ACTIVITY 1 REFLECT!

Direction: Write a reaction paper about the issues and challenges

in contemporary literature and explain the development or changes
in the genres in contemporary literature. Use the rubric to be
guided for making the given task.

RUBRICS
TRAIT EXCEEDS MEET BELOW

Introduction Introduces theme Introduces theme Fails to present

of paper, and of paper and the
articles using rich articles theme, or fails to

and descriptive effectively. provide

language. introduction to
articles.
Conclusion Conclusion Effective Missing or
presents conclusion is inconsistent
particularly presented that conclusion.
strong or corresponds with
compelling introduction.
closing
statement that
ties
closely to
introduction.
Organization Information is Information is Missing or
organized in a organized ineffective
fully competently, elements.
effective manner; with thesis,
presents strong supporting
introduction, information
expressive and conclusion.
body, and
purposeful
conclusion
Sentence Sentences Sentences Repeated errors
Structure effectively effectively in
constructed with constructed with sentence
no 1‐2 structure or
grammatical minor grammar.
errors. grammatical
errors.
 CHAPTER TEST!

I. MATCHING TYPE. Directions: Match the statement in Column A

with the corresponding answers in Column B. Write your answers
on the space provided.

Column A
Column B
1. It is a poem that tells a story.
2. It is the repetition of consonant
sounds within words in a line. A. Plot Manipulation

3. It is a stanza made up of four lines,

often containing a rhyme scheme. B. Fiction Stories
4. It is written with serious artistic
intentions by someone who hopes to
enable readers to broaden C. Consonance
understanding of life and to empathize
with others.
D. Plot
5. It is an unjustified turn in the plot
by the situation or the characters.
6. It is a nonrealistic story and E. Narrative Poem
transcends the bounds of known
reality.
F. Fantasy
7. It is a poem that is 14 lines long,
generally written in iambic
pentameter.
G. Quatrain
8. the sequence of events through
which an author constructs a story.
H. Suspense/Thriller
9. In this genre, a writer’s objective is
to deliver a story with sustained
tension, surprise, and a constant sense
of impending doom that propels the I. Literary Fiction
reader forward.
10. It is a type of a story that are based J. Sonnet
on made-up or imaginary events.
ESSAY. Direction: Discuss your answer in the given statement below.
Please take note that the perfect score will be given to those who will
be able to:
A. Demonstrate a deep understanding of the content;
B. Make the content well-organized and easy to read;
C. Present his/her answers without major grammatical
errors or spelling errors;
D. Maintain the cleanliness and neatness of his/her paper.

Choose one on the eighteen challenges of contemporary

literature and give your own insights and ideas about it.