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TH 141: A THEOLOGY OF THE CATHOLIC SOCIAL VISION 1.

Giordano Readings: Book and loads of handouts. (As in more than 100 pages total) Requirements: Immersion Presentation, Paper, 2 LT's, Final Orals Style: You really need the readings to do well in his two LT's, which are both objective and reflective. He is however generous in handing out bonuses and chances to pull up grades, and allows opportunities for us to report. Very friendly and open for discussions and consultations outside of classes. You will learn from him, gives insightful and interesting lectures. However, he is strict with his r equirements and attendance. o The closer your LT answers are to what was in the book or lecture, the higher your grade. Expect to study around 12 or so theses per LT, then answering only 6. Finals is the same, our was 47 questions, but you only have to answer about 2 or 3 you can just memorize key words for the long tests then make bola the rest!!! SWEAR. you dont have to o read all the readings. Comments: Nice guy over all. Friendly. o He does take attendance seriously though. And if he tells you to bring something, bring it. Oh, and unless you write really fast, I recommend using a laptop to take notes. Or a camera T_T, since he barely gives enough time to read some of his acetates (that's right, no PPTs from him).   

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Guevara Readings: 1-2 per meeting plus handouts. Requirements: quizzes (we had 7 of them), midterms (written/oral depending on what the class decides on), immersion group report+paper, final orals Style: he appreciates active participation in class, do not mumble, speak up if you know something. Gives very challenging quizzes (multiple choice that seems like all the choices are correct). He believes in "maiksi lang ang buhay" so you better pay attention to what he says and jot down notes as fast as you can. read and understand the readings and you'll pass the quizzes. most of them are easy reading anywayy. BUT the readings are in ENGLISH while the quizzes are in FILIPINO. Comments: For immersion, pick IP (Dumagat) at your own risk. The experience with them is indeed very fruitful and Sir knows that and expects a lot from your report. But also pick IP (Yangka, Tarlac) for a very unique immersion experience. He expects a lot of you pick IP for o your immersion. Consult with him as much as you can before your reporting so that he'll help you on how to go about your report. Usually, he looks for the insights you gained from your experiences during immersion. To quote what he told our group, "Basta maayos at presentasyon at samahan ninyo ng mga karanasan, buhay ka na. Maitatawid na niyan kayo sa report." he relates theology with daily life very well - both personal and social. he gives his best in teaching and he o expects the best from you as well. his lectures will (try to) move you. :) as for orals, start studying as early as you can. the thesis statements are kind of hard to cram. understand the concepts well because he will ask you real-life situations. he doesn't need the exact right answer but he just wants to hear how you would approach it. he's the kind of teacher that will make you think. mej stress pero worth it!  

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Liberatore Readings: A lot. it's uploaded at theo141.blogspot.com Requirements: 7 quizzes (announced, mostly group)n (1/3), Immersion group report + paper (1/3), Final orals--11 thesis statements (1/3) Style: You can survive even without listening to him (hell you can survive even without going to class at all and he also doesn't check attendance). He gives the specific readings that you have to study for a quiz. Just read those and you'll do just fine. If you have a B+/A pre-final grade, you can opt not to prepare for all 11 thesis statements and just answer the question, "what do I love when I love God?" Also, pick very good immersion groupmates! Immersion is an easy way to bring your grade up. Comments: He's a bit hard. Based on the pre-final grades, of all the students that he is handling, only two have the chance to get an A (unless he curves).  

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Sanchez Readings: She uses website edmodo.com, all readings, class announcements and extra readings could be found here. She assigns readings as she goes along in her discussions. The range of pages her readings have would be 3-20, but most are easy-reads. She explains the reading during class anyway. 

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Requirements: Bring a bible all the time, although she doesn't get mad if you had forgotten it (or even your reading), but having a bible will help you participate in her class a lot. You can also participate via edmodo.com especially when she initiates a discussion or poll. Around 2-3 short reflection papers, a few surprise quizzes, a couple of group quizzes, 1 written midterm exam, immersion presentation, group final paper and final orals (individual 9-12 thesis statements); beadle checks attendance Style: She is able to discuss the lesson well, she provides Powerpoint presentations and very much likes her class to participate and share insights. She's very patient with her students. She uses diagrams and shows videos too. There was one time where she had the class play a game also. In other words, her style i s interactive. Comments: The only downside is that her midterms are difficult (style is multiple choice, 8 choices to choose from per number) if you don't prepare well. If you anticipate her surprise quizzes and review past lessons, you can most definitely get a high grade. Always have your bible with you, because she asks you to use it during quizzes. Borrowing is not allowed. She's very nice and very approachable, fair and understanding. Read the readings if you can, but if not, be religious in taking down notes because she doesn't post her Powerpoint presentations.

