Lesson 1: 21st Century Literary Genres

5) Chick Literature
21st Century Reader Addresses issues or modern womanhood. Appeals mainly to
1) Grew up using technology as a primary tool. women.
2) Is able of navigating and interpreting digital formats and media
messages. 6) Flash Fiction
3) Possesses literacy skills which include technological abilities: Short-short stories with 1,500 words. In China it is also called
4) Keyboarding, internet navigation, ability to communicate and "smoke long story". In the Philippines it is called “dagli”.
interpret coded language and decipher graphics.
A. Sudden Fiction - 750 Words
What is 21 Century Literature
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B. Drabble / Micro Fiction - 100 Words
➢ The 21st century in literature refers to world literature C. Dribble / Mini Saga - 50 Words
produced during the 21st century. The measure of years is, for D. Twitterature / Twit Fic - 280 Characters (2017 -> 140
the purpose of this article, literature written from the year 2001 Characters)\
to the present.
7) Six Word Flash Fiction
21st Century Literary Genres
1) Illustrated Novel 8) Creative Non Fiction
Refers to an extended narrative with multiple images together A genre of writing that was literary styles and techniques to
with the text, produce meaning. create factually accurate narratives.

2) Graphic Novels 9) Mobile Textula

Narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader A poetry in a form of "tanaga", "dalit" and "diona" that is sent
using comic form. through SMS or mobile phone with your friends, families, loved ones,
and through netizens. Frank Rivera, “text” “tula”.
3) Manga
It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for Tanaga - Quatrain(4), 7 Syllables - rhyming scheme AAAA, ABAB,
all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan. AABB
Considered as an artistic and storytelling style. Dalit - Quatrain(4), 8 Syllables
Diona - Tercet(3), 7-8 Syllables
A. Shonen - Boy’s Manga
B. Shojo - Girl’s Manga Types of Mobile Textula:
C. Josei - Women’s Manga A. Textanaga
D. Seinen - Men’s Manga B. Dalitext
E. Kodomo - Children’s Manga C. Dionatext

4) Doodle Fiction 10) Spoken Poetry

Author incorporates doodle writing and drawings and It is a type of poem performed or read in an artistic and
handwritten graphics in place of traditional font. emotive manner, which can be accompanied by music.
Lesson 1.2 : 21st Century Authors/Writers

1) J.K. Rowling
Nationality: British
Pseudonym: J.K. Rowling, Robert Gailbraith
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Young Adult Fiction, Tragicomedy, Crime
Fiction

2) Rick Riordan
Nationality: American
Genre: Fantasy, Detective, Fiction, Mythology
Notable Works: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Pentalogy, The
Heroes of Olympus Pentalogy

3) Paulo Coelho
Nationality: Brazilian
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Philosophical and mystical fiction
Notable Works: The Alchemist, The Valkyries, Veronika Decides to
die

4) Nicholas Sparks
Nationality: American
Genre: Romantic Fiction; Romantic Drama
Notable Works: The Notebook, A Walk to Remember

5) John Green
Nationality: American
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance
Notable Works: The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska

6) Mitch Albom
Notable Works: Tuesdays With Morrie, Far One More Day