Writings of Rizal

Jose Rizal’s Annotation of Antonio Morga’s

“Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas”
LESSON 1
 OVERVIEW

This lesson provides relevant historic information and foundational knowledge

about the events that happened inside and outside the Philippines in the pre-colonial
period. This also emphasizes politics, economic possessions, culture, and traditions of
Filipino before. To put it simply, this will help you understand the situation of the
country in the pre-colonial times and describe the occurrences and systems the country
practice before the colonizers arrived.
Moreover, this lesson also gives deeper realization to one of the profound
annotations to Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas - a work done by Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to compare, contrast and
generalize Rizal and Morgas’ different points of view about politics, economic
possessions, culture, and traditions.

DISCUSSION BOARD

Intended Meeting Platforms:

Relevant topics to be discussed: Class Code

1. ‘Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas’ by Antonio de Morga XXXXX
a. Author’s Biography
b. Rizal as Secondary Source
c. Overview of Morga’s Work
d. Morga’s Point of View Meeting ID
2. Rizal’s Annotations of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas XXXXX
a. Purpose of Rizal’s Annotations
b. Resemblance to Morga’s Work
c. Rizal’s Point of View Meeting Code
d. Relevant Arguments and Commendations of Rizal XXXXX

ONLINE LEARNING MATERIAL

Download and Read: Summary of Antonio Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

File Name: Summary of Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas

Document Format: PDF Size: 504 KB

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Pages: 195
Link: https://dropmb.com/zEdek

ONLINE DISCUSSIONS AND RECITATIONS

1.1 Morga’s Biography

Dr. Antonio de Morga is the author and sole writer of the
book entitled “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas” where it serves as
an account of Spanish observations about the Filipinos and the
country. He was a Spanish lawyer and official in the Philippines
during the 17th century. This is believed to be one of the first
books ever to tackle Philippine history with Spanish
interpretations as to its basis, however, if we will talk about the
first Filipino to wrote the Philippine history (aside from the two
first novels - Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo), it is Rizal.

1.2 Rizal as the Secondary Source Figure 1 - Antonio de

Morga

Jose Rizal was the secondary source of the book due to his
annotations which corrected what has been misinterpreted
about the Philippines during the Spanish conquest since the
author’s grounds of the book were only based on
observations without further communications and
interactions from the people of the colonized country. The
book described the events inside and outside the Philippines
from 1493 to 1603, including the history of the Philippines for
the years mentioned. It also discussed the political, social,
and economic aspects of the colonizer and the country
colonized.

1.3 Overview of Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

The book is composed of 8 (eight) chapters and its contents
Figure 2 - SUCESOS DE LAS are based on documentary research, observation, and
ISLAS FILIPINAS
personal experience of Morga. The words “Sucesos de las
Islas Filipinas” were derived from the Spanish words (first word) Sucesos which means
events and synonymous with happenings and occurrence and (second word) La Islas
Filipinas which means Philippines that was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain.

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1.4 Morga’s Point of View
Excerpt from Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
Antonio Morga discussed the state of the Philippines in
the advent of Spaniards. His book focused primarily on the
following categories: geography, society, faith, and economy
during the pre-colonial era. For geography, location, climate,
and plant species are among the things that are discussed in
the book and these particular categories are mentioned.

On Location
P
“ hilippine geography was deserted and unhabitable. It
extends up to 12 degrees south latitude.”

On Climate Figure 3 - View of the city of

Manila; from Mallet's Description
“ W inters and summers are the opposite of those in de runivers (Paris, 1683)

Europe and the rainfall from June up to September and

summer from October and up to the end of May.”

On Plant Species
T
“ he ginger which is eaten in raw, in vinegar are
pickled, likewise much cachumba. The regular delicacy
offered throughout these islands and in other countries
in the Asian mainland, is the buyo or betel which is
made out of leaf are all abundant.”

Figure 4 - Map showing the first Next is Society. Under that, we have body
landing-place of Legazpi in the tattoos, indigenous people, women, and the
Philippines
government.

On Body Tattoos
T
“ he inhabitants, the native, also known as Visayans. A pattern is drawn by
putting certain black powder where the blood oozes out.”

On Indigenous People
T
“ he natives living in the sun are tribes of
whom one cannot be safe. To pacify them although it
has often been tried to do this by good or violent
means.”

