ACTIVITY 1

In your own interpretation, write an essay on what do you think is the

relevance of history and its importance today? The essay should be at
least 250 words. Citing examples and scenarios to back up your
statements and claims will help. Below is the rubric in writing your essay.

All people and peoples are living histories. To take a few obvious examples:
communities speak languages that are inherited from the past. They live in societies
with complex cultures, traditions and religions that have not been created on the
spur of the moment. People use technologies that they have not themselves
invented. … So understanding the linkages between past and present is absolutely
basic for a good understanding of the condition of being human. That, in a nutshell,
is why History matters. It is not just 'useful', it is essential."

History is derived from the Greek word historia which means learning by inquiry.
History deals with the study of the past. The word History is referred usually for accounts
of phenomena, especially human affairs in chronological order. There are theories constructed
by historians in investigating history; the factual history and speculative history. Historians do
history to illuminate the nature of the human condition. History should be honest – it must also
be critical, informed, engaged and committed. It should expose tyranny, celebrate
achievement, condemn crimes, explain prejudice, describe sacrifice, honour victims,
commemorate the dead, and most importantly, provoke debate Historians do history to
illuminate the nature of the human condition. History should be honest – it must also be
critical, informed, engaged and committed. It should expose tyranny, celebrate achievement,
condemn crimes, explain Prejudice, describe sacrifice, honour victims, commemorate the dead,
and most importantly, provoke debate
ACTIVITY 2

Check either of box if the source/s is a primary or a secondary source/s. Explain and
write your answer on the box that is provided if the source is a primary or a secondary
source.

SOURCES PRIMARY Secondar Why is it primary or secondary?

SOURCE y
Source
Newspapers That describes the same event but
uses it to provide background
information about current events
would be considered a secondary
source.
Almanacs Almanacs are typically annual
publications and contain statistics and
other general information in a particular
subject.
Letters  Letters are first-hand written
records of events and
communication between people, so
they count as primary sources.
Speeches Speech provides direct or
firsthand evidence about an event,
object, person, or work of art.

Bibliographies Reference books, including

dictionaries, encyclopedias, and
atlases.
Government Issued Because it include full text of
Documents congressional bills Undulations
both Glowed and not passed

Census Records Because it is the official process of

methodically collecting information
about a certain topic in a specific
time period.
 Textbooks The author of a textbook interprets
prescribed theories of a topic and
would, therefore, be a secondary
source. 
Encyclopedias Encyclopedias are typically
considered tertiary sources, but a
study of how encyclopedias have
changed on the Internet would use
them as primary sources.
Photographs Audio Contains thousands of photographs,
and Video Recordings manuscripts, maps, books, audio
recordings, and other materials of
historical interest that have been
digitized and made freely available by
libraries, museums, archives, and
historical societies in Massachusetts.

ACTIVITY

Fill in the table with corresponding answer base on your

Understanding about Magellan’s First Voyage around the World.

What I know What I want to Know

 What I know is On September 20, I what to know how
1519, Magellan set sail from Spain in an
effort to find a western sea route to
Magellan`s First voyage to
the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. Began a historic journey to
In command of five ships and 270 men, circumnavigate the globe.
Magellan sailed to West Africa and then
to Brazil, where he searched the South
American coast for a strait that would
take him to the Pacific.
 ANALYSIS:

1. What have you learned from Magellan’s Voyage around the world?

The voyage contributed to Europeans' knowledge of the universe and

has marked the worlds of space exploration and astronomy to this day. 

2. How did Pigafetta’s account help you understand Magellan first Voyage

around the World?

To me personally it helps me understand how people in the actual ships saw

their own ship (since it is a first hand account of the Magellans/Elcano trip by a
fleet member), which means it has the most accurate details, setting aside (of
course) the self-interest of people involved in projecting a better image of
themselves, and also how Europeans that had never visited the Philippines
saw the place and tried to figure out the languages spoken there

3. What does Pigafetta’s account tell us about the conditions of the Visayan Islands in
the 16th century?

Signatatives opinions were inforemed by the world view of Europeans at that

Spure in start he had his biases Not only was he so the payroll of the Upariul
Home cinton be had to put in flattering hei pochilishebt diang was interfied to
capture the imagination of cumpean reaber eager to hear about the strange and
exhio Orient. Religion also played apart. As belmon was portrayed as Christunity
& poter opposite, me get a sense of urgency to win over non-believers like the
pogan
Reflection

“I used to think

First Voyage Around the World By Antonio Pigafetta is about Magellan`s travel
, and now I think

