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This document is a learning activity sheet for students at Bulan National High School, focusing on 21st Century literature from the Philippines, particularly Bicolano authors and their contributions. It includes information about notable Bicolano writers, their works, and the significance of regional literature. The module aims to enhance students' understanding of local literary traditions and the cultural impact of these authors.

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Bicolano Writers and Their Literary Impact

This document is a learning activity sheet for students at Bulan National High School, focusing on 21st Century literature from the Philippines, particularly Bicolano authors and their contributions. It includes information about notable Bicolano writers, their works, and the significance of regional literature. The module aims to enhance students' understanding of local literary traditions and the cultural impact of these authors.

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION V
SCHOOL DIVISION OF SORSOGON
BULAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN 21 ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND
THE WORLD

Worksheet No. 4 Quarter 3


Name of the Students:_____ Date:
Grade & Strand:

Learning Skills from MELCs


 Enumerate the famous 21st Century Bicolano authors;
 Examine a sample literary text to relate its significance from students’ region/province/town;
 Appreciate the contributions of Bicolano authors to the development of regional literary traditions

Introductory Concept

This module contains information about the award-winning Bicolano writers, their sample masterpieces and their
contribution to the development of literature in our region. By reading some of the literary pieces authored by our
fellow Bicolanos, you will indulge the beauty of our culture, traditions, beliefs and identity. The activities in this
module are intend to hone your critical thinking and creativity. It will also deepen your understanding about how
important our Bicolano writers in bringing us close to the marvelous world of literature.

This time, you will learn more about the 21st Bicolano authors and their famous masterpieces.
Francisco Penones, Jr. - sounded a clarion call in his poem An Opon SaIbalon: Kan Mahale an Maskara (The
Board in Ibalon When Unmasked). Society, he declared, is the boar that brought hunger and poverty to the
land. For this poem, Penones received a CCP award.
Merlinda C. Bobis – wrote a masterly poetic drama titled Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Maiden) overturns the
passive maiden in the legend and makes her decisive to do her part in changing society. In her poems, Bobis
subtly presents an idealism associated with remembering one’s childhood, each of them a strong and
evocative portrait only thoughtful, sensitive poet can create. For this, she merited a Palanca award.
Carlos O. Aureus - weaves together theology and philosophy to present Bikol values and a panorama of Bikol
scenes. In ten well-written stories, a novel and a play, he wins the coveted Palanca, CCP, Free Press and
Graphic literary awards.
Emelina G. Regis - won a Palanca Award for her environmental play Dalawang Mukha ng Kagubatan (Two
Faces of the Forest).
Barbara Barquez Ricafrente - writes poems and paints with rage. She is the first novel awardee of the U.P.
Creative Writing Center.
Maria Lilia F. Realubit - a recipient of the national award “Alagad ni Balagtas” by the Unyon ng Mga
Manunulat sa Pilipinas and is a National Book Awardee (1987) for her book “Philippine Drama: Twelve Plays in
Six Regional Languages”. She wrote the first book on Bikol history and literature: “Bikols of the Philippines.”
Source: [Link]
Jaime Jesus Borlagdan - he wrote Maynila: Libro ng Pobya, which is now considered by his young followers
as an important and influential collection.
Estelito “Esting” Baylon Jacob - he wrote the collection of poetry in Bikol entitled Mga Nirukitdukit.
Seasoned writers include Luis Cabalquinto, Gode Calleja and Rudy Alano. The young writers are Home
Life magazine winners Angelica Gonzales, Honesto Pesimo, Jazmin Llana, Victor Velasco, Nino Manaog,
Xavier Olin and Cynthia Buiza, Marco Lopez, Alvin Yaban, Ulysses P. Aureus and Lorenzo D. Paran III -
young literary fictionists and search for self, identity and nation.
Source: [Link]

After knowing the different authors, let find out the definition of regional literature and literary
traditions.
Regional literature - “literary traditions, written or oral, of the various ethno linguistic groups in the country,
communities that despite much internal migration, can still have distinct geographical settings or identity.
Source:[Link] 5f45a3266cf6327264259aa
Literary traditions - is the passing down of stories which give meaning to human experiences, according to
literary articles. It can be categorize as national, formal or periodic.
Source:[Link]

