Teaching Dates Quarter 1 Week 5 September 21-25, 2020

I. Learning Competencies:
MELC Q1 – 6: Compare and contrast the various 21st Century literary genres and the ones
from earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions

Achieve it! Specific Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

1. define tanaga, textula, short story and flash fiction;
2. compare and contrast the conventions of the following
literary genre-tanaga with textula and short story with
flash fiction, and;
3. write a flash fiction and apply the relevant features
discussed.

II. Content:

TOPICS/SUBTOPICS Descriptions References

/KEY TERMS

A. Tanaga Traditional form of Filipino poetry
which consists of four lines with
7 syllables each. The tanaga
may vary in terms of rhyme
scheme: the basic or AAAA
rhyme scheme; the enclosed or
ABBA rhyme scheme (known as
inipit in Filipino); the alternate or
ABAB rhyme scheme (known as
salitan in Filipino); and the AABB
rhyme scheme (also known as
sunuran in Filipino)
Mata, I., E. L., Gabelo, C.,
N, Ambon, M., F, Babasa,
st
E., E. (2016). 21 Century
Literature from the
Philippines and the World.
Mutya Publishing House,
Inc.: Malabon City.

B. Textula Traces its origins to the traditional Mata, I., E. L., Gabelo, C.,
tagalog form of poetry called N, Ambon, M., F, Babasa,
st
tanaga. It employs E., E. (2016). 21 Century
communication technology in the Literature from the
sharing of tanaga. Philippines and the World.
Mutya Publishing House,
Inc.: Malabon City.

C. Short story Usually defined as compressed, Patea V. (2012).

unified, and plotted form Short Story Theories: A
Twenty-First-Century
Perspective

D. Flash Fiction as the term suggests, refers to a
largely fictional work of relative
brevity. In terms of length, there
seems to be some
disagreement: some say that it
should have not more than 50
words while others say that it
can have as many as a thousand
words it goes by different names
Mata, I., E. L., Gabelo, C.,
N, Ambon, M., F, Babasa,
st
E., E. (2016). 21 Century
Literature from the
Philippines and the World.
Mutya Publishing House,
Inc.: Malabon City.

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 such as ―short short story‖,
―micro-fiction,‖ ―micro-narrative,‖
and ―sudden fiction.‖
c) References:
21ST Century Literature from the Philippines and the World by E. L. Mata, N. C.
Gabelo, F. M Ambon and E.E. Babasa
Creative Writing by Jesus Menoy

III. Procedure:

A. Reviewing of Previous Lesson or Presenting the New Lesson

Activate it!

Activity #1 Directions: Identify the figures of speech used in each statement.

_____________ 1. Your lips are roses.
_____________ 2. Earth with her thousand voices praises God.
_____________ 3. You’re so lovely today; you look like a Christmas tree.
_____________ 4. In the field, birds chirp, cows moo, dogs bark, cats meow, snakes
hiss.
_____________ 5. Cowards die a thousand times.

B. Establishing a Purpose for the Lesson

Activate it!

Activity #2 Directions: Read and observe the following sample texts below.

Palay siyang matino

Nang humangi’y yumuko
Nguni’t muling tumayo
Nagkabunga ng ginto

1. How many syllables does each line have?

2. Can you determine the rhyme scheme used in the sample poem?
C. Presenting Examples/Instances of the Lesson
Let’s examine the following texts below.
TEXT #1 TEXT #2 TEXT #3

Palay siyang matino A Isa, dalawa, tatlo A Aking mahal na ina A

Nang humangi’y yumuko A Bakit biglang natago? A
Sa larong ika’y taya
Nguni’t muling tumayo A
Ako’y magparaya
Nagkabunga ng ginto A This poem has four lines
This poem has four lines with 7 with 7 syllables in a stanza
syllables in a stanza with a with a rhyme scheme of
rhyme scheme of AAAA. AABB.
Salamat sa paggabay B
B Paggabay sa’kin na A
B Walang makapapantay B
This poem has four lines
with 7 syllables in a stanza
with a rhyme scheme of
ABAB.

The given poems consist of 4 lines per stanza. As seen, each line has 7 syllables.
Moreso, there are three different rhyme schemes used – AAAA,AABB, and ABAB.
Rhyme refers to the presence of words that have identical or similar (approximate) final
sounds; the recurrence of the same final sounds result in what is known as rhyme pattern.
Based on the examples given, the use of terminal rhyme were evident – which exist at the end
of the lines.
The example poems given above are called tanaga. Tanaga - tradition form of Filipino
poetry which consists of four lines with 7 syllables each. The tanaga may vary in terms of rhyme

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scheme: the basic or AAAA rhyme scheme; the enclosed or ABBA rhyme scheme (known as
inipit in Filipino); the alternate or ABAB rhyme scheme (known as salitan in Filipino); and the
AABB rhyme scheme (also known as sunuran in Filipino)

D. Continuation of the discussion of new

concepts Observe the following texts below.

