n t u ry L i t e ra t ur e

21st C e s
t he P hi l ip p in e
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a n d t h e W o

Teac h e r M R
 Objectives
A. Identify the different literary genres from the earlier
period until the 21st century;
B. Compare and contrast the various 21st-century
literary genres and the ones from the earlier
genres/periods using a Venn diagram; and
C. Appreciate the unique features of each genre by
sharing their thoughts during class discussions.
Read the poem and
answer the following
questions:
• What have you
observed from the
poem?
• Is the poem similar or
different from the
poems you have
read?
The Various 21st Century Literary Genres
and the Ones from the Earlier
Genres/Periods
Citing their
Elements, Structures
and Traditions
 What is Genre in
Literature?
Genre (French: “kind” or “sort”) is a
distinctive type or category of literary
composition, such as epic, tragedy, comedy,
novel, and short story.
Major Literary
Genres
 1. P o e t r y
t i v e a w a re n e s s o f
• is a n ima g i na
h ro u g h m e a n i n g ,
n c e e x p r e s s e d t
experie h o i c e s t o
t h m i c l a n g u a g e c
sound a n d rh y
o t i on a l r e s p on s e .
evoke an e m
e t e r a n d r h y m e .
w n t o e m p l o y m
• kno
 2. D r a m a
e r s e p re s e n t i n g i n
i t i o n i n p ro s e o r v
• is a c o m p o s i n g
m e a s t o r y i n v o l v
o r p a n t o m i
dialogue c h a ra c t e r ,
m o r e c o n t ra s t o f
conflic t a n d e :
b e a c t e d o n a s t a g
y o n e i n t e n d e d t o
e s pe c i a l l
a play.
r s e r i e s o f e v e n ts
e a n y s i t u a ti o n o
• It may b i n g o r s t r i k in g
o t i on a l , c o n fl i c t
ha v i n g v i v i d , e m
interest.
 3. F i c t i o n
i m a g i n a t i o n , n o t
c r e a t e d fr o m t h e
• is l i t e ra t ure on a
h i t m a y b e b a s e d
t e d a s f a c t , t h o u g
pre s e n a t u re i n t h e
o n . T y p e s o f l i t e r
e s t o r y o r s i t u a t i
tru h o r t s t o r y a n d
c l u d e t h e no v e l , s
fiction i n
novella.
 4 . N o n - F i c t i o n
a u t h o r ’s o p i n i o n
n fa c t s a n d t h e
• is based o f n o n -f i c t i o n
c t . T h e p u rp o s e o
about a su b j e
a n d s o m e t i m e s t o
t i n g i s t o i n fo rm
wri i e s , a r t i c l e s
p l e s a r e b i o g ra p h
a d e . It s e x a m
persu a z i n e s a n d
x t b o o k s a n d m a g
f ro m t e
ne w s p a p e r s .
21st Century Literature
Genres
 s t r a t e d N o v e l
1. Illu
l l u s t r a t e d i m a g e s
h r o u g h t e x t a n d i
• Story t t e d w i t h o u t w o r d s
a r r a t iv e i s p r e s e n ry
• 50% o f t h e n m p re h e n d t he s t o
t t h e i m a g e s t o c o
d e r m u s t i n t e rp r e
• Th e r e a
com p l e t e l y . a l fo rm .
e n t e d i n t ra d i t i o n
p o r t i o n s a re p r e s
• Textua l n o t e x t a t a l l .
v e l s m a y c o n t a i n
i l l u s t r a t e d n o
• Some
• Span a l l g e n r e s .
a l b y S h a u n T a n .
p l e : T h e A rr i v
• Ex a m
 2 . D i g i F i c t i o n

