What’s In

Can you arrange the jumbled words inside the box to form a quotation and unlock the
initials of the authors who said the following line. Write your answers on the space
provided below.

1. price Brotherhood the very and is of man’s condition survival

-CPR
Answer: Brotherhood is the very price and condition of man’s survival
-Carlos P. Romulo
2. is so that There the can teach much us past
-FSJ
Answer: There is so much that the past can teach us
-F. Sionil Jose
3. “You a have to be good person; first, you cannot be a great writer”
-AR
Answer: You cannot be a great writer; first, you have to be a good person
-Alejandro Roces
4. “today The identity of a person Filipino what is his identity is asking”
-NJ
Answer: The identity of the Filipino today is of a person asking what is his identity
-Nick Joaquin
5. remembering What the forgets, the mind scars keep”
ELT
Answer: What the mind forgets the scars keep remembering
Edith L. Tiempo
What’s More
Based on the listening text, answer the questions that follow. Write the word or phrase of
your answer in the worksheet.

1. Jose’s mother has the following characteristics EXCEPT being________.

a. supportive b. hardworking
c. pessimistic d. compassionate

2. Jose’s childhood can be characterized as______________.

a. meager b. luxurious
c. ordinary d. comfortable

3. The impact of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo to Jose is ___.

a. giving up his studies b. forgetting his hometown
c. losing hope for his country d. relating the experience of injustice

4. The characteristics of Jose’s novels and short stories are the following EXCEPT____.
a. used his hometown as the setting
b. written in English & translated into twenty-two different languages
c. emphasized the need to migrate one place to another for survival
d. focused on the social underpinnings of the struggles of colonialism of Filipino

5. After he dropped of University of Sto. Tomas, Jose_____________.

a. opened a bookstore
b. built a publishing house
c. began his writing career in journalism
d. established the Philippine branch of PEN
6. According to his essay, “Why we are Shallow?” there is a decline of Filipino intellectual
and moral standards because of the following reasons EXCEPT__________________________.
a. study of Greek and Latin
b. lack of Filipino contemporary writers
c. loss of prominence in classic literature
d. emergence of information on the Internet

7. It can be inferred that Jose is unrecognized by his fellowmen because of his ______________.
a. extraordinary love for Rizal’s work
b. exceptional style in writing and profound views
c. authentic Filipino English and anti-elite views
d. unfinished education at University of Sto. Tomas

8. “Authors like myself choose the city as a setting for their fiction because the city itself
illustrates the progress or the sophistication that a particular country has achieved. Or, on
the other hand, it might also reflect the kind of decay, both social and perhaps moral, that
has come upon a particular people."
— F. Sionil José, BBC.com, 30 July 2003[1]
It can be deduced from the first sentence that Jose _____.
a. writes stories when he is in the city
b. believes that city depicts the progress of a country
c. proposes to other authors to use the rural setting in fiction
d. suggests that the setting of fiction should always be in the urban

9. Based on the second sentence in no. 8, it can be inferred that the city used as a setting
can otherwise_____________.
a. strengthens the community and the values of its people
b. solves the garbage pollution in the highly urbanized areas
c. changes the social and moral behavior of the city dwellers
d. reveals the deterioration of social and moral standards of the people
10. Jose as a writer can be described as the following EXCEPT _______.
a. influential b. illogical
c. relevant d. award-winning

ACTIVITY 2

B. Draw a (√) on the blank before the statement that help you understand that historical
background of the text.

✓ 1. Lea Salonga begins her performance in Miss Saigon as Kim (September 20, 1989)
✓ 2. Former President Ferdinand Marcos dies in an inter-organ failure at his hospital in
Honolulu, Hawaii. (September 28, 1989)
✓ 3. Typhoons Angela (Rubing), Dan (Saling), and Elsie (Tasing) impact the country in
two weeks. (October 1-13, 1989)
4. A plebiscite is held in ARMM, resulting in the ratification of RA 6734 that
established the region, with the inclusion of the provinces of Lanao del Sur (except Marawi
City), Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. (November 19, 1989)
✓ 5. A coup d’état against the government of Philippine President Corazon Aquino was
staged by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines belonging to the Reform the
Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and soldiers loyal to former President Ferdinand Marcos
led by Colonel Gregorio Honasan, General Edgardo Abenina, and retired General Jose Ma.
Zumel. (December 1-9, 1989)
B. Encircle the correct answer.
1. The first line of the poem use (personification, apostrophe) as a figure of speech.
2. The poem makes use of (light words, strong words,) to express how the author feels.

