2 1 S T C E N T U RY L I T E R A RY

GENRES AND THEIR

ELEMENTS, STRUCTURES, AND
TRADITIONS FROM ACROSS
THE GLOBE
21 s t Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
 HORIZON OVERVIEW
Learning Competency:
EN12Lit-IId-25 Compare and contrast the various
21st century literary genres and their elements,
structures, and traditions from across the globe.
By the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
 recall literary structures such as poetry and flash
fiction.
 read and respond critically to texts read. and
 present similarities and differences of basic literary
genres-comedy and tragedy.
 TESTING THE WATERS
DIRECTIONS: Choose the CAPITAL
LETTER of the best answer for each item.
1. This is the classification of creatively
written works.
A. Literary element
B. Literary genre
C. Literary structure
D. Literary tradition
 TESTING THE WATERS

2. This is the literary genre

that aims to amuse readers.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Epic
D. Tragedy
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3. This is the literary genre that

depicts sadness.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Epic
D. Tragedy
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4. This is how comedic pieces

end.
A. On a happy note
B. On a sad note
C. With death
D. With an open ending
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5. This is the most common plot

of a tragic story.
A. Main character’s achievement
B. Main character’s conflict
C. Main character’s death
D. Main character’s success
 LEAVING THE SHORE
TASK 1 DIRECTIONS: Below are
pictures of TV shows you might have
watched before or are still watching.
Recall the stories and identify if the
story is happy or sad. Encircle the
mask that represents your answer.
 LEAVING THE SHORE
TASK 1
 LEAVING THE SHORE
TASK 2 DIRECTIONS: In the
previous activity, you have
identified which stories are light
and which are serious. Further
examine their similarities and
differences by filling out the table.
 LEAVING THE SHORE
Light Serious
TV SHOW TITLE
Which among the TV shows mentioned in the
previous activity are light?
STORY BASIS
Can the stories happen in life?
PURPOSE
Is the stories’ purpose to inform or entertain?
MOOD
Do the stories make you feel happy or sad?
STORY/ENDING
Are the stories’ endings happy or sad?
 ROCK THE BOAT
My Freaking Alarm!
Written by: Demecia Dean

Processing Questions
1. How does the speaker feel whenever it rings?
2. How did she react when she realized she was
already late?
3. Would you react the same way, if this
happens to you?
 ROCK THE BOAT
The Unlucky Winners
Written by: Nicky Johnson

Processing Questions
1. What is Pete always wearing whenever Jim sees him?
2. After Jim won, Pete went missing. Who convinced Jim
to spend Pete’s half of the money for house renovations?
3. What is the “familiar red” Jim unearthed in the
garden one spring that made him horrified?
4. What happened to Jim in the end?
 PLOTTING THE COURSE
DIRECTION: The stories were quite interesting, now answer
the questions that follow to test you understanding.
The Unlucky
My Freaking Alarm!
Winners
STRUCTURE
Is the selection a poem or flash fiction?
STORY BASIS
Can the stories happen in life?
PURPOSE
Is the stories’ purpose to inform or entertain?
MOOD
Do the stories make you feel happy or sad?
STORY/ENDING
Are the stories’ endings happy or sad?
 KEEPING THE TRACK
LITERARY GENRES
Literary genres are categories of creatively written
works. The activity showed you the difference between
two basic literary genres which are comedy and tragedy.
Comedy is a literary piece that is dramatic, but
amusing or entertain-ing at the same time. The mood of
the story is light and it always has a happy ending.
The poem entitled My Freaking Alarm is an
example of a comedy because the story is light and has a
funny ending.
 KEEPING THE TRACK
LITERARY GENRES
The second genre is tragedy. It is a literary genre
that often tells a sad story on suffering and
misfortune. The death of the main or any major
character is its most common plot.
The flash fiction The Unlucky Winners is an
example of a tragedy because the story is quite
thrilling and disturbing, and two of the characters
died in the end.
 APPROACHING DESTINATION

DIRECTIONS: The previous activities

allowed you to read two selections - a
poem and a flash fiction - and learned
about basic literary genres. Using the
Venn diagram, list down similarities and
differences you have observed from the
selections and their respective genres.
APPROACHING DESTINATION
 SEEING THE LIGHTHOUSE

DIRECTIONS: Share with us

what you learned by illustrating
the difference between comedy
and tragedy by adding elements
in this scene.
SEEING THE LIGHTHOUSE
 DROPPING THE ANCHOR
DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements
carefully. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of the
correct answer.
1. This is defined as the classification of
creative texts into comedy and tragedy.
A. Literary element
B. Literary genre
C. Literary structure
D. Literary tradition
 DROPPING THE ANCHOR
2. This is how the poem My
Freaking alarm ended that makes is
a comedy.
A. With a funny scene
B. With a sad scene
C. With death
D. With an open ending
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3. This is what happened in the end
of the flash fiction The Unlucky
Winners that makes it a tragedy.
A. Main character’s achievement
B. Main character’s conflict
C. Main character’s death
D. Main character’s success
 DROPPING THE ANCHOR
4. This literary genre is often light,
funny, and ends on a happy note.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Epic
D. Tragedy
 DROPPING THE ANCHOR
5. This literary genre has a serious
story and usually ends on a sad
note.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Epic
D. Tragedy