Course Code: HIS 007

Student Activity Sheets Lesson #16

(Day 20)

Name:__________________________________________ Class number: _________________

Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________ Date: _________________________

Lesson Title: Meeting Modern Day Rizals- Materials:

Efren Penaflorida: The Kariton Klasrum and
PEN PC modules
Alex Cruz: UP Summa Cum Laude and
Valedictorian 2014 References:
Learning Targets: https://www.rappler.com/brandr
ap/advocacies/146793-national-
At the end of this lesson, I should be able to: hero-definition-philippines
1. know modern day Rizal.
2. discover one’s hero potentials.

Productivity Tip:
Create a designated work space – that is not your bed. This is essential in making sure you get the tasks
done. If you’re planning on doing something school related, get out of bed and sit at a desk or the kitchen
table — really anywhere that isn’t your bed. Getting dressed for the day like you would if you weren’t stuck at
home is a great way to get yourself into a productive mindset.

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW
1) Introduction (2 mins)
Good day! Please have your worksheets ready. Browse it and check the pages. Before we begin with
our next topic, answer this review question below.

1. Give five (5) characteristics of modern day Filipino heroes. Write your answer in the box below.

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Name:__________________________________________ Class number: _________________

Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________ Date: _________________________

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

Answer the questions in the chart below. Fill the What I Know column with your answers and leave the
third column blank first.

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

Can you identify them?
1. He is known for his “Kariton
Klasrum” who reached out to a
significant number of street
children.
2. He graduated summa cum
laude from UP in2014 and he
proved that poverty is not a
hindrance to success.
3. He said that “collectively, we
are the change that this world
needs to be”

B.MAIN LESSON
1) Activity 2: Content Notes (13 mins)

Modern Rizals of the Day

Efren Penaflorida?

Efren Peñaflorida is a teacher and a social worker here in the

Philippines. He has just been recognized as the “CNN Hero of
the Year” for 2009 because of his advocacy of educating street
children and out-of-school youth through his “kariton
classrooms”.

Alexander John Cruz?

For Alexander John Cruz, summa cum laude and valedictorian

of the University of the Philippines’ chemical engineering class
of 2014, poverty is not a hindrance to succeed in life.

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Poverty not a hindrance to UP Summa cum laude's success

MANILA – For Alexander John Cruz, summa cum laude and valedictorian of the University of the Philippines’
chemical engineering class of 2014, poverty is not a hindrance to succeed in life. Cruz made the statement as
he shared his story in an interview on “Umagang Kay Ganda”.
Born and raised in Nueva Ecija, Cruz said he initially planned on continuing his studies in the province
because his family cannot afford to send him to a university in Metro Manila.
But because he has been doing well in high school – he graduated valedictorian – Cruz was offered a
DOST scholarship for free. “Sa totoo lang po, hindi po ako dapat mag-aaral sa Metro Manila… Dapat po sa
Nueva Ecija kasi po wala po kaming sapat na pera para mag-aral po ako sa Metro Manila,” he said. “Kaso
noong nagkaroon po ako ng scholarship sa DOST, nabigyan po ako ng opportunity para mag-aral sa UP ng
free tuition fee. Tapos meron pong monthly stipend,” he added.Cruz’ mother, aunts and cousins strived to fill
the role left by his father, which he never knew.

This and the daily struggle of poverty were among the many problems Cruz had to go through as a
student. “Inspirasyon ko po talaga sa pag-aaral ang family ko sa probinsiya. Kasi unlike po sa ibang mga bata
na parang nasa kanila na ang lahat, mag-aaral na lang sila, ako po marami pong mga challenges sa buhay
kagaya po ng kakulangan sa pera. Tapos po ‘yung mga challenges sa family ko, so ‘yun po talaga ang naging
drive ko para magpursige,” Cruz explained.Feeling “overwhelmed” and “fulfilled” that he was able to finish at
the top of his class in college, Cruz said he hopes to give back to the community by being part of the academe.
“Una, gusto ko pong magkaroon ng isang stable job dito sa Pilipinas. At saka po sa dulo, gusto ko pong
mag-give back sa bansa by being a professor in UP, bumalik sa academe para mag-inspire ng mga kabataan
kasi hindi naman po kasi talaga hadlang ‘yung kahirapan,” he said.
“Yung sa mga kabataan na sinasabi nila na hindi nila kaya ‘yung pag-aaral sa Manila, ‘yung mga
mahihirap na lessons sa school, pagka po nag-pursige lang po sila, for sure magtatagumpay sila sa kanilang
mga endeavors,” he ended.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/04/24/14/poverty-not-hindrance-summa-cum-laudes-success

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Efren Penaflorida: The Kariton Klasrum

Born to a poor family, Efren experienced living in a

barong-barong near a city dumpsite. He took the
challenge to overcome poverty, realizing the importance
of basic education and the advantage of just being able
to read. He used his resources and the best of his
abilities to reach 1,500 kids. It is truly amazing.

“Each person has a hidden hero within; you just have to

look inside you and search it in your heart, and be the
hero to the next one in need.” I look around me and see
ordinary heroes in ordinary street clothes, helping an
elderly woman carry her stuff, returning extra change to
the cashier, treating the waiters and security guards with
respect.
In the end, we all don’t have to have superpowers or be
dead to be considered heroes. Every little right thing we
do that contributes to the betterment of our country and
our fellow Filipinos is heroic. Despite the bad news that we see and read about every day, we can still be each
other’s heroes and make a difference in the lives of those around us.

“So to each and every person inside this theater and for those who are watching at home, the hero in you is
waiting to be unleashed. Serve, serve well, serve others above yourself and be happy to serve. As I always tell
to my co-volunteers … you are the change that you dream, as I am the change that I dream, and collectively
we are the change that this world needs to be,” proudly stated Efren Peñaflorida in his CNN Hero of the Year
acceptance speech.

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/2009/12/09/what-makes-a-filipino-hero/. Accessed on May 10, 2013.

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/2009/11/27/be-a-filipino-hero/. Accessed on May 10, 2013.

1) Activity 3: Skill-building Activities (with answer key) (18 mins + 2 mins checking)
Answer the following:
A. Do you really believe that poverty is not a hindrance to success? Why? Cite a specific example to prove
your answer.
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B. In 8-10 sentences, write an essay about the topic “A Hero Within Me”

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

Go back to your activity 1 and accomplish your chart by answering the last column What I Learned

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

Choose from the following symbols and encircle the one that represents your view of today’s lesson.

Today’s session was:

Explain in 2 sentences.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

C. LESSON WRAP-UP

1) Activity 6: Thinking about Learning (5 mins)

A. Work Tracker
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?

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Name:__________________________________________ Class number: _________________

Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________ Date: _________________________

FAQs

1. What is meant by this quote?:

“We are too poor to afford education. But until we have education, we will always be poor”

Possible answer: The quote implies the importance of education. Educating people enables a country to
innovate and moves upward in terms of socio-economic development.

2. Rizal said “Bukas, magiging mamamayan tayo ng Pilipinas, kung saan ang kapalaran niya’y magiging
maganda sapagkat nasa mapagkalinga siyang mga kamay.” How do you interpret it?

Possible answer: The passage from Rizal signifies a positive view of his country’s future. He has high hopes
for the Philippines to have responsible leaders who are mindful of every citizen’s welfare.

KEY TO CORRECTIONS

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
Quality of Writing extraordinary style interesting style style or voice; gives style; no new
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
grammatical errors grammatical errors that interferes with
the meaning

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