M e d i a L it e ra tu r e
• Tri p l e e / v i d e o a n d
e d i a: b o o k , m o v i
i n e s t h r e e m
• Comb
interne t w e b s i te .
ts m u s t e n g a g e in
f u ll s t o r y , s t u d en
• To g e t t h e t h re e
n d v i e w in g i n a l l
a t io n , re a d in g , a
navig
forms. k e l e to n C r e e k .
a t r ic k C a rm a n ’s S
• Exam p l e : P
 r a p h i c N o v e l
3. G b o o k f o rm a t s
rr a t iv e i n c o m i c t h e
• Na to r y is c o n v e y e d t o
rk i n w h ic h t h e s
• Na rr a t iv e w o
n g a c o m i c f o r m .
reader u s i , e n c o m p a s s in g
i n b r o a d m a n n er
t e r m i s e m p l o y e d ie s
• The l in k e d s h o rt s to r
a n d t h e m a ti c a l ly
f i c t io n w o r k s e s .
non- s s a n u m b e r o f g e n r
t io n a l s t o r i e s a c r o
as w e l l a s fi c t er a n d
b y J o h n G o l d w a
e : A r c h ie C o m ic s
• Examp l
r, B o b M o n t a n a .
illustr a t o
 r a p h i c N o v e l
3. G
 4. M a n g a
w o r d f o r c o m i c s
• J a p a ne s e l d a s a g e n e r i c
i s h -s p e a k in g w o r
u s ed i n th e E n g l a l ly
• It is h i c n o v e l s o r i g i n
i c b o o k s a n d g ra p
term f o r a ll c o m
in J a p a n .
published t o r y t el li n g s ty l e.
s a n a r t i s ti c a n d s
• Cons i d e re d a c o m i c s
e s u s e d t o r e f e r to
a n g a - s o m e t i m
• Ameri-m m a n g a s t y l e .
m e ri c a n a r t is t s i n
crea t e d b y A
 4. M a n g a a c h,
n g a ( N a r u t o , B l e
e n - B o y ’s M a
• Shon
One P i e c e ) r m o o n )
rl ’s M a n g a ( S a i l o
• Shojo - G i i ra )
e n ’ s M a n g a ( A k
•S e i n e n - M o v e l es s,
o m e n ’ s M a n g a ( L
• Jos e i - W
P a r a d i se K i s s)
h i l d r e n’ s M a n g a
•K o d o m o - C
o n , H e l l o K i t t y )
(D o r a e m
4. M a n g a
 5. D o o d l e F i c t i o n
w h e r e t h e a u t h o r
r a r y p r e s e n t a t i o n
• Lite t i n g , d r a w i n g s a n d
o r a t e s d o o d l e w r i
incorp o f t h e t r a d i t i on a l
g r a p h i c s i n p l a c e
hand w r i t t e n
font. t o r y , of t e n a d d i n g
g e n h a n c e s t he s
• Drawin
o r o u s e l e m e n t s ff
hum a W i m p y K i d b y J e
p l e : T h e D i a r y o f
•E x a m
Kinney
 x t - t a l k N o v e l s
6. Te

i l a n d IM f o r m a t
•B l o g s , e m a
nar ra t i v e s n t i re l y i n
s t o l d a l m o s t e
• Storie u l a t i n g so c i a l
d i al o g u e s i m
w o rk e x c h a n g e s.
ne t
 x t - t a l k N o v e l s
6. Te
 7. C h i c k L i t o r
Ch i c k L i t e r a t u r e
i s s u e s o f m o d e rn
w h i c h a d d r e s s e s
• Is genre fi ct i o n r t e d ly.
u s l y a n d l ig h t h e a
o d , o f te n h u m o r o
w o m a n h o o t a g o n is t w h o s e
t u r e s a f e m a l e p r
L i t t y p i c a l l y f e a
• Chick z in g i n t h e p l o t .
h e a v i l y t h e r m a li
femini n i ty i s a s a n d
h t b e fo re C h r is t m
B a il e y ’s T h e n i g l es
• Scarlet w i th a K i s s a r e e x a m p
k i n s o n ’s I t s ta r t e d
Mira n d a D ic
o f th is .
 8. F l a s h F i c t i o n

