HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE
Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City
Bachelor of Arts (AB
Area: Social Science
COURSE OUTLINE
Rizal’s Life, Works & Writings
I. Course Number: Rizal C
Credit: 3 units
II. Course Title: Rizal’s Life, Works & Writings
Pre-Requisite:
III. Course Description:
This is the study of the foremost hero of the Philippines, his works & writings, especially the
Noli & Fili, which portray the social cancer of his time. This course is divided into four parts: the
formative years (1861-1882), his travels abroad (1882-1892), his exile and death (1892-1896),
and his other writings found in the appendices.
IV. Course Objectives:
At end of the course, the student should be able to:
Cognitive (Knowledge): 1.Acquaint the students with the hero’s study habits and
development.
2. Enable them to evaluate the hero’s virtues and strong personality
& character.
Affective (Attitude):
1. Instill in the student’s mind his patriotism, sacrifices and
martyrdom
2. Evaluate his writings in the fast-challenging world of information
and technology.
Psychomotor (Skills):
1. Practice his study habit, discipline, courage and perseverance.
2. Immortalize his ideals by practicing what he preached hundred
years in work, in school and national celebration through drama,
declamation, movies, speeches and orations.
V. Course Outline
A. HCDC Mission statement policies, and history
B. Rizal Law and impact of his death and the
Filipinos and Spaniards
1. Acquaintance & expectations
C. The Birth and Childhood of Rizal in Calamba
1. The Birth of the Hero
2. The Ancestors of Rizal
3. The Origin of the name Rizal
4. Calamba, Rizal’s Childhood
5. The Mother as the first teacher
6. To My fellow Children
D. The Formal schooling of Rizal in Biñan and Ateneo
1. Other Romances of Rizal
2. La Juventud Filipina
3. El Consejo de los Dioces
4. Spanish Brutality
5. Rizal’s unhappy studies at UST Angle
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E. Rizal’s Education at the University of Sto. Tomas
1. Other Romances of Rizal
2. La Juventud Filipina
3. El Consejo de los Dioces
4. Spanish Brutality
5. Rizal’s unhappy studies at UST
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F. The First travel of Rizal in Spain
1. Rizal in Singapore
2. Amor 1Patrio
3. Rizal transffered to Madrid
4. Education in Madrid
5. Me Piden Versos
6. A Bookworm
7. A Mason
8. Financial Difficulty of Rizal
9. The early stage of Noli Me Tangere
5
G. Rizal’s trip to Paris and Berlin
1. Rizal as Musician
2. The Flowers of Heidelberg
3. Rizal’s first letter to Blumentritt
4. Rizal in Leipzig and Berlin
3
H. The Noli Me Tangere
1. The Synopsis of the Noli Me Tangere
2. Missing piece of the Noli Me Tangere
2
I. The travels in Europe with Viola and back to Calamba
1. Tour in Europe
2. Back to Calamba
3. Himno Al Trabajo
2
J. Rizal in Hongkong, Japan and America
1. Rizal in Hongkong
2. Rizal in Japan
3. Rizal in America
3
K. Rizal’s life and Works in London and Paris
1. Rizal in London
2. Proverbial Sayings
3. Puzzles Rizal in Paris
2
L. Rizal in Brussels and Madrid
1. In Brussels
2. In Madrid
1
M. The El Filibusterismo
1. Rizal in Ghent
2. The Synopsis of
3. the El Filibusterismo
4. Rizal in Hongkong
5. Borneo Colonization Project
6. The La Liga Filipina
7. The Propaganda and the Katipunan
7
N. Rizal Manila and the Exile in Dapitan
1. Arrival in Manila
2. Deportation in Dapitan
3. Hymn to the Talisay Tree
4. My Retreat
5. The last Women in Rizal’s love life
6. The song of the traveler
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VI.
O. Rizal’s Life in Dapitan
1. His arrival in Dapitan
2. Rizal with the Commandant
3. Typical day for Rizal in Dapitan
4. Rizal’s varied activities in Dapitan
3
P. The Trial and Martyrdom of Rizal
1. Last hours of Rizal
2. Last letters of Rizal to all his beloved
parents and friends
3. His Retraction
4. The Trial
5. The Martyrdom
6. The Last Farewell
5
References
A. Books
Ref.1 Almario, V. (2011). Jose Rizal El Filibusteresmo. Adarna. Quezon City:
House Publishing Co.
Ref.2
Guerrero, L. (2009). El Filibusteresmo. , Manila: Guerrero Publishing Co
Ref.3 Pasigue R. and Caballo, D. (2006). Jose Rizal: A Man and the Hero. Quezon
City: C & E Publishing,
Ref.4 Purino, A. (2008). Rizal, The Greatest Filipino Hero. Rex Book Store.
Ref.5 Trillana, P. (2006). Rizal and Heroic Tradition: A Sense of National Destiny.
Quezon City: New Day Publisher.