21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World - Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres PDF

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Alternative Deliver...

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres First Edition, 2021 Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties. Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective copyright owners. 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San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal Telefax: 02-8682-5773/8684-4914/8647-7487 E-mail Address: [email protected] 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres Introductory Message This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson. Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by- step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you. Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these. In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning. Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task. If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Thank you.  What I Need to Know This module is a self-learning material to guide you in developing a target competency in the course, 21 st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World. You are expected to compare and contrast the 21 st century literary genres and their elements, structures, and tradition from across the globe. Specifically, the discussion focuses on differentiating graphic fiction and flash fiction. After going through this module, you are expected to: 1. describe graphic fiction and flash fiction; 2. read and respond critically to texts read; 3. write in one of the genres; 4. present similarities and differences of basic graphic fiction and flash fiction; and 5. show an appreciation on modern literary genres as an appealing medium to literary conventions. What I Know Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper. 1. The following are common characteristics of flash fiction EXCEPT ______. a. brief c. has complete plot b. in panel images d. presents twists in the ending 2. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” by Sarnath Banerjee is a/an ______. a. epic c. melodrama b. flash fiction d. graphic novel 3. Flash fiction is also known as______. a. Nanotales c. graphic fiction b. short story d. macro stories 4. Which flash fiction story tells how anyone can buy a perfect clone Taylor Swift at his doorstep? a. “Taylor Swift” c. “Clone of Taylor Swift” b. “Unnecessary Things” d. “Angels and Blueberries” 1 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 5. Which is a feature of a graphic novel? a. A Graphic novel is in condensed form. b. It presents micro-stories in each sub-plot. c. The main character victoriously attained his purpose in the story. d. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blank between pages. 6. “In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11” by Art Spiegelman is a/an ______. a. epic c. graphic novel b. flash fiction d. tragic drama 7. It is imaginative literature ranges from a word to a thousand. a. Tales c. flash fiction b. short story d. graphic fiction 8. A flash fiction presents a surprising ending which means that ______. a. it ends happily. c. it has a loose ending. b. it ends tragically. d. the story ends with a twist. 9. It refers to comic narratives in which pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels. a. comic story c. flash fiction b. storyboard d. graphic fiction 10. Which is not TRUE about graphic novel? a. It combines letters and words. b. Image panels are very colorful. c. Graphics novel presents fewest words as possible. d. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story. 11. Dialogues in graphic fiction are written in ______. a. text boxes c. speech bubbles b. image panels d. beside illustrations 12. “Louis Riel” of Chester Brown centers on a fictionalized violent rebvellion in the 19th century is an example of the literary genre. a. Graphic novel c. Melodramatic play b. Text-talk novel d. Flash fictional story 13. This story narrates the traumatic experiences of Americans during the 9/11 terrorists attack in New York. a. “Louis Riel” b. “Unneсessary Things” c. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” d. “In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11” 2 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2  14. Graphic fiction is also known as ______. a. digi-fiction c. graphic fiction b. flash fiction d. doodle fiction 15. Which does NOT belong to the group? a. Tragedy c. Text-talk novel b. Flash fiction d. Graphic fiction Lesson 1 Literary Genres Have you read flash or graphic fiction? How do they differ from one another? This module focuses on these two 21 st literary genres, flash fiction and graphic fiction, which are more appealing to most of the learners like you than reading conventional literary texts. What’s In Module 2 allows you to dive into various 21st literary genres such as digi-fiction, illustrated novel, manga, chick lit, doodle fiction and text-talk novels. In this module you will be learning the different structures and features of other two modern literary genres, graphic fiction, and flash fiction. But before learning something new, try to do the following activity Directions: Determine what is being described in each of the following statements. Write your answer on a piece of paper. 1. Stories are told in dialogue thru social networks. 2. In telling a story, writers usually combine three media platforms like books, movies, and an internet website. 3. Blog, email, and IM are used as narrative formats. 4. It is a humorous fictional genre dealing with issues on modern womanhood. 