In 2013 K-12 curriculum was implemented in the

Philippines. K-12 opened different opportunities for

the students specially in gaining academic knowledge.
This includes the studying of different literature
around the world. Literature outputs, the history of the
writer, and the significance of the writing style/s of
different artists.
 Grade 7
Philippine
Literature
Philippine literature is literature
associated with the Philippines
from prehistory, through its
colonial legacies, and on to the
present.
 Grade Level Standard
The learner demonstrates communicative
competence through his/her
understanding of Philippine Literature
and other texts types for a deeper
appreciation of Philippine Culture.
1ST QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: pre-colonial Philippine
literature as a means of connecting to the past; various reading styles; ways
of determining and word meaning; the sounds of English and the prosodic
features of speech; and correct subject-verb agreement.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by: showing appreciation for the literature of
the past; comprehending texts using appropriate reading styles; participating
in conversations using appropriate context-dependent expressions;
producing English sounds correctly and using the prosodic features of
speech effectively in various situations; and observing correct subject verb
agreement.
2ND QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of: Philippine literature during the
Apprenticeship as a means of examining conflicts; various purposeful
listening and viewing strategies; difference between literal and figurative
language; ways to extract and condense information based on library sources;
verbal and non-verbal cues in oral communication; and types of phrases,
clauses, and sentences.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by: resolving conflicts presented in literary
selections; using tools and mechanism in locating library resources; extracting
information and noting details from texts to write a précis, summary, or
paraphrase; distinguishing between and using literal and figurative language
and verbal and non-verbal cues; use phrase, clauses, and sentences
3RD QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of Philippine literature in the Period
of Emergenceas a tool to assert one's identity; strategies in listening to and
viewing of informative andshort narrative text; word relationships and
associations; informative speech forms; and use of direct/reported speech,
passive/active voice, simple past and past perfect tenses andsentence
connectors. PERPORMANCE STANDARD
The learners transfer learning by: showing ways of asserting one's identity;
comprehending information and short narrative texts using schema and
appropriate listening and viewing strategies; expressing ideas, opinions, and
feelings through various formats; and enriching written and spoken
communication using direct/reported speech, active/ passive voice, simple
past and past perfect tenses and connectors correctly and appropriately.
4TH QUARTER

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of contemporary Philippine
literature as a means of responding to the demands of the global village;
various extended text types; lexical and contextual clues; appropriate and
polite oral language, stance, and behavior; and use of imperatives,
prepositions, verbs, and wh-questions.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner transfers learning by: explaining the need to be cooperative and
responsible in today’s global village; using appropriate strategies to
comprehend extended text type; using lexical and contextual clues to
understand unfamiliar words and expressions; using imperatives,
prepositions, and appropriate and polite oral language, stance and behavior
in various information-sharing formats.
 Grade 9
Anglo-American
Literature
Anglo-American literature usually refers to
books written by English or American
authors, though is sometimes used more
generally to refer to any written work
produced by the English-speaking world.
 Grade Level Standard
The learner demonstrates communicative
competence through his/her understanding of
British-American Literature, including
Philippine Literature and other text types for a
deeper appreciation of Philippine Culture and
those of other countries.
1st QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates
understanding of how Anglo-
American literature and other text
types serve as means of enhancing
the self; also how to use
processing, assessing,
summarizing information , word
derivation and formation strategies
, appropriate word order,
punctuation marks and
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner actively participates in a
speech choir through using effective
verbal and non-verbal strategies based
on the following criteria: Focus,
Voice, Delivery, FacialExpressions,
Body Movements/Gestures and
Audience Contact.
2ND QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates
understanding of how Anglo-
American literature and other
text types serve as ways of
expressing insights and
emotions; also utilizing skills
in determining figurative
speeches and forms of lyric
poetry, using jargons and
participles accurately and
performing a chamber theatre
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner actively participates in
a chamber theatre presentation
through effective verbal and non
verbal strategies based on the
following criteria: Voice, Facial
Expressions, Gestures, Body
Movements, Audience Contact
and Creativity.
3RD QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates
understanding of how Anglo-
American literature and other
text types serve as a means of
connecting to the world; also
how to use ways of analyzing
one-act play and different forms
of verbals for him/her to
skillfully perform in a one-act
play.
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
The learner skillfully performs
in one-act play through
utilizing effective verbal and
nonverbal strategies and ICT
resources based on the
following criteria: Focus,
Voice, Delivery, and Dramatic
Conventions.
4TH QUARTER
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates
understanding of how Anglo-
American literature and other text
types serve as a means of
preserving unchanging values in a
changing world; also how to use
the features of a full-length play,
tense consistency, modals, active
and passive constructions plus
direct and indirect speech to enable
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
The learner competently
performs in a full-length play
through applying effective verbal
and non-verbal strategies and
ICT resources based on the
following criteria: Focus, Voice,
Delivery and Dramatic
Conventions.
The Significance of Knowing These Different
Competencies in Literature

THE PURPOSE OF THESE LITERATURE COMPETENCIES

REFLECTS THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING LITERATURE
ITSELF. IN THE DEPED CURRICULUM GUIDE, THE
EXPECTATION OF THESE LITERATURE COMPETENCIES TO
BE LEARNED BY THE STUDENTS AS THE WEEKS
PROGRESS SHOWS THE ACADEMIC BENEFITS. ON THE
OTHER HAND, THE FEATURES OF INTROSPECTION ON
SOME COMPETENCIES SHOWS HOW LITERATURE CAN AID
IN ONE'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND EMOTIONAL
MATURATION.
Value of enhancing
understanding self
and others
Functions for
developing
imagination.
Increase
information and
knowledge