Ziselberger Readings: theo141.blogspot.com Requirements: Participation accounts for 30% of the final grade. 10% mid-term orals and 10% final oral exam only. 25% papers and reflection papers. 25% Time for Creation (TFC) Project. No quizzes but hell a lot of papers. Style: Facilitator. Comments: Heavy load with all the papers and TFC. There will be a hand full of readings and it'll be the only source of  information you will ever get out of him unless you have a classmate who carefully read through all of them. Thus, you'll learn from your classmate. He is more a facilitator. If you enjoy reading and reciting, get him. His accent is somewhat thick but if you listen c areful, you'll understand him. Also, he likes creative presentations, so if you can, put some related videos. It is also helps if you relate the o topic to other things that you know. Once you see the big smile on his face, you can be sure that he likes your presentation (he usually has a straight face when you present). For the orals, you can talk anything about the lesson (just make sure to BEAT HIM FIRST TO THE TOPIC before he can get to ask you anything). Brownie points when you know the answer to, "Does anyone know what day today is. You're Catholics! You should know!" It's usually some saint's feast day. "for ziselsberger the individual papers are 5 pages minimum, no max. group papers 20 pages minimum, no o max. lots of readings, lot of writing. sometimes not a lot happens in class but if you're the type of person who reads ahead of time you can be a badass and keep reciting. participation is the biggest part of your grade anyway."  

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TH 151: THE CATHOLIC COMMITMENT OF 1.

TODAY’S FILIPINO: A SYNTHESIS

Aguas [As of 10/18/2011--> ALL SLOTS FOR BS BIO MAJORS . ALL SLOTS FOR BS LfSci MAJORS . ALL SLOTS FOR BS PSY MAJORS] Readings: There are around 10 topics to be discussed, and he provides soft copies at the start of the sem. Readings are around 30-40 pages long. The entire Book of Job is also a required reading :)) Medyo hassle lang if you don't like to read because you'll need to read to do well in his class. o Requirements: 5-6 quizzes as mentioned below.1 group presentation - you can choose any topic you like as long as you make a theological discussion about it. 1 midterm and 1 final orals. For the midterms he gives around 7-8 topics and you have to make the thesis statements yourselves, like one statement for each topic or 2-3 combined topics into one statement. For the finals he only requires one thesis statement from you which is supposed to synthesize what you have learned throughout the semester. He says that he won't have a checklist to see what topics you have included or left out in your statement, but rather he will focus more on what you have understood from the lessons. o His quizzes are super easy if you read the readings. The things he'll ask are usually the super obvious ones. Like if there's a list of things in the reading, he'll just make you enumerate them. Super easy. He'll just want to know if you read or not. 2nd Sem 2011-2012 Experience: Once lang siya nagpaquiz regarding the readings. Tapos, one quiz per o group report. Nakasalalay sa group kung ano ang content ng quiz. Therefore, madali lang kung magnonotes ka during the reports. Hahaha Style: "READINGS galore haha but he also gives his powerpoints together for easier understanding. He gives about 5-6 quizzes and he usually curves them in a way everyone goes up. He really knows his stuff that he barely looks at his notes. He likes discussions and he makes sure that people are with him in terms of pace. He can comical a lot also :D" He's a super cool prof and very unconventional. He can answer practically ANY question you ask because o he's THAT GOOD. He really knows his stuff and really grades fairly. Comments: He will really make you appreciate theology - he can probably convert atheists because everything he says just makes sense. Amazing prof, worth the effor t. o If you took him in Theo121, he uses almost the same readings :D Also, READ his readings. trust me, you do NOT want to get on his bad side :> HE'S AWESOME. TAKE HIM! Plus points if you're a girl because he's a feminist, but I don't think that hinders o him from grading guys fairly.:) THIS GUY IS AWESOME. You will learn alot from this guy, and it is worth the readings. too bad he's not o 'teaching' this 2nd sem. o WARNING: He can be easily ticked off by "stupid" & "repetitive" questions (lalo na during signups for oral exams) and especially with noise coming from either inside or outside the classroom. Either papahiyain ka niya or lalabas na lang siya bigla. 

