TOPICS FOR PEER TEACHING ACTIVITY

Topic1: GLOBAL MARKET AND THE RISE OF THE MESTIZO

Guides Questions

1. Who were the Sangleyes? How were they regarded by the colonial government?
2. What were the legal classifications created by the colonial government before the 19 th century
and how this changed during the 19 th century?
3. What brought the rise of the “ Mestizo” from 1750-1850?
4. How will you describe the Mestizo culture?
5. What were the important roles of the Mestizo in the 19 th century?

Topic 2: AGRARIAN RELATIONS AND FRIAR LANDS

1. What was the origin of the Friar lands? How these friar lands/monastic haciendas expand and
develop over time?
2. Describe the relations between the friar hacendero and landholding tenant-inquilino before the
19th century? How this two-tiered relation changed into a three-tiered (friar-inquilino-kasama)
social relations in the 19th century?
3. What were the issues/conflict related to the hacienda management before the 19 th century ( like
the revolt 1745?
4. Compare and contrast the Hacienda de Calamba and Hacienda of Negros in terms of:
Ownership, labor system, capital, issues/conflicts ( Use a Venn Diagram to illustrate this)

Topic 3: INTRACLERGY CONFLICT AND CREOLE NATIONALISM

1. Differentiate regular clergy from secular clergy in terms of composition and functions.
2. What were the historical factors leading to the conflict between between these two groups of
clergies
3. How this intra-clergy conflict heightened in the 19 th century?
4. What was the “Secularization Campaign” all about? What was the role of Fr. Pedro Pelaez and
Father Jose Burgos in this campaign?
5. What led to the Cavite Mutiny? Why were the GOMBURZA implicated in this mutiny?
6. How the GOMBURZA incident made an impact to the ilustardos like Jose Rizal?

TOPIC 4: JOSE RIZAL’S FAMILY AND EARLY EDUCATION

1. How did the following affect/ shape the young Jose’s political consciousness and personal
character?
1.1 Physical Environment of Calamba
1.2 Teodora Alonzo
1.3 Francisco Mercado
1.4 Paciano
2. Describe the system of education in the Philippines in the 19 th century as reflected in the
emphasis and methods of instruction in Ateneo and UST (Examine the subjects taken by Rizal
when he was a student at the Ateneo and UST)
3. How will you describe Jose Rizal’s academic performance in Ateneo and UST? What could have
affected Rizal’s performance (impressive and not impressive performance)

TOPIC 5: FILIPINONESS AND THE EMERGENT POLITICS ( First Journey to Europe)

1. What was Rizal’s reason/s or motivation for leaving the Philippines in 1882?
2. What was the political and intellectual atmosphere of Spain when young Filipino students
arrived there? ( including Jose Rizal)
3. Who were the early Filipino students that made a remarkable achievement in Spain before
Rizal came? How did they influence Jose Rizal?
4. What was the main agenda/motivation of the early political and literary activities of the
Filipinos in Spain from 1882-1887? Why?
5. What was the political message of Jose Rizal’s toasting speech? Why did he received a warning
from Paciano not to return to the Philippines?

TOPIC 6: NOLI ME TANGERE 1 ( Content Analysis)

1. How did Jose Rizal represent the racial strata and ethnicity of the 19 th century Philippines? Did it
really reflect the real conditions in his time? Why or why not?
2. How did Rizal use the terms “ Filipino and nacion” in this novel? To whom do these terms
represent?
3. What are not represented/ absent in Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere ? Why?
4. Why Jose Rizal used Tagalog terms in the Noli? Among the characters who uses the most
number of Tagalog? Why Elias among the characters in the novel never speaks Tagalog?

TOPIC 7: NOLI ME TANGERE 2

1. Why Jose Rizal’s hero in the Noli Me Tangere is a Creole like C. Ibarra and not an Indio like Elias?
2. Who between Ibarra and Elias embodies the ideals of nationalism and patriotism? How this
ideals are demonstrated in the story? Cite specific scene or chapter from the novel.
3. How did Rizal portray the social relations between an Indio and a Creole?
4. What political message can you deduce from Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere? ( Read the chapters on
Crisostomo Ibarra and Elias.
Group Members Assigned Topic Date of Presentation
Badinas, Andrea Topic 1: GLOBAL MARKET AND THE October 1,2020
Masbang. Faith Hannah RISE OF THE MESTIZO
Seneriches, Dionne Arae

Diaz, Diana Ara Topic 2: AGRARIAN RELATIONS October 6, 2020

Gicale, Kristhel Jane AND FRIAR LANDS
Lim, Jude Gabriel
Sabusay, Benmar

Descartin, Shena Marie Topic 3: INTRACLERGY CONFLICT October 8,2020

Vizcarra, Gabrielle AND CREOLE NATIONALISM
Salazar, Hyacinth

Azarraga, Dezar TOPIC 4: JOSE RIZAL’S FAMILY October 13,2020

Honrado, Love Soringa, AND EARLY EDUCATION
Candid
Yncierto, Angelie

Alinsonorin, Jenne Lee TOPIC 5: FILIPINONESS AND October 15,2020

Aro, Rainier Gerald THE EMERGENT POLITICS
de Guzman, Ma. Victorina ( First Journey to Europe)

Origines, Dan Jared TOPIC 6: NOLI ME TANGERE 1 October 20,2020

Sual, Patrick ( Content Analysis)
Sumalinog, John Francis

Arquilos, Phillene Tara TOPIC 7: NOLI ME TANGERE 2 October 20,2020

Baguio, John Davis
Co, Ashley Ryle
Sumbi, Jocelyn Faith
Uy, Mae Ritchiell