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Contemporary
Philippine Arts
from the Regions
Philippine Literature and its Medium

Copyright 2019

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 WHAT IS THIS MODULE ALL ABOUT?

This module serves as a learning resource material in understanding the

target competency expected in the curriculum.

TOPIC
 Philippine Literature and its medium

CONTENT STANDARD
 Understanding of the significant roles of the artists from the regions.

LEARNING COMPETENCY

CAR11/12CAP-0b-3

The presented activities or exercises and texts are developed

in order to meet the following objectives:

1. Defines contemporary literature in the Philippines.

2. Discusses the medium used in literature

3. Evaluates an example of contemporary Philippine literature

PRE-TEST

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 Read the following items carefully. Write the
letter of your answer.

1. Which of the following sentences does NOT define literature

A. Literature is a body of written works
B. Literature is a total of creative, imaginative durable writings.
C. Literature is an expression of one’s experience usually performed
with music.
D. Literature faithfully expresses and reproduces life in an artistic
writing manner.

2. The word literature comes from the Greek word “litera” which means
A. word
B. letter
C. phrase
D. sentence

3. Which is the medium used in literature?

A. Language/words
B. Paints
C. .Wood
D. .Sound

4. Literature can be classified as auditory or time arts because

A. its medium can be seen or occupy space

B. its medium can be heard and are expressed in time
C. its medium can be both seen and heard
D. its medium exist both space and time.

5. What do you call a literary artist?

A. painter
B. sculptor
C. dancer
D. writer/author

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6. It refers to the material or means which the artist uses to objectify
his feeling or thought.

A. .form
B. .medium
C. elements
D. .principles

7. Which sentence defines literature as an art?

A. .Literature is an organization of words to give pleasure in a creative
and imaginative manner
B. .Literature shapes the history of countries through presenting
cultural development.
C. .Literature has played an important part in the development of
society and civilization
D. .Literature traces national origin.

8. The word “literature” literally means

A. Things made from letters

B. Writings from experience
C. Piece of art
D. Letters put into words

9. How can you say that literature is a reproduction of life?

A. Literature is based on human experience.

B. .Literature is based on human imagination
C. .Literature is based on human’s creativity
D. .Literature is based on human’s social and cultural development.

10 .Literature may be written and unwritten

A. No, written only.

B. No, unwritten only.
C. Yes, both written and unwritten.
D. Yes, either written or unwritten.

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 LET’S SEE WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW

Let us begin this lesson by studying the pictures below. What form of
arts is shown in each picture?

1. ___________________________________ 2.________________________________

3._____________________________________ 4.____________________________

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5.______________________________ 6._________________________________

7. _______________________________ 8. __________________________

9._________________________________ 10. _____________________________

LET’S LEARN

The love of language is one of the main reasons why people read and
celebrate literature. Literature represents the very best of human expression

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which some have faded from memory but remain relevant to our
contemporary human condition.

DEFINITION OF LITERATURE
The word literature (came from the Greek word litera which means
letter) is the art of written work, and is not confined to published sources
(although, under some circumstances, unpublished sources can also be
exempt). The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and
the term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures
of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters."
Literature is defined as the total creative, imaginative durable writings
belonging to a given language or people of the past and the present.
Literature faithfully expresses and reproduces life in an artistic manner by
focusing on the significant human experience.(Prof. Radicon P. Bernarte,
PUP)
Literature as vital and dynamic force has played an important part in
the development of society and civilization. If we scan the pages of history,
we shall be amazed at the role it has played at different times in various
countries in shaping and influencing cultural development.
True literature is a faithful reproduction of life, executed in an artistic
pattern. (Philippine Literature, Teofilo del Castillo y Tuazon 1974)
. Literature may be classified according to a variety of systems,
including language, national origin, historical period, genre, and subject
matter

MEDIUM OF LITERATURE
Medium in art refers to the material or means which the artist uses to
objectify his feeling or thought: pigment in painting, stone, wood, and metal
in sculpture; various building materials in architecture; sound in music;
and body movements in the dance.
Authors and writers use words and language as their medium in
literature.
Literature and music are classified as auditory and time arts because
its medium can be heard and expressed in time. For example are the
folktales and folklores of Philippine ancient literature which were passed on
through the word of mouth from generation to generation.

LET’S TRY THIS AND SELF-CHECK

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Study and answer the following questions.

1. What do you think are the importance of literature in man’s life? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. How will the study of contemporary Philippine literature guide you to
understand the diversity of cultural heritage in the country?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. If you were given a chance to write a piece of literature, what is it all
about and why?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

LET’S STUDY AND ANALYZE THESE

Amado V. Hernandez is one of the most awarded in literature stature.

He is a resident of Tondo , Manila and the spokesman of the poor and
underprivileged. His poetry and dramas are projections, if not, affirmations
of his belief in dynamic social justice and plea for richer and fuller life.

Study the given work of Amado V. Hernandez entitled “The

Blacksmith”. Answer the questions after the selection.

THE BLACKSMITH
A piece of iron from the mountain
By the tongue of fire he softened;
In smithy patiently he hammered
And shaped according to his will.

After a while, it became a tool,

That piece of iron had become a plow-head;
The fields peacefully it tilled,

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At planting season happily planted.

