15 Minutes of Rizal

Will be done by pair since this require not only political reasoning but also creative skill.

Your Prelim Paper will be a Scene Proposal for your Batch's Year Level Production on the Political Philosophy of Dr. Jose Rizal.

To begin choose a part from one of the following:

1. The Life of Rizal
2. Noli Me Tangere
3. El Filibusterismo

Your goal is to be able to argue using reason and textual proofs that such scene (which includes the setting and characters, and dialogues) portrays a particular political thought.  This is the focal thesis of your paper.  The chosen scene is supposed to cover 15 minutes of the play.

Parts of your paper:

*1st three lines must follow the standard proprietary format of papers as shown in the syllabus.
** Rubric (adapted from Rubistar4teachers) must be copy-pasted after your paper's title.

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1. Backgrounder - concise and direct statement of the main elements (characters, setting, plot) of the proposed scene.  Tell the reader your chosen scene and what is it literally about.  And declare in the last sentence, what the political thought of the scene is.
2. Philosophy - detail and explain the political philosophy in that part of Rizal's life or that part of the novel.  Provide short direct quotes  as proof.  You need at least two quotes.  In order to be acceptable, the political thesis must permeate or at least must be a recurring theme throughout the scene.  Aside from this, the message of the theme must be meaningful and applicable to socio-political problems of the times.  Interpretations of the allegory of the novel must be have direct reasons and not be to far of a stretch.
3. Production Directions - Give life to the political philosophy by describing a) how the scene should look like, b) how the characters should be portrayed, c) a very important dialogue (just a short one, enough to show the idea) that should be used in the script, d) what music or any additional effects can be used to emphasize the theme.
4. Reference List - Appropriate citation of all copyrighted materials used in your proposal.  Sources must be all if not majority being books and journals.  Sources must also have been chosen for quality, not ease of access.

Violation of the reference list constitutes a failed paper.

SUBMISSION IS ON THE 23 OF FEBRUARY 2015

Good luck