21st century Notes

Write up during the Pre-colonial Era

 The Legend of Pasig River
Write up during the American-Colonial Period
 Footnote to Youth (Background of the characters)
Go over: riddles, proverbs
 Characteristics of Philippine literary history during the Spanish regime
 Characteristics of Philippine literary history during the contemporary times
What happened during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines
What transpired in write-ups during that time
Go over: Elements of the story
Write-up to search
 Sa imong pagsuroy sa lasang”

Go over: Pansit by Adonis Durado

Search for the background and famous write-ups of these writers

 Cecilia Manguerra
 Simeon Dumdum Jr.
 Resil Mojares
 Manuel Abenido Jr.
 Ian Rosales Casocot
 Corazon Almerino (famous write-up: A very short story)
Search for her famous poem
“Unsaon paggisa sa bana nga manghulga sa asawang dili kahibalong moluto.”
Go over: characteristics of chic lit, characteristics of manga
5. What part of the plot provides the setting, characters, and the exciting moment where
the plot starts to unfold – rising action

6. Which is not an element of a short story – imagery (other choices: place, conflict,
character)

7. The following line shows imagery, which sense organ does it appeal, “nahinumdom
ko sa kahumot sa hebe” – sense of smell

8. What social issue was presented in the poem pancit? – domestic violence

9. Adonis Durado was an award-winning Cebuano poet and was famous for his
work____? – Pancit

10. What literary genre refers to the stories told using minimal numbers of words
ranging from six-word stories in the extreme to not more than 3-500 words.
- Flash Fiction

11. Which of the following is a narrative work which the story is conveyed by the reader
using a comic form encompassing non- fiction works and thematically linked short
stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres. - Graphic Novel

12. What is referred to as literature of the fantastic? - Speculative Fiction

13. Which of the following statements is not true about chick lit and romance novel?
- It has more than 500 pages for chic lit and romance novels are limited to 200-300
pages only.
(Limited to less than a hundred characters and are mostly digitized. - Text Tula)

14. Which of the following personal account of a memorable experience are posted
online by the writer and is usually open? - blog

15. Which is not the main genre of literature. - essay (other choices: drama, non-fiction,
poetry)

16. Which of the following is not true about manga? - Pages and panels in manga are
read from left to right.
17. Which of the following places a particular literary work within the context of the
author’s life. - biographical context

18. Which of the following refers to the type or category of literature which has a specific
form, content and style? - Literary Genre

19. Which is not a feature of popular fiction

a. its story is plot driven
b. its setting is either familiar or exotic
c. Its characters are mostly round characters (answer)
d. Its language is closer to everyday spoken language

20. Creative non- fiction refers to the narratives of real events told in a literary style.
Which of the following is an example of creative non- fiction?
a. Chick lit
b. Flash fiction
c. memoir (answer)
d. text tula