WRITTEN DOCUMENTS ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

1. Type of Document( Encircle the letter that corresponds you about the answer).
a. Newspaper
b. Letter
c. Map
d. Report
e. Diary
f. Others; please specify: ARTICLE

2. Date of Document: March 11, 2011

3. Author of the Document: John D. Morris

4. Who is the audience of this document: The people of the Philippines

5. List three things in the document that are important:

 Rizal and the Spanish Legacy
 Rizal’s Exposition Medals Speech
 Rizal’s Sublime Mission

6. Why was this document written? Cite pieces of evidence in the document that support your answer.

 This document was written to be able to recognize Jose Rizal’s contribution to the challenge of the
Philippines Independence. It was stated in the document that, “ The story of the Philippines’ national hero,
Dr. Jose Rizal, and his family, his representative of the courageous spirit and moral intellect, the sublime
quality of leadership, that makes possible the emergence of an independent nation from colonized,
disunited, or economically looted territories.

7. List two things that tells you about life in the Philippines at the time the document was written.

 The Philippines was already free from Spanish Colonization.

 The people are living in a normal life ruled by a Philippine President.

8. Write a question to the author that is not answered by the document.

 Why is Jose Rizal referred to as “ The first Filipino” by the anti-colonial politics in Asia during the latter years
of the 19th Century?