21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Rojielynne T. Yusay 12 – Aquinas

What I Know
1. b
2. d
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. b
10. a
11. a
12. c
13. a
14. c
15. c

Lesson 2
What’s In
1. f
2. e
3. d
4. c
5. b

What’s New
Activity 1: I can Scribble

A. Write a short poem that summarizes the idea of the picture. It

must consist of 3 quatrains. Remember to use figurative language
and literary devices to convey the appropriate emotion to your
readers.
 I.
Comfort and luxury than at any other time in history.
No need for old-fashioned letters or phone calls; technology handles it all.
Access to the most recent electronic gadgets and gizmos makes lives
easier.
A distinction between fact and fiction.
II.
Technology has you covered better than you could have imagined.
Press a button and watch technology perform beyond the wildest dreams.
Technology, is limitless, like a genie in a bottle who grants three wishes.
Homes aren't a cozy place anymore. Everybody enjoys secrecy and
privacy.
III.
The world turned 'technological advanced' and everyone turned a blind
eye, from the comforts of the past.
Technology advances at a rapid pace. Never stopping,
Technology advances at a rapid pace. Always moving forward.
Until it drowns homes.

B. Write a short comical skit about the use of electronic gadgets

based on the drawing.

At home, everyone is using an electronic gadget and when everyone is

sick, they all like "It's the gadget’s fault", and then being sarcastic like "
go use the gadget some more and get healed.”
Meanwhile, the gadgets "Why it’s are fault?". "Are we the one using"
(confused)...

C. Share a real-life account or anecdote similar to the picture

using less than 100 words. Be specific about the actual setting;
use real character, and tell factual incidents.

We used electronic gadgets practically every day in our homes since

we are now in the new normal state of being unable to communicate face
to face owing to the pandemic. Our lives today revolve around using
technology for work, school, purchasing essentials, and other activities
that we can now perform with our gadgets, such as online shopping,
where we simply press a button and the item we needed arrives in our
homes.
My mother is a teacher, and she uses gadgets since it allows her to
communicate with her students and coworkers on a daily basis. By
sending PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, and other school-related
materials. While my father is an excellent employee who attends work
sessions online, he is also familiar with and uses gadgets. On the other
hand, since we can't go to our schools because of the new norm, we have
to use our gadgets to communicate with our teachers and participate in
school events just like by watching school live videos.
That is why every family, especially my family, was exposed to and
utilized gadgets on a daily basis because we were in a state of new
normal, and utilizing gadgets seemed to be a requirement for everyone.

D. Write a legend about the origin of cellphone or laptop. It must

be less than 100 words and must teach a moral lesson.

There was once a place known as the Village of Innovation. The

residents are intelligent, creative, and full of ideas. In the Village of
Innovations, there is a family known as the innovators who creates items
that will make the lives of people in the village easier.
One day, an elderly man walks down the bustling street of
innovations, eager to earn money for her sick daughter's medication. He
doesn't have a choice but to sell his brilliant ideas for something that will
make life much easier, just like the innovators' family did. "Please
consider purchasing my ideas! Oh please, I need money for my ailing
daughter "Begged the elderly man," he muttered. While the old man
begged for money. On the other side of the street, the family's innovator
is keeping an eye on the elderly man.
"Mom, let's help the elderly man," the son innovators eagerly said.
“No, let's buy his ideas," the mother innovators suggested, "so we can
help him while also benefiting from his ideas." However, the boy does not
appear to be pleased with what his mother has stated. As a result, the
son of an innovator prevents his parents from purchasing the old man's
ideas. Instead of letting his parents buy them, the son understands that a
person's ideas must be valued and treasured. He offers to help the elderly
man wholeheartedly.
"Hey, mister, here's the money, get your daughter a medicine," the
son of an innovator remarked to the old man. "Are you sure young man?"
the old man asked, shocked to see the son of innovators offering him
money. "Yes, it's just a little help but I hope that's enough," the young
man replied. Instead of selling it, the elderly man considers handing his
little notebook where his ideas were written to the young man. "Here,"
the old man says, holding his little notebook. However, the young man
refuses to be compensated "What exactly is this? "Ask the young man,"
he says. "Those are my ideas, and I'll give them to you in exchange for
your help." Said the elderly man. "No, you don't have to pay me; I'm
helping you, and that's enough; retain your ideas; you can change things
in the near future," the young man replied as he waved his hand to the
old man.
After a year, the old man presents his ideas, which the young man
encourages him to keep. His innovation, the cellphone, is an example of
his brilliant ideas. And he thinks about the young innovator every day
because what he stated turns out to be true. His cellphone ideas change
people's lives in the village of innovations. The old man kept looking for
the young man, but he was never seen again. The old man wishes that
one day he could express his heartfelt gratitude to the young man for
helping him and allowing his ideas to change the world. That's how the
cellphone came to be.
The moral of the legend is that helping does not require anything in
return and that valuing a person's ideas in the way that a person values
them was something too good to be true.