On Women

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 M
“ en and women are money-loving and covetous so that when there is a price,
they easily,…” Figure 5 - Battle with Oliver van Noordt,
near Manila, December 14, 1600
On Government
T
“ here were neither king nor lords through them located on a different island,
instead, they consider principals among the natives.”

Let’s proceed to Faith, under that, we have belief

in crocodiles, healers, and customs for the dead.

On Crocodiles
T
“ he natives build on the border of the
rivers and streams in their settlement where
they,…”

On Healers
G
Figure 6 -“ Mapreat
of the Philippine
sorcerers Islands,
andshowing
province of the Order of the Hermits of St.
wizards
who
deceived the people Augustineand communicated to
them
whatever they wished, they believe in omens and
superstitions so that they could tell whether their sick persons would live or die.”

On Dead Bodies
T
“ hey buried their dead/s in their own houses, keeping their bodies and bones
for a long time in the process and venerating their skulls. In their funeral rights, neither
pomp nor procession played any part except those performed by members of the
household of the dead. After eating, they indulged in eating and drinking to the degree
of intoxication among themselves.”

Lastly, the Economy of the Philippines depended on trading particularly the

exploitation of cotton, artifacts, and gold.

On Cotton
C
“ otton is raised through the islands and
they spin it to thread and sell it. They also weave
blankets in various ways which they also sell or
plate.”

On Artifacts

Figure 7 - Signature of Antonio de Morga

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 T
“ he natives of the island sell articles to the Japanese and as a matter of fact,
this basis had become very source owing to a great demand there is for them.”

On Gold
T
“ hroughout the islands are certain places where there is an abundance of rich
gold deposits and other mineral products which are connected by the natives.”

The statements above were some of Morga’s observations indicated in his book.

ONLINE LEARNING MATERIAL

Download and Read: Introduction and Last Chapter of Rizal’s Annotation

File Name: Rizal’s Morga and Views of Philippine History

Document Format: PDF Size: 1.33 MB
Pages: 32
Link: https://dropmb.com/Wvghh

1.5 Rizal’s Annotations

Jose Rizal both agreed and disagreed with some of
Morga's statements in Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas and
established his annotations which provide optimistic
commemoration of the Philippine pre-colonial past. It is
Ferdinand Blumentritt who encouraged Rizal to write about the
Philippines’ pre-colonial history.
The following were Rizal’s objectives in writing his
version of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas:

1. To awaken the consciousness of the Filipinos Figure 8 - Photo of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
regarding their glorious ways of the past.

2. To correct what has been distorted about the Philippines due to Spanish
conquest.
3. To prove that Filipinos were already civilized even before the coming of
Spaniards.

According to Rizal, the Philippines was not deserted and was

habitable which contradicted what Morga stated in his book in
terms of Philippine geography. Morga also mentioned that Filipinos

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love to eat food that was rotten and stinks already particularly fish meat. However,
Rizal disagreed and said that “Spaniards, like any other nation, treat food to which they
are not accustomed or is unknown to them with disgust.” This food, Morga was
referring to, was a salted and fermented fish otherwise known as ‘Bagoong’ in Tagalog.

This only proves that the people of the Philippines have a culture of their own
before the coming of the Spaniards and that Filipinos were not inferior to white men.
The sole purpose of his annotations was to correct the distorted and negative
connotations of the past and turn it into a dignified and stately history of the
Philippines.

ONLINE LEARNING MATERIAL

Download or Stream: Jose Rizal Annotations in a Nutshell

Clip Name: Rizal vs. Morga

Document Format: Video Clip Type: Stream
Duration: 9:11.00 Platform: YouTube
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diGwdsVP-NI

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LESSON OUTPUT

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Essay (Minimum of 500 Words)

Did the present generation sustain what Rizal had emphasized on his
annotations? How? Compare Jose Rizal’s points of view and arguments to Morga’s
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas to the present time.

