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LSPU Self-Paced Learning Module (SLM)

Course Eng 13 – Teaching and Assessment of Literature Studies
Sem/AY Second Semester/2020-2021
Module No. 1
Lesson Title Overview of the Nature of Literature and Its Genres
Week
4
Duration
Date March 22 – April 16, 2021
Description This lesson will discuss the overview on the nature of Literature and its Genres.
of the
Lesson

Learning Outcomes
Intended Students should be able to meet the following intended learning outcomes:
Learning  Demonstrate clear understanding on the nature of Literature and its Genres
Outcomes  Discuss about the nature of Literature and its Genres
Targets/ At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Objectives  Describe literature as significant human experience.
 Enumerate the purposes of Literature
 Differentiate between prose and poetry and drama
 Differentiate fiction and nonfiction
 Enumerate well-known Filipino authors and international authors
 List down Literature competencies in English Kto12 Curriculum

Student Learning Strategies

Online Activities A. Online Discussion via Google Meet/Zoom/Group chat
(Synchronous/ You will be directed to attend in a three-hour class discussion on the
Nature of Literature and Its Genre. To have access to the Online
Asynchronous) Discussion, refer to the link to be given beforehand.

The online discussion will happen on _________________________.

(For further instructions, refer to your Google Classroom and see the

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Level I Institutionally Accredited
schedule of activities for this module)

B. Learning Guide Questions:

1. What are the different Genres of Literature?

Note: The insight that you will post on online discussion forum using Learning Management
System (LMS) will receive additional scores in class participation.

Lecture Guide

Warm-up Activity:

What are your views on the Nature of Literature and Its Genre?

A. Overview on the Nature, Function and Value of Literature

 Literature can be defined as an expression of human feelings, thoughts, and ideas

whose medium is language, oral and written.

 It is not only about human ideas, thoughts, and feelings but also about experiences
of the authors.

 It can be medium for human to communicate what they feel, think, experience to
the readers.
Literature Based on Different Point of Views
Offline Activities
(e-Learning/Self- a. Literature is art.
Paced) b. Literature is language.
c. Literature is aesthetic.
d. Literature is fictional.
e. Literature is expressive.
f. Literature is affective.
g. Literature is everything in print.
It means any writing can be categorize as literature
Function of Literature
a. Entertainment function – known as “pleasure reading”. It is consumed for the
sake of one’s enjoyment.
b. Social and Political function. Literature shows how society works around
them. It helps the reader “see” the social and political constructs around him
and shows the state of the people and the world around him.
c. Ideological function – shapes our way of thinking based on the ideas of other
people. Literature also displays a person’s ideology placed in the text
consciously and unconsciously.
d. Moral function. Literature may impart moral values to its readers. The morals

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Level I Institutionally Accredited
contained in a literary text, whether good or bad are absorbed by whoever
reads it, thus helps in shaping their personality.
e. Linguistic function. Literature preserves the language of every civilization
from where it originated. They are also evidences that a certain civilization has
existed by recording the language and preserving it through wide spans of
time.
f. Cultural function. Literature orients us to the traditions, folklore and the arts
of our ethnic group’s heritage. It preserves entire cultures and creates an
imprint of the people’s way of living for others to read, hear and learn.
g. Educational function. Literature teaches us of many things about the human
experience. It is used to portray the facets of life that we see, and those that we
would never dream of seeing.
h. Historical function. Ancient text, illuminated scripts, stone tablets, etc, keeps a
record of events that happened in the place where they originated.
Value of Literature (Importance of Literature)
a. Literature improves your command of language.
b. It teaches you about the life, cultures and experiences of people in other parts
of the world.
c. It gives you information about other parts of the world which you may never
be able to visit in your lifetime.
d. It entertains you and provides useful occupation in your free time.
e. It makes you a wiser and more experience person by forcing you to judge,
sympathize with, or criticize the characters you read about.
f. It helps you compare your own experiences with the experience of other
people.
g. It gives information which may be useful in other subjects for example in
Geography, Science, History, Social Studies, and so on.
5 Main Genres of Literature
1. Fiction. It features imaginary characters and events. This genre is often broken
up into five subgenres: fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, and science fiction.
2. Nonfiction. It tells the story of real people and events. Examples include
biography, autobiographies, or memoirs.
3. Drama. A drama or play is a story created specifically for a stage performance.
The most renowned author of drama was William Shakespeare – the writer of
Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet.
4. Poetry. In this style of writing, words are arranged in a metrical pattern and
often (though not always) in rhymed verse. Renowned poets include
Cumminge, Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.
5. Folktale. Folktale is also referred to as mythology. It tells stories of originally
oral literature and is meant to pass on particular moral lessons. These tales
often have a timeless quality, dealing with common concerns that are relevant
despite the time period.

