21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Teacher’s Guide

Major genres (poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, as well as hyperpoetry, blogs,
TOPICS
mobile phone Texttula, chick lit, speculative fiction, flash fiction, etc.)
The learner will be able to understand and appreciate literary texts in various genres across national literature
CONTENT STANDARD and cultures.

The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of 21st century Philippine and world
PERFORMANCE STANDARD literature 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

❖ Compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and the ones from the earlier
LEARNING COMPETENCY genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions
The learner is able to understand and appreciate the 21st Century Philippine and World Literature
LEARNING OBJECTIVE literary texts through comparison and contrast of the various representative texts from the classic
and contemporary literature.

❖ Through a graphic organizer, the student is able to demonstrate his/her ability to compare and
contrast the various 21st Century Literary Common Themes, Literary Elements, Devices and
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME
Techniques, Literary Approaches and Literary Genres and the ones from the earlier genres/periods
citing their elements, structures and traditions with the use of two representative texts from the
classic and contemporary literature.

TIME ALLOTMENT 4 synchronous sessions, 3-4 weeks asynchronous activity with monitoring, 3-4 weeks offline task completion

LESSON OUTLINE:
1. INTRODUCTION : Presentation of performance standard and SLO that will serve as a performance check of the Performance
task. (2 minutes)
2. MOTIVATION : Play the game “Guess that movie” and answer the given process questions.
(10 minutes)
3. INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY : The teacher will discuss the concepts and facilitate the synchronous discussion using Inquiry Method
(1st- 3rd Session)
4. PRACTICE : The teacher continues to facilitate the discussion with a higher application level using Socratic Method.
(1st- 3rd Session)
5. ENRICHMENT : The student initially fills out the graphic organizer based on the specific topic discussed.
(1st- 3rd Session)
6. EVALUATION : The student finalizes the graphic organizer considering all the comments and recommendations of the
teacher
(4th Session)
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MATERIALS Video recorded ppt, soft copy/printed copy of the module, graphic organizer, monitoring sheet
Literary Themes:
RESOURCES Literature for the 21st Century: Summer 2013 Coursebook. Retrieved March 4, 2018 from
http://athanata.typepad.com/files/literature-for-the-21st-century.pdf
Selden, R., Widdowson, P. & Brooker, P. (2005). A reader’s guide to contemporary literary theory (5 th ed.).
UK: Pearson Education Limited.

Literary Elements, Devices and Techniques:

Elements of literature. Retrieved from https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/education/upload/background-
elements- of-literature_sr.pdf
Literary elements: definition, types & examples. Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/literary-
elements-definition-types examples.html
The 31 literary devices you must know. Retrieved from https://blog.prepscholar.com/list- of-literary-devices-
techniques
What are literary devices. Retrieved from literarydevices.net/literary-devices/

Literary Approaches:
Cited all by: The Mindsmith. (n.d.) Divisions of literature. Retrieved from
https://salirickandres.altervista.org/divisions-of-literature/.
Dobie, Ann B. Theory into Practice. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2012. Paperback.
Schmidt, A.B. An Exercise in Deconstruction – William Blake’s The Little Black Boy. Posted March 14, 2015.
Accessed on October 2, 2017 at https://genius.com/A-b-schmidt-an-exercise-in-deconstruction-william-
blakes-the-little-black-boy-annotated

Literary Genres:
Bridget Jones, Prince Charming, and Happily Ever Afters: Chick Lit as an Extension of the Fairy Tale in a
Postfeminist Society. Natalie Rende Senior Thesis Spring Semester 2008.
Speculative Fiction Marek Oziewicz Subject: Children’s Literature, Film, TV, and Media Online Publication
Date: Mar 2017
Flash fiction: A unique writer-reader partnership. August 2015 Irum Abbasi
Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More by Michael Pawuk. Published by
Libraries Unlimited
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PROCEDURE TEACHER’S TIPS

1. INTRODUCTION Allot one session (1 hour) of
❖ At the beginning of the lesson, the teacher reminds the students that the following your class time for your subject
performance standard will serve as the performance checks to the subject’s performance orientation wherein you will
task which is a creative multimedia adaptation. present the nature, goals,
performance checks and
Performance Standard: performance task of 21st
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of 21st century Philippine and world Century Literature. You can
literature through a written close analysis and critical interpretation of a literary text in terms of form and also add a short introduction of
theme, with a description of its context derived from research.
yourself with photos.
(You can also give a brief background of the performance task)

❖ Afterwards, the teacher will pose this question to the students “What are the necessary information in the field
of literature that you need to acquire in order to write a close analysis?”

(The students’ response will be expectedly varied yet it will point out to the same topics which are literary
common themes and techniques, literary elements, devices and critical approaches)

❖ The teacher will emphasize that the lesson is good for 3-4 weeks with 3-4 sessions of synchronous classes, 3-4
asynchronous activities or 3-4 weeks offline task completion with strict monitoring. The lesson has subtopics
which will focus on the 21st Century common themes, followed by literary elements, techniques, devices and
critical approaches and literary genres consequently.
Moreover, the teacher will briefly explain the contribution of the mentioned topics in the writing of a close
analysis. The specific learning outcomes will also be presented:

-Through a graphic organizer, demonstrate your ability to compare and contrast the various 21st Century
Literary Common Themes, Literary Elements, Devices and Techniques, Literary Approaches and Literary
Genres and the ones from the earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions with the use
of two representative texts from the classic and contemporary literature.
2. MOTIVATION

❖ To start the lesson, the game “Guess that famous movie” will be introduced.

