st Century Literature

from the Philippines

and the World
 Objectives
• Differentiate the different 21 st literary genres
based on its characteristics.
• Appreciate the unique contributions of each
21st literary genre on literary works.
• Retell the story of beauty and the beast using
Manga and Doodle Fiction.
Do you know
these?
Can you name more
literary works?
• New literary works created within the last 21st Century
decade.
Literature
• Imaginative writing
• Deals with current themes and reflects
technological culture.
• Often breaks traditional writing.
• Traces artistic representation of shared and
familiar experiences.
Simply because SHS students were all born in or
just before the 21st century. This century is their
Why 21st
century. For them, the 20th century is what the Century
19th century is to us teachers.
Literature?
Isagani Cruz, Philippine Star
Why 21st “On or about December 1910 human
Century character changed, something major
Literature? happened to literature on or about
December 2000.”

- VirginiaWoolf
Literary Genres
in 21st Century
Illustrated Story through text and
Novels illustrated images
 Digi-Fiction
It is a literary experience that
combines three media: book,
movie/video, and Internet
websites.
 Graphic Novels
Narrative in comic book formats.
 Manga
It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all
comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan.
Doodle Fiction
A literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle
drawings and hand written graphics in place of traditional font.
 Chick-lit
Genre of fiction
which addresses
issues of modern
womanhood, often
humorously and
lightheartedly.
 SPECULATIVE
FICTION
Dystopian, supernatural fiction,
weird fiction, superhero fiction,
apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic,
fantastical fiction, sci-fi
SPOKEN
POETRY
Oral art that focuses on the
aesthetics of word play and
intonation and voice
inflection.
“Reading literature gives one a better understanding of
human nature and the complexity of the human condition. It
makes one less judgmental and more sympathetic.
Literature can also be more insightful than non-fiction.”
– Professor Tommy Koh
“The possibility of being as free with the camera as we are
with the pen is a fantastic prospect for the creative life of
21st Century.”

– Carlos Fuentes
 THERE’S
LITERATURE
ON SOCIAL
MEDIA!
Exercise 1
Directions: Complete the table below by supplying the characteristics and
examples of each 21st Century literary Genre.
Literary Genre Characteristics Example
Digi-Fiction

Graphic Novel

Manga

Doodle Fiction

Chick-lit

Speculative Fiction

Spoken Poetry
Exercise 2
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. A story told using a combination of text and illustrations or without text at all.
a.Digi-Fiction
b.Doodle Fiction
c.Illustrated Novel
d.Creative Non-Fiction
2. Drawings enhance stories in this form where illustrations and handwritten graphics are
incorporated.
e.Digi-Fiction
f. Doodle Fiction
g.Illustrated Novel
h.Creative Non-Fiction
3. The genre of speculative fiction dealing with concepts of time, travel, parallel universe,
extra-terrestrial life, and futuristic technology.
i. Digi-Fiction
j. Doodle Fiction
k.Science Fiction
l. Creative Non-Fiction
Exercise 2
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
4. It is a collection of stories presented in comic book formats.
a.Digi-Fiction
b.Doodle Fiction
c.Illustrated Novel
d.Graphic Novel
 5. In English-speaking countries, these are stories with illustrations published in Japan.
e.Manga
f. Digi-Fiction
g.Graphic Novel
h.Illustrated Novel
6. Christopher Ford’s Stickman Odyssey, which tells the story through text and handwritten
graphics, is an example of this literary genre.
i. Digi-Fiction
j. Doodle Fiction
k.Illustrated Novel
l. Creative Non-Fiction
Exercise 2
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
7. Before it was adapted into an anime, Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter is a comic book series from
Japan that falls under this literary genre.
a. Manga
b.Digi-Fiction
c. Graphic Novel
d.Illustrated Novel
8. Batman: The Dark Knight by Frank Miller is a popular example of this literary genre where the story is
written in comic book format.
e. Manga
f. Digi-Fiction
g.Graphic Novel
h.Illustrated Novel
9. Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic, which revolves around a woman’s shopping addiction and
her journey to overcoming it, is an example of this literary genre.
i. Chick Lit
j. Digi-Fiction
k.Hyper Poetry
l. Text-Talk Novel
 Answers in Exercise 2
1. C. Illustrated Novels.
2. B. Doodle Fiction
3. C. Science Fiction
4. C. Illustrated Novels
5. A. Manga
6. B. Doodle Fiction
7. A. Manga
8. C. Graphic Novels
9. A. Chick-lit
Homework!
Retell the story of Beauty and the Beast using
Manga and Doodle Fiction. Then, upload it on
LMS.
RUBICS
Content 50 points
Information shared are complete and relevant with
the given topic.
Creativity 30 points
The story is communicated in amazing and unusual
ways
Mechanics 20 points
No error in punctuation, capitalization and spelling