LESSON 1: PHILIPPINE LITERARY HISTORY

EXPECTATIONS

This module will help you to:

✔ Identify the Philippine literary history from pre-colonial to the contemporary period.
✔ Appreciate literary writers and their works through a change analysis.
PRETEST

Direction: Perfect Matching. Match the correct period or era with the correct description. Draw a line to
match Column A to Column B.
Answer Column A Column B
Philippine Period/ Era Description
1. Pre-Colonial Period A. It is a period when Filipino experienced four (4)
years of hunger, insecurity, and terror.
2. Spanish Period B. It is a period of dictatorship.
3. American Period C. It is a period when the Philippines was divided
into Barangay and ruled by Raja or Datu.
4. Japanese Period D. It is a period when Thomasites served as the
first Filipino teachers.
5. Martial Law Period E. It is a period when Christianity flourished.

LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON

Direction: Selective Recall. Name ten famous Filipino writers, one per literary period.
Literary Period Famous Author
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Activities
A. Direction: Creating Images or Symbols. Create images or symbols to represent or describe the
six (6) literary periods in the Philippines. (5 points each)

B. Direction: Strengths and Weaknesses. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each literary
period. (3 points each Total of 30 pts.)
LITERARY PERIOD STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

Precolonial Literary Period

Spanish Colonial Literary Period

American Colonial Literary Period

Japanese Colonial Literary Period

20th Century (Martial Law) Literary

Period

21th Century Literary Period