21st

CENTURY
LITERARY
GENRES
LEARNING COMPETENCY NO. 5
Differentiate/compare and contrast the various
21st century literary genres and the ones from
the earlier genres/periods citing their elements,
structures and traditions
OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the varied 21st century literary genres,
2. Distinguishes the similarities and differences of
varied 21st literary genres
3. Respond to the literary genres in the
educational tour through integrating their prior
knowledge to new concepts.
4. Fill out the comparison and contrast matrix of
the 21st century literary genres
kapengHUGOT
 2 1 s t L i t e r a r y G e n r e s

CHICK LIT
•Written by women for women
•Uses a strong female
character who is trying to live
in the modern world
•Plot is light-hearted, smart
and funny
21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

HYPERPOETRY
•Also called as cyberpoetry
•Could not be presented without
the aid of computers
•includes verse with links to sub-
poems or footnotes, poetry
“generators,” poetry with
movement or images http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Digital_poetry
Hyperpoetry Example
21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

SPOKEN POETRY
•is poetry intended for onstage
performance, rather than
exclusively designed for the page.
•while often associated with hip-
hop culture, it also has strong ties
to storytelling, modern poetry,
post-modern performance, and
monologue theatre, as well as jazz,
blues, and folk music
 Ang Huling Tulang
Isusulat ko Sayo

Juan Miguel Severo

2 1 s t L i t e r a r y G e n r e s

RAP BATTLE/FLIPTOP

● Is a piece of any poem (original or

referred) that is performed in a live
audience
● includes bragging, insults and boasting
content
● Battling can occur on recorded albums,
though rap battles are often recited or
freestyled spontaneously in live battles,
"where MCs will perform on the same
stage to see who has the better verses"
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 21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

BLOGS/VLOGS
•the term/s was/were originally coined
from the word Web Blog/Video Blog.
•is a discussion or informational website
published on the World Wide Web
consisting of discrete, often informal
diary-style text entries ("posts").
•is a form of blog for which the medium
is video, and is a form of web television.
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21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

TEXTULA

•Has its origins in

‘tanaga’, a traditional
Filipino poem which
has four lines and 7
syllables each
21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

FLASH FICTION
•Notable for its brevity
•Also called as “short short story,
micro-fiction, micro-narrative, and
sudden fiction”
•Ernest Hemingway and Italo
Calvino wrote short works that
exemplify the genre
21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

GRAPHIC NOVEL

•utilizes pictures in
narrating a long story
•has growing popularity
•includes manga and
comics
21s t L it e r a r y G e n r e s

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY

•is a set or series of photographs that

are created to present sequence of
emotions in the viewer.
•will often show pictures in extensive
emotional stages.
•range from purely photographic works
to photographs with captions or small
comments to full text essays illustrated
with photographs. Alone in Melbourne
RESPONSE JOURNAL 1: FLIPPED LEARNING: SQ3R

The class is grouped into 3. Each group is assigned with

3 literary genres to study and understand. To assist them
in having a unified understanding of the concept, an info
map containing the definition, description, and examples
is given. They use the SQ3R strategy as a way to deepen
their understanding.
RESPONSE JOURNAL 1: FLIPPED LEARNING: SQ3R

Step 1: SURVEY
Get a quick overview of the genre. Read and think about the
descriptions. Read the questions at the end. Try to predict some
ideas you will learn and study while reading.

Step 2: QUESTION
Turn the information into a question. To take notes, write questions
in the worksheet.
RESPONSE JOURNAL 1: FLIPPED LEARNING: SQ3R

READ
Read each description to find the answer to your question.

RECITE
Recite the answer to your question. Explain the ideas to your group.
Write the answer to the question in your worksheet. Write in your
words, not those of the author.