5. Comic books originally published in Japan. 3 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2  What’s New Let us discover a lighthearted tale presented below. Literary structure: Graphic fiction is a creative piece written in comic form. 4 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 Processing Questions: 1. How does the speaker feel whenever it rings? 2. How did she react when she realized she was already late? 3. Would you react the same way if this happens to you? Now explore a flash fiction that is more serious than the first one. Literary structure: Flash fiction is a short written creative piece usually consisting of a few hundred words. Processing Questions: 1. What is Pete always wearing whenever Jim sees him? 2. After Jim won, Pete went missing. Who convinced Jim to spend Pete-s half of the money for house renovations? 3. What is the “familiar red” Jim unearthed in the garden one spring that made him horrified? 4. What happened to Jim in the end? 5 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2  What is It The previous activity gives you a glimpse of flash fiction and graphic fiction. These two 21st literary genres become very popular especially among learners like you. Modern literary genres gain popularity due to the advent of technologies such as internet and other virtual media which become the major platforms of most of modern literary texts like graphic and flash fictions. Graphic fiction and flash fiction are two different genres of modern literature. Graphic fiction or a graphic novel is a comic book narrative that is equivalent in form and dimension to the prose novel (Campbell 200, 81). The pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels and dialogues are written in speech bubbles. The illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story. Here are some of the features of graphic fiction or graphic novel according to Singh (2012). 1. Autographic forms are the marks of author’s handwriting which creates an impact that the whole novel is a manuscript and thus provides a sense of intimacy. 2. Graphic novels encourage interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blanks image panels 3. Filling in the blanks between image panels makes the reader imagine the actions portrayed in the story. 4. The language, syntax, and meaning of a graphic novel spring primarily through the relationship between images than words. 5. Graphic fiction combines book and screen Some of the examples of graphic novels are the following: 1. “In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11” by Art Spielgelman in 2004 which tells the story about the terrorist attack on September 11, in America. This also depicts the traumatic and tragic experience of American people during the 9/11 terrorist attack. 2. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” by Sarnath Banerjee in 2009 portrays 18th Century Calcutta exploiting the myth of the “Wandering Jew.” 3. “Louis Riel” by Chester Brown in 2003 is a fictionalized violent rebellion in the 19th Century on the Canadian prairie who led by Riel. 6 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 Flash fiction is imaginative literature of extreme brevity. It could range from a word to a thousand (Gacusan 2018). It is known as micro stories, postcard fiction, nanotales and short shorts. According to Sustana (2020), most of the flash fictions have these common characteristics. 1. Brevity. Flash fiction presents the story with fewest words as possible. 2. Complete plot. Flash fiction emphasizes the development of plot. Itt has a beginning, middle, and ending of the story. 3. Surprising ending. The successful hallmark of a flash fiction is its twist at the end of the story. Here are some of the flash fictions: 1. “Angels and Blueberries” by Tara Campbell is a story of various explanations for the color of the sky that involves angels and blueberries. First line: “Why is the sky blue?” you ask. Well, it is all depends on who’s answering. 2. “Taylor Swift” by Hugh Behm-Steinberg tells a weird story of how anyone can order a perfectly clone of Taylor Swift at his doorsteps. First line: “You’re in love; it’s great, you swipe on your phone and order: the next day a Taylor Swift clone shows up at your house.” 3. “Unnecessary Things” by Tatyana Tolstaya is a story of finding an old and torn teddy bear, “unnecessary things” (items that do not serve any useful purpose), that she adored as a child. First line: This Teddy bear once had amber eyes made from special glass- each one had a pupil and an iris. The bear itself was gray and stiff, with wiry fur. I adored him. What’s More Activity 1. Finding Similarities: Directions: The previous activities discussed graphic fiction and flash fiction. Write down the characteristics of 21st Century Literature present in both genres. 7 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 Assessment 1. Expound your answer from the previous activity by writing a three to five-sentence paragraph about it. Activity 2. Finding Differences: Directions: Complete the graphic organizers by writing down elements unique to each genre. 8 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 Assessment 2. Write a three to five-sentence paragraph explaining the difference of the graphic fiction and flash fiction. Rubric in Paragraph Writing Activity 3. Comparing and Contrasting between Genres: Directions: You read two stories previously, “My Freaking Alarm” and “The Unlucky Winners.” Write their similarities and differences using a Venn Diagram. Assessment 3. Based on your answer in Activity 3, answer the questions below. 1. What characteristics of the stories make them similar? 