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English
Quarter 3 – Module 8:
Critiquing a Literary Selection based on Feminist
and Historical Literary Approaches
 English – Grade 10
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Quarter 3 – Module 8: Feminist and Historical Literary Approach

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 English 10
Quarter 3 – Module 8
Critiquing a Literary Selection based
on Feminist and Historical
Approaches

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Introductory Message
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Critiquing a Literary Selection based on Feminist and Historical
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Critiquing a Literary Selection based on Feminist and Historical
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 What I Need to Know

To develop your critical thinking skills and reading skills, this module was
designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you acquire basic and
necessary skills on how to critique a given text using the different literary
approaches.

The Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) covered in this module is

to critique a literary selection based on feminist and historical literary approach.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

Lesson 1: Feminist Literary Approach

Lesson 2: Historical Literary Approach

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify Feminist and Historical literary approaches;
2. discuss how a selection may be influenced by culture, history,
environment, or other factors; and
3. write simple critiques about given texts.

What I Know

Before you proceed to the other part of this module, check your readiness
for the lesson. The test below will help measure your prior knowledge about
feminist and historical literary approaches.

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer in each item below. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What is feminist criticism?

A. It examines literature in the cultural, economic and political context in
which it is written or received.
B. It seeks to understand the effect of a literary work upon its original
readers.
C. It is concerned with the ways in which literature reinforce economic,
political, social, and psychological oppression of women.
D. It examines how sexual identity influences the creation/reception of
literary works.
2. Which of the following is NOT a focus of feminist criticism?
A. The marginalization of women in a patriarchal culture
B. The subordination of women is reflected in or challenged by literary
texts
C. The experiences of women from all races, classes, and cultures

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 D. The exclusion of freedom and equality to women
3. Which is a philosophy of historical criticism?
A. The past affects the author's choice of setting
B. It aligns with the other criticism
C. Literature shapes history
D. History shapes literature
4. What is historical criticism?
A. It uncovers intellectual, social, and cultural background
B. It recreates the original intent and meaning
C. It is strictly related to historical and religious texts
D. It is a study of the author's milieu and biography
5. What is main goal of feminism?
A. To understand the effect of a literary work upon its original readers
B. To create literary subjects with which female readers can identify
C. To discover the text's primitive or original meaning
D. To establish a reconstruction of the historical situation of the author and
recipients of the text
6. What does feminist approach want for women?
A. Freedom from discrimination
B. Leadership in the government
C. To show that women are superior than men
D. To promote gender bias
7. Which of the following is NOT the key goal of historical criticism?
A. Determine how such elements work together with the text’s content to shape
its effects upon readers.
B. Understand the effect of a literary work upon its original readers.
C. Analyze how sexual identity influences the reader of a text.
D. Examine only the past events of the author’s life and forget its connection to
the text.
8. Which of the following is a method in critiquing using feminist literary approach?
A. Interpreting symbolism of women's writing
B. Reevaluating literature and the world in which literature is read
C. Focusing on the characters in the story
D. Considering the author’s background
9. Which question may be applied to literary analysis from a feminist approach?
A. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
B. What do the historical elements of the text teach us about the actual history
of the period?
C. How are political, social, and economic conflicts reflected in the text?
D. What commonly held beliefs of the period are shown in the text?
10. Which of the following is a function of historical criticism?
A. To understand lessons, the author was trying to teach through the story
B. To show what the era was like when the piece was written
C. To examine the portrayal of the female character
D. To see how society has changed since the time the piece was written

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 Lesson

1 FEMINIST LITERARY APPROACH

What’s In

Directions: Analyze the scenario below and then give your idea/decision if you
were in that situation. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

Situation: Suppose you have one test question left to answer and time is
running out. You’ve studied hard and you know the material, but you just can’t
bring that answer to mind. You could copy your seatmate’s answer without the
teacher knowing it. Besides, you know the answer somewhere in your mind, so
it seems fair that you should get a credit for it. What would you do?

Your decision:

What’s New

Activity 1: AGREE OR DISAGREE

Analyze the statement below. On a separate sheet of paper, draw a smiling face
if you Agree on the statement and a sad face if you Disagree on the
statement.

