GED0107 READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1

Flores, Ma. Tisha Antonette B. Score:

Sec 7 FA 1 : History Primer
Feb 9, 2023 Facillitator: Paul Anthony L. Tecson

1. What is history? How and why should we study it?

We explore the past through history. Its mission is to enable us to have access to a site where we may
review earlier events, analyze them, and report what transpired. To comprehend the present and know
what to do in the future, we study history. The source from the past, such as images and films, is the
means by which an argument from the past is made. We research the event to learn from it, incorporate
lessons like values, and obtain a sense of the approaches and solutions we may take to make better
decisions. The history highlights significant occurrences and data that will affect both our generation and
the one that follows. By putting our historical knowledge to use, we can better comprehend our society
and ourselves. We needed to educate ourselves so that we could understand how society is being handled
by the government. The history also aids in our interest discovery and intellectual growth. We can draw
ideas and inspiration from medical history to develop new and improved cancer and disease treatments.
Technology history can also inspire people to create new innovations that will benefit the entire planet.
We learn about various religions and cultures via history, which broadens our viewpoint. Likewise,
respect and understanding for others

2. Differentiate primary and secondary sources.

We can access it when we analyze the data or do the historical research, we wanted to do in order to look
back and learn from the raw evidence of the past. In this video, students and researchers analyze and
comprehend historical events. Without textual and visual presentations like movies, television, books, and
classes, we won't be able to comprehend the past. We humans are the creators of the fundamental sources.
Shakespeare, for instance, wrote plays, sonnets, letters, tax returns, paintings, and many other things. It
provides us with evidence. The secondary sources were developed after the events of the past. For
instance, our professors, motion pictures, television programs, Wikipedia, journals, and many more. It has
a favorable and knowledgeable comment from the past.

3. Differentiate internal and external criticism

It is where the source verifies its legitimacy to ensure the information's quality, authenticity, and
dependability. Both internal and external criticism should be included in the material gathered. While the
credibility of the evidence is established by internal critique, the authenticity of the evidence should be
determined by external examination. The external criticism is the process by which historians evaluate the
reliability of a source to determine whether we can trust the information and use it as a factual reference.
Originality and correctness are required during the external criticism process. Internal Criticism is used to
determine whether a source is trustworthy by examining the veracity of the information provided and
determining whether it is plausible. Examples show that the writers lack sufficient knowledge of the
situation as it relates to the source, which necessitates a scientific analysis of the data's applicability. We
must evaluate the statement and determine the author's purpose in writing it in order to engage in internal
critique. Once we do this, we will see that the statement has deeper significance. Without source critique,
readers and viewers run the risk of being misinformed, which could cause them to draw the wrong
conclusions and make poor judgments as a result of the inaccurate data.

4. If you were to talk about the historical events with your peers, how would you do it? Give
three concrete examples and give a brief explanation.

If I had to discuss historical events with my peers, I would decide which generation I wanted to talk to
first. because it is challenging to converse with people of various status. If I first researched the person I
would be speaking with, it would be much simpler. I wanted to discuss historical events with them in a
way that was visually appealing to them. For instance, I may take them to historical landmarks and talk to
them there about the event's background, plot, and key details so they would have a thorough
understanding. The second is that I can look up pertinent and comprehensive material to share with them
and provide proof and evidence. Additionally, I would research it so I would know what to talk about. In
order for them to truly get how it feels, I also wanted to make them experience what transpired throughout
the incidents. In order for my classmates to understand what it would be like to leave in the same house as
Jose Rizal, for instance, I would allow them to try staying there (Rizal Shrine in Calamba). Although it
wouldn't be exactly the same, it would make them realize something and help them learn something new.