At the end of the semester, the students will be able to:

1. Learn and understand the life of Dr. Jose P. Rizal from his birth to his martyrdom.
2. Analyze the impact of Rizal’s life in relation to his contribution on the socio-political situation of the Philippines then and the present
time.
3. Critically understand Rizal’s heroism and realize the significance of his ideas in the present time
4. Interpret the selected poem, essays and novels and its impact to socio-political situation during the past and present time.

Rizal: Rizal's Life, Works and Writings

Prof. ETM Solmerano

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The youth is the hope of our fatherland. - Jose Rizal

Course Description

This is a course on the literary works of Jose Rizal. Students will be introduced to the historical elements or narratives surrounding the birth of
his thoughts, ideals and beliefs. The course will discuss Rizal’s life, R.A. 1425, excerpts from his Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, some
poems, plays and socio-political essays. The works will be given multiple meanings and interpretations – postcolonial, feminist, historical,
sociological, formalist, biographical, etc. A lot of current issues would be discussed alongside with the interpretation and analyses of the texts.
Course Objective

At the end of the course, the students shall be challenged:

1. to know Philippine history -- especially the period that gave birth to Jose Rizal;

2. to gain insight in the cultural/moral values of the Filipinos as depicted by the characters and ideas of the writings;

3. to analyze/evaluate/assess literary intent and compare it with what were discussed in published analyses/interpretations;

4. to analyze the various issues surrounding the experiences divulged by the writings;

5. to decipher or give multiple meanings and interpretations of the literary works; and

6. to develop ethical judgment on contemporary issues relevant to experiences tackled by the readings.

Course Outline

Unit 1 – Introduction to Rizal

a. R.A. 1425: The Rizal Law

b. A Historical Overview of the Philippines during the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century

c. Jose Rizal: A Biographical Sketch

Unit 2 - Poetry

a. “Our Mother Tongue”

b. “To The Philippine Youth”

c. “Education Gives Luster To The Motherland”

d. “To The Flowers Of Heidelberg”

e. “My Retreat”

f. “Mi Ultimo Adios”

First Preliminary Examination

Unit 3 - Novels

a. Excerpts from Noli Me Tangere

b. Excerpts from El Filibusterismo

Second Preliminary Examination

Unit 4 - Essays

a. “The Indolence of the Filipinos”

b. “The Philippines Within a Century”

c. “Letter To The Women of Malolos”

Unit 5 – Plays

a. “The Council of the Gods”

b. “Along the Pasig”

Unit 6 – Student Writings and Presentations

a. Synthesis, Analysis and Interpretation

b. Student Presentations of Own Analyses/Interpretations

Final Examination
Evaluative Measures

a. Major Exams (Prelim/Midterm/Final Examinations)

b. Attendance and Class Participation

c. Compliance to all Assigned Tasks and Writing Requirements

d. Quizzes

e. Reading Response Journal

Activities

a. A Rizaliana Tour: An Educational Trip

b. Watching a Theatrical Presentation about Rizal

c. Film Showing

d. Student Presentations

syllabus in rizal course

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Pontifical and Royal

University of Santo Tomas

The Catholic University of the Philippines

España, Manila

COLLEGE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Course Syllabus

First Semester, AY 2010-2011

Course Title

Rizal Course
Course Code

Course Description

A critical analysis of Dr. Jose Rizal’s life and ideas as reflected in his biography and his work. The students are introduced to the

intimate and personal life of Dr. Jose Rizal and how events in Europe and Philippines intertwined in making him the father of

national consciousness.

No. of Lecture Hours per

week

Three (3)
Credit Unit

Three

Pre-requisite

None

Course Objectives

At the end of the semester, seventy-five percent of the students will:

1. Analyze historical and cultural events in Europe and the Philippines that led to the development of the national

consciousness of the Filipinos.

2. Recognize the values and importance of Dr. Jose Rizal and other heroes’ sacrifice for the country.
3. Exhibit good traits through the example Dr. Jose Rizal imparted before his death.