1. Women are supposed to cook and do house work.

2. Men and women are supposed to have jobs.
3. Men are leaders and women are followers.
4. Women are caring and friendly.
5. Men and women have equal right.

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Activity 2: CHARACTER PORTRAIT
Directions: Examine the picture below and answer the following questions that
follow. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Processing Questions:
1. Who is the woman in the picture?
2. What do you think is her greatest contribution in the
Philippine government?
3. Do you think a woman can also be a leader? Why?
4. Do you believe that men and women are equal? Explain.

What is It

This part of the module will teach you about feminist approach, its history
and principles, the basic methods in writing a feminist criticism and how this
approach is used in analyzing a literary text.

What is feminist criticism?

Feminist criticism is concerned with "the ways in which literature (and other
cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and
psychological oppression of women" (Tyson 83). Apart from this, the goal of
feminist criticism is to bring awareness about the sexual politics and to analyze
the writings of women writers from the feminist perspective. It also includes the
language and style of writing to determine the relationship between the genders
in terms of power.
How is it used in analyzing a literary text?
• We use it by closely examining the portrayal of the characters, both
female and male.
• We investigate the language of the text, the attitude of the author, and
the relationship between the characters.

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 • We also consider the comments the author seems to be making about
society as a whole. For example, feminist critics may claim that certain
male writers address their readers as if they were all men and exclude
the female reader.

What are the principles of feminist approach?

• It uses the principles and ideology of feminism to critique the language of
literature. This thought seeks to analyze and describe the ways in which
literature portrays the narrative of male domination by exploring the
economic, social, political, and psychological forces embedded within
literature.
• The specific goals of feminist criticism include both the development and
discovery female tradition of writing, and rediscovering of old texts, while
also interpreting symbolism of women's writing so that it will not be lost
or ignored by the male point of view and resisting sexism inherent in the
majority of mainstream literature. (merge to the first part)
What are the basic methods in critiquing a literary text in a feminist
approach?

The basic methods of feminist literary criticism include:

• Identifying with female characters: By examining the way female
characters are defined, critics challenge the male-centered outlook of
authors. Feminist literary criticism suggests that women in literature
have been historically presented as objects seen from a male perspective.
• Reevaluating literature and the world in which literature is read: By
revisiting the classic literature, the critic can question whether society
has predominantly valued male authors and their literary works because
it has valued males more than females.

Excerpt from “The Yellow Wallpaper”

I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the
piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz
hangings! but John would not hear of it. He said there was only one window and
not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special
direction.
I have a schedule prescription for each hour in the day; he takes all care from
me, and so I feel basely ungrateful not to value it more.
He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest
and all the air I could get. "Your exercise depends on your strength, my dear,"
said he, "and your food somewhat on your appetite; but air you can absorb all
the time." So we took the nursery at the top of the house.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/60264/the-yellow-wallpaper-and-other-writings-by-charlotte-perkins-
gilman/9780553213751/excerpt
Short Analysis
The story, which who was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a well-known
American journalist, and a female icon who fights for what she believes in;
women 's rights. The Yellow Wallpaper can be looked as this gothic horror story,
and also a feminist parable, which gives us the idea that portrays the woman
forced to obey her husband by all means, which causes her downfall to her
mental sufferings.
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 What’s More

Directions: Draw a heart if the statement is TRUE and a circle if the

statement is FALSE. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

____1. Feminist literary theory asks us to consider the relationships between men
and women and their relative roles in society.
____2. Feminist approach aims to degrade men in the society so women can rule
over it.
____3. Feminists invite us to consider writings by women, both new and
forgotten, and also ask us to consider viewing familiar literature through
a feminist perspective.
____4. Feminist criticism highlights the various ways women, in particular, have
been oppressed, suppressed, and repressed.
____5. Feminism focuses on the values, behavior and power of men in the society.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Recall what you have learned by completing the statements below.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Feminists believe that ______________________.

2. Feminist literary approach aims to ______________________.
3. After studying this module, I realized that women ____________________.
4. I believe that men and women are created equally because_______________.

What I Can Do
Directions: Read the text below and then write a one-paragraph critique using
feminist approach. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. Please be
guided by the rubric for the activity.

