Name: Readings in Philippine History

Course/Yr/Sec. Ms. Mheralyn F. Silang

HISTORICAL THINKING
RPH ACTIVITY 1

Directions: Evaluate at least one Secondary source using the chart below, and include a copy of the document you analyze (Attach into
underneath of your answers.

Historical Reading Skills Questions Answers

Sourcing - MILAGROS C. GUERRERO, EMMANUEL N. ENCARNACION
RAMON N. VILLEGAS were the people who wrote this document.
 Who wrote this? - There perspective was to show how the filipinos have fight for their rights
 What is the author perspective? against to the Spaniards who are leading the country.
 When was it written? - The document was written and been posted on June 6, 2003
 Why was it written? - This was written to be known by the people in the present on how the
 Is it reliable? Why? Why not? filipinos get the freedom or the independence that they want against the
Spaniards in order to have a own ruling in the country
- Yes it is reliable, the history of the Philippines is very important to the
present generation due on what we have by this time we are serving by
our own filipino.
Encarnacion, E., Guerrero, M., et.al (2003). In Focus: Balintawak:
The Cry for a Nationwide Revolution. https://ncca.gov.ph/about-
culture-and-arts/in-focus/balintawak-the-cry-for-a-nationwide-
revolution/
Contextualization - The document was created on June 6, 2003.
- There is no different information about the document due to many
 When and where was the
opinions of the authors that’s why every information was all the same.
document created?
 What was different then? What - The document tells the different situations on how the filipino have fight for
was the same? their rights on Spaniards due on not having a good ruling for the country
 How might the circumstances in
where in it serves as history for the younger generation on knowing back
which the document was
created affect its content? the history of cry of Balintawak or the cry of pugad lawin.
Corroboration - The other document say was the same because the information behind on
it was came from only one source. There would be no other information
that may get due to only one event.
 What do other document say?
 Do the document agree? If not - The document agrees on it because it really happens and its content was
why? the same but then we cannot be fully assured to the info’s they made and
 What are other possible due to lot of informations that been spread we can say that it already
documents?
happen in the past.
 What documents are most
reliable? - There would be no other documents but it’s the transition of how the
Philippines have get the freedom against the Spaniards that been led by
the knowing brave filipinos.
- Every document can be reliable base on what the author’s have
concluded on a certain event. This information’s can be a great help to
other authors to have more clear understanding on the history of the
Philippines.
Close Reading - The authors claims was the information he/she have get to have a
 What claims does the author
make? conclusion about on the certain event that would fix to the information.
 What evidence does the author - The author evidence was base on there understanding about the history
use?
 What language (words, phrases, of it and mostly on the different documents and mostly on the
images, symbols) does the
author use to persuade the documentary films.
document’s audience?
- They have use the different words that has a deep meaning to let the
 How does the document’s
language indicate the author’s people to look for it and might have an interest to know more about it and
perspective?
can make it easy for them to remember on what does the importance of

the event.

- By having a good meaning that would be understandable by the many

and showing how the filipino work was is for them.