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aryFictionWrittenwithseriousartisticintentionsbysomeonewhohopestoenablere
aderstobroadenunderstandingoflifeandtoempathizewithothersLiterarywritersa
remorelikeexplorerswhotakeusoutintothemidstoflife,showusthepropsandmirro
rsandseektodispeltheillusions.Provideskeenerawarenessofourhumanityinafrie
ndlyandhostileworld.Usuallyneedtoreadtwice.Plot:thesequenceofeventsthroug
hwhichanauthorconstructsastory.Structure:usuallychronologicalorcause/effec
t,however,acomplexstructureisoftenrequiredtoconveycomplexmeanings,soitm
aybemoreexperimentalandunpredictable.
Bridget Jones's Diary
The Devil Wears Prada
In Her Shoes
The Nanny Diaries
Sex and the City
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ACTIVITY9.a
Direct on: Choose one of the issues, chal enges and trends of the
emerging l terature below and write an essay about your insights about
it. Note that a perfect score wi be g ven to those who have the fol
owing criteria:

4 3 2 1
Excel ent Proficient Fair
Beg nning

Main Idea Clearly states Clearly states Main idea of The main
the overall the main the text is idea of
main idea of idea of the present. the text is
the text. text. not
present.
Supporting Includes only Includes Includes some Contains
Details essential and important relevant details irrelevant
relevant details but but critical details.
details. some might information is
be missing. missing.

Understanding Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrate Demonstrat

clear adequate basic es little or
understanding understanding understanding no
of information of information of in understandi
in the text. in the text. formation in ng of
the text. information
in the text.

Issues, challenges and trends of Emerging Literature:

Marx st movement began in early 20th century with Karl Marx ’s idea
of utopian world; a classless society. Many writers after
Industrialization felt the requirement of a society without class-
struggle and clashes.
Aesthet c Movement gained popularity due to its being in favor of
Catholicism and mysticism. Aesthetes believed in the idea that the
art is useless if it is in commitment with the ideas of morality and
standard of conduct. For them “art for art’s sake” has been the
motto of the movement.

Feminist writers restate gender in association with other categories

such as race and class. These writers use literature as a strong
medium to fight for the rights of women and especially of women
writers.

Science fict on is a trend which is the outcome of totally opposite

realms i.e. facts and imagination.

Digital or Cyber literature is the latest trend in which works of

creation are exclusively on and for digital devices. In this trend of
literature, the writer relies on cyber medium like website, blogs or
social media pages.

Existent al sm is a famous movement of the time. They fought for

the existence of human being as an individual; as a free person in
literary work. The one who is responsible for his own actions. They
believed that an individual is responsible for his life as he acts and
reacts according to his own free will and this determines his nature
and directs his life.

Realist Movement authors attempted to represent familiar things as

they were. They chose to reflect every day and banal activities and
experiences instead of using a romantic story line with exaggeration.

Use of vernacu ar and colloqu al language in English literature

basically means the mixing of other languages with standard English.

Modernism which has its origin in the early 20th century. Modernists
explored and experimented with literary form and expression. It was
the outcome of drastic efforts to change traditional representation
styles into new ways of expressing sensibilities of the time.
Modernism has arisen from two movements: “symbolism‟ and
“imagism‟ which highly affected the poetic creation of the time.

Symbol sm is a reaction against naturalism and realism.

Imag sm is utilizing common speech; in creating new rhythms and

moods; infinite choice of subject matter; excessive use of symbols

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ACTIVITY 9.b

Direct on: Choose one among the emerging genres in l terature and
then create your piece (e.g. poem or story), your work wi be
graded based on the criteria below.
3 2 1 0
Exceeds Meets Needs Inadequate
CRITERIA /
Expectat Expectat ons Improvement
SCALE
on
s
• Structure •Paper is •Paper has a • There is • There is
• Organizati logically clear some level of no apparent
on organize organization organization organization to
• Flow of d• al structure though the paper.
thought Easily with some digressions, • Difficult
• Transitions followed digressions, ambiguities, to follow
• Format • Effecti ambiguities or irrelevances are • No or poor
ve, irrelevances • too many • transitions • No
smooth, Easily Difficult to format
and followed • follow
logical Basic • Ineffecti
transitions transitions • ve transitions
• Profe Structured • Rambling
ssio na l format format
format

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• Language • •Vocabulary • • Vocabu ar
• Vocabulary; Vocabular is varied, Vocabu ary is y
use y specific and used properly is
of is appropriate though unsophist cate d
vocabulary sophistic • Frequently sentences may not used properly
• Tone ate d and uses subject be simple in very simple
correct as specific • sentences.
are vocabulary Infrequent y • Uses
sentence correctly • uses subject subject specific
s which Writer’s tone specific vocabulary too
vary in emerges and vocabu ary sparingly
structure is general y
correct y •
and appropriat
Writer’s tone
length • e to aud ence.
exhibits some
Uses and level
manipulat
es
subject
specific
vocabular
y for
effect
•Writer’s of audience
tone is sensitivity
clear,
consistent
and
appropriat
e for
intended
audience

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Content/infor •Central • Central • The • Central
mati on idea is idea and central idea is idea and clarity
•Clarity well clarity expressed purpose is
of develope purpose is though it may absent or
purpose d and generally be vague or incompletely
• Critical clarity evidence too broad; expressed and
and original of essay Some sense of maintained •
thought • purpose • Evidenc purpose is Little or no
Use of is e main essay • evidence of
examples exhibited of critical, Some evidence critical, careful
througho careful of critic thought analysis
ut the thought and careful and/or insight
paper analysis thought and • There
• Abu and/or analysis are too few, no
ndan ce insight and/or insight examples and
of • There • There evidence or
evidence are good, are some exam they are mostly
of relevant and evidence, relevant
critical, supporting though general
careful
thought
and
analysis
and/or
insight •
Evidence
and
examples
are vivid
and
specific,
while
focus
remains
tight.

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