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English – Grade 10
Quarter 3 – Lesson 4: Understanding Literature through Feminist Approach
First Edition, 2020

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 English 9
Quarter 3
Self Learning Module 4
Understanding Literature
through Feminist Approach
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 10 Self-Learning Module 4 on Understanding Literature

through Feminist Approach.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators
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Welcome to the English 10 Self-Learning Module 4 on Understanding Literature

through Feminist Approach.!

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 EXPECTATION

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 10. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand literary
selection based on Feminist Approach.

Specifically, you will learn about the following:

1. Critique a literary selection based on the following approaches: Feminist.

PRE–TEST

Tell whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write your answer on

the space provided before the number.
_____1. Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining,
establishing and defending equal opportunities for women including
gender roles.
_____2. Feminism deals with women only and how they are treated or
written in the society.
_____3. Feminism can be used in short stories, novels or poems.
_____4. Gender-based differentiation means there is same chance given for
both male and female.

_____5. Gender identity is/are the gender(s) based from person self-
identifies.
Here are the answers:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
 RECAP

Previously, we learned one of the approaches we can use to better

understand literature. Can you tell what literary approach is this?

T I R M A X S

Good job! The correct answer is MARXIST. Marxist approach in literature

focuses on the economic and political elements of art, often emphasizing the
ideological content of literature. It often argues that all art is political, either
challenging or endorsing the status quo. This approach claims it can
illuminate political and economic dimensions of literature other approaches
overlook.
Source: http://home.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/spring97/litcrit.html

L E S S ON

Motivation

E F I M A I S N

Let’s play Four Pics One Word. Based on the pictures, what word can we
form with these letters?
What is Feminism?
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining,
establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and
equal opportunities for women including gender roles.

Gender role means the set of social and behavioral norms that are
considered to be socially correct for individuals of a specific sex in the
context of a specific culture, which differ widely between cultures and over
time. Gender is important in Feminism. Gender identity is the gender(s)
based from person self-identifies
Gender-based Differentiation is an issue in Feminism. It is the
situation when one job, attitude or skill is only known for one gender. For
example, it was normal idea to see jobs like doctor, lawyer and engineer for
male than female. This concept of gender-based differentiation is
represented by the image below:

Feminism in literature
Feminism in literature is a school of theory views how our culture are
inherently patriarchal (male dominated) and aims to expose misogyny
(prejudice against women) in literature explicitly and implicitly.
Although there are various views in feminist criticism, the following shows
what is common among these varying concepts in feminism:
1. Women are oppressed by patriarchy (society governed or led by
males) economically, politically, socially, and psychologically.
2. While biology determines our sex (male or female), culture sets the
standards of what is to be masculine and feminine.
 3. Feminism has as its ultimate goal to change the world by promoting
gender equality.
4. Gender issues play a part in every aspect of human production and
experience, including the production and experience of literature.
Source: Tyson, L. (2016). Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide (2 nd ed). Routledge.

Guided Practice
Let’s try a few items as practice exercise. Analyze each item according
to feminist point-of-view discussed in the lesson. Guide questions are
provided for your analysis.

Image taken from: Source: https://tinyurl.com/y6jwsgel

Guide Questions:
1. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed in this
magazine advertisement?
Possible answer:
This magazine advertisement agrees with the concept of feminist point of
view that women are oppressed by patriarchy in social, and psychological
aspects. The picture esteems men more than women.
2. Are women showed positively, negatively or neutrally?
Possible answer:
Women are negatively portrayed in this picture. It agrees with the feminist
concept how culture sets the standards of what is to be masculine and
feminine. Culture dictates that men should be the one working for the family
and women have to serve the husband and do the housework only.
 3. Does this poster ad promote gender equality towards women? Why?
Possible answer:
This advertisement does not go with the feminism’s ultimate goal which is to
change the world by promoting gender equality because the ad conveys the
message the limited role of women in the society.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Identify whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write the correct answer
in the space before the number.
________1. Feminism defends equal opportunities for women in the society
only.
________2. Biology determines the gender preference of an individual.
________3. Patriarchy as perceived in feminism is oppressing and limiting
women economically, politically, socially, and psychologically.
________4. Our culture defines what is masculine and feminine.
________5. Feminism claims that our culture is inherently patriarchal.

