21st LAS 2ND QTR

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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

21st Century Literatures from the Philippines and the World,
Quarter 2, Week 1, Part 1
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS AND AUTHORS FROM ASIA,

NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, AND AFRICA
Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________
I. Learning Objective:
MELCs: Identify representative texts and authors from Asia, North America, Europe, Latin
America, and Africa, (EN12Lit-IIa-22)
At the end of this lesson, the learners are expected to:
1. understand the nature of world literature;
2. enumerate representative texts and authors from Asia, North America,
Europe Latin America and Africa; and
3. appreciate the contribution of these authors and texts to world literature.
II. Key Concepts
What is World Literature?

World literature is the totality of all national literatures. The formation of
literature in different countries happened not at the same time, which is connected with the
emergence of writing and artistic creativity. Each nation`s literature has its own artistic and
national features. World literature is very important for the studying, still the literature of one
country develops together with other national literatures. They enrich each other borrowing
certain literary elements. There are a lot of scientific works on world literature, which explain
the peculiarities of this phenomenon. As a concept, world literature emerged only in the 19th
century when the literary connections of different countries had spread and strengthened.
The term “world literature” was introduced by Jogann Wolfgang von Goethe. He used the word
“Weltliteratur” in 1827. Goethe studied the characteristic features and interrelationships of
different national literatures, the tendencies of their development and their achievements. He
studied the works of famous writers which presented different literary phenomena of different
historic periods.
He claimed that literature shouldn`t be restrained by national boundaries. In 1894
the world saw the first book about world literature – “The History of World Literature”. The
world literature emerged because of the development of global economic and cultural
relations. This global literary process was also caused by the rapid development of national
literatures. In the history of world literature, we define several stages of its development such
as the literature of Bronze Age, Classical Literature, Early Medieval Literature, Medieval
Literature, Early Modern and Modern Literature.
World literature is the cultural heritage of all humanity. It is essential to study world
literature as it helps us understand the life of different people from all over the world, forms
our world-outlook and acquaints us with the masterpieces of literature.
SOME NOTABLE WRITERS IN ASIA
Tan Twan Eng
Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang and lived in various places
in Malaysia as a child. He studied law at the University of
London and later worked as lawyer in one of Kuala Lumpur’s
most reputable law firms; in 2016, he was an International
Writer-in-Residence at Nanyang
Technological University in Singapore. Tan's first novel, The
Gift of Rain (2007), was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and
has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian,
Czech and Serbian. The Garden of Evening Mists (2011), his
second novel, won the Man Asian Literary Prize and Walter
Scott Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and
the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Musharraf Ali Farooqi is a critically acclaimed Pakistani
author, novelist and translator. His novel "Between Clay and
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Dust" was shortlisted for The Man Asian Literary Prize 2012
and longlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian
Literature. Farooqi's second novel "The Story of a Widow" was
shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2011,
and longlisted for the 2010 IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award. His
most recent children's fiction is the novel "Tik-Tik, The Master
of Time" Pakistan's first English language novel for children.
His other works for children includes the picture book "The
Cobbler's Holiday or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes" and the
collection "The Amazing Moustaches of Mocchhander the Iron
Man and Other Stories" which was shortlisted for the India
ComicCon award in the Best Publication for Children category.
He is also the author of the critically acclaimed translations of
Urdu classics "The Adventures of Amir Hamza" and the first
book of a projected 24-volume magical fantasy epic
"Hoshruba".
Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil (born 1959 in Kerala) is an Indian poet, novelist,
librettist and musician. He is best known as a poet and is the
author of four collections: These Errors Are Correct
(Tranquebar, 2008), English (2004, Penguin India, Rattapallax
Press, New York, 2004), Apocalypso (Ark, 1997) and Gemini
(Viking Penguin, 1992). His first novel, Narcopolis, (Faber &
Faber, 2012), was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize
and the Hindu Literary Prize 2013.
Kim Thúy
Kim Thúy arrived in Canada in 1979, at the age of ten. She
has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer and restaurant
owner. She currently lives in Montreal where she devotes
herself to writing. Her debut novel Ru won the Governor
General's Award for French language fiction at the 2010
Governor General's Awards. An English edition, translated by
Sheila Fischman, was published in 2012 and was a shortlisted
nominee for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Thúy spent her
early childhood in Vietnam before fleeing with her parents as
boat people and settling in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil.
She has degrees in law, linguistics and translation from the
Université de Montréal.
Nayomi Munaweera
Nayomi Munaweera’s debut novel, “Island of a Thousand
Mirror” was long-listed for the Man Asia Literary Prize and
the Dublin IMPAC Prize. It won the Commonwealth Regional
Prize for Asia and was short-listed for the Northern California
Book Award. Publishers Weekly wrote, Munaweeras lyrical
debut novel is worthy of shelving alongside her countryman
Michael Ondaatje or her fellow writer of the multigenerational
immigrant experience, Jhumpa Lahiri. The New York Times
Book review called the novel, incandescent. Nayomi’s second
novel, “What Lies Between Us” was released in February 2016
and had received accolades as one of 2016s most anticipated
books.
NORTH AMERICA
Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of two bestselling,
award-winning novels, “Everything Is Illuminated and
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”, and a bestselling work
of nonfiction, “Eating Animals”. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Sara Gruen
Sara Gruen is the #1 New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of five novels: “At the Water’s Edge”, “Ape
House”, “Water for Elephants”, “Riding Lessons”, and “Flying
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Changes”. Her works have been translated into forty-three
languages, and have sold more than ten million copies
worldwide. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS was adapted into a major
motion picture starring Reese Witherspoon, Rob Pattinson, and
Christoph Waltz in 2011.
Margaret Atwood
Canadian author Margaret Atwood has numerous critically
acclaimed novels to her credit. Some of her best-selling titles
are "Oryx and Crake" (2003), "The Handmaid's Tale" (1986),
and "The Blind Assassin" (2000). She is best known for her
feminist and dystopian political themes, and her prolific output
of work spans multiple genres, including poetry, short stories,
and essays. She distinguishes her "speculative fiction" from
science fiction because "science fiction has monsters and
spaceships; speculative fiction could really happen."
Valeria Luiselli
Award winning, translated into numerous languages, Luiselli’s
playful, mesmeric novels, have pushed the boundaries of
distortion between the real and the imagined. Works such as
“Faces In The Crowd” (2012) and “The Story Of My Teeth”
(2015) have seen her cast as one of the bright lights of
contemporary Mexican fiction, and her collection of non-fiction
essays, “Sidewalks” (2013), demonstrates the versatility and
deft touch of an interesting new literary talent.
Carmen Boullosa
Poet, playwright, and novelist, Carmen Boullosa’s thoughtful
and eclectic works such as “Leaving Tabasco” (2001), and
“Texas: The Great Theft” (2014), have cemented the reputation
of a writer considered to be reaching the height of her powers.
Weaving through a wide range of topics, and eras, Boullosa’s
imaginative power and craft have allowed her to jump from one
project to another, without being typecast or pigeon holed.
EUROPE
Ian McEwan
British writer Ian McEwan started winning literary awards with
his first book, a collection of short stories, "First Love, Last
Rites" (1976) and never stopped. "Atonement" (2001), a family
drama focused on repentance, won several awards and was
made into a movie directed by Joe Wright (2007). "Saturday"
(2005) won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His work
often focuses on closely observed personal lives in a politically
fraught world.
David Mitchell
English novelist is known for his frequent use of intricate and
complex experimental structure in his work. In his first novel,
"Ghostwritten" (1999), he uses nine narrators to tell the story,
and 2004's "Cloud Atlas" is a novel comprising six
