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GRADE/SECTION: TEACHER: Maria Lourdes V. Vitales

21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES & THE WORLD

4th Quarter, S.Y. _____-_____
Week 1 & 2

Deadline of Submission: May 18, 2023

Lesson: Writing a Close Analysis and Critical Interpretation of Literary Texts

DIRECTIONS: Write a Critique about the MOVIE, The Magician’s Elephant. Follow the pattern
below. Always write in complete sentences.

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SYNOPSIS: (3-5 sentences only)

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DESCRIBE THE APPROACHES USED (3 sentences)

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DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO JUNG’S ARCHETYPAL ROLES.

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(Use more space for your writing.)

WHAT HAVE YOU OBSERVED ABOUT THE SETTING? WHAT IS/ARE FAMILIAR (Write using
contextual and intertextual bases)? WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT IT? (You may write more than 5
sentences)

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WHAT TYPE OF PLOT IS USED? IS THERE A TWIST? WHAT OTHER NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
WERE USED (IF ANY)? (5-10 sentences)

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IDENTIFY THE THEME/MOTIF AND EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS USED. (5 sentences)

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DISCUSS THE GENRE OF THE FILM/STORY. (3 sentences)

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REFLECT ON THE MESSAGE OF THE STORY AND IT’S RELEVANCE TO TODAY’S WORLD. (5-
10 sentences)
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RUBRIC

Criteria May Still Be Improved Good Excellent

3 6 10
Written in very long and Is long but lacks the Contains the complete
Synopsis confusing way. complete idea of the story. summary of the story in a
very short paragraph.

Analyses of
1. Characters Used the correct Used the correct Used the correct
 approaches and contained approaches and contained approaches and contained
a few correct analyses of many correct analyses of the correct and most
characters. characters. comprehensive analysis of
the characters.
2. Setting Attempts to discuss the Discusses the setting of Comprehensively
setting with few the story satisfactorily with discussed the setting of
descriptions and very acceptable observations. the story using keen
limited vocabulary. attention to detail and
excellent organization of
ideas.
3. Plot Attempts to discuss the Correctly discussed the Correctly and elaborately
plot and narrative plot and narrative discussed the plot and
techniques used but with techniques used but narrative techniques used
unclear or inaccurate without supporting complete with supporting
details. evidence/s to back it up. pieces of evidence.
4. Theme/Motif & Genre Identified the genre and or Correctly identified the Correctly identified and
theme/motif without theme/motif and genre of described elaborately the
giving explanation about the story but with the theme/motif and genre
it. insufficient explanation. .
Somewhat able to connect Able to connect the Able to connect the
the message of the story to message of the story to message of the story to
today’s situation but today’s situation but with today’s situation with
Reflection
without much attempt to insufficient evidence to excellent pieces of evidence
elaborate. strengthen the claim. taken from the movie.
There are too many errors There are some errors in There are only minor
in mechanics (spelling, mechanics and grammar errors in grammar and
capitalization, and use of usage but still, the ideas usage but they do not
punctuation) and grammar are understood. affect the intended
usage that adversely affect message/purpose of the
Mechanics the understanding of the essay.
ideas conveyed.
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