CHAPTER I
ADVENT OF A NATIONAL HERO
PRETEST:
Identify the following:
1. He was the only members of Rizal family adopted the surname Rizal.
Answer: Dr. Jose Rizal.
2. The real surname of Rizal family.
Answer: Mercado
3. Rizal’s great-great grandfather on his father side.
Answer: Domingo Lamco
4. The priest who baptized Jose Rizal.
Answer: Father Rufino Collantes
5. Jose Rizal’s sole brother.
Answer: Paciano
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Are the morals learned from the Rizal family ties in consonance with Filipino custom, still applicable today?
Yes or No, and why?
Answer: Yes, Rizal family had a simple, contented and happy life. Today many Filipinos is like Rizal before
the closeness of Filipino Family today and before never change the time and year pass but on how the
Filipino family treated their loved one’s never change because Filipino people is a family oriented. Family
is our strength and weakness.
ASSESSMENT TASK:
1. Explain how Rizal considered as one of the world’s geniuses?
Answer: Rizal considered as one of the world’s geniuses because he the only Filipino in the nineteenth
century who spoke fluently and wrote lucidly in no less than 20 languages. The achievements that he
always got in his school year is insane, he wrote two masterpiece novels, he visited no less than 30
countries, he also wrote more than 100 essays and more than 50 poems.
2. State how Rizal’s family acquired the second surname-Rizal?
Answer: The real surname of the Rizal was Mercado, which was adopted on 1785 by Domingo Lamco.
Rizal’s family acquired a second surname Rizal who was given by the Spanish Alcalde Mayor.
3. Briefly discuss the family ties among the Rizal’s, in consonance with Filipino custom?
Answer: Rizal’s life is simple, contented and happy. In consonance with Filipino custom, family ties
among the Rizal’s were intimately close. Don Francisco and Dona Teodora loved their children, but they
never spoiled them. They were strict parent and they trained their, children to love GOD, behave well, to
be obedient, and to respect people, especially the old folks.
CHAPTER II
CHILDHOOD YEARS IN CALAMBA
PRETEST
Identify the following:
1. It so named after the big native jar, was fitting cradle for a hero.
Answer: Natal town of Calamba
2. The first sorrow of Rizal at the age of 4.
Answer: Concha (Conception).
3. The first mentor of Rizal in religion.
Answer: Teodora Alonso
4. What age did Rizal began to reveal his God-given talent for art?
Answer: Early childhood at the age of five
5. The first poem by Rizal.
Answer: Sa aking mga kababata (to my fellow children)
ASSESSMENT TASKS:
1. Briefly discuss the highlights of Rizal’s childhood?
Answer: Jose Rizal had many beautiful memories of childhood in his native town. He grew up in a happy
home, ruled by good parents, bubbling with joy, and sanctified by GOD blessing. The happiest period of
Rizal life was spent in this Lakeshore town a worthy prelude to his hamlet like tragic manhood.
2. Discuss briefly yet substantially the symbolism in the “Parable of the Moth”
Answer: Parable the moth is a story of the moth and the old one. It’s a story that catch the attention of Rizal.
It seems like moth is Rizal while the old one is her mother who always guides and protect her son. The
flame symbolizes the challenges that many encounter of Rizal. If we listen to our parents since we were
young our life in future will be great and wonderful.
3. Describe the good influence exerted by the three uncles of Rizal on him.
Answer: The three good influences that his uncle are Heredity Influence, Environmental Influence and Aid
of Divine Providence. Heredity Influence is inherited from parent to offspring which is what’s Rizal
ancestor or parents has, has also in Rizal blood like his love for freedom, his desire to travel and his courage
what’s Rizal has was also his family has. Environmental Influence it’s also influences Rizal especially on
his province Calamba the beauty of the place, their beautiful garden of Rizal family stimulated the inborn
artistic and literary talents of Jose Rizal which means, the environment, society or our surrounding affect us
or our behavior. Last is, Aid of Divine Providence it’s simple to understand that a person may have
everything in life but without GOD in our life we cannot/he cannot attain a greatness in our lives.
