Name: ___________________ Strand/Set: ______ Date: ________
Activity 1. As a student of history, reading a historical account is not simply like reading
novel or a comic book. A learner should also know how to distinguish which of those
sentences or paragraphs that make up the narrative are facts or opinions. Although a
historian attempts to present a history free from biases, it cannot be avoided the personal
opinions or interpretations of people, places, or events are integrated in a particular
historical account.
Below are excerpts from books and newspapers. Label each passage either as FACT
(F) or OPINION (O). If a passage combines fact and opinion, write (FO) and underline
that part of the passage that you think is an opinion or judgement.
________ 1. “His” [Apolinario Mabini] writings, his behavior throughout his life, short as it
was, demonstrated extraordinary moral integrity, intense and uncompromising
patriotism.” – Roxas-Lim (200)
________2. “Swimmer Miguel Molina finished fourth in the 400 – meter individual
medley…, while the men’s trap shooters missed the bronze by seven birds…” – Tempo
Sports News, Bancod, December 4, 2006
________3. “President Marcos, an unscrupulous politician, craftily planned KBL strategy
before, during, and after the elections, if need be to steal the results in his favor. No effort
was spared in the use of “guns, goons, and gold” to intimidate or entice voters to support
the Marcos-Tolentino ticket.’ – Zaide (1999)
________ 4. “anyone who has visited Jolo can immediately see that beyond the town
looms a dominating peak, Mt. Tumatangis, a place held sacred by the Tausugs as the
burial grounds of its sultans. The busy pier is called the “Chinese Pier”,” obviously used
in the early times by Chinese trading vessels.” – Patanne (1996)
_______ 5. “Yay Panlilio [was] a pre-war newspaperwoman. As early as April 1942, she
began serving as G-2 agent in Manila for the USAFFE headquarters. [A military citation
to her credit reads]: “Through her untiring efforts and selflessness…in
supplying…information concerning Japanese… activities… many American lives were
saved.” – Baclagon (1968)
Activity 2. Write true if the statement is true. Otherwise, write false in the space provided.
_______1. History is the study of the past.
_______2. Historical sources that were not written should not be used in
writing history.
_______3. The subject of historiography is history itself.
_______4. History has no use for the present, thus, the saying “past is
past” is true.
_______5. History is limited to the story of a hero versus a vilain.
_______6. Only primary sources may be used in writing history.
_______7. There are three types of sources: primary, secondary, and tertiary
sources.
_______8. External criticisms is done by examining the physical characteristics
of a source.
_______9. Internal criticisms is done by looking at a source’s quality
of paper and type of ink, among others. _______10. The historians are the only
source of history.
Activity 3. Make two Venn diagrams about external and internal criticism and primary
and secondary resources. See your course guide for deadline, instructions, and rubric
for scoring.
Below is the format of a Venn diagram.
Primary Secondary
sources Sources
External Internal
Criticism Criticism
Activity 4. Try to complete the information below using the set of words provided
in the box.
The Mununggul Jar was discovered in the early 1960’s in_______________,
Palawan. This burial jar features ____________ designs and is painted with _________
and ________. The lid of the jar features two human figures with arms crossed on the
chest representing the traditional practice of the corps riding a boat. This artifact signifies
the belief of the early Filipinos in the _____________.
The Mununggul Jar is a __________ of the Philippines. The jar was found in the chamber
of the _____________, one of the Mununggul caves in Palawan. The jar is found from
about ______ years before the present. It was found by _________ and ____________.
a. National Treasure b. Afterlife
c. Tabon Cave d. 2800
e. curvilinear f. Manunggul cave
g. Hematite h. Robert Fox
i. Iron j. Miguel Santiago
Using the table below compare and contrast the idea of the Marcelo H. del Pilar’s
Dasalan at tocsohan to the real Cathechism of the Catholic church. Use
keyphrases/words only.
Dasalan at Tocsohan Cathechism
Activity 5. True or False. Write true if the statement is true. Otherwise, write false in the
space provided.