interconnected stories. Mitchell won the John Llewellyn Rhys
Prize for "Ghostwritten," was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for
"number9dream" (2001), and was on the Booker longlist for
"The Bone Clocks" (2014).
Zadie Smith
Literary critic James Wood coined the term "hysterical realism"
in 2000 to describe Zadie Smith's hugely successful debut
novel, "White Teeth," which Smith agreed was a "painfully
accurate term for the sort of overblown, manic prose to be
found in novels like my own 'White Teeth.'" The British novelist
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and essayist's third novel, "On Beauty," was shortlisted for the
Booker Prize and won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her
2012 novel "NW" was shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the
Women's Prize for Fiction. Her works often deal with race and
the immigrant's postcolonial experience.
Delphine de Vigan
Delphine de Vigan is an award-winning French novelist. She
has published several novels for adults. Her breakthrough
work was the book “No et moi” (No and Me) that was awarded
the Prix des Libraires (The Booksellers' Prize) in France in
2008. In 2011, she published a novel “Rien ne s'oppose a la
nuit” (Nothing holds back the night) that deals with a family
coping with their mother's bipolar disorder. In her native
France, the novel brought her a set of awards, including the
prix du roman Fnac (the prize given by the Fnac bookstores)
and the prix Renaudot des lycéens.
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq (born Michel Thomas), on the French
island of Réunion, is a controversial and award-winning French
novelist. To admirers he is a writer in the tradition of literary
provocation that reaches back to the Marquis de Sade and
Baudelaire; to detractors he is a peddler, who writes vulgar
sleazy literature to shock. His works though, particularly
Atomised, have received high praise from the French literary
intelligentsia, with generally positive international critical
response. Having written poetry and a biography of the horror
writer H. P. Lovecraft, he brought out his first novel “Extension
du domaine de la lute” in 1994. “Les particules élémentaires”
followed in 1998 and “Plateforme”, in 2001. After a disastrous
publicity tour for this book, which led to his being taken to
court for inciting racial hatred, he went to Ireland to write. He
currently resides in France, where he has been described as
"France’s biggest literary export and, some say, greatest living
writer". In 2010 he published “La Carte et le Territoire”
(published the same year in English as The Map and the
Territory) which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt; and, in
2015, Submission.
LATIN AMERICA
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean-American novelist. Allende,
who writes in the "magic realism" tradition, is considered one of
the first successful women novelists in Latin America. She has
written novels based in part on her own experiences, often
focusing on the experiences of women, weaving myth and
realism together. Her bestknown works include the novels “The
House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts”. She has written
over 20 books that have been translated into more than 35
languages and sold more than 67 million copies.
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez (1927 to 2014) was a Colombian
writer, associated with the Magical Realism genre of narrative
fiction and credited with reinvigorating Latin American writing.
He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1982, for a body of work
that included novels such as "100 Years of Solitude" and "Love
in the Time of Cholera."
Mario Vargas Llosa
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Mario Vargas Llosa is Peru's foremost author and the winner of
the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1994 he was awarded the
Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most
distinguished literary honor, and in 1995 he won the
Jerusalem Prize. His many distinguished works include “The
Storyteller”, “The Feast of the Goat”, “Aunt Julia and the
Scriptwriter”, “Death in the Andes”, “In Praise of the
Stepmother”, “The Bad Girl”, “Conversation in the Cathedral”,
“The Way to Paradise”, and “The War of the End of the World”.
He lives in London. National Book Critics Circle Awards
Winner.
Patricio Pron
Patricio Pron, born in 1975, is the author of seven novels and
six story collections, and he also works as a translator and
critic. His fiction has appeared in Granta, Zoetrope: AllStory,
and The Paris Review, and he has received numerous prizes,
including the Alfaguara Prize, the Juan Rulfo Prize, the Premio
Literario Jaén de Novela award, and the 2008 José Manuel
Lara Foundation Award for one of the five best works published
in Spain that year. He was named one of the best young
Spanish-language novelists by Granta in 2010. His latest
novel, “My Fathers’ Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain”, was
recently published in Vintage paperback.
Rodrigo Hasbún
Rodrigo Hasbún is a Bolivian novelist living and working in
Houston, Texas. In 2007, he was selected by the Hay Festival
as one of the best Latin American writers under the age of thirty
-nine for Bogotá39, and in 2010 he was named12 one of
Grantas Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists. He is the
author of three novels, a volume of personal essays, and three
collections of short stories, two of which have been made into
films. His work has appeared in Granta, McSweeneys,
Zoetrope: All-Story, Words Without Borders, and elsewhere.
Affections received an English PEN Award and has been
published in twelve languages.
AFRICA
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria. Her work has
been translated into over thirty languages and has appeared in
various publications, including The New Yorker, Granta, The O.
Henry Prize Stories, the Financial Times, and Zoetrope. She is
the author of the novels “Purple Hibiscus”, which won the
Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy
Award; “Half of a Yellow Sun”, which won the Orange Prize and
was a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist and a New
York Times Notable Book; and “Americanah”, which won the
National Book Critics Circle Award and was named one of The
New York Times Top Ten Best Books of 2013. Ms. Adichie is
also the author of the story collection “The Thing Around Your
Neck”.
Aminatta Forna
Born in Glasgow but raised in Sierra Leone, Aminatta Forna
first drew attention for her memoir “The Devil That Danced
on Water” (2003), an extraordinarily brave account of her
family’s experiences living in war-torn Sierra Leone, and in
particular her father’s tragic fate as a political dissident. Forna
has gone on to write several novels, each of them critically
acclaimed: her work “The Memory of Love” (2010) juxtaposes
personal stories of love and loss within the wider context of the
devastation of the Sierre Leone civil war, and was nominated
for the Orange Prize for Fiction.
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Nadine Gordimer
One of the apartheid era’s most prolific writers, Nadine
Gordimer’s works powerfully explore social, moral, and racial
issues in a South Africa under apartheid rule. Despite winning
a Nobel Prize in Literature for her prodigious skills in
portraying a society interwoven with racial tensions,
Gordimer’s most famous and controversial works were banned
from South Africa for daring to speak out against the
oppressive governmental structures of the time. Her novel
“Burger’s Daughter” follows the struggles of a group of anti-
apartheid activists, and was read in secret by Nelson Mandela
during his time on Robben Island.
Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou was born in 1966 in Congo-Brazzaville
(French Congo). He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he
teaches literature at UCLA, having previously spent four years
at the University of Michigan. Mabanckou will be a Fellow in
the Humanities Council at Princeton University in 2007-2008.
One of Francophone Africa's most prolific contemporary
writers, he is the author of six volumes of poetry and six novels.
He received the Sub-Saharan Africa Literary Prize in 1999 for
his first novel, “Blue-White-Red”, “The Prize of the Five
Francophone Continents for Broken Glass”, and the “Prix
Renaudot” in 2006 for “Memoirs of a Porcupine”. He was
selected by the French publishing trade journal Lire as one of
the fifty writers to watch out for in the coming century. His
most recent book is “African Psycho”.
Ben Okri
Poet and novelist Ben Okri was born in 1959 in Minna,
Northern Nigeria, to an Igbo mother and Urhobo father. He
grew up in London before returning to Nigeria with his family
in 1968. Much of his early fiction explores the political violence
that he witnessed at first hand during the civil war in Nigeria.
In 1991 Okri was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction for his
novel “The Famished Road” (1991). Set in a Nigerian village,
this is the first in a trilogy of novels which tell the story of
Azaro, a spirit child. Azaro's narrative is continued in “Songs of
Enchantment” (1993) and “Infinite Riches” (1998). Other recent
fiction includes “Astonishing the Gods” (1995) and “Dangerous
Love” (1996), which was awarded the Premio Palmi (Italy) in
2000. His latest novels are “In Arcadia” (2002) and “Starbook”
(2007).
III. Activities
Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false. You can write your answers in your
notebook. Be sure to not ask Mr. Google while doing this activity.
1. The language of the Rom, or Gypsy, people comes from India.

