GREATWK (Gagamba)

Special Term
AY 2014-2015
Course Requirements
Facilitator: Mr. Julien Carandang

Course Reading

Gagamba

by F. Sionil Jose
http://1drv.ms/1Dujqmm

Learning Plan

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MR.CARANDANG

RoomM316
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RoomM306
PlenaryOrientationandGeneralIntroduction
(WaldoPerfectoSeminarRoom)

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TentativeIntegrationActivity

Student AssessmentAll submissions must be

collated and submitted
on or before the final
meeting!

Course Requirement

Reflection / Reaction Paper Format

1)
2)
3)

4)

Reflection Paper (Group

Paper on Gagamba)
Reaction Paper (Selling
Sex in Heaven)
Group Presentation
(PPT on
Assigned/Chosen
Gagamba Chapter
Reaction Paper
(Aswang
Phenomenon)

Short Bond / Letter Size

Font Arial 11
1.5 Space
1 border margin
Proper Reference Citation
(if any)
Name, ID No.,
Course/Section, Lecturers
name
No Name = No Grade!
Observe the Musketeer Rule!

Reaction Paper Guide Questions

- Individual Requirements

Selling Sex in Hea

ven
1)
Identify three
social issues in
the documentary;
provide possible
and practical
solution/s for
each.
1-3 pages, Arial 11, 1.5
space

Aswang Phenomen
on
1) Is there a Filipino
2)

3)

vampire? Justify!
Where does the term
Aswang originate?
Cite two possible
sources.
Why is Panay Island
the source of
Aswang myths?

1-3 pages, Arial 11, 1.5

space

Final Paper Guide Questions & PPT Format

Group Requirements
Group Paper Guide Questions

Of all the characters in

Gagamba, who do you
think is/are the most
tragic and why?

1.

If you were the author,

would you change
anything in the book
(characters / setting /
plot)? Elaborate and
explain.

2.

Minimum 3-5 pages, Arial

11, 1.5 space

1.

Short chapter
introduction
Identify important
character/s & their
background/s
Identify prevalent social
issues within the
assigned chapter
Provide possible /
practical & real world
solutions to these issues
Present your groups
realization/s & lesson/s
learned

Group PPT Presentation Format

2.

3.

4.

5.

Max 10 slides

Student Aid
Reference

Consultations

Syllabus
By

appointment
c/o PolSci Dept.

Via

FB

GREATWKGagambaT4

Filipino English: Literature As We

Think It.-F. Sionil Jose (Keynote
lecture delivered at the
Conference on Literatures in
Englishes at the National
University of Singapore).
http://www.philstar.com/sundaylife/327032/filipino-englishliterature-we-think-it

Interview with F. Sionil Jose.Charlson Ong

http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.p
hp/lik/article/viewFile/2640/2477

Useful Links

Selling Sex in Heaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvh93stRfrs

Aswang

https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePhqoyLpXQ

Bagong

Silang

https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA47NcuKKaQ

Rags

Phenomenon

to Riches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEh-0TIuu2A

Gagamba
Introduction
2
Why should Filipinos care?

Issue Real or Imagined

A social issue (also called a social problem or a

social ill) is an issue that relates to society's perception
of people's personal lives. Different societies have
different perceptions and what may be "normal"
behaviour in one society may be a significant social
issue in another society. Social issues are distinguished
from economic issues. Some issues have both social and
economic aspects, such as immigration. There are also
issues that don't fall into either category, such as wars.

Thomas Paine, in Rights of Man and Common Sense,

addresses man's duty to "allow the same rights to others
as we allow ourselves". The failure to do so causes the
birth of a social issue.

What we see or claim to see

Social consciousness is consciousness shared
within a society. It can also be defined as social
awareness; to be aware of the problems that
different societies and communities face on a
day-to-day basis; to be conscious of the
difficulties and hardships of society.
A subject with an acquired social consciousness
derives his or her viewpoint from the
mainstream culture.

Bagong Silang

Are we a caring generation ?

Social

responsibility is an ethical theory that

an entity, be it an organization or individual, has
an obligation to act to benefit society at large.
Social responsibility is a duty every individual or
organization has to perform so as to maintain a
balance between the economy and the
ecosystem. It pertains not only to business
organizations but also to everyone whose any
action impacts the environment.
This responsibility can be passive, by avoiding
engaging in socially harmful acts, or active, by
performing activities that directly advance social
goals.

Rags to Riches

GREATWK
(Gagamba)
Intro Chapter1

Facilitator: Mr. Julien

Carandang

Session Outline
Class

Reminders
Announcements on Groupings
Intro to Gagamba Chapter 1

Gagamba: The Spider Man

- F. Sionil Jose
Plot / Setting

July 15, 1990

Killer earthquake strikes

central Luzon

Prevalent Themes

Manila, 1pm

Camarin

Ermita restaurant

(M.H. del Pilar Street)

Meeting place for

prominent society
members
Classiest call girl station
in the country
Padre Faura Motel
extension

Gods

Will ?
Atonement or
retribution?
Faith vs fate?
Miracle or luck?
Need to survive!

Characters
Chapter 1

Tranquilino Penoy (Gagamba)

Aling Pacing

First owner of Camarin

Namnama

dullard / not worth mentioning

Didi Gamboa

Mother of 12 (Gagamba)
Vegetable dealer

Un-named Father

Deformed, yet normal looking and healthy

Useful, capable
Intelligent, self-educated, keen eyed & observant
Middle class

Wife to Gagamba

Senator Reyes & Eduardo Dantes

Long standing Camarin patrons

Men of influence

Social Issues / Realities

& Solutions
Poverty

Unemployment

Job Fairs
Home-based Industry

Lack of Basic Health

Care Facilities /
Specialists / Policies

Conditional Cash
Transfer

RH Bill

Social Injustice

Magna Carta of
Women
Magna Carta of for
Disabled Persons

Realizations /
Concluding Thoughts
Self-reliance,

personal growth
and development
must be coupled
with the respect for
human dignity,
access to basic
services and the
observance of
social policies.
You

are what you

make of yourself!

Thank

you &
Good Reading!