DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Lagao National High School

Senior High School
San Isidro, General Santos City

Lesson Plan in 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Section: Schedule: Time:

Grade 12- ABM Monday/Thursday 9:45- 11:45 am

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students must be able to
1. Discuss the canonical Filipino writers;
2. Appreciate the contributions of canonical Filipino writers to the development of national
literature; and
3. Create a written output from one of the stories presented.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Content: 21st century literature from the region where the school is based in relation to the
literature of other regions in various genres and forms in consideration of
1. Various dimensions of Philippine literary history from pre-colonial to contemporary;
2. Canonical authors and works of Philippine National Artists in Literature;
3. Names of authors and their works, and the backgrounds of the literature from the region
where the high school is located.
Content Standard: The learner will be able to understand and appreciate the elements and
contexts of 21st century Philippine literature from the regions.
Performance Standard: The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding and
appreciation of 21st Century Philippine literature from the regions through 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.
Learning Outcomes: Appreciate the contributions of the canonical Filipino writers to the
development of national literature
Code: EN12Lit-Ic-24
4. References:
 “21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World” by: Solmerano, Ernesto
Thaddeus M., et. al.
5. Values Integration: Appreciation of the importance of literature
6. Materials: Manila paper, marker, bond paper and laptop.
7. Time Frame: 120 minutes

III. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminary Activities
a. Greetings
b. Checking of Attendance
c. Motivation
B. Presentation of the Lesson Proper
Activity
By group, the learners will identify the most common different literary techniques:
a. Allegory
b. Allusion
c. Anagram
d. Analogy
e. Archetype
f. Back story
g. Conflict
h. Deus ex machine
i. Flash forward
j. Flashback

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 k. Foil
l. Foreshadowing
m. Frame story
n. In medias res
o. Irony
p. Motif
q. Parallelism
r. Parody
s. Steam of consciousness
t. Symbol

Analysis
The students will be asked with the following questions.
a. What did you feel about the activity?
b. What insights have you gained from it?
c. Have you identified the literary techniques from the stories you have read?

Abstraction
The teacher will discuss the following:
I. Canonical Filipino writers
a. Definition of National Artist
b. Order of National Artist
c. Insignia of the Order of National Artist
d. Honors and privileges

Application:
1. Read the following literary pieces and identify 2 literary techniques:
a. My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken by Alejandro Roces
b. The Martyr by Nick Joaquin

IV. EVALUATION
Student’s answers will be given corresponding points:
Content 50%
Coherence 25%
Grammar & neatness 25%
________________
100%

Remarks:

Prepared by: Checked by:

Margie T. Javier Edward O. Castino Leonardo B. Genoguin

Teacher III Master Teacher II Principal II

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