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Worksheet 1

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

Primary – not made or coming Firsthand – coming directly from

from something else; original the original source
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Source – a person, publication,

or object that gives informationl
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Secondary – coming from or Secondhand – not original taken

created using an original source from someone or something else
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Worksheet 1.A
Instructions: Based on your definitions from the previous activity, enumerate examples of
primary sources. Write your answers on the web diagram below.

Primary
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1.B
Evaluating Primary and Secondary Sources
Instruction: Provide a hardcopy of the resources used

a. Marcos’ Declaration of Martial Law

Using online resources, search for primary and secondary sources that show or explain
the significance of the above 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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Worksheet 1.C
Analyzing Primary Sources

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

1. 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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11. Looking More Closely: Please copy/paste the whole transcript. Highlight/encircle the
unfamiliar words you encountered while reading the speech.

A. Make a list of unusual or 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 there
clues that might indicate when it was written?

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C. Is there an indicted 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 is the point of view of the author? Is it objective? Why?

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B. What is the relationship between the writer and the audience? Explain
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IV. Detective work: Tracing the Roots (Fake News)

Instructions: Using the references below, analyze the origin and the development of
“fake news” in the Maragtas story and the Code of Kalantiaw. How did the
researchers discover that they are hoaxes? Considering the Primary and secondary
sources below, write a 500-word analysis on a separate sheet of paper.
Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKqgfCtDx0M

Worksheet 2-A
Customs of the Tagalogs -Juan De Plasencia
Instructions: Based on your assumptions, describe the community of the Tagalogs to the arrival
of the Spaniards and Christianization of Filipinos in terms of the following:
 1. Religious practices
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2. Concepts of marriage and family

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3. Community mores, values and beliefs

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4. Community laws and political system

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5. Economic system
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6. Socialization practices

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Worksheet 2-B
Instructions: Identify the practices mentioned by Plasencia on the following aspects:

1. Community
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2. Property
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3. Marriage
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4. Religion
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5. Superstitions
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6. Burial or Death
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Worksheet 2-C
Assessing the importance of the Primary Sources in understanding the Grand Narrative of
Philippine History.
Instructions: Give three (3) reasons why Placensia’s Customs of the Tagalogs is important to
the grand narrative of Philippine History.

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Worksheet 3-A
KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN
Instructions: Search for fourteen (14) points presented in the Kartilya ng Katipunan. Select two
from them and explain their significance in maintaining a peaceful and orderly community.

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Worksheet 3-B
Kartilya ng Katipunan
Instructions.: Read the “Decalogue of the Duties of the Sons of the People” by Andres Bonifacio
and compare it with the Kartilya ng Katipunan” by Emilio Jacinto. In your opinion, which better
suits the needs of Philippine society during the time of the revolution? Explain your answer in
300 to 500 words.
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Worksheet 4
The Site of the first Mass in the Philippines

Instructions: Answer the following questions briefly

 1. What are the issues concerning the site of the First Mass held in the Philippines?
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2. Whish of the contentions on the site of the first Mass is more believable, and why?
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3. Why is it significant to establish the accuracy of the details on the first Mass?
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Worksheet 5
Cavite Mutiny
Instructions: Answer the following questions briefly

1. What exactly did Jose Montero and Gov. Gen Rafael Izquerdo tell about the Cavite
mutiny?
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2. Do you think the Cavite Mutiny could have been avoided if reports were more truthful
and factual? Defend your answer.
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3. It is believed that the Cavite Mutiny inspired the 1898 revolution? Why do you think it
took 26 long years before Filipino staged the 1898 revolution?
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Worksheet 6
The Rizal Retraction
Instructions:
Activity 1A. Spot the difference. There are five things that need to be identified to show some
significant differences among the three texts. The last one is given.
1. Clue: letter u'
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2. Clue: Omission of a word
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3. Clue: Addition of a word
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4. Clue: Paragraph
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5. No witnesses were written on Father Balaguer's copy unlike the other two documents
presented. [Later on, from his notarized statement of 1917, he already included the witnesses]

Formulation of hypothesis. (What can you derive from these texts?)

Activity 1B. Answer the following questions: (There is a need to access the net or use other
academic resources)
1. Who is Father Vicente Balaguer Llacer in connection to Retraction issue of Rizal?
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Worksheet # 7

Activity 1A. Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What were the early impressions of Antonio Pigafetta on prehispanic Filipino?

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2. How Magellan and his men treated on their first arrival in the Philippine island?
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3. How did Magellan win the trust of the natives?

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4. What makes the navigation of Magellan different of the other navigation.

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5. What part of the writings of Pigafetta makes you more of a Filipino.

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