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Grade 11- 21st Century Literature from the Philippine and the World
Week1:
A. Directions: (Essay Writing) Write a literary analysis of a literary text “Lapu-Lapu and His Father Datu Mangal” from
any of the given literary period. Answer the guide questions below. Answer each question in 3-5 sentences only.
1. What Filipino culture (practice, ideas, beliefs, religion…) is revealed in the text?
2. What part of the story or character which you think is most appealing or striking to you as a reader? Defend your
answer.
3. What do you think is the theme or lesson which we can learn from the text/story?

LAPU-LAPU AND HIS FATHER DATU MANGAL OF MACTAN

(Summary)

Lapu-Lapu’s story concerns the petrification of Datu Mangal, a chief of Mactan Island, said variously to be Lapu-Lapu’s
father, uncle, or friend and right-hand man.

Datu Mangal is said to possess supernatural powers and magical talismans. On one occasion, Datu Mangal lent a
talisman to his friend, Capitan Silyo, who promised that he would return it after he had used it. Capitan Silyo, however,
reneged on his promise, and did not return the talisman to Datu Mangal. As a result, Datu Mangal is said to have placed
a curse on Capitan Silyo which turned him into a stone. Before being turned completely into stone, it was said that
Capitan Silyo was able to place a counter curse on Datu Mangal, turning him into stone as well. As he was being
petrified gradually, Datu Mangal had a vision of the arrival of the Spanish, and sent for Lapu-Lapu at once. Datu Mangal
warned Lapu-Lapu about the impending danger, urged him to resist the invaders, and gave him other instructions. And
there comes the Battle of Mactan.

Lapu-Lapu and his men defeat the Spanish, and the chief personally killed Magellan. But it is said that various sea
creatures attack the legs of the Spanish as they wade across the shallow sea, leaving them vulnerable to Lapu-Lapu and
the islanders. Thus exposed, the Spanish were easily defeated by Lapu-Lapu.

(https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/chief-lapu-lapu-warrior-and-hero-philippines-002800)

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Grade 11- 21st Century Literature from the Philippine and the World
Week2:

A. JAPANESE COLONIZATION PHILIPPINE LITERARY WORKS

Here is a sample poem written during the Japanese period.

Palay
Palay siyang matino
Nang humangi’y yumuko,
Ngunit muling tumayo,
Nagkabungang ginto.
(slideshare.net)

Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of a poem is the given text?
2. What good characteristic of the wheat (palay) is expressed in the poem?
3. What moral can we learn from the poem?

B. Directions: Construct a poster or a sketch that reveals the dominant theme of the literary works of the Filipino
writers during the Japanese period. Do it on a long-sized bond paper.
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Grade 11- 21st Century Literature from the Philippine and the World
Week3:

A. Directions: Guess the theme of the literary works written by the canonical Filipino writers by completing the
statement.
1. Footnote to Youth (Jose Garcia Villa)

Do not rush ___________________________________________________.

2. I Am a Filipino (Carlos P. Romulo)

Be proud _____________________________________________________.
3. The Mats (Francisco Arcellana)

Death of a loved one ____________________________________________.

4. Children of the Ash-Covered Loam (NVM Gonzalez)

Life is a cycle _________________________________________________.

5. The Return

Aging is ____________________________________________________.

B.

Activity 1.1 Match the author from column A with his literary work listed in column B. Write the letter of your
answer before the number.

A B
________1. Alejandro Roces A. The Return
________2. Bienvenido S. Lumbera B. I am A Filipino
________3. Virgilio S. Almario C. A Eulogy of the Roaches
________4. Edith L. Tiempo D. Bread of Salt
________5. F. Sionil Jose E. We Filipinos Are Mild Drinkers
________6. N.V.M Gonzales F. High Zoociety
________7. Franciso Arcellana G. Bata, Bata Pa’no Ka Ginawa
________8. Carlos P. Romulo H. Footnote to Youth
________9. Jose Garcia Villa I. The Mats
________10. Lualhati Bautista J. The Rosales Saga
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Grade 11- 21st Century Literature from the Philippine and the World
Week4:
A. Directions: The following are statements which require you to express your insights from the lesson
presented. Fill in the blanks to complete the statements below.
1. It is important to know the biographical aspect of a literary text or the author’s life because
_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________
2. If I were to be an author, I’d describe my character as_______________

__________________________________________________________
3. A historical event or any event affects the author and his/her point of view about a situation in a way that
__________________________________

__________________________________________________________
4. Remembering the ones who departed is but a _____________________

B. Analyze the literary work below using the different literary contexts. (Jose Rizal, 1891)

KUNDIMAN
Jose Rizal

Tunay ngayong umid yaring dila’t puso

Sinta’y umiilag, tuwa’y lumalayo,
Bayan palibhasa’y lupig at sumuko
Sa kapabayaan ng nagturong puno.

Datapuwa’t muling sisikat ang araw,

Pilit maliligtas ang inaping bayan,
Magbabalik mandin at muling iiral
Ang ngalang Tagalog sa sandaigdigan.

Ibubuhos namin ang dugo’t babaha

Matubos nga lamang ang sa amang lupa
Habang di ninilang panahong tadhana,
Sinta’y tatahimik, iidlip ang nasa.