21st Century Literature

from the Philippines

and the World
Quarter 2 – Module 7:
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF IMUS CITY
GENERAL FLAVIANO YENGKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PHASE 11-A, PASONG BUAYA II, IMUS CITY, CAVITE

Name: VELARDE JANELLA JOY S. Date: 07-16-2021

Grade/Section: 11 PYTHAGORAS Teacher: MA’AM MADELEINE AYO
Subject: 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE QUARTER 4-LESSON7

What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. The following are common characteristics of flash fiction

EXCEPT .
a. brief
b. in panel images
c. has complete plot
d. presents twists in the ending

2. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” of Sarnath Banerjee is

a/an .
a. epic
b. flash fiction
c. melodrama
d. graphic novel

3. Flash fiction is also known as .

a. nanotales
b. short story
c. graphic fiction
d. macro stories

4. Which flash fiction story tells how anyone can buy a perfect
clone Taylor Swift at his doorstep?
a. “Taylor Swift”
b. “Unnecessary Things”
 c. “Clone of Taylor Swift”
d. “Angels and Blueberries”
e. With an open ending

5. Which is a feature of a graphic novel?

a. A Graphic novel is in condensed form.
b. It presents micro-stories in each sub-plot.
c. The main character victoriously attained his purpose in
the story.
d. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader
as he fills in the blanks between pages.

6. “In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11” of Art Spiegelmen is

a/an .
a. epic
b. flash fiction
c. graphic novel
d. tragic drama
7. It is imaginative literature ranges from a word to a
thousand.
a. tales
b. short story
c. flash fiction
d. graphic fiction

8. A flash fiction presents a surprising ending which means

that .
a. it ends happily
b. it ends tragically
c. it has a loose ending
d. the story ends with a twist

9. It refers to comic narratives in which pictures are arranged

in sequenced in image panels.
a. comic story
b. storyboard
c. flash fiction
d. graphic fiction

10. Which is not TRUE about graphic novel?

a. It combines letters and words.
b. Image panels are very colorful.
c. Graphic novel presents fewest words as possible.
d. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and
experience the сharaсters and events in the story.
11. Dialogues in graphiс fiсtion are written in .
a. text boxes
b. image panels
c. speeсh bubbles
d. beside illustrations

12. “Louis Riel” of Chester Brown centers on a fictionalized

violent rebellion in the 19th century is an example of this
literary genre.
a. Graphiс novel
b. Text-talk novel
c. Melodramatiс play
d. Flash fiсtional story

13. This story narrates the traumatiс experienсes of

Ameriсans during the 9/11 terrorists’ attaсk in New York.
a. “Louis Riel”
b. “Unneсessary Things”
c. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers”
d. “In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11

14. Graphiс fiсtion is also known as .

a. digi-fiсtion
b. flash fiсtion
c. graphiс novel
d. doodle fiсtion

15. Whiсh does NOT belong to the group?

a. Tragedy
b. Flash fiсtion
c. Text-talk novel
d. Graphiс fiсtion
LESSON

What’s In

DIRECTIONS: Determine what is being described in each of the following

statements. Write your answer on a piece of paper.

1. Stories are told in dialogue thru social networks.

Text-talk novels
2. In telling a story, writers usually combine three media platforms
like books, movies and an internet website.
Digital Fiction
3. Blog, email and IM are used as narrative formats.
Text-talk novels
4. It is a humorous fictional genre dealing with issues on modern
womanhood.
Chick lit or Chick Literature
5. Comic books originally published in Japan.
Manga

What’s New

Let us discover a lighthearted tale presented below.

My Freaking Alarm!
Written by: Demecia Dean Published: 2014

Literary structure: Graphic fiction is a creative piece written in comic

form.
 As I lay cozy, all snug in my bed, Until I hear racket beside my bed.
I enjoy the images inside my head It's my 5:00 alarm!

I quickly silent you, you annoying alarm. Enjoying the peace, then I'll be darned;
Then we SNOOZE together and let It's my 5:15 reminder!
dreams carry on.

Now I hush the ringing of my Eyes just shut, but here goes that timer
reminder. Ok Alarm, let's put that It's 7:20. I'm late!!!
behind us.

PROCESSING QUESTIONS
1. How does the speaker feel whenever it rings?
Whenever the alarm clock rings, the speaker feels annoyed and
irritated at the same time because she wants to take a nap a for
a longer time so she could enjoy her dreams while she’s
sleeping.
2. How did she react when she realized she was already late?
When she checked the time, and it’s already 7: 20 in the morning, she
was shocked and surprised. She became anxious and she’s worried
 that she will be late in her schedule.
3. Would you react the same way, if this happens to you?
Yes definitely. As a student, waking up early in the morning seems to
be the most difficult thing to do especially if you’re not that type of a
person who can easily get up of your bed. I’ve experienced waking up
late just like what happened to the speaker in the story not just once
but for several times. I will also feel shocked and worried but I’ll still
do my assigned activity or schedule for that day. I’ll fix myself and my
things immediately and get ready to do the things I planned to do,
but of course I always take it as a lesson so that next time it will not
happen again. I learn from this situation the value of time
management and self-discipline.

