BASICS IN UNDERSTANDING LITERATURE

INTRODUCTION
Literature is often ignored and is viewed by a lot of teens as boring and uninteresting but there
are also some who enjoy it and make it a hobby. In addition, the love for literature is an often-neglected
activity by many for it is deemed insignificant and less prioritized because there are many who also view
it as a waste of time. However, people have not seen that reading literature develops them cognitively,
socially, emotionally, and academically (Fraser-Thill, 2020). Through reading, critical thinking skills would
improve a person’s reasoning ability and would widen their perspective of the world. This hobby would
be a great opportunity for a person to widen their perspective and be able to improve one’s emotional
quotient because as the person reads more, the reader is exposed more to diverse personalities, thus
emotional quotient is developed because of the interaction of the reader with the various characters
that would build a connection to each other that touches the emotion and sometimes, if not most of the
time, life.

Literature is generally defined as a written artistic work and pertains specifically to those with a
high and lasting artistic value. (Literature, 2020) Moreover, literature pertains to the body of written
work and is usually linked to imaginative works of poetry and prose and is perceived with aesthetic
excellence in its craft (Rexroth, 2019). It is hard to capture a concrete and specific definition of what
literature is but allow me to share a simplified definition that would encapsulate the idea and context as
a whole which I learned from the lecture of my literature professor in college and masters and was
compiled by Moreno (2005).

“Literature is said to be the product of and a commentary on the life

process, literature being life itself. It is an oral or written record of man’s thoughts,
feelings, ideas, ideals, and aspirations which has stood the test of time because of its
universal appeal.”

This simplified version of the definition from my professor provides a concept that literature is
surely not limited to writing but also oral records of man’s various life encounters with the surroundings
and with life itself. These experiences drawn from life are painted through words that may color and
inform the reader. However, the evidence of its literariness is not its publication nor dissemination in all
forms but with its existence through time with a universal theme in which anyone and everyone can
draw out a piece of themselves from it.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Summarize the basics in literature through series of activities
2. Present the significant terminologies in the study of literature
3. Reflect on the modes of analyzing literature
JUMPSTART
What is your favorite book and how did it influence your life as a person and as a future teacher?
Please share your book encounters by writing them in the box provided below.

LITERATURE BASICS
In this section, literature shall be discussed according to its categories, forms, and genres.
Literature is categorized as either Utilitarian or Aesthetics. Each
ese categor ies
would reveal its characteristics and its aim. A particular literary
Utilitarian
(Literature of Knowledge) when its chief aim is to su
provides
pertinent information that would help a
s
to one’s mind and intellect because it

The utilitarian literature is factual

when it provides the exact information from a first-hand source and can be supported b
objective
in its presentation of ideas for it presents ideas in a logical
’
benefit. Another characteristic
of Utilitarian literature is that it is impartial
. This means that the data that is being presented is reliable and may contain valid information that may be us
direct language
which is very clear, concise, and concrete and this utilitarian literature does not use superflu

Aesthetic (Literature of Power) is the other broad category of literature pertaining to

the body of Literature that arouses human interest as they encounter it. It also appeals to feelings or em
es
a connection to the text. This makes the Literature come alive for it reaches out to the deepest soul
indirect or figurative language.
Fanciful
pertains to the whimsicality of an idea presented that is most of the time imaginative in nature and driven by fanta
subjective
in its sense because the ideas, ideologies, and philosophy shared through the life that it m
partial
ity of ideas
sometimes because this body of written text
contains facts and valid experiences of the people. However,
there are times that portions of the real story are twisted and deviate
from its original story to become more interesting for the readers
indirect language or figurative language
to put creativity in the narration and to allow the text to exist with its own life a

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.1

Complete the table by filling in the missing items. Write your answer legibly on the box provided.
Utilitarian 1.

Factual 2.

3. Subjective

Impartial 4.