______1. Historical interpretation is based on the historian’s judgment on how the past
should be seen.
______2. We make sense of the past through historical interpretation.
______3. Multiperspectivity is a quality of historical writing attributed to a variety of lenses
that may be used to view the past.
______4. There is only one account of the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines.
______5. The significance of the martyrdom of the GOMBURZA is questioned by
historians.
______6. The Cavite Mutiny is an event that led to the extinction of the GOMBURZA.
______7. The Cry of the Rebellion happened in present-day Quezon City.
______8. The site of the monument to the Heroes of 1896 was chosen because this is
the actual place where the Cry of the Rebellion happened.
Activity 6.
1. Discuss the teachings of the KKK. Point out some teachings that you find
useful and helpful in your daily life.
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2. Make a chart comparing the Reform Movement and the Katipunan.
Reform Movement Katipunan Movement
Nature
Aims
Methods
Result
Activity 7.
Construct a data chart showing the nature, extent, and implications of Filipino participation
in American colonialism in the Philippines.
Filipino Groups Nature of Extent of Implications
Participation Participation (Effects or
in American in American Consequences)
Colonialism Colonialism
1. The Elite
Filipinos
2. Cultural
Communities
(Indigenous
groups in
Mindanao and
Cordillera)
7-B. Tabulate the achievements of the Philippine Commonwealth according to aspects of
Filipino life as follows: social, cultural, economic and political.
of the Philippine
Aspects of Filipino Life Accomplishment
Commonwealth
Social
Cultural
Economic
Political
a. Based on the table above, which aspect(s) of Filipino life was greatly
advanced by the Philippine Commonwealth? Justify.
Activity 8. Construct a data chart. List down the developments or results of American
occupation in the Philippines under each aspect of Filipino life and indicate their positive
and negative implications (consequences or effects). Determine which sector(s) of
Filipino society were benefited most and which the least.
Aspect of Developments Implications Most Least
Filipino (Results of (Consequences Benefited Benefited
American or Effects) Sector(s) Sector(s)
Occupation)
Social
Cultural
Economic
Political
Activity 9. Tabulate the conditions of the Philippines during the Japanese rule in its social,
economic, cultural, and political aspects
Aspects of Filipino Facts (Conditions, Prevailing Problems)
Life
Social
Economic
Political
Cultural
Activity 10.
True or False. Write true if the statement is true. Otherwise, wrote false in the space
provided.
______1. The 1935 Commonwealth Constitution was a result of the
passage in the United States Congress of the Hare-Hawes Cutting Act.
______2. The Philippine Commonwealth was interrupted by the Cold
War.
______3. Before 1973, the constitution in effect in the Philippines was the 1935
Constitution.
______4. Landownership in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial
period was a great source of hatred and resentment among the Filipinos.
______5. The American period ushered in a great improvement in
landownership in the country.
______6. Agrarian reform under the dictator Ferdinand Marcos was a failure.
10-B. Answer the following questions on the spaces provided.
1. Why is a constitution considered as the “highest expression of the law”?
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2. How important is the Malolos Republic Constitution with regard to the ideas
and provisions that it introduced?
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3. the drafting of the Malolos Republic Constitution. In your opinion, why was
this issue controversial at that time?
Activity 11. Compare and contrast Philippine Constitutions and the Proposed Federal
Constitution. Follow the format and be guided on the rubric on your course guide.
Form of Ratifying/ Length of Distinctive
Government Promulgating Effectivity Features
Body
Biak-na
Bato
Constitution
Malolos
Republic
Constitution
1935
Constitution
1973
Constitution
1987
Constitution
Proposed
Federal
Constitution
Answer the following questions below.
1. Despite not having formal education, Macli-ing was considered as one of
the most influential people in the Cordillera. What are the lessons that the Great
Macli-ing left to the Cordilleran Generation?
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2. What are the political/social/environmental issues today that are
comparable to the story of Macli-ing Dulag and the government?
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3. What is the importance of land and heritage to the Cordilleran people?
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