Name:_____________________________Grade & Section: ________________________Score:__________

School:___________________________Teacher:______________Subject:21st Century Literature

LAS Writer: RIZEL V. DEFIÑO____________________________________________________
Content Editors: ZYNAFE V. CAIJO_ _____ ROMEL V. MAT- AN ______________________
Lesson Topic: Dimension of Philippine Literary History and Representative in the Philippines.
Quarter 3 Week 1 LAS 1
Learning Target/s: Identify the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history from
pre-colonial to the contemporary. ( EN11/12Lit-Ia-21)
Reference(s): Baronda, C. 2016. 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World. Philippines, JFS
Publishing Services, pp. 7-8
Content:
Literature: It is a body of literary productions, either oral, or written or visual, containing imaginative language
that realistically portrays thoughts, emotions, and experiences of the human condition.
DIMENSION OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. The
geographic dimension of Philippine literary history is from pre- colonial to contemporary period.

Example: Philippine Literary Piece Region

Biag ni Lam- Ang Region 1- Ilocos
Ulahingan Region XII- SOCCSKSARGEN
What Causes Earthquakes Region 2 – Cagayan Valley
(Y Paggafuanan na Lunig)
The Ignorant Poor Man and The Priest Region V- Bicol
Love in the CornHusks Region 11- Davao

Language is a structured system of communication used by humans consisting of speech (spoken language)
and gestures (sign language). Most languages have a visual or graphical representation encoded into symbols.
Example:

Ethnicity refers to the identification of a group based on a perceived cultural distinctiveness that makes the
group into a “people.” This distinctiveness is believed to be expressed in language, music, values, art, styles,
literature, family life, religion, ritual, food.

Ethnic Classifications Ethnic Identifications

 Hispanics or Latinos are being classed
according to language (Spanish) more so
than “race”.
 African- Americans are being classed
according to race.
 Asian- Americans are classes according to
race, but often also subdivided according to
national origin.
 Linguistic and cultural identifications are
weakened through exposure to a dominant
alternative culture as members of ethnic
groups become assimilated.
 The following poem by Pat Mora describes
this process:

Activity1. Know Me! Directions: Identify the following description being asked in each number. Write your
answer in the blank before each number.
__________________1. This dimension of literature tells us about places and the relationships between
people and their environment.
__________________2.This dimension of literature is related to a system of conventional spoken, manual
(signed), or symbol by which individuals express themselves.
__________________3. This dimension of literature refers to social entities sharing real or putative features
like a common origin or cultural-linguistic history.
__________________4. Are being classified according to Language more so than race.
__________________5.It is a notion that refers to social entities sharing real or putative ascriptive features like
a common origin or cultural-linguistic legacy which assumedly command special
collective commitment, as well as their retention and transmission.
 __________________6.It is a body of literary productions, either oral, written or visual, containing
imaginative language that realistically portrays thoughts, emotions, and experiences
of the human condition.
__________________7. It is a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by which
individuals express themselves. The diversity and richness of Philippine literature
evolved.
__________________8. It is the study of places and the relationships between people and their
environments. The geographic dimension of Philippine literary history is from pre-
colonial to contemporary period.
___________________9. It is the combination of learning literature through geography, linguistics and
ethnicity.
__________________10. It is the expression of life, happiness, love, hatred and Loneliness.