5. Using Indirect Languages

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.2

Categorize the literature and provide a one sentence support to your answers according to the
characteristics of the broad categories. Write your answers on the blank provided.
__________________1. Inquirer News Articles
Justification: _______________________________________________________
__________________2. Stupid is Forever by Mirriam Santiago
Justification: _______________________________________________________
__________________3. Britannica Encyclopedia
Justification: _______________________________________________________
__________________4. 100 tula para kay Estela
Justification: _______________________________________________________
__________________5. E-Book on Language, Society, and Culture
Justification: _______________________________________________________

FORMS OF LITERATURE
1. Prose–all forms of written or spoken expression that are consciously organized and lacks
rhythmic patterns imply logical order, continuity of thought, and individual style. (Moreno,
2005) This comes from the Latin expression “prosaoratio” which means straightforward or
 direct speech. (Literary Devices, 2017) These are some of the examples of the prose:(Literary
Devices Editor, 2013)
● Nonfictional Prose –A literary work that is mainly based on fact, though it may contain
fictional elements in some instances. Examples include biographies and essays.
● Fictional Prose –A literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical.
Examples are novels.
● Heroic Prose –A literary work that may be written down or recited, and which employs
many of the formulaic expressions found in oral tradition. Examples are legends and
tales.
● Prose Poetry –A literary work that exhibits poetic quality – using emotional effects and
heightened imagery – but which is written in prose instead of verse.
2. Poetry– an arrangement of lines in which form and content fuse to suggest meanings beyond
the literal meanings of words; the language of poetry is more compressed and also more
musical. Poetry has rhyme, meter, and rhythm.
● Rhyme. Words rhyme when the sound of their accented vowels and all succeeding
sounds are identical.
● Rhythm. It refers to the cadence of poetic lines or prose passages.
- Trochee. (stressed-unstressed) a two-syllable metrical pattern in poetry
in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable. The
word “poet” is a trochee, with the stressed syllable of “po” followed by
the unstressed syllable, “et”: Po-et. This is pronounced as DUH-duh, as
in “ladder.”(Bennet, 2017e)

A trochee is a type of poetic foot commonly used in English poetry. It

has two syllables, the first of which is strongly stressed, while the
second syllable is unstressed, as given below:

“Tell me not, in mournful numbers”

(Psalm of Life, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

- Iamb. (unstressed-stressed) a two-syllable metrical pattern in poetry in

which one unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. The
word “define” is an iamb, with the unstressed syllable of “de” followed
by the stressed syllable, “fine”: De-fine. The sound of it is pronounced as
duh-DUH, as in “indeed.”(Bennet, 2017c)

This is the most commonly used rhythm. It consists of two syllables, the
first of which is not stressed, while the second syllable is stressed. Such
as:

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”

(Sonnet 18, by William Shakespeare)
 - Spondee. (stressed-stressed)a two-syllable metrical pattern in poetry in
which both syllables are stressed. The word “downtown” is a spondee,
with the stressed syllable of “down” followed by another stressed
syllable, “town”: downtown. The pronunciation is DUH-DUH, as in
“TV.”(Bennet, 2017d)

Spondee is a poetic foot that has two syllables, which are consecutively
stressed. For example:

“White founts falling in the Courts of the sun”

(Lepanto, by G. K. Chesterton)

- Dactyl. (stressed-unstressed-unstressed) a three-syllable metrical

pattern in poetry in which a stressed syllable is followed by two
unstressed syllables. The word “poetry” itself is a great example of a
dactyl, with the stressed syllable falling on the “Po,” followed by the
unstressed syllables “e” and “try”: Po-e-try. The pronunciation of this is
DUH-duh-duh, as in “certainly.”(Bennet, 2017b)

Dactyl is made up of three syllables. The first syllable is stressed, and the
remaining two syllables are not stressed, such as in the word
“marvelous.” For example:

“This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,”
(Evangeline, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

- Anapest. (unstressed-unstressed-stressed) a three-syllable metrical

pattern in poetry in which two unstressed syllables are followed by a
stressed syllable. The word “understand” is an anapest, with the
unstressed syllables of “un” and “der” followed by the stressed syllable,
“stand”: Un-der-stand. This follows the pronunciation as duh-duh-DUH,
as in “what the heck!” (Anapestic poetry typically divides its stressed
syllables across multiple words.)(Bennet, 2017a)

Anapests are total opposites of dactyls. They have three syllables,

where the first two syllables are not stressed, and the last syllable is
stressed. For example:

” ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,”
(‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore)
● Meter. The repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry (iamb, trochee,
anapest, dactyl)
- In English poetry, the most common types of metrical feet are two
syllables and three syllables long. They are characterized by their
particular combination of stressed syllables and unstressed syllables.
(Collins, 2019)
 - A meter contains a sequence of several feet, where each foot has many
syllables such as stressed/unstressed. Hence, a meter has an overall
rhythmic pattern in a line of verse, which a foot cannot describe.
(Meter, 2015)

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.3

Analyze the poem using the concepts of Rhyme, Rhythm,and Meter. Mark the poem on its left with
codes for the rhyme, Write the metric feet on the right side of the poem on each line and provide the
Rhythmic pattern of the poem with justification.
SONNET 18
William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Rhythmic Pattern: ___________________________________________________

Justification:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________

THE LITERARY GENRE

Poetry

A. Narrative- Tells a story in verse form

 1. Epic- the longest form of narrative poetry; it tells about the exploits/ adventures and heroic deeds
of a hero or a semi-legendary being; it is set in the distant past.
There two types:
a. Literary Epic- has a known author; written by a single author.
b. Folk Epic/ Epic of Growth- originates from a group of people.

Examples:
Literary
“KantataniDaragangMagayon” by M. Bobis
“Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained” by J. Milton
“Divine Comedy” by Dante
Folk
“Ibalong”
“Beowulf”
“Aeneid”
2. Metrical Romance- a long rambling story that embodies the ideals of the medieval times (age of
chivalry); talks about the lives and adventures of the nobility, chivalry, and knighthood. Ex. King
Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Thomas Hardy).
3. Metrical Tale-a long narrative poem that tells of the lives of ordinary people; it has an element
of realism. Ex. Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio), The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer).
4. Ballad- a narrative about (1) a heroic deed, (2) a love episode/ romantic encounter, or (3) a
supernatural element, but simpler than the epic, metrical romance, and metrical Tale.Ex. Sir
Patrick Spens, Lochinvar, Lord Randal.

B. Dramatic Poetry- a stage presentation or production in verse form.

1. Tragedy- has a sad ending; the main character often meets death; has a somber or serious tone.
Ex. Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare), Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
2. Comedy- light and sprightly in tone; always has a happy ending. Ex. The Merchant of Venice
(Shakespeare), The Frogs (Aristophanes).

C. Lyric Poetry- reflects the varied moods and emotions of the author.
1. Ode- a monodrama where the author is the actor himself who shares an unforgettable
experience of his life. Ex. Annabel Lee (Edgar Allan Poe), Ode to the West Wind (Percy Bysshe
Shelly).
2. Elegy- a poem about death or mourning expressed in lamentation. Ex. O Captain, My Captain
(Walt Whitman), Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Thomas Gray).
3. Sonnet- a poem of fourteen rhymed lines in iambic pentameter. Ex. Sonnet 18 (Shakespeare),
How Do I Love Thee (Elizabeth Barrette Browning)
4. Song/Psalm/Hymn- the song is a poem intended to be sung; the psalm is a religious song; the
hymn a song of praise/adoration, either sacred or secular.
5. Modern Ballad- is based on a narrative that serves as the poet's inspiration; there is a story
behind it.
6. Idyll- a poem of rural or pastoral feeling; expresses sentiment for his immediate surroundings. Ex.
Trees (Joyce Kilmer).

PROSE
1. Short Story- a narrative told by a known author with characters, setting, plot, and theme.
 2. Novel- an extended form of a short story; with several settings and more characters, minor and
major themes, main plot, and subplots.
3. Myth- prose narratives that are considered to be sacred and true in societies where they are told,
the embodiment of dogma and religious doctrines, set in the remote past (when the world was
young and not as it is today).
4. Legends- prose narratives considered to be true in societies where they originated and thrived,
situated in the distant past (when the world was young but much as it is today).
5. Folktales- definitely fiction; not an embodiment of dogma; told for entertainment.
6. Parables- stories containing morals or religious lessons; allegories (an extended metaphor).
7. Fables- characters are animals; they express the follies of man without directly attacking them.
8. Essay- a literary exposition expressing the author’s views or ideas about a subject, maybe formal
or informal.