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Goebel Readings: "You can just skim through the readings, he practically gives you a 10 for the submission of the summary paper" Requirements: Summary papers every meeting, 1 research paper, 1 group presentation, 1 written midterms, 1 final orals Style: Really chill; doesn't go into the details of the readings. he is more concerned with your own insights and reflections. Comments: "Udo Goebel's not bad, very generous with grades as long as you submit them. He uploads notes before the written exam. Downside: summary paper (1 page 2x spaced) each meeting & he just asks the class to share their insights for the entire class discussion. Major reqs: Research paper (5 page 2x space), group presentation and final orals (own topic & thesis statement for all)" Research paper and group presentation can be about anything under the sun, as long as it is interesting. o Bottomline: A/B+-able. :) o Final orals - Make your own thesis statement. Only 5 mins per person, sometimes even less. He admits that he hates oral examinations, so the less time you talk, the better. Super easy and super chill, my best Theo class experience ever. Zero stress and easy A! o 

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Jimenez Readings: 1-2 readings a week Requirements: 1 group paper, six ANNOUNCED essay quizzes, one written long test, one midterm oral exam, one fi nal oral exam  

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Style: Comments: "If you want an easy A and get to learn a lot take sir Jimenez. He's all about reflection in his long tests and quizzes. He's mabait din in orals. At least that's what I think, some of my classmates didn't like him." He gives a lot of  opportunities for bonus points, and all of his tests are objective/based on the readings. He's pretty straightforward, the readings aren't very fancy but really helpful, so if you're really lazy you can survive by just reading or by just listening to his discussions (always better to do both though). He's a bit strict with attendance. And for the first sem he had like 5 or 6 classes so it's highly likely to find slots even when you're part of the last batch. I actually got his class via loadrev hahaha "he's really strict on attendance but if you do manage do not cut for the entire semester, he'll give you a 5 o point bonus on the quiz which is alot considering the total scores f or all our quizzes was just over 45. He was a terror in 121 but someone told me he's on probation now for failing too many people thats why he's really nice. All in all, not a very bad prof to take :)"

Locker Readings: 2-3 readings (he won't discuss these in class) Requirements: 2 group projects, 1 final oral exams. No quizzes and he doesn't really take attendance. But your notes MIGHT be helpful in identifying what he wants for projects/orals. Style: Very "rightist", ie., conservative and reflective. He requires a lot of imagination and "seeing beyond". His ideas are actually insightful and different (from what we are used to) but finds it hard to communicate them well at times. He is detail-oriented when it comes to reading the Bible so you have to make a lot of connections; "put details together to form bigger picture" kind of thing. You have to be very open-minded when you take him - both in terms of  grades (he doesn't give very high gr ades) and in terms of your beli efs. But he's nice as a person!!!! Comments: "he himself admits that he doesn't sometimes how to explain what he wants. so you never know if what you're submitting is what he's expecting. only 3 requirements (based on this sem) 2 projects and orals. 33% each. Hasn't given an A all sem though. haha. he lectures a lot but topics are disjointed. For me, I never really got the connection between everything, which is bad since orals niya is synthesis XD I had to ask help from other theo teachers to get the connections and the point of the less"  

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Mendoza Readings: Readings are uploaded in his multiply site. 1 or 2 were photocopied. Requirements: quizzes, group work, midterm and final orals Style: Doesn't discuss the readings per se in class. He expects you to have read them and class time is meant for discussing your questions/insights into the reading. If you have classmates who like to recite a lot, pwede nang hindi magbasa. Make sure you're always present because as long as you take part in the group work, easy 10%? na yun for you since he always gives perfect scores. His quizzes are unannounced and don't think that because he gave quizzes for 2 consecutive days already, he won't give na the 3rd day. He does this a lot. Comments: Teacher ko siya ngayon sa Th141 and minsan parang hindi Th141 yung class namin. Parang POS100 or Histo kasi never siya nagdidiscuss talaga ng readings. Parati siya magaask, "O anong masasabi niyo sa readings? May comment ba kayo?" Madami siyang dinidiscuss na minsan wala sa topic. o He was my prof for 151 and he was really nice! Especially during orals. He doesnt ask questions and doesn't even look at you. You have to come 10/15 mins before your time so you can pick your TS then with a size 1, write everything you can remember. You can then use/read during your turn. I can say he's fair with regard to grades. You get what you deserve.   