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Noli Me Tangere
One of the Literary Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
LESSON 2

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 OVERVIEW

Welcome to Lesson 2 of the course subject “Writings of Rizal” entitled “Lesson 2:

Noli Me Tangere”. This lesson is to help you understand Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere” and
to study the topic well, even in the comforts of your home. It is our objective to allow
you to learn even during these troubled times and continue to develop your skills for
your future endeavors.
In this lesson, you will learn about the writing of Rizal’s first novel, Noli Me
Tangere, and this will answer the following questions: What are Rizal's objectives in
writing this novel? What led Rizal to write this novel? What are the problems and
conditions of Philippine society in the 19th century? When and where the story was
published? And who are the significant people involved that helped Rizal in publishing
the book? Aside from that, you will also encounter later on the main characters in the
story and what they represent.
You will be provided with a series of essays and activities that will help you
understand and apply the topics discussed. It also consists of exercises and activities as
an assessment of your learning about the lesson. To accomplish this, you must read
thoroughly and study the lessons. If you are having trouble with the exercises in this
lesson, do not hesitate to consult your instructor. We are hoping that through this
lesson, you will gain learning and acquire new knowledge and understanding of the
topic.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Discuss the history of Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere.

2. Interpret the representation of the characters derived from the novel.
3. Create a video clip relating the novel Noli Me Tangere in the context of our
present situation.

DISCUSSION BOARD

Intended Meeting Platforms:

Class Code
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Meeting ID
 XXXXX

Meeting Code
XXXXX
Relevant topics to be discussed:
1. The Writing of Noli Me Tangere
a. Inspiration
b. Proposal
c. The Writing Process
2. Rizal’s Objectives
3. The Main Characters in Noli Me Tangere
4. The Problems and Conditions of the Philippines
5. Social Structure
6. Political System and the Sources of Abuses
in the Administrative System
7. Educational System
8. Economic Development and the Rise of Filipino Nationalism

ONLINE DISCUSSIONS AND RECITATIONS

2.1 The Writing of Noli Me Tangere

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 In this chapter, you will learn about the history of the publication of Rizal’s Noli
Me Tangere and his objectives as well as the significant events that transpired during
his writing process. Read the discussion below and work on the activity shown in the
next pages after.

2.2 Inspiration
Inspired by Harriett Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” which portrays the
brutalities of American slave-owners and the pathetic conditions of the
unfortunate Negro slaves, Rizal began to write his first novel ‘Noli Me Tangere,’
written in Spanish, in 1884. “Noli Me Tangere” is a Latin phrase which means
“Touch Me Not,” and the title was taken from the Gospel of Saint Like Chapter
20: 13-17 which states: “Touch me not; I am not yet ascended to my Father,
but go to my brethren, and say unto them,
Figure 9 - Noli Me Tangere Cover
them, I ascend unto my Father, and your
Father; Father; and to my God and your God.”

2.3 Proposal
Rizal proposed this idea and was approved by his compatriots in the
Paterno residence in Madrid on January 2, 1884. However, Rizal’s project did
not materialize since those compatriots, who were expected to collaborate on
the novel, did not write anything; and almost everybody wanted to write on
women instead. This made Rizal disgusted at the fact that his companions
wasted their time gambling and flirting with Spanish senoritas. Later, he decided
to work on the novel by himself.

2.4 The Writing Process

Writing his works in 3 years, Rizal wrote his novel during his travels
from Madrid and Paris before finally finishing it for publication in Berlin,
Germany. During the writing of the manuscript in 1885, Rizal also completed his
studies at the Central University of Madrid while completing half of the second
part of the novel. He then continued the last few chapters in 1886 in
Wilhelmsfeld. But during the final revision of the book in Berlin, at the bleak
winter of 1886, Rizal was afflicted with sickness and out of money. Hungry, sick,
and penniless, Rizal thought he would not be able to print the novel
Máximo Viola, however, came into his rescue when he arrived in Berlin
before the day of Christmas of 1886 and lent him money. With Viola’s help, the
Noli Me Tangere was finished on February 21, 1887, with the exclusion of
certain passages, including the chapter of “Elias at Salome” and was ready for
printing. On March 21, 1887, the novel came off with a P300.00 cost of printing
for 2,000 copies printed at Berliner Buchdruckerei-Aktiengesellschaft, the
cheapest printing shop in Berlin.