At this point, let us study how local authors contribute to the development of regional literary
traditions. Local authors contribute to the development of regional literary traditions in
various ways. Some of these are the following:
 Local writers directly influence literary traditions.
 Writers directly and indirectly reply to writings of others on literary traditions.
 Basically,a majority of writers will write on their past history or what happened to them in common.
Events in a society are highly associated with the culture of that place.
 By writing on those traditions’ they help grow those literary traditions both locally and regionally. They
also remind people of those cultures that long forgotten.
 Local writers may also help to explain events in details. People locally or regionally depending on the
popularity of the writers is in a position to understand the literary traditions.
 Writers are able to spread their literary traditions in a variety of ways. One way is through poems and
songs.
 Writers are valuable in the development and growth of traditions.
Source: [Link]

Significance of Authors in the Development of Regional Literature


Local authors play an important role not only in the development of regional literature but also to our
national literature. They have enriched the Filipino culture, preserved the heritage of our literary arts and
helped in introducing and exploring our humanity as Filipinos.
Source: [Link]

. KEEPING YOU IN PRACTICE

PRACTICE TASK 1. BUILDING YOUR VOCABULARY


The following are the difficult words that you will encounter in the text that follows. To understand further
their meaning, fill in the following sentences with the correct words. Choose from the words inside the box.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
a. slumped b. devour c. clenched d. wafted e. gushing f. whipping g. brutal
h. untamed i. crumpled j. shattered
1. She _______________ the piece of paper into a ball and tossed in the garbage can.
2. The tigers _____________ their prey.
3. Everyone has been _________ over the baby.
4. He ____________ his fists in anger.
5. The movie is a _________________ depiction of the war.
6. She fainted and ____________ to the floor.
7. A breeze ___________ the scent of roses towards our table.
8. She suffered a _______________ that took them out of competition.
9. The man confidently explores the forest and unafraid of _____________ animals.
10. The rock ____________ the window.
STORM
Jaime Jesus Borlagdan

This is the weight stripped off by the sky


mixed are the earth and water.

If the disorder will be put back in place or traced,


it would be like peeling away from a sticky embrace.
Twisted are the limbs of electricity
and branches, broken by strain
slumped at each other.
The leaves, the pebbles
which tore the windows.
Scratches, sap
were the solidified tracks.

Marks of the gushing path


of the ocean which walked the earth,
last night under the twister moon
whose beam was inward to its own gloom.
The embrace of the Habagat, south wind, was a whipping tight
brutal pressure whose desire is to devour
the world in one clenched hand.
Almost without fear, almost close to be like love
which enveloped all.

On the roads, in the veins


the waited which was met
by anxiety
wafted like untamed horses.
At the clearing of dust
the morning was a crumpled sheet.
Remained was the soil naked.
There in the falling of the flower
to the dirt which nursed the root,
bloomed the scent
of the trampled upon grass.
In the surfacing of light
clarity again is formed.
In the shattered container this alone
is what is kept
in the long digging
this is what's in the pit.

Source: [Link]

Let us find out how well you read the poem. Answer the questions and write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the poem about? ____________________________________________________
2. How did you find reading the poem? ___________________________________________
3. How did the author describe the aftermath of a storm? ____________________________
4. If you were the author, are you also going to illustrate the situation after a storm in same way? Why or Why not? ___
5. How is the poem significant to the lives of the Bicolanos? ___________________________________________

PRACTICE TASK 2. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES


Go back to the poem entitled Storm by Borlagdan, now based on that text, what are the aftermaths of a
storm? Use the diagram below to answer this activity. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
2.

1.
3.

STORM

5. 4.

PRACTICE TASK 2. ASSESSMENT


See if you can match these authors in column A with the notable descriptions in column B. Write your
answer in the blank provided before the number.
A B.