2. What characteristics of the stories make them different? 9 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2  What I Have Learned The previous activities allowed you to learn more about graphic fiction and flash fiction. Reflect on what you have learned by answering the questions that follow. 1. What are 21st century genres discussed? 2. What distinct characteristics does graphic fiction have? 3. What different features does flash fiction have? 4. What literary pieces have you read that would classify as graphic fiction? 5. What literary pieces have you read that would classify as flash fiction? What I Can Do Directions: You have examined similarities and differences of Graphic Fiction and Flash Fiction. Further explore the genres by writing the 30-word story below as a 3- panel comic. Use the rubrics below as your guide. 10 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2  Assessment Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper. 1. It refers to imaginative literature usually consisting of a few hundred words. a. Short story c. Doodle fiction b. Flash fiction d. Graphic fiction 2. Which is NOT a feature of a graphic novel? a. Graphic novel is in condensed form. b. Graphic novel is a combination of book and screen. c. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blanks between pages. d. Its language, syntax and meaning spring primarily through the relationship between images than words 3. Flash fiction is also known as ______. a. short story c. graphic fiction b. macro stories d. postcard fiction 4. It is a flash fiction story that centers on finding tattered teddy bear that the speaker adored as a child. a. “Taylor Swift” c. “Angels and Blueberries” b. "Unnecessary Things” d. “I Remember her Fifty Years” 5. Which is NOT a common characteristic of flash fiction? a. Brief c. uses speech bubbles b. has a complete plot d. presents twists in the ending 6. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” of Sarnath Banerjee that portrays 18 th Century Calcutta is a ______. a. manga c. digi-fiction b. flash fiction d. graphic novel 7. It is where dialogues in graphic fiction are written. a. Image panels c. Illustration boxes b. Speech bubbles d. Beside illustrations 8. C. Brown’s “Louis Riel” that centers on a fictionalized violent rebellion in the 19th century is a ______. a. chick lit c. graphic novel b. nonatale d. text-talk novel 11 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2  9. How do flash fiction commonly end the story? a. The story ends with a twist. b. It presents a painful ending. c. It usually ends happily and merrily. d. Readers have the liberty to give their own ending. 10. Which characterizes a graphic novel? a. It presents colorful image panels b. Graphic novel combines letters and words. c. Graphic novel presents fewest words as possible. d. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the charaters and events in the story. 11. Art Spiegelmens’s “In the Shadow of No Tower:9/11” is an example of ______. a. text tula c. graphic novel b. flash fiction d. text-talk novel 12. The following are 21st literary genres EXCEPT ______. a. Manga c. Graphic fiction b. Flash fiction d. Korean telenovela 13. It is a creative piece written in comic form. a. Comic story c. Flash fiction b. Story board d. Graphic fiction 14. Tara Campbell explains the various colors of the sky in flash fiction story entitled ______. a. “Taylor Swift” c. “Angels and Blueberries” b. “Unnecessary Things” d. “For sale: baby socks, never worn” 15. Graphic novel is also known as ______. a. digi-fiction c. doodle fiction b. flash fiction d. graphic fiction Additional Activities Try your knowledge of the genres and look for the stories listed below. Complete the table by identifying its genre and its distinct characteristics. Title Genre Characteristics Adventure Finders 1. (2017) 2. by Rod Espinosa 3 Riddle (2018) 1. by Ogbewe Amadin 2. 3. The Comedian (2018) 1. by Yoko Morgenster 2. 3. Outlawed (2020) 1. by Eve L. Ewing 2. 3. 12 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 Answer Key 13 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 References Dean, Demecia.2014.” My Freaking Alarm.” Published April 2014. https://www. familyfriendpoems.com/poem/my-freaking-alarm. Freisen, Calle. “21st Century Literary Genres.” Last uploaded Oct. 19, 2011. https://www.slideshare.net/darinjohn2/21st-century-literary- genres-by-calle-friesen Gacusan, Pauleen, “21st Century Literary Genre.” Last uploaded May 25, 2018. https://www.slideshare.net/lhengacusan/21st-century-literary-genre. Johnson, Nicky. 2019. “The Unlucky Winners.” Published August 2, 2019. https:// www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories. Reedsy Ltd., “25 Flash Fiction Stories Worth Your Time.” Last posted April 23, 2020. https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-flash-fiction. Singh, Xavier Pradheep, “Graphic Fiction.” Last uploaded Nov. 22, 2012. https://www.slideshare.net/pradheepxing/graphic-fiction. Smith, Joanna, “Everything You Need To Know About Flash Fiction.” Last updated Mar. 21, 2018. https://medium.com/@joannasmith008/everything-you-need- to-know-about-flash-fiction-29e2513b4f4a. Sustana, Catherine, “Flash Fiction Definition and History.” Last updated March 29, 2020. https://www.thoughts.com/what-is-flash-fiction-2990523. 14 CO_Q2_2CLPW SHS Module 2 For inquiries or feedback, please write or call: Department of Education - Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR) Ground Floor, Bonifacio Bldg., DepEd Complex Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines 1600 Telefax: (632) 8634-1072; 8634-1054; 8631-4985 Email Address: [email protected] * [email protected]