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 2.5 Rizal’s Objectives
In a letter Rizal sent to Ferdinand Blumentritt, he described his
expectations from the novel once it was in circulation. He pointed out his
primary objectives which are:

a) to defend Filipino people from foreign accusations of foolishness and lack

of knowledge;
b) to show how the Filipino people live during the Spanish colonial period
and the cries and woes of his countrymen against abusive officials;
c) to discuss what religion and belief can do to everyday lives; and
d) to expose the cruelties, graft, and corruption of the false government to
honestly show the wrongdoings of Filipinos that led to further failure.

INITIAL ACTIVITY

Direction: Using the chart shown below, write a timeline of the history of the
publication of Noli Me Tangere based on what you read from above. Follow the example
provided.

ONLINE LEARNING MATERIALS

Read: Synopsis of Noli Me Tangere

Link: https://noli-me-tangere.fandom.com/wiki/Noli_Me_Tangere

Read (Optional): Full Text of Noli Me Tangere

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Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20228/20228-h/20228-h.htm

2.6 Main Characters and What They Represent

Along with the plot, setting, and events in the book, Noli Me Tangere also
provides the biggest symbolism of the Filipinos and other significant people in the
Philippines during the 19th century through its characters. In this section, we will review
these important characters and their representation in the novel.

Name Symbolism

As the main character of the novel, many claimed that

Crisostomo Ibarra represents Jose Rizal himself. He has a
Crisostomo Ibarra liberal mind, outspoken and idealistic, and a patient and
serious man. Throughout the story, it can be seen that Ibarra
symbolizes the idealism of the privileged youth.

She is Ibarra’s fiancé and the most beautiful and widely

celebrated girl in San Diego. Throughout the story, Maria
Maria Clara Delos Clara was portrayed as a religious woman, a faithful
Santos y Alba sweetheart, a good friend, and an obedient daughter. She
or had childish simplicity. She gets easily nervous. Her character
“Maria Clara” is related to Rizal’s childhood sweetheart, Leonor Rivera. She
symbolizes the purity and innocence of a sheltered native
woman.

He is a Franciscan friar and the former parish curate of San

Padre Dámaso
Diego. He is notorious for speaking with harsh words,
Dámaso Verdolagas,
highhandedness, and cruelty during his ministry in the town.
or “Padre Dámaso”
He symbolizes the Spanish friars of Rizal’s time.

She is the wife of the Alferez of San Diego, who pretends not
to know Tagalog and often uses Spanish words even if she
Doña Consolacion
does not understand the meaning. She symbolizes the
Filipinos in our society who are ashamed of their race and
nationality.

Doña Victorina de los She is an ambitious Filipina who classifies herself as Spanish
Reyes de Espadaña, and mimics Spanish ladies by putting on heavy make-up. An
commonly known as ambitious Filipina. She symbolizes those who have a distorted
“Doña Victorina” view of their identity.

Don Anastacio, also Or also called “Tacio de Loco” (Tacio the Insane), he is a

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 pessimist who sought for reforms from the government and
hoped for the future generations to realize the abuse and
known by his name
oppression done by the conquerors. Rizal relates this
“Pilosopo Tasyo”
character to his oldest brother, Paciano Rizal. He symbolizes
the learned Filipinos.

The mother of Maria Clara. She was once a young, healthy,

and beautiful woman. By nature, she was a very merry
Pia Alba
woman but became melancholic when repeatedly raped. Pia
 
Alba represents the women who had been abused by the
clergy and had been silenced by their shame.

Sisa, Crispín, and This family represents the Filipino family persecuted by the
Basilio Spanish authorities.

Sisa, named after Rizal’s older sister, is the deranged mother

Narcisa or “Sisa” of Basilio and Crispín. She personified the suffering of the
motherland.

They are Sisa’s 7-year-old and 10-year-old sons that are

tasked to ring the church bells for Angelus as an acolyte. In
the story, Crispin was unjustly accused of stealing money
from the church and was killed after not admitting to his
crimes. Basilio, on the other hand, faced the dreadful death
Crispín and Basilio
of his young brother as well as the descent of his mother into
insanity.
They represented the innocent who was wrongly accused of
crimes they did not commit. Their story was based on the
true tale of the Crisostomo brothers of Hagonoy.

Elías is Ibarra's mysterious friend and ally. Intending to

revolutionize the country and be free from the Spanish
oppression because of the horrible experiences his family
Elías had, Elías distrusts human judgment and prefers God’s
justice instead. He prefers a revolution over the reforms. He
represents the common Filipino. He is said to be the
personification of Andres Bonifacio.

