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21st Century Literature
from the Philippines
and the World
Activity Sheets
(First Quarter)
Department of Education
June 2016
21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World
Grade 11
Lesson 1: Poetry Week Four (EN12Lit-Ia-21)
Lesson 1: Poetry 1
21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World
Grade 11
Lesson 2: Poetry Week Five (EN12Lit-Ib-22)
Lesson 2: Poetry 2
Overview Materials : Poem
This lesson recognizes the contributions of representative or canonical texts to THIRD WORLD
the development of Philippine Literature. GEOGRAPHY
Cirilo F. Bautista
Objectives Manila
Identify representative texts and authors from each region.
Appreciate the use of poetic devices such as dramatic situation in the A country without miracles
development of meaning in a poem. Sits heavy on the map,
Respond critically to the poem and consequently articulate this Thinking of banana trees rotting
response through a creative visualization of the poem. In the sunlight.
The man who watches over it
Activities Has commandeered all hopes,
Placed them in a sack,
Ask: What are the different scenarios in the present time that show And tied its loose end.
oppression?
Students will be grouped into 6-8 members, they will be asked to He goes around carrying it
present a 3 minutes dramatization of the different instances of On his back.
oppression in the present time. When asked what is inside,
Discuss: How do 21st century people combat oppression in their He say, “Just a handful of feathers,
simple ways? Just a handful of feathers.”
Give a short actual historical data on what happened during the time That’s how light the burden
of Marcos. Of government is in peace time –
Any tyrant can turn it into a metaphor.
Adaptations You kneel on the parched earth
And pray for rice. Only the wind
Read the poem: THIRD WORLD GEOGRAPHY by Cirilo F. Bautista Hears your useless words.
(Manila)
The country without miracles
Tries to get up from the page,
Evaluation But the bold ink and sharp colors
Hold it down.
Students will:
a) Cut out news clippings of oppression happening in other parts of the
world, paste this on a sheet of paper and write your reaction about it. Search for a blog site about
(The cut out of news clippings should be given as a home work.) oppression and write your reaction
b) Write about the realities of struggles that happen in a country faced about the blog on a ½ sheet of paper.
with an oppressive ruler. (The blog site search should be given
c) Relate the details and images in the poem and how it can be related to as a home work, the reaction will be
actual historical events in the story. written in class)
d) Explain the dramatic situation presented in the poem.
e) Explain how allegory was demonstrated in the poem by identifying
the literal and symbolic meaning of the poem.
Lesson 2: Poetry 3
21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World
Grade 11
Lesson 3: Essay Week Six (EN12Lit-Ic-23)
Lesson 3: Essay 3
21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World
Grade 11
Lesson 4: Short Story Week Seven (EN12Lit-Ic-24)
Lesson 5: Essay 5
21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World
Grade 11
Lesson 6: Essay Week Nine (EN12Lit-Id-26)
Lesson 6: Essay 6
John Jac i ey
ampan a
ero na u at a opa aratin ni anan sa A ad din pinata i muna ni An e u on
may umpu an aa ad siyan umiya n pasi a an m a na apa i ot sa tat on mesa na na a aro n
naa at ni a dahi so ra an anyan pa a a a ton its at pusoy dos auna pa n a si a aysa sa
a a a on i an naintindihan sa m a isinisi a an ay ( an an n ayon pu ad n m a mahihi i
niya undian ma a asunod na Diyos o po Diyos ma aro n araha an aryo namin )
o po
Sa a na yan atupa in pa naiayos na
an hi a ot a o a tayuan an m a medyo ma i at an tenor n oses ni An e
a ahi o o u on nan di aa ad tuma i an m a a a a ihan
na susu a na di o a am un ta a saan
Si uradon hindi si oyin an na an a
hi anon an ma in asta ni anan un an Di o noon maintindihan na pa atapos
ai i an o dahi ma ayon paman in na siya n maia yat an a aon at pa atapos ma ipa usap