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.4

Identify the correct answer on each item. Write the type of Poetry on line “a” and the genre of poetry
on line “b”. Write your answer in the blank provided.
a)________________1. Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare b)________________

a)________________2. Illiad
b)________________

a)________________ 3. I wandered Lonely as the Cloud by William Wordsworth

b)________________

a)________________ 4. The Lord is my Shepherd – Psalms 24

b)________________

a)________________ 5. Oedipus The King

b)________________

a)________________ 6. Canterbury Tales

b)________________
LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.5
Complete the Data Base for the Prose by filling in the missing items.
Philippine Literature Literature in Other
Genre Description
Example Country Example

Essay 1. 2. 3.

characters are
animals;
expressed the
4. 5. 6.
follies of man
without directly
attacking them
 Parable of the Lost
7. 8. 9.
Sheep

The Man with Coconuts

It narrates the story about a

man who gathered his
coconuts and loaded it to
his horse. He asked a boy
how long it would take for
him to go home. “If you go
slowly, you will arrive very
10. 11. soon, but if you go fast, it 12.
will take you all day,” said
the boy, and the man found
it strange. So he hurried his
horse, and every time he
does this, the coconuts
would fall. He was able to
reach home when it was
already night time.

Mountain of the
Sleeping Lady

The mountain of Doi

Nang Non in Chiang
Rai,Thailand, takes its
unusual shape from
13. 14. 15.
that of a sleeping lady.
A beautiful princess
was betrothed to a
man who ran away,
leaving her pregnant
and alone. She waited
for him and went out
 looking for him,
fearing he was lost.
After walking for
several days, she
collapsed to the
ground and, realizing
he had left her, cried
out in despair before
dying. As her ghost left
her body, it grew to a
large size and
eventually became a
mountain range, today
called Doi Nang Non —
or the mountain of the
sleeping lady.

Myth 16. 17. 18.

This is an
extended form of
a short story, with
several settings
and more
19. 20. 21.
characters, minor
and major
themes, main
plot, and
subplots.
 Dead Stars by Paz Marquez
22. 23. 24.
Benitez

Analyzing a Literary Piece

Analyzing a specific literary piece is a nerve-racking experience when taken seriously but also fun
when taken lightly. This shall provide many opportunities to view literary pieces according to one's view
in life and ideologies. Professor Lye (1997)explained that analyzing a literary piece is essentially an
articulation of and a defense of an interpretation, which shows how the resources of Literature are used
to create the meaningfulness of the text. He shares several reasons for analyzing literature:
1. The ultimate end of analysis is, first and foremost, a deeper understanding and a fuller
appreciation of the literature.
2. Literature uses language, images, and the essential processes of meaning-making; analysis can
lead to a more astute and powerful use of the tools of meaning on the reader’s part.
3. Analysis should also teach us to be aware of the cultural delineations of a work, and its
ideological aspects.
4. Through close reading and reflection, we must understand the way ideas and feelings are
discussed in our culture or in other times and cultures.

Professor Lye further shared the sophisticated experience of looking closely at the poem but
provided satisfaction when the codes are cracked down, and the meaning is interpreted and taken as
own by the reader. Here is a step-by-step process of Analyzing Poetry and Fiction.
In analyzing Poetry, his advice is to do the following:
1. Look at the Title
2. Read the poem for the major indicators of its meaning.
3. Read the ending of the poem
4. Divide the poem into parts
5. Pay attention to the tone of the poem
6. Start noticing more about how the various elements of the poetry work to create its meaning.

The following are the guide questions that would further help the reader dig into the meaning of the
poem. Please take note that the author may provide a background of the poem, but when it is already
written, it takes a life of its own and speaks its meaning as perceived by the reader based on the
elements of the poem.

