21st Century Literature

START-UP ACTIVITY
Recall what you have learned from the literature of the past. Write TRUE if the statement is
TRUE, and FALSE if otherwise.
TRUE 1. The word literature is derived from the Latin term Litera which means letter.
TRUE 2. Poetry uses the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical
structure.
TRUE 3. Literature is one of the seven arts (i.e music, dance, sculpture, painting, theater, and
architecture) – a product of creative work.
TRUE 4. A stanza is a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a
usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme.
FALSE 5. Written literature is a broad term which may include ritual texts, curative chants, epic
poems, musical genres, folk tales, creation tales, and songs.

WAIT A MINUTE!
Imagine the world without books, newspapers, posters, and technology, how can
we hand our tradition and culture to the next generation?
If we still have no books, newspapers, posters and technology until now I think its hard
for us to learn because. We are living in a modern world. In this modern world we totally
depend on technology. a world without technology seems very difficult to imagine but it
is not impossible. We mustn't forget that there was a time when people used to live
without technology. I feel that I am neutral in this case, because there are positive and
negative aspects.

ACTIVITY 1:
List down some proverbs or salawikain that you may have heard from your elders.
Then give the lesson that it is trying to impart on us.
Proverb: Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang malansang isda.
Lesson: Dapat Itinatatak sa puso ng bawat Pilipino ang kahalagahan ng sariling wika

Proverb: Aanhin pa ang damo, Kung patay na ang kabayo

Lesson: Huwag tayong maging tamad, lagi natin isapuso’t isip na ang pag-unlad ay
pinagsisikapan at pinaglalaanan ng sapat na panahon.

Proverb: Walang naninira sa bakal, Kundi sariling kalawang.

Lesson: Katulad nang sinabi ni Heneral Luna “May mas malaki pa tayong kalaban sa
mga amerikano-ang ating sarili” Pertaining to our own people are our own enemy.

Proverb: Ibig sabihin nito, dahil naiimpluwensiyahan ka ng mga nakapaligid sa iyo,

maaaring matukoy ang iyong katauhan batay sa mga pinipili mong kaibigan.

Proverb: Ang tunay na anyaya,

Sinasamahan ng hila.
Lesson: pag may tiwala at may mabuting loob sa nag tatawag wala kang dudang mag
dalawang isip pa na ikay pupunta.

ACTIVITY 2:
I am a Filipino, A proud one. I chose this photo because it contains a
person that is proud for its love and loyalty for this country despite the
lack of our government, despite how badly polluted our country, and
despite the fact our people keep on electing more wrong than right
people in government office. Despite all of this he stayed in this country
and obey its laws and fight for the country none the less.

ACTICITY 3:
1. What do you know about the publication of Noli Me Tangere and how it
affected the Philippines? Following its publication, Noli me Tangere was regarded as one of
the instruments that sparked Filipino nationalism, leading to the 1896 Philippine Revolution. The
novel not only awoke dormant Filipino awareness, but also laid the groundwork for aspiring to
independence.

2. Do you think that novels in the Philippines are as important as they used to be
when the Noli was published in 1887? Are people still inspired by novels?
Yes, because we evolved on this particular novel that was written by Dr. Jose Rizal that inspired
many people to be live free.

ACTIVITY 5:
1.) Explain in three (3) sentences why literature is considered as the story of a
man?
It is regarded as a study of man because literature serves as a means of learning
about and discovering historical events that have had a significant impact on
society. Despite paradigm shifts, the lesson and shards of evidence of how
society was formed remain. Literature, in which art and creativity are displayed,
also connects humans in a very creative way.

2.) How did Philippine Literatures develop from ancient time to present.
Philippine literature is literature associated with the Philippines from prehistory
to the present, including colonial legacies. Pre-Hispanic Philippine literature
was actually epics passed down through oral tradition from generation to
generation.