Grade-7: Philippine History and Culture (Maglang, A.)

Introduction

The Philippines is considered as a melting pot of diverse culture and economic activities due to its geographic location. It is compose of three islands namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao with a lots of God's beautiful creation or tourist spots. If given the chance, would you like to travel all around the Philippines with your classmates? The president of the Philippine Tour Organization have donated money to finance this travel and all your family members can go, including your sweetheart. But wait there's a little bit problem, you need to have a background about the Philippines before you go on to the travel. You need to know on how the Philippines was discovered by the Spaniards, how Filipinos organize and celebrate events like Christmas and weddings, find out some interesting tourist attractions, and some aspects of Filipino culture such as language and traditional dances. You need to create a travel brochure and a PowerPoint presentation about this country that is educational, creative, and informative for your travel to be granted.

Objectives: Through this web quest, you will be able to:

a. Discover the Philippine history, its culture and some famous tourist attractions through research work and readings.

b. Make a power point presentation and travel brochure that are educational, creative, and informative.

c. Appreciate the Filipino culture through sharing and presenting your works to the audience.

Task

The expected results of your work is to create an educational, informative, effective and creative PowerPoint Presentation and a travel brochure showcasing your research on the Philippines. You are expected to conduct online research and library research. However, your research will not be limited to online and library researches, rather you are encouraged to conduct interviews with people that can provide you with information and other resources to enhance your work. You can use all available publishing tools such as clip art, word art, scanned or digital photos, various fonts and type, while designing a clear and visually appealing layout.

You will exercise your judgement in choosing materials that will make your project educational, informative and visually appealing. You will present your finished projects to the donor and to your family members.

Process

These are the main point processes that will help you accomplish your project:

*Research on the discovery of the Philippines. Compile historical facts and events of interest.

*Find out how Filipinos organize and celebrate at least two events: Wedding and Christmas.

*Find out points of interests, historical places, tourist attractions that showcase Filipino culture.

*Find on some aspects of Filipino culture such as language and traditional dances.

Here is an online resource for you to help in accomplishing the tasks assigned to you: https://www.gov.ph/about-the-philippines-2?inheritRedirect=true

The Republic of the Philippines is a sovereign state in archipelagic Southeast Asia, with 7,107 islands spanning more than 300,000 square kilometers of territory. It is divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines was named after Prince Philip (later King Philip II) of Spain, by the Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos during his 1542-1546 expedition to the islands.

The Philippines is a unitary presidential constitutional republic, with the President of the Philippines acting as both the head of state and the head of government. It proclaimed its independence from the Spanish Empire on June 12, 1898, following the culmination of the Philippine Revolution. It is a founding member of both the United Nations (UN), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It has embassies and consulates in 62 countries around the world.

The country’s primary exports include electronics, semiconductors, transport equipment, construction materials, and minerals. As an open economy, the Philippines trades with other economies around the world: it considers Japan, the United States, China, South Korea, and Germany as its top export markets.

The Philippines was host to a record high of 4.7 million foreign tourists in 2013, thanks to country’s tourism brand, “It’s More Fun In The Philippines.” Among its top tourist drawers are Boracay Island in Aklan, Puerto Princesa Underground River in Palawan, Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Mayon Volcano in Albay, and the Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao, as well as the cities of Manila, Baguio, Vigan, Cebu, and Davao.

For more additional information, please click the following links:

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-culture-of-the-philippines.html

http://www.philippine-history.org/

Ferdinand Magellan's search for the Spice Islands

http://www.bisitaguam.com/Episodes/20/body.html

Biography of Dr. Jose P. Rizal

http://www.joserizal.ph/biography.htm

Filipino culture, songs and dance

http://www.sinfonia.or.jp/~infortec/hotspots/boracay/singkil.htm

Wedding attire

http://barongatsaya.com/s-cart/female.html

Wedding traditions in the Philippines

http://www.all-filipina.com/new/wedding-traditions.html

Filipino wedding traditions

www.latriquewedding.com/vct.html

Jose Rizal: Biography and others

http://www.joserizal.ph/pictures.htm

Banaue Rice Terraces

http://www.hillmanwonders.com/banaue_rice_terraces/banaue_rice_terraces.htm

Evaluation

A rubrics will be use to evaluate your PowerPoint presentation and the travel brochure.

Click the links provided below for the said rubrics.

Power Point Presentation Rubric: http://txla.org/sites/tla/files/groups/YART/docs/2015SPOTHigh-Fehlbaum_AcademicProgram_PowerPointRubric.pdf

Travel Brochure Rubric: http://asfms.net/SocialStudiesDepartment/Rubrics/TravelBrochureRubric.htm

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have reached the last part of the webquest. Your PowerPoint presentation and your travel brochure are done and you must present them to your audience. Try your best to

convince them that you are knowledgeable about Philippine history and culture and that you are ready to travel all around the Philippines.

Here's a short self-assessment quiz to help you out:

1. What gave rise to the discovery of the Philippine Island to the Spaniards?

2. When did Magellan discover the Philippines?

3. Who is the national hero of the Philippines?

4. Why is it that Rizal was executed?

5. Name 3 places that visitors should not miss in the Philippines?

6. What is the national language of the Philippines?

7.Name 3 cultures and traditions that are practice in the Philippines?