Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Bulacan
DAMPOL 1ST NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dampol, Plaridel, Bulacan

A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

Name: Ramilyn E. Alisoso Date: May 25, 2021

Grade Level and Section: 11-HUMSS

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
1. Identify geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history from pre-colonial to
contemporary and representative text from the regions.
2. Write a close analysis and critical interpretation of literacy text and,
3. Show a sense of adaptability of the Philippine Literary History.

II. SUBJECT: 21st CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD
MELCS: Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts and doing an adaptation of these require from
the learner the ability to identify:
a. the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history from pre-colonial to the contemporary

Code: EN12Lit-Ia-21
References:
• 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World ADM Module CALABARZON: Module 1 pp. 2 – 27
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Module, Paper and Pen

III. PROCEDURES:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY LEARNER’S ACTIVITY
A. Daily Routine
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of attendance
4. Online Classroom Etiquette

B. Review
Based on your previous lessons during your junior Ma’am! Literature consists of different stories, poems, etc.
high school English class, does anyone from this that gave us moral lessons.
class can define literature?

Very Good!

C. Motivation

Before we begin our lesson, let’s have a short ice breaker.

It’s called 4 pics 1 word

I will be flashing pictures and what you’re going to do is analyze

the picture to get the right answer and write down on a sheet
of paper and show it to the screen. I will be giving you 10
seconds to answer.

Are the mechanics clear? Yes Ma’am!

Alright, let’s begin!

Good job! everyone and Congratulations to the winner! You

will receive an additional 2 points in our quiz.

Familiarize yourselves with these words because you will re-

encounter in our lesson and activity.

D. Presentation

Based on our activity, what do you think will be our topic for Our topic for today is about Introduction to Philippine
today? Literature Ma’am.

Very good! Today we will talk about The Introduction to

Philippine Literature

E. Lesson Proper

Now who as an idea what is Literature? Ma’am Literature comes from the Latin word “LITERA”
means letters. This is a body of literary productions, either
oral, written, or visual containing imaginative language
that realistically portrays thoughts, emotions and
experiences of the human condition.
Very good answer! Now let’s proceed to our main topic.

I. Pre- Colonial Period

Pre-Colonial Period’s time was from BC to 1564

It was based on oral traditions
Crude on ideology and phraseology

Anyone who can give me the meaning of phraseology? Ma’am, phraseology is the way that a particular person
uses his words.
That’s right! Each person has a different way on how he will
use words to make a good literature.

Does anyone know some literacy forms? Some literacy forms are oral literatures, folk songs, folk
tales and epics.

Good! Now let’s first talk about Oral Literature. Oral literature
has three kinds.

First we have Riddles. This is a battle of wits among

participants.
It uses one or more image to refer to an object to be guessed.

Next we have proverbs. Do you have any idea what proverbs These are the wise sayings that contain a metaphor used
is? to teach as a food for thought
.

That is correct! Proverbs are wise sayings. Sometimes it is also

used often to give inspiration in life and warning like in the
bible.

Last we have tanaga where it expresses insights and lessons

on life.

We also have Folk songs.

It is a form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and

aspirations, the people’s lifestyle as well as their lives.

Its often repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naïve

Can you give me some example of folk songs? Ma’am we have lullaby and ambahan.

That is correct.

Lullaby is a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep.

Can you give me some examples of lullaby? We have Oyayi o Hele

Now we have the second type which is the folk tales.

Folk tales also has four kinds.

First we have Myths.

What is Myth? It explains how the world was created, how certain animals
possess certain characteristics, why some places have
waterfalls, volcanoes, flora or fauna.
That is correct!
Now do you know any myth? Ma’am we have Sarimanok

Correct! Sarimanok is a Muslim myth telling the origin of a

super bird in the Philippines that looks like a chicken with a
super rainbow tail.

Next we have legends. Anyone who knows what legend is? Legends explains the origin of things.

Correct! Legends explains the origin of things. Now can you

give me an example of a Legend? Some of example of legend are “Ang Alamat ng Pinya”
and “Alamat ng Sampaloc”
We also have our fable wherein the main characters in this
story are animals that speaks and acts like humans.

Can you give me an example of fable? Ma’am some examples of fable is The Lion and the
mouse and The ant and the grasshopper

That’s very nice. Now last for our Folk tale is fantastic stories
wherein it deals with the underworld characters.

Samples for folk stories are the “aswang”, elf stories.

Next we have Epics

What is an Epic? It is narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition

revolving around super natural events or heroic deeds.

That is right epic is also one of the famous literature in the

Philippines.

Now can you give some examples of epic? Ma’am we have Bernardo Carpio and Biag ni Lam Ang.

Very good!

So far do you have any questions for our pre-colonial period? None so far Ma’am.

Okay so we are going to proceed with the Spanish

Colonization Period.

II. Spanish Colonization Period (1565 to 1863)

It has two distinct classifications. Can anyone give me these It is the religious and secular classification Ma’am.
classifications?

That is correct! Also during this time, Spanish was introduced

as the medium of communication.

Now let’s discuss the first classification which is the religious

literature.

Religious literature has two types.

What do you think is the first one? Ma’am the first type is the Pasyon

That is correct! Pasyon is a long narrative poem about the

passion and death of Christ.
Next we have the Senakulo.

Who as an idea about senakulo? It is the dramatization of the pasyon.

