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Name: KATHERINE GRACE L. GAMAYOT Class number: ___________

Section: B2-W-09 Schedule: SUNDAY | 3:30PM-5:30PM Date: 9/28/2021

Lesson title: Humanizing Rizal: Traveling with Jose the Materials:

Explorer
PEN PC modules
Rizal’s BFF (Ferdinand Blumentritt)
References:

Zaide, G.F.(2011). Jose Rizal:

Lesson Objectives: Life, Works and Writings.
Mandaluyong City,Philippines:
National Book Store.
At the end of this lesson, I should be able to:

http://ateneo.edu/soss/history/ne
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1. realize the importance of having a best friend and being a
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friend.
friendship

1.

Productivity Tip:
Get plenty of sleep. At least 8 hours of sleep is essential for healthy brain function. Studies suggest that
students may need even more. To increase your productivity in the long term, be sure to wind down at the end
of each day and go to bed calm. Take measure to tire your body out and relax the mind, such as exercise or
meditation. Stress is a leading cause of lack of sleep so your primary concern should be to take care of
yourself.

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW
1) Introduction (2 mins)

Hi! How are you today? I commend you for a job well-done! Today, we will explore the segment of
Rizal’s life having a best friend in the person of Ferdinand Blumentritt. Brows the worksheets for the
day, and be sure the pages are complete.

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Section: B2-W-09 Schedule: SUNDAY | 3:30PM-5:30PM Date: 9/28/2021

As a review of our past lesson, complete the sentence below:

● A role model is….

____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.

1) Activity 1: What I Know Chart, part 1 (3 mins)

Accomplish the chart below. Read the questions in the middle column and write your answers
under the What I Know section. Leave the third column blank this time.

What I Know Questions: What I Learned (Activity 4)

1. Name only 5 notable friends of

Dr. Jose Rizal

2. Describe Ferdinand Blumentritt

in just 2 words

3. What is the endearment

address of Rizal and
Blumentritt as friends?

B.MAIN LESSON

1) Activity 2: Content Notes (13 mins)

Read the following:

Rizal’s BFF – Ferdinad Blumentritt

● Born in Prague, (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) onSept. 10, 1853
● Studies History in Prague University
● Master teacher at Leitmeritz (today known as Litomerice in the Czech Republic) and had already
published scholarly writings on Philippine languages and ethnography.
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● Had a daughter named Dolores, whom he sometimes affectionately called with the Tagalog nickname
“Loleng” (Tomas 2008, 15; Guerrero 2008, 157).

Friendship Begins
● Upon learning that Blumentritt was studying the Tagalog language, Rizal being proud of his race, was
touched by the latter’s interest in his native culture. (Guerrero 2008, 158)

● Rizal initiated what has become a lifelong correspondence.

In his letter, Rizal said, "Esteemed Sir: Having heard that Your Lordship is studying our language and
that you have already published some works on the subject, I take the liberty of sending you a
valuable book written in that language by a countryman of mine" (Rizal to Blumentritt, 31 July 1886, in
National Historical Institute 1992, 1: 7).

● Blumentritt soon reciprocated with a gift of two books (Rizal to Blumentritt, 16 August 1886,
summarized in Ocampo 2011, 38).

● The two then continued to exchange letters about their scholarly endeavors. Books, manuscripts, maps
were gifted as well, one to the other.
With the letter, Rizal sent a book entitled Aritmetica (Arithmetic) and was published in two languages ---
Spanish and Tagalog --- by the University of Santo Tomas Press in 1868. The author was Rufino Baltazar
Hernandez, a native of Santa Cruz, Laguna. Rizal’s letter impressed Blumentritt, who reciprocated by
sending Rizal a gift of two books. It marked the beginning of their long and frequent correspondence, also
of their friendship that lasted all their lives. Blumentritt, became the best friend of Rizal.

First Meeting with Blumentritt

At 1:30 p.m. of May 13, 1887, the train, with Rizal and Viola on board, arrived at the railroad station of
Leitmeritz, Bohemia. Professor Blumentritt, who had received their wire, was at the station. He was
carrying a pencil sketch of Rizal which the latter had previously sent him, so that he could identify his
Filipino friend. He warmly received Rizal and Viola.
● For the first time, the two great scholars --- Rizal and Blumentritt --- who came to know each other
by letters, met in person. They greeted each other in fluent German. Blumentritt was a kind-hearted,
old Austrian professor. Upon seeing the talented Rizal for the first time, he immediately took him
into heart, loving him as a son (Zaide, 2011).