Activity 2: What it is called?

1. b
2. a
 3. d
4. c
5. c
6. a

Activity 2: Let’s Take Note

1. South Cotabato
2. Summer Capital of Sothern Mindanao
3. A princess
4. She angered the mythical frog.
5. The frog opened a lotus flower, which burst open with water and
flooded the entire land.
6. Her brother helped her by flinging leaves and pythons, which
formed a land mass through which she could pass.
7. Because to the leaves and pythons that made islets, she was able to
withstand the flood.

What’s More
Activity 3
3.1

Tittle: Seat Owner

Literary Genre:
Poetry

Structure:
Written in line and stanzas
(Quatrain – 4 lines in every
stanza)

ELEMENTS: Line/s from the poem which

show/s the element
Rhyme
profession – degradation – nation
– medication – qualification –
inspiration

Meter: Being on that seat is a huge profession, - 11

To folks who are in deep degradation, - 10
To broods dreaming of a better nation, - 10
All eyes longed for this be the medication. - 11

As part of list of least qualification, - 11

What I can do is to continue hoping, - 11
Dreaming of that owner as inspiration, - 11
 The author of change for a peaceful nation. - 11

The meter in the first stanza is 11-

10-10-11, while in the second
stanzas it is 11-11-11-11.

Symbolism: Being on that seat is a huge profession,

To folks who are in deep degradation,
To broods dreaming of a better nation,
All eyes longed for this be the medication.

As part of list of least qualification,

What I can do is to continue hoping,
Dreaming of that owner as inspiration,
The author of change for a peaceful nation.

3.2

Elements Aspects and Analysis

Plot (Synopsis) SYNOPSIS:
Barom-Mai, an old and ugly king who lived in the
kingdom of Calinan in Visayas was very powerful.
However, he fails to have his young bride’s affection.

After a meeting with his advisers, the king went to

an old hermit who lived in Mt. Apo. Upon meeting
Impit Purok, the hermit asked for three things to
help the king gain his bride’s affection.

With the help from Pawikan, the king of sea turtles,

the king successfully retrieves the first demand of
the hermit. He then seeks the help of his cook and a
wood nymph to retrieve the second and last thing
the hermit would need.

Impit Purok mixes a special plant mixture out of the

ingredients and instructs the king to plant this in the
royal garden. The hermit then asks the king to invite
him as a guest of honor once the bride is in love
with the king. The king agrees with this and does as
tell with the plant.

The plant mixture seemed to have work as

Madayaw-Bayho fell madly in love with the old king.
The king however, too enraptured with his wife,
forgot to fulfil the promise he made with the hermit.

The hermit found out about the king’s success and

was enraged when he was not invited to the
kingdom. In his rage, Impit casts a curse upon the
fruit that grew out of the tree that was planted in
the garden.

The sweet smell was replaced with foul odor. The

fruit’s smooth appearance then turned rough; its
skin covered with thorns. From then on, the fruits
grew that way, which is how we’ve known the durian
to be until today.
 Plot:

1. Madayaw-bayho didn't love the ugly king,

so she ran away.
2. King Barom-Mai finds way to make her love
him.
3. The King met the Hermit with the help of
Matigam, who told him to get 3 things: egg,
milk and nectar. They would be mixed
together and planted it.
4. It grew into durian tree and have the wife
ate the fruit that she fell in love.
5. They threw a big feast but the king forgot
to invite the wise hermit, so the wise
hermit casts a curse upon the fruit: the
sweet smell was replaced with a foul odor
while the smooth skin of the fruit was
covered with thorns.

Setting Kingdom of Calinan in the Visayas

- Time and Mt. Apo
- Place
Theme/s The theme is to remember to keep
promises and to give gratitude and
credit where it is due. Promises are
not supposed to be broken, but
rather kept.

Characters and Characterization The characters are consisted of

- Main Character/s:
- Other Characters:
Barom-Mai (The King), Madayaw-
Bayho (The King’s Bride), Impit
Purok (The Hermit), Pawikan (King
of Sea Turtles), Hangi-Bai (Nymph
of Air), The Wood Nymph, and The
King’s Royal Cook

Point – of – view Used Third person

Atmosphere/Mood persistence 

Narrative Time It occurred prior to the writing of

the story.