4. Enumerate Rizal’s achievement and ideas; and enhance these as guides to over all welfare of the community.

5. Develop ideas and concept in understanding heroism and nationalism

6. Instill human values and cultural refinement through the humanities and social science.

Value Aims

Nationalism, and patriotism

Week

No.

Course Content

Objectives

Description/Activity
Evaluation

References

Introduction
1

Heroism/Hero

a. Rizal Law

b. Definition of a hero

Importance of the subject as:

a. Student

b. Citizen

c. Family member

d. Profession
International setting during the

19th century

a. Ideas of French

Revolution

b. Industrialization

c. Spanish Colonial System

particularly during the 19th

century

d. Independence Movements
Philippines during the 19th

century

a. Religious

b. Political

c. Spanish Government

Economics

Explain the social context and

importance of Rizal Law

Discuss the meaning of heroism

Describe the social, political and

economic conditions of the world

and the Philippines during

Rizal’s time

Analyze the international

movements of the 19th century

Showing pictures and maps

through acetate or PowerPoint

presentations.
Lecture / Discussion

PowerPoint

Presentation

Mind Mapping

1. Write an

argumentative /

persuasive essay

on who should be

considered national

hero? (20 points)

2. Quiz on Philippine

and International

Setting during the

19th century.

Romero, Ma, Corona,

Julita Romana and

Lourdes Santos. Rizal

and the Development

of National

Consciousness.
Quezon City: JMC

Press, 1978.

Chapter 1-2

Guerrero, Leon Ma.

The First Filipino.

Manila: NHI, 2001.

Joaquin, Nick. In

Question of Heroes.

Manila: ________,
1977.

John N. Schumacher,

S.J. (1991) RIZAL IN

THE CONTEXT OF

NINETEENTH

CENTURY

PHILIPPINESIN in

The Making of a
nation: Essays in the

nineteenth Century

Filipino Nationalism,

p. 16-34

Week

No.

Course Content

Objectives

Description/Activity
Evaluation

References

Rizal’s Childhood

a. Family Background
b. Hometown

c. Influences

d. Education in Calamba

and Binan

Ascertain the significance of family

and a home to Rizal’s early

achievement

Determine the influences in Rizal’s

young life that shaped his aspirations

and values.
Discussion/

Lecture/

Genealogical Chart

Quiz
Nick Joaquin. Rizal in

Saga (Rizal sa

Maalamat na

Tuluyan) (1996)
3

Higher Education

1. Ateneo De Municipal

. Jesuit educational

system

. Poems and artistic

works

2. Universidad de Santo
Tomas

. Medical Studies

. El Consejo de los

Dioses

ISSUE:

Why did Rizal leave UST in

favor of studying abroad? Was

he discriminated in UST?
.

Recognize Rizal’s achievement as a

student in Ateneo de Municipal and

Universidad de Santo Tomas

Compare and Contrast his life in

Ateneo and UST

Appreciate education as a

fundamental requirement in shaping a

human being

Lecture
Venn Diagram

Recitation

Quiz
Romero, Ma, Corona,

Julita Romana and

Lourdes Santos. Rizal

and the Development

of National

Consciousness.

Quezon City: JMC

Press, 1978.

Guerrero, Leon Ma.

The First Filipino.

Manila: NHI, 2001.

Week

No.

Course Content

Objectives

Description/Activity

Evaluation

References
4

Education and Travel Abroad

a. Universidad Central

de Madrid

b. Rizal as Mason

c. Opthalmic Training

under Dr. Louise de

Weckert and Dr. Otto

Becker

d. Friendship with
Ferdinand Blumentritt

e. Grand Tour of Europe

f. Asian and American

Exposure

Emulate Rizal’s admirable traits while

studying and touring the world

Investigate his travels and lessons in

Europe

Conclude the sacrifices he and his

made family made to achieve his goal

.
Discover the places Rizal traveled and

lessons he learned from each places.

