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Presenter:
Objectives
List the different literary forms introduced
01 during the American Occupation;

02 State how a work becomes a literary

canon; and

Empathize with a character

03 from a literary text.
How did the American period
change Philippine literature?
They introduced democracy and opened public
schools where English became the language
used for teaching, this made writing more
accessible to many Filipinos.
 New Literary Forms

Short story One-act play Free verse poetry

a play where the a poem that does not
story ends in one have a rhyming
time and place scheme
setting

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What does it mean to say when a
literary work is considered a
“literary canon”?
“Literary canon” refers to a body
of books, narratives and other texts
considered to be the most
important and influential of a
particular time period or place.
In 1995
Paz Marquez Benitez, a professor at
the University of the Philippines, published
Dead Stars which is considered as the first
Filipino modern short story in English.

This showed how easy it was for us to

adopt the English language after only
twenty years of American occupation
This piece greatly influenced
many succeeding Filipino
writers to master English in
crafting truly Filipino literary
masterpieces
-Dead Stars-
Paz Marquez-Benitez
(1894-1983)

a member of the first freshman class of

the University of the Philippines.

In 1919, she founded “Woman's Home

Journal,” the first women’s magazine in the
country.
Paz Marquez-Benitez
(1894-1983)

Filipino Love Stories, reportedly the

first anthology of Philippine stories in
English by Filipinos, was compiled in
1928 by Marquez-Benitez from the works
of her students.
Paz Marquez-Benitez
(1894-1983)

The annually held Paz Marquez-Benitez

Memorial Lectures of Ateneo de Manila
University honors her memory by focusing on
the contribution of Filipino women writers to
Philippine literature in the English
How did the English language change
Philippine literature?

Why do you think it was easier for

Filipinos to appreciate literature during
the American Period compared during
the Spanish Colonial Era?
DEAD STARS
by: Paz Marquez-Benitez
Empathy Table!
Directions: To empathize means ‘to share and understand the feelings of another.’
Choose one of the main characters –Alfredo, Julia, or Esperanza. Think as if you
were this character, and then fill in the empathy table. This can help you understand
him or her more deeply.
Name of Character

What are you thinking?

What are you feeling?
What are you seeing?
What are you saying?
What are you doing?
Quiz!
Directions: Identify whether the literary piece is a literary canon
or not. Write LC for literary canon or N for not on the lines
provided.
___1. Dead Stars ___6. Noli me tangere
___2. Harry Potter and the ___7. news article
Sorcerer’s Stone ___8. Romeo and Juliet
___3. Ibong Adarna ___9. research manuscript
___4. lesson plan ___10. survey repor
___5. laboratory findings
Quiz!
Directions: On the lines provided, write T if the statement is true
or F if the statement is false.
11.The Americans prioritized literatures that were inspired by Catholic faith.
12.The first modern short-story in English by a Filipino was written by Paz
Latorena.
13. A one-act play has a storyline that starts and ends in one time and place
setting.
14. English was the medium of instruction of public schools during the
American Period.
15. Free-verse poetry follows a rhyming pattern.
Assignment!
Directions: Research about
literature from the contemporary
times.
 Thank YOU
for Listening!