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Roncal Readings: We have the book but its really up to you if you want to read it Requirements: 2 quizzes, 2 orals (midterms and finals), 2 papers that you can grade yourself (VERY EASY WORKLOAD) Style: He just has a few points then half of the period we just go to our own groups to discuss. thats it! He's so nice he even helps you with your orals. Comments: "The only thing you have to do to get an A in his course is to religiously attend his classes. He's very easy in terms of workload and he also gives the answers to his orals. The hardest part is ACTUALLY attending his classes because he doesn't take note of attendance. Get him if you're grade conscious :)" "To those who want to take Roncal next sem, he now actually gives lower grades compared before but still o technically the same extremely light workload. Not an easy A anymore rather an easy B/B+ with some effort. He's still a very good guy though."  

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on the contrary, medyo easy A pa rin siya. just as long as you stick to the book because the answers for his orals are taken straight from it. The final paper is self-graded, so you can give yourself an A and he can't lower down the grade. He can only make the grade higher so don't give yourself a B or B+ expecting to be given an A by him. A niyo na sarili niyo para wala ng problema. He doesnt give anything below a B!

Rosana Readings: quite a number of readings plus a book. Some reading are easy but some are really boring. you have to read them because you'll need those for orals and written exam (especially the written exam because it is VERY objective). Requirements: 1 midterm orals (no thesis statements so you'll be asked on the spot anything and everything that is included in the reading/ she has discussed; quite difficult.YOU REALLY HAVE TO MEMORIZE, but at the same time be able to provide examples/insights), 1 final orals (13 thesis statements), 1 written long test (quite difficult), 1 theoecological project (choose a community that you'll help be more eco-friendly) and a report on the Radcliffe book ;and reflection paper about it, 1 movie reflection paper (more of a bonus paper). Style: Quite boring but you can easily approach her or ask question. Sometimes you wouldn't know that she's asking a question na pala while she's discussing. Bigla na lang siya tatahimik and it's a sign that she is actually waiting for someone to recite o In our class, she's actually quite engaging, she won't hesitate to give the floor to students when they have something to share, and also as much as possible shares her own stories as well (in relation to the readings/lecture, most oftenly) Comments: "Maganda ung examples nya and gusto nya may reflection from students. Many readings though, pero kaya naman ung long test." she's very kind and approachable BUT not too effective in teaching. generally low grades. Normally, people o would not take her, like all the other classes are filled except her classes. However, she's not that bad. I mean, she's really kind naman. :D o She wants her students spot on when giving points in exams or in class. For the reports, she doesn't want to students to mainly just gather data and report about them, as much as possible she always wants personal reflection and insights. It doesn't matter to her how much you know, if you dont know how to apply and understand them. She requires the Eco(Carbon?)-Footprint (forgot what its called actually) to be included in the report. This o will be where the reflection comes from. Technically just show what the group members consume/use the most and from that base the project or whatever it is. Rumors abound na pambawi palagi ang reporting so make it good (rumors). It would also help to express concern over your grades, if you feel that you need to. She appreciates that. o Given the fact that her requirements are quite heavy, it helps to really express your intention to not just pass, but excel in her class. Though she's not for everyone, she's really niceduring and outside class. You just have look beyond the o difficulty of her requirements. 

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HI 166: PHILIPPINE HISTORY 1.

Dacudao Readings: Requirements: A few announced 10 pt quizzes, 1 group report, 1 reaction paper, 1 group project (choice between a research paper or a film), 3 LTs Style: Very textbook style of teaching history, almost exactly like grade school ie here are names, places and dates, memorize them all. That's not bad in itself but she's boring as hell. Her powerpoints which never seem to end. Talks to the walls and the floor. Won't ever make eye contact, even when directly addressing you. Comments: Take her if you want good grades (exemptions for the finals are at B+) but willing to suffer through a semester of wishing you were somewhere else.  

