Saint francis academy

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LEARNING MODULE
English G7 / Q1

Appreciating Traditional
Culture Through Folk Literature
1

Module 1
Appreciating Traditional Culture Through Folk Literature 1

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

Lesson 1
The Creation (An Igorot Myth)
Malakas and Maganda (Myth of the First Man and Woman)
Plot, Setting, and Narrative

CONTENT STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of: pre-colonial Philippine

literature as a means of connecting to the past; various reading styles; ways of determining word
meaning; the sounds of English and the prosodic features of speech; nouns and noun
determiners; and correct subject-verb agreement.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD: The learner creates own power point presentation of a story,
that they will begin by planning the different parts of the story and by using the different
prosodic features when speaking different characters.

Concept Map of the

Module
Here is a simple illustration of the lessons you will cover in this module,

Welcome to the
wonderful world of
storytelling!

Riddles ◊ Proverbs ◊ Fables Legends ◊

Myths ◊ Epics

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Compare different kinds of folk literature
2. Identify the elements of narrative
3. Identify and use nouns and noun determiners correctly
Introduction to Folk Literature

Filipino ancient literary forms, short stories, and novels are all known as folk literature
and were part of precolonial Filipino literature. In this unit, you will learn first about how
literature began with myths and folktales

Similar to the early forms of literature, riddles, proverbs, and poems were also largely
passed on through oral language. You will also learn first about two forms of folk literature, the
fable and the legend. A fable is a short story that teaches a moral, and often involves animals as
characters. Legends are types of folk narratives or stories handed down over generations and are
believed to be based on history, though these typically mix fact and fantasy.

By the Spanish era, Filipino prose and poetry evolved into new forms that reflected
Spanish influences. Many of the Filipino folk songs during this time were inspired by the
people’s sentimental and happy emotions.
Preview about Myths

Direction: Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. What is a Myth?
a. A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some
natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
b. A true story based on real events
c. A Person’s Life
d. A fictional story about true events

2. What are the features of a myth?

a. Animal characters, based on fact
b. Long, narrative poem, larger-than-life her
c. Teaches lesson, heroes, animal characters
d. Heroes, gods/goddesses, elements of nature, teaches lesson

3. What types of questions are addressed by myths?

a. What is the meaning of life?
b. What gods and heroes do
c. Origins of nature
d. Long journeys

4. The purpose of a myth is to…

a. scare the audience.
b. give another perspective on life.
c. teach humans to love another no matter what.
d. entertain, inform, and/or explain.

5. Myths contain these elements of storytelling:

a. original ideas.
b. comedic relief, love stories, sirens, and cake.
c. plot, characters, setting, and theme.
d. peace, harmony, and fables

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

What is a Myth?

A myth is a traditional sacred story, which usually narrates the activities of gods and
heroes, and that can explain a natural phenomenon or cultural practice.

Activity 1 Matching Meanings

Directions: Read each sentence in column A and study the underlined word. Match the
sentence with the meaning of the underlined word in column B.

A. B.
1. Her naked shoulders were covered in bamboo leaves. a. controlled
1. The woman restrained her fear as she spoke. b. strike with a beak
2. The bird’s attempt to break the reed was ineffectual. c. bare
3. She could see tropical trees. d. pertaining to warm
weather
4. “Peak harder,” a weak voice cried. e. not working

EXPLORE

Have you ever wondered how the ancient Filipino teenagers interacted with their
peers and the elderly? What kind of guessing games do they play to entertain themselves?
What advice did their elderly tell them so that they would grow mature and wise? As you
attempt to know their culture and the conversations they had with their peers and elderly,
think about this question:

ACTIVITY 2. Knowing You, Knowing Me

Fill out the second column based on the questions found below. Accomplish the 3rd column
using your experience as the point of reference.

How did Filipino teenagers interact with their peers and the elderly?
What advice did the elderly tell them so that they would grow up wisely?
What guessing games do they play to amuse themselves?

Interactions Youth of the Past Youth of the Present

Peer

Parents

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

LITERARY POINT

Literary Elements: Plot, Setting, and Narratives

Recall that a narrative is a type of text that retells the story or previous experiences usually in a
sequence of events. There are many kinds of narratives in folk literature, such as myths,
legends, and fables.

Like any story, the folk narrative has these literary elements:

 Plot - the series of events that unfold in the story. This means that it is made up of the
main things that happen in the story from beginning, middle, to end. In folktales and
fables, the plot is usually simple.

 Setting – the location where the story takes place. A story may have a change of setting
in different scenes.

 Characters – the persons, figures, or animals involved in the story.

Activity 3.

Identify the literary elements of the story in the myth “The Creation” and
“Malakas and Maganda”.

1. Plot – __________________________________________________________________________
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2. Setting –
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3. Characters –____________________________________________________________________
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English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

Recall the different parts of a sentence by taking a sentence from the myth “The Creation” that
you have previously read. Study what words make up a sentence.

Lumawig, the great spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds.

In the sentence above, what part of speech is the underlined word Lumawig? What part of speech
do came and cut belong to?
Noun Verb Verb
Lumawig, came down from the sky and cut many reeds.

What is a noun?

 Nouns refer to names of people, places, or things.

Examples of nouns

People
Man Anna Miguel parents friend
Places
Bulacan province park
Philippines
Things
Things you can see or Ideas and actions Conditions and qualities
touch
bamboo peace parentage
salt language bravery
sky creation joy
plant myth beauty

Nouns can also denote in number.

Singular and Plural

Nouns are also often preceded by noun determiners, demonstratives, and

possessive adjectives that indicate the number of noun.
Definite articles, Indefinite articles and Quantifiers

Determiners express quantity.

Count Nouns and Mass Nouns

Determiners can be possessive adjectives.

Singular Possessive Adjectives and Plural Possessive Adjectives

Go to https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-nouns-definition-
types-examples.html for better understanding of nouns.

Activity 1

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

Directions: Read through each sentence and encircle the correct determiner that would
complete the sentence.

1. Could you bring me (this/ these/ that/ those) I left on the table?
2. (The/ A/ An) sun rises from the east?
3. The doctor advised me to eat (a / an/ the) papaya every morning.
4. There aren’t (several/ much/ a lot) of students in the canteen.
5. I haven’t got (some/ any/ many) pictures in my album.
6. Janina gave a cookie to (any/ all/ each) child at the orphanage.
7. I have to finish solving (any/ some/ all) the designed math problems in my book.
8. My sister doesn’t like to drink (much/ a lot/ several) of milk.
9. Mike always keeps (any/ every/ some) money in his wallet for emergencies.
10. From afar, I could see my classmates pick up (this/ that/ the) trash on the sidewalk.

Activity 2. KWL Chart

Below is a KWL Chart. It will help you check your understanding of the lessons in this
unit. Fill in with appropriate information the different sections of this module.

Philippine Folk Literature

K W L
KNOW WONDER LEARNED
Write what you think you Write what you wonder or Write what you have
know about the topic. want to learn about the learned about the topic.
topic.

Prepared by: Checked by:

JAYSSA MAE R. VERDADERO JOVELYN C. CRUZAT
English Teacher English Coordinator

Noted by:

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero
Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: [email protected]

DIVINIA A. VILLANUEVA
OIC

English 7
Ms. Jayssa Mae R. Verdadero