2. English is related to German.
3. The poet W. B. Yeats was from England.
4. Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o always writes in English.
5. The Sound and the Fury is a sonnet by William Shakespeare.
6. No South African has won a Nobel Prize in literature.6
7. The words chortle and galumph were both invented by Lewis Carroll.
8. The Brothers Grimm, authors of fairy tales such as “Hansel and Gretel,” were
from Germany.
9. Jeppe Aakjær was a noted Danish explorer.
10. Agatha Christie wrote only novels.
Answer Keys
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1. True - Romany is an Indo-Aryan language. The Rom, or Gypsy, people migrated
from India about a thousand years ago.
2. True - German, English, and even Hindi are all part of a great family of languages
called Indo-European. They descended from a common ancestor many thousands of years
ago.
3. False - William Butler Yeats, famed as the poet of “Easter, 1916” and “The Second
Coming,” was born in Dublin, Ireland, and spent his life in that country.
4. False - Ngugi wa Thiongo has written in English, but he began to write only in his native
Kikuyu in the 1990s. His 2004 novel “Wizard of the Crow” was written in Kikuyu and then
translated into English.
5. False - The Sound and the Fury (1929) is a novel by American writer William Faulkner.
Its title is a quote from a monologue in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
6. False - In 1991 the novelist and short-story writer Nadine Gordimer became the
first South African to win the Nobel Prize for literature. J. M. Coetzee won in 2003.
7. True - Chortle and galumph were first used in Carroll’s 1871 nonsense poem
“Jabberwocky”. They are both portmanteau words—that is, new words made up by
combining parts of other words.
8. True - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics who collected fairy
tales, among them “Hansel and Gretel” and “Snow White.”
9. False - A poet and novelist, Jeppe Aakjær (1866–1930) was a leading exponent
of Danish regional literature. He also promoted the literature of social consciousness
10. False - Agatha Christie wrote many novels but also wrote plays. The latter include The
“Mousetrap” (1952), which set a world record for the longest continuous run at one theater,
and “Witness for the Prosecution” (1953; film, 1957).
IV. Summative Test
Instruction: Match the descriptions in Column A with the corresponding author in Column
B. Write the letter with the correct answer in your notebook.
Column A Column B
1. One of the apartheid era’s most prolific writers whose works a. Isabel Allende
include “Burger’s Daughter”. b. Aminatta Forna
2. Name one of the best young Spanish-language novelists by c. Patricio Pron
Granta in 2010 whose latest novel, “My Fathers’ Ghost Is d. Alain Mabanckou
Climbing in the Rain”. e. Gabriel García
3. Award winning author whose novels, have pushed the Márquez
boundaries of distortion between the real and the imagined. f. Valerie Luiselli
Works such as “Faces in The Crowd” (2012) and “The Story of My g. Chimamanda Ngozi
Teeth” (2015). Adichie
4. A critically acclaimed Pakistani author whose novel "Between h. Margaret Atwood
Clay and Dust" was shortlisted for The Man Asian Literary Prize i. Musharraf Ali
2012 and longlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Farooqi
Literature. j. Nadine Gordimer
5. First drew attention for the memoir “The Devil That Danced on k. Mario Vargas Llosa
Water” (2003), an extraordinarily brave account of family’s l. Jeet Thayil
experiences living in war-torn Sierra Leone. m. Michel
6. The author of the novels “Purple Hibiscus”, which won the Houellebecq
Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy n. David Mitchell
Award. o. Carmen Boullosa
7. Best known for feminist and dystopian political themes, whose p. Jonathan Safran
best-selling works include “Oryx and Crake” (2003) and “The Foer
Blind Assassin” (2000).
8. Won the Nobel prize for literature in 1982, for a body of work
that included novels such as "100 Years of Solitude" and "Love in
the Time of Cholera".
9. Best known for works such as the novels “The House of the
Spirits” and “City of the Beasts”.
10. Peru's foremost author and the winner of the 2010 Nobel
Prize in Literature whose many distinguished works include “The
Storyteller” and “The Feast of the Goat”.
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11. He is the author of two bestselling, award-winning novels,
Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly
Close, and a bestselling work of nonfiction, Eating Animals.
12. Her thoughtful and eclectic works such as Leaving Tabasco,
and Texas: The Great Theft, have cemented the reputation of a
writer considered to be reaching the height of her powers.
13. In his first novel, Ghostwritten, he uses nine narrators to tell
the story, and 2004's Cloud Atlas is a novel comprising six
interconnected stories.
14. His works though, particularly Atomised, have received high
praise from the French literary intelligentsia, with generally
positive international critical response.
15. His first novel, Narcopolis, was shortlisted for the 2012 Man
Booker Prize and the Hindu Literary Prize 2013.
References
Department of Education, 21st Century Literatures from the Philippines and the World
Learners Material (DepEd Central Office. First Edition, 2016.), 3-15.