CHAPTER III
EARLY EDUCATION IN CALAMBA AND BINAÑAN
PRETEST:
Identify the following:
1. Jose Rizal sole brother.
Answer: Paciano
2. A bully student classmate of Rizal in Biñan.
Answer: Pedro
3. The mentor of Rizal in painting.
Answer: Juancho
4. He refused to give to the Spanish Lieutenant a fodder for his horse.
Answer: Don Francisco Rizal
5. A novel of which Rizal dedicated to Gom-Bur-Za.
Answer: El Filibusterismo.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
1. Quality your answer: Characterize the youth in terms of “Love of Education”
Answer: Education is really necessary for us, especially for the youths like me, Dr, Jose Rizal says,
the youth is the hope of our future, through the help of education. Government is giving importance
to the education of the youths and children. For example: Universities has no tuition and there’s a lot
of school built especially to the provinces. A lot of youths today, dreamed to finish their schools
because they have goals in life that they want to achieve with the help of education. Loving for
Education is like Loving our Future. Today, it’s hard to find a job of your not at least graduate High
school because they set high standard. Without education where nothing.
ASSESSMENT TASK:
1. Discuss briefly the malicious charges against Dona Teodora, why she was arrested and incarcerated?
Answer: June 1872, Doña Teodora was suddenly arrested that she and her brother Jose Alberto tried
to poison the latter’s perfidious wife Jose Alberto is a rich Biñan Illustrado had returned form a
business trip in Europe. During his absence his wife abandoned their home and the children, because
of kindness of Doña Teodora to avoid their family scandal she persuaded Jose Alberto to forgive her
wife but the return of his evil wife was to file a case in court accusing her husband and Doña
Teodora of attempting to poison her with the help of the Spanish Lieutenant of the Guardia Civil.
2. State the name and describe the first mentor of Rizal, and what knowledge that he gained from his
tutor.
Answer: The first mentor of Rizal was her mother who is patient, conscientious and understanding,
she who first discovered that her son had a talent for poetry and encourage him to write poems.
3. State what inspired Rizal to fight the evil’s Spanish tyranny?
Answer: Rizal inspired to fight the evil’s Spanish tyranny when Paciano told the heroic story of
Burgos. Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za is the mutiny abolition of their usual privileges including
exemption from tribute and polo (force labor) by the reactionary Governor Rafael de Lequierdo.
According to Gom-Bur-Za despite the archbishop’s plea for clemency because of their innocence,
were executed at sunrise by the order of Governor General Lequierdo. Their martyrdom was deeply
mourned by the Rizal family and many other patriotic families, that’s why Rizal inspired to fight the
evils of Spanish tyranny.
CHAPTER IV
SCHOLASTIC TRIUMPHS AR ATENEO DE MANILA (1872-1877)
PRETEST:
1. Ateneo Municipal was located in during the hero’s time.
Answer: Intramuros
2. Ateneo Municipal is run by a religious congregation known as
3. He was the favorite and confidant of Father Burgos when he was studying at the college of San
Jose. answer: Paciano
4. The first professor of Rizal in Ateneo. answer: Father Jose Beach
5. The first favorite novel of Rizal, a thrilling novel. answer: The count of Monte Cristo by
Alexander Dumas.
ASSESSMENT TASK:
1. State the location of Ateneo Municipal, during the hero’s time.
Answer: Ateneo Municipal was located in Intramuros within the walls of Manila.
2. Enumerate two reasons, why the college registrar refused to admit Rizal.
Answer: The college registrar refused to admit Rizal because: 1.) he was late for registration and 2.)
he was sickly and undersized for his age.
3. Discuss briefly how Jose Rizal met Segunda?
Answer: Sunday when Rizal visited his maternal grandmother who lived in Trozo, Manila. He was
accompanied by his friend Mariano Katigbak. His old grandmother was a friend of the Katigbak
family of Lipa when he reached his grandmother house, he saw guests, one of whom was an
attractive girl who was mysteriously caused his heart to palpitate with strange ecstasy. Her name was
Segunda a sister of Mariano who was his friend.