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Level I Institutionally Accredited
Literature as Significant Human Experiences
 The human experience in literature contains themes about life and society that are
relatable to readers. Themes related to the human experience encompass any
commentary on society or human nature, such as death, relationships, human
right, or conformity.
 People think that words do not mean anything to anybody but, literature is a
reflection of the human experience because it allows people to look back on their
memories like Martin Luther King, Jr., and it also allows the reader to learn a life
lesson through other’s experiences like the author Sandra Cisneros.
 Literature allows writers or readers to look back on their memories because they
can relive the memory or experience through words.
 Literature allows people to share human experiences through imagery in their
words. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses imagery in his “I Have a Dream” speech. He
says, “Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of
discrimination”. King uses words like “manacles and chains” to relate to the
experience of the slaves. He wrote this in time of segregation, it was after slavery,
but he is pointing out that the black is still not free of the past they are trying to
get over. He is connecting with his audience to share one human experience.
 Literature allows people to learn through other people’s experiences and learn life
lessons because they can see through other people’s thoughts and memories.

Purposes of Literature

 One of the chief purposes of literature is a means of exploring what is to be

human. It is also a way of communicating with others about a huge range of ideas
and concerns. Literature helps us to understand people, societies, events, and
culture.

Prose vs Poetry vs Drama

 Prose is the normal language (sentences and paragraphs) people use when
writing or speaking. It is not poetry and does not have a meter or rhythmical
pattern. Magazines, articles, encyclopaedias, and essays are all written in prose.
Stories are also usually written in prose.

Poetry. Poetry creates word pictures, describes moments, or expresses feelings:

There are many different forms of poetry. Two examples of poem forms are free
verse and lyrical poems. A free verse poem does not rhythm. A lyrical poem uses
imagery to express a feeling and uses rhythm, regular meter, and rhyme.

Drama. Drama is a story that is acted out in front of people, or an audience. A

drama can be a play, a puppet show, a song, or dance story that a person on stage
performs for a group of people. Plays are written in a special form, which helps
you to picture what is happening on stage. This special form is called a script. A
script contains the list of characters, the lines the characters say, and the stage
directors.

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Poems are written in lines and stanzas instead of sentences and paragraphs. Prose
is made up of sentences and paragraphs without any metrical (or rhyming)
structure. Drama is a piece of writing that tells a story; it is performed on a stage
and uses dialogue.

Although each is a distinctive style of writing, the main similarities are: all three
can be for entertainment; all three are used to express ideas or feelings; all three
can be more effective if read aloud; and all three can follow certain rules, or be
absolutely lawless in their form.

Fiction vs Nonfiction

 Fiction refers to literature created from the imagination. Mysteries, science fiction,
romance, fantasy, checklit, crime thrillers are all fiction genres. Examples of classic
fiction include: To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee and A Tale of Two Cities by
Charles Dickens.
 ‘Nonfiction’ refers to literature based in fact. It is the broadest category of
literature. The Nonfiction Department has books and videos in many categories
including biography, business, cooking, health and fitness, pets, crafts, home
decorating, languages, travel, home improvement, religion, art and music, history,
self-help, true crime, science and humor.
 Fiction is fabricated and based on the author’s imagination. Short stories, novels,
myths, legends, and fairy tales are all considered fiction. While settings plot points,
and characters in fiction are sometimes based on real-life events or people, writers
used such things as jumping off points for their stories.
 Nonfiction is factual and reports on true events. Usually Nonfiction has a higher
standard to uphold than fiction.