______ 1. Carlos O. Aureus a. Subtly presents an idealism associated with


With remembering one’s child, each of them a
strong and evocative portrait only thoughtful,
sensitive poet can create.
______ 2. Estelito B. Jacob [Link] together theology and philosophy to
present Bikol values and a panorama of Bikol
scenes.
______ 3. Barbara Barquez Ricafrente c. Wrote the collection of poetry in Bikol entitled
mga Nirukitdukit
______ 4. Merlinda C. Bobis d. recipient of the national award “Alagad ni
Balagtas” by the Unyon ng Mga Manunulat sa
Pilipinas.
______ 5. Maria Lilia F. Realubit e. Writes poems and paints with rage

Practice Task 2. Rubric (Enrichment Activity)


 Answer will vary (rubrics for evaluation of students’ output is provided below)

Criteria Excellent(5) Very Good(4) Good(3) Fair(2) Poor(1)


[Link] to which the output reflects the
objective of the task
2. Level of Creativity
[Link]
[Link] Appeal
[Link] of Effort
Sub-totals

REFERENCES

“Bicolano Authors”, Accessed June 29, 2020 [Link]


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Borlagdan, Jaime Jesus. “Storm”, Accessed July 2, 2020 [Link]
Contributions of local authors to the Literary Traditions”, Accessed June 27, 2020 [Link]
Jaime Borlagdan”, Accessed June 28, 2020 [Link]
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Jacob, Estelito . “Kun Ika an Kabikolan”, Accessed July 1, 2020 [Link]
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“Regional Literature”, Accessed July 1, 2020 [Link]
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gQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw02U9Ff5Lcuqy-FHIdilHHt

Prepared by:

Janette P. Digamo Rosie G. Gracela Roselie L. De Guzman


Teacher I Teacher II Teacher II

Checked and Reviewed:

AILEEN E. PAREDES
Subject Group Head

Noted:

MARIVIC A. ANONUEVO
ASP II, SHS

APPROVED:

SALVE E. FERRERAS
Principal III
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
BULAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE TEST
2nd Semester Q1, Week 4

Name: Date:
Grade & Strand:
Direction: Multiple choice: Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. He was the writer of the poem “STORM”.


a. Francisco Sionil Jose c. Cirilo F. Bautis
b. Merlinda Bobis d Jaime Jesus Borlagdan
2. She fainted and slumped to the floor. The underlined word means.
a. to fall c. to wlk
b. to cry d. to laugh
3. She wrote a masterly poetic drama titled Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Maiden) overturns the passive maiden
in the legend and makes her decisive to do her part in changing society.
a. Francisco Sionil Jose c. Cirilo F. Bautis
b. Merlinda C. Bobis d Jaime Jesus Borlagdan
4. She writes poems and paints with rage. She is the first novel awardee of the U.P. Creative Writing Center.
a. Barbara Barquez Ricafrente c. Cirilo F. Bautis
b. Merlinda C. Bobis d Jaime Jesus Borlagdan
5. She won a Palanca Award for her environmental play Dalawang Mukha ng Kagubatan (Two Faces of the
Forest).
a. Barbara Barquez Ricafrente c. Emelina G. Regis
b. Merlinda C. Bobis d Jaime Jesus Borlagdan
6. She wrote the first book on Bikol history and literature: “Bikols of the Philippines.”
Source.
a. Barbara Barquez Ricafrente c. Emelina G. Regis
b. Merlinda C. Bobis d Maria Lilia F. Realubit
7. He wrote the collection of poetry in Bikol entitled Mga Nirukitdukit.
a. Barbara Barquez Ricafrente c. Emelina G. Regis
b. Estelito “Esting” Baylon Jacob d Maria Lilia F. Realubit
8. “literary traditions, written or oral, of the various ethno linguistic groups in the country, communities that
despite much internal migration, can still have distinct geographical settings or identity.
a. Literary traditions c. Literary piece
b. Literary genre d. Literary non fiction
9. It passing down of stories which give meaning to human experiences, according to literary articles. It can be
categorize as national, formal or periodic.
a. Literary traditions c. Literary piece
b. literay fiction d. literary nonfiction
10. The following are the contributions of the local authors to the development of regional literary traditions, except
one.
a. Local writers directly influence literary traditions.
b. Local writers may also help to explain events in details.
c. Writers are able to spread their literary traditions in a variety of ways.
d. Writers write only their own story, they does not mine the story of others.

