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Rare
This means
unusual.
 Retailer
A merchant who
sells goods at
retail.
 Literate
An adjective that
means good in
reading and
writing.
 Relate
Synonymous with the
term connection. You
agree on one thing
whenever you feel this
one.
 Trailer
An advertisement consisting of
short scenes from a
motion picture that will appear in
the near future
 Earlier
A comparative of
'soon' or 'early'
 Ritual
The prescribed
procedure for
conducting
religious ceremonies
 Retire
Teachers do this one
whenever they want
to stop from working.
 Letter
Found in the
alphabet; used in
writing.
 Attire
Complete: You
must wear the
corporate_____
 Rare
This means
unusual.
 Rare
This means
unusual.
LITERATURE
 literary

books

fiction

non-fiction Literature

writers

creative thinking

character

theme
 21st Century
LITERATURE
from the
PHILIPPINES and
the World
Characteristics
Accuracy

Being Fantastic

Being Sensuous

Add Gripping
 The precolonial literature of the
Philippine was marked by your ancestors'
daily observations about life, explanations
for natural phenomena, and beginnings of
rituals. These also function as an
explanation for society and culture as they
know it to be.
Look at the pictures
shown on each slide
then guess the word.
PROVERBS
RIDDLES
RIDDLES
Forms of LITERATURE that
were PASSED on by the
Early Filipinos to today's
generation.
PROVERBS

RIDDLES

FOLKSONGS

TALES

EPIC
 Proverbs
• In Filipino, these are called salawikain

• These are practical observations and

philosophy of everyday life that are
written usually in rhyming scheme

• Teach basic skills in surviving local

life
 Sample proverbs:
• Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.
(Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.)

• Kung walang tiyaga, walang nilaga.

(If you don’t persevere, you can expect
no reward.)
 Complete the Proverbs
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
"No man is an island."
"Better late than never."
"Birds of a feather flock together."
"Keep your friends close and your
enemies closer."
 Riddles
• In Filipino, these are called
‘bugtong’
• It is use in battle of wits where
locals young and old can join to
see the smartest.
• These are flippant in nature – they
seem to be referring to something
laughable, but in reality, the
answer is more serious than
expected.
What starts with an ‘E’
and ends with an ‘E’
but usually only
contains one letter?

Envelope
Which word if
pronounced right, is
wrong, and if
pronounced wrong is
right?
wrong
 What belongs to you
but other people use it
more than you?

name
What happens in the
middle of month, in all of
the seasons except
summer and happens only
in the night, never in the
day?

the letter 'n'

‘This is an unusual paragraph. I am
curious how quickly you will find out
what is so unusual about it? It looks
so plain you would think nothing was
wrong with it! It is unusual though.
Study it and think about it, but you
still may not find anything odd. If you
work at it a bit, you might find out!’

contains no
letter 'e'
In which sport do
winners move
backwards and losers
move forwards?

'tug of war'
Can you name three
consecutive days without
using the words, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday?

Yesterday,
today, tomorrow
What can go up a
chimney down but not
can’t go down a
chimney up?

An umbrella
What has roads but no
cars, rivers but no water,
hills but no trees?

map
A murderer is condemned to death. He
has to choose between three rooms.
The first is full of raging fires, the
second is full of assassins with loaded
guns and the third is full of lions that
haven’t eaten in three years. Which
room is safest for him?

The third. Lions that haven’t eaten

in three years are dead.
You are running a race.
You overtake the second
person, what position
are you in?

The second
place
Take 1000 and add 40 to it.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. Add another
1000. Now add 20. Now add
another 1000. Now add 10.
What is the total?

4100
What are the next
three letters in this
riddle?

OTTFFSS___

e,n,t
What do you put in a
toaster?

bread
 Folksongs
• are beautiful songs that are informal
expressions of our ancestor’s
experiences in life.

Examples
» Bahay Kubo
» Magtanim ay Di Biro
» Leron Leron Sinta
 Tales
• are stories of origin for certain places,
their names and their creations.
• Also known as myths and legends
• Used to explain certain events or
phenomena in our ancestors’ lives that
cannot be explained by science they
knew back then

Example: Origin of Mt. Makiling

 Be the
MASTER
Activity!
Let’s master the lesson with the
help of the following activities:
- Lights Camera Action (Proverbs)

- Pass the message version 2.0 (Riddles)

- Let’s sing a REMIX song ( Folksongs)

- Be the FILM DIRECTOR ( tales)

 THE GENERAL MECHANICS
- The class will be divided into 4
groups.
- Each group will be assigned one
form of Literature during Philippine
Pre-colonial.
- Each group will be given 20 minutes
to prepare for the task.
 A. Lights Camera Action (Proverbs)

Mechanics:
- The group will think of their own proverbs. ( Should be
written originally)
- They will write each proverb on a strip of paper then role
it and put it in the box.
- The proverbs that they have written down will acted upon
by each member of the group and they should make
sure that they’re classmates will guess correctly all the
proverbs in the list.
- If some members of the group failed to do the task they
will face a punishment.
 B. Pass the message version 2.0
(Riddles)
- Each member of the group will think of a riddle.
- Then he/she will write it on a piece of paper. ( Note: The riddle written on the paper
should not include the answer instead just write the name of the student who wrote the riddle.)

- The members of the group will form a circle facing at the back of each other.
- The first person who will answer first, will read the riddle and after that
he/she will think of the answer then once decided with the answer he/she
will pass it next to him/her through the body language and then continue
passing it until it reaches the last person in the group. That student will say
the answer to the riddle.
- Each member of the group will have the chance to answer the riddle. (
follow the same procedure)
- If in case that there is a member who did not answer it correctly the group
will face a punishment.

A MUST note: Do not let your groupmates know your riddle. If it happens then
your group will receive deduction from your points.
 C. Let’s sing a REMIX song ( Folksongs)
- The group will receive a copy of a modern song. ( the song
will be given by the teacher)
- The group will change its tune in a remix folksongs tune.
- The tunes that they will apply to the song are:
 Bahay Kubo
 Leron Leron Sinta
 Magtanim ay di Biro
- Now it’s your technique on which part of the song you
will apply each tune.
- Make sure that once you sing it in the class, the
folksongs tune will clearly be heard by each student in
the class.
D. Be the FILM DIRECTOR ( tales)

- The group will make their own

script about the origin of
something.
- Then they have to act it out.
- The play should only consume 5
minutes.
 Epics
• long poems about a hero and his
adventures and misadventures.
• It usually tells of male hero who is born
with all pleasing qualities that our
ancestors like in person who also has
superhuman capabilities
• This male hero is also paired with a
beautiful young maiden.
 The Hinilawod

One of the best Epics of the Philippines comes from

Negros.
• How did Labaw Donggon win the hand of Agnoy
Gibintinan in marriage?
• Who saved Halawod and Alunsina from being
drowned in the flood?
• What are the names of the three sons of Alunsina and
Halawod?
• What is the theme of the story?

• How the values shown in the story shape you as a Filipino

today?

• How much has changed from the way Filipinos lived

before and the way we live now?