G-23 ENGLISH

PUERTILLANO, SYDNEY G. DECEMBER 11, 2021

G9 – DAGOHOY WEEK 4

Cultural Content Connections

Learning Task 8:
Gabriela Silang is the most well-known among all the Filipino heroines,
but she is almost always mentioned in tandem with her husband, Diego. Since
their achievements are usually written about together, many forget that she
had her own fair share of heroic acts as “the first Filipina to lead an uprising
against a foreign power.” Silang was a fearless Ilocaña warrior who assumed
her husband’s role as commander of rebel troops after his assassination in
1763. She rallied fighting forces (including the native Itneg people) to carry on
the war against Spain in their home province of Ilocos, launching guerrilla
attacks against Spanish garrisons — attacks that caused Spanish soldiers to fear
her name.

Reflection on Mystery Reader,

I actually felt bad about what happened with his mother. He pushed her
away a lot of times because of the embarrassment he’d been receiving for
having a parent who only have one eye, not knowing that it’s her mother’s
sacrificing her own eye for her son. She did nothing but everything that will
make her son’s life better.