Name: _Nathaniel de Pano
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Section/Time/Day of KASPIL1: _MW 2:40-4:10 (S14)___
KASPIL1
ACTIVITY SHEET
HOW TO? : A STEP-BY-STEP ACTIVITY IN HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY
ANSWER THE ACTIVITY SHEET.
1.
CHOOSE A TOPIC
MODULE TOPIC: PHILIPPINES DURING THE PRECOLONIAL AND SPANISH PERIOD AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF FILIPINO NATIONALISM
2.
MODULE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED:
A. What was the condition of the Philippines during the pre-colonial and Spanish period?
B. How did the political, economic, social, and cultural conditions affect the Filipinos during the two
periods? How did this develop nationalism?
C. How can you show Filipino nationalism today given the present conditions of our country?
D. What factors led to the development of Filipino nationalism?
E. What can you conclude on how the political, economic, and cultural conditions during the pre-colonial
and Spanish period influence formation of Filipino nationalism?
F. Can you assess the value or importance of Filipino nationalism from your findings?
3.
GATHER SOURCES.
TITLE OF THE
DOCUMENT/SOURCE
1. Malcolm, George. The
Commonwealth of the
Philippines. New York and
London: D. Appleton-Century
Company, 1936
2. Rizal, J. (1890). The Indolence
of the Filipino. Madrid
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8.
IS IT A PRIMARY SOURCE?
WHAT TYPE OF PRIMARY
SOURCE? Is it a letter, memoir,
newspaper, etc.?
Yes, it is a personal account of
George Malcolm about the
Philippines during the American
period.
Yes, it is an article of Jose Rizal
during the Spanish occupation in the
Philippines.
IS IT A SECONDARY SOURCE?
DESCRIBE THE SECONDARY
SOURCE.
No.
No.
9.
4.
EXAMINE THE CREDIBILITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF THE PRIMARY SOURCES.
A. APPARTS STRATEGY
TITLE OF PRIMARY SOURCE TO BE EXAMINED: The Philippines, A Century Hence by Jose Rizal_
AUTHOR
PLACE AND TIME
PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE
AUDIENCE
INTENTIONS
1.
Who was the author of the
document?
1.
Jose Rizal is the author.
2.
What do you know about the
author?
2.
He is a famous national hero in
the Philippines
3.
What is the perspective of the
author? Did it affect the meaning
and credibility of the text?
3.
1.
When and where was the
document written or published?
1.
He is academically excellent,
fluent in several languages, and is
regarded for having a great mind
and thoughts.
The document was published in
1912 in Manila, Philippines.
2.
What was the condition of the
country when the document was
published or written?
2.
3.
How did the place and time of
publication of the document
affect the meaning and reliability
of the source?
Aside from the information about the
author what do you know about the
document?
1.
For whom was the document
written?
2.
How did it affect the reliability of
the source?
3.
Are there any clues in the
document regarding the
relationship of the author with the
readers?
Why was the document written? How can
you tell from the document?
The Philippines was under
Spanish occupation.
3.
The documents was suppose to
look into the future of the
Philippines as a colony of Spain
and to criticize Spanish rule.
I have no prior knowledge of this
document. Upon reading it, the paper
shows how he thinks colonies will react
under European colonizers. Mahatma
Gandhi also used this paper to promote
Asian Freedom.
1. The document was written for
people interested in the
Philippines, in Asian freedom,
and for scholars and intellectuals.
2.
This affected its reliability
positively, since the paper is
bound to be filtered through the
hands of intellectual people.
Yes, there is. In the document’s
first paragraph, Rizal talks of “our
usual custom” of facing difficult
and delicate questions about the
Philippines.
The document attempts to foresee into the
future of the Philippines by analyzing past
events and current trends. This can be seen
by the paper’s comparison of other races
and events to the Philippines.
3.
MAIN IDEA
Give two important ideas that were
mentioned in the document
SIGNIFICANCE
1.
If new laws and taxes do not give
more right and privileges, the
people wil rebel for it.
2.
The Filipinos may be loyal,
truthful, and peaceful people, but
even they will get full on
injustices after some time and
there will be more of these people.
The documents shows how the
nationalism of Filipinos will show
up against their Spanish
colonizers.
1.
Why is the document significant
to our topic? How it is related to
our topic?
2.
What can you infer/conclude
about the document?
2.
Do you have any question that
was left unanswered by the
document?
The document forecasted what
would have happened based on
trends and the past.
3.
No.
3.
1.
B. GOTTCHALK’S HISTORICAL CRITICISM
QUESTION
1. Did the author state the truth
in the document?
DOCUMENT TITLE:
Yes. Not only does he state the current affairs of the country, he also compares them to
other events that has happened elsewhere.
2. Did he intend to say the
truth?
Yes, because the paper not go through publication or it will be brought done if it was not.
3. Did the author write/record
the events/facts about the topic
properly and correctly?
Yes. He compared unbiased conditions of the Philippines during its pre-colonial period and
during Spanish occupation to other events and colonies.
4. Are there any corroborating
evidences that would support
the details of the topic?
Yes, for he used various past events to logically present and compare the status of the
Philippines. He also stated trends that have happened to other colonies.