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21 Century Literature From The Philippines and The World
21 Century Literature From The Philippines and The World
ST
LITERATURE
FROM THE
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner has an understanding and appreciation of the elements and
contexts of 21st Century Philippine Literature from the regions.
PERFORMANCE
The learner shall be able to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of 21 st
STANDARD
Century Philippine literature from the regions through:
1. a written close analysis and critical interpretation of a literary text in terms
of form and theme, with a description of its context derived from research;
and
2. an adaptation of a text into other creative forms using multimedia.
LEARNING TARGETS
I can compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and the
ones from the earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and
traditions
I can discuss how different contexts enhance the text’s meaning and enrich the
reader’s understanding
Literary Genre
According to Vocabulary.com, a literary genre is a style of
writing. The word genre means "artistic category or style,"
and you can talk about a movie's genre, or the genre of
music. Bookstores sometimes use literary genres as a way
to separate books into different sections, like "classics" or
"mysteries."
Poetry Drama Fiction Nonfiction
Autobigoraphy/
Songs/Ballads Tragedy Science Fiction
Biography
Lyric Comedy Mystery/thriller Essay
Fantasy/Myths/
Dramatic Diaries/Journals
Legends/Folklore
Narrative
Narrative Fables
Nonfiction
Getting to Know your Stories
For this first part of the module, let’s familiarize ourselves
with the genres that you’ve encountered so far. The
pictures below are from the different stories you’ve read
in your textbook. Fill in the blank with the correct genre
from what you’ve read earlier.
Elements of a Story
1. Setting: Where and when is the story set? Setting represents both the
physical location but also the time (i.e. past, present, future) and the social
and cultural conditions in which the characters exist.
3. Plot: The plot consists of the events that happen in the story. In a plot you
typically find an introduction, rising action, a climax, the falling action, and
a resolution. Plot is often represented as an arc.
Elements of a Story
4. Conflict: Every story must have a conflict, i.e. a challenge or problem
around which the plot is based. Without conflict, the story will have no
purpose or trajectory.
5. Theme: Idea, belief, moral, lesson or insight. It’s the central argument that
the author is trying to make the reader understand. The theme is the “why”
of the story.
Elements of a Story
6. Point-of-view: “Who” is telling the story? First person (“I”) or third person
(“he/she/it”). Limited (one character’s perspective), multiple (many characters’
perspectives) or omniscient (all knowing narrator). Second person (“you”) is not often
used for writing stories.
7. Tone: The overall emotional “tone” or meaning of the story. Is it happy, funny, sad,
depressed? Tone can be portrayed in multiple ways, through word and grammar
choices, choice of theme, imagery and description, symbolism, and the sounds of the
words in combination (i.e. rhyme, rhythm, musicality).
8. Style: This is how things are said. Word choices, sentence structure, dialogue,
metaphor, simile, hyperbole. Style contributes significantly to tone.
As previously mentioned, the Plot has more to it that
meets the eye.
It contains a few elements of its own which are: Exposition/Introduction, Rising Action,
Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution/Denouement.
Compare and Contrast
For this activity, you’ll need to read two stories and
fill out the graphic organizers below.