Readings in
Philippine
History
(GEC 105)
History as a discipline
using various
perspectives?
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Learning in the new normal environment
Learning in the new normal environment
Welcome to the new normal
Hi Im Phyllis Marie Teanco
and I will be handling this
course for the entire term.
Course description
The course analyzes Philippine History from multiple
perspectives through the lens from various disciplines and of
different genres. Students are given opportunities to analyze
the author’s background and main arguments, compare
different points of view, identify biases and examine the
evidence presented in the document. Through a chronological-
thematic-conceptual perspective, it examines the shaping,
continuing change of the political, economic and cultural
aspect of society of the different historical timelines of the
nation’s history.
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Delivery of Instruction
Asynchronous (remotely supervised)
Synchronous
Learning Culminating Outcome (Praxis)
LCO1 Develop analytical thinking of our history as a nation from pre-colonial
To contemporary period from different perspectives and disciplines
using selected primary sources.
LCO2 Apply the knowledge and skills using historical methods in evaluating
And proposing solutions of our societal problems that have
implications as a nation in the contemporary Philippines.
Final course output
As evidence of attaining the above learning learning outcomes, the
student is required to do and submit the following output at the indicated
date of the term:
LCO1- Analytical and reflective essays on the factors that shaped our
nation in terms of political, economics and socio-cultural of the different
eras of Philippine history through a multiple lens using selected primary
sources .
LCO2- Formulation of contemporary problems that you would want to
research and submit the following:
a. Concept note
b. Script for the final requirement
c. Portfolio of documents to be used in the case study
d. Case study (e.g. documentary film, short films, magazines, vlog,
website etc. on the issues of the society using historical
knowledge
week Topic Learning outcome Required output
At the end of this module you are
able to:
1 Module 1 LCO1 Critique on the importance of LCO1:
history a discipline using various Critical Essay: The importance of the discipline
The study of history using the perspectives in analyzing the societal
and interdisciplinary approaches in analyzing
historical and interdisciplinary issues from the past to the
contemporary
the societal issues from the past to the
perspectives
contemporary period
LCO 2 Develop a concept
note/background issue Venn Diagram
Graphic tree organizer
Autobiography
LCO2: 1. Prepare topic for case study for the final
requirement;
2) Write a concept note
2 Module 2 LCO-1 Assess on the LCO-1 Reflective Essay
The foundation of a nation importance in knowing about
the early civilization as a Cause and effect
foundation in analyzing and
assessing the country today
KWHL chart
LCO-2 Formulate a script for
Cause and effect flow chart
the final requirement
Graphic organizer
infographics
LCO2: first draft of the script for the final
requirement using the skills and knowledge of
the early civilization
week Topic Learning outcome Required output
At the end of this module you are able to:
3 Module 3 LCO-1 .Write an argumentative LCO1: Essay/position paper on the issue: “The
essay/position paper on colonialism ___________ colonialism has the most devastating
The birth of a nation in the face of imperialism and nationalism effect to our society;
colonialism: Spanish, American and (2) Personal/Critical Essay:
Japanese periods (1565-1945) I(3) infographics
LO-2 Create storyboard based on
the script submitted LCO2. Revised storyboards and scripts
2 Module 4 LCO-1 Evaluate the political, LCO-1 Critical and reflective essays
economic and socio-political
Challenges and issues after Philippine Matrix
issues/problems and its solution of
Independence : 1946 to present the different presidents
LO-2 Finalize the script for LCO-2 storyboard for digital magazine,
presentation and comments by the videos, infographics,
class/peers
They must be uploaded in the social media
You can choose your platform
week Module Teaching learning activities Learning resources
1st
(3 hrs)
1 Online (MOLE) Syllabus
a. Defining and Recontextualization: building Learning guide
online learning communities
b. Self-introduction (GTKY)
Discussion
c. Netiquette (Rules of Engagement)
d. The study of history Powerpoint presentation
Guided discussion
1. What is history and the meaning of history References; Google drive
2. Historiography Louis Gottschalk, Understanding History: A primer of historical
method.
3. Why study history
Offline Activities John Tosh, The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New
1. Critical essay to be submitted in the MOLE classroom Directions in the Study of Modern History. (6th ed., 2015).
Tingnan ang “Using the Sources,” pp. 141-171.
Martha Howell and Walter Prevenier, From Reliable Source:An
Introduction to Historical Methods.
T.D. Paxson, “Modes of interaction between disciplines.” The
Journal of General Education, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 79–94.
Marilyn Stember, “Advancing the Social Sciences Through the
Interdisciplinary Enterprise” The Social Science Journal, Vol.
28, No. 1, pp. 1-14.