3. The fix voice against the weight of their lost in lines 4-5 means loss of (heritage, power.)

4. Lines 6-7 (urge, suggest) for the people to prepare for damage contract and prevention
of aftershocks after the death of the antagonist.

5. The word (weapons, ghost) symbolize violence which is of product of anger and hatred.

6. “Thief,” “scoundrel,” and “usurper of heritage,” are words used to (emphasize,

empathize) the angry tone of the poem.

7.“Stench” is the word used by the author to express how he feels about Marcos’ (family,
leadership)
8. The author used fetid language “rot” which affirms his (discontentment, wrath) against
Marcos.
9. The author in sixth stanza ( convince, persuade) the readers not to be swayed by the
antagonist’s clan for he still believes in future of our country.  

10. The author (strongly, nonchalantly) condemns in the last stanza that the remains of
former president Marcos do not reach or country.

ACTIVITY 3
Read the summary of the novel “a child of sorrow” by Zoilo Galang and its biography,
historical analysis, and biographical analysis of Sophia Bual. Encircle A if you agree and D if
you disagree. Be ready for the discussion of your answers.
The story revolves around two lovers, Rosa and Lucio, who had undergone a lot of
tribulations in their relationship. They were torn between fighting for their love or
complying their responsibilities to their parents. Besides, there was Oscar who gave several
quakes to their strong ties. Until one night, Oscar raped the beautiful Rosa. She was helpless
that time like a gazelle in the teeth of a lion. The two--Rosa and Lucio--said goodbye to each
other with Rosa couldn't move on and wept almost every day and Lucio who drowned
himself in paperwork, books, and all. At the end, Rosa died.
Biography: Born on June 27, 1895 in Bacolod, Pampanga, Zoilo Galang grew up in
Spanish culture and was indoctrinated by American influence. He graduated at Pampanga
High School and studied law but did not finish it. Through self-teaching, he widened his
knowledge which helped him in making his masterpieces. Galang was the first Filipino who
wrote a novel in English.
(Agree, Disagree) 1. The setting of the story is in a town because the author also grew up in
the rural area.
(Agree, Disagree) 2. The dilemma of the characters in the novel is very common when the
novel was written.
(Agree, Disagree) 3. English was the medium of instruction when Galang was still studying.

Historical Analysis: Since Galang grew up in Spanish culture, probably he wrote the
novel in accordance with the era he was in but attacked it the other way around. And it's
very evident in the notion of the novel about marriage, according to Wikipedia, "...marriage
itself does not only signify the union of the persons, but also the fusion of the two families,
and the unification of two clans (Spanish colonialism)."; however, Galang showed a
character in the novel who is Lucio. Lucio was despised by the parents of Rosa. They did
not want her to be married to an ordinary man. With this circumstance, we could say that
Galang wanted to show a fresh story to the people of his time.

(Agree, Disagree) 4. The American culture was imbedded in the novel because marriage
was very important for the Americans.

(Agree, Disagree) 5. During the time the novel was written, Filipino parents wanted their
daughter to marry a wealthy person. 

(Agree, Disagree) 6. A new kind conflict in his novel was introduced by Galang

Biographical Analysis: Galang was a learned man. He enhanced his knowledge

through immersion or social interaction. Didactically, experience is the best teacher, thus
making Galang be exposed to the reality of life. With this, he was able to come up an idea
which tackles about the weaknesses of people, and he pointed out sorrow. Sorrow is
already part of our system but only felt if triggered, right? So, it is safe to say that Galang
must have experienced the things that the characters in his story had encountered. There is
imitation. There is reflection. There is heart. Therefore, a masterpiece was unfolded.

(Agree, Disagree) 7.  Galang learned all by himself. 

(Agree, Disagree) 8. Galang was able to experience the feeling of sorrow like the character
of Lucio.

(Agree, Disagree) 9. The characters in the novel were purely created in Galang’s
imagination.
(Agree, Disagree) 10. Galang’s “Child of Sorrow” is a masterpiece, for its theme is universal
and timeless.  

Quitua, Dionisio A. Jr.

HUMSS 12- Osias