Film Showing: I-

Witness Report on

Rizal’s Travels

Lecture
5

Rizal and Literature

a. Noli Me Tangere

b. El Filibusterismo

c. Annonation of

Sucesos de las Islas

Filipinas in London

d. Al Junto Pasig

e. The indolence of the

Filipinos (1890)

f. Reflections of a

Filipino (1884)

g. The Rights of A Man

.

Review the essays, speeches, short

stories, novels and plays Rizal has

written.

Appreciate Rizal’s use of history as a

tool for arousing nationalism

Interpret his ideas on religion in the

play Al Junto Pasig.

.
Literature

Appreciation/Analysis

Short Film

Presentation: Rizal

and Literature

Rizaliana Streets in

Manila
Guerrero, Leon Ma.

The First Filipino.

Manila: NHI, 2001.

Chapters: 9-10, 11,

12 and 14

18 John

Schumacher, S.J.

(19910 THE NOLI

ME TANGERE

AS A CATALYST

OF EVOLUTION

in The making
of a nation:

Essays in the

nineteenth

Century Filipino

Nationalism, p.

91-101.

Week
No.

Course Content

Objectives

Description/Activity

Evaluation

References

6
Rizal’s Ideas and Ideals

a. Rizal as a

Propagandist

b. To young Women of

Malolos

c. The Philippines: A

Century Hence

d. Borneo Colonization

Project

e. La Liga Filipina

f. Por Telepono

g. Rizal’s Teachings as

expressed in his 1884

speech
ISSUE:

a. Rizal and Revolution

b. Rizal’s religious views

Discuss how the propaganda

movement works

Analyze Rizal’s idea on the Borneo

Project

.
Formulate personal ideas based on

the Borneo Colonization Project in the

context of the 19th century and

present.

Signify how the Katipunan values

Rizal as a leading reformist and an

inspiration for the revolution.

Short Film

Presentation:

- Rizal and Feminism

- Rizal and

Ecotourism
For 1884 Speech

Guerrero, Leon Ma.

The First Filipino.

Manila: NHI, 2001.

Chapter XIII
Fe Maria Arriola and

Mariel Francisco

(1995) THE

HISTORY OF THE

BURGIS, p.15-60.

Teodoro Agoncillo

(1991) RIZAL AND

THE PHILIPPINE

REVOLUTION in

Himalay: Kalipunan

ng mga Pag-aaral

kay Jose Rizal,

P. Melendres-Cruz
and A.B. Chua, Eds.

P. 276-287.

Arrest, Trials and Execution

a. Exile in Dapitan
.

Express the ingenuity of Rizal while in

exile.

Enumerate Rizal’s contribution to

Hot Seat

- An interview

with Jose Rizal

b. Arrest and Arrival in

Manila

c. Preliminary

Investigation and Trial

d. Last Hours

e. Execution

ISSUE:
a. Retraction

Controversy

Cultural Tourism.

Discuss the trial and execution of

Jose Rizal in the context of the

Philippine Revolution.

Reflect on the effects of Rizal’s death

to Philippine society past and present.

before his

deathy
Short Film

Presentation:

Last Days of A Hero

Rizal and His Contemporaries

a. Jose Rizal and Marcelo

del Pilar Rivalry

b. Marcelo H. Del Pilar’s

Dasalan at Toksohan

and Soberania Monarcal

en Filipinas

c. Andres Bonifacio’s Ang

Dapat Mabatid ng mga

Tagalog

d. Emilio Jacinto’s Ang

Kartilya ng Katipunan

e. Apolinario Mabini’s La

Revolucion Filipina
.

Dissect the works of other heroes in

connection with nationalism

Compare and contrast the works of

the national heroes and their

contribution to nationalism

Duologue –

An exchange of

words between

Marcelo H. Del

Pilar and Jose

Rizal
Short Film

Presentation:

Chasing Rizal

Apolinario Mabini,

THE PHILIPPINE

REVOLUTION.

Leon Maria

Guerero, trans.

(1969). National
Historical Institute: