John Albert A.

Grejalvo
11-De lose Reyes
Module 2: Lesson 3 Elements, Structures,
And Traditions of Literary Texts

Pre-test Lesson Proper

Activity 1 Activity 2 Building Your Vocabulary
1. A 1. E 1.E
2. C 2. A 2.B
3. D 3. B 3.A
4. C 4. D 4.C
5. B 5. C 5.D

Activity 4
1. She felt deprived about books.
2. Maybe, but the main reason because they act that way for the good of their children so
they won’t be bullied by others.
3. The author discusses about the important roles of the parents in the upbringing of their
children.
4. The story is about parenting and experiences of deprivation. I feel sad after reading the
essay because I had a similar experience being judged by what you like, what you’re
good at and hobbies.
5. “You don’t become a gay because you like to dance ballet.”

Activity 5
1. The story is about the secret-long dream of going to the forest of the character Gerardo.
2. The point of view used in this short story is the third person limited because the story
focuses on the thoughts and feelings of Gerardo Luna the main character.
3. The conflict here is Internal, that of Man vs. Himself. Gerardo has always dreamed of
going to the forest, and he has kept this within himself.
4. Gerardo realizes that the forest is not exactly what he expected.
5. Yes, like keeping secrets.
6. Just like in the story when he was disappointed about the forest, there are times in our life
that we feel so excited but turns disappointing because it is not the thing we were
expecting to happen.
Activity 6
1. My imagination and knowledge about drama series helped me understand and visualize
the text.
2. The point of view used in this story is the third person omniscient where in the reader is
afforded deep insights into the internal life of more than a single character.
3. As a married couple both of them must not be keeping secrets against each other. Pedro
was not a good husband to Soledad because he kept his secret about his past. Soledad
also done the wrong thing because she didn’t even talked to his husband and ask for his
explanation about the things inside the trunk.
4. No. Yes I understand what she did but it was a memory of Perdo's past and she must
know that Pedro loves her.
5. I feel sad because both of them didn’t open up even though they are already married
when Pedro didn’t told her about what’s inside the trunk and Soledad burning it.
6. Why do people keep secrets from their love ones?

Activity 7
1. Point of view, conflict, characters and others.
2. Analyzing a text helped me appreciate a literary piece by understanding the conflict of
the text and the feelings of the characters and determining the point of view of the text.
3. It helped me as 21st century learner by showing me the way of analyzing the text so that
you can understand the meaning of the literary work.

Activity 8
Name of Characters Description (personality based on the
story)
1. Bingo Likes to dance ballet
2. Gilda Cordero Fernando (author) Likes books.
3. Author's youngest son A bank executive

Assessment
Activity 10
 Lesson 4 Literary Elements, Structure,
And Tradition of Fiction and Poetry

Pre-test
Activity 1

Earlier form of fiction 21st century poetry

Theme
Setting Elements
Language
Characteristics Sound device
Social and political views
Point-of-view Figurative language
Values orientation
Conflict
Rhythm and form
Tone

Plot Structure
Activity 2 Activity 3
- Setting 1. S
- Characters 2. D
- Conflict 3. D
- Climax 4. D
- Resolution 5. A
- Point-of-view 6. A
- Theme 7. D
- Tone 8. S
- Written 9. S
10. A

Activity 4
1. Yes, because she showed courage and take the responsibility to become the successor of
her father to lead their kingdom to victory.
 2. The triumph of Princess Urduja.
3. It shows women empowerment.
4. The story has simple linear plot from exposition to resolution.
5. This folktale presents the struggles of women to be known in the society during the pre-
colonial era.
Activity 5
Characteristics Princess Urduja Ang Huling Tula na Isusulat
Ko para Sa’yo
Elements - Setting - Figurative language
- Point-of-view - Theme
- Conflict - Tone
- Characters - Rhyme
- Theme - Conflict
- Tone - Characters
- Values
- Point-of-view
- Setting
Structure - Frey tag - In media res
Tradition - Values Orientation - Social and political views
- Social and political views - Oral Tradition
- Oral tradition

Activity 6
1. Yes, the narrator narrated his past relationship.
2. These were used to emphasize his true feelings.
3. No, the folktale has positive tone while the spoken-word poem has nostalgic and depressive
tone.
4. The folktale shows courage in battle to protect her territory while the spoken-word poem
shows the struggle of a person in facing a failed relationship.
5. The folktale presents the life in the pre-colonial era where women were not regarded so
significant in the battlefield while the poem presents the usual love problem faced by
teenagers in the 21st century era.

Activity 7
Folktale Epics Spoken word poetry Song
Elements: Theme, characters, setting, conflict, Elements: Rhyme, theme, tone, Figurative
tone and point of view language,
Structure: Non-Linear Structure: No. of Lines and syllables

Tradition: Values orientation, Social and Tradition: Values orientation, Social and
political views, Language political views, Language

Activity 8

Old Meaningf
ul New

Tradition Earlier 21st

al literary Creative literary Free
genre genre

Historical Profound Realistic

Activity 9
 FOLKTALE SPOKEN POETRY
1. The wise and the fool 1. My parents withered hands
2. The beggar’s smile 2. A clock that always tick and tock
3. An old believer 3. The slow falling of the percentage

I choose these three because I saw what I want to make a spoken poetry about my
happened with my own eyes the wise and parents who always word hard for us and to
the fool give the meaning of even though all the parents everywhere. The clock is a
you have everything it can’t give you true symbol of time and time never stops and the
happiness. The beggar’s faith tells me about slow falling of the percentage means slow
not giving up and even though you have death or end of everything.
nothing you can still live a life with a bit of
happiness. The old believer is an old man I
know that never losses faith and hope that
he will be lucky.

Activity 10

The early stages of Filipino Literature consist of the Pre-Spanish period, the Spanish
period and the Propaganda and Revolutionary Periods. The three periods mentioned are the core
of our history and literature. History has a very important role in literature as literature not only
reflects facts with aesthetic language but more importantly, it display the ideas and feelings of
the people living at that time. Not only does literature exhibit history but so as the hope that
people have. It shows what they hope for the nation, or for themselves, may it be about
nationalism, love, or other aspects going on in life. As the Philippines underwent a lot of history,
as well as changes, literature also evolved.

21st century literature per se, is anything that was written and published in the year
2000s. It is a bit too early to give a definite and elaborate description of the 21st century
literature in the Philippines and the world. It is possible, however, to approach contemporary
literature as a reaction to and dialogue with existing forms of expressive culture. As we engage
in technology more and more, we create and discover more existing forms of expressive culture
as well. We have a wide range of resources through the internet and this gave opportunities to
people, especially the youth, to begin writing and expressing their thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
A perfect example would be WattPad. It became popular to the Filipino youth in 2006.

From epics to folksongs, to the cenaculo and Noli Me Tangere, to Tagalog and English
short stories, essays, poetry and to the Palanca Awards entries, drama and film, to Wattpad and
blogs – these are all reflective of the history, evolution, and developments or mishaps of the
Filipino nation. Each period has its own distinct genre and unique artists that everyone
remembers.

Activity 11