This is a primary activity administered to determine your baseline

knowledge and preparedness for the lesson.

Activity: Introduction to Literature

I. Direction: Answer the following questions.

1. What is literature?
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Literature generally can be written works
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2. How would you describe the literature in the Philippines?

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Philippine literature reflects a diverse range of works, the majority of which are
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based on traditional folktales, sociopolitical histories, and real-life experiences
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3. What is the significance of literature to culture in tradition?

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Literature allows us to travel back in time and learn about life on Earth from those
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who have gone before us. We can gain a better understanding of cultures and
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appreciate them more. We learn from the ways history is recorded, such as
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manuscripts and oral history.
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II. Direction: Explain the different types of literary genre.

1. Poetry
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Poetry is a type of literary art that employs aesthetics
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and rhythmic qualities of language in order to elicit meanings in
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in addition to or instead of mundane ostensible meaning.
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Chapter I: Introduction to Literature

2. Prose
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Prose is a type of language that contains rather than rhythmic syntax and natural
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speech structure in this regard, as well as its measurement in
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It differs from poetry in that it uses sentences rather than lines.
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3. Drama
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Drama is a verse or prose composition intended to depict life or a character or to tell
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a story usually involving conflicts and emotions via action.
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4. Non-fiction
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Non-fiction is a piece of writing based on facts, real events, and real people, such as
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a biography or history
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5. Media
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Media literature is the most recent type of literature to be designated as a distinct
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genre.
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Chapter I: Introduction to Literature