Activity 2
Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in
the space provided before the number.
Column A Column B

_____ 1. It is a situation when one job. a. Gender Identity

attitude or skill is only known for
one gender.

_____2. It's role in literature is to expose b. Gender role

misogyny in literature explicitly
and implicitly.

_____3. It is one's prejudice against women. c. Feminism

_____4. It is a concept where man leads and d. Gender-based

has more influence than women in differentiation
an organization.
____5. It is the gender that oneself e. Misogyny
identifies.

f. Patriarchal

Activity 3
Read the following excerpts below. These excerpts were taken from the
works of a renowned feminist writer, Jane Austen. Analyze each excerpt by
answering the following guide questions after.

“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and
ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense
to anybody.” - from Mansfield Park
“The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never
see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!” - from Sense and
Sensibility
“What are men to rocks and mountains?” - from Pride and Prejudice

Guide questions:
1. Based on the given excerpts, how does Jane Austen perceive women?
2. Does Jane Austen view all genders equally? Which of the excepts will
support your answer. Explain.

WRAP–UP

__________ is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and

defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal
opportunities for women.
__________ in literature is a school of theory views how our culture are
inherently __________ and aims to expose __________in literature explicitly
and implicitly.
 VALUING

Feminism has its ultimate goal to change the world by promoting gender
equality. How do we promote gender equality? Cite at least 5 practical
examples.

POST TEST

Read the except of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and answer the
questions that follow.

When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don’t take the
advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they
intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give
the weaker vessel half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give
her the whole.
– from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

___1. “When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don’t take the
advice till they have persuaded themselves…” What does this statement say
about the perception of women in the society?
a. It is perceived that women are wiser than men that is why men listen
to their counsel.
b. Men and women’s counsel are equally treated as important.
c. The society thinks men’s counsel is more reliable than women.
d. Women play an important part in the society when it comes to making
decisions.
___2. “Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel
half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole.” What does
the underlined words imply about women?
a. Women take all the blame when they fail.
b. Women break easily when they experience failures.
c. Women are delicate and fragile and must be well taken care of.
d. Women are vessels incapable of bearing the weight of success.
Read the except of Jane Austen’s works and answer the questions that
follow.

“A woman is not to marry a man merely because she is

asked, or because he is attached to her, and can write a
tolerable letter.” - Excerpt from Emma by Jane Austen

___3. Which of the following is TRUE about Jane Austen’s view on women’s
marriage?
a. Women must be educated before getting married.
b. Women must marry a man when he asked her to.
c. Women must not get into marriage out of her will.
d. Women must not get into marriage when not attached to him.
___4. What does Jane Austen mean about “…can write a tolerable letter” in
this excerpt?
a. Women express themselves well in writing.
b. Women become desirable for marriage when educated.
c. Women love to write letters for their loved ones.
d. Women bring honor to the family when they write a tolerable letter.
___5. What can we infer about the society’s view on women’s marriage?
a. Woman can decide when they can marry or not.
b. Man and woman both decide when they can get married.
c. Woman’s education is not an issue when it comes to marriage.
d. Man’s relationship with the woman is considered a factor to be
married.
 KEY TO CORRECTION

REFERENCES

“What is Feminism?” Domestic Violence Action Center. Accessed September

4, 2020. http://www.dvac.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/What-is-
Feminism.pdf
“Feminist Criticism” Purdue Online Writing Lab College of Liberal Arts.
Accessed September 4, 2020. https://tinyurl.com/y4a9fufl
Lois Tyson, Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide 2nd ed. (London,
United Kingdom: Routledge, 2016).
Lydia Belanger. “This Amazing Project Roasts Crazy Sexist Vintage Ads”.
Entrepreneur Asia Pacific. Accessed September 12, 2020.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/307684