LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

QUARTER 2/ 1st SEMESTER, WEEKS 5-6

Name:____________________________________________________Score:____
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Grade & Section _______________________Subject: 21st Century Literature from

the Philippines and the World

Name of Teacher: __________________________________Date: _____________

I. Title: World Literature

II. Type of Activity: Concept notes with formative activities

LAS for summative assessment ( Written Work Performance Task)

III. MELC: Produce a creative representation of a literary text by applying multimedia

and ICT skills

IV. Learning Objectives:

a. define literary adaptation
b. make an adaptation of literary piecesfrom any of the following regions of the world:
Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa.
c. use multimedia and ICT skills in making a literary adaptation

V. Reference/s

Online Resource/s:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_adaptation . Retrieved on January
16,2021
 https://www.tutorialspoint.com/basics_of_computer_science/
basics_of_computer_science_multimedia.htm. Retrieved on December 15,20
 https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v5i1/8011601.pdf#:~:text=Literary%20Adaptation
%20This%20type%20of%20adaptation%20is%20found,piece%20of
%20literature%20from%20one%20language%20into%20another.retrieved on
January 16,2021
 https://learnenglishurdu.com/sleeping-beauty-short-english-story/Retrieved
on January 16,2021
 https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/11/04/william-shakespeare-romeo-and-juliet-c-
1591the-balcony-scene-act-2-scene-2/Retrieved on January 16, 2021

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VI. Concept notes with formative activities

LITERARY ADAPTATION

Literary adaptation is the adapting of a literary source (e.g. a novel, short story,
poem) to another genre or medium, such as a film, stage play, or video game.

It can also involve adapting the same literary work in the same genre or medium
just for different purposes, e.g. to work with a smaller cast, in a smaller venue (or on
the road), or for a different demographic group (such as adapting a story for
children). Sometimes the editing of these works without the approval of the author
can lead to a court case.

It also appeals because it obviously works as a story; it has interesting

characters, who say and do interesting things. This is particularly important when
adapting to a dramatic work, e.g. film, stage play, teleplay, as dramatic writing is
some of the most difficult. To get an original story to function well on all the
necessary dimensions—concept, character, story, dialogue, and action—is an
extremely rare event performed by a rare talent.

Perhaps most importantly, especially for producers of the screen and stage, an
adapted work is more bankable; it represents considerably less risk to investors and
poses the possibilities of huge financial gains. This is because:
 It has already attracted a following.
 It clearly works as a literary piece in appealing to a broad group of people who
care.
 Its title, author, characters, etc. may be a franchise in and of themselves
already.

This type of adaptation is also found in translating pieces of literature such as

novel, short story, drama or poetry. Here, the translator has taken into consideration
the cultural divergence while translating a piece of literature from one language into
another.

For example, translating the title of Hemingway’s masterpiece The Old Man
and the Sea into Arabic like: ‫)انبحز ٔخ ٍانش‬alsheikh wa al bahr) (The Sheikh and the Sea)
rather than the literal conversion: ‫( انبحز ٔسٕ انؼج‬al’gooz wa al bahr) while the former term
(sheikh) in Arabic indicates to many dimensions of the protagonist Santiago, the old
man, such as experience, faith, determination and backbone, the latter, (old) does
not cover all these dimensions but refers only to old age.

The same for poetry, though poetry is believed to be untranslatable. The old
Romans indicate that a translator is a traitor in poetry. Aljahiz once state that
rendering poetry is not allowed. All translation theorists are in agreement that poetry
is technically untranslatable. But adaptation can offer help in this aspect and of
paramount significance.

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 Literary adaptation becomes a skill instead of a basic requirement. A good
poetry translator instinctively knows the difference between the aesthetic traditions of
different cultures, so his / her translation can be better appreciated by the target
reader and can achieve the required effect. Otherwise, the translation is doomed to
be a failure no matter how close or similar it looks to the original.

Multimedia Components

The following are the major components of a multimedia computer system −

1. Text- It contains alphanumeric and some other special characters. Keyboard is

usually used for input of text; however, there are some internal (inbuilt) features to
include such text.

2. Graphics-It is technology to generate, represent, process, manipulate, and

display pictures. It is one of the most important components of multimedia
application. The development of graphics is supported by a different software.

3. Animation- Computer animation is a modern technology, which helps in creating,

developing, sequencing, and displaying a set of images (technically known as
‘frames’). Animation gives visual effects or motion very similar to that of a video file

4. Audio- This technology records, synthesizes, and plays audio (sound). There are
many learning courses and different instructions that can be delivered through this
medium appropriately.

5. Video- This technology records, synthesizes, and displays images (known as

frames) in such sequences (at a fixed speed) that makes the creation appear as
moving; this is how we see a completely developed video. In order to watch a video
without any interruption, video device must display 25 to 30 frames/second.

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Multimedia Application

Different fields where multimedia is applied.

