21st Century

Literature from the

Philippines and the
World
Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Differentiating 21st
Century Literary Genres

What I Know
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. D
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.D
14.C
15.A
 Lesson 1: Literary Genres

What’s In

1. Stories are told in dialogue through social networks.

Text-talk novels

2. In telling a story, writers usually combine three media

platforms like books, movies and an internet website.

Digi-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

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

Processing Questions
1. Every time the speaker's alarm clock rang she got angry because she wanted
to continue her dream and because it kept ringing it was noisy. Also, She
feels lazy to get up/leave his bed.

2. Her reaction was very shocking because she didn't think it was that time, and
regretting that she hadn't gotten out of bed when her alarm clock rang, also it
was obvious that she didn't know what to do because of it's too late.

3. Actually, this incident really happened to me, and like the speaker here, my
reaction was the same. I'm so surprised, I also don't know what to do or
solve it, like if I'm going to come in even late? or absent. I also felt
embarrassed during the day just because I woke up late.

The Unlucky Winners

Written by: Nicky Johnson Published: 2019

Processing Questions

1. Pete always wears a red hat whenever Jim sees him.

2. His wife.

3. The faint smell of her perfume permeated among the roses.

4. Jim is lost in astonishment and horror darkness.

 What’s More
Activity 1 Finding Similarities
Directions: The previous activities discussed graphic fiction and
flash fiction. Write down the characteristics of 21st Century
Literature present in both genres.

Assessment 1
The previous activity was able to give me a glimpse into flash
fiction and graphic fiction. Where they are both 21st literary
genres and it is very popular especially with students like me. I
have found that modern literary genres are gaining popularity
due to the advent of technologies such as the internet and other
virtual media that have become the main platform of most
modern literary texts such as graphics and flash fiction. Graphic
fiction and flash fiction are two different genres of modern
literature.
 Activity 2 Finding Differences
Directions: Complete the graphic organizers by writing down
elements unique to each genre.

Assessment 2
Graphic fiction is a type of comic book that is the length of a book.
They can be collections of short stories or individual comic strips,
or they can tell a single, continuous story from beginning to end.
Comics are a type of sequential visual art that usually includes text
and is told in a series of rectangular panels. While, The Flash
fiction is a subgenre of fiction that is defined as a very short story.
While there is no set word count that separates flash fiction from
traditional short stories, flash fiction stories can be as short as a
few words.
Activity 3 Comparing and Contrasting between
Genres

Assessment 3
1. It has realistic characteristics and setting, written recently, and both
stories have a solid plot.

2. My Freaking Alarm has panels, narration, and images to easily

understand what stories are about. On the other hand, The Unlucky
Winners is written in paragraph form, developed the plot using a few
words, and also has realistic characteristics.
 What I Have Learned (my answers)

1. 21st Century discussed digi-fiction, illustrated novel, manga,

chick lit, doodle fiction and text-talk novels.

2. The distinct characteristic of a graphic novel is that the images

do the most of the storytelling. Dialogue bubbles and narration
boxes also help in elaborating the story. In other words, Graphic
Fiction/Novels are like comic books but published as a
complete narrative, whether or not it is part of a larger storyline.
Graphic Fiction/Novels are not like the comic books that have
serializations.

3. Flash fiction is imaginative literature of extreme brevity that

presents the story with as few words as possible. Complete plot
that emphasizes the development of plot so it has a beginning,
middle and ending of the story. Also a surprising ending where
there is a twist at the end of the story.

4. The Comic strips or comics.

5. The confusingly known as “microfiction,” “short shorts,” “mini

sagas,” “dribble,” and “drabble”; and sometimes, even
dangerous. “Chapter V,” by Ernest Hemingway. “Widow's First
Year,” by Joyce Carol Oates. “Give It Up!” by Franz Kafka. and
Taylor Swift.
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

30-word story by Frances Pelismino

 Assessment

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. D

Additional Activities

Title Genre Characteristics

Adventure Finders Fantasy epic 1. Adventure

2. Friendship
(2017) by Rod Espinosa
3. Rescue
Riddle (2018) Drama 1. Sarcasm
by Ogbewe Amadin
2. Epic fantasy
3. Sitcoms
The Comedian (2018) Action, Comedy, Drama 1. Happy ending
by Yoko Morgenstern
2. Emotional feelings
3. Atmosphere
Outlawed (2020) Graphic novel or Action 1. Action
by Eve L. Ewing
2. Tragedy
3. Shocking feelings