Very good! That is right. Senakulo is the dramatization of

pasyon. This story re-enacts the passion of Christ.

If we have religious literature, we also have a non- religious

literature.

Do you know what it is? It is the secular literature Ma’am

Yes that is correct. Secular literature also consists of three

kinds.

First, we have the Awit. It is a colorful tale of chivalry made for

singing and chanting.

Anyone who can give me an example of Awit? Ma’am we have the Ibong Adarna.

That is correct! Ibong Adarna is one example of Awit.

Next we have the Korido. It is a metrical tale.

Florante at Laura is an example of Korido
Who can give me an example of Korido?

That is brilliant!

Lastly, we have prose narrative. It is written to prescribe proper

decorum.

Additional to our lesson, Spanish occupied Philippines in early

15th century.

The Filipinos have their own alphabet back then do you what it It is the alibata Ma’am
is?

That is correct. Alibata or baybayin is the first Filipino Alphabet.

What do you think is the reason? The Spaniards banned alibata because they believed that
is a work of evil.

Yes that is correct.

The early printing press in the Philippines was run and

monopolized by the Spanish friars.

Also, during the Spanish colonization, Filipinos felt they are

being harassed. Because of this, a propaganda movement and
a group was formed

Do you know what was its name? It is called La Solidaridad.

Correct! Now who was the founder of the group? Jose Rizal was the founder of La Solidaridad.

That is correct!
Before we move on to our next topic, do you have any We do not have questions Ma’am.
questions or clarifications?

Now we are moving to the nationalistic propaganda/ and

revolutionary period

III. Nationalistic/Propaganda and Revolutionary Period

Its timeline is from 1864-1896.

This period planted seeds of nationalism in Filipinos.
The language in this time shifted from Spanish to Tagalog
It also addressed the masses instead of the “intelligentsia”

First we have the Propaganda Literature. This type of literature

is reformatory in objective.

Who do you think spearheaded this? It was spearheaded by intellectual middle-class

That is correct. Thank you for your answer.

Under Propaganda Literature, we have Political Essays.

Anyone who has an idea about political essays? These are satires, editorials and news articles written to
attack and expose evil of Spanish rules

That is correct! Now anyone who can give me some example Ma’am examples of political essays are diariong tagalog
of political essays? and La Solidaridad

Very good! Now who was the founder of diariong tagalog? Marcelo H. Del Pilar was the founder of diariong tagalog.

Excellent answer!

Next we have political novels. These are masterpieces that

paved way to revolution.

Now can you name the two famous political novels? Ma’am it is Jose Rizal’s Noli Matangere.

Very good!

IV. Revolutionary Literature

Moving on, we now have the revolutionary literature Examples of this is True Decalogue by Apolinario Mabini
and Katapusang Hibik ng Pilipinas by Andres Bonifacio.
It is more propagandistic than literary as it is more violent in
nature and demanded complete independence for the country.

Who can give me examples of revolutionary literature? None so far Ma’am.

So far do you have any questions?

Now we will be proceeding to American Colonization period.

IV. American Colonization Period (1898-1944)

This period was also known as the period of apprenticeship

wherein Filipino writers imitated English and American Models.
Also, poems written were amateurish and mushy, which
phrasing and diction is awkward and artificial.

This period was also highly influenced by Western literary

trends like romanticism and realism.

Question, what do you think is the most prevalent literary form

during this period?

Very good! No we will be moving to the next period of literature. It is the short story Ma’am.

V. Japanese Occupation Period (1941-1960)

This is the period were the one of the darkest days in the
history and literary tradition of the Philippines.

Growth of English Literature and language was interrupted.

Censored all publications except Tribune and Philippine

Review

Can you site some example what happened during the war It is when Tagalog poets broke away from Balagtas
years in this period? tradition and chose to wrote in simple language and free
verse.

VI. Contemporary Period (1960-Present)

This is the era of modern literature.

Can you give me some famous themes in this period of Ma’am some themes of literature during this period are
literature? religious faith, fantasy, poverty, nationalism and politics

During the beginning of this period, Martial law repressed and

curtailed human rights including freedom of press.

The writers used symbolisms and allegories to drive home their

message at the face of heavy censorship.

From the 80’s onwards, writers continue to show dynamism

and innovation.

That is our lesson for today! So do you have any questions or

clarifications? Do not hesitate to ask.

F. Application

As a student, what can you do to preserve our literature?

G. Generalization

Anyone from the group that can generalize our lesson today? To summarize our lesson for today, we tackled the
different period in our literature namely the Pre Colonial,
Spanish Colonization Period, Nationalistic/Propaganda
Well done! and Revolutionary Period, American Colonial Period,
Japanese Occupation and Contemporary Modern Period.
 IV. Evaluation
Directions:
A. Identify what is being describe in the items.

1. These are narrative based on oral tradition revolving around supernatural events or heroic deeds.
2. It deals with the underworld characters.
3. It is a long narrative poem about the passion and death of Christ.
4. It is the first Filipino alphabet.
5. It expresses the hopes and aspirations, people’s lifestyle as well as their loved ones.

ASSIGNMENT
1. Choose an era of literature that is the best for you.
2. Create a poster or drawing based on what you have learned and at the back of your drawing, write the a short
statement explaining why is it the best for you.
3. Attach your work on a long white folder.

Reference
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World ADM Module CALABARZON: Module 1 p. 3-5

Prepared by:
Ramilyn E. Alisoso
Applicant