BICOL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY

GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
DARAGA, ALBAY

READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

MODULE NO. 1
DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: _______________________

YEAR & COURSE: _______________________________ GROUP NO.: __________________

Section 1. Instructions: The diagram below shows the definition of terms related to sources. Rewrite each of
them in your own words on the space provided.

WHAT IT REALLY MEANS?

PRIMARY – not made or coming from FIRSTHAND – coming directly from the
something else; original original source

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SOURCE – a person, publication, or object

that gives information

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SECONDARY – coming from or created using SECONDHAND – not original; taken from
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Section 2. Instructions: Based on your definitions from the previous activity, enumerate examples of primary
sources. Write your answers on the web diagram below.

PRIMARY
SOURCES

Section 3. Instructions: Write PS if the item is primary source SS if it is a secondary source, and N if it is neither
of the two sources.
__________ 1. Memoirs
__________ 2. Annual reports of the governor general
__________ 3. Philippine History textbooks
__________ 4. Newspaper clippings
__________ 5. Online journal article about the role of the collaborators in WW II
__________ 6. Artifacts and relics
__________ 7. Documentary reports
__________ 8. Photo exhibit
__________ 9. Editorial cartoons
__________ 10. Paintings
 BICOL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY
GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
DARAGA, ALBAY

READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

MODULE NO. 2
EVALUATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: _______________________

YEAR & COURSE: _______________________________ GROUP NO.: __________________

Section 1. FAKE NEWS or REAL NEWS?

Instructions: On the space provided, write your insights on the following story behind the Oblation statue of the
University of the Philippines (UP). Is it a credible source material or not?

When you visit any UP campus, it is not difficult to

see the Oblation. In the UP Diliman campus, the popular
statute, measuring 3.5 meters in height, was constructed
during the university presidency of Rafael Palma. First-
time observers, whether part of the UP community or not,
usually ask “Who is the model of the famous UP symbol, the
Oblation?”

The answer is Fernando Poe, Sr., a UP student

during the time. National artist Guillermo Tolentino, a
professor at the UP School of Fine Arts, created the statute.

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Section 2. Instructions: Choose among the following historical events:

a. Marcos’ Declaration of Martial Law

b. EDSA People Power 1
c. President Joseph Estrada’s Impeachment
Using the library and online sources, search for primary and secondary sources that show or explain the
significance of your chosen historical event. Write down the selected sources and identify the possible biases
that they might contain.
Example: Diary of Juan de la Cruz – one-sided version of the story

Historical Event: ________________________________________________

1. Primary Sources:
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b. _________________________________________________________
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2. Secondary Sources:
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b. _________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________

3. Enumerate five (5) sources that you do not have access to but could have been useful in understanding your
chosen historical event. Explain.
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 BICOL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY
GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
DARAGA, ALBAY

READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

MODULE NO. 3
ANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCES

NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: _______________________

YEAR & COURSE: _______________________________ GROUP NO.: __________________

Instructions: Read the full transcript of the undelivered Arrival Speech of Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and
answer the following questions. The speech can be accessed at http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/631394/undelivered-
speech-of-senator-benigno-s-aquino-jr

I. First Impressions
A. What are your first impressions about the undelivered speech?
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B. What kind of document is it (letter, ad, newspaper, etc.)?

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II. Looking More Closely

A. Make a list of unusual unfamiliar words or phrases you encountered while reading the speech.
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B. Is there a specific date on the speech? If so, when is it? If there is none, are the clues that might indicate
when it was written?
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 C. Is there an indicated location? Where is it?
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D. Who authored the document? Why did you say so?

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E. To whom was the written document addressed? How did you know?
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F. What is the purpose of the document? What made you think so?
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III. Thinking Further

A. What do you think is the most important information that the author of the document was conveying?
Why?
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B. Does the document convey a certain tone? What is it?

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C. What is the point of view of the author? Is it objective? Why?

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D. What is the relationship between the writer and the audience? Explain.
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IV. Drawing Conclusions

Integrate your background knowledge of the context of the speech with the content of the speech. What
conclusions can you draw about historical period when the speech was written?

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