Senior High School Department
First Quarter-Performance Task #2
21st Century Literature from Philippines and the World
Personal Development
NAME: ______________________________
CRITERIA 10 POINTS
The necessary contents
CONTENT for the three parts are
complete and well-
(INTRODUCTION,
developed. The paper
BODY AND
presents supporting
CONCLUSION)
examples and evidences
are concrete and
detailed.
(PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT)
Logical Progression of
ideas with a clear
structure that enhances
the analysis. Transitions
STRUCTURE AND are effective and vary
TRANSITION throughout the
paragraph, not just in the
topic sentences.
(LITERATURE) Writing is smooth, skillful,
and coherent. Sentences
are strong and
expressive with varied
structure.
FIGURE OF The student is able to
SPEECH extract (3) three or more
figures of speech from
(LITERATURE) the text.
Response, demonstrates
an in-depth reflection on,
DEPTH OF and personalization of,
REFLECTION the theories, concepts
presented in the close
analysis. Viewpoints and
interpretations are
insightful and well-
(PERSONAL supported. Clear,
DEVELOPMENT) detailed examples are
provided, as applicable.
CLOSE ANALYSIS
SECTION:____________________
7 POINTS 3 POINT Score EVALUATOR’S
NAME AND
SIGNATURE
Some of the contents for Less than three 3X
the introduction, body and ideas/main points are
conclusion are missing. explained, and/or they are
Three or more main points poorly developed. There
relate to the discussion, are lacking contents for
but some may lack details. every part of the close
______
The analysis shows in- analysis.
depth understanding of
the character’s
developmental
challenges.
Logical progression of Writing is not organized. 2X
ideas. Transitions are The transitions between
present throughout the ideas are unclear or non-
essay but lacks variety. existent
Writing is clear but could Writing is confusing and
use a little more sentence hard to follow. Contains ______
variety to make the writing fragments and/or run-on
more interesting. sentences.
The student is able to The student is not able to 1X
extract at least one or two extract figures of speech
figures of speech from the from the text. ______
text.
Response, demonstrates Response, demonstrates 2X
a general reflection on a minimal reflection on
and personalization of, the and personalization of, the
theories, concepts theories, concepts
presented in the close presented in the close
analysis. Viewpoints and analysis. Viewpoints and
______
interpretations are interpretations are
supported. Appropriate unsupported with flawed
examples are provided. arguments. Examples,
when applicable, are not
provided or are irrelevant
to the analysis.
TOTAL SCORE: /80
 Senior High School Department

First Quarter-Performance Task #2

21st Century Literature from Philippines and the World
Personal Development
CLOSE ANALYSIS

Goal: You should comprehend and scrutinize a literary piece, entitled “Intoy the Merman of Mariners’ Street by
Eros Atalia. The deadline will be on September 25, 2019, Friday.

Role: Students will act as literary experts.

Audience: The “book worms” which are the teacher and other students that should be able to apprehend and
appreciate the work of a regional artist.

Situation: In a convention for the different works of literary artists, there are group of literary experts who want
to share their insights on one of the works of Eros Atalia—Intoy the Merman of Mariners’ Street.
They will share their analysis on the said work to those “book worms” who are present in the
convention center.

Product/Performance and Purpose: You will read and do some analysis on one of the works of Eros Atalia.

Standards and Criteria for Success: The presentation and output will be assessed by the teacher using the
attached rubric.

Steps in writing a close analysis using the Psychological theory.

1. Write an introduction which contains the following information:

a. include a summary or a short description of the text
b. mention about your observation about the author’s style in writing
c. cite at least (3) three figures of speech used in the text
d. what is the highest part of the text/climax?
e. what is your initial reaction?

2. After that, create the body of your analysis with the following contents:
a. What are the developmental challenges that the adolescent characters (Intoy, Doray,
Yeyeng Tikol, Boyet Bagol) face? Were they able to resolve it? Why or why not?
b. What is the role that nature and nurture played in the development of the teenagers in the
story?

3. Lastly, developed a conclusion with the following:

a. what is the relationship of the text to the real-life events (society, economy, lifestyle) and its
context? You may cite personal experiences.
b. what is the relevance of the text?
c. what is your realization?

GUIDELINES:
a. Use this link for the story: https://iwp.uiowa.edu/sites/iwp/files/ATALIA_Writing%20_sample.pdf
b. FORMAT- Long bond paper, 1.5 Spacing, Arial 11, 1 inch for the margins, and with a minimum
of 1000 words.
c. Submit a PDF copy of your work with file name: PT2_SURNAME_GRADE&SECTION
d. Submit your file in the LMS or MS Teams
e. The deadline of submission will be SEPTEMBER 25-FRIDAY-8PM