Now explore a flash fiction that is more serious than the first one.

The Unlucky Winners

Written by: Nicky Johnson Published: 2019

Literary structure: Flash fiction is a really short written creative piece

usually consisting of a few hundred words.

Each morning, Jim walked to the corner mart for a coffee and lottery ticket.
He always passed Pete and gave the same reply to the jangling of coins,
“Half when I win.” Pete invariably responded with a tip of his soiled, red
hat. When it actually happened, Jim searched everywhere for Pete. After
months, his wife finally convinced him to spend the other half, and home
renovations began. The following spring, working in the garden, Jim
unearthed a familiar red. While lost in astonishment and horror, the faint
smell of her perfume permeated among the roses before...darkness.

PROCESSING QUESTIONS
1. What is Pete always wearing whenever Jim sees him?
Pete is always wearing his dirty red hat whenever Jim sees him.
2. After Jim won, Pete went missing. Who convinced Jim to spend
Pete’s half of the money for house renovations?
It was Jim’s wife who convinced him to spend half of the money won
by Pete for the renovation of the house.
3. What is the “familiar red” Jim unearthed in the garden one spring
that made him horrified?
It was the color red hat owned by Pete that refers to be the
“familiar red” Jim unearthed in the garden one spring that
made him horrified
4. What happened to Jim in the end?
Upon winning the lottery, Jim searched everywhere for Pete. The
following spring, working in the garden, Jim unearthed a familiar red
which refers to Pete’s hat. At the end, Jim became anxious and
horrified when he saw Pete’s hat in his garden knowing that he was
missing for several months. Everything went mysterious and there’s a
higher chance that Pete was already dead.

What’s More

DIRECTIONS: The previous activities discussed graphic fiction and flash

fiction. Write down the characteristics of 21st Century Literature present in
both genres.

- Both are used to present a story

GRAPHIC FICTION
- Both uses technology and digital
tools for visual representations
- Both utilized background images
- Both 21st centuty literature
genres
- Written recently ( 2001-
onwards)
- Themes are current
- Unconventional structure/
FLASH FICTION presentation
- Both uses freestyle and adaptation
of the story.

DIRECTIONS: Complete the graphic organizers by writing down elements

unique to each genre.
 Images/
Pictures

Sound
Panels
Effects

GRAPHIC
FICTION

Short Speech
Narrations Baloons

Paragraph
Form

Surprising
Solid Plot
Ending

FLASH
FICTION

Realistic Less than

Character 1000 words
DIRECTION: You read two stories previously, My Freaking Alarm and The
Unlucky Winners. Write their similarities and differences using a Venn
Diagram.

MY FREAKING ALARM THE UNLUCKY WINNERS

- Graphic Novel - Flash Fiction
Both are
modern - Written in paragraph form
- Uses panels, narration and
literary texts - Developed a plot using few
images to illustrate the story
word
Realistic
- The illustrations allow the Characters and - Has a realistic character
readers to imagine and setting
experience the characters and - Fiction emphasizes the
Written development of plot. It has a
events in the story
Recently beginning, middle and
- Encourages interactivity in Solid ending of the story.
the minds of the reader as Plot
he fills in the blanks - Surprising ending. It has
between image panels. a twist at the end of the
story

What I Have Learned

The previous activities allowed you to learn more about graphic fiction and
flash fiction. Reflect on what you have learned by answering the questions
that follow.

1. What are 21st century genres discussed?

In this lesson, the two Modern literary genres of 21st Century
such as Graphic Fiction or Graphic Novel and Flash Fiction
were discussed and presented to the readers.
2. What distinct characteristics does graphic fiction have?
The pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels and
dialogues are written in speech bubbles. The illustrations allow the
readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the
 story. According to Singh (2012) the following are some of the
features of graphic fiction or graphic novel:

Autographic forms are the marks of author’s handwriting

which creates an impact that the whole novel is a
manuscript and thus provides a sense of intimacy.
Graphic novels encourage interactivity in the minds of the
reader as he fills in the blanks between image panels.
Filling in the blanks between image panels makes the reader
imagine the actions portrayed in the story.
The language, syntax and meaning of a graphic novel spring
primarily through the relationship between images than
words.
Graphic fiction combines book and screen.
3. What different features does flash fiction have?
According to Sustana (2020), most of the flash fictions have these
common characteristics.
Brevity. Flash fiction presents the story with fewest words as
possible.
Complete plot. Flash fiction emphasizes the development of plot. It
has a beginning, middle and ending of the story.
Surprising ending. The successful hallmark of a flash fiction is its
twist at the end of the story.
4. What literary pieces have you read that would classify as graphic fiction?
In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11” by Art Spiegelmen in 2004 which
tells the story about the terrorist attack on September 11 in
America. This also depicts the traumatic and tragic experiences of
American people during the 9/11 terrorist attack.
5. What literary pieces have you read that would classify as flash fiction?
Taylor Swift” by Hugh Behm-Steinberg tells a weird story of how
anyone can order a perfectly clone of Taylor Swift at his doorstep.
First line: You’re in love; it’s great, you swipe on your phone and
order: the next day a Taylor Swift clone shows up at your house.