Allen F. Repko, Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory (Los
Angeles: Sage, 2008, pp. 3-26, 38-48)
week Module Teaching learning activities Learning resources
1st 1 Syllabus
(3 hrs) Offline activities:
Learning guide
2. Write critical Essay: “The importance of the discipline
and interdisciplinary approaches in analyzing the
societal issues from the past to the contemporary”
Discussion
3. Compare and contrast organizer”/Venn diagram
PowerPoint presentation
history with other disciplines
Answer graphic tree organizer of the different problems
References; Google drive
of our society in relation to nationhood Louis Gottschalk, Understanding History: A primer of historical
4. Answer graphic tree organizer of the different method.
problems of our society in relation to nationhood
John Tosh, The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New
5. Write an autobiography using various disciplines Directions in the Study of Modern History. (6th ed., 2015).
Tingnan ang “Using the Sources,” pp. 141-171.
Martha Howell and Walter Prevenier, From Reliable Source:An
Introduction to Historical Methods.
T.D. Paxson, “Modes of interaction between disciplines.” The
Journal of General Education, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 79–94.
Marilyn Stember, “Advancing the Social Sciences Through the
Interdisciplinary Enterprise” The Social Science Journal, Vol.
28, No. 1, pp. 1-14.
Allen F. Repko, Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory (Los
Angeles: Sage, 2008, pp. 3-26, 38-48)
week Module Teaching learning activities Learning resources
2nd 2 Online (MOLE) Guided discussion Batis Primary sources:
(3 hrs)
1. Jose Rizal, Historical Events of the Philippine islands by Antonio
1. Why is it important to know about the early civilization as a de Morga, Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission, 1962 Chapter
8)
foundation in analyzing and assessing our country’s issues
2. William Henry Scott: the Code that never was
today?
3. Chau Ju Kua, Chu-fan-Chi (A Description of the Barbarous People),
2. How can you use your knowledge about the early 1225
civilization using the historical and interdisciplinary [Link] Ta-yuan, Tao-I-chih-lio (Descriptions of the Barbarians of the
perspectives in analyzing and recommending solutions of Isles(, 1349
our problems and issues which have national implications [Link], Nicholas, Readings in Philippine History
today? [Link] Jar
7. Boxer Codex
3rd week
Read: Offline
(1) Code of Kalantiaw Watch Amaya
(2) Tabon Man
(3) Chinese document [Link]
[Link]
Watch: episode 1 and 2 of Amaya, GMA 7
Submit a reflective essay in not less than 100 words
week Module Teaching learning activities Learning resources
2nd
Activities offline:
1
(3 hrs)
1) Answer the fact-storming web/KWL Chart about you knew,
what to know and what you have learned about the pre-
colonial Philippines
2) Make a cause-and-effect flowchart of the role of the
agricultural economy and maritime trade in the formation of
early society
3) Make a Graphic organizer on the Contribution and
importance of early civilization in the nationhood;
4) Make infographics about your topic chosen
week Module Teaching learning activities Learning resources
4th to 6th 3 Primary sources
Online activities :
(9 hrs) 1. Jacinto, Emilio. Kartilla ng Katipunan & Liwanag at Dilim
(1) contextualizing and examining primary sources 2. Aguinaldo, Emilio. Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan
(2) discussion of the primary sources, Rianzares Bautista, Ambrosio. Declaration of Philippine
(3) Examining political cartoons Independence (June 12, 1898)
(3) Write a reflective essay 1. McKinley, William. Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation
2. Testimony of Charles S. Riley, US Senate, Hearings before
(4) drafting of the script for the final requirement
the Committee on the Philippines, 57th Congress, 1st
Session, 1902 (Water Cure)
1. Contemporary Political memes about our country’s 3. McCoy, Alfred and Alfredo Roces. Philippine Cartoons:
issues and compare it the political cartoons during the Political Caricature of the American Era, 1900-41
4. U.S. Congress, Tydings-McDuffie Act (1934)
Spanish and American period
Quezon, Manuel. Inaugural Address of Manuel L.
Quezon as President of the US
1. Laurel, Jose P., War Memoirs
2. Claro M. Recto, Three Years of Enemy Occupation
Watch the movies “Heneral Luna”, “Goyo” and “Oro, Plata,
3. Roxas, Manuel. Independence Day Address (July 4, 1946)
Mata.” 4. Jose, Ricardo and Lydia Jose. Japanese Occupation of the
Philippines: A Pictorial History.
5. Kintanar, Thelma et al. Kwentong Bayan: Noong Panahon
ng Hapon (Everyday Life in a Time of War).
6. Taruc Luis, “Struggles of the 1930s” in The Philippines
Reader: A History of Colonialism, Neo-colonialism,
Dictatorship and Resistance eds. Daniel Schirmer and
Stephen Shalom, pp. 62-66.