21ST CENTURY LITERARY GENRES AND THEIR ELEMENTS,

STRUCTURES AND TRADITIONS
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Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________
MELCs: Compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and their elements,
structures, and traditions from across the globe, (EN12LitIId-25).
1. define what literary genre is;
2. identify various 21st century literary genres common across the globe; and
3. compare and contrast the 21st century literature genres and their elements, structures and
traditions from across the globe.
II. Key Concepts
To move on with this lesson, let us unlock important terms:

• 21st century literature - refers to all literary works written and published at the
latter part of the 21st century (from 2001 onwards). These works are often
characterized as gender sensitive, technologically alluding, culturally pluralistic,
operates on the extreme reality or extreme fiction, and questions conventions and
supposedly absolute norms. - SHS Curriculum Guide, 21st Century Literature of the
Philippines and the World
• literary genre - is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by
literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. The
distinctions between genres and categories are flexible and loosely defined, often with
subgroups.
The most general genres in literature are (in loose chronological order) epic,
tragedy, comedy, and creative nonfiction. They can all be in the form of prose or
poetry. Additionally, a genre such as satire, allegory or pastoral might appear in any of
the above, not only as a sub-genre, but as a mixture of genres.
Finally, they are defined by the general cultural movement of the historical
period in which they were composed. Genre should not be confused with age
categories, by which literature may be classified as either adult, young adult, or
children. They also must not be confused with format, such as graphic novel or picture
book. -SHS Curriculum Guide, 21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World
Genre, in broad terms, refers to any works that share certain characteristics. If
enough characteristics are in common, then the pieces are said to be in the same
genre.
21st Century Literary Genres, Traditions and Forms from Different Cultures
• Contemporary literature
- Reflects current trends in life and culture and because these things change
often, contemporary literature changes often as well.
- Reflects author's perspective and can be cynical.
- Questions facts, historical perspectives and presents 2 contradictory arguments
side by side
Contemporary literature began in the 1940s or so. A few of its qualities:
- Reality-based stories with strong characters and a believable story;
- Well-defined, realistic, highly developed characters in realistic, sometimes harsh
environments;
- Often the stories are character driven;
- The literature is ironic and reflects current political, social and personal issues;
- May reflect a personal cynicism, disillusionment and frustration;
- Facts are questioned as are historical perspectives;
- Often presents two contradictory arguments;
- The literature may reflect a growing skepticism in the existence of God as well as
distrust or lack of faith in traditional institutions
• The 2000s
- Saw a steep increase in the acceptability of literature of all types, inspired by the
coming of age of millions of people who enjoyed the work of writers of speculative
fiction
- Speculative fiction - an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical
fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird fiction,
supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic
and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as related
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static, motion, and virtual arts. - SHS Curriculum Guide, 21st Century Literature of
the Philippines and the World
• Chinese literature
- Affected by the impact of the Internet, which has become an important medium
for the dissemination of politically sensitive works.
- Resurgence of science fantasy not seen since the late Qing dynasty
- No epics of either folk or literary variety and hardly any narrative or descriptive
poems that are long by the standards of the world literature
Sinophone literature- Redefines Chinese literature as a field determined by
language rather than purely by geography
Modern Chinese poetry- Depends on end rhyme and tonal metre for its cadence
and characterized by its compactness and brevity
• Japanese literature
- Marked by a strong and intentional break with tradition and the nation-
centered and group orientation values.
- This break included:
A strong reaction against established religious, political, and social views.
- Feminism, individualism, internationalism, liberalism, and proletarian emerged
during this period
- Concerned with the subconscious.
- New literary forms and style like:
A novel in 1st POV is written like an autobiographical confessional type of
narration
• Indian Literature
- Simultaneous co-existence of the postcolonial state apparatuses with an
ideology which was: Liberal and Humanist, seen in the areas of public life like the
academic scene
Realism- Outcome of the creation of a reading public which was trying to construct
an identity in the context of the anti-colonial struggles and nation-building.
- This combined liberal-reformist ideology with an affirmation of an 'Indian'
cultural specificity.
- This concept however was middle-class and Hindu
The realist novel- Its focus on growth and individual freedom is transformed in
the Indian context with the economic conditions of uneven capitalism
Basis for Realism- The economic: seen the existence of capitalist exploitation
-Political; and
-Social conditions
• African literature
- Distinct influence from African current events and recent history.
- Themes:
-Post imperialism
-Cultural upheaval
-Violence
- These are topics present in previous centuries which are still very much relevant
in modern day African nations.
African poetry- This a form of protest.
- Theorists describe it as having a post-colonial viewpoint,
referring to: The period after European nations tried to govern African
nations
Africa's modern history- It is Influenced by neocolonialism, cultural change, and
clashes between political parties and religious ideologies
Modern African writer- Look away from the internal, individual struggle and
instead shift the focus to the: Struggles of African nations still trying to develop
after gaining independence from European imperialism
-economic struggles of the people
-divisions of classes
-and various other conflicts that modern day African nations face
• American literature
- Concerned with relationships and connections between people and emotion-
provoking storytelling is common.
The value of media in culture is changing the way this movement is perceived
- Diversity and acceptance
- Address universal themes seen through the eyes of their culture
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- juxtaposition of the ordinary with magical elements
- Fantastic elements are interwoven into realistic fiction
• English Literature
- As the 21st century got underway, history remained the outstanding concern of
English literature. Although contemporary issues such as global warming and
international conflicts (especially the Second Persian Gulf War and its aftermath)
received attention, writers were still more disposed to look back.
- Although they had entered into a new millennium, writers seemed to find greater
imaginative stimulus in the past than in the present and the future.
Most Notable Literary Genres in the 21st Century
