BATIS GUIDE QUESTIONS

UNIT 1: Context Analysis

Lesson 1: Learning History
1. What is history? How is your understanding of history different from what is explained in this lesson?
2. What does a historian do? As a student of history, what do you think will be your "duties"?
3. What role does history take in the study of Philippine society, culture, and identity?
4. How did the word "history" come about? Discuss its etymology and evolution.
5. How is history commonly defined according to Gottschalk?
Lesson 2: Understanding sources
1. What is the main distinction between primary source and secondary source?
2. Why is primary source important in the study of history?
3. What is the purpose of a secondary source?
4. At present, how do you discriminate between contradicting reports of a single event from different sources?
5. Why should official records of the government be made accessible to the public?

UNIT 2: Understanding Perspective

Lesson 3: Magellan’s Voyage Aroung the World
1. Who is Antonio Pigafetta? What is his role in the Magellan-Elcano expedition?
2. According to Pigafetta, how did the locals of the island welcome Magellan and his crew?
3. How are the islander's way of life, cultural practices, and religious beliefs described? What does Pigafetta's
account tell us about the conditions of the Visayan islands in the 16th century?
4. Based on Pigafetta's account, how did the battle of Mactan start?
5. Why was Pigafetta's journal not published?
Lesson 4: Customs of the tagalog
1. Who is Fr. Juan de Plasencia? When did he serve in the Philippine Islands?
2. How did he describe the hierarchy of people in the barangay?
3. Which particular precolonial policy or rule stood out to you? Why?
4. What does Fr. Plasencia's account reveal about the religious and spiritual beliefs of the early Filipinos?
5. What are the reasons of the natives for offering sacrifices?
Lesson 5: The kartilya of the Katipunan
1. What was the socio-political context when the Kartilya was written? How crucial was this document in the
19th century Philippines?
2. How would you describe the Kartilya in terms of its form/ writing style and content? What are its main
teachings and how are they presented?
3. Research on why Andres Bonifacio, who was then the Supremo or Supreme Leader of the Katipunan, opted
to adopt Emilio Jacinto's Teachings of the Katipunan instead of his own draft of the Dekalogo ng Katipunan
(Katipunan code of conduct). Do you find this decision sound? How are their perspectives different and alike?
4. Why can the Kartilya be considered timeless and relevant to the industrializing and globalizing present?
5. As a student, how will you embody the main teachings and guiding principles of the Kartilya? Concretize
your answer and cite specific lines from the document.