Step 3: REVIEW
Review your notes to be sure they are correct.
 LEARNING COMPETENCIES

After this session, the students should be able to:

● LC5. Differentiate/compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and the
ones from the earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions.
■ SLO 5.1. Differentiate Short Story vs. Flash Fiction (U)
● LC 6. Infer literary meaning from literal language based on usage (U)
■ SLO 6.1. interpret the tone of the text (U)
■ SLO 6.2. identify the characters of the text (K)
 LEARNING COMPETENCIES

After this session, the students should be able to:

● LC 7. Analyze the figures of speech and other literary techniques and devices in the text (U)
■ SLO 7.1. understand the meaning of imagery(K)
■ SLO 7.2. understand the meaning of characters & characterization(K)
■ SLO 7.3. identify the types of characters(K)
In the box below, draw an image that best describes a special memory
you hold with your mother.
 Morsels of
Memories
Charlotte Aninion De
Guzman
 They came, almost everyday, at different times of the day,

pilgrims of my mother’s cooking. They did not knock, because

everyone knew that our door was never locked. And she

welcomed them with a smile, a warm coffee and with the

delicious smell of food that was always slowly cooking on our

stove.

Morsels of Memories
 There was Aling Nita who seemed to be always fretting about

one thing or another, that her once straight hair suddenly turned

curly and white overnight. Then the group of glorious gay men

working at a nearby beauty parlor who can shake our house with

their laughter. And poor little lost Ada who was always playing

hide-and-seek with love,

Morsels of Memories
while her sister Maya dreamed of flying to distant lands and seas

where she said her life waits for her, and I could not help but

wonder how she can walk and talk without the breath of life in her

languid sinewy body.

Morsels of Memories
but they were not the only ones, there were countless others who sat

in our small round kitchen table while my mother fed their hunger.

perhaps that was my mother’s tragedy, like the stew that was

always cooking on her stove, her nose was too soft and her heart too

open.

Morsels of Memories
Discussion

1. Who is the main

character?
2. What is the tone of the
text?
3. What is the central
message of the text?
21s t L it e r a r y De v ic e s

IMAGERY

- descriptive writing that appeals to the senses (sight,

taste, touch, smell and hearing).
- when a writer uses imagery, the descriptive writing
helps create a picture or image on your mind.
21st Literary Devices

CHARACTERS/CHARACTERIZATION

-are the persons involved in a story, although in some

stories like fables, the characters are not persons but
animals. This element answers the questions “Who are
involved in the story?” and “To whom does the story
happen?”
21st Literary Devices

CHARACTERS/CHARACTERIZATION
-is the information the author gives the reader about the
characters themselves. The author may reveal a character in
several ways:
a. His/her physical appearance
b. What he/she says, thinks, feels, and dreams
c. What he/she does or does not do
What others say about him/her and how others react to him/her
21st Literary Devices

TYPES OF CHARACTERIZATION
1. Individual-Round (many sided and complex
personalities.)
2. Developing-Dynamic (many sided personalities that
change, for better or worse, by the end of the story.)
3. Static-Stereotype (have one or two characteristics
that never change and are emphasizing like detective.)
21st Literary Devices

TYPES OF CHARACTERIZATION
4. Flat (a character whose distinguishing moral qualities
or personal traits are summed up in one or two traits.)
5. Foil (a minor character whose situation or actions
parallel those of major character, and thus by contrast
sets off or illuminates the major character; most often the
contrast is complementary to the major character.)
Short Story vs. Flash Fiction
 SHORT STORIES
● a story with a fully developed theme but
significantly shorter and less elaborate
than a novel.
● an invented prose narrative shorter than a
novel usually dealing with a few
characters and aiming at unity of effect
and often concentrating on the creation of
mood rather than plot.
Short Story vs. Flash Fiction
FLASH FICTION
● fiction that is extremely brief, typically only
a few hundred words or fewer in its
entirely.
● as the term suggests, refers to a largely
fictional work of relative brevity. In terms of
length, there seems to be some
disagreement; some say that it should
have not more than 50 words while others
say it can have as many as a thousand
words.
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: ON CHARACTERS
Instructions: Complete the chart below that follows, and answers what is tasks to fill out.