a. Poetry - It is a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in
a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words. Poems can be structured, with rhyming lines
and meter, the rhythm and emphasis of a line based on syllabic beats.
Poems can also be freeform, which follows no formal structure. It is further
subdivided into different genres, such an epic poem, narrative, romantic, dramatic, and lyric.
Dramatic poetry includes melodrama, tragedy, and comedy, while other poems includes ode,
sonnet, elegy, ballad, song, and epic.
Poetry today is usually written down but is still sometimes performed.
i. Hyperpoetry – It is a form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext mark-up.
It is a very visual form, and is related to hypertext fiction and visual arts. The links
mean that a hypertext poem has no set order, the poem moving or being generated in
response to the links that the reader/user chooses. It can either involve set words,
phrases, lines, etc. that are presented in variable order but sit on the page much as
traditional poetry does, or it can contain parts of the poem that move and/or mutate.
It is usually found online, though CD-ROM and diskette versions exist. The earliest
examples date to no later than the mid-1980s.
ii. Spoken word poetry – It can be described as poetry that is written to be performed.
Spoken word utilizes concrete language, word play, and rhythm to tell stories.
Through the use of vivid imagery, the listener is able to “feel” the words as they are
being spoken. Many literary devices, like metaphor, can be used to help the audience
visualize the story. And although the stories may be humorous, serious, sad, or
painful, they remain true to the emotion of the speaker. Some pieces may lack a
definite beginning, middle, or end, but it may be in that absence that the audience
finds something to relate to.
The beautiful thing about spoken word is that a person is allowed to give his or
her perspective on a certain topic without fear of debate. It is an open display of the
soul. With this medium, an individual is able to express feelings of anger and grief
about current events, and the audience is given a front row seat to the inner workings
of the artist’s mind. Spoken word pieces can involve any life experience from losing a
first tooth to losing one’s virginity to losing one’s child. The range is endless.
b. Drama- It is the genre of literature with stories composed of verse or prose which is meant
to be dramatically or theatrically performed. Its emotions and conflicts are expressed through
dialogue and movements or action.
c. Blog - A weblog: a website containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly.
Some blogs are written by one person containing their own opinions, interests and
experiences, while others are written by many different people.
d. Creative nonfiction – it is also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction. It is a
genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate
narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as technical writing or
journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact, but is not primarily written in service to its
craft. As a genre, creative nonfiction is still relatively young, and is only beginning to be
scrutinized with the same critical analysis given to fiction and poetry.
e. Fiction- It is a literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may
be based on a true story or situation.
i. Short story – It is a brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and
that usually deals with only a few characters. The short story is usually concerned
with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes. The
form encourages economy of setting, concise narrative, and the omission of a complex
plot; character is disclosed in action and dramatic encounter but is seldom fully
developed. Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a short story isoften judged by
its ability to provide a “complete” or satisfying treatment of its characters and subject.
ii. Chick-lit – It is a genre which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often
humorously and light-heartedly. The genre became popular in the late 1990s, with
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chick-lit titles topping best seller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to
chick-lit. Although it sometimes includes romantic elements, chick-lit is generally not
considered a direct subcategory of the romance novel genre, because the heroine's
relationship with her family or friends is often just as important as her romantic
relationships.
iii. Illustrated novel – It is a story through text and illustrated novels.
iv. Digi-fiction – It is a triple media literature. It combines three media: book,
movie/video and internet website.
v. Graphic novels – These are narratives in comic book formats.
vi. Manga – This is a Japanese word for comics Example: Naruto, Bleach, One Piece
vii. Doodle Fiction – It is a literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle
writing and drawings, and handwritten graphics in place of traditional font.
Example: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
viii. Text-Talk Novels- These are stories that are told almost completely in dialogue
simulating social network exchanges.
ix. Flash fiction – This is a style of fictional literature of extreme brevity.
x. Six-word flash fiction – It is a flash fiction done in six words only.
xi. Speculative fiction – It is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical
fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird fiction, supernatural
fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-
apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as related static, motion,
and virtual arts.
a. Science fiction – It is a genre dealing with imaginative concepts such as
futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light
travel, parallel universe and extraterrestrial life. Ex. The Hunger Games
b. Fantasy – It is a genre that concentrates on imaginary elements (the
fantastic). This can mean magic, the supernatural, alternate worlds,
superheroes, monsters, fairies, magical creatures, mythological heroes—
essentially, anything that an author can imagine outside of reality.
f. Horror – It is a genre whose purpose is to create feelings of fear, dread, repulsion, and
terror in the audience—in other words, it develops an atmosphere of horror.
III. Activities
Word Scramble
Instruction: Re-arrange or unjumble the scrambled letters to find the correct answer. Write
down your answer in your notebook.
1. s12t urctyen rtlertiuae - refers to all literary works written and published at the latter
part of the 21st century (from 2001 onwards).
2. spnhioone uerrtialte - redefines Chinese literature as a field determined by language
rather than purely by geography
3. saarfci enrmdo hstiroy - it is Influenced by neocolonialism, cultural change, and clashes
between political parties and religious ideologies
4. mrada - its emotions and conflicts are expressed through dialogue and movements or
action.
5. nesceci otificn – one of the examples of this literature is The Hunger Games
6. snepok odwr yoertp - can involve any life experience and the range is endless.
7. ipgcarh ovensl - these are narratives in comic book formats
8. anmiearc uraleeritt - address universal themes seen through the eyes of their culture
9. taysnaf - it is a genre that concentrates on imaginary elements or anything that an author
can imagine outside of reality
10. imonceoc, liaoipltc, iclosa sdonniitco - the basis of realism
Answer Key
1. 21st century literature