13 US State Department. “The Hukbalahaps” in The Philippines
Reader: A History of Colonialism, Neo-colonialism,
Dictatorship and Resistance eds. Daniel Schirmer and
Stephen Shalom, pp. 70-77.
week Module Teaching learning activities Learning resources
7th and 8th 4 Online activities: Primary sources
(6 hrs)
1. Read and examine primary sources on the political, economic,
and socio-cultural aspects of the Philippines
1. 1973, 1986 and 1987 Constitutions
2. MBA, MAA, MLSA, MDT, VFA, EDCA
2. Come up with a matrix of the problems, programs and effects of
the policies of the different presidents 3. Proclamation 1081
Matrix to be answered :
Economic Conditions
a. Political, economic and socio-cultural problems. 1. Bell Trade Act
2. Laurel-Langley
b. Programs and platforms of the different presidents
3. Filipino First Policy
4. Magna Carta for Economic Freedom and Social
c. Results and effects of the programs and policies
Justice
Critical Paper/Essay (Individual) 5. (Mga batas ukol sa repormang agraryo at mga
reaksyon sa mga batas)
“What should be the criteria to be a President of the Philippines?”
3. Report to the class of the output of #2 Socio-cultural aspect
4. Peer review of the output 1. RA 7356 NCCA
Offline activities 2. RA 10066 Cultural Heritage Law
Watch “Batas Militar” and Make a reflective essay on the the Martial Law 3. Proclamation No. 1001 (April 2, 1972) National
years Artist Awards
4. RA 4846 Cultural Properties Preservation and
Protection Act
Suggested Readings
Agoncillo, Teodoro. 1956. The Revolt of the Masses: The story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan. Quezon City: University of the Philippines
Press.
Agoncillo, Teodoro. 2001. The Fateful Years: Japan's adventure in the Philippines, 1941-1945. Quezon City: University of the Philippines
Press.
Agoncillo, Teodoro. 2012. History of the Filipino People. 8th edition. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc.
Aguinaldo, Emilio. 1964. Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan. Manila: C.A. Suntay.
Alvarez, Santiago. 1998. Katipunan and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General. Lungsod Quezon: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Blair, Emma Helen and James Alexander Robertson. 1961. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898. Mandaluyong: Cachos Hermanos.
Constantino, Renato and Letizia Constantino. 1978. The Philippines: The Continuing Past. Quezon City: The Foundation for Nationalist
Studies.
Constantino, Renato. 1975. The Philippines: A Past Revisited. Quezon City: Renato Constantino.
Corpuz, Onofre. 1989. The Roots of the Filipino Nation. 2 volumes. Quezon City: Aklahi
Del Pilar, Marcelo 1957. Monastic Supremacy in the Philippines. Manila: Philippine Historical Association.
Fox, Robert. 1970. The Tabon Caves. Manila: National Museum.
Garcia, Mauro ed. 1979. Readings in Philippine Prehistory. Manila: Filipiniana Book Guild.
Ileto, Reynaldo. 2017. Knowledge and pacification: On the U.S. conquest and the writing of Philippine history. Quezon City: Ateneo de
Manila University Press.
Laurel, Jose P. 1962. War Memoirs of Jose P. Laurel. Manila: Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation.
Mabini, Apolinario. 1969. The Philippine Revolution. Manila: National Historical Commission.
McCoy, Alfred and Alfredo Roces. 1985. Philippine Cartoons: Political Caricature of the American Era. 1900-1941. Lungsod Quezon: Vera
Reyes,Inc.
National Historical Institute. 1978. Minutes of the Katipunan. Manila: National Historical Institute.
National Historical Institute. 1997. Documents of the 1898 Declaration of Philippine Independence. Manila: National Historical Institute.
Ricarte, Artemio. 1992. Memoirs of General Artemio Ricarte. Manila: National Historical Institute.
Richardson, Jim. 2013. The Light of Liberty: Documents and Studies on the Katipunan, 1892-1897. Lungsod Quezon: Ateneo de Manila
Press.
Schumacher, John. 1992. Readings in Philippine Church History. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Scott, William Henry. 1984. Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History. Quezon City: Newday Publishers.
Taylor, John R.M. 1971. The Philippine Insurrection Against the United States. Vol. 1. Pasay City: Eugenio Lopez Foundation.
Zaide, Gregorio and Sonia Zaide. 1990. Documentary Sources of Philippine History. 12 vols. Manila: National Book Store.
Camagay, Ma. Luisa et al. 2018. Unraveling the Past: Readings in Philippine History. Quezon City: Vibal Publishing.
Owen, Norman. 2016. Routledge handbook of Southeast Asian history. London: Routledge.
Reid, Anthony. 2015. A history of Southeast Asia: Critical crossroads. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.
Thompson, Mark at Eric Vincent Batalla. 2018. Routledge handbook of the contemporary Philippines. New York: Routledge Taylor
& Francis Group.
Torres, Jose Victor. 2018. Batis: Sources in Ohilippine History. Quezon City: C&E Publishing.
Online sources
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (R.A. 6657). [Link]
Decreeing the Emancipation of Tenants from the Soil (P. D. No. 27).
[Link]
Land Reform Act of 1955 (R.A. 1400).
Philippine Organic Act of 1902. [Link]
Primary Sources in Philippine History. [Link]
Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934 [Link]
U.S.- P.I. Military Bases Agreement.
[Link]
