CHAPTER 4 ACTIVITY Teaching and Learning Activities

The students will answer the following study guides for their Reflection Paper.

TOPIC 1- A STUDENT AT THE ATENEO (1872-1877)

A.

How was Jose Rizal able to enrol at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila?

B.

Describe the physical characteristics of Rizal at that time?

C.

What was the system of education given by the Jesuits?

D.

Was Rizal already a perfect student when it comes to his studies?

Explain your answer.

TOPIC 2- THE UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS (1877- 1882)

A.

Why did Rizal’s mother opposes his desire to study for a higher education?
B.

What prompted Rizal to study medicine? Did he take it seriously?

C.

How did Rizal show his talent in literary works?

D.

Why was Rizal unhappy at UST? Explain your answer.

TOPIC 3- IN SPAIN 1882-1885

A.

What is the secret mission of Rizal in going to Spain? Is this mission important?

Justify your answer.

B.

What organizations did Rizal join in Spain?

C.

Identify the accomplishments of Rizal in Spain. How was he able to accomplish it?
Explain your answer?

D.

Did Rizal excelled and finished his studies? Justify your answer?

TOPIC 4- CONTINUED STAY IN EUROPE 1885-1887

A.

What are the places that he visited in Europe? What were his impressions about

These cities and what did he learned about their culture? What did he accomplished in

Visiting these cities?

B.

How does Rizal spend his free time in Europe? Are these other activities

Important? Justify your answer.

C.

Make a comparison of the customs of Filipino women and German women during

The time of Rizal. What have you learned? Explain your answer.

TOPIC 5- FIRST RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES 1887-1888

 A.

What were the reasons of Rizal returning to the Philippines? Did he accomplished

His agenda? Explain your answer?

B.

What are the controversies about his novel Noli Me Tangere? Did these affect his

Stay in the Philippines? Justify your answer.

C.

Why did he fail to see Leonor Rivera? Explain your answer.

TOPIC 6- TRAVELS IN ASIA (HONG KONG, MACAU AND JAPAN) AND THE U.S.

A.

What are the places that he visited in Asia? What were his impressions about these

Cities and what did he learned about their culture?

B.

What did he accomplished in visiting these cities?

TOPIC 7- REFORMIST WORKS IN EUROPE (1889-1891)

A.

What are two the greatest achievement of Rizal when he went back to Europe?

Explain its importance to the lives of the Filipino people.

B.

What are the goals of La Solidaridad? What are the contributions of Rizal to this

Organization?

C.

What are the misfortunes of Rizal when he was in Madrid? How these did affected

Him?

C.

What is the importance of the Propaganda Movement? What are the

Accomplishments of this movement? Was it successful? Explain your answer.

E.

Explain the Rizal- Del Pilar rivalry. Do you agree with the decision of Rizal not to
Accept the appointment as president and retire from the propaganda movement? Explain

Your answer.

F.

Was Rizal able to accomplish his secret mission in Europe? Justify your answer.

TOPIC 8- BACK IN HONGKONG

A.

Explain the reasons why Rizal leave Europe and went to Hong Kong?

B.

What is the Borneo Colonization Project? What is the goal of this project?

C.

Why did Rizal wanted to go back to the Philippines? Explain your answer.

TOPIC 9 –

A. Describe the personality of the women that Rizal had relations with?

B. Among the women that Rizal had relations with, who do you think deserves his
Love? Why?

C. Explain the reasons why Rizal’s relationship with these women were not

Successful?

CHAPTER 5 ACTIVITY.

FILM VIEWING.

Option 1: Jose Rizal, GMA Films, directed by Marilou Diaz Abaya

Option 2: Rizal sa Dapitan by Tikoy Aguiluz

Make Reflection paper about the film. Guide questions:

1. Describe the life of Rizal as represented in the film.

2. Based on your reading and class discussion, what can you say about the film’s

Representation of Jose Rizal?

3. What is the main question that the film seeks to answer?

4. What is your own reflection based on the film and your own understanding?
5. Describe Rizal’s life in Fort Santiago upon arrival in Spain.

6. Discuss some proof implicating Rizal to the insurrection.

7. Discuss Jose Rizal’s retraction on his Catholic faith. Prove your answer