TASK SHEET #02

Analyzing Primary Sources

Intructions: Read the full transcript of the undelivered Arrival Speech of Senator
Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and answer the following questions. The speech can be assessed at
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/631394/undelivered-speech-of-senator-benigno-s-aquino-jr
I. First impressions
A. What are your first impressions about the undelivered speech?
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B. What kind of document is it (letter, ad, newspaper, etc.?
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II. Looking more closely
A. Make a list of unusual or unfamiliar words or phrases you encountered while reading
the speech.
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B. Is there a specific date on the speech? If so, when is it? If there is none, are there clues
that might indicate when it was written?
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C. Is there an indicated location? Where is it?
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D. Who authored the document? Why did you say so?
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E. To whom was the written document addressed? How did you know?
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F. What is the purpose of the document? What made you think so?
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III. Thinking further

A. What do you think is the most important information that the author of the document
was conveying? Why?
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B. Does the document convey a certain tone? What is it?
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C. What does it imply?
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D. What is the point of view of the author? Is it objective? Why?
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E. What is the relationship between the writer and the audience? Explain.
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IV. Drawing Conclusions

Integrate your background knowledge of the context of the speech with the content of
the speech. What conclusions can you draw about the historical period when the speech
was written?
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