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DEEPENING MY ROOTS
YOUR JOURNEY
Every individual is uniquely created, gifted with intelligences and
equipped with skills. Your awareness and thorough understanding of your
origins will greatly help you in appreciating yourselves and building
relationships with others. However, to be globally enlightened to the essence
and value of 21st century Filipino learner, there is also a need to deepen
your knowledge about your rich cultural background and heritage so as to
connect in a more exciting world.
In order for you to grasp fully the world to which you belong, you must
be confident of your identity. You should have established your uniqueness
before you can take a big leap into a wider and more complicated journey.
In this lesson, you will deal with an essay, informative texts and
tasks/activities that will give comprehensive assessment of your ancestries
parallel with the development of your listening, speaking, reading, writing,
viewing, grammar and literary skills. Learning from these skills and tasks
will be best shown in making your own Photo Collage.
YOUR OBJECTIVES
texts
Note specific details of the text listened to
Determine the key message conveyed in the material viewed.
Period of Emergence
Compose simple narrative texts
Identify feature of narrative writing
Express ideas, opinions, feelings
and
emotions
connectors
that
during
signal
Questions:
1. What is the title of the song?
2. Who are Filipinos, based on the song?
3. What do you feel while listening to the song?
4. What is the message in the song?
TASK 3: THROWBACK#HASHTAG#SELFIE
Brainstorm on the characteristics/traits of Filipino before, what
describes them today and what they will be like in the future. Make a list of
their characteristics and present in class. Highlight their similarities and
differences.
(Suggested materials: strips of paper; illustration of Juan Dela Cruz)
Guide Questions:
1. How do you characterize Filipino then? today?
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2. How will Filipinos of tomorrow be different from other people of the
world?
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3. Do you think that the Filipino can be the next big thing in the global
market? In what way?
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4. What realization did you get about being a Filipino?
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to discover your
YOUR TEXT
This phase will help you polish your knowledge and understanding
with the target concepts and skills through deeper search of the essay in
focus.
Obviously, words vary depending on the intensity and shades of
meaning. There are words which meanings are arranged from ascending to
descending, from positive to negative or from strong to weak.
Below are sentences taken from the essay What is an Educated Filipino by
Francisco Benitez. Read the sentences and identify the collocations used in
the sentence.
1. The growth of the public schools and the establishment of democratic
institutions have developed our national consciousness both in
strength and in solidarity.
2. Religious freedom has developed religious tolerance in our people.
3. I venture to suggest that the educated Filipino should, first, be
distinguished by the power to do.
4. Our modern public school system has been established as a safeguard
against the shortcomings and dangers of a democratic government
and democratic institutions.
5. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking; he is a philosopher.
6. The educated Filipino, in the second place, should be distinguished
not only by his knowledge of the past and of current events in the
worlds progress, but more especially by his knowledge of his race, his
people, and his country
7. But should we consider a man who is utterly unable to support
himself and is an economic burden to the society in which he lives as
educated merely because he possesses the superficial graces of
culture?
8. Our character, our culture and our national history are the core of our
national life, and consequentially, of our education.
9. The mother, for example, who prepares wholesome meals, takes good
care of her children, and who trains them in morals and right conduct
at home, renders efficient service to the country as well as does the
statesman or the captain of the industry.
10.
There are, then, at least three characteristics which I believe to
be the evidence of the educated Filipino- the power to do, to support
himself and contribute to the wealth of our people;
Essay is a brief nonfiction work that deals with one subject. It may
express facts, a statement that can be proven or opinion, statement
expressing the writers view and may not be proven. It was once described
by one author that reading an essay is listening to someone think because
it contains the thoughts of the writer. It may be serious or humorous,
formal or informal.
Below is an essay of Francisco Benitez. Read and find out how he lifts
the spirits and esteem of an educated Filipino, how he gives pride to the
Filipino race by writing inside the flag of the Philippines the greatness of an
educated Filipino.
Practical Activity
In the light of the social changes, we come again to the question:
What qualities should distinguish the educated Filipino of today? I venture
to suggest that the educated Filipino should first, be distinguished by the
power of doing. The oriental excels in reflective thinking; he is a philosopher.
The Occidental is a doer; he manages things, men, and affairs. The Filipino
of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe
that we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino has the
right to be considered educated unless he is prepared to take an active and
useful part in the work, life, and progress of our country as well as in the
progress of the world. The power to do embraces the ability to produce
can he afford to be ignorant of the history and culture of his own country
and yet call himself educated?
Refinement in Speech and Conduct
The educated Filipino, in the third place, must have ingrained in his
speech and conduct those elements that are everywhere organized as
accompaniments of culture and morality so that, possessing the capacity for
self-entertainment and study, he may not be at the mercy of the pleasure of
the senses or a burden to himself when alone. There are, then, at least three
characteristics which I believe to be the evidence of the educated Filipino
the power to do, to support himself, and to contribute the wealth of the our
people; acquaintance with the worlds progress, especially with that of his
race, people, and community, together with the love of our best ideals and
traditions; and refined manners and moral conduct, as well as the power of
growth.
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c.
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d. SLOGAN
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slogan featuring the greatness of an educated Filipino.
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Individual Task: In a star similar to the one below, share a short story
of an unforgettable experience showing your outstanding/admirable quality
as
Filipino.
Be
reminded
to
use
the
connectors
that
signal
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Surely, this task will be a lot easier for you because you have been
provided help on having a more comprehensive picture of your being a
Filipino. You now have a deeper understanding of your quality, trait, culture
and identity.
Work in groups. Discuss and come up with a consensus of your creed
or belief as Filipino or being an educated Filipino.
Youre doing excellently! Would you like to try how far your learning
and understanding have achieved on the target concepts and to polish
your communication skills?
BASIC
(2)
Creativity and
artistry has seen
very slimly. The
content and
substance of the
photo collage is
somehow being
thought of. The
organization of
LEARNED
(3)
Creativity and
artistry is wellshown having a
skill of color and
shape dynamics.
The content and
substance are
well thought.
The organization
EXEMPLARY
(4)
Creativity and
artistry is
unveiled through
the meticulous
details and
designs of the
output. The
photos are well
organized and
inappropriate,
the concept is
not clearly
visualized upon
presentation,
language
mechanics and
delivery is not
polished and the
over-all
impression is not
appealing to the
eyes.
photos is slightly
arranged
impressing a
better result. The
concept can be
acquired at a
glance however
blurred. Good
language
mechanics and
delivery is
manifested
showing
confidence upon
presentation.
Over-all
impression for
the photo collage
is appealing to
the eyes.
of photos is
crafted observing
the dimensions
and shades. The
concept is clear
and easy to
visualize at a
glance. Better
language
mechanics and
delivery in the
presentation is
observed. The
over-all
impression for
the output is
striking and very
appealing to the
eyes.
crafted
analytically. The
concept is
crystal clear
showing no
confusions of
ideas and
insights.
Language
mechanics and
delivery are
excellently
articulated. The
entire photo
collage is
exquisite in style
which makes it
overly appealing
to the eyes.
YOUR TREASURE
concepts,
and
at
the
same
time
develop
your
language
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