i o n a l l i t e ra t u r e o f
• Is a sty l e o f f i c t
ex t r e m e b r e v i t y
w i d e l y a c c e p t e d
• Th e r e i s n o a n d
i t i o n o f t h e l e n g t h
d e f i n ra n g e f r o m w o rd
c a t e g o r y . I t c o u l d
to a t h o u s a n d .
 8. F l a s h F i c t i o n
anz Kafka
Up! ” by Fr
“Give It
u n d o r s t a b u s . I f
o f b o o k s t h a t w o
e a d o n l y t h e k i n d h e a d , w h a t
w e o u g h t t o r h a b l o w t o t h e
“I t hi nk d o e s n ’ t w a k e u s u p w i t
G o o d L o r d ,
e ’r e r e a d i n g a s y o u w r i t e ?
t h e b o ok w t h a t i t w i l l m a k e u s h a p p y ,
f b o o k s t h a t
i n g f o r ? S o n d t h e k i n d o
are we read c i s e l y i f w e h a d n o b o o k s , a
t o . B u t w e
l d b e h a p p y p r e s e l v e s i f w e h a d
we wou i n d w e c o u l d w r i t e o u r
k e t h e d e a t h
p p y a r e t h e k u s d e e p l y , l i
make us ha s l i k e a d i s a s t e r , t h a t g r i e v e
i n t o f o re s t s
o k s t h a t a ff e c t u b e i n g b a n i s h e d
n e ed b o o r e t h a n o u r s e l v e s , l i k e
e f r o z e n s e a
e w e l o v e d m t h e a x e f o r t h
of someon a s u i c i d e . A b o o k m u s t b e
e r y o n e , l i k e
far from ev l i e f .”
u s . T h a t i s m y b e
with i n
 r d F l a s h F i c t i o n
9. Si x - w o
e s t H e m i ngw a y :
• Er n
s , ne ve r wo r n. ”
“For s al e : ba b y sock

a rg a r e t At woo d:
•M
. G ot h i m , S h i t . ”
“L on ge d f or h i m
 a t i v e N o n - f i c t i o n
1 0. C r e n
rr a
o n
ti
-
v
f
e
i
n
c
on-
ti o n o r n a
n o w n a s l i te r a r y
• A l s o k
n s a n d t e c h ni q u e s
fi c t i o s e s l i t e r a r y s t y l e
o f w r i t i n g th a t u
• A genr e r r a t i v e s .
a l l y a c c u r a t e n a l w r i t i ng
t o c r e a te fa c t u s u c h a s t e c h n i c a
h e r n on - fi c t i o n , i s
ts w i t h o t fa c t, b u t
• Contras s a l s o r o o te d i n a c c u r a t e
r n a l i s m , w h i c h i
or jou v i c e t o i t s c r a f t .
i l y w r i tt e n i n s e r y o u n g
not prim a r i s s ti l l r e l a ti v e l y
a t i v e n o n - fi c t i o n
• As a g e n r e , c r e d w i t h th e s a m e
to b e s c r u ti n i z e
b e g i n n i n g
and is only to fi c ti o n a n d p o e t r y .
a l a n a l y s i s g i v e n
c r i ti c
 i e n c e F i c t i o n
11. Sc e
w i t h i m a g i n a t i v
e fi c t i o n d e a l i ng
o f s p e c u l a ti v o g y , s p a c e
• Is a genre r i s ti c s c i e n c e a n d te c h n o l
p t s s u c h a s fu t u a p a r a l l e l
conce t e r th a n l i g h t tr a v e l ,
, ti m e tr a v e l , f a s
tr av e l i a l l i fe .
d e x tr a -t e r r e s t r n t i fi c
univers e a n e q u e n c e s o f s c i e
e p o t e n ti a l c o n s e
p l o r e s t h l i te r a t u r
• Often ex s a n d h a s b e e n c al l e d a “
o th e r i n n o v a t i o n
and
of ideas”.
 12 . B l o g
n g s h o r t a r t i c l e s
w e b s i t e c o n t a i n i
• Aw e b l o g , a u l a r l y .
a r e c h a n g e d r e g
called p o s t s t h a t
e n b y o n e p e r s o n
e b l o g s a r e w r i t t t s
• Som o p i n i on s , i n t e r e s
g h i s o r h e r o w n
co n t ai n i n a re w r i t t e n b y
c e s , w h i l e o t h e r s
an d e x p e r i e n
p e o p l e .
different
12 . B l o g
 13. H y p e r P o e t r y x t ma r k -
u se s l h y p e rt e
i n k s a n d
o e tr y t h a t
• Digital p
up r a s e s, l i n e s , e t c .
e d se t w o r d s , p h
a n e i t h e r i n v o l v si t o n t h e
• It c v a r i a b l e o r d e r b u t
a r e p r e s e n t e d i n t c a n
t h a t p o e t r y d o e s, o r i
h a s t r a d i t i o n a l
page mu c m o v e a n d
o f t h e p o e m t h a t
c o n ta i n pa r t s
tr a n sf o r m . h C D - R O M a n d
d o n l i n e , t h r o u g
i s u su a l l y f o u n m p l e s d a t e
• It t . T h e e a r l i e st e x a
e r s i o n s e x i s
diskette v d - 1 9 8 0 ’ s .
a t e r t h a n t h e m i
to n o l
 Activity:
Directions: With your group, compare and contrast the
major/conventional literary genres and the 21st century literary
genres according to their structure, element, etc. You will be given
5 minutes to do the activity.
 Activity:

Project manager
 Quiz
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e r o f t h e c o r r e c t
le t t
o u w i l l b e g i v e n
answer. Y c h
ds t o a n s w e r e a
30 secon
qu e s t i o n .
1. It is a genre of speculative fiction dealing
with imaginative concepts such as futuristic
science and technology, space travel, time
travel, faster than light travel, a parallel
universe and extra-terrestrial life.

a. Digi-Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction
c. Science Fiction
d. Creative Non-Fiction
2. A literary genre which combines
three media: book, movie/video and
internet website.

a. Digi-Fiction

b. Doodle Fiction
c. Science Fiction
d. Creative Non-
3. A Literary presentation where the
author incorporates doodle writing and
drawings and handwritten graphics in
place of the traditional font Spanish
Period.

a. Digi-Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction
c. Science Fiction
d. Creative Non-Fiction
4. Stories told almost entirely in
dialogue, simulating social network
exchanges.

a. Chick Lit
b. Digi-Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry
d. Text-Talk Novel
5. It is a genre fiction which
addresses issues of modern
womanhood, often humorously and
lightheartedly.
a. Chick Lit
b. Digi-Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry
d. Text-Talk Novel
6. It is a website that contains short
articles posted and changed
regularly.

a. Blog
b. Flash Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry

d. Digi-Fiction
7. Digital literature that uses links
and includes parts that move or
mutate.

a. Blog
b. Flash Fiction
c. Hyper Poetry

d. Digi-Fiction
8. It is a comic book or book
series published in Japan.

a. Digi-Fiction
b. Doodle Fiction
c. Illustrated Novel
d. Manga
9. Stories characterized by their
brevity. It could range from a word
to a thousand.

a. Creative
Nonfiction
b. Flash Fiction
c. Blog
d. Hyper Poetry
10. Narrative work in which a
story is told using a comic
form.
a. Manga

b. Digi-Fiction
c. Graphic Novel
 Assignment:
Direction: On a 1/2 sheet of paper, write a short essay about your
favorite genre. Explain why and give at least one example of your
chosen genre. You will be rated using the following rubric:
Th a n k
you