4. Give ate least five characteristics or qualities of Segunda as described by Jose Rizal.
Answer: Characteristics or qualities of Segunda as described by Rizal are “she was rather short, with
eyes that were eloquent and ardent at times and languid at other, rosy cheeked, with an enchanting
and provocative smile that revealed very beautiful teeth, and the air of sylph.
5. Discuss the unhappy ending of Jose and Segunda’s Relationship.
Answer: Segunda and Rizal loved each other theirs was indeed “love at first sight” but it was
hopeless since the very beginning because Segunda was already engaged to be married to her town
mate, Manuel Luz. Rizal saw Segunda for the last time when he learned that the steamer carrying
Segunda And her family would not anchor at Calamba because of strong wing and it would stop in
Biñan. He saddled his white horse and waited at the road. A cavalcade of carromatas from Biñan
passed by and that’s when Segunda smiling Ang waving her handkerchief. He doffed his hat and was
tongue tied to say anything. Carriage riled on and vanished in the distance like a swift shadow. He
returned home dazed and desolate with his first romance. The first girl he loves soon returned to Lipa
and later married Manuel Luz.
CHAPTER V
MEDICAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS (1877-1882)
ASSESSMENT TASK:
1. Describe why Jose Rizal’s parents were at first, against Rizal’s schooling in Manila.
Answer: Parents of Rizal who was against the study Rizal in Manila was her mother Doña Teodora
who knew what happened to Gom-Bur-Za vigorously opposed the idea and told her husband “Don’t
send him to Manila again he knows enough” Doña Teodora was afraid that is might happen to Rizal.
2. Discuss briefly the experienced Rizal’s first taste of Spanish brutality.
Answer: When Rizal was a freshman medical student at the University of Santo Tomas, he
experienced his first taste of Spanish brutality one dark night in Calamba during the summer
vacation, in 1878 he’s walking in the street. He dimly perceived the figure of a man while passing
him. Not knowing the person due to the darkness, he did not salute not say courteous “Good
evening” the vague figure turned out to be Lieutenant of the Guardia civil with a snarl, he turned
upon Rizal whipped out his sword and brutally slashed the latter on the back. The wound was not
serious but it’s painful.
3. Give two reasoned why the prize-winning poem of Rizal. “A La Juventus Filipina” is a classic in
Philippines literature.
Answer: A La Juventus Filipina is an inspiring poem of flawless from this winning poem of Rizal is
a classic in Philippine literature for two reasoned. 1.) It was the first great poem in Spanish
written by a Filipino, 2.) It expressed for the first time the nationalistic concept that the
Filipinos, and not the foreigners, were the “fair hope of the Fatherland”
4. Discuss briefly why Rizal failed to win high scholastic honors at the UST.
Answer: Rizal found the atmosphere at the University by Santo Tomas suffocating to his sensitive
spirit. He was unhappy at this Dominican institution of higher learning because 1.) The Dominican
professor were hostile to him 2.) The Filipino student were racially discriminated against by the
Spaniards 3.) The method of instructions was absolute and repressive, because of the unfriendly
attitude of his professor even Rizal is the most brilliant graduate of the Ateneo failed to win high
scholastic honor.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Characterize the youth of today in terms of Hobbies and reaction.
Answer: As the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone live in the past year, we’ve seen interesting
trends for youth and how they’re spending their free-time. With the lack of in person activities and events,
youth are spending less time on organized after school and more to me engaged in individual pursuits such
as gaming, whole day using phone and many more that’s connected to social media we can’t deny that
there’s a lot more difference of the hobbies and reactions of youth before to now because of the advance
technologies it changes a lot. We must learn on how to control our selves in using phone and to learn the
time management.
CHAPTER VI
IN SUNNY SPAIN (1882-1885)
PRETEST:
1. The name of the ship which was Rizal boarded from manila to Singapore.
Answer: Spanish Steamer Salvadora bound.