Prepared by: Checked and Reviewed: Noted:

Janette P. Digamo
Aileen E. Paredes Marivic A. Anonuevo
Rosie G. Gracela Subject Group Head ASP II, SHS

Roselie C. De Guzman

Common questions

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In 'Storm,' Jaime Jesus Borlagdan captures the dramatic aftermath of a storm, reflecting both the natural environment and resilience of the Bicol region. He uses vivid imagery to portray the chaos and eventual peace following a storm, symbolizing the region's recurrent struggles with natural calamities. Devices such as metaphor and personification (e.g., the storm as a 'whipping tight brutal pressure') are employed to evoke emotion and draw parallels between natural events and human experiences. This effectively communicates the intertwined fate of people and their environment in Bicol .

Bicolano authors contribute to both regional and national literature by preserving cultural heritage, addressing contemporary social issues, and enhancing the diversity of the Philippine literary landscape. They employ methods such as writing in local dialects, reinterpreting traditional legends to reflect modern concerns, and utilizing diverse literary forms including poetry, drama, and prose. These approaches not only enrich Bicolano literature but also inspire broader national appreciation and understanding of varied cultural narratives .

The integration of local dialects in Bicolano literature enhances authenticity and personal connection with the regional audience, making literary works more relatable and reflective of local culture. It aids in the preservation of dialects facing dilution due to dominant languages, promoting linguistic diversity. Additionally, this integration can limit national and international reception due to language barriers, yet it simultaneously empowers local identity and cultural specificity, enriching the Philippines' literary mosaic .

Carlos O. Aureus makes significant contributions through his integration of philosophy and theology in literature, crafting stories that reflect and probe Bicolano values. By weaving intricate narratives that explore moral and existential questions, Aureus deepens readers' understanding of personal and communal values, enriching the cultural discourse within Bicol. His works, which have garnered multiple literary awards, not only highlight the region's rich cultural ethos but also invite broader philosophical reflections, contributing to the dialogue between regional and philosophical concerns .

Regional literature is crucial in maintaining cultural identity as it preserves unique traditions, languages, and worldviews of ethnolinguistic communities. In regions like Bicol, literature both written and oral serves as a vessel for cultural expression and continuity despite external influences and internal migration. It safeguards indigenous stories, values, and perspectives, ensuring they remain integral over generations. Furthermore, it fosters a collective identity by uniting individuals with shared cultural narratives .

Historical contexts profoundly influence Bicolano literature, with themes often reflecting the region's socio-political history, colonial experiences, and natural disasters. Authors draw on these histories to inform their narratives, tackling issues like poverty, resistance, and resilience. This historical backdrop provides a rich tapestry for exploring contemporary challenges while staying rooted in the cultural and historical experiences unique to Bicol, allowing for nuanced storytelling that appeals to both local and broader audiences .

The common themes explored by 21st-century Bicolano authors include social justice, cultural identity, environmental conservation, and philosophical reflections on human existence. These themes are significant as they reflect the socio-political landscape of the region, preserve its identity, and address contemporary challenges. For instance, Francisco Penones, Jr.'s poem addresses societal issues like hunger and poverty, while Emelina G. Regis uses environmental themes in her award-winning play. Such literature not only preserves cultural heritage but also raises awareness about prevalent issues, thereby contributing to a richer and more informed cultural identity .

Young Bicolano writers influence the contemporary literary landscape by introducing fresh perspectives and modern themes such as identity, globalization, and digital culture. Their works reflect the evolving cultural dynamics and challenges faced by the youth, often blending traditional motifs with contemporary issues. This not only rejuvenates the regional literature but also bridges the gap between tradition and modernity, enabling a dialogue that is more inclusive and representative of current realities .

Bicolano authors' engagement with cross-cultural themes expands local narratives by incorporating universal issues such as social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability, which resonate nationally and globally. By exploring these themes through a regional lens, authors like Merlinda C. Bobis introduce global readers to Bicol's unique cultural perspectives while simultaneously contributing to broader discussions. This dialogue fosters mutual understanding and cultural exchange, enhancing global appreciation of Philippine literature .

Merlinda C. Bobis reinterprets traditional Bicolano legends by overturning passive character archetypes, such as in her poetic drama 'Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Maiden)', where she portrays the maiden as decisive and active in shaping society rather than passive. This reinterpretation offers new perspectives on traditional stories, making them relevant to contemporary issues and thus engaging a wider audience. This contributes significantly to regional literature by reviving interest in cultural stories while providing a platform for critical reflection on societal norms .

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