Lesson 1: Geographic, Linguistic and Ethnic Dimensions of Philippine Literacy from Pre

Colonial to the Contemporary

Activity 1: Matching Literary Works and Literary Periods

Read the items under column A and column B. Then match them by writing the letters of your
answers in a separate sheet of paper. One literary period may match more than one literary
work.

Column A Column B

1.Ang Doctrina Cristiana A. Pre-colonial (BC to 1564)

2.I Saw the Fall of the Philippines B. Spanish Colonial (1565 to 1898)
3.Biag-Ni-Lam-Ang C. Japanese Occupation (1941 to 1945)
4.Dead Stars D. Contemporary (1970 to present)
5.Kundiman E. American Colonial Period (1898 to 1941)
6. Pres. Aquino’s Speech before F. Nationalistic Period (1864 – 1896) the US
7. Pasyon Congress
8. Myths
9. Footnote to Youth
10. Korido

ACTIVITY 4
DIRECTIONS:
SET A – Identify the following.
Write your answer after each
sentence.
1) It talks about the journey and
suffering of Jesus Christ.
2) A metrical tale that follows the
structure of a poem.
3) These are tales of chivalry
where a knight saves a princess.
4) An official newspaper of the
Revolutionary Government of
Aguinaldo.
5) A period that exposes the
sparked revolution and resistance
in the hearts of Filipinos.
6) An essay outlining the basic
tenets of Bonifacio’s ideas of
nationalism.
7) He was called as “filibuster”.
8) The sources of this period are
usually the local native town
folks.
9) A person who is considered
urbane and civilized.
10) In this period, the Philippine
Public School was introduced.
SET B – Match the Column A
(Writers) to Column B (Works).
Write your answer before the
number and it should be the idea
not the letter only.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
_________________________1.
Batute
_________________________2.
Juan Abad
_________________________3.
Graciano Lopez Jaena
_________________________4.
Inigo Ed. Regalado
_________________________5.
Clemente Zulueta
_________________________6.
Dante Alighieri
_________________________7.
Severino Reyes
_________________________8.
Andres Bonifacio
_________________________9.
Emilio Jacinto
_________________________10
. Fr. Jose Rodriguez
a) Tanikalang Ginto
b) Divine Comedy
c) Ang Dekalogo
d) Everything is Hambug
e) La Independencia
f) Walang Sugat
g) Mga Gintong Dahon
h) Madaling Araw
i) Noli of Rizal
j) Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas
k) Liwanag at Dilim
l) La Libertad
Rubrics
5pts – The answer is related to the
overall idea presented and the
uniformity of
sentence is excellent.
3pts – The answer is somewhat
related to the idea presented and
the uniformity of
sentence is good.
1pt – The answer is not related to
the idea presented.
References
A. Book
Ma. Leticia Jose Cabana-
st
Basilan, Ph.D. Letra 21
Century Literature in the
Philippines and the World.
Intramuros, Manila.Unlimited
books Library Services &
Publishing Inc.
B. Online sources
Tip: Press “shift and enter: to
break URLs without breaking the
link.
https://www.slideshare.net/
macalaladernest/21st-century-
literature-of-the-philippines-and-
the-world
Activity 2: Matching Literary Works and Places

Directions: Look at the Philippine map. Copy it on your notebook and write
down the given titles of literary works on the appropriate location on the map to
indicate their geographic origin.

Literary Works
1. Alim 6. Atin Cu Pung Singsing
2. Tigsik 7. The Dung-aw
3. Pamulinawen 8. Ibalon
4. Dandansoy 9. Mariang Makiling
5. Sarong Banggi 10. Bidasari
Activity 3: What is the synonym?
Give a synonym for the underlined word in each sentence by reading through the
given context clues and choosing from the given words inside the parentheses. Write
your answers in a separate sheet of paper
1.The president’s action of stealing money from the people is a brazen
and bold act coming from a government leader given trust by his people.(discreet,
friend, shameless)
2.His insatiable greed for money and power could not be controlled and
satisfied; it lasted for almost twenty years. (big, limitless, limited)
3.The soldiers were charged with subversion for going against the
government that they saw as corrupt. (compliance, murder, rebellion)

