Research Title: AN EVALUATION OF PHILIPPINE LITERARY PIECES IN ENGLISH:

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Directions: Using the rubric, evaluate the given Philippine Literary pieces in English based on
their timelessness, excellent artistry and intellectual value.

Philippine
Literary Pieces in Timelessness Excellent Artistry Intellectual Value
English
Universality Permanence Aesthetic Technicality Style Intellectual suggestiveness Spiritual
beauty value

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RUBRIC FOR EVALUATING TIMELESSNESS, EXCELLENT ARTISTRY AND
INTELLECTUAL VALUE

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ASPECTS
(POOR) (SATISFACTORY) (EXCELLENT)

Timelessness
a. Universality Literature appeals only Literature appeals Literature appeals to
to those who belong to only to some; it everyone regardless
the culture, race, sex represents a certain of culture, race, sex
and time that the culture, race, sex and and time which are all
literary piece presents. time. considered
significant.
b. Permanence Literature endures for Literature endures for Literature endures
only a short period; a certain period/era; across time and draws
Idea or concepts lacks Idea or concept out the time factor;
any abstraction, or contains some detail Idea or concept
make references to and some abstraction, contains no specifics
material which is and will out date over to topics and is
specific to a unique time, but can be abstract. Can be
instance which is augmented to lessen considered a root
dependent on time. impact. from which other
ideas derive and
remains invariable
throughout time.
Artistry
a. Aesthetic Literature does not The aesthetic appeal Literature has an
possess aesthetic is observable. It aesthetic appeal and
appeal, thus, failed to contributes in the thus possesses a sense
contribute to the artistic expression of beauty. It
humanistic, artistic and creativity of the manifests humanistic,
expression and literary piece. artistic expression
creativity of the and creativity of the
literary piece. literary piece
effectively.
b. Technicality Literature contains Literature contains Literature
terminology/language terminology/language demonstrates extreme
of the discipline; of the discipline and proficiency in the
however, does not descriptive standard language of the
apply or use vocabulary that discipline; standard
vocabulary in a contribute to the terms and integration
meaningful manner. It authors creative of these terms into
does not possess expression. It has formal and informal
coherence nor unity. coherence and unity. language/presentation
is impressive. It has
coherence and unity.
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ASPECTS (POOR) (SATISFACTORY) (EXCELLENT)

c. Style Literature lacks Literature presents Literature presents

evidence of personal average personal original personal
experience; It is perception in a perception in peculiar
presented in a way peculiar ways on how ways on how man
which was commonly man sees life as sees life as evidence
used by other writers. evidence by the by the formation of
formation of his his ideas, form,
ideas, form, structures and
structures and expressions which are
expressions which are marked by their
marked by their memorable substance.
memorable
substance.
Intellectual value
a. Intellectual Literature doesnt Literature talks about Literature stimulate
beauty stimulate thought and the fundamental critical thinking that
enrich the readers truths towards life enriches mental
mental life, and make and human nature but processes of abstract
them realize about the is not enough to and reasoning,
fundamental truths stimulate thought and making man realize
toward life and human enriches the readers the fundamental of
nature. mental life. truths of life and its
nature.
b. Suggestiveness Literature barely Literature stirs mans Literature unravels
touches mans emotional power to mans emotional
emotion which leads define symbolism, power to define
to unclear messages nuances, implied symbolism, nuances,
and meaning; it meanings, images implied meanings,
doesnt evoke visions and messages, but not images and messages,
above and beyond the strong enough to giving and evoking
plane of ordinary life evoke visions above visions above and
and experience. and beyond the plane beyond the plane of
of ordinary life and ordinary life and
experience experience
c. Spiritual Literature failed to Literature comforts Literature elevates the
value neither motivate nor the spirit but not spirit and the soul
inspire the spirit. strong enough to thus has the power to
neither inspires nor motivate and to
motivate. inspire
*based on the seven literary standards by Andrew Long,
Aesthetic Skills Rubric and Rubric for Fine Arts and Aesthetics Project