1. Presentation- With the help of multimedia, presentation can be made effective.

2. E-books- Today, books are digitized and easily available on the Internet.

3. Digital Library- The need to be physically present at a library is no more

necessary. Libraries can be accessed from the Internet also. Digitization has helped
libraries to come to this level of development.

4. E-learning- Today, most of the institutions (public as well as private both) are
using such technology to education people.

5. Movie making- Most of the special effects that we see in any movie, is only
because of multimedia technology.

6. Video games- Video games are one of the most interesting creations of
multimedia technology. Video games fascinate not only the children but adults too.

7. Animated films- Along with video games, animated film is another great source of
entertainment for children.

You Can Do This

Task 1. Identify the components described.

1.It is a modern technology, which helps in creating, developing,

sequencing, and displaying a set of images (technically known as
‘frames’).

2. This technology records, synthesizes, and plays sound. There are

many learning courses and different instructions that can be delivered
through this medium appropriately.

3. It contains alphanumeric and some other special characters.

Keyboard is usually used for input of text; however, there are some
internal (inbuilt) features to include such text.

4. It is technology to generate, represent, process, manipulate, and

display pictures

5. This technology records, synthesizes, and displays images (known

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as frames) in such sequences (at a fixed speed) that makes the
creation appear as moving

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Task 2. Complete the table below.

Fields where Multimedia is applied Effects

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Task 3. Give the corresponding intended audience and possible reasons in choosing the
following media:

Media Audience Reason

1. Printed book

2. E-book

3. Animated E-book

4. Film

5. Film Animation

You Can Do More

Task 4. Compare and contrast the movies Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent using the Venn
Diagram.

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Task 5. Answer the following questions based on your own opinion.

1. Is there a need to translate literary pieces? Why?

2. Why is culture taken into consideration when making a literary adaptation?

3. What makes animation appealing to children?

4.What are the advantages of having an E-book?

5. Is there a difference between a novel in the book and its film version?

Task 6. Answer the following questions in not more than five (5) sentences.

1. Define literary adaptation. If you were to make a literary adaptation, what story will you
choose? Why?

2. Describe of the SETTING for your adaptation. When and where will your story take
place, and why have you chosen this location and time period?

3. Describe at least one CHARACTER that serves as a counterpart to a character from the
original work. Discuss the similarities and differences between the character we read
about and the one you will create.

4. How will your setting amplify or re-envision the major conflicts or issues raised by the
original work?

5. Describe a part of the story where you are going to adapt. What elements of the story
will you retain? What elements will you change? Why?

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Challenge Yourself

Task 7. Below is an excerpt from the literary classic “Sleeping Beauty”. Make an
adaptation by changing the setting to Ilocos Sur. Use the Iloco dialect and incorporate the
culture of the Ilocanos.

The people from a small town in France are outside the King’s summer castle. The King
goes out onto the balcony.
‘We are very happy to tell you that we have a baby daughter. Her name is Aurora.
Everyone is invited to a party, here at the castle, tomorrow,’ he says.
The King goes back into the castle. The Queen is singing to the baby.
The party tomorrow is going to be wonderful,’ says the King. ‘All the people from the
town are coming and, of course, we must invite the Flower Fairies.’
Everyone in the castle is very busy. The cooks are cooking delicious roast meats with
vegetables and they are making delicious cakes, too. The cleaners are sweeping and
dusting. The Queen’s friends are picking flowers in the garden and putting flowers in all
the rooms.
‘Mmm…! The food smells delicious,’ says the King ‘And the castle is very pretty with all
these flowers.’ Little Princess Aurora is sleeping happily. She doesn’t know there is going
to be a party tomorrow. The next day the sun shines and all the men, women and
children from the town come to the party. The children like the new baby and want to
pick her up.

Task 8. Based on your answer in Task 7, draw the setting for your film.

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Task 9. Draw a 21st Century Ilocano animated illustration of Romeo and Juliet in the
box provided.

Level Up

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Task 10. Imagine that Romeo and Juliet were born in the 21st Century. Rephrase the lines
of Romeo and Juliet Use appropriate language for this time period.

JULIET:

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore (7) art

thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my
love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

ROMEO [Aside.]:
Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at
this?

JULIET:
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
Thou art thyself, though not a
Montague.
What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor
foot,
Nor arm, nor face. O, be some other
name
Belonging to a man.
What’s in a name? That which we call a
rose
By any other word would smell as
sweet.
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo
called,
Retain that dear perfection which he
owes (8)
Without that title. Romeo, doff (9) thy
name;
And for thy name, (10) which is no part
of thee,
Take all myself.

Task 11. Make an adaptation of a poem from any of the following regions of the world:
Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa. Take a video of yourself reciting
the poem. Apply visual effects, background music then save in mp4 format.

Task 12. Make an adaptation of a short story from any of the following regions of the world:
Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa. Encode in MS Publisher. Design
your book cover and add images to the desired part of the book.

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