We are against the motion of requiring Twilight book 1 as a reading for Incoming fourth year students

because of the following reasons: Twilight does not fit the standards set by the Department of Education for
incoming fourth year students. It is stated in the 2010 Secondary Education Curriculum Guide in English, Chapter
IV focusing on the Program and General standards and that by the end of the year, the learner should be able to
understand the world literature including the Philippine literature with a deep appreciation of the Philippine culture
and the culture of those other countries. The book did show a historical background, but its an idealistic background
of how the Cullen family was formed. It didnt show any important history of the world. Its only focus is to tell an
unrealistic plot where a human falls in love with a mysterious sparkly vampire. Compared to other books that
Assumption Antipolo requires its fourth year student like El Filibusterismo of Jose Rizal which caught the attention
of many back in the Spanish period because of its realistic and eye- opening story, Twilight is just plain and
mainstream since back when it was written, stories about vampires and mythical creatures were popular all with the
same plot just different in setting, focusing on fantasies and not on reality. Fourth year students should learn about
World literature: its great history and the classical and ancient literature that emerged through time. How can we let
the students see more of the world if we feed them irrelevant plots of falling in love? Instead of demanding such a
book to the students, why not let them read a book like Count of Monte Cristo which traced back to the time of
Napoleon, showing the readers a view of France and its unjust system or Gullivers travel: a satire that focuses on
the English system of government and is considered as one of the great pieces of the English Literature.
Another reason why we are opposing this motion is because of the books low reviews and stupidity.
Common sense media rated the book 2 out of 5 in educational value, 1 out of 5 for positive message and 2 out of 5
for positive role models in the book. Twilight was also called terribly imaginative, meaning that the book does not
relate to anything happening in the world right now and is not realistic. Amazons review of the Twilight book 1
says, The sexist vampire tale for years arrived in Stephanie Meyers twilight, about teenage Bella s chaste romance
with a beautiful vampire boy. Amazon targeted its content and plot showing how useless and unimportant the book
is. New York Times stated that: The book suffers at times from over earnest, amateurish writing. Assumption
Antipolo assigns the students to read and understand quality and outstanding piece of literature not an over- rated
and amateur book. Twilight, however, consist of nave characters. An example is the people of the town where it is
set. How can the people not realize that the Cullen Family has been in their town for years yet they still look the
same? Bella as well is brainless enough to risk the lives of her family just to be with someone she knew in less than
a month.
Lastly, Assumption Antipolo is known for its transformative education therefore reading materials should
be of value and will be helpful for the students in the future. Twilight on the other hand, is just a useless book
focusing on falling in love, and a love that is already synonymous to obsession, with an inanimate character rather
than leaving the readers a message they can keep for years. The plot itself will not lead to a story the school requires
its students to read. It does not show prevalent problems of todays world that will require the students to think deep
and to discern on. Fourth year students are required to read Pre- college readings therefore it should be proven to be
of worth and quality. Seeing that Twilight got a low review from critics, it does not show any culture from the
Philippines nor does it have anything related to world history, it does not pass the standard of education of
Assumption Antipolo. New York daily news reviewed the book saying that it is a good book to read in past times but
definitely not fit for a pre- college reading. Why? College readings are factual, stating important and helpful
discoveries for the readers, complicated and flexible that would require the students to think deeper and beyond the
box and to prepare the students for tertiary education, Assumption Antipolo should let them read a little similar to
what they will encounter in the future. However, Twilight is a book from ages thirteen and above, focusing mainly
on what teenagers fantasize about and the imaginative side of their mind. It does not fit the mature and formal text
the universities will let the students read making it unfit to the schools standards. With all of these said, the group
decided to go against the suggestion of requiring fourth year students of Assumption Antipolo to read the first book
of the Twilight trilogy.