Performance Task: Understanding the
Philippines in the Post-Colonial Period
Subject: Contemporary Issues
Grade Level: Senior High School
Quarter: 3rd or 4th Quarter
Theme: Nation-Building After Independence
Task Title:
Echoes of Freedom: Tracing the Journey of the Filipino Nation after Independence
Task Overview:
You are tasked to create a multimedia presentation or creative portfolio that traces the
political, economic, cultural, and social changes in the Philippines from 1946 to the present.
Highlight the successes, struggles, and transformations the country went through in the
post-colonial period, and how these continue to affect contemporary Philippine society.
Performance Output Options (Choose One):
1. Digital Timeline Presentation:
- Use PowerPoint, Canva, or Google Slides
- Include at least 10 significant events from 1946 to present
- Add images, brief descriptions, and your own reflections
2. Creative Historical Portfolio:
- Make a scrapbook or digital portfolio
- Include photos, news clippings, original drawings, poems, and journal-style reflections
- Center on themes like democracy, nationalism, people power, martial law, and post-EDSA
society
3. Short Docu-Drama or Vlog (5–7 mins):
- Dramatize or creatively narrate post-independence struggles and movements
- Collaborate in groups of 3–5
- Use voiceovers, historical clips, or re-enactments
4. Newspaper Front Page (Historical Fiction):
- Design a newspaper dated July 5, 1946, reporting on Philippine Independence
- Include main articles, editorial opinions, cartoons, advertisements
- Add a section titled “What’s Next for the Nation?”
Guiding Questions:
- What challenges did the Philippines face immediately after independence?
- How did colonization influence post-independence politics and identity?
- What role did Filipinos play in nation-building?
- How did events like Martial Law, EDSA Revolution, and globalization shape the modern
Philippines?
Rubric (100 Points):
Criteria                    Excellent (25)   Good (20)        Satisfactory   Needs
                                                              (15)           Improvement
                                                                             (10)
Content Accuracy         Historically        Mostly           Some factual   Many factual
                         accurate,           accurate,        inaccuracies   errors
                         insightful,         minor errors
                         well-
                         researched
Creativity &             Highly              Creative and     Somewhat       Lacks
Presentation             creative,           clear            creative and   creativity and
                         engaging, and                        neat           visual appeal
                         visually
                         appealing
Critical Thinking        Deep analysis       Clear analysis   Limited        Minimal
                         and strong          and some         analysis       analysis
                         reflection          reflection
Organization &           Well-               Mostly           Some           Poorly
Structure                organized,          organized        organization   organized
                         logical flow                         issues
Collaboration/Individual Strong team         Good             Some unequal   Lack of
Effort (if applicable)   coordination        contribution     effort         participation
                         / personal                                          or effort
                         effort evident
Submission Details:
Submission Date: [Insert Deadline]
Format: Upload to Google Classroom / LMS / Printed Submission
Grading Weight: 30% of quarterly grade
HUMSS A-
GROUP 2-NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE
GROUP 3-DIGITAL TIMELINE
GROUP 4-SHORT DOCU OR VLOG
GROUP 5-CREATIVE HISTORICAL PORTFOLIO
ABM A-
GROUP 3-NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE
GROUP 1-DIGITAL TIMELINE
GROUP 4-SHORT DOCU OR VLOG
GROUP 2-CREATIVE HISTORICAL PORTFOLIO
HUMSS C-
GROUP 1- SHORT DOCU OR VLOG
GROUP 2-DIGITAL TIMELINE
GROUP 3- NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE
GROUP 4-CREATIVE HISTORICAL PORTFOLIO