SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

First Semester, School Year 2020-2021

TOPIC GUIDE

Subject Title: 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Class Schedule: Mon (10am-12pm, 3pm-5pm)
Tues (10am-12pm)
Wed (10am-12pm)
Thurs (10am-12pm)
Section: Magnesium and Lithium
Grade level: 12
Room:
No. of Hours/Semester: 40
Pre-requisite/s: None

General Description:
This course aims to engage students in appreciation and critical study of 21st Century Literature
from the Philippines and the World encompassing their various dimensions, genres, elements, structures,
contexts, and traditions.

Course Description: Study and appreciation of the literature of the region where the school is located in
relation to the literature of the other regions of the country.

Week/Date Content/Topic
Week 1 Orientation to the course:
Aug. 31 – Sept. 4 • Grading system
• Attendance policy
• Subject requirements and reference
Week 2 Official opening of classes:
Sept. 7 – 11 Chapter 1: Our Literary Heritage
• By word and by mouth
• To account for beginners
• To thee we sing
Week 3 Chapter 2: Oral, Written, and Digital Philippine
Sept. 14 – 18 Literary Forms through the year
• Present-Day Fables
• In response to our legendary origin
• We draw inspiration from works or art
Sept. 12: Parent and Student Orientation (via • We reflect, take stock, and share
teleconferencing or face to face) meaningful events
 Week 4 Chapter 3: We salute our distinguished Filipino
Sept. 21 – 25 Men and Women of Letter
• Of poems and poets
• Literature of the fantastic
• From journalist’s pen
• Hail to novel literary creations
Week 5 Unit 4: We respond to issues and change in varied
Sept. 28 – Oct. 2 ways
• The environmental issue
• The population and Related issues
• Accountability
• In response to change in the course of
time.
Week 6 Series of Quizzes and Assessment
Oct. 5 – Oct. 12
Week 7 First Quarter Examinations
Oct. 13 – Oct. 16

Oct. 17 Special Examination

Oct. 17 – Oct. 19 Schedule Feedback of Examination Result

Week 8 Quarter 2
Oct. 19 – Oct. 23 Unit 1: To be Human and Humane
• The human niche
• Our inner self
• To God belongs what he has taken
• The post-human age we’re in
Week 9 Unit 2: Live and Let Live
Oct. 26 – Oct. 30 • From the unborn child
• Our cherished ways
• Holding on and letting go
• Reaction, reflections, and responses
Week 10 Unit 3: Examining priorities in our world today
Nov. 9 – Nov. 13 • What really matters
• Of time and III-timed efforts
• We look, listen, and learn
• Facing challenges
Week 12 Unit 4: Perspectives
Nov. 23 – Nov. 27 • A matter of choice
• In retrospect
• Food for though
• Across time and space
Week 13 Series of Performance (Batch 1)
Nov. 30 – Dec. 4
Week 14 Series of Performance (Batch 2)
Dec. 7
 Dec. 10 – Dec. 11 Second Quarter Examinations
Week 15 Special Examination Schedule
Dec. 12

Dec. 12 – Dec. 14 Feedback of grades/Student Clearance

Reference:
• Textbook
o Flores, E. R. PhD et. al (2017) 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World:
C & E Publishing, Inc.

• Class Policies
o Students are expected to prepare well before attending online class and comply with the
given deadline. o Mic and camera are off not unless needed to turn on.

Grading System:
• Written Work – 25%
o Homework/Assignment
o Quizzes
o Written Reports/Output

• Performance Task – 50%

o Class Activity
o Project
o Video presentation

• Quarterly Assessment – 25%

Passing Mark – 75%

Prepared by:
Kenneth Darwin B. Yu, LPT