Module 2: Writing about the Philippines and its People

Lesson 1: The Philippines at the Time of Spanish Contact

ACTIVITY
Analyse the picture below. What issues are being shown in the image?

ANALYSIS:

1. What are the symbols used in the drawing?

2. Do these symbols help you understand the message of the drawing?
3. What is your own interpretation of the drawing?
APPLICATION
Fill of the chart below by summarizing some key ideas discussed in Philippine at Times of Spanish Contact. Write
your answer on the space provided.
3 THINGS YOU FOUND OUT:
2 INTERESTING THINGS
1 QUESTION YOU STILL HAVE
 Lesson 2 Placencia’s Code on the
Ancient Customs of the
Tagalogs (1589)
ACTIVITY

List down below at least 5 customs and traditions in your family. Write your
answer on the space provided.

Analysis

What is the most custom or tradition in your family that you still practice?

Why do this customs and traditions exist in your family?

If you are allowed to add one custom or tradition in your family, what is it? Why?

APPLICATION

You are given a task to identify at least 5 distinctions and 5 similarities between the
ancient customs of Filipinos from current customs of Filipinos. Write your answers on
the matrix provided

Ancient Customs Current Customs

Distinctions
1.
2.
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5.
Similarities
1.
2.
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5.

Lesson 3 Worship of the

Tagalogs, their Gods
and their
Burials

Activity
Recall some instances in following your beliefs and traditions.

1. What are your beliefs and traditions?

2. How did it make you as the real person?

3. Did your beliefs help you gaining positive outlook in life? Why or why not?
Analysis
• Why do you think is the importance in citing the beliefs and traditions during pre-colonial period?
• What would be the traditions and belief of the early Filipino’s
APPLICATION
Answer the following question briefly.
1. What were the early impressions of Superstitions beliefs of the early Filipinos?

2. How does superstitions belief in Filipino evolved?

3. What were the relations of the early Filipinos in superstitions beliefs?

Lesson 4 First Voyage around

the World

Activity

Answer the questions below.

1. Does Ferdinand Magellan explore the world? Why?

2. How does Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigate the world?

Analysis

 Why do you think Ferdinand Magellan is interested in the Philippine Island?

 Based on the activity above, what would be the first voyage around the world?

Application

Task Sheet
Answer the following question briefly.

1. What were the early impressions of Pigafetta on prehispanic Filipinos?

2. How were Magellan and His men treated on their first arrival in the Philippine Island?
3.