Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES & SATELLITE CAMPUSES
Calauan, Laguna Campus

Albito, Noralin M.

BTLED HE 2-1

CHAPTER 7: ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE LITERACY

QUESTION TO PONDER

1. What is your personal definition of creativity?

2. Recall some of the creative classroom activities you had in school. What made them
creative?

3. Is creativity the same with innovativeness? Read various definitions on these two
concepts and organize your notes using a Venn diagram.

4. Refer to the characteristics of artistically literate students. Examine yourself and tell
whether you possess any of the characteristics mentioned.

5. Explain this quote from Picasso: All children are born artists. The problem is to remain as
an artist as we grow up.
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES & SATELLITE CAMPUSES
Calauan, Laguna Campus

EVALUATE

1. How should arts learning be structured so that students can begin to think like an
artist?

2. What are some best practices in teaching that create an active or student-centered
learning environment?

3. Why are 21st century skills or personal dispositions important goals for students in
arts education?

4. Guided by the characteristics mentioned, can you name artists from your family,
school, and community? Make a profile of these artists.

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES & SATELLITE CAMPUSES
Calauan, Laguna Campus

5. Choose a grade level and topic. Design instructional plan showing creative classroom
activities that will engage learners.

CHAPTER 8: CRITICAL LITERACY

QUESTION TO PONDER

1. Assess your critical literacy skills by answering the following questions with YER or NO.

A. Do you evaluate your sources before using them in your essay?

B. Do you support your opinions and claims with experts ideas?
C. Do you read with a critical eye?
D. Do you manage the vast amount of information you need to read?
E. Do you verify data and information before accepting them?

2. Let us explore your personal literacy histories by recalling and writing below your
answers to the following:

A. Your first memories of reading (what, where, with, whom?)

B. Favorite reading as a child and as an adult?

C. The most important book/s or author/s in your life?

D. The main roles and purpose of reading in your life (as a parent professional, for
pleasure, religious purposes, etc.)

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES & SATELLITE CAMPUSES
Calauan, Laguna Campus

EVALUATE

1. List down the skills related to critical literacy.

2. Collect a range of reading materials.

A. Classify by categories (e.g request from charities, public information leaflets).

B. When you have worked out five or six broad types, identify:

 Who produced them (e.g., public bodies, commercial enterprises, local

authorities)

 For whom they are produced

 Why the text were produced

 Whether each one is relevant to you or not, and why.

C. Choose one text from each category that particularly appeals to you, either because of
its style or its content and discuss with other members of the group.

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES & SATELLITE CAMPUSES
Calauan, Laguna Campus

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