What does the description suggest or

Person Description/Image connote? What kind of person do you
imagine them to be ?

...seemed to be always fretting about one thing or

another, that her once straight hair suddenly turned
Aling Nita curly and white overnight. . .

. . . poor little lost Ada who was always playing hide-

Ada and-seek with love. . .

. . .dreamed of flying to distant land and seas where

she said her life waits for her, and I could not help
but wonder how she can walk and talk without the
Maya breath of life in her lauguid sinewy body. . .
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: ON CHARACTERS

What does the description

Person Description/Image suggest or connote? What kind
of person do you imagine them
to be ?

. . . working at a nearby beauty parlor who can

Gay men shake our house with their laughter. . .

. . . dreaming of a distant future where she was all

grown up and she could do what she wanted without
The author as a little girl anyone telling her otherwise.

. . . like the stew that was always cooking on her

The author’s mother stove, her nose was too soft and her heart too open.
Performance Check
Imong Mama
Performance Check
● Rap Battle – Mothers from the City vs Mothers from the
Province
● Photographic Essay – The Unconditional Love of a
Mother (Thematic)
● Spoken Poetry – anything about “Mothers”
Performance Check
Specific Instruction:
● · RAP BATTLE
○ 5-7 minute video presentation
○ Lines should be original; should not contain any forms of
profanity

● · Photographic Essay
○ Photos should be taken by the students; not taken from the
internet
○ Shall be submitted in a portfolio form; short clearbook
○ Thematic; no captioning
Performance Check
● Spoken Poetry
○ Poems can be taken from the internet
○ Performance shall not exceed 5 minutes, and pieces should
be memorized - no one is allowed to bring notes or phones,
or even glance at something to read their pieces.
○ Performance can be individual, by pair, or a tableau
consisting of 4 members only. If done by pair/group, score
shall be the average of all individual performances of each
member.
○ Performers may wear attire appropriate to the topic of their
poetry
 EVALUATION RUBRIC

CRITERIA 4 3 2 1 - Needs Improvement

Excellent Very Good Good

UNITY WITH The outputs or performances are
THE THEME (x2) directly related to the theme.
There is no doubt whatsoever in
the relationship of the work and
the theme.
The outputs or performances are
related to the theme; however, there
are details/instances that deviate the
focus from the theme.
The outputs or performances are
somewhat related to the theme.
Although there are some rough
transitions/details/instances in their
outputs/performances.
The outputs or performances are
seemed to not satisfy the theme.
It felt like it did not really
represent any advocacy.

CONTENT OF THE The content of the output is very The content of the output has The content of the output has The content of the output
OUTPUT OR rich with realizations that it incorporated realizations that add to incorporated realizations although these become just a work for
PERFORMANCE becomes an eye opener to the the impact of the output/performance realizations only had a little impact to submission sake.
(x4) audience. the audience.

QUALITY OF THE OUTPUT The output is very effective. It is
OR very convincing. No grammar
PERFORMANCE errors.
(x4)
The poster is very creative
pleasing to the eyes, convincing
impact.
The small gig is very organized.
Song choices and pieces are very
effective in giving the impact and
advocacy.
The output is effective. It is convincing.
Minor grammar errors.
The poster is creative—pleasing to the
eyes, convincing impact.
The small gig is organized. Song
choices and pieces are effective in
giving the impact and advocacy.
The output is somehow effective. It is
somehow convincing though there are
grammar errors.
The poster is somehow creative—
pleasing to the eyes, convincing impact.
The small gig seems organized. Song
choices and pieces are effective in
giving the impact and advocacy.
The output seems to have a lot of
elements missing. There are a lot
of grammar errors.
The poster seems cliché. It does
not resonate the theme.
The small gig is not organized.
The song choices and pieces are
not so effective in advocating the
theme.