Senior High School-21 Century Literature Teaching From The Philippines To The World
Senior High School-21 Century Literature Teaching From The Philippines To The World
Senior High School-21 Century Literature Teaching From The Philippines To The World
to the World
I. LEARNING SKILLS
A. Most Essential Learning Competency: Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of
literary texts and doing an adaptation of these require from the learner the ability to identify:
● the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history from pre-
colonial to the contemporary
● representative texts and authors from each region (e.g. engage in oral history research
with focus on key personalities for the students’ region/province/town)
B. Objectives:
1. Identify the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary
history from pre- colonial to the contemporary
2. Take to heart these aspects and develop a genuine love for Philippine literature
A. Characteristics - It has two distinct classifications: religious and secular. It introduced Spanish as
the medium of communication.
B. Literary Forms
1. Religious Literature - Religious lyrics written by ladino poets or those versed in both
Spanish and Tagalog were included in early catechism and were used to teach Filipinos the
Spanish language.
a. Pasyon – long narrative poem about the passion and death of Christ. The
most popular was “Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu Cristong Panginoon Natin” by
Aguino de Belen
b. Senakulo – dramatization of the pasyon; it shows the passion and death of
Christ
2. Secular (non-religious) Literature
a) Awit - colorful tales of chivalry made for singing and chanting. Example:
Ibong Adarna
b) Korido – metrical tale written in octosyllabicquatrains (a line of verse with
Eight syllables) Example: Florante at Laura by Francisco Baltazar
c) Prose Narratives – written to prescribe proper decorum
* Dialogo * Ejemploii.Manual de Urbanidad * Tratado
B. Literary Forms
1. Propaganda Literature - Reformatory in objective
a) Political Essays – satires, editorials, and news articles were written to attack and
expose the evils of Spanish rule
Diariong Tagalog – founded by Marcelo del Pilar
La Solidaridad – editor-in-chief was Graciano Lopez-Jaena
b) Political Novels - Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo – Jose Rizal’s masterpieces
that paved the way to the revolution
2. Revolutionary Literature – more propagandistic than literary as it is more violent in nature
and demanded complete independence for the country
a) Political Essays – helped inflame the spirit of revolution
Kalayaan – newspaper of the society, edited by Emilio Jacinto
b) b Poetry True Decalogue – Apolinario Mabini
Katapusan ng Hibik ng Pilipinas –Andres Bonifacio
Liwanag at Dilim – Emilio Jacinto
The Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (headed by Carlos Palanca, Sr.) was launched in 1950
and served as inspiration to Filipino writers. Till now, The Palanca Awards are still being given although
Mr. Palanca had already died.
A. Characteristics
1. The seeds of activism resulted in the declaration of Martial Law by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos in
1972.The youth became completely rebellious during this period. This was proven not only in the
bloody demonstrations and in the sidewalk expressions, but also in literature. Campus newspapers
showed rebellious emotions. (Kahayon and Zulueta)
2. Martial Law repressed and curtailed human rights, including freedom of the press, and Filipino
writers wrote about these dark days in their writings.
3. Writers used symbolisms and allegories to drive home their message, at the face of heavy
censorship. Theater was used as a vehicle for protest.
4. The period of the New Society lasted from 1972-1980, and this period had writings about the
theme of development and progress of the country.
5. Though Martial Law was lifted on January 2, 1981, the oppression and suppression being done by
the Marcos government continued, and rebellion was seething among Filipinos. History would
turn a sudden twist when Ninoy Aquino, one of Pres. Marcos’ critics, was assassinated on August
21, 1983.
6. Cory Aquino, Ninoy’s widow, was elected in February 1986 through a peaceful revolution,
and People Power brought feelings of euphoria among the Filipino people.
7. When before, the press was suppressed and censored, the restoration of democracy
during the time of Pres. Cory Aquino brought back not only press freedom, but also
freedom for the Filipino people to speak up and express themselves.
Source: https://infogram.com/different-periods-of-philippine-literature-1g0q3plyvx5n21gPhilippine
Literature through the Yearsfying-themes.pdf
III.ACTIVITIES
A. Practice Tasks
Practice Task 1: Identifying and Reading the Tigsik
Directions: Read the following Tigsik and answer the given questions. Write your answers in a
separate sheet of paper.
TIGSIK 1 TIGSIK 2
Tigsik ko ining daraga Tigsik ko ining sarong soltero
Na an hamot garo sampaguita Ipaheling kun an sinasabi totoo
B. ASSESSMENT
Read the items under column A and column B. Then match them by writing the letters of your
answers. One literary period may have more than one literary work.
_____ 1. Ibong Adarna A. Pre-colonial (BC to 1564)
_____ 2. Diariong Tagalog B. Spanish Colonial (1565 to 1898)
_____ 3. Biag-Ni-Lam-Ang C. Japanese Occupation (1941 to 1945)
_____ 4. La Solidaridad D. Contemporary (1970 to present)
_____ 5. Kundiman E. American Colonial Period (1898 to 1941)
_____ 6. Oyayi F. Nationalistic Period (1864 – 1896)
______7. Senakulo
______8. Haiku
______9. Footnote to Youth
______10. Did Duterte Just Blink?
IV. REFLECTION/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
Marcial, Agnes P., Region 5 Self Learning Modules for Senior High School, Module 1, Sorsogon
National High School 2020
Prepared by:
PRACTICE TASK 1
1.The bachelor(soltero) 4. The maiden
2. The maiden is as fragrant as the sampaguita 5. She challenged her to hike 7
mountains
Flower 6. (Answers may vary)
3.Her memory lingers in his mind 7. Bicol- Bicolano
PRACTICE TASK 2
Student’s answers may vary.
PRACTICE TASK 3
Student’s answers may vary.
ASSESSMENT
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. E
10. D