Conflict of the story King Barom – Mai did not fulfill his
promise to the hermit

Symbols Used Egg – The egg is used to symbolize

softening the bride's heart.
Milk – The milk is used to
symbolize the process of making
her kind.
 Nectar – The nectar was used to
symbolize Barom - Mai as a young
and handsome king.

The sweet smell has been replaced

with a nasty stink. The smooth
aspect of the fruit became rough,
and its skin was covered with
thorns. The changes in the
appearance and smell of the fruit
symbolize the king's failure to keep
his word.

Important Line/Dialogue Barom-Mai gives the three things

to Impit Purok, who asked him to
prepare a big feast after Barom-
Mai wins his queen back, and to
invite Impit Purok as the king’s
guest of honor.

Other Literary Device Cited Personification

- The king finds the egg through
the help of Pawikan, the king
of the sea turtles.
- Hangin-Bai, the nymph of the
air, leads him to her sister, the
wood nymph who had the
magic flower in her hair.

Activity 4: I Can Write

(Original poem)

Both Sides
By: Rojielynne T. Yusay

When I open my eyes, I see light;

In the dark night,
Thinking how to fight
The word surrender is in my sight.

The sun giving us daylight.

 The moon giving us night.
Both giving us light;
But every night my heart feels so tight.

In the dark side, I can’t feel so right.

Feeling so fright;
My heart and mind were downright.
How? How? Can I fight?

Morning comes and it gives me stoplight,

Another hope, since I see sunlight.
It’s like I’ve never been in a lowlight…

Activity 6: Give ME…

What I Have Learned

1. Literature
2. Fiction
3. Non-fiction
4. Drama
5. Poem
6. Hyperpoetry
7. Mobile Textula
8. Flash fiction
9. Chick Lit
10. Blog
11. Alliteration
12. Climax
13. Conflict
14. Symbols/symbolism
15. Synecdoche

Additional Activities

Activity 7: Blogged

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant loss of human

life around the world, and it poses an unprecedented threat to public
health, food systems, and the economy. The pandemic's economic and
social effects are devastating: billions of people are at risk of falling
into extreme poverty, and the number of undernourished individuals,
which is presently estimated at almost a million, might rise to a million
by the end of the year.

Hundreds of millions of businesses are in risk of going out of

business. Nearly half of the world's billion workers are on the verge of
losing their jobs. Workers in the informal economy are particularly
vulnerable because they lack social security and excellent health care,
as well as having lost access to productive assets. Many people are
unable to feed themselves and their families during lockdowns because
they lack the means to earn a living. For most people, no money
equals no food, or at the very least, less food.

The pandemic has an impact on the entire food system, exposing its
vulnerability all around the world. Farmers and agricultural workers
have been unable to access markets, including to acquire supplies and
sell their goods, due to border closures, trade restrictions, and
confinement measures, disrupting domestic and international food
 supply chains and limiting access to nutritious, safe, and diverse
meals. The pandemic has wiped out jobs and put millions of people's
lives in jeopardy.

COVID-19's economic consequences are unprecedented in

postmodernity. A major criterion for success should be tremendous
action to protect children and their families from the worst effects. The
danger to children isn't only a short-term concern. The recovery
process will take years, particularly in low- and middle-income nations
where the capacity to ameliorate the effects of the economic slowdown
is limited.

COVID-19 has a particularly negative impact for countries dealing

with current human-rights crises or emergencies. It is necessary to
respond quickly to the pandemic while also ensuring that the people,
economy, and recovery help reach those who are most in need.

Now is the time for global solidarity and cooperation, particularly for
the most vulnerable people in the society of our societies, especially in
emerging economies. Only by working together will we be able to
overcome the pandemic's interconnected health, social, and economic
effects and prevent it from escalating into a long-term social and food
security disaster, potentially wiping out already made progress.

I encourage others to take charge of their situations and lives by

considering the long term, not just the next two, three, or five years.
But it's important to be as adaptable and thorough as possible. So that
we can learn how to cope with ambiguity.

When you live in an unpredictable world, you must think outside the
box and be willing to adapt. Over time, we will deal with stress and
turn it into a positive force in the event that a circumstance more
complex than COVID-19 arises.

As our lives are so intertwined, my advice is to lend a hand

wherever you can with whatever you have. This crisis has revealed
that you are not unique, but rather part of something larger than
yourself.

Activity 8: Voice Acting 101

Assessment

1. B
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. d
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. b
10. a
11. a
12. a
13. d
14. d
15. d