4.Ninoy Aquino’s decision to come home was irrevocable. Not even his
wife and children could convince him to stay.(changeable, irreversible, temporary)

5.His critics knew that Pres. Marcos would again stage a rigged
election, and he would again come out as winner. (genuine, engineered, organized)
 6.He was known for his fraudulent ways – cheating during
elections, stashing money in backs, and buying properties abroad to enrich
himself while in office (dishonest, genuine, extravagant).
7.Cory Aquino was known for her implicit faith in democracy, being
the widow of Ninoy who fought Pres. Marcos’ dictatorship. (implied, spoken,
explicit)
8.The Communists’ insurgency against the government was said
to be an uprising to fight the president’s dictatorial ways. (mutiny, obedience,
friendship)

9.During the EDSA Revolution, the people showed up at the rally

in massive strength, showing the world that they were capable of gathering a
solid and big number. (tiny, slight, enormous)
_______ 10.Thousands died during the stringent and rigid days of Martial
Law.(lax, poor, harsh)

Activity 4
Choose a short story written by a Filipino author sometime in 2015 – 2020.
Identify and discuss its geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimension. Discuss,
too, what the story reflects about society. Write about 10 to 15 sentences for
this.

Conventional and 21st Century Literary Text

Activity 1: Crossword Puzzle
Directions: Recall your knowledge about the conventional literary genres of
literature and complete the crossword puzzle below then answer the questions
that follow. Use a separate sheet of
paper for your answers.
 ACROSS
1 – often use rhythmic patterns
4 - These are products of the author’s creative imagination

DOWN
2 – These are based on facts
3- A composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue

Activity 3: Between the Lines

Six-word Flash Fiction is short but has
a deep meaning. What might be the
story behind the Six-word flash fiction
below. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

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Activity 3: Compare! Directions:

Directions: Using the Venn Diagram below, compare and contrast a short story and a six-word fiction.
Briefly discuss their similarities and differences in terms of structure, elements, and tradition. Write
your answer in your answer sheets.
Directions: Create the following

Set A. HUGOT LINES. Choose from the subject written below.

a. Covid-19?NCOV

b. New Normal Situations ( School, Transportation, Wearing Mask, Social Distancing)

c. Difficulty of moving on and letting go after a break up.

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Set B. TEXT TULA that you will send via

messenger with a subject of:

a. Mother’s Day

b. Father’s Day

c. Bestfriend

d. Favorite Place
Set C. Design a diagram that compare the 21st Century literary Genres from earlier gneres. Use the box
provided.

Context and Texts Meaning

Activity 1. Favorite Story

Directions: Recall one of your favorite stories. Find out the life story of its author and answer the
following questions.

a. Describe the author of the story.

b. What are some personal experiences of the author that affect his viewpoint in life?

c. How are viewpoints reflected in one’s writings?

APPLYING MULTIMEDIA AND ICT IN PRODUCING CREATIVE LITERARY REPRESENTATION

Activity 1. WHAT’S MY CHARACTER?

Directions: Based from the illustration, describe the ant by filling this Character Trait Web. Each web
must be filled in with an evident character of ant and give a short explanation why you have cited that
trait.

Activity 2. CREATE AND PRESENT

Directions: Based on your answers in Activity 1, make a simple PowerPoint presentation of your
answers illustrating the characteristics you mentioned in each boxes. You can include pictures, or
videos. Make sure to acknowledge sources. Upload your presentation on our class Facebook group.

Direction: You are to make a representation of of any literary texts that you are familiar or interested
with. Make it creative by using effects, background music and transitions. You have to do one of the
following tasks below first, record it and then create a multimedia presentation. Upload your output
to the class FB group.

1. Declaim (Declamation)

2. Sing the poem (you can put melody to the poem)

3. Interpret the poem through actions (like an interpretative dance)

4. Interpret the poem through a poster and say something about it