CABALUM WESTERN COLLEGE

DR.FERMIN CARAM SR., AVENUE,

ILOILO CITY, 5000

LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL

General Education

I. Introduction

CONGRATULATIONS for enrolling in this course Life and Works of Rizal. Please read
this course guide carefully and completely.

DR. JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL’s life and works has been continuously studied and has
been part of every schools’ and universities’ curriculum because of Republic Act 1425
implemented in 1956.

The republic act, although is the main reason that it is included in the curriculum, to
render time to study the life of the hero is of great importance and worthwhile for every
Filipinos. To appreciate the freedom that we are experiencing these present times, we
should look back and see what others have paid for it; develop a sense of nationalism
and loyalty to our one and only country.

II. Course Analysis

CourseCode : Gen Ed 7

Course Title : Life and Works of Rizal

Units : 3 units

III. Course Goal

The course aims to study the life and works of Dr. Jose and its relevance in
contemporary

Philippine Society. This aims to deepen and to strengthen the student’s sense of
nationalism by making the students realize their worth as a Filipino as exemplified by
Jose Rizal.

IV. Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the students are expected to:

1. Understand the reason for studying the life and works of Rizal as mandated by

Republic Act 1425.

2. To have a clear understanding of the Philippine situation during that era. 3.

Learn the life of Dr. Jose Rizal as a child, as a student, as a son and to
understand its influence in molding a leader.

4. Describe his work as a hero, a model and inspiration of the Filipinos.

5. Appreciate the foundation of the country’s independence and to display

nationalism through simple daily gestures.

6. Apply in general Jose P. Rizal ideals through persistent learning and love for
country and living in the light of the national hero’s “ang kabataan ang pag-asa
ng bayan.”

V. Course Methodology

METHOD REQUIREMENTS
Assignments/Tasks After each lesson, a written task is to be
Accomplished

Exams/Quizzes 4 Major Exams – Prelims, Midterms, Pre-

finals, Finals

2-3 quizzes per module

Discussion Face to face lectures

Moodle forum as an inter- active platform

for students

Zoom conference meeting

Individual or Group project/s For further evaluation

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VI. Course Content

PRELIMS

MODULE I: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Lesson 1: The study of Jose Rizal course and Republic Act 1425

Lesson 2: Jose P. Rizal is an inspiration to people in our history

A. The hero of Andres Bonifacio and the Katipuneros

B. The hero of Emilio Aguinaldo and of the first Philippine Republic

C. The hero of other nationalities

D. The hero for the Filipino youth

E. The Spanish misrule

Lesson 3: The Philippines in 19th Century as Rizal’s context

A. Spain and the Philippines in Rizal’s time

B. Political condition and political system

C. Social stratification in the Philippines

D. Factors that lead to the rise of Nationalism in the Philippines

MODULE 2: THE LIFE OF DR JOSE P. RIZAL: FAMILY, CHILDHOOD AND EARLY

EDUCATION

Lesson 1: Birthplace and Family

A. Calamba, the birthplace of the hero and martyr  Rizal’s paternal and maternal 
Rizal’s parents

B. The Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda Family

C. Rizal’s birth and childhood years

Lesson 2: Childhood and early education

 A. Childhood memories

B. Rizal’s mentors

C. Education in Binan

D. Early works

Sa Aking mga Kabata

MODULE 3: RIZAL’S HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFE ABROAD

Lesson 1: Education in Ateneo Municipal

A. Scholastic performance

B. Literary works

Lesson 2: Education in the Universidad de Sto. Tomas

A. Scholastic performance

B. Literary works

Lesson 3: First journey to Europe

A. Life in Barcelona and Madrid

B. Education in Spain

C. Rizal in Paris and Germany

MIDTERMS

MODULE 4: NOLI ME TANGERE

Lesson 1: Homecoming

Lesson 2: Noli Me Tangere

A. Summary of Noli Me Tangere

B. Characters and their representations

 C. The trouble, the attacks and the defenders

MODULE 5: RETURN TO EUROPE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO

Lesson 1: Return to Europe and La Solidaridad

A. Conflict with Antonio Luna and Marcelo H. del Pilar

PREFINALS

Lesson 2: El Filibusterismo

A. Summary of the novel

B. Characters and their representations

C. Comparison of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

MODULE 6: TRIP BACK HOME, EXILE IN DAPITAN, TRIAL AND DEATH

Lesson 1: A plan for a colony in Borneo

Lesson 2: Organized La Liga Filipina

Lesson 3: Exile in Dapitan

A. Works in Dapitan as, while in exile

a. Physician
b. Engineer
c. Teacher
d. Scientist and inventor
e. Farmer
f. Businessman
g. The love in Dapitan

B. Literary works in Dapitan

a. Hymn to Talisay
b. My Retreat

C. Rizal and the Katipunan

FINALS

MODULE 7: IMPRISONMENT AND TRIAL AND EXECUTION IN FORT SANTIAGO

Lesson 1: Preliminary trial and the conviction in Fort Santiago

Lesson 2: The last journey of Rizal’s life

Lesson 3: Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)

Lesson 4: The execution in Bagumbayan

MODULE 8 : THE LOVES OF RIZAL

MODULE 9: THE BIRTH OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS

VII. References

Francisco, Virly N., Francisco, Paul Micah, Rizal A Modular Approach Based on the

New CHED Curriculum, 2018

Pangilinan, Michael C., Pasague, Edena A.,Francisco-Igloria, Modesta , Life and

Works of Rizal A Modular Approach based on the New CHED Curriculum, 2018

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Ariola, Mariano M., Life, Works and Writings of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 2013

Your Faculty in Charge

Course Instructor: Nievira L. Doromal

Graduate: AB-Management maj. In Human Resource Development

College of St. Benilde - De La Salle University, Taft Ave., Manila