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GENERAL EDUCATION

Module 1: The Legal Basis of Studying Rizal

Topic The Legal Basis of Studying Rizal

Duration Week 2 – 3

Schumacher, John. (2011). The Rizal Bill of 1956 Horacio Dela Costa
Reading and the Bishops. Philippine Studies, Vol.59, No.4, Rizal @150: pp.529-
553.Ateneo de Manila University. http//.jstor.org//42634695

1. Determine the issues and interests at stake in the debate over the Rizal
Learning Bill
Outcomes
2. Compare and contrast the views of the writers of the pastoral letter/s.

3. Differentiate opinions from facts.

4. Relate the issues to present- day Philippines

I. Pre-Activity:

A. Look for the meaning of the following concepts:

1. pastoral letter
On the Same 2. ilustrados
Page Activity 3. interlocutor
4. veneration
5. annotation
6. ecclesiastical
7.unexpurgated

B. Open the PowerPoint presentation and read the short statements of

main points of the Rizal Law before reading the article so you will have a
background knowledge of what the law was all about.
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Reading Activity

Directions:

Deepening A.

Read the article. For better understanding of the article, you are required
to make marginal notes.

Marginal notes are written in the margin of a page, usually a note. Your
note could be any of the following:

 a remark, a question or clarifications on the statements in the

article
 a question mark for confusing passages
 other marks like circling the words or unclear phrases
 a one-two sentence summary of a paragraph

Writing marginal notes (at the sides of the article) is like “Talking to the
text”. It makes your reading more comprehensible and memorable.
Marginal notes will be used for activity and clarification during small
group discussion.

B.

Use the Discussion Map graphic organizer. This organizer will help you
identify both sides of an issue before drawing a conclusion. For this
article, you will identify arguments of the two main characters who
drafted the pastoral letter. Procedures on how to use it is included in the
organizer.

C.
After doing the graphic organizer, write down important notes that you
have written in your marginal notes.
1. Indicate which paragraph you were referring to.
2. Opposite that, write your marginal note (could be a question, a thought,
a summary, an impression, an argument, etc.)

WORKSHEET ACTIVITY

Answer the following questions:

1. Considering the context of the 1950s, what issues and interests were at
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Assessment stake in the debate over the Rizal Bill?

2. Do these issues remain pertinent in the present day? How? Cite

examples.

3. Dela Costa mentioned that Rizal declared that he did not intend to
attack the Catholic church itself, but the abuses in it. Point-out ideas and
concepts from the article that proved this statement. What is your take on
it?

4. Rizal mentioned that he did not blame all ills on strangers, and
proclaimed that the Filipino people were also victims of their own vices
and defects? Do you agree with this? Why?

Task Ahead Direction: With the use of Venn Diagram, Identify the vices and defects
identified by Rizal of the Filipinos in the 19th century (make some
research about it). To contrast, identify our defects and vices at the
present time. At the middle of the diagram, determine the vices and
defects of the Filipinos now and then.
Below, answer this:
1. From the middle part of your diagram, which do you think is the
incurable defect/vice of the Filipinos? Why do you think so?
2. Give some recommendations on how we can eliminate the vices and
defects and how getting rid of those can help us grow as a nation.