Topic 1 Philippines

Objectives
A. Discuss the theme of the fiction based on experience.
B. Compare the language used in the fiction and the present language.
C. Talk about the emotions given by the fiction.
D. Criticize characters’ roles, values, and abilities.
E. Create performing art from the theme of the fiction.
F. Write commentary on women's roles.
Pre-reading Activity
Teen-agers are fond of name-calling. They do it to everyone and teachers are not
exceptions to this. Share to class the names you have given your teachers. Do not
give the real name or identity of the teacher. Tell also why you have given the
name.
Answer:
Vocabulary at Work
Say something about these Filipino words.
**malirip
rootword: lirip — careful consideration for understanding
pagninilay upang mabatid ang katotohanan
upang malirip — in order to comprehend
MALIRIP = MABATID = MALAMAN ang katotohanan o halaga ng isang bagay o pangyayari
agam-agam
kasingkahulugan: alinlangan
english translation: premonition, doubt, suspicion
napatda
root word: patda
kahulugan: nahinto, natigilan
naulinig
narinig, nadinig
kandungan
root word: kandong
english translation: lap
kahulugan: ibabaw ng magkadikit na hita ng nakaupo
denotatibong kahulugan: kadamay, taong masasandalan

magmasid
carefully observe
root word: masid — mapanuring tingin
kahulugan — tumanaw, tumingin
kariktan
kahulugan: kagandahan, karilagan, alindog, pang-halina, pang-akit, rangya, karangyaan
READING 1 | Si Mabuti ni Genoveva Edroza-Matute
Question: Why did her students call her Mabuti?
The story focuses on a teacher named mabuti who despite the loss of her husband is still able
to instill the beauty of life in her students. The author uses a flashback narration to reveal the
story through a memory of one of Mabuti's former student.
Tauhan
Mabuti — isang guro. hindi mabuti ang kanyang tunay na pangalan. lagi laman niya
nababanggit ang salitang "mabuti" sa kanyang klase
Fe
Tagpuan — pahiwatig lamang
Lahat ng tao ay may problema. Nasasa tao na rin kung paano niya ito haharapin. Kung
mananalig ay tiyak na malalampasan ang mga problema. Ang isang guro ay naging huwaran
pa rin sa kabila ng kanyang dinadala na pagsubok sa buhay.
Pangunahing Detalye
Isang guro na tinatawag na Mabuti ng kaniyang mga estudyante kapag nakatalikod dahil lagi
niyang tinuturan ang salitang, "mabuti" kapag wala siyang masabi. Isa siyang guro na bihasa sa
larangan ng panitikan.
Detalye 1
Si Mabuti ang naging dahilan upang maunawaan ng isang mag-aaral sa katauhan ni Fe ang
tunay na kahulugan ng buhay. Si Mabuti ay may suliraning iniiyakan, tulad din ni Fe. Sa kabila
nito, napaghingahan niya ng damdamin ang guro. Bumuti ang kaniyang pakiramdam at naging
positibo ang kaniyang pananaw sa buhay.
Detalye 2
Naramdaman ni Fe na sila ni Mabuti ay iisa dahil nadama niya na silang dalawa ay bahagi ng
mga nilalang na nakakaranas ng kalungkutan at nakakakilala ng kaligayahan.
Detalye 3
Lubos na nauunawaan at nabatid ng mag-aaral na naging malapit kay Mabuti ang lahat at iyon
ang nagpagaan ng damdamin nito.

ASEAN Lit Notes | June 16, 2023
Narrative Conventions in Writing Fictions
A. Plot Conventions in Writing Fiction
1. Backstory - tells the events of the story that happen before the present story
2. Cheknov's Gun - tells of an inherent object inserted in the narrative. Russian Playwright,
Anton Chekhov. Most of his writing. when you use an object or another element dapat may
importansya. Eliminate what is irrelevant. Every element of the story should be necessary.
3. In Medias Res - the narration that starts in the middles of the story
4. Narrative Hook - tells a catchy story opening to hook the attention of the readers.
5. Hypodiegesis - tells a story within a story. The Arabian Knights. Robert Erwin
6. Deux Ex Machina - tells a good character in a bad situation and ensures the characters
wins with an unexpected or implausible use to resolve the situation. Nested.
7. Plot Twist - tells a surprise ending
8. Poetic Justice - tells a reward to the good characters and punishes the bad characters
9. Cliff Hanger - tells an abrupt ending that places the main characters in a perilous situation
with no resolution.
10. Flashback - tells an interjected scene of the story that takes it back in time form the current
point in the story and is often used to tell the events that happened before another
important event.
11. Flash Forward - tells a scene that takes the narrative to a future time from the current
point of the story.
12. Foreshadowing - indicates or hints something is coming in the latter part of the story**
B. Point-of-View
narrative convention which tells from whose perspective is the story told
may be a character,
stream of consciousness, exposing the character's mind to the readers through his
monologue
C. Style
1. Figures of Speech - A metaphor or simile is often used to create a compa
2. Emotional Appeal - it moves the emotion of the reader or audience. It is a way or
method by the author to create an emotional response among his reader or audience.
3. Use of Sensory Detail - forms mental images of scenes using descriptive word
4. Dramatic Visualization - presents an object or character with much description or
gestures and dialogues making scenes vivid for the audience
5. Leitwortsil - repeats on purpose the words that usually express a motif or theme

important to the story.
D. Style
underlying message or the central idea
about life that the author is conveying in the story which is universal in nature
is about the human experience
entwined in the story which is reflected in the character's words and actions, events, and
other elements.
LITERARY APPROACHES
1. Feminism Approach
uplifts women's goals by defining and establishing equality in the family, civil, social,
political, and economic arena
Feminist literature is often associated with literary pieces written by women that deal with
women in society. It also involves characters or ideas which chide the common gender
norms dominated by masculinity
gives an impact on the voice of women.
2. New Historicism Approach
deals with the cultural context during the writing of the piece of literature
interprets literature for its meaning or idea in a particular socio-historical atmosphere
needs an understanding of the author's milieu and the cultural context during its
production.
3. Formalism Approach
also called new criticism
this uses a close reading of a piece of literature. This means that the formalists'
interpretation of a work of art is formulated by the information
They see it autonomously and can be gauged through internal structure and language.
Considered are form, structure, and technical features as more important than the content
and context.
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