Medusa and the Greek Goddess Athena

Many years ago, there was a beautiful woman called Medusa. She lived in
Athens and she was very kind and obedient. There were many pretty girls there,
and she was one of them. Every single day she always boasted about herself.
On Sunday, Medusa told the miller that her skin is more beautiful than
fresh white snow. On Monday, she babbled the cobbler that her hair is brighter
than the sun. On Tuesday, she commented the blacksmith's son that her eyes
are greener than Aegean Sea. On Wednesday, she boasted to the public that her
lips are redder than the reddest rose in the world. When Medusa wasn't busy
she would boast about herself while looking in a mirror. Until one day Medusa
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and her friends went to the Parthenon. It was Medusa's first time going to the
Parthenon. In Parthenon, there was a goddess named Athena. There were statues
of gods and goddesses in the Greek culture. All the people who went there obeyed
Athena, all except Medusa.
Medusa saw all the statues and she whispered "Whoever made this statue
did a good job but it would look better if I was the statues." When Medusa
reached the altar, she sighed happily and said, "this is a beautiful temple. It is a
shame it is wasted on Athena for I am much prettier than she is, perhaps one
day people will build an even grander temple to my beauty." Then Medusa's
friend grew pale. The priestesses heard what Medusa said and they gasped. The
roomer went really quickly through the whole temple and everyone started to
leave. Everyone knew Athena will get angry if anyone compared her to someone
else. The temple was empty except for Medusa, who was so busy gazing proudly
at her reflection in the large bronze doors that she hadn't noticed the fast
departure of everyone else. While Medusa was gazing the figure changes. The
figure changed into goddess Athena. "Vain and foolish girl," Athena shouted
angrily, "You think you are prettier girl than me. Medusa there is more to life
than beauty alone you see." Medusa tried to point out that her beauty was an
inspiration to those around her and that she made their lives better by simply
looking so lovely, but Athena silenced her with an angry wave. "Nonsense,"
screamed Athena "One day beauty will fade away. But I will make it fade away
now and all your loveliness will be gone forever."
When Athena uttered those words, Medusa turned into a terrible monster. Her
hair thickened into hissing snakes and body turned into a snake. "Are you happy
for what I have done? Now anyone who looks in your eyes will now turn into
stone and no one will be able to save them," snapped Athena. "Even you should
seek your reflection, will turn to rock the moment you see your face."
Athena then sent Medusa with her hair of snakes to live with the blind
monsters, the gorgon sisters, at the end of the earth, so that no innocent people
would be turned to stone at the sight of her by accident.

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/userstory18970-the-story-of-medusa-and-the-greek-goddess-athena.html

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 Rubric
Exemplary Accomplished Developing Limited
Essay reflects Essay reflects Essay reflects Essay reflects
mastery of the a solid a some little
literary understanding understanding understanding
perspective of the literary of the literary of the literary
applied. perspective perspective perspective
Application of
Analysis and applied. applied. applied.
Critical Technique &
conclusions Analysis and Analysis and Analysis and
Perspective
drawn are conclusions conclusions conclusions
virtually drawn are drawn are drawn are
(25 Points)
incontrovertible. strong with somewhat questionable
minor "errors." questionable with obvious
with a few "errors."
obvious
"errors."
Essay shows Essay shows Essay shows Essay shows
evidence of evidence of inconsistent inconsistent
strong skills of application of application of application of
analysis, skills of skills of skills of
Critical Thinking
synthesis, and analysis, analysis, analysis,
(15 Points)
evaluation. synthesis, and synthesis, and synthesis, and
Logic is virtually evaluation. evaluation. evaluation.
flawless. Logic is nearly Logic may be Logic may be
flawless. flawed. flawed.
Essay remains Essay remains Essay remains Essay may
focused on a focused on a focused on a lose focus on
Essay Focus clear thesis with clear thesis thesis with or lack a clear
every support with every most supports thesis; some
(5 points) powerfully support clearly adequately supports are
connected to the connected to connected to not connected
thesis. the thesis. the thesis. to the thesis.
Essay is Essay is well Essay is Essay is poorly
flawlessly written with a acceptably written with a
written with a solid academic written with a little academic
flair for style. Some some style. Word
Mechanics and Style academic style. strong word academic choice and
(5 Points) Excellent word choice and style. Word sentence
choice and sentence choice and variety are
sentence variety. sentence below
variety. variety are expectations.
ordinary.

