Classification of Literature: Example

SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
ENGLISH 7 – 4TH QUARTER/SY 2020-2021
NAME:____________________________GRADE/SECTION:________________
WEEK 6: EN7LT-III-G-5: DISCOVER LITERATURE AS A TOOL TO ASSERT

ONE’S UNIQUE IDENTITY AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE.
The study or appreciation of literature is very interesting and helpful to
learners for many reasons. According to Shimmer Chinodya (1992:36), Literature
improves your command of language, it teaches you about the life, culture, and
experiences of people around the world, it makes you a wiser and more experienced
person and it helps you compare your own experiences with the experiences of other
people. It makes you a wiser and experienced person teaching you how to judge,
sympathize with and criticize the characters you read about.
Literature entertains and educates us. It can teach us about the past, help
us understand the present and empower us to create the future. ... The greatest
literature goes still further. It reveals not only insights of individual and social
character but of the character of Life itself.
Literature can be classified according to whether it is fiction or non-fiction
and whether it is poetry or prose. It can be further distinguished according to major
forms such as the novel, short story or drama, and works are often categorized
according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or
expectations (genre).
LITERATURE- it is a group of works of art made up of words. Most are written, but
some are passed on by word of mouth.
It came from a Latin word “litterae” which means “letter” or “the art of written work”.
The word literature literally means "things made from letters".
Classification of Literature
FICTION NON-FICTION
-is imaginary composed writing or work of art that -is a factual writing or written work that it gives
is meant to provide information, education and facts that can be proved as it provides real
entertainment to the reader. In other words, places, events, characters, times or reality
fictional literature is based on the writer’s rather than imaginary things.
imagination rather than reality.
Examples: Examples:
poems autobiographies, biographies
plays essays,
short stories dairies and journals,
novels magazines,
oral literature newspapers
songs subject text books
EXAMPLE
PLIANT LIKE THE BAMBOO
by Ismael Mallari
SUMMARY
https://derekalvarez6.blogspot.com/2019/08/pliant-like-bamboo-tree.html
Full text in this link: http://filipinoliterature.blogspot.com/2011/09/pliant-like-bamboo.html
There is a story in Philippine folklore about a mango tree and a bamboo tree. Not being able to agree
as to which was the stronger of the two, they called upon the wind to make the decision.
The wind blew its hardest. The mango tree stood fast. it would not yield. It knew it was strong and
sturdy. It would not sway. It was too proud. It was too sure of itself. But finally, its roots gave way, and it
stumbled down.
The bamboo tree was wiser. It knew it was not as robust as the mango tree. And so every time the
wind blew, it bent its head gracefully. It made loud protestations, but it lets the wind have its way. When finally
the wind got tired of blowing, the bamboo tree still stood in all its beauty and grace.
The Filipino is like the bamboo tree. He knows that he is not strong enough to resist the vigorous
attack of superior forces. So he yields and has survived.
This means that the Filipino would accept any kind of life that God would present to him. For this
reason, he is contented, happy and at peace. To him, as to that oriental poet,” the past is already a dream,
and tomorrow is only a vision; but today,, well – lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every
tomorrow a vision of hope.”
The Filipino is very resilient; he has the ability to recover from any obstacle that comes his way. Man –
made or natural forces, he emerges triumphantly. He never gives up; no matter how hard life was before and
even now… the FILIPINO remains to be PLIANT like the Bamboo.
ACTIVITIES
Learning Task 1: LET’S MATCH UP! –Let’s unlock some words in the text. Connect with a
line to match the words in column A with their same meaning in column B.
Column A Column B
1. yield a. be able to bend without breaking
2. resilient b. surrender
3. stumbled c. strongly built
4. pliant d. fell
5. robust e. able to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties
Learning Task 2: STRONG FILIPINO SYMBOLISM –Think of something that may

represent or symbolize the strong Filipino people. Give your answer and explain it.
Example: Filipino is compared to a bamboo.
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Learning Task 3: CLASSIFY ME! Aside from Filipino traits and characteristics, our other
identifies where we can better understand our fellow Filipino is through our foods and
condiments.
Can you point out the foods that belong to the three main island regions of the Philippines?
Complete the table and choose your answer inside the box.
La Paz batchoy durian dried mangoes bagnet durian tart

Strawberries chicken inasal marang cassava cake kinilaw Ilonggo
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SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

ENGLISH 7 – 4TH QUARTER/SY 2020-2021

WEEK 6: EN7LT-III-G-5: DISCOVER LITERATURE AS A TOOL TO ASSERT

Learning Task 2: STRONG FILIPINO SYMBOLISM –Think of something that may

Example: Filipino is compared to a bamboo.

La Paz batchoy durian dried mangoes bagnet durian tart

LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO

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