2. sinophone literature
3. africa's modern history
4. drama
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5. science fiction
6. spoken word poetry
7. graphic novels
8. American literature
9. Fantasy
10. economic, political, social conditions
IV. Summative Test
Instructions: Read each statement carefully. Then, write the letter with the correct
answer in your notebook.
1. A relatively new and popular type of contemporary world literature is the _____, which
uses illustrations and dialogue to create the story.
a. Graphic novel
b. Comic book
c. Memoir
d. Descriptive piece
2. One of the biggest thematic trends of contemporary world literature is _____, which seeks
to represent minorities, oppressed peoples, and people from non-Western countries.
a. Post-colonialism
b. Fiction
c. Realism
d. None of these
3. A major type of literature that makes use of imagery, figurative language, and sometimes
rhyme. Rather than paragraphs it is written in stanzas.
a. Drama
b. Informational
c. Poetry
d. Fiction
4. Fiction → Writing that contains true facts, & tells about real people, places, objects, etc.
a. True
b. False
5. Science Fiction → Fictional story that combines elements of fantasy and scientific facts.
Often set in the future.
a. True
b. False
6. It is a story through text and illustrated novels.
a. drama b. Illustrated novel c. Digi-fiction d. Blog
7. It a style of fictional literature of extreme brevity.
a. non-fiction b. fiction c. flash fiction d. short story
8. It is a form of digital poetry that uses links using hypertext mark-up.
a. chick-lit b. spoken poetry c. drama d. hyperpoetry
9. It utilizes concrete language, word play, and rhythm to tell stories.
10. It is a genre which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and light-
heartedly.
11. The content in this literature deals with questions of facts and historical perspectives.
a. Chinese literature b. Contemporary literature c. Indian Literature
12. Its emphasis on growth and individual freedom is altered in the Indian context with the
economic conditions of uneven capitalism.
a. realism b. African poetry c. Africa’s modern history d. The realist novel
13. It is a genre whose purpose is to create feelings of dread and repulsion in the audience.
a. Drama b. Poetry c. Creative nonfiction d. Horror
14. It combines three media: movie/video, book and internet website.
a. Text-Talk Novels b. Short story c. Digi-fiction d. Six-word flash fiction
15. This is a Japanese word for comics.
a. Doodle Fiction b. Illustrated Novels c. Manga d. Graphic Novels
References
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MULTIMEDIA SKILLS IN INTERPETING TEXTS
Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________
MELCs: Produce a creative representation of a literary text by applying multimedia skills.

1. identify various multimedia forms of interpreting a literary text;
2. recognize advantages of these multimedia forms; and
3. produce a creative presentation a literary text by applying multimedia skills.
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II. Key Concepts
What is Multimedia?
Multimedia is the use of a computer to present and combine text, graphics, audio,
and video with links and tools that let the user navigate, interact, create, and communicate.
This definition contains four components essential to multimedia. First, there must be a
computer to coordinate what you see and hear, and to interact with. Second, there must be
links that connect the information. Third, there must be navigational tools that let you
traverse the web of connected information. Finally, because multimedia is not a spectator
sport, there must be ways for you to gather, process, and communicate your own information
and ideas. If one of these components is missing, you do not have multimedia. For example, if
you have no computer to provide interactivity, you have mixed media, not multimedia. If there
are no links to provide a sense of structure and dimension, you have a bookshelf, not
multimedia. If there are no navigational tools to let you decide the course of action, you have a
movie, not multimedia. If you cannot create and contribute your own ideas, you have a
television, not multimedia.
Advantages of using Multimedia in Education
• It has made education for specially-able students easier.
• It spurs the students to learn more.
• It is easier to learn from images rather than text.
• Audios are the best source of improving pronunciation in students.
• Graphics make learning process interesting and engaging.
• Now-a-days even small kids have started using multimedia and have started learning at
a very early age because of multimedia.
Importance of using Multimedia in Education
Multimedia plays an important role in today’s society and in education because
society now is keeping up with the times. The multimedia is a good way for communication
because it is easy to communicate and understand what they say. After that, multimedia has
animation, music, video and more of this. It is easier to attract people to listen what you
talking about. Multimedia also is easier to deliver what you want to say. If they don’t know
what you say, they can see what you do in multimedia, because multimedia is making things
easier to understand.
Multimedia Skills You Need to Become a Competent Artist
Creativity
A creative mindset is the primo skill you must have. Although you’ll need this in all
other career paths, creativity remains the crème de la crème in Multimedia Arts. With all the
monotonous ideas available in the market, you’ll need to step out and add your own flavor.
Shun dull ideas and squeeze out your creative juices.
Communication Skills
Even though media gadgets and tools take most of your time, good communication
skills still matter to be successful in the field. Express your ideas out and deliver your views
and opinion well. Communication skills help you to expound your thoughts with your peers
and vice versa. You must know how to listen intently and return an interesting response.
Management Skills
Another thing you need to hone is your management skills. You must manage your
time and prioritize your errands. Deadlines and projects consume time and may dare you to
give up your social life. However, with organizational skills as one of your hallmarks, you can
finish tasks well. Flexibility is also the key.
Problem-Solving Skills
A successful Multimedia Artist has the initiative to solve intricate problems. With
logical and analytical reasoning skills, you can easily adapt to changes and sudden snags
common in the Multimedia Arts field. You must know that an idea can face glitches, therefore
you must put possible solutions on the table and contribute proactive ideas. eCreateMo!
III. Activities
Direction: Choose the letter with the correct answer. Write your answer in your
notebook.
1. What is telemedicine?
a. Something that gives people access to the expertise of specialties in urban
hospitals through the use of multimedia and computer networks
b. A computer game that allows people to pretend to be doctors
c. A database that lists and explains all known medicines
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d. An advertisement for the local grocery store's pharmacy
2. Every web page has its own ___________.
a. database connection
b. personal search engine
c. animation scheme
d. URL
3. What is computer-based training?
a. A video game
b. A method of training a computer to reject viruses
c. A method of education that allows people to learn at their own pace, using
specially designed interactive software
d. A method of training the computer to perform routine tasks
4. What does ISP stand for?
a. International Service Protocol
b. Internal Services and Protection
c. Internet Service Provider
d. Internet Search Program
5. What three important events combined to create the Internet we recognize today?
a. The end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, and the
development of nuclear weapons
b. The arrival of the first mass-produced personal computers, the World Wide
Web, and the development of browser software
c. The creating of the ballpoint pen, the development of the typewriter, and the
development of Microsoft Word
d. The first broadcast news show, the creation of video cameras, and the
eventual use of computers
6. What advances in multimedia were made in the early 1970's?
a. Advances in the ability to fit more text in a presentation
b. Advances in making supercomputers
c. Advances in integrating computers with CDs
d. Advances in graphics, movies, and audio
7. How does multimedia help school-age children?
a. It replaces direct textbook reading
b. It helps students learn in new and stimulating ways and allows them to
apply their knowledge creatively
c. It allows students to control all their learning
d. It replaces teacher lectures
8. What war inspired the United States to form a new way of communicating, now
commonly known as the Internet?
a. The Gulf War
b. The Vietnam War
c. World War II
d. The Cold War
9. What does SSL stand for?
a. Saving Sharing and Limits
b. Safe Secured and Locked
c. Secure Socket Limbs
d. Secure Socket Layers
10. What did ARPA do?
a. Developed facsimile equipment
b. Linked several computers into a network called ARPANET
c. Laid the first transatlantic communication cables
d. Created the first server-based email
Answer Key:
1. a
2. d
3. c
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. b
8. d
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9. d
10. b
IV. Summative Test