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 Lesson

2 HISTORICAL LITERARY APPROACH

What’s In

Activity: BOY-GIRL POWER

Joaquin and Cristina are trapped in a magic box. They want to be free. Using the
chart below, list down the individual strengths that Joaquin and Cristina could
use to free themselves from the box.

Processing Questions:
1. What qualities of Joaquin have you identified? How about Cristina?
2. In what way could these qualities help them escape from the box?
3. Does the chart help you classify boys’ and girls’ characteristics?

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 What’s New

Directions: Examine the following pictures and write three similarities of

the characters inside the box. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answer.

Elsa and Ana Kristoff

1. _______________
2. _______________
3._______________

Maleficent

Alladin
Snow White

Trivia:
The Disney Princesses above are orphans because their creator Walt Disney is
an orphan himself.

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 What is It

In this part of the module you will learn what historical criticism is
and what the considerations in writing a historical approach are.

What is historical criticism?

Historical criticism is the historical approach to literary criticism. It involves
looking beyond the literature at the broader historical and cultural events
occurring during the time the piece was written. An understanding of the world
the author lived in (events, ideologies, culture, lifestyle etc.) allows for a more
comprehensive understanding of the work. (transitions, trivia related to feminist
literary approach)

What are the considerations in writing a historical approach?

• Author's biography and social background.
• When the work was written.
• Ideas circulating at the time of writing.
• Events occurring at the time of writing.
• What the work meant to the people who first read it.

Excerpt from the story “The Last Hours.”

Church cites God as the cause, and fear grips the people as they come to
believe that the plague is a punishment for wickedness. But Lady Anne of
Develish has her own ideas. Educated by nuns, Anne is a rarity among women,
being both literate and knowledgeable. With her brutal husband absent from the
manor when news of this pestilence reaches her, she looks for more sensible
ways to protect her people than daily confessions of sin. She decides to bring her
serfs inside the safety of the moat that surrounds her manor house, then refuses
entry to anyone else, even her husband.
Lady Anne makes an enemy of her daughter and her husband's steward by
doing so, but her resolve is strengthened by the support of her leading
serfs...until food stocks run low. The nerves of all are tested by continued
confinement and ignorance of what is happening in the world outside. The people
of Develish are alive. But for how long? And what will they discover when the
time comes for them to cross the moat again?

https://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_number/13361/the-last-hours

Story Background:
When the Black Death enters England through the port in Dorsetshire in June
1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is - or how it spreads and kills
so quickly. The Bubonic Plague also known as “Black Death” was the inspiration
of the the writer, Minette Walters, to finish her story and to give hope to the
people that the pandemic will soon end.

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 What’s More

Directions: Under Column A are titles of literary pieces while in Column B are
physical and social situation the stories were set. Match each literary piece from
Column A to Column B.

Column A Column B

1. Huckleberry Finn a. Spanish Colonization

2. The Last Leaf b. Civil War
3. Noli Me Tangere c. Pneumonia Epidemic
4. Frozen d. Martial Law
5. Dekada ’70 by Lualhati Bautista e. Walt Disney
f. Bubonic Plague

What I Have Learned

Directions: Recall what you have learned by completing the statements

below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Historical literary approach aims to _______________________.

2. In historical approach, the author writes ________________________.
3. I have discovered that in using the historical approach ______________________.
4. The task that I find it difficult is ____________________.

What I Can Do

Directions: Read the text below and then write a one-paragraph critique using
the given background of the author and his background of the text. Use a
separate sheet of paper. Please be guided by the criteria for the activity.

Author’s Background
Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born in Lyons, France, in 1900. He
considered himself a pilot above all else. For twenty years, he flew everything
from cartography missions to commercial airlines, and flying occupied a
significant place in his philosophical essays and fantasy writings.
Saint-Exupéry began writing The Little Prince during World War II, after
Germany’s invasion of France. It was forced him to give up aviation and flee to
New York. In addition to his torturous thoughts of the war in Europe, having to
leave his homeland and no longer being able to fly planes affected Saint-Exupéry
deeply. In its glorification of childlike innocence, The Little Prince is also an
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indictment of the spiritual decay Saint-Exupéry perceived in humanity. Some of
the story of The Little Prince uses events taken from Saint-Exupéry’s own life. In
Wind, Sand and Stars,his 1939 account of his aviation adventures, he recollects
a crash landing he was forced to make in the Sahara desert. In his wanderings
across the desert, Saint-Exupéry had a number of hallucinations, including an
encounter with a fennec, a type of desert sand fox that bears a striking
resemblance to the fox depicted in The Little Prince.

