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FT1 Identifying Statement. Identify the following statement according to its meaning.
Religious Literature 1. clearly reflected in the literature from the 17 th century to the 19th century
Pasyon 2. devout Catholics recited this eagerly during the Lenten season
Doctrina Christiana 3. The first book printed in the Philippines
Sinakulo 4. it was a live-action simulation of Christ’s passion and death
Ladinos 5. writers who were proficient in both local and the foreign tongues.
Dr. Jose Rizal 6. the most influential among these late 19th century writers
Metrical romances 7. a highly precise and structured poem
Mi Ultimo Adiaos 8. the most compelling farewell in literary history.
Complementary verses 9. Intended to attract readers to read certain book by giving praises.
Corrido 10. Written in octosyllabic four-line stanzas
FT2 Completing Table. Complete the table with a parallel fact of the following literary genre that appeared during the
colonization of Philippines.
Literary Genre Descriptions Example Piece
Religious Narrative Poetry Religious literature that composed of the stories Pasyon
of Christ and other Saints.
Secular Poetry Usually a metrical romance poem inspired Corrido and Awit
European literature.
FT3 Compare and Contrast. Compare and contrast using Venn Diagram the types of literature that emerge in pre-colonialism and
colonialism and described how it gradually changed.
Filipinos love
Story, songs, poems of writing. Story, songs, poems
about supernatural about religion and love
and love of the family of the countrymen.
FT4 Analyzing Selection. Refer to the piece that is focused in this lesson and answer the following question.
1. Whose ideas was Dr. Rizal responding to? What exactly was the notion held about Filipinos during Rizal time.
Doctor Sanciano, in his Progreso de Filipinas, the laziness of the Filipino.
2. How did Rizal defend the identity of his countrymen? What arguments conditions, and examples did he cite to make his case? He
defended the Filipinos by cites examples of how did Filipino grow to be lazy because of the way the Spaniards treated them.
3. Among Rizal’s arguments, which was the most helpful to his defense of Filipinos? Explain. The force labor of Filipinos under a
hot climate.
4. In your own experience and perspective, how can you prove that the Filipinos are, in actuality, hardworking? Cite concrete
examples to make your case.