21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Unit 1 : Contextual Reading Approaches

Literary Reading through a Biographical Context

Literary Reading through a Sociocultural Context

Literary Reading through a Linguistic Context

Critical Reading Strategies in Literature

Unit 2 : Various Literary Devices

Sound Devices

Figurative Language

Other Literary Techniques

Literary Elements in Prose

Unit 3 : Major Literary Genres

Poetry

Prose

Creative Nonfiction

Drama

Unit 4 : Other Literary Genres

Genre Fiction

New and Emerging Literary Genres

Electronic Literature

Graphic Literature

Unit 5 : Philippine Literature during the Precolonial Period

The Precolonial Period

Philippine Folk Narratives

Philippine Mythology and Philippine Folk Lyric and Speech

Reading Selections and Analyses

Unit 6 : Philippine Literature during the Spanish Colonial Period

The Spanish Colonial Period

Poetry during the Spanish Colonial Period

 Prose during the Spanish Colonial Period

Drama during the Spanish Colonial Period

Unit 7 : Philippine Literature during the American and the Japanese Periods

Philippine Literature during the American Colonial Period

Filipino Author during the American Colonization: Aurelio Tolentino

Philippine Literature during the Japanese Occupation

Filipino Author during the Japanese Occupation: Manuel Arguilla