ONLINE QUIZ

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2.7 The Problems and Conditions of the Philippines in the 19th Century
It is not a question that José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere played a crucial role in the
history of the Philippines. And through the influence of the ideologies of the
European liberalism and inspiration from experience and understanding of the
Philippines in the 19th century, Rizal opened the eyes of the Filipino people of the
long-time oppression of the Spaniards under their colonial rule. Read and study the
discussion below and determine the significant events in the novel and their
similarities/differences in the Philippines today.
It was in these times of Spanish oppression and colonialism that inspired and
influenced Rizal to begin his writing on the Noli Me Tangere. To further understand
the words of Rizal, let us first look into the condition of the Philippines during the
19th century and how these events directly or indirectly influenced the creation of
Noli Me Tangere. Throughout the years, the Philippines had undergone a tragic
change in its culture, society, and politics under the rule of Spain.

2.8 Social Structure

The social structure is ranked into three groups, namely:
1) Higher class – the people that belong in this class have the power and
authority to rule over the Filipinos. They are the:
a) Spanish Officials 
b) Peninsulares (Spaniards who were
born in Spain). They held the
most important government jobs
and made up the smallest number
of the population.

c) Friars are members of any of

certain religious orders of men,
especially the four mendicant
Figure 10 - Peninsulares
orders (Augustinians, Carmelites,
Dominicans, and Franciscans).

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 2) Middle Class – the people that
belong to this class includes the
natives, mestizos, and the criollos.

a) Natives – the pure Filipinos

b) The Mestizos – Filipinos of
mixed indigenous Filipino or
European or Chinese
ancestry.

Figure 11 - Filipino Mestizos

3) Lower class –
this class includes the Filipinos only.
a) The Indios are the poor Filipino people with pure
blood and were subject to the rule of the
Spaniards.

Figure 12 - A Representation of Filipino

2.9 Political System and the Sources of Abuses in the Administrative Indios
System
The political structure in the administrative system revolves around the
Spaniards, who continued and remained to be rulers and administrators of the
government. Led by the Church, the Spaniards used their authorities to oppress
and to rule over the Filipinos in the 19th century continually.
In the administrative system, the Spaniards used different ways to pursue
their interests. Because of the large distance of the Philippines from Spain, it
became subject to limited and inadequate supervision and abuse. These include
the appointment of officials with inferior qualifications and the overlapping of
powers and privileges. The Philippines was not taken into consideration at all.
Corruption, most importantly, from Alcadias/Alcalde, who is laundering money
from the Filipinos by giving out a high amount of taxes and taking a portion of it
for themselves.

2.10 Educational System

Similar to the social structure in the Philippines, there are also a lot of faults
in the educational system. Overemphasis on religious matters was one of the
most significant constants, over the centuries, of Spanish colonial rule. Exclusive
control by the friars on the educational system also paved the way for limited

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learning. These include old teaching methods and curriculum limited to Christian
doctrines, Spanish, and a little of the native language.

Inadequate classroom facilities and the absence of academic freedom were

also faulting in the educational system in the Philippines. Aside from this,
prejudice against Filipinos and privileged learning granted only to Spanish
students also were the standard practice.
Generally, all these faults are mechanisms of securing the colonial nature of
the Philippines under the Spanish rule, leading to various impacts, especially to
the social aspect of the Filipinos wherein their way of living was patterned on the
life of the Spaniards, losing their cultural identity the overtime.

2.11 Economic Development and the Rise of Filipino Nationalism

Throughout the years, economic development and progression paved the
way for the Philippines to open up its borders to a better and blissful life. With
the opening of foreign trade at the end of the 18th century, the country
experienced a rapid rise in its economy. The demand for agricultural production
from European countries led the Philippines to the exportation of sugar, rice
hemp, and tobacco bringing prosperity among Filipinos. Prospered families were
able to send their sons for education in Europe. These Filipinos, including Rizal,
absorbed the ideals and principles taught abroad.
The timeline below shows the gradual progression of the country, both the
encouraging and undesirable events that would eventually lead to the rise of
Filipino nationalism

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

Nov. 17, 1869 The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea,
Opening of which is the shortened distance between Europe and the
Suez Canal
Orient. This resulted to:
 The Philippines became closer to Europe and Spain;
 encouraged European travelers to come to the Philippines;
Spanish Revolution Glorious September
 exodus of literalRevolution
ideas from of 1868:
Europe Queen
to the Isabelaand
Philippines; II was
of 1868 overthrown
 moreresulting
educatedto theyoung
and rise of liberalism
Filipinos were in Spain. 
able to study abroad.

