Republic of the Philippines

CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY

Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City, 6001, Philippines

MEDELLIN CAMPUS
Poblacion, Medellin, Cebu
Telephone No: 436-2029
Email: medellincampus@cnu.edu.ph
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I. Learning Outcomes

Using an inductive approach, the Grade 7 students with at least 85% accuracy will be
able to:

a. complete the given sentences using the appropriate literary genres;

b. perform a brief dramatization of the given literary genres; and
c. share earnestly their most memorable experiences through a poem.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Philippine Pre-Colonial Literature : Literary Genres

Reference: Learning Package English for Grade 7 Pages81–85 Costuna,
ArmandaA.,. & Redoblado, Simoun D. (2015). Exploring Literature and Grammar:
Philippine Literature 7
Materials: printed texts, book, bond paper, whiteboard, whiteboard marker

III. Learning Experiences

Preliminary Activities:
•Prayer
•Checking of Attendance
•Classroom Management (Rules)

A. STIMULUS
Direction: Divide the class into three groups.
Perform a brief dramatization of the given literary pieces. Each group is given 15
minutes for the preparation and 5 minutes to present in the class.
 Group 1. Pina was the most spoiled child her village had ever seen. When her
mother grew ill, Pina could not be bothered to help. When her mother
asked the ladle , Pina claimed she couldn't find it. Her frustrated mother
made a wish that Pina would grow a thousand eyes so she could see the
ladle. Pina disappeared and her mother searched for Pina, but couldn't
find her. Finally her mother found a large round fruit growing with a
thousand unseeing eyes. Her mother took the seeds from the fruit and
grew a lot of them, then gave them to the people in the village. This was
the first and only generous thing Pina had ever done for anyone else.
( Legend )

Group 2. A couple named Don Juan and Namongan lived in a faraway barrio of
Nalbuan. Don Juan left his pregnant wife and went to the mountain to
punish the group of Igorots. Lam-ang had an unusual dream in which he
saw how his father was killed. In his rage, he fought all the Igorots and
slew them all, including the leader. ( Epic )

Group 3. If someone throws a rock at you, throw him bread. ( Proverb )

B. Activity

Look at the given scenarios. What type of literary genre is it?

Types of Pre-colonial Literature

 Folk Tales - These are stories which can be characterized as anonymous,

timeless, and placeless tales circulated orally among a group of people.

 Legends - These are a form of prose which deal with the origin of a thing,

location or name.

 Myths - Unlike legends where the characters have realistic human qualities, the

characters here usually have supernatural powers where the main purpose is to

provide explanation about the existence of something or someone.

 Epics - These pertain to a type of a long narrative poem mainly focusing on the

heroic achievements and deeds of the main character.

 Folk Songs - These can be considered as the oldest forms of Philippine literature

that mirror the culture which expresses hopes, aspirations, lifestyles, and

emotions of early Filipinos. Some examples are kundiman, kumintang, oyayi or

hele and some drinking songs.

 Other Forms - Some examples are proverbs (salawikain), riddles (bugtong),

chant (bulong), maxims or those with rhyming couplets of 5, 6, or 8 syllables,

sayings (kasabihan), and idiom (sawikain). Tanaga is another favorite poem

consisting of four rhyming lines of 7 syllables each.

C. Follow-up

Who can identify the different types of precolonial literature?

Give me an example of a folk song, myth, epic, legend, or folk tale from the
Philippines.

D. Evaluation

Direction: Complete the sentences by filling in the correct answer.

1. It is a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way

and has a clever or funny answer, often asked as a game is called__________.
2. It expresses the hopes and aspirations to the people's lifestyles as well as their
love ones in a form of a song is called___________.
3. . It is a long , narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single
person or a group of persons is called___________.
4. It discusses the occurrence on the earth and how things on earth is created is an
example of a(n) ___________.
5. It expresses a general attitude toward life and the laws that govern life is called
____________.
6. Matandang pamalo , punong-puno ng ginto" , is an example of ___________.
7. "We need to strike while the iron is hot!". is an example of ____________.
8. It is a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at least partly traditional,
that relates actual events and that is especially associated with religious belief is
called ____________.
9. Biag ni Lam-ang is an example of a(an)_____________.
10."Ang hating-gabing kulay Tulad ng aking buhay Kailan magkakatunay Ang pag-
ibig na tunay?" is an example of ______________.

IV. Assignment

Direction: Share earnestly your most memorable experiences through a poem

(Tanaga), consisting of 2 stanzas, 4 lines with 7 syllables, and an AABB rhyme
scheme at the end of the line. Use short bond paper in writing your assignment.
 Writing a Tanaga poem (rubrics)

Excellent Average Poor Score

(5 points) (3 points) (1 point)

Imagery Many vivid, Some vivid, The reader

descriptive words are descriptive words
can figure out
used. are used
what to
picture in the
poem, but
the author
didn’t supply
much details.
Creativity The poem contains The poem There is a
creative details that contains a few
little evidence
contribute to the creative details
reader’s enjoyment. that contribute to of creativity
the reader’s
in the poem.
enjoyment.
Title Title is creative, Title is related to Title is
sparks interest and is the topic.
present but
related to the topic.
does not
appear to be
related to the
poem and
the topic.
Form The poem uses the The poem uses The poem
7777 syllables and the 7777 syllables
does not
has follows the rhyme but it does not
scheme AABB. follow the rhyme uses the
scheme AABB.
7777
syllables and
does not
follow the
AABB rhyme
scheme.
Spelling and Work is completely Work is almost Work
free of spelling and free of spelling
grammar contains
grammar errors . and grammar
errors. several
spelling and
grammar
errors
TOTAL