This is an example of tanaga. Tanaga

Beverly Joy L. Basa is a traditional form of Filipino poetry
PHS-SHS
Sa kanilang pagtakbo which consists of four lines with 7
Huwag sanang malito
syllables each. The tanaga may vary in
Mga palipad hangin
Sana nama’y tuparin terms of rhyme scheme: the basic or
AAAA rhyme scheme; the enclosed or
Sa kanilang pag upo ABBA rhyme scheme (known as inipit
Bayan ay malulumpo
Ika nga’y may hangarin in Filipino); the alternate or ABAB
Isinulat sa hangin rhyme scheme (known as salitan in
Filipino); and the AABB rhyme scheme
(also known as sunuran in

This is an example of a textula. Textula

traces its origins to the traditional tagalog
form of poetry called tanaga. It employs
communication technology in the sharing
of tanaga.

Unlike the traditional poem called tanaga

which is usually written in sheets of paper,
textula can be shared using
communication technology - facebook,
twitter, instagram, messenger, SMS, etc.

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Activity #3 Directions: Match column A with the correct answer on
column B; write only the letter on the space provided.

COLUMN A
1. ________ pertains to persons, animals,
plants or inanimate objects that give life to a COLUMN B
story
2. ________ gives the time and place in A. Theme
which the events of a narrative take place; it
includes not only the physical environment B. Plot
in which the characters interact, but also
the cultural, sociological, political, religious, C. Setting
and other milieus as well as ideas, custom
D. Characters
values, beliefs of a particular time and place.

3.________ provides and showcases the E. Point of View

opposing objectives of the protagonist and the
antagonist or inside the protagonist. Conflict F. Conflict
being synonymous with opposition, is the
motivating driving force that involves both
characters and readers in the narrative.

4. ________ refers to the angle of narration;

it indicates ―who is the narrator‖ and ―how is
the narration done.‖
5. ________ tells the sequence of events
happening in a story
6. ________ is the central idea or overall
message that the story conveys.

Key Points:
Short Story is a short prose narrative fiction involving one or more characters, one plot,
and one single impression. These are the characteristics of a short story:
A. Length – short (10 pages or less)
B. Setting – one or few settings
C. Characters – few characters (between two and five characters)
D. Plot – simple plot, usually linear
E. Theme – singular theme
F. Point of view – angle of narration. It indicates ―who is the narrator‖ and ―how is the
narration done‖

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Activity #4 Directions: Read the passage and answer the guide questions below.

1. What do you think is the denotative meaning of the following words? Circle
the answer.
1. morsel ( a small piece, a bunch of, equal sharing)
2. pilgrim ( companion,traveler, visitor)
3. fretting ( talked, bothered, colored)
4. languid ( hidden, fat, frail )
5. sinewy (muscular, stronger, attractive)
2. Describe the given story considering its length.
3. How do you find the text?
4. What can you say about the mother mentioned in the story?
5. Who are the ones described as pilgrims?
6. Who else were mentioned in the text?
7. How do you compare the sisters Maya and Ada?
8. What do you think is the meaning of mother’s tragedy?
What have you noticed with the length of the reading passage? Can this be
classified to a particular fiction?
9. What do you call this kind of literary piece?
10. What similarities have you noticed between a flash story and fiction?

Key points:

Flash fiction – is a prose fictional work which consist of minimum of 50 words to 1000
words. This literary genre goes by different names such as ―short short story‖, ―micro-fiction,‖
―micro-narrative,‖ and ―sudden fiction.‖
Furthermore, it employs the elements used in a short story such as characters, setting,
st
conflict, plot, theme and point of view. This literary genre became popular in the 21 century
emphasizing length as its main point of modification.

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The diagram below shows the comparison and contrast of short story and flash fiction.

Characters
Short Story Flash fiction
Setting
10 pages or Plot 50 to 1000
more Theme words
Point of view

E. Developing mastery (Paglinang sa kabihasnan)

Family cook
By Alma Anonas-Carpio

All Soul’s Day means the family will be over to partake of the family feast of favorites.
Lolo Cholo’s caldereta, Lola Ninay’s Sinigang na Ulo sa Miso. Tito Pascualito’s Beef Tapa
con Ampalaya will make its first appearance at the table this year, beside the box of Krispy
Kreme chocolate donuts young Paquito used to scarf down when his chemo permitted.

