2. Course Syllabus
Philippine history and Literature
Significance of Reading Literature in the Phil.
Deciphering Metaphor and Symbol in a
Poem about Rizal
Deciphering the Persona and Relationship in a
Poem
The Personal and Political in Lit.
3. • Philippine Realities
• Philippine Diaspora
• Philippine Speculative Fiction
• World History and Literature
• Real world Issues
• World identities
• Speculative Fiction
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22. • When was Noli me Tangere published?
• Why was it written in Spanish?
• Did Rizal try to write a third novel?
• Why was Rizal executed?
• At the time why was it illegal to read Rizal’s novel?
• Why is it required reading now?
• What institution tried to stop these novels from
being required reading?
23. • Do you agree that it should be required
reading ? Why? Or why not?
• What other famous Filipino novels can you
think of? What do you think is their
importance to society?
• Do novels have the same power in the
Philippines now , as they used to in the past ?
Explain.
24. After reading
Small group
With a small group create a poster showing
the relationship between reading and
revolution in the past, and the importance of
reading and society in the present day. On a
piece of paper write the title of your poster and
your insights about the importance of reading
and nurturing a nation of readers.
25. Enrichment:
• Imagine that you are Benigno in the story and
that you are a very religious Catholic who
believes that the Philippines should be under
Spain. Write his imagined reaction to reading
Noli Me Tangere , and show whether or not
there would be a shift in his perspective.