It is an accurate ethnographic and geographical accout of the

circumnavigation of the globe.
“One thing I learned is

The voyage contributed to Europeans' knowledge of the universe and has

marked the worlds of space exploration and astronomy to this day. While
crossing the Magellan Strait, the explorer and his crew observed two galaxies
visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, now known as the
Magellanic Clouds
, and one question I still have is

is about Ferdinand Magellan and his voyage around the world which most
scholars consider as the greatest navigational feat in history.
ACTIVITY- Fill in the table with corresponding answer base on your

understanding about Customs of the Tagalogs

What I know What I want to Know

Customs of the Tagalogs, just I want to know more
like any other colonial texts about customs of the
written during the Spanish tagalong the important
colonial period, was like Banbayin language
intentionally made to provide
an exoticize description of the
Tagalog natives, clearly fed
by politics and propaganda
and operated with the
Western-outsider's gaze, that
would be appealing to them

Analysis

1. Who is Fr. Juan de Plasencia? When did he serve in the Philippine Island?

Fray Juan De Plasencia wrote the custom of Tagalogs

born to the illustrious family of portocarreros in Plasencia
in the region of Extremadura, Spain in the early 16th century.
He wasone of the seven children of Pedro Portocarrero, a
captain of a Spanish schooner. He was a Spanish friar of the
Franciscan Order. He was among the first group of Franciscan
missionaries who arrived in the Philippines Islands. He arrived
in the Philippines in July 2, 1578, after stopover in Mexico. As
soon as he arrived, he joined forces with another missionary,
Fray Diegode Oropesa, and they both started preaching
around Laguna de Bay and Tayabas, Quezon, inQuezon
Province, where he founded several towns. How did he describe
the hierarchy of people in the barangay?

According to him, the pre-Hispanic Filipinos did not possess a high

level of social organization.Although they lived in small
 communities called the barangays, it did not guarantee an
organizedsocio-political and religious network comparable to
European standard nor to the Aztecs and Incas of the Americas.

2. Which particular pre-colonial policy or rule stood out to you?Why?

The particular pre-colonial policy or rule that stood out to me is
Status of women for the reason that women in pre-colonial
Philippine society had a right to inherit property engage in trade
and industry and succeed to the absence of a male heir, and also
have the exclusive right to name her children that men walked
behind them as a sign of respect

3. Which particular precolonial policy or rule stood out to you? Why?

The particular pre-colonial policy or rule that stood out to me is

Status of women for the reason that women in pre-colonial
Philippine society had a right to inherit property engage in trade
and industry and succeed to the absence of a male heir, and also
have the exclusive right to name her children that men walked
behind them as a sign of respect

4. What does Fr. Plasencia’s account reveal about the religious and spiritual beliefs of the early
Filipinos?

According to the accounts of Fr. Juan de Plasencia, the early Filipinos

adored the stars, although they did not know them by their names, as
the Spaniards and other nations know the planets–with one exception
of the morning star, which they called Tala

5. What are the reasons of the natives for offering sacrifices?

They offer sacrifices

particularly, human sacrifice
which is the act of killing
one or more humans
as part of a ritual, usually
intended to please or
appease gods, spirits or the
dead ancestors, such
as a propitiatory offerings or
as a retainer sacrifice when a
king's servants are killed in
order for
them to continue to serve
their master in the next life
They offer sacrifices particularly, human sacrifice which is the act of
killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, usually intended to
please or appease gods, spirits or the dead ancestors, such as a
propitiatory offerings or as a retainer sacrifice when a king's servants
are killed in order for them to continue to serve their master in the
next life
APPLICATION: Mind mopping: Create a mind map of the important concept on the following

1. Political Organization

2. Economic Organization

3. Cultural Practices and Traditions

ANALYSIS

1. What was the socio-political context when

the Kartilya was written? How crucial was
this document in the 19th century Philippines?
The socio-political context
when the kartilya was written
was to fully understand their
political
and ethical code and purposes.
To change the way people
understood and behave towards
the
Katipunan
The socio-political context when the kartilya was written
was to fully understand their politicaland ethical code and
purposes. To change the way people understood and behave
towards the Katipunan

2. How would you describe the Kartilya in

terms of its form/writing style and content?
What are its main teachings and how are
they presented?

The Kartilya is a set of thirteen

lessons that serve as a guide
for the Katipuneros in living
a spiritual and ethical life. It
was more like a code of
conduct that showed how to be
a real
Filipino in both words and
deeds. “The life of a
Katipunero without a reason is
a meaningless
life.” This doctrine
encapsulates the nature of life
The Kartilya is a set of thirteen lessons that serve
as a guide for the Katipuneros in livinga spiritual
and ethical life. It was more like a code of conduct
that showed how to be a realFilipino in both
words and deeds. “The life of a Katipunero
without a reason is a meaninglesslife.” This
doctrine encapsulates the nature of life
APPLICATION

1. As a student, how will you embody the main teachings and

guiding principles of the Kartilya? Concreztize your answer
and cite specific lines from the document. (Write in at least 100
words)

As a student, my primary responsibility is to ensure that the

historical information and lessons gathered and collected by our
historians serve as a wake-up call to appreciate and
comprehend the sacrifices made in order to obtain the better life
that we cherish today. “Thetenth principle is all about being able to
lead the family. “A Katipunero must lead his family to the
right path. If the leader is consumed by evil, so does his followers. I
will grow to be a finecitizen that will abide law and lead my family
and future family to happiness.

