MULTIMEDIA FORMATS IN

INTERPRETING LITERARY TEXT

 Objectives
Identify the different multimedia formats in
interpreting 21st Century literary text
Give examples for each multimedia format
Appreciate the importance of multimedia formats in
interpreting literary text
Let’s watch and Answer
Watch the video of group of students
interpreting the song of Levi Celerio “ AngPipit.”
What message does the lyricist, Levi Celerio,
convey in his song?
How did the students interpret the song?
What media platform did the students use in
interpreting the song?
Ang Pipit
What message does the lyricist
Levi Celerio, convey in his song?
 This song is a metaphorical representation of
how our country gets abused and abandoned.
When we say metaphorical, the poor creature,
Pipit hit by a slingshot suffered from pain and
unable to fly is likened to our country where
Filipinos suffer from various societal problems
such as poverty and harassment.
How did the student interpret the song?

 The students interpreted the song using

instruments that are not commonly used like
Vitamin A case, shoes, wall and acoustic
guitar.
What media platform did the students use in interpreting the song?

 The students recorded a video for their song

interpretation and posted it on Youtube.
 Marshall 2001
Multimedia is a computer controlled integration of
texts, graphics, drawings, still and moving
images(video), animation, audio, and any other
media where every type of information can be
represented, stored, transmitted and processed
digitally.
Blog/weblog
 A website containing
informational articles about
a person’s own opinions,
interests and experiences.
There are usually changed
regularly.
 Mind Mapping
 A graphical technique to
visualize connections of
ideas and pieces of
information. This tool
structures information to
better analyze, comprehend,
synthesize, recall and
generate new ideas.
Mobile Phone Text Tula
 A traditional Filipino poem.
A particular example of this
poem is a tanaga that
consists of 4 lines with 7
syllables each with the
same rhyme at the end of
each line.
 Slideshow Presentation
 It is created with the use of
Microsoft Powerpoint. It
contains series of pictures
or pages of
information(slides) arranged
in sequence and often
displayed on a large screen
using a video projector.
Tag Cloud
 It is a visual, stylized
arrangement of words or
tags within a textual
content such as websites,
articles, speeches and
databases.
 Video
 It is an electronic device
used to record, copy,
playback, broadcast, and
display moving visual
media.
 MULITIMEDIA PLATFORMS IN INTERPRETING LITERARY
TEXTS

1. Blog/Weblog
2. Mind Mapping
3. Mobile Phone Textula
4. Slideshow Presentation
5. Tag Cloud
6. Video
 Activity: Mobile Phone Text Tula
Do the following.
1. Read the transcriptions on page 52 or watch again
the video clip, “ Ang Pipit”, by Levi Celerio.
2. Create a mobile phone text tula reflecting your
interpretation on the message of the song.
3. Send your output to your teacher via text messaging.
ASSESSMENT
Which Microsoft Office application can a
learner use to create a slide show
presentation?
a. Excel
b. Powerpoint
c. Word
d. Paint
Which of the following is NOT a multimedia
format that a learner can use in interpreting
literary text?
a. Tag Cloud
b. Blog
c. Slogan
d. Text Tula
Which of the following is an electronic
medium for recording, copying, replaying,
broadcasting and displaying of moving
visual media?
a. Powerpiont
b. Video
c. Mind Mapping
d. Blog
It consist of 4 lines with 7 syllables each
with the same rhyme at the end of each
line.

a. Tanaga
b. Ode
c. Haiku
d. Corrido
Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. All multimedia formats are hard to use.

b. Multimedia uses animation and audio
only.
c. Students can only make use of one
multimedia format.
d. Studying literature become more
exciting due to multimedia supports.
REFLECTION
Reflect on what you have learned on the
use of multimedia formats in interpreting
literary texts. On your Facebook wall, post
your thoughts on how multimedia makes
studying literature more exciting and
meaningful.
 Thank You!
Stay Safe and God bless.