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● It is one of the fortunate accidents in life that a single letter to someone known only by reputation
can turn into a lifelong friendship. It is not often that a casual inquiry about a person’s research
grows into brotherly affection. But such was the case between our national hero Jose Rizal and
Ferdinand Blumentritt, the Austrian scholar and school teacher to whom Rizal first wrote in July
1886. Journalist John Nery traces the evolution of this friendship by noting the gradual changes in
the salutations that each used to address the other in the over 200 existing letters that they
exchanged during their ten-year correspondence.

● Nery notes that in their earliest letters, they addressed each other as “Esteemed Sir.” Five months
into the correspondence, they began their letters with “Esteemed Friend.” After Rizal’s visit with
Blumentritt in May 1887, they addressed each other with the more personal “Dear Friend,” and by
late 1889 until their correspondence ended with Rizal’s death in December 1896, they affectionately
addressed each other as “Dear Brother” (Nery 2011, 238-9).

2) Activity 3: Skill-building Activities (with answer key) (18 mins + 2 mins checking)

A. Relating to Rizal’s experience, answer the following questions:

It is said that there is always a first time and that is true to how you meet the one you consider as your BFF.
Describe the scenario when you first met your BFF.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

B. WANTED: BESTFRIEND

Instruction: If you were to design on fb page a “Wanted: Best Friend” poster listing attributes of what you are
looking for in friends, how would you like it to appear? Create your poster and make it appealing so it will
attract many applicants. Do not forget to include your contact details and incentives or awards as you see fit.

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1) Activity 4: What I Know Chart, part 2 (2 mins)

Go back to your activity 1 and review the questions. Then write your answers on the last column
based on what you’ve learned from today’s lesson

1) Activity 5: Check for Understanding (5 mins)

Rules on How To Be A Friend

Instructions: Write 10 rules inside each callouts on how to be a friend.

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A. LESSON WRAP-UP
1) Activity 6: Thinking about Learning (5 mins)
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A. Work Tracker
You are done with this session! Let’s track your progress. Shade the session number you just
completed.

B. Think about your Learning

“My Learning Tracker”. In this section, you are going to track your learning by accomplishing the
chart below. Write the learning targets, your scores, learning experience for the session and plan
for the next session.

Date Learning Target/Topic Scores Action Plan

What module # did you What contributed to the quality of your

What were your
What’s the do? What were the performance today? What will you do next
scores in the
date today? learning targets? What session to maintain your performance or
activities?
activities did you do? improve it?

FAQs
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1. Who is Ferdinand Blumentritt?

Answer: Ferdinand Blumentritt (10 September 1853, Prague – 20 September 1913, Litoměřice) was a
teacher, secondary school principal in Leitmeritz, lecturer, and author of articles and books in
the Philippines and its ethnography. He is well known in the Philippines for his close friendship with the
writer and Propagandist José Rizal, and the numerous correspondence between the two provide a vital
reference for Rizal historians and scholars, including his last letter from prison before the execution.

2. Cite one important contribution of Blumentritt in the fight for Philippine reforms during the time of Rizal.
Answer: Blumentritt was a significant contributor to the publication La Solidaridad, published by
Filipino expatriates from 1889 to 1895 as a voice for advocacy of political reforms in the Philippines.

KEY TO CORRECTIONS

● Answers will be checked using the rubrics provided below

For checking essay questions, teachers may use this rubric:

Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner

Features (4) (3) (2) (1)

Written in Written in an Writing has little Writing has no

extraordinary style interesting style style or voice; gives style; no new
Quality of Writing and voice; very and voice; some new information or
informative and somewhat information but voice, and very
well-organized informative and poorly organized poorly organized
organized

Grammar usage Virtually no few spelling, A number of So many spelling,

and Mechanics spelling, punctuation, or spelling, punctuation or
punctuation, or grammatical errors punctuation, or grammatical errors
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grammatical errors grammatical errors that interferes with

the meaning

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