21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World PDF

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World INTRODUCTION TO 21st CENTURY LITERATURE When is 21st century? B.C - Before Christ This is the first time people started to speak and literature is created. B....

21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World INTRODUCTION TO 21st CENTURY LITERATURE When is 21st century? B.C - Before Christ This is the first time people started to speak and literature is created. B.C.E - Before Covers the beginning of Common Era 2000 up to the present and ends in 2099 The time where every A.D - anno domini region have their epics. (Latin for “In the year of our Lord”) The 21st century is the current century of the Anno Domini era or the Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It began on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 2100. It is the first century of the Third millennium. The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar used in most of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a reform of the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar, established by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, had a small error in its calculation of leap years, causing it to gradually drift out of sync with the solar year. What is learning in 21st century? The term “21st-century skills” is generally used to refer to certain core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving that advocates believe schools need to teach to help students thrive in today’s world. Why do we need 21st century skills? 21st century skills are 12 abilities that today’s students need to succeed in their careers during the Information Age. They are essential in the age of the Internet. Learning skills (the four C’) teaches students about the mental processes required to adapt and improve upon a modern work environment. The Twelve 21st Century Skills are: Information Age also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age or New Media Age. The Information Age is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century. it is the idea that access to and the control of information and the current era in human civilization. The Four C’s of 21st Century Skills are: Why do we need to study 21st century literature? Helps develop student’s critical thinking skill in presenting 21st century competencies. It helps students gain a better understanding of the societies which produce the literature to foster greater empathy for other. Empathy - ability to sense other people's emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.  WHAT IS LITERATURE? LITERATURE is a group of works of art made up of words. Most are written but some are passed by the word of mouth. Literature usually means works of poetry and prose that are especially well- written. The word literature comes from the Latin word “learning, writing and grammar”. Universal Characteristics of Literature TIMELESSNESS ETERNITY The condition of It is a characteristic of literature being literature that pertains timeless means that it to the appeal of the can be applied to moral values of the different contexts and literary masterpiece situations. towards its audience. UNIVERSALITY PERMANENCE Literature is a permanent This literature expression in words of characteristic pertains to some thought of feelings or the global applicability in idea about life and in the which a work exceed world. Once it was told, it across culture, gender, will never be forgotten like religion, age, time and mark that endures time generation. and generation. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE? 01 02 03 Without peer pressure Literature provides a Literature helps you or the fear of judgement, fresh perspective that discover yourself readers can find their can help readers learn true emotions. They also more about their own often discover more priorities in life. about their wants and needs. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STUDY LITERATURE? Studying literature involves reading, discussing, thinking and writing. It helps students to improve in those areas. It also encourages students to think critically, specially for the discussing and thinking abilities. Studying literature is by poems, plays, essays, novels and stories.  BENEFITS OF STUDYING LITERATURE 01 02 03 helps you to helps you to give helps you to build understand the story peer criticism and writing, critical and importance of accept peer thinking and human experience criticism communication skills WHAT IS 21st CENTURY LITERATURE IN THE WORLD? The 21st century in literature refers to world literature produced during the 21st century. The measure of years writing the purpose of it is roughly through the year of 2001 to the present. PURPOSE OF WORLD LITERATURE World literature is the cultural heritage of all humanity. It helps us understand the life of different people all over the world such as looking back at the masterpiece of literature.