21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Quarter 2 – Module 2:

Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres

Activity 3. Assessment 1!

Directions: Read the scenarios or statements given in each number. Then identify the 21 st century
literature genre or concept described in each.

1. Which genre of 21st-century literature involves an author’s narrative in prose while infusing
images or illustrations to a story often in a comic book fashion while maintaining resemblance
to the length, story, or quality novels

a) Comic book c) Illustrated novels

b) Graphic novels d) mythology

2. It is where dialogues in graphic fiction are written.

a) Gutter
b) Image panels
c) Motion lines
d) Speechbubbles/balloons
3. How does flash fiction commonly end the story?
a) It presents a painful ending
b) It usually ends happily and merrily
c) Readers have the liberty to give their ending
d) The story ends with a twist
4. How is literary form different from genre?
a) Genre is the general structure of a piece of writing, while the literary form is the
particular style within a genre
b) Literary form is the general structure of a piece of writing. While the genre is the
particular style within a form.
c) They're both general structures of a piece of writing, but there are more genres than
literary forms.
d) They’re essentially the same.
5. Which characterizes flash fiction?
a) It combines letters and words
b) It presents the fewest words possible.
c) Illustration allows the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in
the story.
d) It presents colorful image panels

Assessment 2!

Comparing and Contrasting between Genres: Directions: Read two stories pre, “My Freaking Alarm”p.4
and “The Unlucky Winners” p.5. Then write their similarities and differences using a Venn Diagram.
Assessment 3.
Based on your answer in Assessment 2, answer the questions below.
1. What characteristics of the stories make them similar?
2. What characteristics of the stories make them different?
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Creative Literary Adaptations

Activity 4. Let’s discover the story elements!

Refer to” To the Story of the Pencil by Paulo Coelho” p. 4 of the module.

1. What is the setting of the story?

2. How were the characters presented in the story? ( characterization )
3. Were there dialogues included in the story?
4. Was there any conflict in the story?
5. How did the plot advance?

Activity 5. Comprehension questions

1. What is the purpose behind the sharpener?

2. How about the eraser?
3. What is the message behind the fourth quality of the pencil?
4. How about the fifth quality?

To be continued……….