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Learners' Activity Sheets: 21st Century Literature From The Philippines and The World
Learners' Activity Sheets: 21st Century Literature From The Philippines and The World
Department of Education
CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR
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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS FOR 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE
FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD
Second Quarter: Third and Fourth Week
I. Learning Competency:
Compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and their elements,
structures, and traditions from across the globe. (EN12Lit-IId-22)
II. Key Concepts:
FLASH FICTION AND GRAPHIC FICTION
Flash fiction and graphic fiction are 21st literary genres. They become very popular
especially among learners like you. Modern literary genres gain popularity due to the
advent of technologies such as internet and other virtual media which become the major
platforms of most of modern literary texts like graphic and flash fictions. Graphic fiction and
flash fiction are two different genres of modern literature.
Graphic fiction or a graphic novel is a comic book narrative that is equivalent in
form and dimension to the prose novel (Campbell 200, 81). The pictures are arranged in
sequenced in image panels and dialogues are written in speech bubbles. The illustrations
allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story.
Here are some of the features of graphic fiction or graphic novel according to Singh
(2012).
1. Autographic forms are the marks of author’s handwriting which create an impact
that the whole novel is a manuscript and thus provides a sense of intimacy.
2. Graphic novels encourage interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the
blanks between image panels.
3. Filling in the blanks between image panels makes the reader imagine the actions
portrayed in the story.
4. The language, syntax and meaning of a graphic novel spring primarily from the
relationship between images than words.
5. Graphic fiction combines book and screen.
2. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” by Sarnath Banerjee in 2009 portrays 18th
century Calcutta exploiting the myth of the “Wandering Jew”.
Activity 1: Riiiiiiiiinggggg….
Directions: Try to engage with graphic fiction story and answer the questions that follow.
Processing Questions
1. How does the speaker feel whenever it rings?
2. How did she react when she realized she was already late?
3. Would you react the same way, if this happens to you?
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IV. Independent Practice
Literary structure: Flash fiction is a short written creative piece usually consisting of a few
hundred words.
Each morning, Jim walked to the corner mart for a coffee and lottery ticket. He always
passed Pete and gave the same reply to the jangling of coins, “Half when I win.” Pete
invariably responded with a tip of his soiled, red hat. When it happened, Jim searched
everywhere for Pete. After months, his wife finally convinced him to spend the other half,
and home renovations began. The following spring, working in the garden, Jim unearthed
a familiar red. While lost in astonishment and horror, the faint smell of her perfume
permeated among the roses before...darkness.
Processing Questions
1. What is Pete always wearing whenever Jim sees him?
2. After Jim won, Pete went missing. Who convinced Jim to spend Pete’s half of the
money for house renovations?
3. What is the “familiar red” Jim unearthed in the garden one spring that made him
horrified?
4. What happened to Jim in the end?
V. Application
4 3 2 1
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Structure Presents Exhibits at Exhibits Does not
all least three at least present
elements elements and two elements
and correct elements and
correct structure of and correct
structure the chosen correct structure
of the genre structure of the
chosen of the chosen
genre chosen genre
genre