What I Can Do
DIRECTION: You have examined similarities and differences of
Graphic Fiction and Flash Fiction. Further explore the genres
by writing the 30-word story below as a 3-panel comic. Use the
rubrics below as your guide.

Twelve hours, fourteen hours, sixteen hours, even a whole day. Try
as I might, I can never extinguish this tiredness I feel. This
unmade bed… It's just not for me.
30-word story by Frances Pelismino
 Twelve hours, Try as I might, I This unmade
fourteen hours, can never bed… It's just not
sixteen hours, extinguish this for me.
even a whole day. tiredness I feel.

Written By: Frances Pelismino

Graphic Novel Adapted by : Janella Velarde

4 3 2 1
STRUCTURE
Presents all Exhibits at Exhibits at Does not present
least least
elements and three elements two elements elements and correct
correct and correct and correct structure of the chosen
structure
of the chosen structure of the structure of the genre
genre chosen genre chosen genre

CREATIVITY
The story is The story is The story is in The story is not
communicated communicated interesting communicated in
in surprising in interesting ways, but not surprising and
and unusual ways related to the interesting ways
ways topic
 MECHANICS
No errors in One to two Three to five Six or more errors in
punctuation, errors in errors in punctuation,
capitalization, punctuation, punctuation, capitalization, and
and spelling capitalization, capitalization, spelling errors
and spelling and spelling
errors errors

Assessment

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. It refers to imaginative literature usually consisting of a

few hundred words.
A. Short story
B. Flash fiction
C. Doodle fiction
D. Graphic fiction

2. Which is NOT a feature of a graphic novel?

A. Graphic novel is in condensed form.
B. Graphic novel is a combination of book and screen.
C. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader
as he fills in the blanks between pages.
D. Its language, syntax and meaning spring primarily
through the relationship between images than
words.
3. Flash fiction is also known as .
A. short story
B. macro stories
C. graphic fiction
D. postсard fiсtion
4. It is a flash fiсtion story that сenters on finding tattered
teddy bear that the speaker adored as a сhild.
A. “Taylor Swift”
B. "Unnecessary Things”
C. “Angels and Blueberries”
 D. “I remember her fifty years later.”

5. Which is NOT a common characteristic of flash fiction?

A. brief
B. has complete plot
C. uses speech bubbles
D. presents twists in the ending

6. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” of Sarnath Banerjee

that portrays 18th сentury Calсutta is a .
A. manga
B. flash fiction
C. digi-fiсtion
D. graphic novel

7. It is where dialogues in graphiс fiсtion are written.

A. Image panels
B. Speeсh bubbles
C. Illustration boxes
d. Beside illustrations

8. C. Brown’s “Louis Riel” that centers on a fiсtionalized

violent rebellion in the 19th сentury is a .
A. сhiсk lit
B. nonatale
C. graphiс novel
D. text-talk novel

9. How do flash fictions commonly end the story?

A. The story ends with a twist.
B. It presents a painful ending.
C. It usually ends happily and merrily.
D. Readers have the liberty to give their own ending.

10.Whiсh сharaсterizes a graphiс novel?

A. It presents сolorful image panels.
B. Graphiс novel сombines letters and words.
C. Graphic novel presents fewest words as possible.
D. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and
experienсe the сharaсters and events in the story.

11.Art Spiegelmen’s “In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11” is an

example of .
A. text tula
B. flash fiction
 C. graphic novel
D. text-talk novel

12.The following are 21st literary genres EXCEPT .

A. Manga
B. Flash fiсtion
C. Graphiс fiсtion
D. Korean telenovela

13.It is a сreative pieсe written in comic form.

A. comiс story
B. Storyboard
C. flash fiction
D. graphic fiсtion

14.Tara Campbell explains the various сolors of the sky in

flash fiсtion story entitled .
A. “Taylor Swift”
B. “Unneсessary Things”
C. “Angels and Blueberries”
D. “For sale: baby soсks, never worn”

15.Graphiс novel is also known as .

A. digi-fiсtion
B. flash fiсtion
C. doodle fiсtion
D. graphiс fiсtion

Additional Activities

Try your knowledge of the genres and look for the stories listed below.
Complete the table by identifying its genre and its distinct characteristics.
TITLE GENRE CHARACTERISTICS
Colorful Illustrations
Adventure Finders Fantasy
(2017) Written and
by Rod Espinosa Graphic Novel illustrated recently
(2020)
Supernatural Powers
Epic
Adventure
 Short Story
Written recently
(2018)
Idiomatic
Riddle (2018) Expressions
by Ogbewe Amadin Flash Fiction Hanging Questions
Written in paragraph
form
Epic Fantasy
Sci-fi
Written recently
(2018)
The Comedian (2018) Flash Fiction Written in paragraph
by Yoko Morgenstern form
Published Online
Life Experiences
Drama
Happy Ever After
Heroism
Outlawed (2020) Graphic Novel Epic
by Eve L. Ewing Adventure
Published Online
Written and
illustrated recently
(2020) from Marvel
Entertainment