TITLE: Philippine Literature

TOPIC: Literature of Various Regions

COURSE AND YEAR: BSBA

OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. Analyze famous literary works of various Filipino writers from each region for presentation in a class
forum using the appropriate literary theories;
2. Compare and contrast literary pieces of various regions;
3. Present literary pieces relevant to the genre of literary pieces discussed; and,
4. Apply the values learned from the literary pieces discussed.

OVERVIEW
People read literature for information, for amusement, for higher and keener pleasure, for
cultural upliftment and for discovery of broader dimensions in life(__. Nuggets, 2004)
In the previous discussions, it was obviously emphasized that studying literature is important
because it reveals part of the history of every nation. Hence, history and literature are interrelated with
each other.According to Sahr(2015), history is not just about power struggles, wars, names, and dates. It
is also about people who are products of their time, with their own lives.
In the Philippines, it is very obvious that every region has its own unique literature that discloses
the culture, beliefs, traditions, customs, and lifestyles of the individuals or ethnic tribe living in a specific
region. Studying each region’s literature may result to the appreciation the beauty of the works of the
various Filipino writers, and better understanding of the context of culture and of human nature. The
values learned by the students from the literary pieces maybe applied in their own lives as they
encounter circumstances along the way.

Activity No.1: SHORT STORY ANALYSIS

Instructions: Read the story from a specific region assigned to you. Be able to summarize the story
based on the elements of the fiction (which can be found in the notes given to you). WRITE IN
COMPLETE SENTENCE.

NAME:
REGION:
TITLE:

BIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITER(Summary)

I. SETTING:
II. CHARACTERS:
III. CONFLICT:
IV.PLOT
A. BACKGROUND/BEGINNING:
B. RISING ACTION:
C. CLIMAX:
D. FALLING ACTION:
E. RESOLUTION:
V. SYMBOLISM
VI. POINT OF VIEW
VII.THEME
VIII. MORAL OF THE STORY

Activity No. 2: POETRY ANALYSIS

Instructions: Based on the same region assigned to you, choose one poem as your subject for analysis.
Be able to present a short background or biography of the writer. Present the analysis based on the
elements of poetry (which can be found in the notes given to you). WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCE.

NAME:
REGION:
TITLE:

BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR(Summary)

I. THEME

II. SYMBOLISM

III. METER

IV. RHYME

V. IMAGERY(Draw the image that you picture out about the poemand explain.)
Region Title BSBA 3A BSBA 3B
1 MORNING IN NAGREBCAN-Manuel Arquillo Artos Balena Rabadilla
Arguilla
2 DEAD STARS-Paz Marquez Benitez Barbecho Belacas Carbilledo
3 FAITH, LOVE, TIME, AND DR, Burgos Cabando Chavez Sarmiento
LAZARU-Gregorio Brillantes
4 THE BREAD OF SALT-NVM Gonzales Cantiberos DelaTorre Delacruz
5 EARLY HARVEST-Bienvinido M. De la vega Dimco Garcia
Santos
6 HINILAWOD-(Panay Epic) Dioneo Dujaman Jayawon
7 THE CLAYPIPE-Marcel M. Navarro Jayawon Ongada Lopez Pancho
8 BOWAON AND TOTOON-(Waray) Pabalate Pareno Pardilla
9 THE WHITE HORSE OF ALIH-E. A. Penaso Puedan Rubio Pardilla
Enreiquez
10 SERVANT GIRL- Estrella Alfon Romano Talavera Salvilla
11 LOVE IN THE CORNHUSKS- Aida L. Telmoso Tesoro Tancinco
Revira Ford
12 INDAPATRA AND SULAYMAN-(No Baylon Gondao Tubosa
author)
13 SCENT OF APPLES-Bienvinido Santos Joaquin Latoza Venturado
NCR FOOTNOTE TO THE YOUTH- Jose Manocay Asuncion
Garcia Villa
ARMM THE VIRGIN= Kerima Polotan Tuvera Oyco Uy Catunao Subebe
CAR WEDDING DANCE-Amador T Dagiuo Pescadero Modelo
Note: This is individual home work. Please refer to the examples I gave you(ppt).
Use short size bondpaper. Arial 12 single space. Should there be questions, feel
free to ask. God bless and keep safe.