In analyzing fiction, it is essential to look unto the different elements of fiction that may help
illuminate the message that it portrays through the literary pieces. The different elements are: a.) Plot,
b.) Character, c.) Settings, d.) The Narrator, e.)Figurative Language, f.) Representation of Reality, g.)
World-View. Further analysis of the prose fiction leads to understanding the following:
1. The Passage as Prose
a.) The language such as:
i. What kind of language is used?
ii. What are the connotations of the language? How much language is
connotative? What are the areas of experience, feeling, and meaning evoked?
iii. How forceful is the language (see also imagery and sentence structure)?
iv. What aspects of feeling are supported or created by the sound of the
language?
b.) Sentence Structure–Meaning is created by how the sentences sound, by how they
are balanced, by force created by punctuation and by language
c.) Imagery and Setting–Images and use of setting can tell you a great deal about a
character, a narrator, a fictional work
d.) Discourse Features
2. Characterization–The idea here is that the various features of the prose above will support
features of characterization, which we can discuss in somewhat different terms.
3. Genre & Tradition– Different traditions and genres tend to use language , characters ,
setting and plot differently, and this may show in individual passages.

For further discussion, please refer to the PDF copy ,or you may refer to this link:
https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/271/CRITICAL%20READING%20A%20GUIDE%20John%20Lye
%20Brock%20Univ.htm

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.6

What do you think is the importance of analyzing a literary piece? Please write in the vacant space inside
the scrolls below.
LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.7
Have you tried analyzing a literary piece before in your literature class? Please share your
experiences by narrating them in the box below. If your answer is no, please share your interest in
analyzing prose or poetry. Write your answer in the box below.
SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
 Utilitarian (Literature of Knowledge) - when its chief aim is to supply information to its readers.
It is described to be factual, objective, impartial, and uses direct knowledge.
 Aesthetic (Literature of Power) - is the other broad category of literature pertaining to on the
body of Literature that arouses human interest as they encounter it. It also appeals to feelings or
emotions as the reader establishes connection to the text. The characteristics of Aesthetic
literature are fanciful, subjective, partial, at times, and uses indirect or figurative language.
 Forms of Literature includes Prose and Poetry.
 Prose - all forms of written or spoken expression that is consciously organized and lack rhythmic
patterns imply logical order, continuity of thought, and individual style
  Poetry - an arrangement of lines in which form and content fuse to suggest meanings beyond
the literal meanings of words; the language of poetry is more compressed and also more
musical. Poetry has rhyme, meter and rhythm.
 Narrative Poetry - includes Epic, Metrical Romance, Metrical Tale, and Ballad.
 Dramatic Poetry – includes Tragedy and Comedy.
 Lyric Poetry – includes Ode, Elegy, Sonnet, Song/Psalm/Hymn, Modern Ballad, and Idyll.
 Prose includes, Short Story, Novel, Myth, Legends, Folktales, Parables, Fables, and Essay.
 Analyzing a specific literary piece is a nerve-racking experience when taken seriously but also
fun when taken lightly. This shall provide many opportunities to view literary pieces according to
one's view in life and ideologies.

REFERENCES
Bennet, B. (2017a, May 5). Anapest. LitCharts. LitCharts LLC. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-
and-terms/anapest
Bennet, B. (2017b, May 5). Dactyl. LitCharts. LitCharts LLC. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-
and-terms/dactyl
Bennet, B. (2017c, May 5). Iamb. LitCharts. LitCharts LLC. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-
and-terms/iamb
Bennet, B. (2017d, May 5). Spondee. LitCharts. LitCharts LLC. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-
and-terms/spondee
Bennet, B. (2017e, May 5). Trochee. LitCharts. LitCharts LLC. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-
and-terms/trochee
Collins, B. (2019, July 2). Poetry 101: What Is Meter? Learn the Difference Between Qualitative and
Quantitative Meter in Poetry with Examples - 2020. MasterClass.
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/poetry-101-what-is-meter-learn-the-difference-between-
qualitative-and-quantitative-meter-in-poetry-with-examples
Literature. (2020). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/literature
Lye, J. (1997). CRITICAL READING: A GUIDE. https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/271/CRITICAL
%20READING%20A%20GUIDE%20John%20Lye%20Brock%20Univ.htm
Meter. (2015, February 3). Literary Devices. https://literarydevices.net/meter/
Moreno, J. R. (2005). Notes in Literature. Unpublished Document.

