W1 - 21st

• Literature is now a democratic avenue where everyone can have his or her ideas, read, analyzed and appreciated by anyone from any part of the world
• Remember this!: 'The most basic that a student in literatures has is a clear of the and the canonical authors’ to the of the world'
• Literature


  Derived from the Latin “littera” which means “letter” which refers primarily to written texts
• Literature


  Consists writings which recognize the meanings of nature and life, in words of charm and power, touched with the character of the author, in artistic forms of permanent interest
• Literature


  The written, printed or oral productions of the human mind collectively, which deals with themes of permanent and universal interest, characterized by creativeness and grace of expression, as poetry, fictions, essays, etc., distinguished from works of scientific, technical or journalistic nature
• Types of Literature


  • Oral literature
  • Written literature
• Oral literature


  Started unwritten, but eventually captured for writing
• Written literature


  Produced from the use of the pen by literary writer
• Written Literature is more permanent than oral literature because it remains as is
• Reasons Why People Write

  • For self-expression
  • To spread knowledge and information
  • To pass on ideas and values
  • To convey truth, accuracy, and evaluation
• For self-expression-It goes by the saying, “The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Literature can be a great avenue for a person to express what they feel or think
• To spread knowledge and information- Writing is a great way for us not only to share information, but to learn from the information shared by other people
• To pass on ideas and values. Preserving ideas and values can be difficult and writing can mend to that problem. Passing on principles can be made easy by writings
• To convey truth, accuracy, and evaluation. This allows others to analyze, evaluate, form valid judgments, and make wise decisions
• REASONS WHY PEOPLE WRITE

  • Permanence
  • Universality
  • Artistry
  • Intellectual Value
• Art deals with elemental feelings, fundamental truths, and universal conditions
• Artistry


  • Great literature draws to our aesthetic sense or sense of beauty
• Intellectual Value


  • Great literature stimulates the way we think and enriches our mental ability by realizing fundamental truths about life and human nature
• Spiritual Value


  • Great literature motivates, inspires, and brings out moral values which can make us better persons. It also relates to God’s plan and purpose for humanity
• Style


  • Great literature is evident with the distinctive way in which the writer sees life, forms ideas, and expresses them distinctly. The uniqueness of the writer shows in his or her style
• Suggestiveness


  • Great literature draws to our emotions, stirs our imagination, feeling, moves us deeply, and evokes visions over and beyond the level of ordinary life and experience
• Prose


  • Discourse that follows the continuous and usual flow of conversation using sentences forming paragraphs to express ideas, feelings, and actions
• Non-fiction


  • Type of prose writing based on facts, real events, and real people
• Divisions of Prose


  • Fiction
  • Non-fiction
• Types of Fiction


  • Short Story
  • Novel
  • Play
  • Legend
  • Fable
• Examples of Short Stories

  • Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez
  • Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa
• Examples of Novels


  • Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose P. Rizal
  • Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
• Examples of Plays


  • Call Me Flory by Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
  • Dekada ’70 by Lualhati Bautista
• Examples of Legends


  • Alamat ng Pinya
  • The Legend of Daragang Magayon
• Examples of Fables


  • The Monkey and the Turtle
  • The Ant and the Grasshopper
• Types of Non-fiction


  • Essay
  • Oration
  • Biography
  • Autobiography
  • News
  • Letters
  • Diaries and Journals
• Examples of Essays


  • Essays of Francis Bacon
• Examples of Orations


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• Examples of Biographies


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• Examples of Autobiographies


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• Examples of News


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• Examples of Letters


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• Examples of Diaries and Journals

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• Forms of written communication

  • Formal letters
  • Informal letters
  • Diaries
  • Journals
• Diaries and journals serve as an account of personal experiences