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The narrator introduces himself as a man who learned when he was a child
that adults lack imagination and understanding. He is now a pilot who has
crash-landed in a desert. He encounters a small boy who asks him for a drawing
of a sheep, and the narrator obliges. The narrator, who calls the child the little
prince, learns that the boy comes from a very small planet, which the narrator
believes to be asteroid B-612. Over the course of the next few days, the little
prince tells the narrator about his life. On his asteroid-planet, which is no bigger
than a house, the prince spends his time pulling up baobab seedlings, lest they
grow big enough to engulf the tiny planet. One day an anthropomorphic rose
grows on the planet, and the prince loves her with all his heart. However, her
vanity and demands become too much for the prince, and he leaves.
The prince travels to a series of asteroids, each featuring a grown-up who
has been reduced to a function. The first is a king who requires obedience but
has no subjects until the arrival of the prince. The sole inhabitant of the next
planet is a conceited man who wants nothing from the prince but flattery. The
prince subsequently meets a drunkard, who explains that he must drink to forget
how ashamed he is of drinking. The fourth planet introduces the prince to a
businessman, who maintains that he owns the stars, which makes it very
important that he know exactly how many stars there are. The prince then
encounters a lamplighter, who follows orders that require him to light a lamp
each evening and put it out each morning, even though his planet spins so fast
that dusk and dawn both occur once every minute. Finally the prince comes to
a planet inhabited by a geographer. The geographer, however, knows nothing of
his own planet, because it is his sole function to record what he learns from
explorers. He asks the prince to describe his home planet, but when the prince
mentions the flower, the geographer says that flowers are not recorded because
they are ephemeral. The geographer recommends that the little prince visit
Earth.
On Earth the prince meets a snake, who says that he can return him to
his home, and a flower, who tells him that people lack roots. He comes across a
rose garden, and he finds it very depressing to learn that his beloved rose is not,
as he claimed, unique in the universe. A fox then tells him that if he tames the
fox—that is, establishes ties with the fox—then they will be unique and a source
of joy to each other.
The narrator and little prince have now spent eight days in the desert and
have run out of water. The two then traverse the desert in search of a well, which,
miraculously, they find. The little prince tells the narrator that he plans to return
that night to his planet and flower and that now the stars will be meaningful to
the narrator, because he will know that his friend is living on one of them.
Returning to his planet requires allowing the poisonous snake to bite him. The
story resumes six years later. The narrator says that the prince’s body was
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missing in the morning, so he knows that he returned to his planet, and he
wonders whether the sheep that he drew him ate his flower. He ends by imploring
the reader to contact him if they ever spot the little prince.
https://sdhllstrmyn.wordpress.com/2019/03/24/the-little-prince/

Rubric
Exemplary Accomplished Developing Limited
Essay reflects Essay reflects Essay reflects Essay reflects
mastery of the a solid a some little
literary understanding understanding understanding
perspective of the literary of the literary of the literary
applied. perspective perspective perspective
Application of
Analysis and applied. applied. applied.
Critical Technique &
conclusions Analysis and Analysis and Analysis and
Perspective
drawn are conclusions conclusions conclusions
virtually drawn are drawn are drawn are
(25 Points)
incontrovertible. strong with somewhat questionable
minor "errors." questionable with obvious
with a few "errors."
obvious
"errors."
Essay shows Essay shows Essay shows Essay shows
evidence of evidence of inconsistent inconsistent
strong skills of application of application of application of
analysis, skills of skills of skills of
Critical Thinking
synthesis, and analysis, analysis, analysis,
(15 Points)
evaluation. synthesis, and synthesis, and synthesis, and
Logic is virtually evaluation. evaluation. evaluation.
flawless. Logic is nearly Logic may be Logic may be
flawless. flawed. flawed.
Essay remains Essay remains Essay remains Essay may
focused on a focused on a focused on a lose focus on
Essay Focus clear thesis with clear thesis thesis with or lack a clear
every support with every most supports thesis; some
(5 points) powerfully support clearly adequately supports are
connected to the connected to connected to not connected
thesis. the thesis. the thesis. to the thesis.
Essay is Essay is well Essay is Essay is poorly
flawlessly written with a acceptably written with a
written with a solid academic written with a little academic
flair for style. Some some style. Word
Mechanics and Style academic style. strong word academic choice and
(5 Points) Excellent word choice and style. Word sentence
choice and sentence choice and variety are
sentence variety. sentence below
variety. variety are expectations.
ordinary.