True or False. Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is wrong. Write your answers in
your notebook.
1. A multimedia is an integration of still and moving images, text, and sounds by means of
computer technology.
2. Computer generated graphics is an example of multimedia.
3. There is no multimedia if there is no computer to provide interactivity.
4. Through the multimedia, communication is easier and interesting.
5. Graphics make learning process interesting and engaging.
6. Multimedia can be used in a television, movies and newspapers.
7. If there are no navigational tools to let you decide the course of action, you have a
multimedia, not a movie.
8. Multimedia is highly useful in the field of education only.
9. Multimedia elements include all of the following, graphics, animation, audio, video, and
voice script.
10. A most basic skill a person requires to pursue an animation career is writing skills.
11. You must know how to listen intently and keep an interesting response to yourself.
12. You must manage your time and prioritize your errands.
13. Without organizational skills as one of your hallmarks, you can finish tasks well.
14. You must know that an idea can face glitches, therefore you must put possible solutions
on the table and restrict proactive ideas.
15. With all the monotonous ideas available in the market, you’ll need to step out and add
your own flavor by being uncreative.
References

ICT SKILLS IN LITERARY TEXT ADAPTATION;

SELF - AND /OR PEER-ASSESSMENT OF THE
CREATIVE ADAPTATION OF A LITERARY TEXT
Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________
MELCs: A. Apply ICT Skills in Crafting an Adaptation of a Literary Text.

B. Do self - and /or peer-assessment of the creative adaptation of a literary text, based on
rationalized criteria prior to presentation.
1 (A). define what literary genre is;
2 (A). identify various 21st century literary genres common across the globe; and
3 (A). compare and contrast the 21st century literature genres and their elements, structures
and traditions from across the globe.
4 (B). craft creative adaptation of chosen literary text; and
5 (B). evaluate creative adaptation using rationalized criteria for presentation.
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II. Key Concepts
What is ICT?
ICT stands for 'Information Communication Technology'. Everyday usage of
digital technology includes when you use a computer, tablet or mobile phone, send
email, browse the internet, make a video call - these are all examples of using basic
ICT skills and technology to communicate.
Information and communications technology (ICT) skills refer to one’s ability to
converse with people through various technologies. Similar to information technology
(IT), ICT refers to technology use for regular, everyday tasks: sending an email,
making a video call, searching the internet, using a tablet or mobile phone, and more.
Ironically, ICT skills could also include the ability to use older communication
technologies such as telephones, radios, and televisions. Typically, ICT experts are
called upon to integrate old communication technology with the new technology.
Almost every job requires some ICT skills, and many require hybrid skills, a skill set
that is a mix of technical and non-technical skills.
ICT SKILLS
• Data Management and Queries
Develop and manage data using spreadsheets to be able to analyze that data and
recognize trends and patterns such as Microsoft Excel.
• Online Research
able to sift through all the information online to find what you need involving basic
online information management skills.
• Email Management and Setup
able to effectively and successfully communicate via email.
• Social Media Management
Use of social media such Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest in
valuable ways.
• Desktop Publishing
Creation of materials that need to be printed and distributed such as fliers, brochures,
newsletters, and more. using desktop publishing software like MS Publisher, MS
Powerpoint, MS Word, Print Setting, and etc.
• Online Collaboration
Sharing information with your coworkers, or friends, online such as a meeting to a
shared online calendar, providing feedback on a document through a web-based
document application, and holding an online video conference with colleagues.
• Smartphones and Tablets
The use of smartphones and tablets so it is easily accessible during certain hours of the
day.
• Word Processing
In this day and age, it is expected that individuals know how to use word processing
technology to be able to produce written documents (including business letters, meeting
minutes, and more) using a computer processor such as Microsoft Word.
What is literary adaptation?
Literary adaptation is the adapting of a literary source (e.g. a novel, short story,
poem) to another genre or medium, such as a film, stage play, or video game.
It refers to the process of translating a creative work from one medium to another: a
novel adapted into a film, for example. Hamlet has been adapted into operas: Ambrose
Thomas' 1868 version in French, and Franco Faccio's 1865 Amleto in Italian.
It can also involve adapting the same literary work in the same genre or medium just
for different purposes, e.g. to work with a smaller cast, in a smaller venue (or on the road), or
for a different demographic group (such as adapting a story for children). Sometimes the
editing of these works without the approval of the author can lead to a court case.
It also appeals because it obviously works as a story; it has interesting characters,
who say and do interesting things. This is particularly important when adapting to a dramatic
work, e.g. film, stage play, teleplay, as dramatic writing is some of the most difficult. To get an
original story to function well on all the necessary dimensions—concept, character, story,
dialogue, and action—is an extremely rare event performed by a rare talent.
Digital Storytelling
The process of crafting the digital story builds communication, creativity, visual and
sound literacy, and project management skills. Telling your stories with text, pictures, and
your own narration is easy. Frames helps you engage your audience with features like pan
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and zoom, the ability to match frame duration to sound recording, and more.
III. Activities
Read the short story, “Small People: The Cemetery Keeper” carefully internalizing its
content and value. Be guided by the rubrics provided below.
Small People: The Cemetery Keeper