Instructions: Identify the films where the short clips/lines were taken.
Synchronous:They will submit their answers through the chat box, the first one to submit the correct
answer gets the point.
Asynchronous: Through the Discussion room/Discussion tab in LMS, the teacher will post the lines
and the students will answer through the reply button. The first student to answer gets the point.
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Films
● CAST AWAY
● LIFE OF PI
● DIVERGENT
● HARRY POTTER
● WORLD WAR Z
● KITE RUNNER
● SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
● THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
● THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
● IT
❖ As the game progresses, the students will orally share their knowledge about the films they
have answered.
❖ The students’ responses in the previous process questions above will lead to the
advantages/ importance of knowing the varied themes, elements, devices, techniques in
understanding a specific text.
❖ Note: For offline distance learning
modality, please refer to the
crossword puzzle below. This
activity will ensure that there is
still interaction with the students
through this motivation activity.
Down:
1. “A boy who won’t stand up for himself
becomes a man who can’t stand up to
anything.”- BABA
2. Remember that all worlds draw to an end
and that noble death is a treasure which no
is too poor to buy.
3. "Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s
impossible. It’s learning how to control your
fear, and how to be free from it.”
4. I'll kill you all! Aha, I'll drive you crazy, and
I'll kill you all! I'm every nightmare you've
ever had.
6. "It is our choices ... that show what we
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truly are, far more than our abilities."

Across:
5. "Keep The Sand Out Of Your Weapons. Keep Those Actions Clear. I'll See You On The Beach."
7. “Most people don't believe something can happen until it already has. That's not stupidity or weakness,
that's just human nature.
8. "Trust Me, They Don't Know It Yet, But They're Going To Love You."
9. I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not
taking a moment to say goodbye.
10. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would
never see this place again.

3. INSTRUCTION/DELIVERY with PRACTICE Make sure to follow the

monitoring sheet to guide the
❖ With the recorded video presentation uploaded by the teacher through youtube, the teacher expects students in understanding the
the students to have simple knowledge regarding the lesson but still discusses the concepts in the lesson and in improving their
simplest manner using the films as examples for the common themes, elements devices, and outputs.
approaches. There is a separate set of examples for some of the genres which cannot be covered by
films. (Alternative modality of
❖ The teacher also posts discussion questions arranged according to the order of the topics, the learning monitoring:
discussion through inquiry method is cut into 1 hour/session per week. The questions are based on
The teacher can add a
the video presentation provided 2-3 days before the synchronous class of the students.
separate activity sheet
which the students can
COMMON THEME
submit weekly
Discussion Question:
What 21st Century Theme do you like the most and why? depending on their
Learning Guide: availability and mobility
Identify and describe one contemporary literary theme based on how it was reflected in the two sample texts. of the student.)

ELEMENTS, DEVICES, AND TECHNIQUES

Discussion Questions:
1. What is the most common type of literary conflict have you encountered in your previous readings?
2. What literary device do you think makes a story interesting?
3. What technique do you think will have a great impact in the presentation of a story?
Learning Guide:
Recognize and explain one element, one technique and one device based on how they were
reflected in the two sample texts.
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LITERARY APPROACHES TO CRITICISM

Discussion Question:
What do you think is the easiest approach to use in analyzing a short story?
Learning Guide:
Recall one literary approach and analyze the two sample texts using the literary approach.

LITERARY GENRES
Discussion Questions:
What type of literary genre do you mostly read ?
Learning Guide:
Name the genre/s of the two sample texts and explicate how their genre/s affect your
understanding of the text.
4. Enrichment
INSTRUCTION: The student will fill out the graphic organizer in 3-4 weeks basing the
content on their understanding of the 21 st Literary Themes, Elements, Devices, Techniques,
Approaches and Genres. They have to be guided by the following rubric to be explained by
the teacher on the 1st session and to be monitored by the teacher weekly through their
submission in any modality. The teacher is guided by the monitoring sheet.

EAA Learning Guide:

Common Themes
- Identify and describe one contemporary literary theme based on how it was reflected in the two
sample texts.
Elements, Devices, and Techniques
- Recognize and explain one element, one technique and one device based on how they
were reflected in the two sample texts.
Literary Approaches
- Recall one literary approach and analyze the two sample texts using the literary
approach.
Literary Genres
- Name the genre/s of the two sample texts and explicate how their genre/s affect your
understanding of the text
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5. Evaluation The materials for the

With all the comments and recommendations provided by the teacher during the sessions, the enrichment are the same.
student finalizes his graphic organizer and submits the completed output for official grading/scoring.
Key to Correction:
Motivation (Crossword Puzzle)
Down:
1. Kite Runner
2. The Chronicles of Narnia
3. Divergent
4. It
6. Harry Potter
Across:
5. Saving Private Ryan
7. World War Z
8. The Greatest Showman
9. Life of Pi
10. Castaway