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 Assessment

Activity 1
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer in each item below. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which statement best describes the similarities between the feminist and
historical approaches to literary analysis?
A. Both focus on the past events of the author’s life.
B. Both look beyond the text.
C. Both value the importance of character portrayal.
D. Both consider how cultural and political forces affect the literary work.
2. What is the importance of critiquing a literary piece?
A. To disregard the reasons for our responses.
B. To search only for relationships between the works we read.
C. To draw connections between our reading and our life experiences.
D. To ignore the historical events that happened when the literary text was
published.
3. What pivotal question can be answered in historical approach?
A. Are there any special circumstances during the time in the work was
written?
B. How are women portrayed in the literary work? As stereotypes? As
individuals?
C. How is the woman’s point of view considered?
D. Is male superiority implied in the literary text?
4. What pivotal question can be answered in feminist approach?
A. Is there any relationship between the author and the text?
B. In what way is the literary work affected because it was written by a
woman? or a man?
C. How does the decision of the character affect you when reading the text?
D. Is female superiority implied in the literary text?
5. Which of the following is a way of analyzing a feminist literary text?
A. It examines the author’s background and his past experience.
B. It investigates if the cultural and political forces affect the literary work.
C. It focuses on the past life events of the author.
D. It examines the portrayal of the characters, both female and male.

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Activity 2
Directions: Write a short essay of your personal experience about gender bias.
Please be guided by the criteria for your activity. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

Gender bias is a behavior that shows favoritism toward one gender over another.

Criteria

Focus and Details - 25

Grammar - 15
Organization - 10
50 points

Additional Activities
Activity 1: Feminist Literary Approach
Directions: Think of a story wherein the female character faces different
challenges in life and succeeded in the end. Write the title, author, and a brief
background of the story. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Activity 2: Historical Literary Approach

Directions: Think of a story or movie that reflects significant event happened in
the history. Write the title, author, and a brief background of the story. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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Lesson 1: Feminist Literary Approach Lesson 2: Historical Literary Approach
What I Know
1. c What’s In
2. d Answers may vary
3. d
4. d What’s New
5. b Answers may vary
6. a
7. d What’s More
8. b 1. b
9. a 2. c
10. c 3. a
4. e
What’s In 5. d
Answers may vary
What I Have Learned
What’s New Answers may vary
Activity 1 Activity 2 What I Can Do
1. 1.Corazon C. Aquino Answers may vary
Assessment
2. 2-4. Answers may vary
Activity 1
3. 1. d
2. c
4. 3. b
4. d
5. 5. d
What’s More What I Have Learned Activity 2
1. Answers may vary
Answers may vary
2. Additional Activities
3. Answers may vary
What I Can Do
4.
Answers may vary
5.
ANSWER KEY
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English – Learner’s Material, First Edition (2015). Department of Education-

Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-IMCS), REX Book Store, Inc.

Russell, D.L. (2009). The Study of Literarture: a short introduction

http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CLit/study_criticism.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_method

IDRC. (2020). Gender Equality.

https://www.idrc.ca/en/research-in-action/gender-equality?
https://www.britannica.com/art/historical-criticism-literary-criticism

Awin Language; sharing, caring and enlightening (2018). The Functions of

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http://awinlanguage.blogspot.com/2012/03/historical-approach-to-
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Hoofman Family Library. (2020). Historical criticism.

https://goodwin.libguides.com/c.php?g=950365&p=7427341

SparkNotes (N.D.) The Little Prince

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/littleprince/context/

A Research Guide for Students (2019) A Simple Guide to Feminist Theories and
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https://www.aresearchguide.com/feminist-theories.html

The Writing Lab and The Owl at Purdue (2020). Feminist Criticism. Purdue
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