by: Regino L. Gonzale Jr.
There was quite a commotion when two youngsters scampered away from their
drinking table at a small store. One ran like being chased by a ghost and the other stumbled
covering his face with his hands. Other smiling teenagers remained seated at their table
slowly sipping red local wine. “What’s happening?” I asked one young drinker I recognized.
“They are scared…Steve wanted to kiss them..", replied the guy laughing and pointed to Steve
standing at the corner of the store holding aglass of wine offered to him by the drinkers.
Years before 1950s, the Philippines did not have adequate primary health services and
private medical practitioners were few in places other than in big cities. Many communities
suffered outbreaks of ailments which could have been prevented by vaccination. The dreaded
smallpox struck Steve’s town of Danao afflicting many residents, Steve among them. He was
in his teens when smallpox disfigured his face with pockmarks.
Steve’s real name was Esteban. Younger residents of the town addressed him as Steve
while the older ones used his full name. Steve lived his teen years and many years of
adulthood suffering from humiliation with his pockmarked face and a moniker in the
vernacular which English equivalent is “Pockmarked Steve”. Peered closely, Steve’s face was
like being punctured with craters similar to the moon’s surface. When in a group of friends
and colleagues, Steve often became the butt of jokes and invented funny tales. There were
remarks that Steve had a face that even a mother could not love and that his funny face could
launch a thousand laughs. Steve’s distressing predicament made it difficult for him to seek
and land any job, let alone find a mate. Notwithstanding, he lived a decent and colorful life.
Behind his pockmarked face, he maintained a steely resolve to find himself a respectable slot
in the social structure of the community.
Steve managed to get by decently by doing sundry jobs that had few takers, by doing
voluntary services and by honestly adhering to his Christian faith. He dug latrines and graves
and sold candles and coffins. Some voluntary tasks and services he rendered endeared him to
many residents of the town. He was almost always one of the first to offer condolences and
assistance to a bereaved family and was usually around during prayers and wakes for the
departed. On stage presentations during social gatherings, he always volunteered and
participated as a jester, capitalizing on his terribly pockmarked face. Steve’s religiosity was
also very well known in the community and was even noted by the town’s catholic priest,
Father Alcoseba. He seldom missed the Sunday mass and joining any religious procession
around the town.
Undaunted by the playful taunts and jokes on his pockmarks, Steve learned a
hilarious way to get back at his main tormentors, some of the town’s machos.
Danao's menfolk embraced an unspoken and unwritten code of conduct not to harm
the old, the women, and men of inferior strength. A man who fights with a woman, an old
person or one much younger than him was looked down upon for having feminine attributes.
To the machos, Steve was just another harmless funny chap, game for mild taunting and
jesting for laughs. Certain that he will not be harmed, Steve pondered long on how to dish it
out with his persecutors.
It was on one occasion that Steve discovered a way. He came by a group of toughies
drinking and sharing jokes with men and women friends. One started to jokingly comment on
his pockmarked face drawing grins from his friends. Steve slowly approached the guy, swiftly
gripped his shoulders and planted and rubbed his pockmarked face against the guy’s. The
ladies giggled and the men roared with laughter as the guy struggled to get away from Steve’s
grip. Steve repeated the prank at any opportunity. And men became cautious whenever he is
around. Since then he received fewer and fewer taunts and jokes.
I and my friends met and talked with Steve few times and found him a very friendly
and dignified person. He addressed us in the vernacular of ‘Lads’, in Danao, an expression of
esteem for younger ones. He always inquired how far we were from finishing our studies.
Few years after graduation, I moved to work in Manila, which at that time is like
moving from the Philippines to another country. When Grandmother Crispina, passed on, I
came back to Danao for her funeral and encountered Steve again during Grandmother’s
wake. “How are you Lad? How’s life?”, he inquired. I smiled and mumbled some greetings to
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him. When grandmother was interred, I saw Steve help lift and lower her coffin to the concrete
tomb.
I went back home again to Danao when Aunt Margarita passed away. This time I
noticed a small house near the cemetery with kids running around the yard and candles and
flowers sold at the base of the house. Then I saw Steve came out. He shook my hands,
muttered “How are you Lad”, offered condolences and went with me into my Aunt’s burial
tomb. Unlike before, the cemetery was now very well kempt and trees overlook the tombs. I
learned later that Father Alcoseba had earlier employed Steve to tend the catholic cemetery
and that he found a loving a mate, built a small house on a lot fronting the cemetery and had
children. Steve ultimately found his calling and succeeded in altering his humiliating
moniker.
I left Danao confident that the serenity of my ancestors’ resting place was watched
over by ‘Steve, the Cemetery Keeper’.
Create a short video clip about it. Record the video and submit through email.
Your score is based on the following rubrics:
Criteria for Literary Adaptation
Criteria 15-12 11-8 7-4 3-1 Total
Creative Clear and Explores the Inadequately Unclear
Adaptation understandable; original text explores the and/or not
explores the in creative original text presented.
original text in a and in creative
creative and innovative and
innovative ways innovative
ways.
Presentation Main ideas Main ideas Main ideas Main ideas
behind the behind the behind the behind the
adaptation adaptation adaptation adaptation
project project project are project are
presented in an presented in presented in not
orderly and an orderly inadequately presented in
clear manner and clear using clear and
using manner sing appropriate orderly
appropriate appropriate language, manner.
language, language, but
props, but less less props,
and visuals props, and and visual.
visual.
Over-all Obvious Met the Unclear Failed to
Impression creativity, effort, requirements connection meet the
and originality of the of purpose of
throughout assignment; Presentation the actual
presentation however, purpose and presentation
overall key content
presentation during the
lacked presentation
originality &
creativity
Criteria for the Creative Presentation

Failure to
Exemplary Competent Inconsistent Meet
Criteria Total
15-12 11-8 7-4 Expectations
3-1
Media Effective use Adequate use Ineffective Media
of media which of media and media component
added to acceptable presented or unclear
overall addition to not and/or not
presentation. the adequately presented
Attention to presentation presented as
detail and an adjunct to
quality of the
media presentation
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throughout
Presentation Presenter Presenter Decreased Lack of
showed ability showed ability to professional
to engage all average share presentation
peers engagement given content during any
interpersonally and as evidenced portion of the
with genuine /or difficulty by clearly presentation
excitement engaging with uncomfortable period (dress,
and peers either presenting the behavior,
enthusiasm non-verbally content etc.)
or verbally activity or over-all
lack of
expression
Engagement All Activity Activity Activity
participants demonstrated and/or showed
actively appropriate given content limited link to
engaged with content not clearly actual
the presented association, remembered presentation
creative however and/or effort content
activity and purpose and lacked over-all
associated interactive professional
content would piece not presentation
be easily clear
remembered
Overall Obvious Met the Unclear Failed to
creativity, requirements connection of meet the
effort, and of the presentation purpose of
originality assignment; purpose and the actual
throughout however, key content presentation
presentation overall during the
presentation presentation
lacked
originality
& creativity
Answer Key:
*Answers may vary*
IV. Summative Test
Read carefully and understand the poem, “Blood” by Carmen Boullosa. Then create a
poem/song with similar meaning and tone. Create your own title related to the other parts of
your body. Write it in your notebook.
Blood
Carmen Boullosa
If it is the moon that governs the tides, what strange star controls the blood of our two
different bodies? It is a star that your eyes can not see, not even mine, it lives hidden by the
moon and the sun. His subject cruel plays with the signs of its particles, without fear to get in
danger of bursting, or change shape, become once again minimal parts, asteroids into
different orbits or dust, scattered dust pilgrim. A star absurd. It is because of him that my
blood tends toward your. If they do not show any inclination towards me, then, it is that
you’re in the lead mine, that you are my moon. You the one that controls my tendency.
Through your veins do not burst circulates this dull sense, your blood limestone.
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