questions

1. To what statement/s did you give yourself the lowest rating? The highest
rating?
Explain your assessment.
2. How do you find your assessment towards your capabilities?
3. How can your knowledge of your own capabilities be carried out as you take
responsibilities in the future?

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Activity 1.3 Steps of Becoming Responsible

In this activity you are to list the steps on how you can be capable and
responsible adolescent who is ready to face adult life. Name the four most
relevant and effective means that you have applied in your life. Use the stair
diagram below. Explain your concept using the guide questions.

Guide Questions

1. What is so special with the steps you have mentioned in your diagram above?

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2. How can these steps be of great help in making you responsible and confident
adolescent facing adulthood?
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What I Have Learned

I am pretty sure you have gained so much from this module. Please feel
free to complete the phrases below.

From this module, I fully understand that for me to become a responsible

individual requires me to be ________________________________________. From this
day on, I will try to value _________________________________ so that I will
__________________________.

What I Can Do

After understanding the ways on how to become capable and responsible

adolescent, try to look forward and see how well you will prepare yourself in the
future. You are to prepare a matrix indicating your plans for the next 10 years.
Kindly use the template below. (Take the first example as your guide)

Year Activity/ies Strategies

I will study hard and finish
2020-2021 Graduated in SHS
all my requirements.
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025
2025-2026
2026-2027

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 2027-2028
2028-2029
2029-2030

Additional Activities

Now that you have gained a complete understanding of the different ways
of becoming capable and responsible adolescent as well as its importance, you
should understand that you must take the responsibility of examining yourself
and take actions to improve.

In order to do that you are to prepare a list of all your weaknesses and
state your plans on how to improve each.

Kindly list down the ten most important things that you wish to improve
after two or three years. Use the template below.

Weaknesses Ways To Improve My Skills

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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 9.

10.

References
Ways to Become a Responsible Adolescent Prepared for Adult Life: (2016).
OurHappySchool Your Online Entertainment Magazine, 15 June, 2020
https://ourhappyschool.com/social -sciences/ways-become-responsibleadolescent-
prepared-adult-life.

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