But one day, there was trouble.

The whole country was a boiling volcano
The citizens formed an army
Because fighting had surged aloft!

The old plow-head was burned anew

And hammered in a hurry;
It became a cutlass that demanded
Vengeance for an aggrieved race.

A piece of iron that has no sheen

Has a value incalculable,
As a plow-head, life-giver to all;
As a weapon, a defender of the nation.

Look at the blacksmith, just in a corner!

Iron that has no pride for itself,
But in the blacksmith’s soiled hands,
There it is, giving life and freedom.

-Amado V. Hernandez and translated by

Dr. Jose Villa Panganiban

1. What characteristics of literature are being presented by the

poem?
_______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

2. Which part of the poem exhibits people’s expression of life?

Why?
_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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 3. What cultural or social development was being shown in the
poem?
_______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
4. Can you cite some historical events that are related with the
poem? Why do you say so?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
5. Is it possible that poems like this will be transferred from
generation to generation? How?
_______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

LET’S LEARN

Complete the sentences:

I have learned that literature is__________________________________

________________________________________________________________

The medium in literature is_____________________________________

________________________________________________________________

It is important that we Filipino should___________________________

______________________________________________________________

LET’S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

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 Create a piece of literature based on the classification given below. You
can use two or more combination. Read and present in class.
1 .Literature as an art
2. Literature as National Heritage
3. Literature as History
4. Literature as Creative imagination
5. Literature as Human Experience

Rubrics
Criteria Outstanding Very Satisfactory Fairly Needs
(5) Satisfactory (3) Satisfactory Improvement
(4) (2) (1)
Originality
and
Creativity
Content
and
Relevance
Clarity

POST TEST

Read the following items carefully. Write the

letter of your answer.

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1. . How can you say that literature is a reproduction of life?
A. Literature is based on human experience.
B. .Literature is based on human imagination
C. .Literature is based on human’s creativity
D. .Literature is based on human’s social and cultural
development.

2. .Literature may be written and unwritten

A. No, written only.
B. No, unwritten only.
C. Yes, both written and unwritten.
D. Yes, either written or unwritten.

2. Which of the following sentences does NOT define literature

A. Literature is a body of written works
B. Literature is a total of creative, imaginative durable writings.
C. Literature is an expression of one’s experience usually
performed with music.
D. Literature faithfully expresses and reproduces life in an artistic
writing manner.

3. The word literature comes from the Greek word “litera” which means
A. word
B. letter
C. phrase
D. sentence

5. Which sentence defines literature as an art?

A. .Literature is an organization of words to give pleasure in a
creative and imaginative manner
B. .Literature shapes the history of countries through presenting
cultural development.
C. .Literature has played an important part in the development of
society and civilization
D. .Literature traces national origin.

6. The word “literature” literally means

A. Things made from letters
B. Writings from experience
C. Piece of art
D. Letters put into words

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7. Which is the medium used in literature?
A. Language/words
B. Paints
C. .Wood
D. .Sound

8. Literature can be classified as auditory or time arts because

A. its medium can be seen or occupy space
B. its medium can be heard and are expressed in time
C. its medium can be both seen and heard
D. its medium exist both space and time.

9. What do you call a literary artist?

A. painter
B. sculptor
C. dancer
D. writer/author

10. It refers to the material or means which the artist uses to objectify his
feeling or thought.

A. .form
B. .medium
C. elements
D. .principles

LET’S REMEMBER

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 Literature (came from the Greek word litera which means letter) is
the art of written work, and is not confined to published sources (although,
under some circumstances, unpublished sources can also be exempt). The
word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the term
"letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures of speech
"arts and letters" and "man of letters."
Literature is defined as the total creative, imaginative durable
writings belonging to a given language or people of the past and the present.
Literature faithfully expresses and reproduces life in an artistic manner by
focusing on the significant human experience

Medium in art refers to the material or means which the artist uses to
objectify his feeling or thought: pigment in painting, stone, wood, and metal
in sculpture; various building materials in architecture; sound in music;
and body movements in the dance.
Authors and writers use words and language as their medium in
literature.

REFERENCES
Del Castillo, Teofilo and Medina Buenaventura Jr. S. Philippine Literature
from Ancient times to Present, Quezon City: Philippine Graphic Arts Inc.,
1974
Bernarte,Racidon P. Module in Introduction to Humanities, PUP

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_literature
https://www.academia.edu/27992041/INTRODUCTION_TO_LITERATURE_
FORMS_DIVISIONS_AND_SUBDIVISIONS
https://www.britannica.com/art/literature
https://www.dancepinoy.com/2009/07/philippine-dance-in-spanish-
period.html
https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/20632977-statues-of-saints-in-
polychrome-wood-philippines-18th-19th-centuries
https://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/heneral-luna-is-the-philippines-bet-
at-the-oscars/
http://philippinereporter.com/2017/08/24/i-touched-humanism-in-my-
art/
http://www.courses.com.ph/bachelor-of-science-in-marine-transportation-
in-the-philippines/
http://nine.cnnphilippines.com/life/style/design/2016/05/03/filipino-
architecture.html
http://www.oovrag.com/music/music2011a.shtml
https://philippinesmabuhay.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/philippine-
literature/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amado_V._Hernandez

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