21st Century

S E N I O R H I G H S C H O O L D E PA R T M E N T Literature from the

Philippines and
from the World
DANICA MAE A. QUEJA
Pre-Service Teacher
0946-1624-753
[email protected]
 Module 3:
Context and
Text’s Meaning
• At the end…
1. identify words, ideas, structure, and
purpose of the text;
2. explore the different social and socio-
cultural contexts to enhance and enrich the
understanding of the text; and
3. appreciate the importance of understanding
the literary context and its meaning to one’s
own life experiences
 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

UNIT TITLE: MODULE 3 GRADE: 11 HUMSS A, B, C, D, and E

WHAT IS CONTEXT?
 Context

It refers to information that helps

readers accurately interpret the
meaning of a text.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CONTEXT Writer’s Context
Knowing about the writer's life,
values assumptions, gender, race,
sexual orientation, and the political
and economic issues related to the
author.
 Writer’s Context

1. Who is the author/writer?

2. What is his/her educational background
3. What are his/her personal information
4. How do these affect/influence the text?
 Reader’s Context

It is about the reader's previous reading

experiences, values, assumptions, political
and economic issues.
 Reader’s Context

1. What are your prior experiences related

to the text?
2. What is your impression of the text?
 Text’s Context

It is about its publishing history. It is part

of the larger text such as newspaper, history,
events, translated in it.
Text’s Context

1. Where was the text published?

2. What year was it published?
3. What publishing company printed the
text?
 Social Context

Social context and socio-cultural of a

text feature the society in which the
characters live and in which the author's text
was produced.
Social Context

1. What kind of society emerged during the

time when the literature was created?
2. What type of government or significant
historical event happened during its
publication?
 Cultural Context

Having insight into the culture of

the characters in work of writing
provides important insights relevant
to interpreting the story or situation.
 Example

A book or story about growing up will be very

different if the main character’s culture is one that
values independence and making one’s own way
in the world as opposed to one in which young
people are expected to follow in the footsteps of
their parents and grandparents.
 Historical Context

It refers to what was going on

in the world during the timeframe
in which a work is set or was
written.
 Example
A research paper or book written about the
possibility and potential impact
of pandemics after the Covid-19 pandemic is
over will have a very different historical context
than works on the same topic created during
an earlier time.
 Physical Context

It refers to the setting in which a

work of writing takes place.
 Example

A book about surviving on your own in a huge,

densely populated city will be very different from a
book on the same topic that is set in a remote rural
location.
 Rhetorical Context

It refers to the circumstances

under which a particular piece of
writing is created.
 Example
The rhetorical context of a work created for a
class assignment that will likely only be read by the
writer’s teacher is very different from an editorial
opinion piece on an issue the author is passionate
about that will be published to a broad audience
via a news outlet.
 What is imagery?
It is creating a picture in the
reader's mind by using words that
appeal to the senses. There are types
of Imagery that are used in this
module. (Menoy 2016))
 Types of Imagery
Visual Auditory Kinesthetic
Imagery Imagery Imagery
Produced by Produced by the Produced by the
the use of use of words use of words that
words that that appeal to appeal to the
appeal to the the sense of actions and
sense of sight hearing movement
 Types of Imagery
Auditory Kinesthetic
Imagery Imagery
Produced by the Produced by the
use of words use of words that
that appeal to appeal to the
the sense of actions and
hearing movement
 Types of Imagery
Kinesthetic
Imagery
Produced by the
use of words that
appeal to the
actions and
movement
Padre Faura Witnesses the Execution of Rizal
by Danton Remoto
I stand on the roof
Of the Ateneo municipal,
Shivering
On this December morning.
Months ago,
Pepe came to me
the observatory.
 I thought we would talk
About the stars
That do not collide
In the sky:
Instead, he asked me about
purgatory
(His cheeks still ruddy
From the sudden sun
After the bitter winter
In Europe
And on this day
With the years beginning to turn,
Salt things my eyes.
I see Pepe,
A blur
Between the soldiers
With their Mausers raised
And the early morning’s
Star: Still shimmering
Even if millions of miles away,
The star itself
Is already dead
 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

Who are the Who speaks in Discuss the

characters in the the poem? form/structure of
the poem?
poem?
 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

What was the What was the To whom the

situation when Padre situation of our poem
Faura stood in the
balcony of Ateneo de country based on addressed?
Manila? the poem?
 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

How do you feel What was the What was the

while reading the feeling displayed by message that
pome, that Padre the author in the Danton Remoto
Faura witnessed the poem? wanted to convey
execution of his in this poem?
former student?
Padre Faura Witnesses the Execution of Rizal
by Danton Remoto
 Why Context Matters
•Context adds richness to a
work of literature and helps to
truly engage readers in the
text.
Each group will be given lines to
analyze through literary devices
used, figures of speech, context
and text’s meaning.
Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell) by
Jose Rizal
Reading and appreciating
literature can be made
possible by understanding the
context and text’s meaning.
Using imagery, create a 2-
stanza poem describing
your dreams or aspirations
in life.
Create a video reenacting
the poem “Padre Faura
Witnesses the Execution of
Rizal” by Danton Remoto
BACARRA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department