Reflection

How did you find answering the questions? Which questions did you find easiest
to answer? Which ones are difficult? Why?

Questions Easy or difficult to answer? Why?

Why can the Easy for me to Because this
Kartilyo be understand the lessons serve as
considered and answer and guide for me
timeless and in living and so
relevant? easy to follow.
ACTIVITY-1 The students will watch a short video clip entitled President Corazon Aquino
before the US Congress and need to show evidences of their understanding following the guide
questions found after watching it. Type and search the link below for the video.

1. After watching the video describe the scene. How was the speech? How did the audience react to
her half-hour-long address?

On September 18, 1985, President Corazon Aquino delivered a speech before the joint
session of the United States of America in Washington DC. The congress chamber was filled
and packed with people eager to hear the speech of Aquino. The people present in the
session welcome her with so much enthusiasm. They gave her a standing ovation and a
round of applause before starting her speech. Many audiences that are cabinet members,
senators, diplomats, and congressmen show their support by displaying her signature
yellow color through their shirts, blouses, ties, handkerchiefs, and ribbons. The speech was
delivered smoothly and confidently. It was powerful and heart-warming. It was also sincere
and likely personal to Aquino because it includes her family’s experiences during the
Marcos administration. She also addressed the appeal for the financial aid of America to the
Philippines. In her half-hour-long address, the audience interrupted the speech with
applause – about 11 times, and gave standing ovations at the end of the speech – indicating
their approval and support to the Cory government.

2. What was in her speech that convinced the House of Representatives to grant two-hundred-
million-dollar emergency aid to the Philippines? What were the issues raised or views pointed out in
her address?

In the moving speech of Corazon Aquino, she defended her reconciliatory

stand on the communist insurgency. Aquino said, “You have spent many lives
and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to
receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need
only the help to preserve it.” Aquino also raised in her speech issues of
poverty and unemployment. She said that she agrees to pay the debt that was
stolen by Marcos. As she ends her speech, she thanked America for being her
family’s “haven from oppression”. Then, she asks America to join her as she
builds “a new home for democracy, another haven for the oppressed.”After
delivering her speech, Aquino gained the trust of the cabinet members and
people present in the session. House Speaker Tip O'Neill said that it was the
"finest speech I've ever heard in my 34 years in Congress." Above the din of
cheering officials, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole told Mrs. Aquino, "Cory,
you hit a home run." Without missing a beat, Aquino smiled and shot back: "I
hope the bases were loaded."
ANALYSIS

1. How did the speech affect you as a viewer?

As a viewer, I felt proud that President Aquino, the first female president of
the Philippines was able to convince the House of Representatives to grant
two-hundred million-dollar emergency aid to the Philippines. “Like Lincoln, I
understand that force may be necessary before mercy. Like Lincoln, I don’t
relish it. Yet, I will do whatever it takes to defend the integrity and freedom of
my country.” Her confidence and willingness to defend the freedom and
democracy of the Philippines are very inspiring.

2. What did Corazon Aquino Mention in her speech pertaining to the aspiration of the Filipino
people?

In Aquino’s speech, she said that the communist insurgency feeds on economic deterioration.
The first communist rebellion in which Martial Law was supposed to terminate is continually
spreading and deepening its roots. I think this is because inequality is increasing. The solution
for the rebellion is addressing the causes, and we should always be careful entrusting our
redemption to any other sovereign state. I also agree with her regarding defending the integrity
and freedom of my country. Like Lincoln, I understand that force may be necessary before
mercy. Like Lincoln, I don’t relish it. Yet, I will do whatever it takes to defend the integrity and
freedom of my country.” As Filipino, we should defend our country from any possible threat of
colonization and protect our rights

children that men walked

behind them as a sign of
respect
The particular pre-colonial
policy or rule that stood out
to me is Status of women for
the reason
that women in pre-colonial
Philippine society had a
right to inherit property
engage in trade and
industry and succeed to the
absence of a male heir, and
also have the exclusive right
to name her
as part of a ritual, usually
intended to please or
appease gods, spirits or the
dead ancestors, such
as a propitiatory offerings or
as a retainer sacrifice when a
king's servants are killed in
order for
them to continue to serve
their master in the next life