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Gealogo Readings: Mainly Agoncillo's History of the Filipino People, you can get by if you listen to the lectures, he does have a long suggested reading list in his syllabus Requirements: Two long tests, one final exams, one final group paper, a few quizzes (which he will use to pull your grade up), and two group reports with accompanying summary papers Style: Lecture-based, he doesn't really use powerpoints, take notes, lots of notes and it will get you through. He presents events from a cultural, economic, social and then political lens, with attention to social movements. Comments: His tests are hard, but if you study enough you'd get through fine. Sometimes it's a matter of luck because he gives different sets of tests, during my finals, set 2 was a matrix, per row was an era in history, and you were expected to fill in events i n columns that were marked, "society, culture, politics", one mistake meant the matrix would be wrong. The set I got was relatively easier since it asked me to explain a few crucial laws and their relation to social movements, in addition to a common set of questions for both sets. Also he grades the group paper early so it would be wise to get done with it before the stress of the exams. Also, no exemptions (at least when I took him last year). 

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Giron Readings: He has a lot pero parang hindi naman talaga kai langan basahin. Requirements: One group research paper, two long tests, one final exam, and class participation. you can get exempted from the finals if you get at least a pre-final of 83. he'll give you all semester to do the research paper. he'll keep on nagging you to make sure that you dont cram. Style: exciting and informative lectures that will really get you interested in history, even the boring parts of history. :)) he doesn't send notes, so you really have to listen in class and take down notes. Also, it's rare you find a teacher who can really REALLY make the whole class laugh. Expect one lecture to be related to penguins. (for this batch) He had a small discussion about Batman and somehow managed to get back to the subject of the lecture. He also has a discussion about "doorbellians." He uses several online games as examples (biased tho, cos sometimes di maka relate yung girls sa class. pero funny pa rin). Also, he has an awesome LAST LECTURE for the sem. He acts/dresses/talks like one of us college students, but by the en d of it you'll realize he was one epic prof :D. Comments: "Awesome lectures, incredibly memorable and ♥ his examples/stories. easy too as long as you have good o notes (you need not read the readings)" o "Like a real life GTO" A-able/easy B+ tests as long as you listen which isn't hard (super interesting lectures) o You have to really work hard for the group paper since it's a huge percentage of your grades. So kahit A ka o na sa tests niya, it can drag you down to a B+ (which isn't that bad unless you really want that A. haha.)  

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Hofilena Readings: "Roughly 20 readings, total for the sem, ata" 

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Requirements: "3LTs objective and essay (at least this sem), a comprehensive final, B+ for exemption, a group paper and class participation participation" Style: "Hofilena describes scenes insanely awesome. She draws the battle field and she gives you an estimate of the distances of the places. Tapos she relates historical places to places we know now. And her outline when she teaches really makes you appreciate the passage of ti me. Grabe. Take her! You won't regret it." Comments: "amazing reading list, great perspectives on the stories." It's the only history class where I actually listened and remembered all the historical events. Great teaching o style. Very engaging. Oh and, you don't have to read the readings... I survived and got an okay grade without reading a single page.

Lacson [ Both classes for juniors... Sucks] Readings: You'll have to xerox stuff from the reserve section. Requirements: Group project, individual project, two long tests and finals Style: She's very lively and engaging in class. She makes the boring stuff fun actually. Very friendly and funny. Tests are really objective but you'll be okay if you take down notes. (Her tests are actually difficult unless you really study for them). Comments: "Katherine Lacson if you exercise your creative skills. :D" -> true. Get her if you're really creative because the group project/presentation and the individual project take a good chunk out of our grade. Kaya ma-exempt sa kanya if you really well in the other requirements. About 1/2 of the class B+ above. She loves Samurai X.   

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Mendoza Readings: You can get them in one HUGE pile at the reserve section. You really have to read them unless there's a test. Requirements: A group report, a reaction paper (based on a group activity usually outside Ateneo), (10-point) quizzes, two LTs, and finals. Style: He's actually pretty interesting. He LOVES giving out random trivia that are somehow connected with the lesson. Very interesting stories. His LTs are killer though. He's actually easy to appreciate as a teacher. Take note of  everything he says in class even his little side comments/ history trivia (Ex. Manila being compared to San Francisco) as they pop up during his exams. Tests are crazily objective and tricky but he grades high in the end (everybody gets low in his exams talaga so don't worry if you get a bad grade). Comments: Make sure to recite in his class and do well in your group report, as these will probably (sorry for the bluntness) save your ass if you do badly in both LTs. He's boring at times and has a soft voice (sit in front of the class if  you can) but you can tell that he has this infectious passion about History. Take detailed notes/borrow the notes of a religious note taker and be ready to memorize, memorize, memorize stuff for his tests. He's one of the few teachers who still use OHPs