nanay o an m a ta a punenarya ay anan aa ad din
ni an inu san an a aon tina pan n putin
E sino Si atan aya ero a am on umot sa a hinan o an an ay
hindi dahi sa m a anoon oras na ma am ot pa
an si at n ara atatapos aman da hin sa i o
an a a a niya at hindi dadaan sa nationa
hi h ay dahi nai enta niya an aisa isan isi eta sa farther do n the river an that
niya at ipinam ayad sa ini a at sa m a amot ni peop e ere inin up to cross the river y steppin
anan na na aapa n u o noon hinaha o nya on coconut trun s and ooden po es attached from
an inahin na inatay namin noon aara an ni one end to the other he aunt shirt ess ot ho
atan na ina a ni an ara n pa aa a a sa m a as u in coins and a in to and fro shouted
a u u a n m a namatay namin maha sa uhay “Pesus mu. Deng bisang lumakad papunta Angeles,
keni na kayo bang ali la mabasa deng bitis yu. For
indi rin naman an m a apatid o dahi one peso ta e this trai and your feet o t et et in
nasa si an an an e ementaryan pinapasu an ni a the river as a out to fa in ine ut i rea i ed
sa rade Si at rade ne that there as a on ueue of peop e a ready as far as
the end aitin for their turn to et actions the
a ta a o un sino dahi anoon na river
aman ma a a si anan At para a on na asa i
n espiritu dahi napa a i ana sa a in pandini t ou d ta e me forever to et to other
an ti a na mu a sa i a im n upan pan ahoy ni side if fa in ine thou ht ta ed to the person
anan apatid o Ato apatid o Ato ehind me “Malalam ya pu ing daanum. Is the
water deep?”
ahit noon nai i in na si An e Ato
mada as a on nahihinta utan un maaa a a o an “Tabalu. Bala mu, malalam pin. don t
ma a im na pa iya ni anan no t s deep uess the immediate y re oined
Lawen me itang tau angga ne keng atyan na oo
a aa as dos nan ma parada an aro n at the uy crossin he ater s up to his tummy
punenarya sa rou h road n aran ay sa harapan n he said pointin to the man
ote n ma ana nina anan na nasa itna sa poo
n m a a or Sote o na ape yido n ama nina t as deep contempa ted didn t ant
anan na ma mu a sa Sto Domin o ocos Sur at to ta e the ris of ettin my c othes et as a so
na apa asa an a in sa an an n m a a or n thin in that perhaps the ater that f o ed do n
i a
as aitin for him to utter an insu tin remar so the river am not that o d esides you re here to
cou d ive him the sermon of the day ut he didn t eep me company ri ht coo your favorite
ginataang kamansi.”
“Dacal a salamat pu koya. han you
Pantunan mu naku potang bisa nakang mibalik keng as dum founded other as
sumangid. Hatad daka. Just oo for me hen you un e ieva e
ant to cross the river oin ac ta e you e
said as he nooded his head approvin y once a ain urry up he river ets deeper in the
sho in his tooth ess mouth “Sige pu, salamat mu afternoon other shouted et s o
rin,” rep ied
here as hard y any rovin eepney at a
hen c im ed up the u y ricyc es ere aitin
at the corner ut chose not to ride in one
decided to a he house as on y a out five his esson reco ni es the use of fiction and of
minutes a ay any ay fictiona techni ues in aprreciatin re iona
iterature
As as a in thou ht a out hat the
future ou d ho d for this city oved
apampan ans are no n to e a proud peop e
on y ished that they ou d et past a this soon o do riters use fiction and fictiona
as hopin that ou d a so see my fami y comp ete techni ues to respond to conte ts that surround
and in the est of hea th y steps ot uic er them
started to run
At the thresho d of the house sa other
carryin a und e of aundry hen she sa me she 1 Appreciate the contri utions of the canonica
smi ed and patted my arm Fi ipino riters to the deve opment of
nationa iterature
as pu ed to see her carryin a oad 2 e ate ho p ot and p ot devices he p create
here are you oin ust ot here as so the readin e perience in or s of fiction
orried a out you here is ate and her fami y are espond critica y to the story and articu ate
they o ay as ed this response throu h a s it on the story
other p aced the und e on the ta e and
ti htened it hey re a o ay than od m oin
to Dau to ive this to your ate
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