Term Paper GE2 READINGS IN Philippine History

1. Read Chapter 3: One Past But Many Histories

2. Choose one lesson for your further research analysis.
3. Do Research and Perform Content and Context Analysis (Use the matrix in page 2)
a. Content Analysis
• Understand the historical information.
• Identify and describe the content of the narrative.
• 5 descriptions with number bullet
• Include reference (page & paragraph of the book) (see sample in
next page)

b. Contextual Analysis
• What are the factors that could have influenced the author in the
writing of the document. Identify 3
• What is relevance / contribution of the document in Philippine
history? Identify 3
• What is the author’s main argument? (1)
• What is your insight from the narrative? (1)
4. format
a. document size: 8.5x11
b. margin: 1inch all sides
c. font style: Verdana
d. font size: 10
e. single space

5. submission
a. soft copy – word file
b. for filename: Last Name-First Name-GE2-MIDTERMPAPER
(ex: Sison-Reynaldo-GE2-MIDTERMPAPER)
c. submission via google form
d. Date: March __, 2024
MIDTERM PAPER (RESEARCH & ANALYSIS)
GE 2 – READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

CONTENT AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE CRY OF PUGUAD LAWAIN

CONTENT ANALYSIS
Note: This section 1. Corazon Aquino’s speech was composed of countless
needs reference. references to her husband. (Pg. 2, par. 2, 3, 5, Pg. 4, par.
2)
2. In the first part of her speech, she acknowledged the
speaker, Senator Thurmond, and the distinguished member
of congress.
(Pg. 1, par. 4).
3. She detailed her husband’s struggles, how it affected their
family, and its impact on the nation. (Pg. 1, par. 4).
4. She also included in her speech the happenings during the
presidential elections in 1986, how the Filipinos united to go
against the Marcos’ regime. (Pg. 1, par. 4).

CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
The factors that 1. The situation of the country after Marcos’ administration.
could have 2. The country was left in an oppressed situation for more
influenced the than one decade.
author in the writing 3. She also expressed her plea of help to aid the Philippines
of the document. financially in its road to constitutional and economic
recovery.

The relevance / 1. It cemented the legitimacy of the EDSA government in the

contribution of the international arena.
document in 2. It traced back the first step of the country to restore the
Philippine history democracy that the Marcos government outlawed.
3. Her speech had a strong impact not just in the country but
also on the world's perception of women in power.
Author’s main 1. The author’s main arguments focused on the arguments
argument constitutional and economic recovery of the country after
the dictatorship of Marcos.

insight from the 1. It seemed that Aquino really trusted the America out of all
primary source the countries worldwide that was why she lodged an appeal
for help from the US Congress in the recovery and the
preservation of the Philippine democracy.

Submitted by:
REYNALDO E. SISON
BSIT 1-H