Print and Submit this to my table (in front of the CAL Office)
October 13, 2023

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.3 (15pts)

Analyze the poem using the concepts of Rhyme, and Meter. Mark the poem on its left with codes for
the rhyme, Write the metric feet on the right side of the poem on each line and provide the Rhythmic
pattern of the poem with justification.
SONNET 18
William Shakespeare
 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Rhythmic Pattern: ___________________________________________________

Justification:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.4 (12pts)

Identify the correct answer on each item. Write the type of Poetry on line “a” and the genre of poetry
on line “b”. Write your answer in the blank provided.
a)________________1. Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare
b)________________

a)________________2. Illiad
b)________________

a)________________ 3. I wandered Lonely as the Cloud by William Wordsworth

b)________________

a)________________ 4. The Lord is my Shepherd – Psalms 24

b)________________
a)________________ 5. Oedipus The King
b)________________

a)________________ 6. Canterbury Tales

b)________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.5 (24pts)

Complete the Data Base for the Prose by filling in the missing items.
Philippine Literature Literature in Other
Genre Description
Example Country Example

Essay 1. 2. 3.

characters are animals;

expressed the follies of
4. 5. 6.
man without directly
attacking them
7. 8. 9. Parable of the Lost Sheep

The Man with Coconuts

It narrates the story about a

man who gathered his
coconuts and loaded it to his
horse. He asked a boy how
long it would take for him to
go home. “If you go slowly,
10. 11. you will arrive very soon, but 12.
if you go fast, it will take you
all day,” said the boy, and
the man found it strange. So
he hurried his horse, and
every time he does this, the
coconuts would fall. He was
able to reach home when it
was already night time.

Mountain of the Sleeping

Lady

The mountain of Doi

Nang Non in Chiang
13. 14. 15. Rai,Thailand, takes its
unusual shape from that
of a sleeping lady. A
beautiful princess was
betrothed to a man who
ran away, leaving her
 pregnant and alone. She
waited for him and went
out looking for him,
fearing he was lost. After
walking for several days,
she collapsed to the
ground and, realizing he
had left her, cried out in
despair before dying. As
her ghost left her body, it
grew to a large size and
eventually became a
mountain range, today
called Doi Nang Non — or
the mountain of the
sleeping lady.

Myth 16. 17. 18.

 This is an extended
form of a short story,
with several settings
19. and more characters, 20. 21.
minor and major
themes, main plot, and
subplots.

Dead Stars by Paz Marquez

22. 23. 24.
Benitez

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.6 (20pts)

What do you think is the importance of analyzing a literary piece? Please write in the vacant space inside
the scrolls below.
LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.7 (10pts)
Have you tried analyzing a literary piece before in your literature class? Please share your
experiences by narrating them in the box below. If your answer is no, please share your interest in
analyzing prose or poetry. Write your answer in the box below.
 Computation

Total Point Points Earned

Learning Activity 1.3 15

Learning Activity 1.4 12
Learning Activity 1.5 24

Learning Activity 1.6 20

Learning Activity 1.7 10

Total 80

For Writing Outputs

1 2 3 4
 Needs Good Very Satisfactory Excellent
Improvement

Organization (15%) The flow should The flow is good The flow of the The flow of the
have but should have output should presentation and
considered gone through have been transition was
editing and review. tweaked, a little, very well thought
feedback for to deliver the of. (15%)
(9%)
improvement. message well.

(6%) (12%)

Content (40%) The questions The answers and The answers were All the questions
should have information not sufficient but were answered
been reviewed needed did not enough to answer and important
as a guide for fully covered the questions. points were
the output what is expected. delivered and
(35%)
submission. explained.
(30%)
(25%) (40%)

Technicality (15%) The output has The output is The output is The output is
a lot of errors incomplete and complete but has complete and has
and should has shown many glitches that good sound,
have been difficulties. should have been visual, transition,
improved. edited. and other
(9%)
technical aspects.
(8%) (12%)
(15%)

Mechanics (30%) The writing is The writing has a The writing has The writing is free
poor and has a lot of grammatical few grammatical of grammar errors
lot of errors and the errors and the and the
punctuation punctuations are punctuations are punctuations are
issues. not properly properly properly
(15%) observed. observed. observed.
(20%) (25%)
(30%)