Week 3 21st Century Lit

1. 21st Century
Literature
W eek 3 Redempt ion C. G uint o

2. Review of Early Philippine Literary Genres
21st Century Philippine Literary Genres
Activity
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3. Early Phil
Literary
Genres
1.Oral Literature
a. Riddles (Bugtong) – puzzling, witty questions to be solved or guessed.
b. Proverbs (Salawikain) – wise sayings in general use, stating a general truth or
piece of advice.
c. Tanaga – a mono-rhyming heptasyllabic quatrain with insights and lessons about
life, with affinities with folk lyric.
2. Folk Songs
a. Hele/Uyayi – Lullaby
b. Ambahan – 7-syllable per line about human relationships and social
entertainment.
c. Kalusan – songs depicting livelihood or work of people.
d. Tagay – song about drinking liquor.
e. Kanogan – lamentations for the dead.

4. Early Phil
Literary
Genres
2. Folk Songs
f. Kumintang – a war song
g. Harana – serenade
h. Diona/Ihiman – wedding song.
i. Talindaw – boating song
j. Balitaw – love song

5. Early Phil
Literary
Genres
3. Folk Tales
a. Myths – stories about how certain aspects of the world
possess certain characteristics.
b. Fables – stories with lessons using animals as
characteristics.
c. Legends – Explains the origins of things and about nature.
d. Fantastic Stories – deals with supernatural characters
such as aswang, kapre, tiyanak.

6. Early Phil
Literary
Genres
4. Epic – long stories about a supernatural events and
journeys of a hero

7. 21st Century Philippine
Literary Genres
1. Spoken Poetry - Poetry
intended for live or recorded
performance. It roots are from
oral tradition but it may also be
published. This can contain
elements of rap, hip-hop,
storytelling, theater, and jazz,
rock, blues, and folk music.
2. Hyper Poetry - Digital
poetry genre with hypertext
links the reader can click to
choose how the poem will
transform or mutate.

8. Spoken
Poetry

9. 2. Hyper
poetry
Sample Hyper poetry
In love ka ba?
Click the heart
Mababa ba ang grades
mo? Click here

10. Let’s Do This!
Write a Tanaga on a ¼ sheet
of paper.
Make sure to follow the
meter 7777 and rhyme
scheme.

11. 3.
Blog/Vlog
BLOG
VLOG

12. Blog - A web blog is
written by a blogger,
who writes articles or
posts about their
preferred content
including their opinions,
interests and
experiences.
A vlog is a personal
website or social
media account where
a person regularly
posts short videos
about their interests
or content.
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Blog/Vlog

13. Starting a blog/vlog is easy.
A blog gives people a reason to visit your
website.
It can help create a sense of community.
A blog is a living archive of personal sources of
inspiration.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF
BLOGGING
BY TIM MCKEOUGH PUBLISHED: AUG
17, 2011
The outreach can be incredible.
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17. A good blog requires regular updates.
Being too honest can lead to trouble.
Because it's a reflection of your business/yourself, a
blog shouldn't be done haphazardly.
Unexpected technical issues can require extra time.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF
BLOGGING
BY TIM MCKEOUGH PUBLISHED: AUG
17, 2011
The CONS (Negative)

18. Mastered by Frank Rivera
4. TEXT TULA
A mobile phone poetry,
may be written with
short traditional formal
verses composing of 7777
syllable count with rhyme
scheme aabb, abab,
abba.
Mommy, your love is
endless
Spend time, don’t
make it worthless
Talk to me and lecture
me
And never just let me
be

19. 5. Six-Word Flash Fiction
A very short
fictional literature
of six words only,
which the
narrative can
change based on
the reader.
FOR SALE:
Baby shoes, never worn.
-Ernest Hemingway

21. 6. Flash Fiction
Another short
fictional
literature
anywhere from
300 to 1,500
words.
* “Riddle” by Ogbewe
Amadin (1159 words)
*“Three is a Rational
Number” by Michele Finn
Johnson (1057 words)
*”The Comedian” by Yoko
Morgenstern

22. 6. Flash Fiction
Riddle by Ogbewe Amadin
Edited by Julia Rios
January 2018
I think Aunty Adesuwa is a witch. Mama says so sometimes.
“What is a witch?” I asked Mama once.
“A witch is an unusual person. They are different from normal
people,” Mama told me.
“People call me different. Am I a witch too?” I asked.
“Idara, you are not a witch, okay?!” Mama said. “You are a kind
and sweet little girl and when I’m done with you, you will be a
strong, independent woman,” she told me, holding my arms as she
looked into my eyes, smiling. I smiled too.

23. 7. Illustrated Novel
A story
composing of
text and 50%
illustrated
images.
It is a hybrid narrative medium
in which images and text work
together to tell a story. It can
take various forms, including
fiction written for adults or
children, magazine
fictions, comic strips,
and picture books.

24. 7. Illustrated Novel

25. 8. Digi-Fiction
Digi-Fiction Uses
triple media:
book,
movie/video
and internet
website.
Readers must navigate
through the three
formats. To fully read the
story and experience
being in the story. Can
be programmed
for tablets, etc.

27. 9. Manga
A graphic novel
usually
published in
Japan.
Shōjo manga (少女漫画, lit.
"girls' comics", also
romanized as shojo or shoujo)
is an editorial category of
Japanese comics targeting an
audience of adolescent
females and young
adult women.

28. 9. Manga
A graphic novel
usually
published in
Japan.
Shonen: Manga targeted at
tween and teen boys.
Covers for shonen series
usually feature male
protagonists in some sort of
action pose.

29. 9. Manga
SHOJO
SHONEN

30. 10. Doodle Fiction
A narrative where the
drawing on a graphic
novel usually depicts
doodle drawings and
writings, often adding
humorous elements.

31. 10. Doodle Fiction

33. 11. Chick Literature
Usually depicts
stories of
women and the
struggles and
successes in
society.
There are many Chick
Literature in Wattpad. The
term has long been buried by
publishers and can be found
under “Women’s Fiction -
Contemporary “, or “Adult or
Contemporary Romance”

35. 12. Science Fiction
Speculative
fiction
narratives about
futuristic topics,
science and
technology, etc.

37. Thank
You
Any Quest ion?