What’s your Reading Taste?

1. What types of stories do you love to read?

 Mysteries  Fantasy
 Romance  History
 Sports  Short stories
 Biographies  Poems
 Novels  Current events
2. What reading materials do
you have at home?

• Newspapers
• Comic books
• Novels
• Children’s books
3. Where do you feel more
comfortable to read?
• Classroom • Garden
• Living room • Library
• Mall • Park
• Bedroom • kitchen
Reasons for Reading

It has been a common understanding among

people that reading is mainly for the
acquisition of relevant information and also
entertainment.
 Most people are engaged in reading
different materials like books, magazines
and the like which mainly contain stories of
various subjects for entertainment and
amusement purposes. Other good reasons to
read literature are to satisfy one’s curiosity,
to uplift cultural understanding, to escape
from reality and lastly to fulfill one’s desires
and aspirations.
 Mainly, interest in literature is
attributed to one’s desire to better
understand life. With literature, man
has the power to enrich his
experiences and to explore the world
which may propel to great
discoveries and genuine realizations
about life.
 Defining Literature
• Looking into the etymology of the word literature,
it was said to be derived from the Latin word
litteratura which means writing.
• It is also described as for having an excellent form
which the expression of permanent and universal
ideas can be established aesthetically.
•Literature takes significant human
experiences as its main subject.
•It mainly discusses various
dimensions of life as well as its
miseries and glories.
 Key Features of Literature
• LITERATURE IS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION
Montealegre described literature mainly as a product or
a commentary on the life process. Man’s inner thoughts,
feelings and conditions can be disclosed and revealed
through the power of literature.
• TIMELESSNESS

The significant truth about life that a literary work

reveals should not wane and dissipate as time passes by.
Fro example, the famous novels written by Rizal during
the Spanish occupation of the Philippines reveal issues
and themes which are still perceived to be in existence.
 • UNIVERSALITY

A work must have global applicability in which

a work transcends across space. For example,
many Filipinos love to watch dramas and
movies of foreign origin. Though these stories
are set in a different locale, Filipinos can
effectively connect themselves to and
understand these foreign stories.