21st Century Literature from the
Date November 4, 2024 Subject Philippines and the World
Time Section
8:00-9:00 HUMSS 11- Richterswil
1:00-2:00 ABM 11- Wollerau
HE 11- Rapperswil
ICT 11- Winterhur
3:00-4:00 HUMSS 11- Zermatt
SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN
I. Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students are expected to;
1. Value the contributions of local writers to the development of regional literary traditions.
2. Analyze the figures of speech and other literary devices in the text.
3. Explain the literary, biographical, linguistic, and sociocultural contexts and show how they
enhance the texts’ meaning and enrich the readers’ understanding.
4. Explain the relationship of the context with the texts’ meaning.
II. Subject Content
a. Topic: Archipelagic Life, or Creative Nonfiction
b. Reference: DIWA Textbooks (21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World)
Second Edition
c. Materials: Visual Aids, PowerPoint, Television
d. Values: Cultural Understanding: Appreciate Philippine history, traditions and island cultures.
III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
May I request everyone to stand, bow your
heads and feel the presence of our Lord.
(The teacher will lead the prayer)
2. Greetings
Good Morning Class! Good Morning, Sir!
3. Classroom Management
Before you take your seat, kindly arrange your
chairs properly and pick up all the litters under
your chair.
4. Checking of Attendance
Ms. Secretary is there any absentee for today? None, Sir
I am glad that everyone is present today.
B. Motivation
Before we delve further to our lesson today, we
will be playing a game first which entitled “Pass
the message”
Mechanics
1. Form 2 groups with 5 players.
2. Players form a line.
3. Player 1 pass the message to player 2
and the players left ahead.
4. Last player shares the message aloud.
5. Compare the original and final
messages.
Messages
a. Eager essayist edit eagerly.
b. Essays eagerly engage energetic editors.
c. Prolific professors patiently proofread
papers.
d. Scholars scrutinize sentences, searching
syntax.
e. Writers wrestles with words, weaving
wise writings.
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How do you define essay?? (Student’s answer may vary.)
Have you written an essay for school?
Was it difficult or was it easy?
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Archipelagic Nonfiction
One of the most popular genres of literature in
the Philippines has always been Essay also
known as Creative Nonfiction. The essay is
often defined as a short piece of writing on a
particular subject. Sometimes, it is also defined
as an account of historical, personal, and
academic events.
Generally speaking, the essay takes the same
passion, craft, and artistry as any literary genre.
It is also known to be immensely popular,
because newspapers nowadays still bear essay
in the form of editorial, columns, and bylines.
Some of the most popular newspapers
columnist who are known to write in the essay
form are Conrado de Quiros of the Philippines
Daily Inquirer, Jessica Zafra of the Philippines
Star and Business World, and more recently,
Patricia Evangelista and Shakira Sison of the
online news portal Rappler.
In publishing, Carlos Bulosan's America is in the
heart has always been a staple for creative
nonfiction. In this work, he writes about his
migration on the United States and the painful
life he has lived there and yet, ends the whole
memoir with declaration that America will
always be in the "heart." Another famous
essayist is Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil, who has
also defined the essay as something that "what
no other forms of writing seems willing to be."
E. Abstraction
Class, kindly read altogether.
Ma. Elena Paulma is a Palanca first-prize
winner for her short story "Three Kisses" in
2010. She comes from Butuan City, Mindanao,
and has finished her bachelor's degree in
English (Creative Writing), master's degree in
Comparative Literature, and doctorate in
Creative Writing at the University of the
Philippines-Diliman. She is an Associate
Professor and the Vice President for Academic
Affairs at the University of Science and
Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan
de Oro. Her book of essays, Southern Stories
and Strays," was published in 2017 by the UP
Press.
Now, let’s explore with one of the famous piece
of Ma. Elena Paulma which was entitled “And
the Water Flows in Tiniwisan”.
(Student’s answer may vary.)
But before that, let us first reflect upon what
stories about your hometown do your parents or
grandparents tell you? Share them with the
class.
And The Water Flows In Tiniwisan
By Ma. Elena Paulma
(The teacher will read the text and have the
students take some notes while listening.)
F. Application
Instructions: Answer the following questions.
1. What is the purpose of the author in
writing the essay?
2. What is the central message of the story?
3. What can you say about the authors’
childhood?
4. What is the central subject of the essay?
Defend your answer.
5. What are the similarities and differences
between the author’s experience of
culture and tradition in Tiniwisan and
your own experience?
IV. Assessment Essay
Read the statement carefully and give the
correct answer. Creative Nonfiction
1. It is an account of historical, personal
and academic events.
2. It is basically telling the stories of our
lives in written form Ma. Elena Paulma
3. She is a Palanca first-prize winner for
her short story “Three Kisses” and
known for her work “And the water False
flows in Tiniwisan”.
4. True or False. Essay do not take the
same passion, crafts and artistry as True
any literary genres.
5. True or False. Carmen Guerrero-
Nakpil said that “What no other forms
of writing seems willing to be.”
V. Assignment
Kindly reflect on this quotation by John F.
Kennedy “Children are living the messages
we send to a time we will not see.”
Prepared by:
Kenneth O. Martinez