Survey of Authors

1. Filipino Authors

a. Jose Rizal – Noli Me Tangere

b. Francisco Balagtas – Florante at Laura
c. Amado V. Hernandez – Mga Ibong Mandaragit
d. Nick Joaquin – The Woman Who Had Two Novels
e. F. Sionil Jose – Po-on A Novel
f. Lope K. Santos – Banaag at Sikat
g. Miguel Syjuco – Illustrado
h. Lualhati Bautista – Dekada ‘70
i. F.H. Batacan – Smaller and Smaller Circles
j. Bob Ong – ABNKKBSNPLAKO?! (Aba nakakabasa na pala ako)

2. Foreign Authors

a. Victor Hugo (French) – Les Miserables, and Notre – Dame de Paris

b. William Shakespeare – Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Merchant of
Venice

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c. Jonathan Swift – Gulliver’s Travels, A Tale of Tub
d. Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe – Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeships and
Elective Affinities
e. Alexander Dumas – The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Three Musketeers
f. Charles Dickens – Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol
g. George Elliot – The Mill on the Floss, Silos Marner
h. Leo Tolstoy – War and Peace, and Anna Karenina
i. Mark Twain – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
j. Homer – The Iliad and The Odyssey

Literature Competencies in English Kto12 Curriculum

Refer to

1. www.deped.gov.ph>2019/01
2. www.mx.unoi.com>2014/10/13>competenciesinEnglishforPrimaryStudents
3. www.scribd.com>document>EnglishKto12CompetenciesGrade7-
10/NonverbalCommunication
4. www.depedk12.com>...>MELCsDepEdk-
12MostEssentialLearningCompetenciesMatrix(MELCs)-DepEd

Engaging Activities

Writing Activity: Discuss Prose vs Poetry vs Drama in 150 words.

Performance Tasks:

PT1

Identification: Give the word or group of words described in the sentence.

______________ 1. It is fabricated and based on the author’s imagination.

______________ 2. It is factual and reports on true events.
______________ 3. These are written in lines and stanzas instead of sentences and
paragraphs.
______________ 4. This is a story that is acted out in front of people or an audience.
______________ 5. It is made up of sentences and paragraphs without any metrical
structure.
______________ 6. It is an expression of human feelings, thoughts, and ideas whose
medium is language, oral and written.
______________ 7. This is also referred to as mythology.
______________ 8. It can be a play, a puppet show, a song, or dance story.
______________ 9. It can be in the form of free verse or lyrical.
______________ 10. Magazines, articles, encyclopaedia, and essays are written in this form.

PT2

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Enumeration: Enumerate the following.

1-5 Functions of Literature

6-10 Values of Literature
11-15 Famous Filipino Authors
16-20 Famous Foreign Authors
21-25 Competencies in Teaching English in the K12 Curriculum

Understanding Directed Assess

Rubric for Essay Writing

TRAITS 4 3 2 1 SCOR
E

Focus and There is one clear, well There is one clear, There isone The topic and
details focused topic. Main well focused topic. topic. main ideas are
ideas are clear and are Main ideas are clear clear.
Mains ideas are
well supported by but are not well
somewhat clear.
detailed and accurate supported by
information. detailed
information.

Organizatio The introduction is The introduction The There is no

n inviting, states the main states the main introduction clear
topic, and provides an topic and provides states the main introduction,
overview of the paper. an overview of the topic. A structure, or
Information is relevant paper. A conclusion conclusion is conclusion.
and presented in a is included. included.
logical order. The
conclusion is strong.

Voice The author’s purpose of The author’s The author’s The author’s
writing is very clear, purpose of writing purpose of purpose of
and there is strong is somewhat clear, writing is writing is
evidence of attention to and there is some somewhat clear, unclear.
audience. The author’s evidence of and there is
extensive knowledge attention to evidence of
and/or experience with audience. The attention to
the topic is/are evident. author’s knowledge audience. The
and/or experience author’s
with the topic is/are knowledge
evident. and/or
experience with

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the topic is/are
limited.

Word The author uses vivid The author uses The author uses The writer uses
Choice words and phrases. The vivid words and words that a limited
choice and placement phrases. The choice communicate vocabulary.
of words seems and placement of clearly, but the Jargon or
accurate, natural, and words is inaccurate writing lacks clichés may be
not forced. at times and/or variety. present and
seems overdone. detract from
the meaning.

Sentence All sentences are well Most sentences are Most sentences Sentences
structure, constructed and have well constructed are well sound
grammar, varied structure and and have varied constructed, but awkward, are
mechanics, length. The author structure and they have a distractingly
and spelling makes no errors in length. The author similar structure repetitive, or
grammar, mechanics, makes a few errors and/or length. are difficult to
and/or spelling. in grammar, The author understand.
mechanics, and/or makes several The author
spelling, but they do errors in makes
not interfere with grammar, numerous
understanding. mechanics, errors in
and/or spelling grammar,
that interfere mechanics,
with and/or spelling
understanding. that interfere
with
understanding.

Reviewer’s
comments

Learning Resources

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