Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

College of Social Sciences and Development

Rosalito G. Amosco Jr HIST 1023

Course Instructor Buhay, Mga Gawain at Sinulat ni RIzal
0935-150-5120 Summer Sem AY 2016-2017
rgamoscojr@pup.edu.ph

I. Course Description:
The student should be able to locate intersections between two lives, that of Rizal and the
nation, thus his biography is only a subset of Philippine history. The course therefore is only a means to
an end and not an end in itself, the greater end is the instilling of nationalism and sense of heroism. The
life of Jose Rizal becomes an entry point for the student to critically understand the formation of identity
of the Filipinos.

II. Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Define heroism and nationalism in the context of Filipino experience;
2. Identify the highlights of Rizals biography;
3. Summarize the major writings of Rizal;
4. Analyze Rizals life within the 19th century Philippines;
5. Differentiate Rizal the person from Rizal the hero;
6. Evaluate the importance of Rizals contribution to nation-building; and
7. Assess the significance of symbols in strengthening national solidarity and sense of
community.

III. Course Methodology:

A variety of teaching methods will be employed. The lecturer gives the broad outline of a
particular topic and then the students with their recitation faculty interact in a dialogical manner
through concept mapping, debates, writing of essays, critiquing of films and other historical sources and
reading of actual works of Jose Rizal. Through these activities, the students hopefully will realize their
role in the project of nation-building.

IV. Course Outline:

Session 1: Course Introduction
Getting-to-Know Activity
Expectations Check Lecture-discussion
Course Overview
A. HEROISM AND NATIONALISM IN THE PHILIPPINE SETTING
Session 2: Bayani vs Hero
Ang Bayani sa konseptong Pilipino Lecture-Discussion
Hero of the West
Session 3: Veneration towards Rizal Group Activity:
Look back on RA 1425 Debate (Is Rizal a
Understanding Constantinos Veneration without Understanding Bayani or Hero?)
B. REVIEW OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY PHILIPPINES: 1801 TO 1900
Session 4: World Events and its Effect to the Philippines
The Great Revolutions
i) Industrial Revolution Lecture-Discussion
ii) French Revolution Quiz
iii) American Revolution
Advent of Printing Press
Opening of the Philippines to World Trade
Session 5: 19th Century Philippines: Issues and Context
Economic Policies in the Colony
I. Land Tenure and Encomienda
II. Polo y Servicios Lecture-Discussion
III. Taxation Group Activity: The
Catholic Church and the Filipinos Year I Was Born
I. Secularization
II. Frailocracy
Revolution and Independence
I. Nation vs Bayan
II. Ilustrados Propaganda Movement 1872-1892
III. Anak ng Bayans Katipunan
C. THE STUDY OF RIZAL AS AN INDIVIDUAL
Session 6: Rizals Life
Early Years from 1861 to 1886: poems, plays, diaries and autobiograpy
The Publication of Noli Me Tangere in 1887 Lecture-Discussion
The Calamba Land Problem, 1888 and beyond Quiz
Historical Research on Pre-colonial Past Activity: Map Making
The Publication of El Filibusterismo in 1891 (Locating Rizals
Homecoming and the Establishment of La Liga Filipina, 1892 Travels in the
Romantic Rizal and His Love Philippines and
Exile in Dapitan, 1892-1896 Overseas)
Trial, Execution and Martyrdom, December 1896
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
D. THE STUDY OF RIZAL AS A KNOWLEDGE PRODUCER
Session 7: Rizals Work and Ideas
Rizal as Proponent of Philippine Studies
I. Geography, History and Politics Lecture-Discussion
II. Cultural Communities Group Activity:
Rizal on Social Change Debate (Ibarra vs
I. Reform or Revolution? Elias)
II. Nation Building and Identity Quiz
Rizal on Morality and Ethics
I. Religion
II. Church-State Relations
 Rizal's Views on Gender and Development
I. Ideas on Women and Sexuality
Rizal on Science and Technology
I. Education
II. Medical, Scientific and Engineering Works
Session 8: Rizal as Social Memory
Rizal as the Honorary President of the Katipunan Group Activity:
Proclamation of Rizal Day Mini-Skit/ Play: Rizal
Rizal's Monuments Travelled in Future
Images of Rizal in the Diaspora of Filipinos Lecture-Discussion
Perspective of the World towards Rizal Quiz
Rizal on Popular Culture
Session 11: Integration and Course Synthesis
FINAL EXAMINATION

V. Requirements and Computation of Grade

TERM GRADE SIS GRADE:

QUIZ (30%)
PARTICIPATION (30%)
TERM EXAMS (100%) MTG + FTG
PROJECT (30%)
ATTENDANCE (10%)
2
= (TE+QUIZ+PARTIPATION+PROJECT+ATT) / 2