Liberal Regime Carlos dela Torre was appointed as the governor-general in the
of Carlos Maria Philippines. He was a true democrat and the most liberal governor-
Dela Torre general who:
(1869-1871)

 abolished press censorship and proclaimed freedom of

speech
 abolished flogging as a punishment
 curtailed abuses particularly the tribute and the polo
 allowed secular priests to be assigned to vacant parishes or
seminaries and created an office which would prevent
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abuses of 22 of the regular religious orders
members
 reformed the Royal Audiencia to bring about speedier
administration of justice
 decreed educational reforms, ordered the setting up of
 Izquierdo became the governor-general who:
Rafael de
Izquierdo
(1871-1873)  restored press censorship
 prohibited all talk on political matters and secularization of
the parishes
 disapproved the establishment of arts and trades in Manila
 dismissed natives and mestizos in the civil and military
service.

Cavite Mutiny of About 200 Filipino soldiers and workers in Fort San Felipe
January 20, 1872 mutinied, under the leadership of Sgt. La Madrid; caused by
Izquierdo’s abolition of the exemption of the Filipino workers
from polo and paying tributes; mutineers were able to kill the
fort commander and some soldiers; mutiny leaders and
participants were arrested and shot to death
Execution of The Filipino priests Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora who ought for
GomBurZa the Filipinization of parishes and champions of liberalism and
(February 17, 1872)
humanitarianism were falsely charge with sedition and
rebellion and sentenced to die by garrote. This event triggered
Rizal to change his mind of becoming a Jesuit priest and swore
to dedicate his life to vindicate the victims of Spanish
oppression.

LESSON OUTPUT

Platform: Google Classroom

Video Essay (Maximum of 5 Minutes)

Make a 5-minute video essay relating the novel Noli Me Tangere in the context of
our present situation. To do this, read the instructions below.

A. In preparation, you have to write a manuscript of your essay.

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 1) Using the works you did in the previous activities as the basis; write a
manuscript of your essay relating the novel Noli Me Tangere in the context of our
present situation.
2) You may use any of the following:
a. Informative
a. Persuasive
b. Expository
3) You can use any of the questions below as your guide in the writing process.
4) Make sure to fit the number of words into the 5-minute limit.
5) Submit your manuscript to your instructor via Google Classroom.

Upload File Name: a2ve_ms.docx Format: Tahoma / 12px / 1.5 Spacing

Paper Size: 13” / 1” All Sides Margin

B. Record yourself delivering the essay.

1. Find a well-lit and clean background. Avoid shaky selfie-style video.

2. Make sure your voice is clear and loud enough to hear. If background noise is
inevitable, make sure it is minimal as possible.
3. Make sure you can be seen clearly. The eye-level angle will be enough.
4. Make sure it is a 5-minute video of yourself delivering the essay.
5. Submit only a single-take recording of your video essay to your instructor via
Google Classroom.

Upload File Name: a2ve_vid.mp4 Format: MP4

Resolution: 360 / 720 / 1080p Duration: 5:00.00

Guide Questions

1) What are the significant events that led to the creation of Rizal’s Noli Me
Tangere?
2) Who are the main characters that offered representations of the Filipino people
in the story? How do Filipinos today relate to them?
3) What different conditions in the Philippines during the 19th century are
presented in the novel? How are they similar/ different from our situation today?

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NOTE: Read blog articles on the links below as guides on how to write a video essay.

Links:
https://www.ivywise.com/blog/6-tips-for-recording-a-college-application-video-essay/
https://pro-papers.com/blog/youtube-video-essays-writing-guide
https://www.matrix.edu.au/the-ultimate-video-essay-checklist/

References

Blumentrift, Ferdinand. Prologue to Jose Rizal, Annotated Copy of Antonio de

Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (Manila: National Centennial Commission,
1962)

Ocampo, Ambeth. "Rizal's Morga and views of Philippine History" in Philippine

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