2. The name of an Italian city which please Rizal because of its business activity lively people in its
panoramic beauty.
Answer: Naples
3. A place in France where Rizal visited the famous to Chateau d’If.
Answer: Marseilles
4. The of the first article of Rizal that was written on Spain soil.
Answer: Amor Patrio “Love of Country”
5. The reason why Rizal was not awarded his doctors diploma at the university dad central de Madrid.
Answer: The reason why Rizal was not awarded his doctors diploma at the Universidad central de
Madrid because he did not present the thesis required for graduation nor paid the corresponding
fees.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
1. Qualify your answer: “What is the significance of the toast speech” of Rizal to the awakening of
nationalism.
Answer: Dr. Jose Rizal gave a speech in front of many to elaborate on how bad society was at that
time. He gave Luna and Hidalgo success and victory speeches, and Rizal raised a toast. They
celebrate pure glory. Rizal recognize those who have helped him along the hard part of art. It was
related in that it awakened what was in the hearts and mind of Filipinos and listeners. In human
history, Luna and Hidalgo symbolizes the relationship between nations, signs of peace, respect and
greatness that form pacts. Symbol and teal feeling s are clearly present in the palette. The speech
exposed the trials, fanaticism, prejudices, and injustice that Luna and Hidalgo depicted in their work.
ASSESSMENT TASK:
1. Discuss why Rizal was not awarded is Dr. Diploma.
Answer: Rizal also finish in philosophy and letters with higher grades he was also awarded the
degree of licensed 18 philosophy and letters by the university dad central de Madrid he did not
bother to secure the postgraduate degree of doctor of medicine because it was together with the
license in philosophy and the letters good only for teaching purposes being a man of high
intelligence and foresight he knew that with his brown color and Asian ancestry no friar-owned
university or college in the Philippines would accept him in its faculty staff.
2. Explain briefly the real purpose of Rizal’s leaving the Philippines.
Answer: After finishing the fourth year of the medical course in the university of Santo Tomas he
decided to complete his studies in Spain this was a secret mission which many realist biographer
never mention the mission of Rizal with approval of his older brother Pasciano was to observe
keenly the life culture language customs industries commence and govern government and laws of
the European nations in order to prepare himself in the mighty task of liberating his oppressed people
from Spanish tyranny.
3. Discuss the reason why Rizal joined the mason order in Madrid.
Answer: Rizal was impressed by the way the Spanish mason openly and freely criticized the
government policies and lambasted the friars which could not be in the Philippines his reason for
becoming amazon was to secure free must sonorous did in his tight against the friars in the
Philippines.
4. State the comment of Rizal about Europe.
Answer: Rizal first impression of Barcelona the greatest city of Catalonia and Spain second largest
city was unfavorable he thought that it was ugly with dirty riddles and inhospitable president later he
changes bad impression and came to like the city he found it to be really agree city with an
atmosphere of freedom and liberalism and its people were open-hearted hospitable and courageous.
5. Give the reason of Rizal’s financial worries.
Answer: After Rizal the departure for Spain things turn from bad to worse in Calamba. The harvest of
rice and sugar cane failed on account of drought and locusts. The manager of the Dominican owned the
hacienda increase the rentals of the lands cultivated by Rizal family. Due to the hard times in Calamba
the allowance of Rizal in Madrid was late in arrival and there were times that it will never come.
6. State how Rizal describe Colombo.
Answer: The following day in the djemnah way and tourism the voyage toward colombo the capital
of ceylon rizal was and more by colombo because of its beauty and elegant buildings delightfully
scribd on his diary calamba is more beautiful smart and elegant that Singapore point Galle and
Manila.
7. Give the reason why the manager of the Dominican owned haciendas increased the rentals of the
lands cultivated by the Rizal family.
Answer: The Dominican own hacienda increased the rental of the land cultivate by Rizal family due
to the economic disaster of the harvest of rice and sugarcane failed on account of droughts and
locusts.
LIFE AND WORK OF RIZAL
Submitted to:
Mr: Regal Izon
Submitted by:
BL Faith Balagtas
