Life and Works of Jose Rizal Summary

LIFE AND WORKS OF JOSE RIZAL Historical context context of the Rizal Law

 This lesson provides a discussion on the historical context and contents of the Rizal Law and examines the social, political and economic conditions in the Philippines in the 19th century. Studyin the historical context of the Rizal Law allows us to !etter understand the contents, rationale and importance of the law. Similarly, studyin the 19th century is helpful in studyin the life, wor"s and ideas of #r, $ose Rizal !ecause this puts him in the appropriate context. O!ecti"es#

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&xplain the rationale of the Rizal Law #iscuss the historical context of the Rizal Law #escri!e the Spanish colonial overnment !y readin excerpts from selected wor"s of propaandists Relat elate e the the pass passa ae e of Riza Rizall Law Law to nati nation on'! '!ui uild ldin in, , patr patrio ioti tism sm and and nationalism. &xam &xamin ine e the the econ econom omic ic and and soci socio' o'po poli liti tica call mili milieu eu of the the 19th 19thce cent ntur ury y Philippines (ompare the reactions of )ilipinos )ilipinos to the passae of the Rizal Law

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*any )ilipino students are curious why they are still re+uired to study the life and wor"s of $ose Rizal in collee despite havin studied the !ioraphy of $ose Rizal and his two novels in their hih school years. They !elieve that it miht ust !e a repetiti repetition on of the thins they have learned learned and that it would !e a waste of their their time. Little did they "now that they are mandated !y the law to study the life and wor"s of $ose Rizal not only in hih school !ut also in collee and they miht not even have an idea what this law had one throuh in order to !e passed and approved. -n $une 1, 19/0, Philippine ndependence #ay, the Repu!lic 2ct 13/ 4R.2. 13/5 also "nown as the Rizal Law was passed. t is an act 6to nclude in the (urricula of 2ll Pu!lic and Private Schools, collees and 7niversities courses on the life, wor"s and writins of $ose Rizal, particularly his novels 8oli *e Tanere and &l )ili!us ili!uster terism ismo. o. 2uthor 2uthorizi izin n the printi printin n and distri distri!ut !ution ion there thereof, of, and for other other purposes. Read the contents contents of the law and answers to the followin followin +uestions% a. :hy was it passed at time time of the Philippine ndependence ndependence #ay; !. :hy only $ose Rizal Rizal was selected to !e studied; studied; c. :hat are the oals or purpose of this law; law; d.