QUARTER 3

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates an understanding of Southeast
Asian literature as a mirror to a shared heritage; coping
strategies in processing textual information; strategies in
examining features of listening and viewing the material;
structural analysis of words and propaganda techniques;
and grammatical signals for opinion- making, persuasion,
and emphasis.
 PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by composing and
delivering a persuasive speech based on an
informative essay featuring the use of properly
acknowledged information sources, grammatical
signals for opinion-making, persuasion, and
emphasis, and appropriate prosodic features,
stance, and behavior.
 LEARNING COMPETENCIES
• EN8LT-IIIa-11: Identify the notable literary
genres contributed by Southeast Asian writers
• EN8LT-IIIa-11.1: Identify the distinguishing
features of notable poems, short stories, dramas,
and novels contributed by Southeast Asian writers
 Learning Objectives
Students are expected to:
1.identify the literary genres contributed by
Southeast Asian writers;
2.determine the features of Southeast Asian
literary works; and
3.value the literary works of Southeast Asian
writers by writing an appreciation letter.
 Devotional
Psalm 139:1-4
O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you
discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my
path and my lying down and are acquainted with
all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
IDENTIFY THE FLAG!
 Three Forms of Traditional Malay Poetry
1. Mantera - a sacred message of a text; repeated
word or phrase in meditation (e.g “Om”, “Om Namo”)
2. Pantu - a traditional oral form of expression.
- consists of a quatrain that employs an abab rhyme
scheme.
3. Syair - can be a narrative poem, a didactic poem, or
a poem used to convey ideas on religion or philosophy,
or even one to describe historical event
 Fables in Malaysia
Kancil (mouse deer) serves as the
main character in a number of stories
and regards as the humble animal in
the highest esteem.
Famous Writers
Abdullah Abdul Kadir
• Malayan writer of Indian origin
• Most cultured Malay who
wrote one of the greatest
innovators in Malay
• The father of modern Malay
literature
• He wrote Hikayat Abdullah, an
autobiography.
 Usman Awang
- Best poet in the Malay language.
- Did not produce a very large corpus of
poetry, only about 200 of them
- His poems are simple, clear, often
romantic, and beautiful
- A master at weaving words into striking
phrases, sentences and verses that are of
exceptional classical beauty and
sometimes appear to be nostalgic and
even escapist.
 Huzir Sulaiman
A Malaysian actor, director and writer
based in Singapore.
One of Malaysia's leading dramatists.
His plays, often charged with dark
humor, political satire, and surrealistic
twists, have won numerous awards and
international recognition.
SINGAPORE
Singaporean literature
• Literature in English started with the
Straits-born Chinese community in the
colonial era
• It is unclear which was the first work of
literature in English in Singapore but
there is evidence of Singapore literature
published as early as the 1830s.
First Notable Singaporean work
of poetry in English

• F.M.S.R.,
• A pastiche of T. S. Eliot by Francis P.
Ng, published in London in 1935
• Wang Gungwu's Pulse in 1950.
• With the independence of Singapore in 1965, a new wave
of Singapore writing emerged, led by Edwin Thumboo,
Arthur Yap, Robert Yeo, Goh Poh Seng, Lee Tzu Pheng
and Chandran Nair.
• It is telling that many critical essays on Singapore
literature name Thumboo's generation, rightly or wrongly,
as the first generation of Singapore writers.
• Poetry is the predominant mode of expression; it had a
small but respectable following since independence, and
most published works of Singapore writing in English have
been in poetry.
In my humble hut These cold, dismal days
Sleepless
As the rain creates Its endless rhythms
A Letter to
Cooking meals to carry me
Through inclement weather Lee Choon
And more, Seng
The comfort of your presence By: Khoo Seok Wan
And the flow of your wine
Settled in the pavilion
Here at my side.