DISCOVER THROUGH

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
THE NEED TO WORK
COOPERATIVELY AND
RESPONSIBLY IN
TODAY'S GLOBAL
VILLAGE
 LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
• IDENTIFY THE LITERARY GENRES OF
THE PHILIPPINES
• APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF THE
MESSAGES CONVEYED IN VARIOUS
PHILIPPINE LITERARY PIECES
• DISCOVER THROUGH PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE THE NEED TO WORK
COOPERATIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY
LITERAR
Y GENRES
BASIC LITERARY GENRES
• FICTION
- a made-up or imagined story

• NON-FICTION
-an account of a subject which
is presented as fact
 TYPES OF NON-
FICTION
• NARRATIVE NONFICTION
• ESSAYS
• BIOGRAPHY
• AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• SPEECH
 NARRATIVE
NONFICTION
is information based on facts
presented in a form of a story.
Examples are personal essays,
memoirs, diaries, and literary
journalism.
 ESSAYS
are short literary compositions that
reflect the author's outlook or point. It
focuses on a particular theme or
subject, and is generally analytic,
speculative, or interpretative.
 BIOGRAPHY

is a written account of another

person's life written by another
person.
 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

is a story or narration of a person's

life written by the same person in
his or her own words.
GENRES OF FICTION
• FANTASY
• HUMOR
• SCIENCE FICTION
• REALISTIC FICTION
• HISTORICAL FICTION
• HORROR
• MYSTERY
 FANTASY
involves make-believe mental images of
beings, places, and things that are very much
different from what you see and experience in
real life.
 HUMOR

presents fictional events in an amusing or

hilarious manner.
 SCIENCE FICTION

revolves on the impact of potential or

technological discoveries, either actual or
imagined.
 REALISTIC FICTION

consists of stories that reflect people and

events in the society in daily life even if
the writer just made them up.
 HISTORICAL FICTION

is a story with fictional characters and

events in a historical setting.
 HORROR

has frightful , shocking, or terrifying

elements causing one to feel dread and
uneasy about the event that will happen
next.
 MYSTERY

-the plot of the stories focuses on resolving

crimes and figuring out hidden parts in
characters or events
 FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH
SUMMARY
Read and understand the story's
summary. Then ponder on and reflect on
your answers and insights to the
following guide questions:
Back to Outline
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
• How was cooperation shown between Dodong and Teang?
• Was Dodong able to take full responsibility of his decision
of getting married to Teang? How?
• If you were Dodong, do you believe you can take full
responsibility of your own family at a very young age?
• If you were Dodong, what would you you have done
differently in life?
• What would you feel about Dodong and Teang's experiences
as a young couple?
FOOTNOTE
TO YOUTH
 The story was all about a boy named Dodong who, in
early age, decided to marry his loved one—Teang. At
first, he was so apprehensive on how to tell this matter
to his father. But afterwards, he finally had the
courage to tell his father about his decision to get
marry, and he was so happy.
 On the other hand, his father seemed not willing to
grant his plea. But due to Dodong’s insistence that he
was already seventeen and how he really loved Teang,
Dodong’s desire to marry was reluctantly conceded.
 When Teang gave birth to their first child, Dodong
felt a twinge of shame being a young father. A lapse of
six years went by, and six successive children came
along. With this situation, Dodong sometimes felt
angry with himself, but he could not help but to
accept the bitter fact.
The interminable work of Teang had emaciated her
like a bag of bones. She felt a deep remorse for
marrying at the very young age. But it did not mean
that she was regretful to be with Dodong. She loved
Dodong so much. But at the back of her mind, she
was thinking on what will be her situation if she
married his suitor Lucio instead of Dodong.
Lucio married after her marriage with Dodong but
until now, Lucio was childless. While her mind was in
a jumble of thoughts, she regarded that if she married
Lucio, she was probably still childless, and it would
be better for her. But then again, Teang loves Dodong;
no matter what.
 Blas, their first son, came home one night and said
that he wanted to marry Tona. Dodong wanted to
refuse, but “youth must triumph…love must triumph.”
Dodong hopelessly decided to agree with Blas’ plea,
but it could not be deny across his face that he was
somewhat sorry.
 He was somewhat sorry because he knew that Blas’
life afterwards will be like what he experienced
before. He knew that Blas’ life will face many
challenges as what he experienced before.