21ST CENTURY

• Adaption - means the act or the process of adapting.
• The root word “adapt” means (transitive v.) to make fit often by modification
• Adaptation in literature happens when a composition is rewritten into another form or genre.
• Examples of literary adaptation:

  1. Harry Potter the sequels
  2. Cinderella
  3. The lord of the rings
  4. The great Gatsby
  5. True Grit
• North America is the third largest continent of the world that lies in between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
• The continent occupies the northern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the Americas
• The name America is derived from Italian merchant and navigator, Amerigo Vespucci, who is one of the people believed to have discovered America.
• The United States of America is located at the center of North America.
• The texts produced in North American literature are related to romanticism and realism
• Realism is a literary movement that seeks to represent events and social conditions as they are in real life without idealization.
• Romanticism is a literary movement that focuses on the concept of celebration of nature and the common man.
• Speculative Fiction uses the element of speculation wherein a story uses ordinary reality and then develops it into with a plot that is far stranger often exploring the possible consequences of new technologies or worlds. The genre was coined by American author Robert Heinlein.
• Graphic Novel are books written and illustrated in the style of a comic book. Graphic novel is a style, not a genre. The format that makes it a graphic novel includes text, images, word balloons, sound effects and panels. The Father of Graphic Novels is the American cartoonist Will Eisner.
• Young Adult Fiction is a literature primarily written for the adolescent audience. Generally, these are reading materials that are more emotionally and thematically advance as it is a transition to adult fiction.
• Chick Lit is a genre of fiction concentrating on young working women and their emotional lives. This genre addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and light heartedly.
• Hypertext Lit - The term hypertext link was coined by Theodore Nelson, which refers to non-sequential writing – branching text, allowing the readers to choose best read and an interactive screen. Hypertext literature follows the same definition.
• Microblogging is a short blog post designed for quick and direct audience interactions. These are shared using social media platforms and can include content formats like audio, text, images or video.
• Fan Fiction are stories about popular fictional characters written by fans of the original story and most often posted on the internet
• Wattpad is a storytelling platform where users connect with writers to read and publish original stories. This platform is a result of the collaboration of Canadian developers Allen Laue and Ivan Yuen.
• Shirley Jackson was born in California on December 14, 1916. She is known for her writings in horror and mystery.
• The term “essay” is taken from the word “essais” literally means attempts mainly attributed to Michael de Montaigne.
• Essay It is a composition in prose form, of enough length and is typically intended to explain an idea, a theory, or an impression.
• Essays share an opinion, insight, experience, or observation as the main purpose.
• Form and Structure This component includes the arrangement or order of ideas, unity, coherence, expository device, and patterns of development.
• . Content and Theme These two include the point that the essay attempts to raise. Aside from such, the subject or focus of the composition, quality of the topic, as well as the writer’s purpose and intentions are also under content and theme.
• 3. Language and Style This component provides information as to what makes the essay literary in relation to tone, mode, diction, and literary devices used.
•  Formal Essay Includes “highbrow” or entirely intellectual topics; there is seriousness in tone and language is formal. The style is authoritative and scholarly.
•  Informal Essay This is also known as familiar essay. This deals with commonplace and light topics. Language is somewhat familiar and conversational but still insightful.
•  Reflective Essay This considers a subject which is highly philosophical in nature.
•  Critical Essay This includes reviews of books, movies, works of art and other forms of compositions. This classification of essay highlights the positive and the negative aspects of a certain work being judged.
•  Editorial Essay It highlights the writer’s opinions about an important issue of the day.
•  Nature Essay The intention for the writing of this essay is to depicts images found in nature such as trees, flowers, mountains, and animals.
•  Scientific Essay It is entirely expository, logical, clear and highly objective. It deals with the discussion of the explorations and findings taken from scientific experimentations.
•  Narrative Essay This is written in a form of a story as it utilizes events or incidents to give shape to a certain theme.
•  Speculative Essay Is an essay that highlights contemplations which are difficult to prove by means of posing inquiries about an interesting topic.
•  Biographical or Character Sketch Essay Depicts the life of an individual considered as the subject from infancy, maturity, to one’s death; shows a description of a particular aspect of the life a certain person.
•  Didactic Essay Described as serious and formal and teaches a moral lesson. It resembles a tone similar to a teacher.
•  Descriptive Essay Provides information as to how something looks like, highlights qualities of something which provides animation, clarity, and reality to a narrative essay.
• March 3 1894
• Paz marquez benetiz - march 3, 1894