ENGLISH 7 QUARTER 1 - WEEK 1

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
(LITERARY GENRES)

In this module, you will be taught how to understand pre-colonial Philippine

literature as a means of connecting to the past; various reading styles; ways of
determining word meaning; the sounds of English and the prosodic features of
speech; and correct subject-verb agreement.

THE BIG IDEA

Literature is an ART that aims at producing beauty in writing and pleasure in the reader. It is a term used to
describe written or spoken material. Literature comes from a LATIN word “Iitera” which means letters.

DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Activity 1: LETTER RIDDLE. Directions: Read each riddle questions carefully to figure out the correct
answers from the choices inside the box. Write your answer on the space provided. After answering the letter riddle,
arrange the letters below to form a word.

L E T I R A U T R E
1. What comes once in a Lion, twice in a Llama, but never in a Tiger?__________________
2. What is the difference between here and there? ________________________________
3. I am in Time, and I am in Tie. I am in Fish, I am also sometimes only one. What Am I? ____________________
4. The beginning of Eternity. The end of time and space. The beginning of every end, And the end of every place.
What letter am I? ___________________
5. I'm in YOU but not in HIM, I go UP but not DOWN, I'm in the COLOSSEUM But not a TOWER, I'm in a PUZZLE,
But not a RIDDLE. __________________________
6. Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in the house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I? ________________________
7. I am the beginning of Alphabet. ___________________________
8. What's at the end of moment? __________________________________
9. I am in a river, but not in a lake, I am in computer, but not in a T.V and I am in rain, but not in snow.
_____________
10. I’m the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity, the end of time and
space.________________

LETTERS TO ARRANGE: Write your answer on the space provided.

L E T I R A U T R E
WORD/ANSWER: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Activity 2. Think and write the words you can associate with the word, Literature. Write your answer on the given
diagram.

LITERATURE

 Determining the Literary Genres:

Lesson:
PHILIPPINE LITERATURE -is a diverse and rich group of works that has evolved side-by-side with the country’s
history.
Literature can generally be divided into two types: PROSE AND POETRY .
• Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs.
• Poetry refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line and stanza and has a more melodious
tone.
• Novels – a long narrative divided into chapters and events are taken from true-to-life stories.
examples:

Short Story – This is a narrative involving one or more characters; one plot and one single expression
examples:

• Plays- This is presented on a stage, it is divided into acts and each act has many scenes.
Examples:
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• Legends- a traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place. Formerly the term
legend meant a tale about a saint. Some legends are the unique property of the place or person that they depict.
Examples:

• Fables- a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters.
Examples:

• Biography- a written account of another person's life. Examples:

• Poetry- writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and
arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
EXAMPLES:

Epic - narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control. Example:
•

APPLY YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Directions: Analyze and Identify the literary genres for each picture.
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1. _________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. ___________________________

4. _________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Directions: Read the questions carefully and write your answer on the space provided.

___________1. What do you call to an ART that aims at producing beauty in writing and pleasure in the reader?

___________2. What refers to those expressions in verse, with measure and rhyme, line and stanza and has a more
melodious tone?

___________3. What is a long narrative divided into chapters and events are taken from true-to-life stories?

___________ 4. What is a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters?

___________ 5. What is a narrative involving one or more characters; one plot and one single expression?

___________ 6. What is presented on a stage, it is divided into acts and each act has many scenes?

___________7. What is a narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control?

__________ 8. What is a writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language
chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm?

------------------9. What is a traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place?

___________ 10. What is a written account of another person's life?