JOHN CARL M.

CORVERA STEM 12-A

PRETEST “ LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON”
1.C LITERATURE
2.E DEFINITION
3.D 1.IS WRITING THE PROSSESSES LITERARY MERIT
4.A 2.”WRITING FORMED WITH LETTERS
5.B MAJOR FORMS
. 1.NOVEL/SHORT STORY
2.DRAMA/WORKS(GENRE)

B. Activities:
Direction:Creating Images or Symbols. Create images
or symbols to represent or describe the six (6) literary periods
in the Philippines.
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 LITERARY PERIOD STRENGTHS
Precolonial Literary Period Literary contents during
this period were about the
creation of the world,
origin of things, daily life
experiences, and events
within the community.
Spanish Colonial Literary The literature during the
Period early period contained
religious doctrines, and
Christian and European
Tradition. As the
revolutionary period arise
propaganda and
revolutionary literature
sprung up.
American Colonial Literary The literature during the
Period early period contained
religious doctrines,
and Christian and
European Tradition.
As the revolutionary
period arise propaganda
and revolutionary
literature sprung up.
Japanese Colonial Literary The theme during this
Period period was nationalism,
life in the barrio, faith,
love, religion, and arts.
A theme such as
20th Century
patience, native
(Martial Law)
culture, customs, the
Literary Period
beauty of nature, and
surroundings are used for
poems. Realities about
exploitation and injustice
were also prevalent.
Writers this period look
21th Century Literary Period
back and get ideas and
inspiration from the
previous writers, they
use the past as a tool for
the future. Technology
also gives a great impact
on the writers’
imagination.
WEAKNESSES
Precolonial Literary Period
also known as the era of
oral literature. Literature
spread during this period
through word of mouth
pass from generations to
other generations.
During Spanish Colonial
Literary Period literary
works are greatly
influenced
by Spanish teaching or
Christian doctrines.
English as a medium of
writing widely flourished
during the American
Literary
Period.
Throughout the Japanese
Literary Period publications
were military censored.
Under the Martial Law
literature produced were
about exploitation and
injustice.
While during the 21st
techniques in writing.
Century Literary Period
writers used
unconventional
 Check Your Understanding:
Direction: Give the dominant changes that Philippine Literature
experience over the years.

1. PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD Early Times – 1564 The first period of the Philippine literary history
is the longest. Long time before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed on Philippine
shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our
race. RIDDLES (bugtong) – battle of wits among participants.

2. SPANISH COLONIZATION PERIOD 1565-1863 Spanish occupied Philippines in early 15th

century. The Spanish colonization period has two distinct classifications – religious and
secular.

3. AMERICAN COLONIZATION PERIOD 1901-1946 Philippine literature in English, as a direct

result of American colonization of the country, could not escape being imitative of
American models of writing especially during its period of apprenticeship.

4. JAPANESE COLONIZATION PERIOD 1946-1960 A. WAR YEARS (1942-1944) 1943 – 25

Pinakamabuting Maikling Kathang Pilipino Suyuan sa Tubigan – Macario Pineda.

5. REPUBLIC PERIOD 1960-1985 1967 – Horizons Least – a collection of works by Artemio

Patacsil and Silverio Baltazar 1969 – Mga Ibong Mandaragit – Amado V. Hernandez
1970s The government took part in reviving old plays like the Cenaculo, the Zarzuela and
the Embayoka of the Muslims.

6. CONTEMPORARY/ MODERN PERIOD 1986-PRESENT Things that were used and

exercised during the Contemporary Period are: Onomatopoeia – the use of words that
imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to and etc.
 LITERARY CHARACTERISTICS CHANGES ANALYSIS
PERIOD

Precolonial Literary contents PRE-COLONIAL Includes all

Literary Period during this period were PERIOD Early Times – kinds of
about the creation of 1564 The first period literature
the world, origin of of the Philippine produced by
things, daily life literary history is the our native
experiences, and longest. Long time ancestor
events within the before the Spaniards before any
community. and other foreigners colonization.
landed on Philippine
shores, our
forefathers already
had their own
literature stamped in
the history of our
race. RIDDLES
(bugtong) – battle of
wits among
participants.
Spanish Colonial The literature during SPANISH Includes all
Literary Period the early period COLONIZATION kinds of
contained PERIOD 1565-1863 literature
religious doctrines, and Spanish occupied produced
Christian and Philippines in early during the
European 15th century. The Spanish
Tradition. As the Spanish colonization colonization
revolutionary period period has two .
distinct classifications
arise propaganda and
– religious and
revolutionary literature
secular.
sprung up.
American The literature during AMERICAN Includes all
Colonial Literary the early period COLONIZATION kinds of
Period contained religious PERIOD 1901-1946 literature
doctrines, and Philippine literature in produced
Christian and English, as a direct during the
European Tradition. result of American American
As the revolutionary colonization of the colonization.
period arise country, could not
escape being
propaganda and
imitative of
revolutionary
American models of
literature sprung up.
writing especially
during its period of
apprenticeship.
Japanese Colonial The theme during this JAPANESE Includes all
Literary Period period was COLONIZATION kinds of
nationalism, PERIOD 1946-1960 A. literature
life in the barrio, faith, WAR YEARS (1942- produced
love, religion, and arts. 1944) 1943 – 25 during the
Pinakamabuting Japanese
Maikling Kathang colonization.
Pilipino Suyuan sa
Tubigan – Macario
Pineda.
20th Century A theme such as REPUBLIC PERIOD Includes all
(Martial Law) patience, native 1960-1985 1967 – kinds of
Literary Period culture, customs, the Horizons Least – a literature
beauty of nature, and collection of works produced
surroundings are used by Artemio Patacsil during the
for poems. Realities and Silverio Baltazar Martial Law
about exploitation and 1969 – Mga Ibong
injustice were also Mandaragit –
Amado V.
prevalent.
Hernandez 1970s The
government took
part in reviving old
plays like the
Cenaculo, the
Zarzuela and the
Embayoka of the
Muslims.
21th Century Writers this period look CONTEMPORARY/ Includes all
Literary Period back and get ideas MODERN PERIOD kinds of
and inspiration from 1986-PRESENT Things literature
the previous writers, that were used and produced in
they use the past as a exercised during the the 21st
tool for Contemporary Century.
the future. Technology Period are:
also gives a great Onomatopoeia – the
impact on the writers’ use of words that
imitate the sounds
imagination.
associated with the
objects or actions
they refer to and
etc.s
Reference :

https://filipinawomensnetwork.org/epahayagan/did-you-know-pre-colonial-
philippines-longstanding-tradition-of-women-leadership-and-mysticism

https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/spanish-colonial-culture.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Movement

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/american-colonial.htm#history

https://www.slideshare.net/LanceSarmiento2/the-japanese-occupation-in-the-
philippines

https://www.slideshare.net/sophiamarieverdeflor/timeline-of-philippine-literature