Saling set a furious pace for herself. She had kare-kare from scratch to prepare for the
clan and she had but a few more hours to get it done as she’d always gotten it done:
Perfect, hot, served with spicy shrimp paste she’d sauteed from scratch with bird’s eye
chilies from the backyard.

There’s the leche flan to chill yet, she thinks as her cook’s knife decimates the banana
hearts on the chopping board. Her hands fly over the talyasi in the yard sitting on its roaring
wood fire, testing the heat before she begins the process of making the perfect oxtail in
peanut sauce stew. The family will want this dish as she makes it each year: The meat fork-
tender, the sauce rich and sinful. After all, this is the one time in the year she gets to make it
for everyone.

Decades of love in a huge wok, the simmering heart of her, this is the best expression of
love Saling knows—and she never fails to express it with piquancy, with heat, with all her
heart and soul poured into every morsel and drip of sauce.

Saling pops the flans in the ref and moves on to the sink to wash up. It just wouldn’t do
to leave the care of her precious cookware to the kids. Might as well do this while the stew
simmers.

Somewhere in the yard, a time-addled rooster crows at the witching hour. Saling turns
her face up to the ebbing moonlight filtering into the outdoor kitchen.

She closes her eyes as she calls the names of every clan member over the slow-
bubbling kare-kare, dropping the okra and pechay in carefully, giving the lot a final firm stir
before setting the lid on the huge wok.

Saling takes a few minutes to look at each window of the old house where she’d spent
the happiest moments and some of the most difficult days of her life.

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 Breaking her reverie, she ladles the stew into large clay pots and sets them and the little
sauce-bowls of sauteed shrimp-fry out on the buffet table set up in the ancestral home’s sala
(the family always set that up ahead of time, of course), her smile tired, but so very satisfied.

She sighs and fades slowly as steps out of the front door, out onto the porch where the
winds scatter her image into the fading night.

―Enjoy the food. I love you.‖

Her whisper permeates the house and touches the slumbering family within. It
reverberates in dreams that connect all her kin. It is the kiss that never fades, though the
memory of her face will.
Retrieved from https://www.manilatimes.net/2016/12/17/weekly/the-sunday-times/flash-fiction-stories/302322/

ACTIVITY 5: Directions: Identify the pertinent details from the text read.

Character and brief

description

Setting:

Conflict:

Type of Plot

Point of View

Three Vocabulary Words and

Connotative Meaning

Three Types of Imagery Used

Figurative Languages Found

on the Material

Theme

G. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in daily living

ACTIVITY 6: Writing your own flash fiction

Directions: From the pictures given below, choose one and write a 50-200-word story about
a picture. Consider the criteria in writing your flash fiction.

Eduardo Masferré (1909-1995) People of the

Philippine Cordillera Photographs 1934-1956
Retrieved from:
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/the-10-most-
famous-filipino-artists-and-their-masterworks/

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 Jun A. Martinez’ An Artist's
Childhood Summers
Retrieved from http://junmartinez.blogspot.com/2011/06/artists-childhood-
summers_819.html

Jose John Santos III: “Untitled

Retrieved from https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-
life/2019/09/22/1953755/top-12-most-bankable-
contemporary-filipino-artists

Mark Justiniani: “Ang Hari,”

Retrieved from https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-
life/2019/09/22/1953755/top-12-most-bankable-
contemporary-filipino-artists

Criteria:
Consistency with the topic 10 points
Length of Material 5 points
Language-Five literary devices used 10 points
Unfolding of Elements of Fiction 20 points
Content 20 points
Creativity (Plot Development) 10 points
Grammar and Mechanics 5 points
Total 80 points

H. Making generalizations and abstractions about the lesson

ACTIVITY #7 Directions: Identify whether the statements are True or False

1. Short stories are short fictional narratives which cannot be read in one sitting.
2. A Flash Fiction is usually longer than common short stories.
3. A prose literary work may contain figurative languages.
4. Fictional literary works may have scientific basis but did not occur in real life.
5. Point of view is the author of the literary material.

I. Evaluating learning

ACTIVITY #8 Directions: Complete the statements below by choosing the correct answer
from the box.

A. Rhyme B. Short Story C. Terminal rhyme

D. Textula E. Facebook F. Flash fiction

1. ___________ is a prose narrative fiction involving one or more characters, one plot,
and one single impression
2. ___________ refers to the presence of words that have identical or similar

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 (approximate) final sounds.
3. ___________ traditional form of Filipino poetry which consists of four lines with 7
syllables.
4. ___________ is a prose fictional work which consist of minimum of 50 words to 1000
words.
5. ___________ it can be used as platform in sharing tanaga.

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